Okaramio.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 87, 2 December 1890, Page 2

Okaramio.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The Okaramio Spovts Committee are making arrangements to give a concert early in December, tlie proceeds to go to the sports, to be held in Mr Peter McLean's paddock. Mr Ned Mason and his talented troupe have offered their services at the concert, also others whose musical talents are so well known to all. The above named are a good concert in themselves, at the same time the Sports Committee will be pleased to add to the number any local talent who will give their assistance, and make the same known to Mr John Hornby, who will place their names on the programme. The above named Sports promise to be a great success. The day of the election is fast drawing nigh, and the anxious minds and heads of the candidates and their supporters will in a few more days be like a whirlpool. Of course Friday the sfch will decide, nob if the best men have been returned, but who have been the successful candidates, and on that day each elector will have the chance of recording his vote in favour of the man he may consider the best and most fitted to attend to the interest of the people and the advancement of the colony. As I stated in my last report we have now had the opinions of the three candates who desire to represent us, and we have no doubt in saying that the majority of the electors, and a very large one, are in favour of Mr Mills. Of course, as Mrs Grundy said the other day, the Blenheim print, called the Times, may sound the trumpet for Mr Hursthouse and the present Government, and with the assistance of Dick Swiveller, endeavour to mislead the Mahakipawa digger by false representation, but they are made of different stuff for that. Of course the old lady has been trying to find out from the diggers who this Dick Swiveller is. Why, said one of the pick and shovel men, "We have no swivelling weathercocks amongst us, old woman, that is only a nickname for the Blenheim Times, Mills has lost no twenty votes as stated by Swiveller. You hold on Mrs Grundy until Friday night, and you will see the Swiveller in mourning, and Mr Mills heading the poll by 70 or 80 votes. And you tell the Okaramio and Kaituna boys to get themselves in marshal order, and be ready to form square on Friday morning, and if you give Mills a block vote, the diggers will not be far behind." Of course the old lady informed him that the men of the forest could not make sure of a block vote, as we had two or three who did, or could not, make up their minds to go alone in the game or play cut-throat, as they could not raise the number to play a game at all-fours unless Hursthouse was present, but Mrs Grundy thinks with the assistance of her two daughters she will be able to get them to form square along with Mills' army, but like the Mahakipawa and Deep Creek digger, we want no Swivellers in our camp, but all to vote straight , for Mills.

There will be a meeting of Mr Mills'" Committee in the school room on Tuesday evening (tq-njght), and a Strong que, and as this is qui- lasl day wo must say " vote for Mill's."