NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2288, 17 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

—•*> — Mr Samuel (libbs lias been elected Mayor of Oaraaru unopposed. The next sitting of the Timaiu District Court, will take place on Tuesday, duly 27. Tire immigration returns presented to Parliament shows the total number arrived since July IH7U, to be 7,1 D! souls, and the grand total to date Hl,i'.llt. Of the last number, 1.2,H5!) arrived at Auckland ; 17, JJ2 at Wellington ; ‘27,712 at Canterbury ; and 21),J0b at Otago. During the last year Auckland received 70J ; Wellington, 1,00!); Canterbury, 2,001; Otago, 2,12';). The total number of nominations during tire year was ">,(107, but the number is gradually diminishing each month, none being nominated during the last two months. Of the number nominated during the year only I,dll 1 ,) arrived,arrd of a total of 57,H07 nominated since the commencement of the scheme only 17,1H0 arrived. She was evidently a new arrival (says the “Post’’). With an air of confidence she stepped into the Wellington Post-office, and said to the clerk, “I want a sixpenny English stamp, if you please.” After much delay the stamp was produced, but, doubtful as to whether this was the identical kind of stamp she required, the clerk inquired for what purpose the applicant needed an English stamp. “To send a letter to England, of course,” was the prompt reply. Considerably disgusted, the clerk exchanged the stamp for one of the right description, and the young lady retired, presenting a somewhat crestfallen appearance.

“ The Man in the Street,'' in the Wellington “ Chronicle,” says that Mr Lemon is to be appointed head of the amalgamated Postal and Telegraph Depart ments. What then is to become of Mr Gray and Mr Maginnity; Mr Lemon can know nothing at all about postal matters, and the only qualification he can be said to possess is that he is an older man than Mr Gray, and that for the past few years there has been some sort of hybrid connection between the Postal and telegraph departments. If Mr Lemon is to take charge of both, he will simply have to put himself at the feet of Mr Gray tor a probationary period to learn the AI!C of the business. Rut Mr Lemon has done that before, and, no doubt, will not object to do it again, in the interests of the country. Then what about Mr Maginnity? Arc there to be three captains in the ship ? Why, that ought to be enough to wreck any craft. Elder George Datt will deliver an addscss in the Queen’s Hall, to-morrow evening, on the “ Origin of Mormonism.”