OAMARU SIGHTED.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1309, 21 February 1883, Page 3

OAMARU SIGHTED.

Oamaru is indignaut, The light of his Excellency's countenance is to Bhine on the citizens of that thriving village for only two half-days—the afternoon of a Monday and the forenoon of a at Tiraaru and Invercargill the good people are to be favored with his company for two pjear days, «Nq\y," queries the Oamaru Times, "is there not in this programme a good deal that is slighting to the residents of that beautiful borough and delightful district?" It can forgive the omission of a levee, because Timaru and Invercargill are neither of them to have a levee; but the two clear days to the two halt-days is more that Oamaru flesh and blood can stand, Such is tho grievance; but, adds the Times—"We entirely absolve his Excelle'noy from all wrongfulness of act or intention in this matter. It is, we suppose, to his responsable advisers that we are indebted for this choice bit of courtesy and consideration. It is well known that the members of this part of, the Colony scorn to bo dragged at the wheels, to sit on the dicky, or follow in the wake of the Ministerial chariot when that superb turn-out is rolling through the tortuous ways and by-ways of the Parlimentary gession. It is possiblo, then, that as a a reward for this unamiableness of our members, the Government have resolved that his Excellency shall stay amongst us for the briefest possible time,"