An endeavour is being made to get a through train between Oamaru and Christ church on the Show days — the 16th and 17th November. The North Otago Times of this morning says that the contractor (Mr Whit taker) has stated that he can put the line in sufficiently good order for the purpose by that date, if required ; and this fact has been communicated to the Minister of Public Works.
November Ofch. 4t a special meeting of the Municipal Council this morning, the following resolu tions were unanimously passed : — That this Council declines to appoint any person to represent them at the Convention called by Mr Macandrew, as they are of opinion tbat the Abolition Act having been passed by a very decided majority of both Houses, it should now be fairly tried on ita merits. Neither can they fail to recognise the ex treme tindesirability of establishing as a pre cedent the right of the minority to use their power to prevent the operation of laws passed by a large majority, even before such laws have had any trial. Further, the Council is of opinion that if all parties unite to give effect to Abolition, they are much more likely to eliminate anything unsatis factory in working than to substitute im provements.
In the shop of Mr Cuiss, George street, there were exhibited last week a couple of very fine salmon trout. , , , IMr and Mrs George Darrell returned to; Dunedin on the 2nd, after having played a very successful season in Christchurch.
The Lyttelton Times says the Cabinet *re not Ministers of New Zealand: they are merely tho undertakers of the Provinces.
