North Otago Times

The mooting of the Waitaki branch of tho Educational Institute lapsed on Saturday for w*nt of sufficient attendance A notico from tho local houor»ry seoretary, which will bo of interest to tliosc who havo joined or intend to join the Oamaru Contin gent of tho Southland Hussars, appoars in our ndvettiaing columns. Mr M. W, Oroen's speech on the Address in Koply takes up 20 columns of Hansard, Theso 20 columns, it must bo remembered, ropresont only Mr Green's start as a parlia mentary orator, and before tho session closes Mr Groeu may deservo to be likoned to Lord Castloreagh, who was likened to a village pump, whose vooation in "to spout, and spout away in a weak, washy, everlasting flood." Twenty-three candidates from the schools in tho district have givon in thoir names for tho forthcoming competition for tho Cale donian Society's Bursary. Tho names are as follow : High School, Mary King, Gerald O'Moagher, G. Gifford. and A. S. M. Pol ion ; North School, James Johnston, A. Hordmau, Gavin M'Ghio, Albort Grave, W. Gravo, R. Milligan, Potor Sandilands, Eva Crump, Annie Evans, Jemima M'Murtrio, Lucy Collie, Frances Henderson ; South School, Sylvia Gifford, A. Morrison ; Mr Anqted'a School, Ernest Clowes j Waiareka School, Ebenezer Jaokson ; Pukeuri Sohoo 1 , W. E. Donnison, W. L. Gray. It is ox pected that the competition will take place in the High School on Saturday, the 24th inst. In reply to an enquiry, we quote from Sydnoy and Melbourne uaDers tho prico of potatoos as f >llows : At Melbourne, L 4 5s to L 4 10s per ton ; at Sydney, L 5 10a per ton. Thcro is no duty payablo at tho port of Sydnoy, so it is apparent that it is tho best market. Thoro is a difliculty at the presont time, however, in getting vessols to tako froight. Tho Union Company's stoamors aro inadequate to oyortako the trade botwoen Now Zealand and Australian ports at tho present time, and, in consequence, at many ports along tho coasb produce for shipment is accumulating. Tho now ateamors of the company aro intended to surmount thi3 difli culty, but in tho meantime intending shippers suffer. 