Mrs Boult sang m Waimate for the first time, and we sincerely hope that it may not be the last, for tho opportunity of hearing high class music so feelingly and artistically rouderod does not often occur m the colony. No small measure of the eroding's taccesi wm due to the contributions of Dr Haast and Mr Ziesler; and we mnßt not forget the hwtrn mental duet by Mrs Boult and Mibs Cane, and the solo by Miss Cane, both of which were brilliantly p'aycrl anrl thorp ughly.enjoyed. Tho programme was as folio wn : — Pian o forte Hne t ' Ertella/ Mrs Boult and Miss Cane ; song, ' Tho vagabond/ Mr Bees, encore* 'Shiver*

THE TIMARU HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1874

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Districts. A. B. P. "Waitaugi 145 3 0 Timaru 184 1 0 Aahbnrton 220 0 0 Itakaia 44 0 0 : Malvorn 184 0 0. Upper Christohuroh ... 305 0 0 j Ashley 197 0 0 Oxford 95 0 0 Woipara 552 0 0 Total 1927 0 0 Realising £3855 9 10



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