A meeting of the Building Committee having been called after the close of the meeting, the proceedings were terminated by +.110 lion«r7ir»tirm

With reference to Mr Gillies's recent tour through the goldfields of this Province, the 'Duns tan Times' says: — "Mr John Lillie Gillies has been in this district during the last few days, and we augur beneficial effects from Ms labors. Hitherto it has been the practise for members of the Government or Governments—Provincial and General — to pay flying visits to the goldfields seemingly (we judge from results only) for the purpose of airing their dubious dignity ; as, for in stance, the fruitless peregrinations of Mr Hughes, and the visit ostentious and useless, of Messrs Strode, Domett, and Co., -who a short time ago came to this place to hear and investigate " complaints and wants " without notice, and who departed from the Dunstan somewhere about forty-six and a half minutes after their advent. Mr Gillies is evidently a man of a different type, and for the first time in the history of Otago a Member of the Ex ecutive has traversed Otago with a desire and | intention of doing anything in the shape of i public business. There has been none of the palavering, nonsensical apeechifying, and I ridiculous Ko-tooing ordinarily indulged in on such (previous) occasions, nor has it been either tendered cr invited in the case of Mr John Lillie Gillie 3. He came here to work, not to play ; and, we are correctly informed his mission has been most successful. The "dogs in the manger "who have hitherto obstructed the progress of settlement have been most efficaciously muzzled, and the bone and sinue of the country will no longer be driven from our shores (as they have been for the past seven years) to make room for sheep (now only regarded of value, by their adorers) as materials for tallow. We understand that the firm and determined action taken by Mr Gillies has resulted in the throwing, open of much land in this vicinity, and we only hope that the Provincial Government will be equally consistent in carrying out his policy. A very painful accident ©ccurred to IVIr John Dickie, Storekeeper, of Drybrea'l, on Friday last the 2nd inst. 