prico might bo raised by 25 per cent. On tho motion of Mr Hardy, seconded by Mr Blair, it was resolved that tho by-law b» confirmed. Consideration of the Health committee's repot t was further postponed and the mooting rose. Tb^o following are the names of the players in tho match twelve of the Oamaru Football Clutfagain«t allcomers! Twolvo -Bristed, Clayton, Cox, Ferous, Fyfe, Leggo, M'Kellar, M'Millan, Ridsdala, Todd, Walls (oaptain), Woymouth. Emergencies: Ruick, M'Lymont. All Comors— Balmer, But clay, 800, Cottrell, Gronfoll, Ham, It. Hewat, D. Hewat, M'lvor, M'Konzie, Snow (captain), St'iven son, Crawford, Fugle, Kleober, Hogan, ''hurch, Hardy, Steele, Davia, Field, W. Fcrons, M 'Donald. The match will bo played to-morrow, and players are requoated to bo on tho ground at 2 30 p in. sharp. To-morrow tho township of Brooklet will bo submitted to public competition by Messrs Connoll and Clowes. Forty-seven allotments will bo offoroil, varying in extent from a quarter to nearly three- ncros. The property is situated on the outskirts of the town, commands a pleasant prospect, and Is nicely sheltored from tho prevailing winds. Its closenosa to the town and its easy aocess, with many other natural advantages, aro additional inducements to those in search of good suburban proportion Tho terms nro exceptionally favorable Tho sale takes place at 2 o'clock at the stores of tho auc tioneers, A painful and serious accident resulting from tho careless handling of firearms happened on Wednesday afternoon at Kurow. On Mi at day Mr Maokay, a shep herd on tho Kurow station, took tho barrols of an old double barrelled gun to Mr Steve Smart, tho blacksmith, to have tho nipples taken out and used for another gun. Thoso woro tho barrels of the gun whioh oxploded, it will bo remembered, some months ago in tho hands of Mr Beadol, bookkeopor at tho Kurow station. Ib ap pears that on that occasion both barrols wero loaded but only one exploded, the other boing allowed to remain with tho charge in it. Tho fact of one barrel being lotded appears to havo been forgotten, when taken to Mr Smart, and on boing told what was required to bo done, he inserted tho butt end of tho barrels In tho fire. Tho result was of courao the explosion of tho ohargo. 