Mr Miller, inspector of stock foe this district, expects to leave foe his new post on Friday next. (The mails wliioli loft Melbourne on the Isb October arrived at London in the aftornoou of tbo 2 insfc, Mr J. A, Maophereon will begin bis politioal campaign on Thursday Qrat, when he will speak at Windsor at 8

Malls per Waikare for Australia) China, Japan, India, United Kingdom, Europe, oto., close at 4.30 p,m. on the 4th November, at Auckland. A meeting of .the directors of the Caledonian Society will be held on Thursday evening first to consider the draft programme, It will be noticed that the meeting takes place at 7 o'clock (harp. We remind our readers that Mr J. M. Brown will addresß the electors this evening In the Theatre Boyal, at 8 o'clock. The_ dress circle will be re served for ladies and gentlemen accom panying ladies. The Hon. T, Y, Duncan has returned to Oamaru, and has arranged for his politioal campaign. Ho will give his first address to the electors on Thursday night, in tho Theatre Royal, at 8 o'clock, Other centres "will be notified later on. Notices with reference to salt butter and other exhibits at the N.O.A. and P, Association's show appear In this issue. Mr J. Church haa undertaken the duties of actingiseoretary for the show, and in his hands all the details may be ex pected to be satisfactorily in train by the 2011),

'J'hore is nothing like an appeal to headquarter, A porson residing in tho i auiaru district, who bad been through tbo Indian Mutiny, and who was thus entitled to a pension, frequently wrote to the War Office for the mon;y ho was entitled to, but could nover obtain a reply. Ho took advantage of Lord Roberts' presence at Home, and wrote direct to the OommandoMniCklef, who at once institu'od the necessary i»» quiries," with tho result that tho old soldier has now received his pension.
