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VASTLEMAINE.
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(PBOJI ODB OWN COBItiarOXDEXT.I OB
Monday, nth IsuvefflM:. 9|
j Chkwtojt BOROUGH ELECTION.- Messrs. h.i
j Smith and B. Casey, being the only candid
j nominated to fill the seats in the Chewton Jioro-s'
j Council, vacated by the retirement of Ms-5**
Burchas and Sparge, have been declared
elected.
STATE SCHOOL EXCURSION'.-The correspond#
for the local Board of Advice, Mr. Odgers, ton?
ceived a communication from the Railway
menfc, intimating that a special train u*i]lbe
able for the State school excursion to the Cen^-*
nial Exhibition on the 28th instant. The
will leave here at 8.5 a.m., and will lwy® u
metropolis on tbe return journey at G.< P-®*
arriving here at 9.45 p.m.
THE NOXIOUS INSECTS' BILL. -There^
fairly representative gathering of orchard::*
of this district at the Town Hall this evening ^
the purpose of taking action in opposing
provisions in the Noxious Insects Bill, * ,
now before the Legislative Council. ^r* v
lor occupied'the chair, and after announce? -j
object of the meeting, a petition was rj.ua, -.
principal clause of which objected to thc^1* ,
before the Council, inasmuch as theinswk^!
tioned in the bill did not require the total
tionof fruit trees to bring about their eracW^
It was resolved, on the motion of ^r\
(Campbell's Creek), seconded by Mr. Win^'0^
(alsoof Campbell's Creek), that the parluutf11, .
representatives of the district be requested w ^
their influence to negative the bill n'j
Council; and that 'an amended bill, to he
'JThe Codiin Moth Bill," be introduced ces
sion. -The petition, which was of a v0'llj\^(
character, was ordered to be forwarded tot. : j
W. A. Zeal, who is to be asked to bring i ,
his colleagues. It may be mentioned ctl ' r-.»
clause of the proposed bill gives an inspector ^
to enter a garden and destroy any tree J u
considers'has'a" blighted aspect. If ^»ls
were sanctioned a considerable amount of eM- J
trouble and inconvenience would accrue to
of orchards. ; _
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