May.

10.—Large fire at Riverton. Caledonian Hotel, Bacon's, Patterson's store, Campbell's butchery, Scobie'a drapery, &c., &c., destroyed.

15.—Meeting of Ministers' Association appointed deputation to wait on School Committees of Dunedin and suburbs, asking them to allow certain school hours to be set apart for religious instruction.

21.—Dunedin School Committees granted use of school buildings for religious instruction from 9 to 9.30 a.m.