LEVELS ROAD BOARD: TENDERS.wiU be RECEIVED up till 10 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, the lOth December, 1873, for the following WORKS � Building stone bridge over Otipua Creek at Mr Pelvin's.

1879 - Timaru Herald,1 November 1879, Page 2
SHEEP IN CANTERBURY. 800 Pelvin, R., Otipua Creek

1880 - Timaru Herald, 5 May 1880, Page 3 RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT
T. G. Cork (trustee in the estate of W. A. Herbert) v. R. Pelvin� Claim, �66 5s, balance due for work and labor done. Mr Austin for plaintiff, and Mr Hamersley for defendant. Mr Austin put in the Gazette notices to prove the plaintiff's appointment as trustee. In this case the plaintiff sued to recover a balance due under an agreement to harvest and stack 125 acres of grain at �1 per acre, made between W. A. Herbert and the defendant, part of the contract price having been paid before the completion of the contract. The agreement was in writing, and stated that the work was to be done in a "workman and husbandlike manner." The defence was that the work had been done so badly and negligently that the defendant had received no benefit from it, but, on the contrary, had suffered great loss. The evidence ehowed that the stacks had been so badly built that rain had saturated them from top to bottom, about two-thirds of the grain had been more or Iess damaged, and the defendant had been put to an expense of �46 for pulling down, drying, and re-building the stacks. The man who built the stacks stated that he had had three years experience in New Zealand, and many years experience at Home, as a Stacker. He built the stacks in this case as he had been accustomed to build them, keeping the outside level with the middle. Several witnesses showed that stacks so built could not keep out rain, as when the stacks settled the straw would slope downwards towards the centre of the stack, and the moisture would go in the same direction. These stacks, when pulled to pieces, were found to possess this fault, and a very heavy rain falling, they were wet from top to bottom. Stacks on the adjoining farm, built about the same time, had not suffered materially from the same heavy rain. The defendant estimated his loss through the damage to grain at �150, besides the amount (�46) paid for drying and rebuilding the stacks to prevent further loss. His Worship gave judgment for the defendant, on the ground that the stacks had not been built in a workmanlike manner, according to the agreement, a fact proved by other stacks in the neighborhood, exposed to the same rain, having sustained no material injury. Mr Austin, in his address, raised the point of contributory negligence, the defendant not having looked very closely after the work while it was in hand, drawing attention to a portion of the agreement which set forth that the work was to be done as directed by the defendant from time to time. His Worship considered that holding with that view of the case would make the plaintiff's responsibility nil, and render the contractor a mere servant. Costs, �6 14s, followed the judgment.

1881 - Timaru Herald, 11 July 1881, Page 2
Claremont School Concert. � A soiree and concert was held in the schoolroom, Claremont, on Friday evening last, in aid of the school funds. There was a very large attendance of settlers from the surrounding districts, besides a good number from the town of Timaru, the large playground connected with the school being filled with horses and vehicles. The schoolroom was tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers. Tea commenced at 6.30 p.m. There were six tables, presided over by Mesdames - Granger, C. Gosling, Pelvin, W. Gosling Gibson, Grooves, and Miss Ada Gosling. Full justice was done to the good things provided to tempt the appetites of the guests. After the tables were cleared Mr George Selbie took the chair, and announced that a long and attractive programme would be commenced by a pianoforte duet by Misses Ada and Alice Gosling, which was followed by a song, "'the Tars," by Mr Walcot in a rich tenor voice. Miss Innis being called upon sang very nicely " The Skipper and his boy," and Mr Kirby recited a portion of the "Merchant of Venice." Mrs Jamieson followed with a song called "Apart." A solo on tho pianoforte entitled "Marcho aux Flambeaux" was next on the programme and was rendered very effectively by Miss Youdale. Mrs Greaves then favored the company with a song, " She sat beside thc mountain spring," the accompaniment being played by Mr John Page. A Scotch reading by Miss Dick provoked some mirth. Mr Duval sang " The Marsellaise " and Mrs Filmer concluded the first half of the programme with " Happy be thy dreams " which evoked an encore Mr B. Haigh broke the spell by playing with much taste, Schulhoff ' Grande Walse. Mr and Mrs B. Foster sang a duet (the gem of the evening) " The Red Cross Banner," which was encored and partly repeated. Miss F. Crammond recited "Semiramade" and "Jooin the Xi-chen," the latter piece causing the most serious faces to relax. Miss Ada Gosling gave a solo, " The Silvery Waves," which was , followed by a song from Miss Warrington entitled " The Ship Comes Home," which so pleased the audience that they demanded another, which she gave. " The Waggoner ", by Mr Foster, and 'To the Wood" by Miss Bourne, were next in succession. Mr Holthouse showed good elocutionary ability in reciting " The Eaven," after which Mrs Filmor sang "Lenoro." Miss Dick read very fluently in Scotch dialect a humorous extract that caused a good deal of fun. Mrs Innis gave the finale to the programme for the evening by singing " Barney O'Hea," which ( was deservedly encored.) The Chairman called  upon Mr Granger to address the meeting, but that gentleman remarked as the evening was far advanced ho would not detain them, but had pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to those ladies and gentlemen who had assisted in bringing the entertainment to so successful an issue. The meeting was closed by singing  "God Save the Queen."