THE LAKES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 292, 29 November 1867, Page 3

THE LAKES.

(FROM OUR OWX COUrtTvSPOXDF.N'T.) QTJETSNSTOWN. Nov. 22. The weather rtnnn? the nast thrpfs weeks In.", bsen efceedinilv wet and cold, a-;d therfl has h?n s-nnsly two fin/* dtvs sue-cei-l'n r each other. T'le miners have an abundant snpnlv of ira'cr, and ground s uioing operations are particularly pros. perons. The a«ricnltnrista are also pretty jubilant about the rain, nltbeiifb. in exposed situations the cold night, have had a rather injurious effect upon the crowing grain rrons. However, taken a-, a whole, there is little to complain about. There was a sacl accident at Half-wa" P.av, on Wednesday last. A man named Morrow, in the nmplov of Vr. Hnworth owner of the Fcnert. and who hc< a fnrtu at the bay, vis en!*a<red :, i bTinsint down wood in a two-horse wagg">n to the steamer. Thr-n- -h sorm mism.T-'><--c - nont.'n tnrninr* round his hors'-s, after discharging his load, he got into d< -p water, andwa - goT>, hordes, aid dri-ordissnpearod bennn'-h the wafers of Take Wale-.''). Jforrow v. as seen b- a man called Rillv, who was on board ±]\c steamer, and the only \utne= a to the fad affair, to rise +o the snvf:i"o. P : llv throw him a row, but, dorcas-od fnilrd to avail himself of its aid, and spcvlilv sunk. Th" hordes were two verv fine animals, and had b«en lately purchased by >'r. Wnwarth for CI Of). The news of the melancholy occurrence created quite a sensation in nnthincr so horrible has been heard of for a loner while. The district engineer, Mr, W. (rreenlnw, is rckincr r*-o.nt. vrofress in the borincrs for a. s'te for a bridge across the Shntovor at Foster's F<--rrv ; he has been fcrtnuntn enough to hit unon verv coed irround, mUaVile for r>ile dvivinrr, ni>d hoi-es t fiTiJijn 'pit: sit-v«v within a week. T* is to be h"-"fl that, the Cnvcrmrxm* will -pr 0 . ceed witb tlie of the hridpe without d"lav : the want of it, is a serious d ,- awVe.Vto tbo trade of tlin district., and the adva +aces of the main Trunk Uoad between.-the Wa\atdn and Dnncdin are considerably iuixvaired.

The r°---il*T>T> 1 "'on of the management of the cfVM-lel 1" Tiy the Provincial Government Tin"; nrodneed a of almost universal satisaction amongst the corwrmnity at arid if-.pnlv wants the Government a littleenergetic, in making the no. ces'wv local improvements to virt back a?ajn th" goad opinions-which were hitherto held, with rejarrl to Provincial ons. . The salo of the Wakatin ran.** is becoming to lie about, anil the Provincial Oovernrnent will or IB not band ovor the country to the interests, is food for ranch coml. & Tniust say however, that on "this matter, public o inion is mnoh divided, some and some asains' : there is one thine 'certain, that the small flockwill contribute a larro amount to the revenue in the course of time, and in all probability the runs remaining as they are will prove most beneficial in the end however, if they are to he sold, residents it; the district will bid hieli for these that a e any cood. There is aTreat want of same arrangement being come to between the cwners of cattle niid sheep, as to ?n eruitpble adjustment of pasfurarc, the Fheep "keepers are wonopolW-vcr all the flat country, ard ]stt(> pjitt'p *ind it. diffloult to livp, rnd fl fVe •> r-'-Tr-r-ri f-rnhs : rrs far'jxrrr q .■ t. th'p-car-rot ]--<-rp fbcTr ris'li in tcur.trv f. r all inkr«sis,-CEdi*f.Dlvre' rrr^s

or der and arrangement to make people uni versally prosperous.; :"■": ~~ 7. '.-.- The other day I paid a visit to the Hospital at Frankton, and I must say that I was much pleased; at what I situation, the Hospital stands unequalled, such lake ant,mountain scenery is nowhere' else to be found, the grounds around the'lnstitution are admirably kept, and a walk in the beautiful crarden is a rare treat. Br. the T-Touse Surgeon is particularly attentive, and the patients, are as well cared fr r as could lie. desired by even the most fastidious." Ir. Boneless informs me that there has' been a deal of sickness lately amonpst i the a workine classes, •■■ and for months past the indoor patients have not nnmborpd Ipss than fourteen or fifteen.

Business in Oneenstown has -been ' very dull lately, and there is a general complaint amongst the storekeepers, of want of customprs': if it. were not. for the'number of local liodips, I scarcely know what -people would do to .employ their time ; ■fortunately. [eyeri'hodv holds an office of some kind or another, he is either a! Town' Councillor, Fireman, Aoelimatizatinnist, School or Fos pita! Committee-man, so that when not enpaced mindirP? his own business, he "can always turn his attention to that of other., non-do. In Qup""at;nwn, vn " must know, + h.it i f is impossible to mike a move without treadin" on the corns of somebody.-J bo->rd a "entleman sav the other dav, that hp<ovp von proceed wi*h your ordinary avocations, jf is ne"essar-" to ask pe-mission cf er von wiH jh>f sure to ret into tj-m.iilo : ti-e Municipal authorities are pcrtic'ilarlv ap'ivp. a-d rn"n who e«caipg the vieilnno'- of the Town Clerk. The mint at the Morven Ferry is workinT verv badly, owing to a change in the channel of the Kawaran, at this nnrt of the river, there are a nu'>d><>r of sand banks, which are constantly shifting thei position and it is from tips cause that the difficulty arises ; the District encincer ha- visited the Ferry, and suggested means to remedy the evil." The members of the Fake's District Jocko-.- Club bold a meetinnr on Monday Inst. Mr. Doujdnss was elected President, and Mr. Warden Fowther Broad, Vice President. The programme' for the Race meoHno is to he issued after the next meeting of th« Club.