THE LAKES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 368, 14 May 1869, Page 2

THE LAKES.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) A i rowvowNj May 10.

The Lakes d : s\>icfc is no Bu cue.-’s paradise just row. The inouopoiy of the kilights of the marrow bones and cleave 's is broken tb-ough. Oh, what a falling off is here! Mutton is down to 3d. per pound; beef to fid. and Cd., and it is said that sales have been made at 4-d. This is just how things should be, thanks to the number of small cattle owners, who find it difficult to sell their stock, and who have taken the field against the butchers. The days of cent per cent profits have departed for ever; the dealers in meat will no longer wax fat unto obesity, while their customers grow lean, bebause of the excessive dearness of the first necessary of life Many a poor hard working man will now be able to give his family a good dinner of English mm’s fare, at a cost within the reach of his income. “Oh, the roast beef of old England.” You are no longer a luxury to the poor man now, By the bye, if this disease spreads to the Dunstan, I suppose you will not grumble. The bakers, storekeepers, and blacksmiths will catch it

next, they are all charging +oo high for their wares, and now that the idea is spreading that cheap living means an increase of population, more mining claims opened and water races cut, more land cultivated, and more general prosperity, vhe rage for cheapness will increase in* intensity. The various tradesmen must no longer be allowed “to kill the goose which lays the golden eggs-” The weather is turning very cold hard frosts prevail at nights. The lakes and rivers are getting lower and lower, which ought to considerably benefit your district. Judging srom experience, I should say that we ai-e going to. have a hard winter, so your dredgers and beach workers ought to get gold in galore.

r . r Harper, Bishop cf Christchurch, preached at the Avrowtown L’brary I'lnll, on Sunday morning last, to a large and attentive congregation In t m afternoon ho held a Confirmation service at Queenstown, when thirteen young per. ons t.-ok upon themselves .jo obliga'k us required by the Episcopal Church. At Ihe evening services the congregation numbered - at least two hundred persons. His 1 ordship is a torvent anil eloquent preacher, and upon each occasion was I saciod to with nrukod attention.

Mining matters are exc f, ediug ! y healthy, and there is a steady increase to the mining population. The Lakes district is decidedly improving iu everv respect.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND, CLYDE. A in'-n •’•>§ of the Coo>mLt?e of the Church of England, Clyde, was he cl at the Treasurer's offleo, on Wednesday evevnig, the I2th hist.; at which Vincent Ry he, Esc., (P rcsi ent„) and Messrs. Hazlett, Cambridge, Gmulley, Christophers, (Hon Treasurer,) and G. Er.eae, (Hon. oe.-retiuy), were present.

A conversation took place, relative to iho visit to the district of the Rev. Mr. Appleton. The President sai it appearei ib.it, the opinion of several members of iho committee, that he had tent for the reverend gentleman; ho wished to disabuse them on that point. He explained having received a letterfrom the Rev. Mr. Edwards, in which Mr. Appleton was mentioned, and replying, to the effect that, nothing could be done beyond placing Mr. Appleton in communication with the Committee.

Proposed by Mr. Cambridge, seconded by Mr. Gr’ndley, That the Secretary he instructed to inform the Rev. Mr. Appleton that the Committee had no desire to retain his services as pastor of the congregation, hut wish to tender their sincere thanks for services already rendered.—Carried.

Proposed by Mr Christophers, seconded by Mr. Hazlett, That the Hotel expenses of the Rev. Mr. Appleton, during his stay in Clyde, be disbursed by tbo Committee.— Carried.

Proposed by Mr. Christophers, sccon ed by Mr. 11a det t, Thattheacconut, )£ll ig s ) t penses incurred by Bishop Jenner, in t rave? Ling from Clyde to Queenstown, be paid, and that the Queenstown Committee be ■written to, and asked to pay a portion. Carried.

Proposed by Mr. Cambridge, seconded by Mr. Christophers, That that the Secretary write to the Church Committee at Alexam ra, asking them to convene a meeting for Monday next, to meet a deputation from this Committee, to confer as to obtaining a resident Episcopalean Clergyman for the Dunstau District A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting.