MOUNT BENGER

Dunstan Times, Issue 476, 2 June 1871, Page 2

MOUNT BENGER

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Wi"ter has at last set in, and the rise of the river, which commonly follows the tir t snow has almost paralyse miu ng in usiry. Wore there any means of storing it there is now plenty of water running o waste to thoroughly develop he banks and auriferous flats. Rut, as there is no’ sufficient capi al, nor indeed sufficient una' imity, >o agree on va er storage, we can nly look on and pray for a lice of Mr. .Vogels sit millions.

While on gobltii Ids’ topics, 1 may as well tefor to a lame and resp cfcabl class, I allude to handicraftsmen, ■ cing compelled to take on bunim ss licenses bef re they can vend the result of their own labor. Now, Sir, I quite agr ein laying it on t>oth store keepers and puMi ans, even more heavily than has been done .synt ; but I Ip'roughly object, on principle, to anything like a tax upon labor, and in this category I include a great number of the busii ess licenses and (of course) th obnoxious gold duty. Both these subjects arc worthy of consideration by the.Co ifetvnco; but I great 1 y fear that body will fri tfer away its tine m a uen ling agricultural lease regulations, in prescribing the exact magnitude of pegs, in short in magnifying itro false importance a number of trifling details, while really valuable reformations arc left undiscussed.

By tlie way, I d<> not think the Govern ment have acted fairly by our C. Icstial men an brethren. Their most determined enemy has been appointed an assessor, without any counterpoise in the form of a Mongolian ora'orhing summoned to the Conference. I si- cerely hope this omission will ho rectified. I for on one will gladly take a trip to town to witness an altercat'on between “ Smiler” and '* Sin Cum a Longtail.” After having discharged my auriferous bile on the above, I think 1 may as well string together a few notes of local news. The vacancy of the Tcviot school, caused by,the sudden death of~Mf Shepherd, has, I un 'erstair , been filled up the appointment of Mr Or, who-e recommendathn ® were very much superior to those of any of tho other candidates. Mr. Adams, Government Surveyor, has been in the district f-v, fome time, layintf out a raco omave on the east bank of the r vev. The. ground is admirably suite for the purpose, and much mor- central than tho rival Mon Flat course. Mr. Adams has also laid out an extension of the cemetery, which T trust will be nude au ornament to tho township. Mr. Ormond's new hotel is a’most com ple'ea, and will be opened shortly hi- a free ball and supper It is a splen'.id sto c eililice. Since I last wrote yon. I atfe del tie great liberal anijuot at Tnapeka. Such a display of bounce, brag-ignoranc", and vulgarity i ever to: ore saddened the eyesight of “your own .”