THE LAKES DISTRICT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 615, 30 January 1874, Page 2

THE LAKES DISTRICT.

(FROM ORB OWN CORRESPONDENT. Areowtown, Dec. 25. The mantle of a full-blown Mayor at Council has at last fallen upon AtrcnvtovrThe Provincial Coven intuit Gazette uftl 14th inst. records the fact that his Hon. the 'Superintendent has been grant a Charter of Incorporation to ft well beloved subjects in this remote corn t ot Iris dominions, who, however, appgj determined, as quickly as possible, to pl-, c t.Tir.'m'r;vr.r. rrcr r - *•-- —’n

upon an oquaiicy Vviiu ot j, important gold-fields towns in Otago, M most decidedly not to be out-done by to, litt'e watering-place on the Lake Wakuti, known as Queenstown, or, in Pigeon English, “ Queechy-town.” .‘1 ready the person authorised to preparetl. Citizens’ Roll has done so,' and the same, leaving no clear days for persc-j to make claims of citizenship. axil one clear working d y between that jmaking objections to.names already ~n ( i Roll. The Revision Court for decidingp same will be held on the sth proximo,'*; no time whatever will he lost ere v,-e e , pand into municipal magnificence. It « a great oversight not to have caused Am, town to be incorporate ! long since, wW a very great deal of money that mi! have made many valuable and nece-si, improvements has been lost to the tot; However, “ It’s better to bo late 11never,” and we must make up.fr- . f . neglect Who is to be the Mayor*? is the rub ! Out of this pretty Iftt/cj® t’-on what a number ot he irt-burning.-jealousies naturally arise. It is thsfl absorbing question just now. and alresl has some aspirant secured the serv'em tiie local poet to melodise his qua'.iii and detract from all the rest ; an I whai more, this poet’s effusions have appear as reading matter in the local journal. 1 the by, the Citizens’ Roll inclulesti citizens following the profession of geni men in its category of names That# distinction, and no mistake, and rail takes people by surprise Sir James 1 g rsson thought we were all a hard-worl community; but he was mistaken ah the Arrow.

In the election of a Mayor, then? little difficulty to be got over is : fih profession his Worship should be so ast be acceptable to the high official diguitw at Wellington. it will not, do for nst find ourselves iu the unenviable podti.m our neighbors r.t Cromwell, Had such: indignity befallen our friends or. ’tothside of the Shotover at Queenstown, m might possibly have rejoiced, as the l„d poet recommends the entire people of tli.T city to a cool ‘‘ plunge in the lake.” Wi must suffer m such in li'gnity here, as tin refusal of the magic lo‘tcrs J I’. Me tacked on to our Mayor, or upon theoea sum of any future Vice-Regal visit, t witness the Gubernatorial equipage tlrai rapidly through the town, without so mo; as ano 1 of recognition. It is qnTeevi.k that, if we elect a butcher, all those erii which have befallen our neighbours si fall upon ns ; therefore a “ Knight of n Cleaver will be out of the question, hj original Mayor of Cromwell was a bu'cfe and although he possessed .a large forte in .iydiicy, including a worthy old gx! mother, he was never honored ; a d f: same measure of mg’.ect appears tut rneeted out to the present occupant of til distinguished office. It. therefore bccim: very evident that a man with hulk's blood on his head, or his hands, ism's ceptabls to th; chi -f ’ruling deities of Xe Zealand. No “ dmigliey’’w>ll suit—'f local rhymer says so. Publicans amis tiers are out of the question The cld must be among the inrdinc and pic. men; even an ex-M ft.C. is ineliyli the man of verse lays this down distinct; Alter the election of Mayor will e.trasS fight for Councillors; then TownCt Auditors, and Assessors—but more of 3 byc-and-by. There is plenty of excites! in store for the next mouth to co-.w-t* thing b»ats. amupie ; pal e’ncfion for to the smaller the community the grei the fun.

The work of gathering in the harvest becoming very general, and labor is )! » fid at ten sh.llings a day a d found far as the yield promises, tin yrops n" looked-better; but I aiu afiaid pdeesi be the reverse of remunerative. M r i will not be worth more than from Us. 3s. Gd. per bushel. ‘Barley will fetch fair price, as also will oa‘s ; but nW the chief staple of our agricultural f duCe, and has been very l,avg<ly CP's It appears that there is already in tlisd trict <;uito as much flour as will supply! home and outside trade for the next twrl months to cone, while the quantity wheat grown this year exceeds that of i previous season. Farming prospects! therefore gloomy and to endeavor tom the difficulty a meeting of farmers is to held this cvenina at the Shntover.

In mining matters thee is nodiinew reporting. All the minors -that is all* as are not doing well are cif to the h.wv The joint-stock companies are pnishiv head, and I hope to hoar of sonic of tl paving dividends soon.