QUEENSTOWN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 694, 6 August 1875, Page 2

QUEENSTOWN.

—o—(from our own corrfsponden r.) The latest sensation here is the establishment of a second newspaper—“ The Wakatip Chronicle ” —to oppose the Wakatip Mail,” which is accused of all sorts of delinquencies, in the shape of containing' no local news, general inattention to the wants of the district; and, whenever a citizen does patronize it in the shape of an advertisement, or an order for printing, the charges are complained against as being excessively high. Great failings on the part of a newspaper or its proprietor. I have no doubt but they are unavoidable in small isolated communities. In this case the opposition does not arise from the causes stated, but is owing to the fact of the Mail having published some letters showing up the misdoings of a few persons who have waxed fat upon the sweets of fortuitous circumstances, sought to presume upon their positions. The public have, however, taken up the cudgels on behalf of the Mail, not that they are particularly in love with it, but, because they love justice and fair play, and have thoroughly set their faces against the dominating influences of cliquism. It is said that the capital is to be L2OOO, Id2oo of which has already been subscribed by the parties feeling themselves aggrieved. No local talent whatever is to be employe I upon the staff of the new paper, it is to be all especially imported from Australia. I fancy, however, that Mr Warren, the proprjetor of the Mail, has not much to fear from his opponents, as in all probability, like many other Queenstown ideas launched with much pomposity and never went any further, this of thenewspaper will share the same fate., ,

The O’Connell .Centenary Banquet and on the Cell guests will bb' festive board. ThO fair;sOxi)teWi»> hj» largely represented at the s3ll,.Sni|bero is quite a flutter of millinery in-tlia Work rooms of our your old Du-sstan friends, make a splendid shop windows and show rooms} and Xshould not aiali;wonder but that the well directed efforts made by this, local fir m towards tastefully -a rrayiug the fair daughters of the Lakes City will #ul,f inmate in some of the ,j«artz ininors, or ■,. ■ o wpersjpl rich jferliqe clank# .<^s{kd j Shq{.- , oyerpinrisfcising MlrJ. 'Witlob.eftßoh with an oxtp.nsivqyirdiy.. for, building materials, to be delivered in the shortest possible, v o«{»ac< oftime. r Ilojt'Jliußatdt. 'oEKchardtJa { • Jlritol, .U caterer both for Banqiiet anA Ball, tii) doubt therefore ..exists bit that evory- , ■ thing will be 11 up to thfe handle.” ' 1 The increased activity in mining pursuits has tendered considerably to enliven the I drooping spirits of our business people, and: instead of the old Sbotover being looked upon with suspicion and remeinbcraijcei of long unbalanced ledger accounts, jyith fearful discrepancies on the montra side, tl|ere i exists restored confidence with .-somethingin the shape of a hopeful future —that past losses will in some measure be compensated, for in the profits'of tlw 11 good time cpm- -■ fug.” There is no mistake about it but that the Lakes district possesses imuieuso natural resources, and, which hjtve been .-.blit imperfectly .developed;, The real fault being that too much was expected at first, ind people wanted to pluck' the golden apple before it had ripened. Fast in'sfortnnes. i have .luckily added to our stock of experience, and we may congratulate our--selves,.upon being.- on the right track: at "last. If we could only get rid of party strifes and local cliquisms the.pjace, wduld’; go along swimmingly p-but fate appears! to will otherwise, and people gi on fighting with each other instead -of against opposing - xjli'cum^tanoes,.winch,- the ; united of all might successfully oyeroonioV and -be productive of the well-being ot the f who|c. Tlie petition for tlie periodical removal of Wardens, alid Mr Beetham in is by no means a myth, as I at first thought it to be. I procured a sight of the petition the other day,,and it contains a very large . number-of signatures. The .desirability of removing Government officers at frequent ’ intervals' is most desirable, especially) in ■ small communities, and whatever may, be urged against it, the soundness of the theory is incontrovertable. Individually, Ido hot think many people are opposed to -Mr Beetham,; and, so far as his decisions are •concerned, they, cannot be questioned. Of course somebody must be on the losing side, and somebody is sure to be dissatisfied. Our Camp officials have been resident here ■for twelve years, and it is high time that we had a change.; J I firmly believe that, ~ werg {lds accomplished,. the place would become musi more prosperous, from the very .fact,that, new,idpas tend more than anything else to advance things. No man pan ■■Vem&iif for twelve, years irca SniaU isolated community, and never scarcely travel beyond its limits, without—as the saying Jins it— 11 growing rusty and goldfields officials are not more immaculate creatures than other people. Travelling sharpens the wits, gives new ideas £0 the brain,; and is generally,beneficial to mankind while we are rubbing against oue-another. In matters pertaining to agriculture there is nothing new. Farm produpe is as unsaleable as ever. Sheep ace in the aseonant everywhere ; almost the whole of the farming community, who hold over one hundred acres of land, are grazing these interesting little animals in' their paddocks. 1 fancy that another year must pass before the farming industry will assume a healthy aspect again, by which time the relative positions of supply and : demand will have been arrived at That there can be 'too much land open for settlement is a truism which has been painfully exemplified in this district.