THE DUNSTAN.

Evening Post, Issue 69, 29 April 1865, Page 2

THE DUNSTAN.

Since my last we have had several arrivals of return diggers from the West Coast, and plenty more are expected. Those who have returned look frightfully woe begone, their personal appearance not being at all improved by their trip to Hokitika. All ate unanimous that they have been misled, accounts, both public and private, being enormously colored. Business matters have decidedly improved, and confidence is felt that the coming winter will be exceedingly pros, perous. The river, the latter part of list week, made a rise of about eight feet, and fears were entertained that many of the sluicing companies engaged on its banks would be compelled to cease work ; but except iv a fewcases such, however, has not been the case, the river having on Saturday commenced a rapid fall, and to all appearances will be very shortly at its old low level. About the 20ih of the month Messrs. Cobb and Co. intend running a bi-weekly line of coaches between, this and Tuapeka. This is a step in the right direction, and will be of great accomodation to our friends at Alexandra and Teviot. It is to be hoped that when the contract for the mail whicti travels this route again fivlls out, the Chief Postmaster will make its'Tj^frrfc conveyed by coach one of the conditions p* the contract. — Daily Times Correspondent". \