MOUNT BENGER.

Evening Star, Issue 3786, 13 April 1875, Page 2

MOUNT BENGER.

{From our own Correspondent.)

April 12. , On the seventh the state lottery for In-nd was held in the Teviot. The fortunate winners happened to be for the most part persons reaffy wishing to occupy, much to the disappointment of the owners of dummies, whose quadruplicate chances proved unavailing. A' case of driving,,sheep through the Teviot station without due notice occupied, thanks to the irrepressible talkativeness of the a large portion of the time in the Resident Magistrate’s Court. The decision was reserved. For the sake of the whole community, it is desirable that the strictest care should be taken to enforce with rigor the provisions of the Sheep Ordinance. Our flocks are clean now, and it.u the interest of all to keep them so. The approaching elections for the House of Representatives are already causing some interest. I believe the sitting member is certain of re-election, the experiment tried in the Provincial Council having sickened everyone of local talent.

The bridge across the Molynex at the Teviot provided by a paternal Government for the convenience of a few school children, is slowly progressing. As usual, there have been all winrmm. of alterations in the original plan, and I petit the “ extras” piled on this useless and unnecessary work will pretty well double the <wHm ft ted cost. It is unfortunate the Government does not engage some first-class engineer at a good salary and save us all this muddle. At present the remuneration is such that we oan only expect to get fourth-rate talent, and, as far as appearances go, we are not able to attract even that. The improvements” on the toad between Teviot and Tuapeka show that this remark is not applicable to bridge-building alone.

A section in Sttriok was sold the other day by public auction for L 22 10s. As this township consists of three shanties and one inhabitant, I can hardly prefix to its name the usual adjective—" rising.” _ There are two steam threshers at work. The yield will be about three times the average local consumption, and as the high rates of cartage bar a market, our cockatoos are likely to emulate the late of the dog that was stuffed to death with plum pudding. Potatoes promise to be a good crop; and the moist character of the summer has made the grazing excellent. Stock of all kinds are in splendid condition, so that I do not expect yon Dunedinites trill have to pay for your beef and mutton the famine rates of last year.