MATAKITAKI NOTES.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 295, 16 October 1886, Page 2

MATAKITAKI NOTES.

(from oue own correspondent.) Murchison, October 10,188 G. *' Let us talk about the weather," as about it but its internal badness ; shower upon shower, and none of that bursting they say in the Pirates of Penzance, but there is nothing particularly remarkable beauty of spring so much vomited a few days ago when we really did have some few real spring days, tempting a few flowers to come into bloom and they now look as if they bitterly repent it. The road is progressing as favourably as can he expected, and of course is in an lawful state of slush where it has been formed, as metalling will not go on for some time, and if we have much more of this agreable weather I am afraid that it will not be finished hefore Christmas.

The Inspector of schools paid us his annnal visit on Saturday last, and expressed himself as very pleased with the result of his examination, only five out of the two schools failing to obtain passes which is very creditable considering the difficulties which some of the scholars have to overcome to attend; but it is not always those who are farthest from the school who are the most irregular in their attendance.

Our energetic Councillor has secured another small share of the loaves and fishes doled out by the I. C. C. in the form of a grant for forming a horse track from the Glenroy to the Horse Terrace, which will prove a great boon to the miners there and therabouts who nearly all have permanent claims.

I expect that it is too late to say much with reference to the ball which was a great success; the spirited playing of Mr Inglis assisted by our old friend.Auld Willie whom it would be needless to praise, being greatly appreciated. A petition is being largely signed to get our Mail service from Longford increased from a bi-weekly to a tn-weekly, so that we may get more rapid and frequent communnication with the rest of the world, and not remain the secluded spot we are now for ever, and I hope that you will give us all the assistance you can in the columns of your valuable paper. We seem to have at last accepted the inevitable, and sat down contentedly to endure the abominable approaches to our bridge ; on this side the foot-traveller is obliged to wade for about 200 yards through a quagmire up to his middle, he then wanders at large through some old workings overgrown with lawyers and scrub and if fortunate finds the bridge, and crossing to the other side he finds his way leads by a blazed track through the bush tor half a mile and then over a pathless river bed for another mile, till, with thanksgiving, he finds himself on terra ftrma. It is certainly much firmer. Quid Nunc.