HAVELOCK.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 27 February 1880, Page 3

HAVELOCK.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) February 23. A Vestry meeting was held in St. Peter’s Church, Havelock, on Saturday evening, the 21st instant. The Rev. F. T. Opie occupied the Chair, and stated that £75 from the “ Sir ltoundell Palmer Fund” (for the purchase of land for a Parsonage site). could be borrowed on the personal security of certain members of the Church. He also stated that in future lay members would be more formally appointed. Some discussion took place as to the necessity of getting a new harmonium, and Mr Vennimore made a statement having reference to the price of these instruments. It was finally resolved that a new harmonium should be purchased and that the old one should be sold by the Churchwardens, the proceeds to go towards paying for the new instrument. It was also resolved that a concert should be held some time during the week after Easter Sunday, the proceeds to be devoted to paying for the new harmonium, and that all the members of the Vestry form a Committee to make the necessary arrangements, The Rev. F. T. Opie preached on Sunday morning and evening to attentive and appreciative congregations, and in the evening he conducted Divine Service at Canvas Town.

The resumption of work on the Pclorus tramway will find employment for many hands for some time to cone, and on its completion a great stimulus will be given to the timber trade of the district.

WAKAMARINA GOLD FIELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Deep Creek, Feb. 23. I am glad to be able to inform you that this place is looking more lively just now than it has done for some time past, and I am not without hopes that the old fame of the Field will eventually be revived. The miners have apparently come to the conclusion that the West Coast and Californian style of working the ground is better than the. “dog in the manger” system of “ hatting." Mr Western, the surveyor, was here last week, and surveyed a tcn-acre block for sluicing on a large scale. Mitchell, Jones and party seem satisfied that their sluicing claim at the Forks will prove payable. They will wash down in about a month. One or two rather serious accidents have occurred here lately. A miner named V m. Develin, fell from some flaming into the Deep Creek, and dislocated his shoulder, but I am happy to hear that he is progressing favorably towards recovery, under the medical care of Dr W ilkin, of Havelock. Mr Charles Dimante, storekeeper, who was proceeding on his way to Havelock, and when between Canvass town and Havelock, the horse shied, and threw him, fracturing his arms and injuring his shoulder considerably. Good progress is being made with the formation of the dray road to Canvasstown, and the bridge at that township over the Wal camariiia river promises to be completed within the contract time.