KYEBURN.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 142, 17 November 1871, Page 3

KYEBURN.

(From our own # Having waited in vain for some stirring event to take place on the Kyeburn, in order (hat I might euliven your columns with some atrocitv from here, I am throw n back on my own reSDUrces, and must endeavor to fill up allotted space by moralising, instead of as usual recording the feats of this rising community. There has been a time on the Kyeburn when it would have been unsafe for your correspondent to have expressed himself as short of news, as an assault might have been committed upon him for the mere purpose of giving him something to write about. 'limes, however, are sadly changed. Even the postmaster is comparatively safe; and as he is the only representative of her Majesty in this place I think I am saying a great deal for the morale of the place.

The noble representative whom we have thought fit to return for the Assembly is doing ample justice to his constituents. The names of Mervyn and Mount Ida will be coupled throughout the length and breadth of the land, and if the district happened to be unknown in any particular portion of' the Colony it may now rest satisfied that Mount Ida has been looked for and pointed out on many a map of New Zealand. This is very satisfactory to a certain extent; but it would be still more pleasant if your pages occasionally mentioned the good offices of the representative of the district. He is, no doubt, exerting himself to the utmost of his ability; but lam frequently puzzled to answer questions put by those electors from this highly respectable place, who, if you remember rightly, rode into iNTaseby in a Dunediu candidate's vehicles, and then thought it incumbent upon them to vote tor Mervyn, a,s to what their representative is doing for them. Possibly you inav be able to enlighten them on this subject, as I must confess my inability to do so myself. Our sturdy representative (J. P. Armstrong) did us good service in the Provincial Council, and although but a tyro in legislation, he was not for an misled. I wish I could say the same for his colleague, but unfortunately I cannot. JS o party seems to recognise him. He is like a comet! amongst the stars: instant collision may be expected at any moment. Many people ask here, how it happened that, after taking the matter of the school out of the hands of Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Mervyn left the matter to fate. I have been unable to answer this question, but should recommend any future gentlemen appointed to apply to the former gentleman, and not be deluded by the suave tones of the other. A letter was addressed to Mr. Mervyn, in re the matter of footbridges across the creek. To this that gentleman deigned not to reply. He wanted his own ends served, and he obtained his object. If his constituents are satisfied with him, I have no reason to be otherwise, as I did not vote for him; but I should certainly not recommend them, under any circumstances, to ad vise him to resign, as it would only be waste of paper. Having made our bed a rough one, let us just put up with it until we can renew the straw. It is a long time to wait; but having no one to thank but ourselves, we need not complain, but be resigned to our fat» X can give you no mining news, for the simple reason that the miners in this locality are so reticent that it is impossible to ascertain what they are doinp:. tfain is badly wanted, the ground is parched and hard as a brick.