CORRESPONDENCE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 276, 19 June 1874, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

Ws do not hold ouiselves in any way responsible for the opinions and sentiments expressed by correspondents. All communications must be accompanied by i j ,the correct name and address of theiwriter;" ' not necessarily for publication, but as/aj guarantee of good faith.

(To the Editor of the Mount Ida Cheonioee.) St. Bethans, 15th June.

Sib, —It appears that at last the township of St. Bathans will be sold early in August. It is to be hoped that there will be no further sham . about it this time, as holders of business licenses have had to renew their licenses many times on the strength of former promises that the sale would take place, so very long ago. I will venture to hope also, on behalf of tho St. B.itbaus community at large that a similar process of " stringing " will not be adopted with regard to the erection of the telegraph and post offices, the site of which lias beed chosen and marked off several months since. There is general indignation expressed by residents here because there appears to have been no sum of money placed on the Government Estimates for repairs of the load between St. Bathans and Hills Creek, ulthuugh it is uudersioud that our local Progress Committee urged our representatives to move iu this ma'lee. If the Progress Committee so urged our representatives it is evident that the latter did not condescend to utter a word about it. [We have been shown a memorandum Tby the Provincial Engineer in answer to the inquiry of the Svuretary for

"Works, made at the instigation of the district members sum for main branch road for this track —St. Bathans to Blackstone Hill." —Ed. M.I.C.] When Mr. Eastings was here in March last he acknowledged that the portion of road just named was sadly out, of repair, and made am ; .mo. of tliV feet. It would be intelvsiing to know if such memo, has met the eyes of the gentlemen at present' in office; >■■■■■'•■-■•■■

It by one of your extracts taken from the ' Wakatip Mail' that, as Mr. Warden Carew is going away on leave of absence, Mr. Stratford is likely to administer the law here for'another twelve months. Eoth gentlemen are, well known and deservedly respected here. I wish Mr. Carew a pleasant time} of it, and Mr. Stratford a continuance of that popularity which he earned 1 for him-} self,when formerly > stationed in St. Ba-i thans—a substantial proof of which was} given to him on the occasion of his remo-i tbl. ..i.;iiu* ;

TalldDg pf.reindvals, .1 was glad to seel ■that : your'correspondent 'for St. 'Eathansj of the retirement from} business ( 6f Mr. Washer—for' many year's j a "tiistilly' H's'pecled 'resident'' pf,'Welshl-} Irian's (Griiily.-.',''' It' would be siipe;'.3ubus j 'to add! fo y,ori^\'cpijrespqnclent;S| remarks upon' that..s!ubje^,'but' I ziiust} say that the same coach Vrhiih bore away'j M-\ and Washer took also, on the; same day another gentleman—Mr. Denpiston, pfthe'Bank of New: Spnth< Wales; ;vvhq here regain edifor that, esiiabjislinlplit j much of the prestige r'^juadlost w.ir.ji,the j miners: on accou jc.qf ;iLSj lowei-ing. the i price of gold. Mr. Dennisfon was a ge-; neral favorite; ; and, if his departure)had hot been so sudden, he would have received from the miners and others a sub-' stantial proof ,of. .the,high, estimation in; which they' hold' liim." 'As it was, he 1 shared 'with Mr. Washer the'Jhbnor'bf a mimerqus esqortjas far' as, Hills; Creek;— lam, &c., ( ....... ,/,,, ;,',.,;,.,!,,.,,■ i'"[i. ■:■ ■' :■' '. m ■•') i ;.' ;> '/OpsEEVSE.