LYTTELTON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 673, 14 January 1852, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

(From the Lyttelton Times, Jan, 3.) A spirited sailing match took place in the harbour on New Year’s Day, between some ol the small vessels chiefly engaged in the Sumner trade. The match, which was hastily got up by the exertions of a few of the settlers, was for two prizes of £7 and £3 10s. respectively. The following vessels started : —Cutters Kutherine Ann and Fisherman ; schooners Wave, Flirt, Elizabeth, William Horina, General Palmer, and Diana ; sailing from opposite the town, round the ships Cornwall and Fatima, retracing their course round a craft moored off the town, again circumnavigating the ships, and back to the jetty. The coming in was full of excitement : three vessels, the Katherine Ann, Flirt, and Wave being nearly abreast of each other. The Umpire awarded the first prize to the Katherine Ann, Bell, master, and the second to the Wave, Maxwell Crockett. Measures are being taken to ascertain the opinion of the inhabitants on the subject of discontinuing the use of the present cemetery at Lyttelton, and forming one in a position less likely to affect the health of the inhabitants. At present, with northerly winds, all the effluvium arising therefrom is carried through the town, and must become, if not now, at any rate in a few years, extremely prejudicial. Not only so, but the present burying-ground is situated on the very spur from which the principal supply of water eißaoates- We believe a spot round by the Sumner road has been thought of as the best obtainable for a new Cemeteiy reserve. With respect to the situation we would at present express no opinion, ’nut we cerainly think the removal of the Cemetery is urgently called for.