Settlement of Stewart Island is. quietly but steadily progressing. From a resident there we iSouthland Timet) learn that the population, particularly of juveniles, has increased so far as to warrant the erection at Half-Moon Bay of a achoolhouse, which is attended by about 20 children. The place is also used by Mr. Peterson, the teacher, for conducting Divine worship in on Sabbaths, when it is customary for a pretty considerable congregation to attend. Cold has been found in various parts of the island—in one or two places in sufficient quantity to pay small wages ; but the difficulty of getting supplies to them prevent their being worked. A party has just started on a prospecting tour round the island. The sawmills are in full swing, employing a large number of men, and becoming
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4838, 23 September 1876, Page 3
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132Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4838, 23 September 1876, Page 3
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