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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 248, 7 February 1877, Page 2

It appears to be the talk of the town—whether with reason or otherwise we cannot say—that the present condition of Gf;..v,VF.Vt dam is far from reassuring. Of course, a great allowance mtut be made for the idle rutuers which are always floating about on every conceivable subject, but we have been informed that the dam was visited yesterday by persons competent to form an opinion cm the subject, anil they say that had the water been but one foot higher, it would have been positively dangerous to Efte town. atut the opening of the shstee-ijak-s wunlit not have carried away the onethousaudth part necessary for the publie So frightened are a number of persons living in the valley that it b with fear ami trembling they He ib»wn at night. As it is outside the jurisdiction of the Town Council, the Corporation is power-U-9.4 in the matter, ami of cour.-v.: cannot tabe action. We presume, how t - vor. it will be within the province of the County Co'Uvirit, ami as that body meets to-tuor-

row, it b just in.-sU.te the affair may crop Up during it---! proceedings. We do i;««t

assort that t:.o ru.ui« aft; true, but tin-' matter is of sue!i graver ifiiport'.aee that fft> feet bound tosivu them pubUelty, as, t.iLt; forivarn;;d is t»> be forearmed, nr.d iti the hope that soma precautionary inev sures ma'/ he taicen.