THE LAKE DISTRICT.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 227, 8 June 1866, Page 3

THE LAKE DISTRICT.

■A ■very influential meeting of the leadis^ ■gsutlemen of this district was held at mas^saeen's Arms Hotel, on last Wednes<stesET -evening, with the view of taking into vossssideEation the desirability of forming a Sshbee. Navigation Company for Lake Wa&a£ip — Kichmond Beetham,Esq., R.M. iSa-sfehe chair. A great deal of discusa£&z.- J to6k place on the subject, and great .•sasiSdeiice "was expressed in the ultimate *5Si-ssss3 of such a company. The followskg- ge&tlemen were elected provisional siijisssefcsra : — Messrs B. Beetham, 8.M., L. •Bassd, S.M., B. Hallenstein, D. Weaver, Ml Maiaghan, C. E. Haughton, M.H.E., M.SXi, W. C. Wright, P. Roberts, "W, M^ler, James Douglas, M.D., and J. "W. Hyfeertson ; but it was resolved that no Esther proceedings should be taken until «£tisiates of cost of the vessels had been arecenred from competent persons. Ilie -reefs at skippers are looking very -several shares in the Ariel and JsSssandra Companies have changed hands .^asriniT the last week at very good prices. :±he 3;;tter. eojnparv have struck the J'nc■fedUis reef. in their claim, and the samples *a£«toise taken oul are pretty well impreg-laaled-n'itli gold. isoutliberg and party commence crushing next week, aiid I liavo no doubt the assult v/ill be exceedingly good. This <ssa2pany ia coinpoped of working miners, was the second claim taken up at the 33sd&; they have had the machinery "ssaeied at very great expense, and are «iassrs r ing of every success. Perry, "Watt and Co. will also have '<Sise machine in working order shortly.

Messrs Robertson v.ud : ; . ■ : -,. .■■■.■..-. ■ >■ :>?■:. progressing favorably vri!h in-.-: ■.-;■ cuuu of their flour mill. Groat dissatisfaction is expressed at the veiy dilatory manner in which the Grovernment are acting with regard to the erection of the jetty ; tenders have been accepted nearly two months ago, but the successful tenderers have not yet received their order to commence it. I+. is a very great inconvenience ; all our jetties having been washed away by the late floods, and all goods have to be landed in boats. — Daily Times, Ist June.