WAIPORI.

Tuapeka Times, Volume 1, Issue 41, 21 November 1868, Page 3

W A I P O RI.

(From our own Co-respondent.). r . .. 1 aafiJtormy .wjaather-durmg the latter.. par of last we^k ,andjth<H3asliervDortioi of this 'prevents me having any -yor^tet»V*«BP*^ pqijits an Jpgal; „ inteffest,»'Ba',tfc^tr^qjjrt^dei > edMajlfe©r'{ «. qmte-MU./ait-in. Wadpofci'Cxossipj iPoare* 1 : „ 'most -comes\oui* Boating "Club, "which" « has created'^ quite an* 'aquatic n^biaF,-*-■and, which' promises { io b-'e^a'greaV' success. .FSbmeFbf the 3 i^mbe'rV <s&*»« .'- 'Club invited- Itlie" Warden and Mr. Downe8 7 -08-efle--o'f-t I fteig-viflito lately — to/.hjave&s&l^tKe *' Ringtail Ro&eVS on- the f river, at the pjlace, where it widerismta a fine' shifet -of water, fr^nr fouitbsixfeeFdiep;^ The* -'Jlßingfedf ■ Eoa rer 'i is -twenty-two : feet rlon£,.<aijifl - jdraira-terLuiches of water: - JJJdf. Henrj, . Ea^gittj the gentleyiaij. jvho^puijt the . " Wasp,"* has. sold it to a'meinb'ei* of ' the jClub, and is busy in the construction df/anot"hef over sixteen feet long, " -which' he intends. to.pFopel _by , paddle* 'instead of' o'arsi Mr. TJbbcrtf !Weblr has also, sold his skift* r the " Ely," - and" -, - is building another, of a lighter c'onj " sl;fuctiqn,ln drderio enable It to float easily over the shallows. . ' - " A large number of books, comprising-. : the works of ; Bulwer, Thackery, Lever., - Dickens; M-acaulay, Carlyle-, anclother&, have been bought by the^Library €fcin-~ cT miitee" from Mr. James" "M'Cay;, who .' ; ordered .'them \ "for' m'3 f o jra „ jmYateT • '" library while lately in England. ;,.'. - , Apropos of the Retrenchment ocryj;k c hear that wo are only to have one-con-- • stable in "Waipori. Constable Morkaive-' j;; will therefore be again -transferred, rto some other quarter, ]. leaving "-^''oitu: well-tried and imich-:resp&ctetL\C6n-stable Dunne, who r has beeni W I'tTng in Waipori. , The miners are all remarkably busy, so busy indeed that business- people on - Saturday last were, complaining of " " dullness of trade, which they attributed 'to the fact of the miners saving up for the Christmas' holidays. - The Waipori : folks have commenced to speak seriously of, preparations for Christmas ■ :> sports, and we expect to outstrip many " places of greater population. The. Begatta Club intend having boat-races, and from what I learn, we are likely to have also horse racing, and games of. various- kinds. It is to be Hoped these ' amusements will tend to keep the miners in the place, so that what money "^ they do spend will be for the good of the district. I think the social condition of Wai' ' pori is advancing in the scale, and my ~ reasons for thinking so are founded oii_ the fact that a number of ■ marriages are on the tapis for Christmas:; One of our townsmen has led the van, and is away to Dunedin to meet- his -intended from Victoria,. As another proof of our social progress I may men- " tion that wo have a Choral Society, under the ablo tuition of Mr.-Farrant. They are now practising for an entertainment which they propose giving in a few days on beLalf of the Tuapeka Hospital, and which, for the benefit of that institution, I trust may prove a success. , A belfry was recently erected on the schoolhou3e, and a bell hung; iv. it, the marry peals of which enliven the. quietude of the township. Too much* praise cannot ba awarded the School Committee for the deep interest they take in performing their duties so well. In addition to tJ^e bell, a swing has been constructed for the amusement of the boys of the school. A preliminary examination of the scholars was held by Mr. Cairnes and Dr. M'Lach^n, on Wednesday, the llfch instant. Tlie children showed great efficiency and progress in all the branches taught, which reflects great credit upon tbe care and painstaking of Mr. Baker, the teacher. There are now over thirty scholars attending the school. An addition is about to be made to the number of hotels here. Mr. .Tqau Wylie, now occap\ inter the. Bridge Hotel, is about to ofen as an hotel the building occupied by Mr. Borrows some considerable time since. . It is - - situated nearly oppov'te the Commercial Hotel. There many improv/men's made upon the building, since it wai last used aa an hotel, and T^-beliovo travellers who may make Wainbri'a," stas:e in their journey -will find this hotel to afford comfortable quarters. ; I have seen a specimen of gold ob- • tamed from one of the sluicing claims in the Lammsrlaw Ban^es, amongst which were some beautiful- nugget*. Two especially deserve notice— one assumed the form of a Bco'ch thi^lf, and the other that of- a leaf with asmall piece of bright quartz in tbo centre of it, resembling a diamond sot in wrought gold. One party in the same quarter obtained' last week n - nugget weighing two and a half ounce. Such are the topics "which interest . our small community.- In my next letter I hope to . have some additional samples of enterprise and improvement to lay before your readers. j Count Bismarck has had a fall from his horse, and is reported to be seriously injured. "'" ' • Later accounts to tanrt ; f*6n> the - Natal G-oldfieldi via the Mauritius; ai^' not bo bright aa- 'previous ones. A : sum of £SQOd has, however, beea voted by. the Cape Parliament .for the Pjarpo'ee' of fittinsf btit an"eipeHitiair tcr^ .* explore the district^ _ A report vr'** " also current that a nugget weighing .l^lb. had" been dweovexe^^put thifcww Baid to wanfc confirmation, ,. , V'