THE SUPERINTENDENT AT CHARLESTON.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1049, 25 February 1873, Page 2

THE SUPERINTENDENT AT CHARLESTON.

The visit of his Sobor to Charleston has attracted soine little attention The Herald reports that a deputat<j n consisting of Messrs Dwan, Jontq and Haines waited upon the Superintendent in order to bring several matters of interest to the district under his notice. The bridge over the Four-mile, his Honor said he had, before leaving Nelson, given instructions to have rebuilt "With regard to the Addison's road; did the cost not exceed £2OO, he thought he could have a bridle track inade to connect the made portions; as also have improvements made in the Westport and Charleston roads out of the sum due the Goldfields Road Boards from the G-eneral Government: A new cemetery, when selected, he would grant, and probably pay the whole of the fencing connected therewith. Th«town allotments would have to be / surveyed. Prices had been fixed Jc a general rate for the sections, varying from £5 to £25, according to size and" position. Those persons undesirous of purchasing* could still hold theii sections by paying the business and would not have them withdrawn from the Goldfields Regulations. The section having been purchased in fee simple, the holders would not require to retain business licenses. The streets would still be maintained by the Government as Rent on Goldfields Leases so long as they werfl held, could not be reduced ; it was not right for the miner to work the best ground and then expect the tent to be reduced pro rata. His Hono* would, however, see if anything could bo done to reduce the survey fees* though he doubted it, as there was a fixed scale for the whole of the Goldfields. The deputation then withdrew* thanking his Honor for his kindness in listening to the wants expressed; and his satisfactory answers thereto. Previously a meeting had been convened by Mr George Donne, to discus* the advisability of what should W said and done on the Superintendent's I but the meeting seems to bavsH eventuated in nothing more than tali* ■ and, as the Herald says, ridicule IS instead of reason ruled the roast. His Honor held a meeting at Cbaf'H leston on Friday night, but of whiciH the report has not yet come to hand: B