WEST COAST LETTER.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7263, 24 January 1889, Page 2

WEST COAST LETTER.

[from our corrbspondbjjt,)::.

GREYMOUTH, Janttajyk, Mr W. A. Barton, Clerk of the folff. Magistrate's aud Warden's CourtsTlS!? obtained three months well earnediP day after a continuous residence <& wards of eighteen years in the dU__T left for Melbourne last week. Mr At_S Thompson, Returning Officer, will *__ Mr Barton's locum tenens. vf ■ Mr Webster and another of the Uu land Railway survey staff, who lost la, way in the bu«h near Lake Ilochtietj!!? the latter end of last month, th«_Si cular. of which have already appeaj£j| your columns, arrived in town a ft»lLz ago, bearing traces of their narrow $ij_£ from starvation and exposure, A we*?? two, however, will sumce to puttiteK, their feet again. ™ The upper hydraulic crane was ttsedfthe first time since its repair early fe _ present week,.in loading the __let__! Brunner, and as several have been effected, it is hoped uo feS accident will occur. The coal expontiS, has been very slack for some time, the Grey Valley Coal Company fejS successful tenderers for the supplyef «_ to the railways i_t various parts colony we may look for a improvement very shortly in this wE? I stated in my last letter thtFg, Kennedy had placed the barque 6, H Tucker iv the trade between Greymouth in consequence of bavins &. posed of the schooner St Kilda, h$ _ sufficient encouragement is nofifitta, coining in the way of freight, the BroUr. has been abandoned. ™

I have on more than one occ_4» I alluded to the absence of a brass built I this town, every attempt hitherto _nfa 1 establish one having failed. lam pfetM 1 to say Mr Kearney of the locidfoou_rVM I succeeded in getting together a number 6£ 1 instrumentalists., principally foundre <_ 1 ployees, who, judging by th«ir tsm I performances in public, proraW well fo. 1 the future, . The Cap and Jacfei I Company, assisted by several '-atttiteua 1 gave a. : successful entertaiim»ntTi- f the public hail on Wednesday eTen- I log on their behalf, the pftt-tda 1 to be devoted to the purchase of iij|4__. ! raents ; and as the public appear JUBtloua ' to support the efforts of the i to provide the town with what It mfak I felt the need of I hope we .1 tall aooa woa equal terms with our neifcthhoara is this respect. .- ,; The Greymouth Rifles are now cotapej. | ing for the Silver Cup presented bjMts | .Masters. Several matches have .seated, | the scores in some instauc— being tm i satisfactory, proving that this comtajj 1 possesses some excellent shot*, sach 1 being the case it was a little aurprisla I they should have been so easily defsjp I by the; Rifle Club in a" match tto 1 took place a short time ago. 1 '1-hft wta» 1 match which has been promised v looked I forward to with considerable iut-S-, ti I an opinion is gaining ground ifeti the I Rifles will run the Club preitj I .Serge—nt Major Hyde exercised .wNaral I volunteer corps in a little' practice last week; thisbeingoi'ey,ml j company will probably enter upon -fm'h competitive firing for tbe watch mmtsd % by their popular captain, Mr W.J-.M- §■; ' A-Ire broke out in a five-roomflcopsJ B In Arney street on Tuesday evej—fe oaS p there was fortunately no wind at th, time, _\ thus the brigade were enabled to'prtV— j the flames from spreading to th.-Rj_iiag £ houses, which were for so_e time in g—! 1 danger. A difficulty occurred in ob__g 1 water near at hand, and as a consoqqeaM m the fire gained complete mastery ant ths p, I building in which it orteinatsd, th__o_nathe || hose was brought into requisition. h Seeing that we have had tm« >| three gentle reminders lately M toft> M probable result of a fire biei_M | out fn the business portion of the fo— 1 | think the Borough Council should bestir §| itself and lose no further time in either 1 fiurcbaaing the engine ofl'ered .by Ub 1 nvercargill Borough Council, or, It thfels i not suitable, to procuro oiie itffl® Jftl' I bourne or elsewhere.. "" M ■■ Very little has been heard for soquttftss of the gold workings at FalrhaU'a, w.— created a • good deal of excitement a „# months, ago. Upon making e_q?liis» 1 however, I find the ground has,not bisa 1 abandoned; two or three partial, *tal i sanguine of ultimate success, are engaged . sinking shafts, and in tlie courseota w£- j Or two they hope to reach the lead.' ~~ these parties have gone to a lot of extern inUbourahd appliances, I hope _K& a>; ticipations will be fully realised: lro« the special beach claims, oue at PvoM* 9 on the north beach aud one at Banra® are being worked, or perhaps it wtrnjo more correct to say the necessary dn#-_ machinery is being erected, on t_»«s* pletion of which operations will t* m menced. This applies moro paftlcaW» Messrs Taylor and party's cfaiffloftw* 1 north beach; a largo expeuditurtliM-Ma I incurred in procuring the lateat-B-* 055 | improved description of much-—?."? 01 | America and Victoria, this hassß»«to? 1 to hand, and it in- course «E I Should the ground prove -_»«■»»» prospects obtained tl—re frcaa.*-* 8 ? * monfhs ago, the proprietors haWe-SJf» ; " look for a handsome return on tm <*"*/? 1 it would abo prove au tneea#re»«f* holders of adjoluina claims fo tm two ] up in accordance with the j>wrUW« f \ their respective leascM. The »_» Bank of New Zealand Bhippt4-»«*W | sixteen thousand pounds worl-t<»S« 4D 2 [l the Brunner on Tuesday. ■<<■J7j.iL ■ The organ reeitalsgiveu by Mr ftormwg | ton, of Christchurch, ou 'Moftdaf •» ; Tuesday evenings respactively ffefMfr, ( a musical point of view, very :» 'The instrument is swe-t iv top* WjS: | adapted to therequiremeuU o**k«| f I am sorry the attendance «*:_"£ i people and others was not j majority have missed the pl*s*L% j hearing the organ played by »|WK . gentleman who gave thosp I of its capabilities. The c_mu»J<J* '* I crown for admission proved **££**& \ it deterred many from *«1««*S I would otherwise have i The organ havlu_ buen and the services in \ brought to a termination ; the-c*™» \ been re _rraug.ed and %-arioU. _«w m ™~ |: made. _ .''.. ~, y■■ Jrt__i_a h The Church of England -*«»*__2&bl f Saturday, and ,tbouf.h not. I financially as lb might have **_[-*_& I sum was realirted. I ¥ .some kii.d of inisiuuieMtaudioK fc with respect to the bazaar tU-t _fr^i ß |I a great amount of „i.Msaiisfa«fa gj the early part of last l*&r f |sC i announced by the • nCß _* B Sr_Jt' I it was intended to hold ••*« I bition on behalf of the Sunday I children were expected to ,n *'r ! a! SB_ I articles in which they were »« TTfcS' § by their parents and 'ri* B^ U rf W is- E months later a circular wvt fW_soi \ amongst the Sunday f&booi:.*K_tl*\ setting forth a projcrauinio a* and object of thelmtheoraiof «K-B in which it was distinctly « a view to encourage com Pet, would be made for the btsst 1 work submitted. Acting § of the children worked h-.roewjßg** g in getting together a capliw*^rT>-a | of various articlnft, wnU_ " 1 further uuder-t<»ocl wt-re _?'JT'** 18 I on behalf of the Sunday I were S.nt in as diiveted, n-fisj__iMM° 3 & ing of the «l«t of DrCi-mtot fej.to | wits oponed in tbe .Volmi-»«2a».*_- § 1 .tho -area*'snrprUe of o-'u *f_j t--* 1 chUdiren, the fixhibitioo %£#&? | converted intc a bazaar, the V | which were to be devoted to f-_*J_Sw_g | of the church debt, th c 1 were either sold or <_!nVd |}» | were made,hi .'fact the I gether Ignored. Nat„iaHy,<?f«^ l ßta § was a great disappoint ment,»" ,W 9_\ | to abreach of faith with the «g&5 1 liadbeen looking forward toi&tea « 1 for their work. The 1 m-nagemeht have beeo \ § through tbe columns of the 1 jia «zpla_iaUon, but, no ip # 1 .has yet been given. .' " 1