SOUTHLAND. (FROM THE "SOUTHLAND NEWS," 20TH SEPT.)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVIII, Issue 1633, 15 October 1862, Page 4

SOUTHLAND. (FROM THE "SOUTHLAND NEWS," 20TH SEPT.)

(from Tin: fiisl pile of tho Picsbyterian Cluuch, Taystieet, was laid on Monday last, and rapid progress is being made with the building. The architoct ifMr. J E. Clarke; the contractors Messis. Moffit and Newton. The church will se.it 400 |>ert>ont. During Ins recent visit to Melbourne, Mr. 11. Homer, of the firm of C. N. Campboll and Co., In■vercatgill, pin chased a poweiful fire engine, at a cost of iC2OO It is shipped on boaid the 'Espoianza,' which may be expected any day. This puichase will, we hope, lead to the levival of the project for the foimation of a Fno Bngade. Timber and bucks aie now fetchiug very high — almost piohibitoiy ])iices. For bucks wo hear that .£l2 <md £13 a thousand is asked. Hobailon palings are fetching 2os. and more per bundled —at least, that figure is asked for them, but we doubt if huge sales of them ai c being effected at that figure. The whole of tho extensive block of buildings just elected by Messis. Lockh.irt has been leased by a new comer who has gone over to Melboui ne to prepaie for the importation of his stock What aie the diaymen of luveicargill about iv asking such extravagant prices as we have been mfoimed they do for diaying stores to the Nokomai diggings' £80 per ton is suiely too high a figure for draying along so level a load as the Great Noith road is, and when stoics can bo caited from Riveiton foi half that figure. Unless this rate is lowered, it will be cheaper for the Fnvei cargill stoiekeepeis to ship goods by the ' AphruMa' to Riveiton, and cait them from thence to the diggings It is well to "make hay while the sun shines" but it is not wise to be evci waiting for a cloudless summer day. The news of the opening of the Nokomai gold field has ahead} had the effect of biinging to this piovince seveial new prospector? after customers for the wholesale tradeis of Dunedin and Melbourne Some of the foiniei have been latbei surpnsed to find that we have storekeeper in "little pettyfogging Southland " who could '•ell to them as cheaply as they can offer then own waies-but htill moie sui pused to loam the veiy high fieight chaiged by oiu one useful but small coasting steamer plying between heie and Dunediu —7o-- a ton We aie glad to leain that Mr J. II Mills, of Riveiton, has not been long hindeicd m his business by the dc-tiaction of hit, former stole. He has aheady got a new stoic elected.