JOURNAL OF THE WEEK.

Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 4, 1 February 1851, Page 3

JOURNAL OF THE WEEK.

"■"Februaryl., 1851. Only five additional choices of town sections have been made, all at Christchurch. The'selection of rural lots has-.advanced as far as N0.. ; 12 : _ The land already selected is the college section, No.l,immediately close to the town of Lyttelton, almost the whole of which has been appliedforat high rents for building; purposes. No. 2at Sumner. The wood at Papanui, the neighbourhood of the Ferry over the Heathcote, four sections adjoining the capital, and one on the base of the'hills on the banks of the Heathcote, include the choices up to the present time. Tenders for a contract to complete the road from the Ferry over the Heathcote to Christchurch are to be received as the Association's offices tomorrow. In the meantime, in order to place a supply of labour at the disposal of the contractors, the works are stopped on the road from Lyttelton to Sumner. Mr. Godley has thought that as it is impossible to complete the Sumner road in the course of the summer, it is more important to complete that from the Ferry to Christchurch, which may readily be accomplished, when there will be a practicable communication by means of the bridle-path and the ferry, the whole way from the port to the capital. The difficulty as" to the survey of the roads has been removed, and all the principal lines are now marked on the map. Any one who has purchased a map, may have the roads marked if he will leave it at the Land office for that purpose. , , .„ , The Survey-office at Christchurch- will be opened by the 17th of February, when the business of the Land department will be transferred from Lyttelton to the capital. The arrival of the " Castle Eden, is anxiously expected. A paragraph in the New Zealand Spectator of the 18th inst. informs us that sue was not to sail till about Oct. 1-It is not »n----possible that her departure from England may have been delayed by some arrangements-wlucH were still pending when we left England relative to the consecration of Dr. Jackson. The price of Hour remains at about 301. a ton, but as it varies from 10/. to 15/, in the Australian colonies and Van Diemen's land, we may anticipate a fall in the price of bread before long. Our harbour looks very busy. Resides the laro-e ships which are concealed by the point, a_ barque"and four brigs and schooners are winrg " at anchor immediately in front of the tow*. I* gether with several cutters and smaller crfclt,