CORRESPONDENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 28 June 1851, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times

Sir, —Seeing a letter in your paper of the I4tli instant, warning" our Canterbury colonists against the baneful effects of that most inveterate disease amongst sheep, " the scab/ 3 having proved so ruinous in the Australian Colonies, and at the same time reminding us that the disease has already shewn itself on our mountains, and that too in the route by which sheep must be driven from the most eligible landing place on this, the port side of the Peninsula to the Plains, I had hoped such a letter would have aroused our fellow-colonists to immediately convene a meeting to enquire into a subject, in which not only our flockmasters, but the interests of every one of our fellow-colonists is most deeply concerned- I would suggest that the right of depasturing sheep on that part of the peninsula between Godley Head and the Heathcote Ferry, be reserved for the run of sheep imported, and that the pre-emptive rights already granted should be available only for other stock. I would also suggest that a certain length of time be specified for sheep remaining on the reserved run. By these means sheep landed in health, will have every chance of recruiting their strength on a clean run, and may be driven " without fear of contamination,' over the hills, and being ferried over the Heathcote, be landed safely on the plains. Let it not be said that at the very time when our Australian friends are plouging the great deep, they may settle with their flocks upon our beautiful plains, thereby increasing the wealth of our colony, by increasing our exports. Let it not be said, I repeat, that our neglect and procrastination have damped the prospects of our adopted country. Apologising for thus encroaching upon your columns, allow me to subscribe myself

A Well Wisher to THE (XiNTEHBURY SETTLEMENT,

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times.

Sir,—ln your account of the gale and its effects in the Lyttellon Times of the 14th inst., you drew an invidious comparison between the "Perseverance," and my vessel, the " Pauline." From the wording ol' that account the public may be led to suppose that the stranding of the " Pauline " was entirely owing to my carelessness, in keeping my yards and topmasts aloft. May I request that you will do me the justice to state, what was-really the case, that we were ashore long before daylight, and therefore were unable to take such measures as those you refer to for the safety of the vessel. Not a single vessel in the harbour had struck her yards &c., until after daylight.

I am, Sir, yours obediently, H. Cain,