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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 726, 9 October 1872, Page 2

The Rev. Mr Coffey, on Sunday evening, previous to his sermon, gave oat that a meeting of the congregation would be held on Friday evening next, for the purpose of appointing nominators to choose a clergyman for the cure of St Peter's Chorch. It is a pleasure to hear that the quail toned out on Messrs Boyes Bun, some two yean ago, are thriving remarkably well, and spreading over the district. A covey of them was started one day last week just outside Queenstown. The birds are still protected by Act of Parliament, and we trust residents will make it their dutjrto see that they are not seriously molested for another season or two. Constable G. Wohlman is appointed inspector of slaughter yards for the Nokomai. A correspondent, writing from the Nokomai, on Monday, saysMr Coolant's valise has not been found, nor is there much chance of its recovery, the river having kept remarkably hig h since it was lost. The rumor at Kingston (mentioned in the Wakatif Mail of the 2nd October), of the recovery of the valise, without the gold is without foundation.—The Big Bace has been purchased by a party working at Paddy's Alley, and ia to be carried on to that place.—Messrs Nicholas Bros., Photographers, have been here the last week. Their pictorea are equal to any I have seen. Generally speaking people don't believe in travelling photos., but a full reliance may be placed in the ability of these artistes. They are aboot to visit Queenstown, and many of your inliabitanta will at once recognise the truthfulness of the Nokomai portraits. The vignettes are especially good; and, as I before observed, the picturea generally are not to be beaten anywhere. Their series of views are also excellent, and well worthy inspection.—Mr Gibson, of the Parawa Creek, has at last got an hotel license granted to his premises, and, in consequence, gave • house warming on the 4th inat» to a large number of friends. The old Wakatip steamer was brought to the hammer last Saturday, by Messrs Powell and Co., and was almost "given away "for £IOO, the purchaser being Mr Huff. Previous to the sale Mr Price, one of the owners, forbid the sale, on the grounds that he had not been eonsuited, and that the other two shareholders had not given proper publicity of the property to bo disposed of. As to the validity, or not, of the sale, of course that little coooerna the public. The old boat, which is still on the beach, mat be considerably lighter now than when first hauled up in July last, after a submergence of some seven years, judging firaa die weight of a splinter of white pine, broken off her bottom, which, when handed to us on the 20th of Am month named, weighed 29 ounces, and oo Friday last, being dried, weighed exactly 10 ouneea—thus losing nearly two-thirds of ha weight "