OVER SIXTY YEARS AGO

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4646, 29 June 1944, Page 1

OVER SIXTY YEARS AGO

October 27,- 1882.—The following appointments wore made at the annual meeting of the Lake County Jockey Club; President, Dr Douglas; vicepresident, Mr C. C. Boyes; treasurer, Mr L. deßoer; secretary, Mr J. Edgar. It was resolved that the qualification fee bo £l/1/-, and it was also decided, after some discussion, that a charge be made for admission to the ground on race days. The tender of J. McNeill has been accepted for the erection of the stone store in Ballarat street for Air J. v. cl. Waldo, who sets a good example in favour of erections in the centre of the town being in cither stone or brick. This new building will fill another gap caused by the Waldmann lire. fSomo of the electoral rolls stand greatly in need of revision. The registrar at Wanganui posted 250 objections to names on the roll of that district and 200 were returned through the dead letter office. In a review of shipping improvements and overhauls, the following boats arc mentioned: Jane Williams (owned by Williams and Archer); the Antrim (Messrs Robertson, Hicks and

Co.) which was built at the Greenstone river; the Venus (owned by the same firm) —the report >stated that she had lately retired from the world and was snugly anchored at the Wakatipu sawmills. The Mountaineer (Mr Chas. McQueen, -Dunedin) will be properly attended to before the busy season. Mr John S. Miller, an old seafaring man, .for many years in command of ■ the Mountaineer, lately launched a now cargo boat, the Mystery, named after his previous craft. Her cost was about £3OO, The mystery was built at Half-way Bay by Mr John Fraser, an old inhabitant of the town. She was fashioned after the style of the Moa, once owned by J. B. Kerr, Kingston. Mr J. Fraser turned out several boats on the lake, large and small. The Moa was built at a small bay opposite the Two-mile. Her timber came from the Wakatipu Sawmills. Before the Moa was on the stocks the late Mr Eichardt offered £(500 for her. Thu timber for the boat was cut in u pit by handsaws and during the construction it kept pairs of sawyers going. The wages at the time were £2 per clay. Boat owners reaped their harvest for the passenger charge from Queenstown to the Head of Lake was £lO a head and to Kingston £3, whilst

the carriage of goods was £ls per ton, Worthcim sewing machines were advertised as follows: hand machines £.’s, treadle £5. Time payment from 2/(! to 5/- per week. In a letter to the Hokitika Committee on the subject of electric light, Sir Julius Vogel says that he expects to be in New Zealand the first week ie November. .Ajniong some of the runs which the Waste Lands Board decided to dispose of were: Run 323, below Lake Wakatipu, comprising (12,150 acres and occupied by W. S. Trotter —To he released for 14 years at Id per acre. Run 331 situated at the south-east corner of Lake Wakatipu, comprising 45,(510 acres and occupied by Boyes Bros. — To be released in two runs for 21 years at Id per acre. Run 3-10 north or Lake Wakatipu, comprising 40,980 acres and occupied by J. Butomcut.— The northern portion of the run to-the Stoneburn to be reserve I for settlement, the remainder to be let for 10 years at 2d per acre, November 3, 1832.—The Rev. D. 0. Hampton of Kaiapoi has been tippointed to officiate for the Wakatipu pa ish. The Rev. gentleman is married and has a family o-’ two children. The Rev. Father O’Ne.ii has been appointed to the (jMvnsiown imssioir whtic he will act as assistant to the Rev Father xvlaekay This young minister accompanied Dr Moran on his recent visit to the district and is the first priest, wo hoar, which the right reverend gentleman ever oidarned Tic Roads Cons ruction Ac!, an early perusal of wnich was recommended iu the Lake County (V)incil, siipu late.; that subsidies are a thing of the past and that all road works must, pvr.rtitally, be nalertakeu out of funds locally collected, i.0., taxation, ailed I.y Government subsidy, where weeks a’’e approved.