WAIKAIA NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1413, 19 November 1904, Page 2

WAIKAIA NOTES.

(l'toui Our Own Correspondent.) A wcll-attcntjod meeting of geu'.lemeii inieiestiil in the formation of a local tiun Club was held in the commercial room of the Crown Jiotcl on Saturday evening. The meting was most enthusiastic, and it wu* unanimously decided that a club should be established. A strong ex cent he was appointed, with Mr Joint McLean as president und Mr A. Campbell tut secretary. Considering the number of more than average shots in the district, there is no leuson why this innovation should not be a pronounced success. A plcasunt as well as useful pustimc will be afforded, and the young pi-oplc who join the club will have a rare opportunity of learning the ait from those who are well cpiulilicd to teach it. We have had a visit from almost the whole body of the Otago School Commissioners, and it is to be hoped that this personal inspection of their endowments will result in the betterment, of their tenants. Jlud their coming I n more generally known, more of those iuU-iYMtvd would have. interviewed them. As it was, they had to listen to a good many deputations, which hud grievances of more or less magnitude to lay Pi'fol'e. them. It would be to the mutual advantage of both the CommixsiciiierH and their tenants if these visit* were repealed periodically. As an index that the present prosperity of Waikaia in of u solid nature, it may be mentioned that several new hous s are in the course of construction. Mr <!. Wutt has just about completed a substantial building to the order of Mr Thus. Stirling, and Mr Carmodv is busv with a t.iutroomed house for -Mr P. Dcluqry. Others also are making altcratious to / their present building*. There it) «"t ' uu empty house in Waikaia, and «<J« there a dozen such they would all be occupied iii a week. So far the mining returns for the week are not all uvailable. It l*j pleasing, however, lo have to rocord that the Ladv Anne dredge has wtti'lied up for the hunilsoine return ol 211 loz lldwt, thus eclipsing he previous highest return by Msoz. 'ln>* dndge was recently put under the mnnug>meni of Mr John Gordon, who will no doubt feel considerably at her success, more especially a* *" ,s is his lii -t essay as a dmlgemas'.er. Since taking churge he has had Il>e dredge litt.xl with new gold-si.i«g tables, which no doubt have had a good deal to do with the splendid return. .Mr Gordon informs mo that he experts belter things still, a«U »c Duke of tiordon will ha\e to look to it I hut he .locs not biut her "<> f " r record return of -.'Wo/.. The Ma-tei-ton dredge has hud better success thnf week, her wash-up being over HW. The Argvle Co. have made a etait with the building of their hydraulic dredge, and will lose no time m having h.r at work. The Jjtdy Gordon is expected to be at work ill a month, and if her returns are anything "k« on a par with those of her two *wt»T dredges, the luckv shareholders ought lo have a good time ahead of them.