The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1876.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 24, 19 May 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1876.

Wb havt» ft" \\ is.lt to create a fueling of uniu the minds of our readers as to the ftrtmv commercial prosperity of Oaru iru : hut cheii we hear statements made in quarters where one can look for truth, these Utile murmur* become some- ■ thing iH'.nv than on diM. At the present time there are ugly rumours about town that iwumt! r.n httfiorfance farfrom cheerful, tonehiug ottr harh»mr works. Indeed, it i-t no secret, we believe. that the costrec- | t.rs Walkhent and Feyman) have olUeiat nohtiealioik troi'.i the Secrutr.ry of the Harbour Board that they ;na->t sw.-rpcud f»»r th© present nil operation*, »nd thai. the eo^tiu;;^u'r. , :• of the wovhrf. far .vi tht'V atv e >nrvmed, must ThU *vri.>u.-» -p on the part of th* Harbour Board U of ut.'Wslito«!i c*»n« .wf-piertv, arid e>>trM only Ik; r.vcess'tated by sfc.m, thing of art equally momentous nature. The Town and District of Oamant, v.r s >tl the entire of North ttui.'.r. naturally feel amazed at s«» a cessation t« the cmttp!ctii»a of these important harbour improvements. One tan indeed fijarevfy credit—after the enormous exp..-ndihtre already incurred—that bu.-aru'ss »kii in charge of so groat rt trust wnnl'l willingly lust* a Mi>s'e hour in the prosecution of their undertaking, and the pu»Ue bw a rf;jht t« as!-: for some tangible us|»Unsttofi of their present action. [ The »tyl» of work done l>v the contractors —the acknowledged solidity of what has Wen a'ready aveonipttthed in this great nnderta.kmg-~p.nd the progress daily made —if slow—are su> generally satisfactory, that any tmnecessary interruption to the ouudeth'n of »>ttr liarbi.ttr improvements wilt involve «n tttcouiprchel)»ih)e loss to the grt-at wueresU of the district. No indoed than ruin t<» many, the next ti> direet vtiiu to others, and the inevitable depreciation t.» tlie value of all real juvipertt*. We have much to write on this std>j?.nd tlu-ftf .great need for eutpiiry : but v. e tntsf the Harbour Hoard trill Ee'vil that the expenditure upon a targe staff of ot!i«?er» necessitates from tttem S' ►me account of their stcwardship tttfvii that hitherto fnrnisliecl. At least the gentlemen sftouid be prepared to <|uiot great anxiety excited by their late action, and we withhold such «n t«iru-*i which intwt be forced upon geru'iv.l attention until it shall appear that "rumour has been idle." We cotitoss that v/e shall look forward somewliat anxiously for either a continuation of what is now merely a rumour, or else a direct dental of the statements to which we have given publicity. As the Harbour Board meets to-day, it is just possible that j the subject will be brought forward, and [ then, doubtless, some explanation will be ; made tending to allay public uneasiness.