The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 224, 10 January 1877, Page 2

The Evening Mail.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1877.

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Wtt have no ttottbt that eonsiikcabtw difltettltiea lii« in the way (,) * having bathing accommodation in Oamar«, still the subject is of importance-, nob only on accotmt ©f swimming berng a pleasant amttsement ant! an art which people of both seaes- should! aci|t*ire, fctrt »&«> " n aceotmt of it* desirability in a hygienic sense. The supply of fresh water is so. small in Owuaro at present that comparatively few ca» wye? fctto httusry *>f a ** t»b>" in the morning : bat the sea at thifr time of year especially invites to » dtp m its briny waves. An enemy, however, stops, in, taking that most undesirable form— a shark—and! although, tlowbtless lew, if any, wnc have bathed either m the surf or off the rocks near the Breakwater, have met with this dreaded! monster, still! it t* a matter of certainty that they do* wM m the neighbourhood of the SB©**, we ©ttcsekea oa«&g, seen one just outside the line of breakers, ami therefore there i* not that sense of security wUeh i» so- h%hly to> be desired by those who would otherwise thoroughly enjoy a fcathe. A scheme ha* *>««» soggested teits> wh«& appear* feasible, for providing the iwcissoiry aecoaitnoclation wtthoiait tnaurring a large outlay, and we give it as a suggestion, hoping that others will afeo g£v«> their ideas em the subject, so that fccfase a»xt. summer,, at any rate, a suitable bath may be established. The scheme 1 kM follow* s—A barge, say 100 feet leug; Hmi 25 fttt broad, shoaM be strongly lj|brott% stem and stem, •* taA en *" «*£■**» K|Hn|£l£ifeJ&e> line of hteakeis? '""the HHKjfeltegt, up io the wattrlline,

Bft. at the deeper end gradually shoaling to 3?t. or 4ft. at the other. A hotise on deck, covering the whole, would give accommodation for dressing-rooms, &c, while one of the now almost disnsed sorf boats, battled to and fro on a strong fixed rope, would give communication with the shore. Such in rough outline is a plan which we think would meet the exigencies of the occasion, and enabte tine people of Oamarn to enjoy sea battling with safety and comfort. That many modifications eotdd be made we freely admit, and, as we said before, we only hope that this suggest ton of ours will bring out others probably better.