LIVINGSTONE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 6 December 1880, Page 2

LIVINGSTONE.

("from oun owir correspondent.) Livingstone, December 3.

The Warden's Court was held on Wednesday last, at which about the usual amount of business was done of the ordinary kind, nothing calling for special remark.

The long continued dry weather, which had begun to cause such a falling off in the supply of water for sluicing as to inconvenience many of the miners, has happily terminated for a time. The rain that fell on Sunday, and again on Wednesday, is doubly welcome and beneficial to those of the residents who have gardens.. Already vegetation has assumed art improved appearance, whilst on the other hand many of the minera are enabled to work full time.

I note some of the successful applicants for deferred-payment sections on the west side of the river have already commenced ploughing their land, and are . apparently making good progress, doubtless with a viqw to cropping it for nest season. ! Another month gone, and still §the Maerewhenua foot bridge is no nearer than may be described in the expressive languagdfc " looming in the distance." The Courrcy Council is apparently paying most attention to a supply of papers collars for registered dogs, and such like matters, to the neglect of works of necessity • and, in thp nieaniimej the residents of Maerewhenua are seriously inconvenienced. To ' ( give the devil hia due," I must, at the same time, say that they have just completed a small bridge across the south branch of the river near Mr. Oliver's •place, which will be a convenience to pedestrians to aiid from Naseby.

The School Committee are collecting subscriptions with which to purchase prizes for presentation to the school children at. breaking-up for the ooming holidays. there is already tails of several picnics being got up for the adults and juveniles of Maerewlienua by the Good Templars and patrons of the Sunday School. • I have nothing worthy of note to re-: port of mining, though I hear.that the tunngllers are, on the whole, getting more satisfactory returns than were the oase some months since, arising possibly from a better mode of working, as well as an improved knowledge of the ground.