HAMILTON.
(from tee daily hues correspondent.) August 6. The weather this last week has been most inclement, snow, frost, and sleet are contributing their quota to r< ruler the outside of one's tent anything but a de- I sirable place. Very little work bas been effected, and until a thaw takes place, the men must remain idle. On Friday evening a committee meeting of the Church was held at; the Warden's quarters, when it v. as resolved to take immediate steps to start a school ; and I see that a public meeting is called for to-morrow evening, for the purpose of electing a Bchool committee. This will be a boon to the place, as pome 20 or 30 child i en are now without any means of education, and a gold field is not the best place in the world for children who have nothing to do. The building recently erected as a church will make a capital schoolroom in the interim. Mr Flamank, a Wesleyan Minister, preaches here to-day, and is, I believe, on a tour through this and the neighboring district of Mount Ida. It is to be hoped that ere long we shall have ■ a minister permanently settled amongst us. At present the Church Committee have resolved to throw the Church open for the use of any Protestant minister who visits the place. Ou Sundays, when no minister is here, the Warden reads prayers and a sermon. On Tuesday night, at Mount Ida, about forty gentlemen sat down to an excellent supper, prepared by the well-known Ned Horsewell, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr M'lntosh, of the Bank of New Zealand, who is removed to Macrae's Flat. Mr M'lntosh was highly complimented by the gentlemen present, and has •rained during his sojourn at Mount Ida the eood wishes of all classes of the community. In consequence of the removal of the Bank of New Zealand from Hyde to Macrae's Flat, there was no escort last time from Hyde, but nearly 1000 ounces were brought in from the Flat to Hamilton, the produce of the preceding fortnight. A party of six men have commenced to divert the Taieri River, near Dr. Buchanan's station, for the purpose of working the bed of the river, where some good gold has been already obtained. The road between Waihemo and Kyeburn is now frightfully bad. Several drays have broken down, and some have only got through by putting on 16 or 18 horses.
HAMILTON.
Otago Witness, Issue 715, 12 August 1865, Page 8
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