RIVERTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 1640, 28 April 1883, Page 13

RIVERTON.

fFROM OUR OWN CORRKSPONDENT. )

April 23rd. The Lon'owood. — A rumour haa been goi. g tho rounds of a big find of gold at Iho Longwood. Tho amount of it var.os from lOoa to lOOjb. Whatever it is, the panics interested aro keeping it very dark, and even the local newspaper cannot get any reliable int-rnmtinn.

Agricultural.— Threshing is in full swing, and the railway Is fully employed taking the grain to market. Pity it is the Railway Department doesn't run more goods trains, miring tlvs grain season it would bo just as well to abolish tho time-table altogether, a3 it is rarely made use of. Political,— Our member hag been putting his foot in it again, and stupidly gave Major Atkinson the chance of having a. slap at him, of which ho took full advantage. If ever Mr Daniol stwdu for election again, he uocd not nUmni>t to rnnvaso Ibo Mnrqroa district for volos. Bmnroii/DiNa. — Some tnleiiprising icsiden(,a are

quietly at work building a vessel of 150 tons for ifta local trade. Sho is to have a centre-board, and consequet tly will be of light draught ; she will be just the class of ve3^el for our port 1 beliove Messrs Beer and the miners are the parties chiefly interested in her.

Jealousy.— Thornbury, which is our bete noir is to have unoihor "pub." Hope it won'c tret a license. I have not the slightest connection with the other one

Sen iiiASTic— Our head teacher, Mr Webber, leaves for Invercargill at the end of the month. Ho W..3 most successful with the youn^stors. The Committee has been lucky enough to secure an 4 uckland man, of very hi^h attainment, to fill his place. llopb I»efkrred At last our Courthouse is to be rebuilt in brick. Judging from the appearance of tho plans, it oujj t to be an ornament to the town. A Nuisance.— Tho Town Council lately app inted an official to a multiplicity of offices. Asa result, we have been looked after properly in the way of kitchen middens, dog'liconso*, stray cattle, and otter unimportant little matters of a like natuie. Tho said official is now so popular that he might almost stand a show at the next genoral election if pressure could bo brought to bear to get him to stand.