RIVERTON. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 13

RIVERTON. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Meteorological —With the exception of a few hourß' ra'D on t >c night of the 2ad, we have had 10 s.iccßfleive fi.ie days ! It was generally believed that alter the N VV. winds oa the Ist and 2ud wa would hive a spell of wet ; but once more the waather-wiae were cm, as only a fo* hours' of rain fell, and since th^t tbe weather has been Bimply glorioux. Murmurwg3 at the duineas of trade and tho general unsatisfact rinoaa of everything else were lojft in genamSi approbation of the beautiful spring-like day b which. m.de Mother Earth green again. But all thinijß— especially fine weaiher in this part of New SaaUnd— have an end, and since 10 p.m. mew style, 22 o'olockl* yesterday we have been recsiving compensation io theahape of cold S.W. high winds, with heavy rain and hail showers. Between the showers we get a glimpse of old Longwood, and notice that he haß resumed hie thick white cap. But though the weather in RivertOQ has beeu so fine, it has been far otherwise in the Straits and towards the sounds. On the evening ot the 6th, what seemed to be a storm oi extraordinary violence was plainly heard in the direction of W.N W and an enlarging inky bank of clouds promised some of its contents to us, but the storm spent itself before reaching here.

Judicial.— This is our eighth week without a local J.P., yet we aeem to get along somehow. Out present Mayor was gazetted a Justice of the Peac» bat refuses the compliment uule<.g two other local men are timikrly honoured, for tho good reason that hi 3 duties aa the only J.P. would interfere seriously with his prlvato business.

Fisoatoriai, —Owing to a prolonged spell of bad weather iv tho fishing grounds fish have been very scarce for tome five weeks. One of the fishing-boats waß out for a considerable time unable to tret back into port. 6

Salvation Army.— Since the return ot the Maoris fr.m their annual mutton-birding expedition the evening street uarade3 of the "Army," which had dwindled down to eight or ten, have assumed comparatively formidable proportions, while the courage and ehouti of the individual soldiers seam to have increased in proportion. It is currentl v reported th»' prie-ts, parsons, and ministers of religion in gen' fa l l< got it pretty hot " from the captain and somp ?,# thn privatej the other Sunday evening, wh*', nri B «fai paftons, and mlnistera of religion generally were absent at their i-xvnpoata tt J WOI ° Railway Timr TABiiB —We aye •waiiino- »mi o ™^ in X vmen the alteration Is tC take place whkhtrHß give us back our old daily commuuicVtlSn 7rom D?^ linan ThYr a s if rr vv l r^ man reached Invercar^ gill on Tburaday bight, and Kiverton en Friday at °L Uncommonly it gets to InvercargiU oa Saturday, in which case, under present cUcismstancea, the Western District would have to lie in the "eityof bUzej for id hours. It may be said that we are crying out before we are huit. So weare, in the hope of soaring the brute tbat will hurt us Liobnbing Committbks.— For North Biverton allti* moiLburs attended the auu'^al on Wednesday l»st App.ioitiona for ro> ewal v/ere received from al> thei nine existing houses^ and the piiice report beingSavauable all wer^gi.vrted. Oa tho qucsticaof the-honr-i of closing ihe Committee divided, zivlag by three to tw.Q. so exbonsion beyond 10 o'clock.— ForSju'h P^ve?ton four members of OommUjtaa met ani grafted a rane-A-al to the only house in thai district ( tiie aour of closing in thin case also fco be 10 o'clock. * Brbad.— Riverton has lonur be^n Doted for the higtfe price of ihe •' staff of life," the usual price bein«r am advance upon Dunedin prioes of from 20 to SO percent. A baker nt Thorn'oacy, six milo3 off, ia taklngr advantage of this^ liartking- twjee-a-weak visits to. Riverton with iJbloaveß at Bid. Therefore KiyertoDi bakers love \&m.