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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 42, 3 April 1863, Page 2

At a late hour last night, we received infotmation that a rush had set in from Lake ISYnkalip to some country in the direction of Nokomai diggings., -' Our informant that there weie upwards of two miners already on the ground. it is right that we should give the benefit of The report, wr cannot its accuracy, as fir informant did visit the ground. afternoon the public were fawith a cheap exhibition, in the shape with dray attached, making a rush up Kelvin-street, narrowly mi.«sWig the corner of the cottage, recently huilt by Messrs Dalgety, Kattray & Co., and coming to grief against a stump about three or four hundred yards further on. We understand that a numerously signed petition will shortly be presented to the Provincial Government praying that a punt may be placed on the New Kiver, on the road to the north-western districts. It certainly is required, and no doubt the scheme will receive all the consideration it merits.

The betting at present is three to one that the contractor for the formation of Tay»treet does not finish hi 3 voik before the next heavy rain. The odds, we are happy to say, are readily taken.

The jetty improvements are progressing, and we hope, before long, to have to record their completion ; but we feel sure that further steps will hive to be taken to afford adequate accommodation for the increasing traTic There are at present several vessels in the strea ii waiiiug to discharge cargo.

There will shortly, we hear, be some important changes in the " publicans' department" in Inveicargill. On Wednesday the II iynl Hotel changed handy, and it is reported that the p-escnt holders will, without delay* make very extensive additions to the old building, which is certainly not large enough for the requirements of the customers. The Criterion rentaurant has also found a f. esh owner, and changes may be expected in that quarter. The landlord of the Prince of Wales has commenced building the new wingto his already large hotel.

The following extracts are taken from a well written leading article on " Separation," which appeared in the Otago Daily Times of the 28th March : — "Tie Separation movement as we understand it, has for its object the erection of the middle inland into a distinct and separate colony, on the ground that inider the existing form of government, the middle island lias neither yet received nor can hope to obtain sufficient attention to its legislative requirements. Past experience confirms the plea of neglect, and for the future there is no probability of amendment, seeing that the cause of present and past grievances still exists and bid 3 fair to continue in unabated activity — the native question. There are many collateral evils which justify the demand for Separation, but they more or less directly spring from the position the middle island occupies in respect to the cost and responsibility of native government. * * * The position taken by the Separationists is that the middle island should not be lesponsible for native government. It has nothing to gain-, but a very great deal to iosc, from the ex-