COLLINGWOOD.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8364, 27 September 1895, Page 2

COLLINGWOOD.

[FBOU OTO OWS OOBBBBPOHDINX.J Wb were favored on Friday last with a visit from the. Bishop, who came, accompanied by Mr Hallett, to endeavor to heal the breach betwfcen the lay reader and bis late Committee. His Lotdship held Bervice in the Cburoh at 7 o'clock in the evening, and afterwards met tbe Committee and Cburoh attendants in the Institute. After a long discussion, during the course of which it was evident there waa a gcod deal of feeling on both Bides which required some checking to keep under, and many Buggestionß for smoothiog matters over, it was finally announced by Mr Allan, as spokesman for the Commit cc, that they were deoided upon sot taking offioe again, but would not withdraw their Bupport, " moral anS from the Ohurch Bhould another Committee be eleoted. It wag then decided to hold a meeting at an early date, to be convened by Mr Hallett, (or the purpose of eleotiog a new Committee. Mr Caples, of Beefton, representing Mr D. Ziman, has beea in this district during tbe past week, inspecting the various sluicing ventures at the Quartz Ranges, Golden Gully, etc. Mr Caples Eeems to be a man who knows how to keep his opinions for their proper destination, but putting two and two together, I am inclined to fancy that he thinks "ratberfavorably of what he has seen. I sincerely hope we are not fcoing to have our district overrun with Chinese. There is scarcely a trip of the Barkly now without her having one ttr more Celestial passengers, until, from being almost clear' of the nuißanoe, there are now over twenty of them about the gullies. And while on the subject of undesirable immigrants, I may mention another class that I am sure Borne of their atoiekeeping vie ima would gladly ccc poll-taxed at the present time. I allude to the pushing " commercial," who, attracted by the' reports of whit Colling wood ia going to be, wem to be Bwarming in ever increasing numbers. It would ba no bad advice to ttiem to bid them wait a bit, for whether we have a future or no, we have a very dull present. And, I would be very so cry indeed if anything I write or have written should' be the means of inducing men without means 'to come into this district, either looking for work or expecting to make a living at digging, for I believe they would certainly meet with disappointment. It is rumored tbat the Onehunga iron lease is being pegged out to-day under instructions from Nelson, bat I am not informed on whose behalf. It is to be hoped that it is some substantial firm meaning business, and not tfome mere speculator.