LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 172, 25 May 1871, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The thriving township of Roxburgh can now boast of several handsome buildings of brick ard stone, besides others of wood, among the former of which maj be mentioned the residence of Mr. Mackay, which is now being erected. It is a brick building, and Mr. Norton is the contractor. Mr. Ormond is also building a handsome and capacious hotel, the stone, of which material the building consists, being of a superior quality and found in abundance in the neighbourhood. The hotel is to be opened next month.

The miners at the Teviot are pretty well prepared for the winter level of the river, the season at present showing as favourable signs as ,tny yet experienced. Good washings up have lately taken place on the ground lately occupied as the Cunip.

At the workings at Coal Creek Flat, the reef is dipping into the flat instead of into the river, as is usnally found to be the case, which renders the ground difficult of working, owing to the waut of sufficient fall.

The dredge known as " Ward's dredge "' is being entirely renovated by a company of Teviot residents, It is to be completed this month and stationed at Moa Flat. Mr. Nicholson's dredge has prospected the river from below the Horseshoe Bend up to Welchman's Beach, where the crew have started work, with every hope of finding rich deposits. Messrs. Eady and party's dredge, at the heml near the Island Block, a mile below Nicholson's, has got on to some payable ground, which has every appearance of holding out for a considerable time.

The bulk of the miners have come in to the Teviot from Potters and Campbells, aud have sold large parcels of gold. They are settling down for the winter workings on the river.

There were eleven applications for the appointment of teacher to the Teviot school, all of which were accompanied with first-class tes timonials. The late teacher of the Merton school, Mr. J. Orr, was the successful candidate.

Scarlatina has died out in the Teviot district.

THERP.is every chance of the up-country roads being frightfully cut up this winter, should the season prove wet, as no preparation is being made in anticipation of such a possible event. Not a single surface-man can be seen at work between Lawrence and Teviot.

A PETITION has been forwarded to the Provincial Government by the residents of Waitahuna praying that the rente of agricultural leases may go towards the purchase money. Other matters affecting the interests of the district are also embodied in the petition.

We understand there is a first-rate opening at the Teviot for a qualified medical man. and that the inhabitants of this populous district would gladly welcome such a gentleman.

Shakes in the far.famed Caledonian claim at the Thames have risen to L2lO. The Company banked 17,235 ozs.. in six days, and 'expect to pny for .the next 'fortnight a dividend of L4O. Shares in the Thames Mining Company have risen to L 42, in the Belfast Company to L 6, and others in proportion. The excitement, according to a " Daily Times " telegram, is treujendous,

The Hercules race, -which is being constructed from some distance up the Teviot river to the banks of the Molyneux, is making rapid progress towards completion.

The Teviot Presbyterian soiree conies off on Thnrsday the Ist June. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere that Mr. Frederick Bastings has leased the Commercial Hotel, Lawrence, from bis brother, who has retired from the hotel business. From our personal knowledge of his courteous and obliging disposition, and his natural energy, we predict that he will be as successful as his predecessor. The usual Athensum Sixpenny Readings take place on Friday (to-morrow) evening. The Wetherstones Readings come off this evening. We regret to have to state that the youth William Reeder, who about four months ago wu brought from the Teviot, suffering from a broken leg, which was caused by a kick from a horse, died in the Tuapeka Hospital on Monday last. It appears this unfortunate young man was also afflicted with heart disease, and that the circulation was too feeble to enable the shattered bones of his leg to knit togethea, so that he was in a perfectly helpless state since his admittance into the hospital, death at length ending his sufferings.

We received a telegram of news by the Suez mail on Saturday last, but as the intelligence contained in it was only up to the date of the San Francisco mail we thought it unnecessary to issue an extra.