THE TOTARA.

West Coast Times, Issue 623, 23 September 1867, Page 4

THE TOTARA.

(FROM THE ROBS GTJAKDIAN, SEPT. 21.) ROSSTOWN.

On Saturday last Mr Beaumont gave notice that henceforth service will be performed every Sunday in tlae Church ef England, a layman taking duty on alternate weeks until another clergyman arrives on the coast, which event is expected in a few months. It is to be hoped that a bell will shortly be provided for this Church, as, in the general disagreement as to the time, it is difficult for the congregation to know when to attend.

During the week, a hut near the Victorian Hotel was burnt down. Fortunately it was a detached building, and the damage did not extend beyond the destruction of the hut and chief part of its contents; but should such a fire occur in the closely-built part of the town, the damage would be enormous, as all the tanks are empty, and no water is within reach at all adequate for such an emergency.

The Imperial Hotel has changed hands, the new occupant being a gentleman from Hokitika. We hear also that Mr Traiersi has let the Bull and Mouth to a townsman.

The lagoon at the foot of the Totara is still very high, in consequence of the mouth of the river having silted up. The punt is almost unnecessary, as horsemen and vehicles ford the river at its mouth, but at the crossing at the Liverpool Arms the river is very deep.