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JOTTINGS FROM GIPPSLAND.
by a correspondent.
The weather has lately undergone a
change decidedly for the better; though the
mornings and evenings aro unmistakably
frosty, the days are bright and pleasant.
The winter, so far, has been unusually severe.
Selecting is still going on extensively, and
portions of the country are completely
metamorphosed. Places that wero twelve
months ago an impenetrable scrub have
now erected on them comfortable home
steads, and areas are laid down in grass,
carrying sheep aud stock. The parishes of
Drouin and Warrigal are most noticeable In
this respect. The residents of these respective
parishes wish to call public attention to
a grievance as well as hardship which has
recently been inflicted on them by the Post-
master-General. Mr. Shaw accepted a ten-
der for the conveyance of letters from Buln
Buln to Gardner Corners at £1 per week.
He has been apprised by the Postmaster-
General that, in consequence of it not paying,
it would be discontinued, and his services
will not be required, though persons quali-
fied to know state that double that amount
was received for stamps ; but the mail was
only a weekly one, consequently the most of
the letters (nearly all) were generally sent
by confidential persons, so as to obviate
delay. The entire population are highly in-
censed at the niggardly parsimony dis-
played. It is hoped the member for the
district will press the claims of the locality.
The Roads and Bridges department aro
clearing a track twelve feet wide between
Whisky Creek and Shaw's store, but
the place where it was most required
and whore it was petitioned for, was neg-
lected, under the plea of no funds. The track
to Turton's and Stockyard Creek is still in
abeyance. A considerable portion of the
road between Whisky Creek and Brandy
Creek bas boen corduroyed. The approaches
to the Bunyip-bridge require repairing, or it
will soon be impassable. Instructions, I am
informed, had been given a few months ago
to have an important line of road surveyed
from Heifer Creek along the main ridge by
the Lang Lang, thence by Messrs. Hunter
and O'Mahoney's selection to the Moa. It has
not been commenced as yet. If this most
desirable route of road were open it would
be a new and nearer chain of communication
from Gippsland to Melbourne via Cran-
bourne, and would pass through the centre
of a very fertile district. There are four
sites for railway stations reserved between
the Bunyip and the Moa.
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