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NORTH EAST NOTES.
There is a general feeling at present that
the subject of the railway continuation
from Scottsdale is not having the amount
of attention that is demanded by its im-
portance. The Ringarooma district is one
of the most important and extensive in the
colony, and those who have settled in it
will never be content until they are placed
on the same footing as others. Besides,
the quantity of really good land the con
struction of a railway would lead to the
settlement of, must not be lost sight of. I
see it is estimated that our population now
is one hundred and forty thousand, and
there is no greater inducement towards
permanent settlement than a Government
policy, whose chief aim is to render the
rich lands of the colony accessible.
For a long time past there has been an
agitation on an extensive scale, tending to
afford facilities towards the successful
working of the tin deposits at Gladstone
by making the necessary arrangements for
a water supply, and it is to be hoped the
subject will be dealt with in a liberal
spirit during the present session. The
Parliament of the colony may rest assured
that any expenditure in this direction will
result in giving a return to the Treasury of
a hundredfold. The returns from the
claims at Gladstone, which are being
worked at present under the most adverse
conditions, ought to prove conclusively
what results would follow from a water
supply such as has been for some time
under consideration.
Ringarooma is about taking steps
towtards the formation of a debaiting
society, and seeing that there is a great
sameness in the everyday doings of most
of us in our present uneventful style of
life, this movement may be the means of
varying the monotony now and then.
Dr. Davis took his departure from
Branxholm some few weeks ago, as the
practice did not prove a lucrative one; not
that the district is healthier than other
places, but because those who go in for
mining operations are as a rule pretty
tough specimens over whom climatic in-
fluences work no perceptible change. The
departure of Dr. Davis is, however, much
regretted, as he had become a great favour-
ite all through the district.
There is no appreciable change in Mt.
Victoria prospects since my last, although
very reasonable results are anticipated
from the properties adjoining the premier
claim, which has of late passed into hands
who are likely to give the ground a further
testing.
Oct. 5.
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