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of arfc, and a huge gaol. It is remarkable how these 

 up country towns endeavour to get a gaol in their 

 midst. The Court House at Bathurst is more com- 

 modious than the Supreme Court in Sydney. A lot 

 of log-rolling is done by the country members of the 

 Legislative Assembly in order to obtain big buildings 

 in their particular districts. These public works ought 

 to be called local buildings erected through the inde- 

 fatigable endeavours of the member for the district, in 

 order to bolster up his popularity. They have extensive 

 railway workshops at Bathurst which are not half used, 

 and they have a post and telegraph office large enough 

 for a city ten times the size. The log-rolling powers 

 of Bathurst members in days gone by must have been 

 enormous. 



Bathurst is a pleasant place to live in. The 

 people there are hospitable, but there is the usual 

 amount of side put on by a certain class of the com- 

 munity, noticeable in small towns. 



Any amount of sport can be obtained in the 

 district. Kangaroo hunting and shooting, hare 

 drives, fishing at the forge, pigeon shooting, etc. 

 The Macquarie river runs through the plains. Hun- 

 dreds of hares are killed in these drives, and an ordinary 

 visitor can purchase them for sixpence each, while a 

 resident can get as many as he requires for nothing, 

 provided he knows some of the driving party. 



Kangaroos are numerous, and kangaroo-tail soup 



