The Municipality of Beechworth - over 1500 acres comprised of Beechworth township (May Day Hills) and Spring Creek. 19 street, 7 roads. formed roads 2 miles and 7 chains, formed and metalled 2.5 miles Footpaths - gravelled Public Buildings - Town Hall, Police court, Council Chamber, Town Clerk's Chamber Beechworth Athenaeum Free Library and Reading and Lecture room. Places of worship -Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Wesleyan - all stone buildings. Independent and Roman Catholic hold Divine service in their respective school houses, Baptists in rented wooden building. Schools -3 Denominational - Church of England,Wesleyan and Roman Catholic - average daily attendance 145. National School - 30 scholars - 4 are partially supported by the State aid. Three private and five Sunday schools in the district. Government Buildings - Post Office, Electric Telegraph Office, Circuit Court House &c with Sheriff's Offices. Treasury, Warden's offices, Gaol, Powder Magazine - all of stone. Survey Office, Police Office, Barracks, Officers' Quarters and Wardens' and Sheriff's Quarters - wood Hospital - beautifully situated stone building on the banks of Spring Creek capable of holding 7... beds. Since establishment on 11/9/1856 afforded assistance to 1332 in patients and 1510 out patients up to 31/12/1860 Other buildings worthy of mention - Bank of NSW, Victoria and Australasia, - 2 storied of stone stuccoed. Oriental of brick in course of erection Masonic Hall Houses - mainly wooden, 500, exclusive of bark huts and tents about 50 of such gold miners as reside within the Municipal boundary. Commonage - nominal. Reserves - 18 acres for public garden. 62 acres for Public recreation and races two small water reserves recently acquired a reserve of 100 acres for reservoir and 4300 acres for gathering ground in connection therewith without the Municipality Population - Males 1,5 2, Females 814. 730 of whom are Parliamentary and 590 Municipal Electors. Agriculture - trifling Gold - up to 31/12/1860 gold sent from Municipality by Gov Escort - 1,282,461 ounces 5 pennyweights. Plus incalculable amount dispatched by other channels.