BOATMAN'S DISTRICT.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 55, 5 August 1878, Page 2

BOATMAN'S DISTRICT.

Tho special reporter of tho Wost Const Times writes us follows :— TI!B JUBT-IN-TIHR OLAIM it tho next mining property of interest to shareholders horc, after having roviowod tho Caledoniun and Fiory Cross. Tho shareholders in this company aro not so numerous ns in tlio two boforo moutionod, iihoughin ono or two instances larger ntorests nro held. In tho Fiery Cros*. Mr A. M'Kao is the largest holder ; «nd Mr flrunn ono of tho Directors in 1 Rcofton, holds nearly ftn equal number. In tho Just-fn«Timo Mossrs Holmos and M'Loyio hold n very Inrgo interost, and , thoro arc othcra, who from long acquain* tnnco with the mining manager, Mr 1 Wilson, hnvo speculated to a large extent , in this mine, relying implicitly on tho , knowledge nnd exporionoo of thooo in , chnrgo of tho work. Mr VViHo, tho seoro« tnry to tho cotnpnnyr kindly furnished u« 1 with all availnblo statistics in reference to > the cost of tho battery in connetioo with r tho two claims, nnd n snmmiiry of the I outlay and receipts given bolow may bo found useful to many of your renders and 1 interesting, particularly to tho prosont | * shareholders. Tho Just»in«Timo liko its [ neighbouring claims, has borno a low , quotation in tho market for mnny months, | yet its ultimato advnnoomont is a matter ! * of certainty. Tho company is entirely > froo from debt, with a fow hundred i pounds on tho credit side from last crush* r lug, Tho winzo on which they hnv« boon sinking for several weeks, is now down ' about 100 ft. On our visit, tho reef was ; about 3ft wide in the bottom of tho winzo i and oxocllont gold was showing along tho I walls. Tho lower mnin lorol has boon I oxtondod south for ovor 40ft, and tho manager had in his hut somo of tho finest apooinions ever taken out of Boatman's : or indeed ovor soon in tho Inangnhua , distriot. In two of tho stopos abovo tho main tunnel tho reef is still thicker being about four feet, Thoro aro considerable 1 quantities of stono ready for knocking ' out, so that another crushing will shortly bo ccitnmoncod. Thero appears to bo connid«rnblo diversity of opinion amongs j shareholders as to tho method which I ought to bo adopted to work tho minr 4o bent ndvantogo herenfter. Tho mana« gor and several of tho loading shnro» holdora , including- many who hnvo a practical acquaintance with mining aro in fmor of putting in a raiin tunnel from tho machine »}tc, and thus oros9«outting tho whole of tho coropnny's past workings at « lower level, The distance required to bo driven is about 110 )ft. and it has boon resolved that a survey of this work bo immediately undertaken. Others again aro farorrtblo to putting in a now tunnel at a low lotcl from tho Bontman's Crook sido of tho hill, which it is allogod, would answer nil purposes required and oould bo completed with loss driving and at less cost. Thoro nro numerous difficulties in connection with tho latter proposal, upon which I will not hero on tor, but ono or other course, it is gonernlly supposed will Irnvo to bo adopted speedily. It is tho opinion of all, that tho property fully warrants tho outlay, from which ever point tho tunnol h commenced. While- this work is progressing, tho prosont work in tho mine w* uld bo procccdod with, and it is confidently anticipated that th« outlay upon tho now work will bo paid for and ocoisionnl dividpnd-< declared, from, tho stone known to oxist in tho prcaont lovob. Tho larger work would establish tho mino pormunflntly, nnd would not, only drain tho wholo of tho ground but woul'l crento the mino a keystone to several of tho adoining olaim^. THI! nATTHRY in connexion with tho Hontman's roofs, ii owned by tlio Just-in«Tirao and Fiory Cross Compnnios. It is valued nt £8414 04 2 I, that is estimating ft at the eoit price and vnluint? tho wntor rights in connection therewith at £10 '0. On tlio iJOtli of July tho liabilities on tho buttery stood as follows : — Vccouut^ and wngoH unpnii £393 13s 7d ; lhnlt ovor draft, £B(Vt 18s 10 1 ; ngninst whioh thcro •ro nmoantf duo by tho Hopeful nnd Wolcomo CompHnios for crushing of £'100. Tho battery and crushing plant is. beyond nil question, a vnluublo property, irrespective of the two claims. Tho sura of £12,433 8* 10,1 has boon tecoived for crushing sinco tho buttery , was first erected, and tho cost of tho ten now heads recently erected, and tho cost ( ot tho ton now hends rocontly orectod, i amounted to £2030 Is C>l. The working , cxponso of tho buttery from tho 6th of ( April to 15:h July last amountod to £605 Ids 91, and tho tocoipts during tho ' snmo period amounted to £1421 s^, lcav< ing a profit to both companies of £325 8s 3d. It is considorod by many share holders tlmt greator economy might bo oxcroisod in tho working of tho battery, though I am not in n position to any whoro roduotions could with advantage bo mado. 1 only montton tho fact that several who aro bettor cnpnblo of judging of tho mutter, hnvo so oxprossod them'solves, and it is a quostion, for both companies to consider whether tho work oould bo as efficiently carried out At loss cost, Tho wages sheet, at a casual glanco, would appear to be oxcossiyo, but I profonj leaving such questions to tlw judf^mt^yi tho directory,, who aro morc^H^^ft^H with rnto of wngos ourroj|^^^^^^H nnd with tho roquiremoifl^^^^^^H Tho number of tons c^^^^^^^^^^| p*iymont was received b^^^^^^^^^l April nnd 15th of J||^^^^^^^^H Hopeful Company's sto^^^^^^^^^^H coption of S4O tons jf^^^^^^^^^l Tho rato charged th^^^^^^^^^^^H is 12.1 6.1 nor toiv, lim boon iicrotofor^^^^^^^^^^^^H of 153 por ton^Auj^^^^^^^^^^^H tin likely whore by. bj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H tho lowor^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H A vory grn^^^H^^^^^^^^^H law was brough^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Zeiilandor on th^^H^^^^^^^^^^H morning by a tiou mado by applied to hj^|^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Chairman^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H tronsfflr^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H

had bcon ejected by th» ownors of tlir house, Maco and Arkcll, but Carter, foeling bis power proeoodod to dictato term*, inosnmoh «s ho hold the license for Iho houso. Mr Ollivior, under those cir< cumstancos, OBkod that a trmisfor of tho liconso might bo made to ,)ano Hindoo, in accordance with an Ordinanco of tin Provincial Council of Wellington, ISSS^ His Worship deforrod his roporfcXill ho had lookod up tho law upon tho subject, and lator on in tho day his Worship informod Mr Ollivior that he had discovered that tho Ordinanco ho roforrcd to had boon repealed by the Publicans' Houso Managomcnt Aof;, 1874, and that consequently tho consent of tho bolder of tho liconso would havo to bo obtained beforo tho trnnsfor could boeffbotcd. Mr Ollivier naturally expressed his surprise that provision for such ca»os had been lost sight of in the General licensing *«t. The raattor is ra'hor serious, aitdf steps should bo taken during this sossion to provide n remedy, or it is quite possiblo that « groat deal of loss and serious inconvenionco may result from tho aotion of spitofnlly inclined or unscrupulous men holding Wnses in tlioir namos. According to the local paper thoKumara Borough Council is not a very exemplary body. It says r— ♦ A portion of tha proceedings afc its last nicotine; woro, for a publio body, of a most ex* traordmary ohnractor. Tho rules of debate were constantly violated, some of tho members boing allowed to speak threo and four timos to (ho sam<r resolution, whilo others wero deterred by the erratic [ argumonls, in no way boaring on tho question at issae, which woro allowed to bo brought forward. Ono gentleman, finding the romarks ho had used thoroughly misrepresented and that, ex ptanation was useless, quietly retired from tho Council Chambor disgusted. Another councillor emphasize.! his remarku with bis fist, by bringing that useftV artiolo with umluo violence down on tho table in front of him ; and, finding that oven this was inadequate to tho occasion, bo also retired, murmuring yon* geanco, but appeared again in about hulf an hour, in calmness olad. Tho quotation of ono mombor, who to oxoinnlify the simile of a. man in suspense, said tiiakil: was • lifco tho sword that bung over Uolshnzzor's head at tbo feast or on tlm wnll ' ho did'nt care wbiob, wns too good to loavo unnoticed. Tho public who attended woro no doubt highly edified by this dopartnro from tho usual routine of municipal business, but wo trust this will bo tho last occasion on which wo shall havo tho opportunity of chronicling such procoedtngs.' ! Hardly a week passes, says a L<mvl<>u paper, whilo tho Law Courts are in session, without fresh illustration boinuj fur' Dished of tho mischief caused by the oonfusod sta f o of tho law regarding marriod womons control of property. Two gtarinir onsos bare boon decided rooently at Westminstor. in tho first an officer's wifo having about as large n separate inoomo as ho had, and boing in the hnbrt of paying for her clothe? with' her own cheques; now dWoreol and m;tr rioil iigiin, incurred a largo debt, to her milliner in ordor to obtain' a handsome trossonu for her olopomont w'th tho cjen*. tlcmitn who has become hor second husband. Tho oironmstancos nn lor which the liibility was contracted must have mado it especially offensive to the first husband that ho should bo expected to meet it, and wo congratulate him on tbo prompt vordiot in his favor. In tho second case agontlomanwith obnsidjrublo proporty was sued for tho amiuut of'« butoher's bill for meat supplied to bis family during tho timo bo wns in the ln« nalio asylum, tho defence being 'bat bis wife, having commind of all hisinoomu during his temporary lunicy, It id no right to pledgo his credit boy > d that amount, This shabby plea wns 'nppily rojootod by tbo jury. In b)th ctsesit ia : ovidont that justioo has been d )n \ Tho Order of Foresters has o)O,(K % X^> members, and £2 000,003 storli:)^ o.ipi» \ tnl. Ex President Grant and his wife visited tho Pope. Cardinal M'Oloskey pre<onted him to his Holiness, who received him with o ory mark of distinction. Af the circuit Court aC Batliur<h (V; S. W,). Thomis M'Guinnoss wns (t inn I guilty of sotting firo to a bouse w'ul » i' was occupied. Seutcnco of death \vn+ recorded. An unusual 'rial lins just taken pLum at Sydney, whoro ono Goorgo Rush 'II li n been convicted of stealing n th mvm i co'n'o hvt of gas, an<l has b^on sjuieno ;d tofom years ImnHabor, A Cinnamon in tho Marybomuuli district found a 480oz. nugget on private land. A now rush at Dnnolly is doing Toll, and 1207., lK)oß.,and Boz;,liavo boon >btainod by parties by moro surfacing;