THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 15 October 1880, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1880.

Tenders are elsewhere invited by the Just«in-Time Company for taking poru'ons of the mine on tribute. r Jhe specifications will bo on view at Mr Wise's offi.-e on and after Tuesday next, , Owing to the bursting of tlie blowpipe of tbe Golden JPieefeß^riyitic irigine, a stoppage of the battery for twenty two hours was occasioned. The break which caused no other damage, has since been righted. We understand that application will be made at the next siti ng of the District Court for the compulsory winding up of the Union Company. The following letter from Mr JVmea Dee to Mr P. Brennan, has been kindly placed at our disposal. Mr Dee writes from Launcest on. Tasmania, and furnishes ssmo interesting mining information, fie says : — I hare little fresh to say with regard to new finds in this country. There is a new reefing company floated about fifty miles from here called the Royal Tasmania ; promoters' shares that were sold for £50, hare since realised £200, sit hough nothing has been done or seen of tbe reef since, unless some lumps of inferior looking slonc, which was brought to town at the time of floatinc the company. The people were guided more by appearance and aldres9 of the man and the chemical assay of the stone, than anything else. The Vaudemonians will bite if they see or think they are safe but are shy of call paying interests. No doubt there are some good speculations here, and abundance of cash, it is a .pity the inducements are not equal to the de- ' mand. The Tasinanian claim on Brandy Creek is fine property, in fact I don't know of any better in the colonies as a • mining invescment. Since November , 1878 it has divided over £95,000; the company consists of 3000 shares, and the holders are now receiving regular monthly dividends of 20s to 30*, and have just put in a low level which shows twp_ years work, Tbre greater - parToT~the company is held by two or three indis vidaaip, who purchased it at first for £50CO, half cash and tbe balance when it came out of the ground, Faucy from £1000 to £1500 a month almost guaranteed ! The gold saving system is only > tha common stampers and plates, not even a berdan. Their plan of working ■ ground is a long way behind, or a long way ahead. It is not in the present age at anyrate. Scrip in this claim is worth £25, but hardly any sellers. The two next claims are proven payable but have an awful body of water — rather much for a 16in lift. There are several other claims in this place, but none proven payable. The Nine Mile Springs is the most promising at present, nnd there are only a couple of claims of any note, but the others are preparing for a bright future; Several surface prospects have been found, uood enough to warrant a little activity this summer. The New Chum claim is the principal one, and registered within the last twelve months, has never struck a call and has up to now paid £40,000 dear divid.-nds, and is look' ing well, This claim is in fen thousan I shares, and firm at £ : 9. The next claim got the reef at a low level, and sbsires in i it fell from £1 to £2 the week before 1-isi 1 and rose this week to £&. Thi* claim is on the we3t of the Chum. Remember nil reefs run past and west in this ■ country, or nearly so. Next claim east of the Chum i" down over i2)ft, and expect fo go 100 ft more before driving for the reef. 1 am slightly interested in these three claims ; \h?j are in good working, each having its own winding sn.l pumping machinery. To «ive you nn idea of the co<t of requirements here : we bought for the No. 1 East a hvelrehorse power portable ensine, with all running requirements, for £250, and got it shifted and well ereeJed for £100 more Fn the up country reefing districts away froiQ here the claims appear to be valueless ; they have machinery, but can give no returns: There is not a gond alluvial tiam in the country. Nothing fresli -piiiming up in tin. Tbe old claims are settled to work and some are doing well, • particularly while the London market keeps up. The Bishoff is still looking « ell, paying 10* a month, besides the ' necessary outlay on improvements caleu* 1,-i'cd to increase future profits, The i. umber of slimes in this is 12000, and arc lu'l.l firm at. £43. The old Vandys, and their child ren anJ grrnud-cbildren got well into this, in Tact they iira inlo anything hit is any good ; the short wny to speak is they own tho country. It will bo remembered that some time ago Mr J. Ivcsa, cf Ashburton, sued a collector, Darned Marti:), in the Magistrate's

Court tbere for the recovery of a debt amounting to £6 13s. It appears that the amount in dispute formed part of a much larger Biim, the balance of which plaintiff had received, and on the ground of non -jurisdiction the plaintiff was non-suited. Subsequently the caso was taken to the District Court, where it was dismissed by Judge Wai'd, who said that the amount souaht to ba recovered was below his jurisdiction and that he could ccc no reason why the lower Court declined to adjudicate. On Tuesday last the case was again beard before Guinness, at Ash burton and nietUie same fate as on the first ofcas ; on. The piaintiff, who thus finds himself in the novel position of being unable to obtain a settlement either in the Magistsate's or District Court, has stated a case for the Court of Appeal, and as the points involved possess more than ordinary interest for business men a decision, one way or the other vvjll be very desirable. They have a queer way of malung a declaration of insolvency in some parts of Scotland. The messenger at arms of the County Court, dressed with black gown and three cornered hut, and accompanied by a constable and a witness, proceeds to the site of the Old Market Cross, and there proclai n the debtor to be a rebel to Her Majesty, and, had to be put to the horn three times completes the ceremony. Says the Qieborne paper : — " After a storm comes a calm." Gisborne, at the present moment is in tho enjoyment of unprecedented tranquility. A calm roign3 around. A general Ciiristian like feeling pervades the community. Not for irany a day before had the place been so free of litigation. N.B.— W. L- Reee, Esq , solicitor, and the E.M. are both away. God save the Queen ! Toronto was the scene of a disgraceful riot on the 16th August. The Boman Catholic societies of that city and Hamilton being out of a holiday encountered a gang ol Orangemen, 300 strong, and trouble cotnmenoed. Stones and brick-bats were passed around with great vigor for some minutes, many of the rioters and several policemen receiving serious wounds At night the fighting was resumed along the docks, and lasted till daylight. Several of the ring-leader 3 were arrested. Madame Wilmot has been lecturing in Dunedin on the " Devil " " Hell." Theological folks say that her lecture is a little premature, that she ought to wait until she has had more experience of the personage and the place. Lord Augustus Loftus didn't attend the banquet to Sir Hercules in Sydney. People ask why. A Southern journalist declares that Te Whiti is the most successful representative man that tLis colony has ever seen, inasmuch as no member of Parliament ever got a hundredth part of so much done for his districts as Te Whiti has for his. A correspondent writes concerning the Melbourne Exhibition : — After wandering through acre* of show cases and cultured products of innumerable factories and workshops, the eye rests with pleasure upon the tall palms which characteristically mark the entrance to the New Zealand Court. Entering" IffiougTr~Tireßg-hn«» ad ia,t »l y on the right and left are seen the beatiful full models of the Union Steamship Company's Wakutipu and Rotoma'iana, rather appi opt-late position seeing that to reach New Zealand one has to patronise one or other of the boats belonging to this enterprising company. Facing the entrance is a eood sized case containing the valuable collection of specimens of reef and alluvial gold exhibited by the Colonial Museum, at Wellington, and by the Bank of New Zealand ; and furthrr on to the right are certain choice exhibits of the Gruthue and Larnach Wooden Ware Factories Company, Dunedin, One of there is a magmficant specimen of good joinery in the shape of a hall door ond framework made of several kinds of New Zealand woods cleverly put together, so that one is at a loss which to admire most the ekilfu'ness of the workmanship or the tastefulness of the design. Another of the company's exhibits is a grand looking console table with maible top and massive mirror, but the exhibit of this company is a beautiful cabinet, perhaps the finest thing of the kind in the whole exhibi'ion. It is formed of 8,538 pieces of choice New Zealand woods, namely rimu, fi^tree, peppertree, plain totara and tofara knot, manuka, mic a-* mic, mottled kauri, go-i broadleaf burr, silver pine, pooaka, andrewa vevrn beautii'ully blended together. The cabinet which is of large size is in excellent taste and is really a marvel of good workmanship. On close proximity to the last named exhibit is a vei-y . handsome tabla of peculiar construction ey. hibited by W. J. Bernasconi of Wellington It is a wonderful piece of inbiid work and for finish and workman hip could hardly be excelled even in the old country. It is valued. Near this i 3 another handsome piece of furniture a larye sideboard of elabor* a'e d< si:;n made by Mr Nicholson a!so of ] Wi-I'i.gton. There are also oth^r exhibits of ii.luVi tables and other fancy articles of 'urniture. Messrs A. and T. Burfc of Dunedin aJjoiu Guthrie and Larnich. They hold a largo area which however is fully occupied by their numerous exhibit*, comprising an improved refrigerator and other utensils U9fd by bvevrer3, a variety of pumps, composition and lead piping and similar gear, also an excellent assortment of chande" liers and brackets. They also exhibit undo the head of sanitary applances a vovy good form of cabinet washsta'ids, doable and single fittH up all ready for laying on hot and cold supply and waste pipes, Mr Charles Matthews' will was proved some time back at £20,000. Everything was left to his wife. Mutihews came into a permanent income in a curious way. He was on n voynge to India in 1.875, and a fellow passenger was so impressed with the charms of his conversation that jasfc before the steamer arrived at Calcutta, he said : — " Mr Matthews you are the most delightful companion I ever had. I am rich and have no reason to live with my relatives. Permit me to settle JEGOO a year upon you, to be con* tinufd to Mrs Matthews if she should eurviro I jou." Matthews accepted.