HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MR BASTINGS, SECRETARY OF GOLDFIELDS, AT CLYDE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 563, 31 January 1873, Page 2

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MR BASTINGS, SECRETARY OF GOLDFIELDS, AT CLYDE.

—-0 His Honor, James Macamlrew the Superintendent, and Horace Bastings, Esq., Secretory for the Onld-rtelds, arrived at Clyde.yederday afeeru ion. Shortly after their arrival, accompanied by several gentlemen, they went on board M’Lenuan’s Pneumatic dredge. Steam was got up, and the machinery sat in motion, and it is gratifying to state that it wo he I without a hitch. Air was pumped into the tubes which qur-k : y displaced the water. Some o: the workman then went down, and sent up a quantity of dirt from the bottom of the river. 1 his was passed through the sluice, and afterwards washed off. The trial was a most successful one, aud clea'v proves that the system is perfect. His Honor expressed himself highly pleased with what he had seen, aud predicted a fortune for the shareholders. The piny then returned od shire, and afterwards v sited the cichool. The Mayor and Coun;«UgnHddlen. fc-ecyisgaii: hir Honor, and brought before his notice seve al nutters affecting the district, Not having had notice of the nterview we were abmut, we were/5 however, informed that nothing fMjjfiigj w is arrived at respecting anything.p/£g|||jP a more formd in.emew is to tases&Sps£ when the various subjects will be brought before His Honor, and doab*ss will meet with attention. His Honor and Mr. Bastings will visit the dispu ed ground in the Wat Keri Keri Valley, Lost evening His Honor was entertained at dinner at Eame’s Duns an Hotel, „o which about twency-Sve gentlem unattended. From the lateness of the hour at which the pa.ty broke up we are precluded from giving the spe.ches. Everything passed off very satisfactorily.