The Dunstan Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1874.

Dunstan Times, Volume 643, Issue 643, 14 August 1874, Page 2

The Dunstan Times

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1874.

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Judging from what transpired during the consideration of the application made by M'lndoc and party at the last sitting of the Warden's Couft at Black’s, fcf a tailrace on Black’s Flat, where a large area of auriferous ground is being openud up, there is every probability of no end of litigation. Now, ns the recourse to law is provokative of many evils, the least not being the engendering of a spirit of animosity between the contending parties, where a good feeling should exist, we would strongly recommend the miners who hold ground to cast aside all jealousies, and combine as one man to construct a main channel of such capacity as would effectively drain the flat and answer at the same time as a tail-race for all the claims respectively and collectively. The system of co-operative labor are so well known, and the benefits so universally admitted, that further reference to it we think unnecessary. During the Session of 1873 of the Provincial Council, a sum of money was voted for the construction of such a channel, and, if we are oorreetly informed, the vote was allowed to lapse. If such was the case, the matter should be brought under the notice of the Government, with the view of obtaining a lump sum tor the construction of the work, or a subsidy on the amount to be expended (either in labor or money) by the district. However, if our information is incorrect icspeating the vote, we hold that the

Black's district, considering the amount df gold it annually yields, is entitled to a greater share of the good things dispensed by the Government than has hitherto fallen to its lot. Mount Ida is having a sludge channel constructed, at a cost of thousands of pounds of the public moneys j Waipori is equally fortunate ; and now Lawrence is agitating for a dhattnel for Gabriel’s Gully. The question arises, why should not Black’s fare as well ? In drawing a comparison between the gold obtained and the revenue expended in the several centres of population on the Oiago Gold-fields, the result shows a very largo balance is due to Blacks. The only course open to obtain a fair share of the moneys being locally expended is to agitato, and we would recommend the miners and the Progress Committee to band together for the) occasion, and Petition ! Petition 1 Petition !|until their prayers are granted.