THE WEST COAST.
The stream of migration to the West Coast is gradually on the increase. We noticed yesterday upwards of twenty pack-horses loading in different parts of the town ; and the schooner Wild Wave, which will leave Lyttelton direct for the Okitiki on Friday next, has already obtained her complement of passengers. It would p.rhaps be as well if some of the intending diggers would wait for further news from the West Coast before being in such a hurry to start thither. The tidings from the Wakamarina at the first of the rush were quire as good, if not better, than those from the Okitiki at present, and the result has been disappointment to the greater part of those who proceeded there. The time of year also is decidedly unfavor able, as in about two months the rainy season will have set in, the claims become unworkable, and the hardships to be endured considerably increased.— Canterbury Press. The latest intelligence from Nelson promises well, the lowest gains being reported at half an ounce per day. The steamer Nelson brought 1000 ounces of gold for the banks, and would have brought more had she tarried a little longer at the Okitiki. The Wallaby brought 1375 ounces. The Marlborough Press, of Tuesday last, says—" The news which has been received from the West Coast has materially affected all trade and commercial operations in our province. Large numbers have left Deep Creek, Canvas Town, and the Forks, for the Grey diggings ; and, consequently all orders from the diggings' districts have ceased to come in. Many of the stores at Havelock have closed, and we observe that the Havelock branch of the Bank of New South Wales have advertised their intention of temporarily closing. When the rush.to the Grey lias subsided, and those remaining on our field have settled down again to wcrk their claims, we may look for a steady revival of business ; as it is well known that a considerable number of new claims, which promise handsome returns, have been opened up
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Evening Post, Issue 14, 23 February 1865, Page 3
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341THE WEST COAST. Evening Post, Issue 14, 23 February 1865, Page 3
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