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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2144, 21 March 1870, Page 2

Telegraphic.—The General Government will shortly commence the construction of a line to connect Akaroa with Christchurch. Colonial Prize Firing. —Corporal Paton, No. 6 Company, head-quarters district, Canterbury, is a representative at the Cololonial Prize Firing. His score was as follows:—4s points, viz., 400 yards, 17 ; 500 yards, 15; 600 yards, 13. The other districts have not bred yet. According to the latest accounts, Nelson will send the following

The representatives, of the Province of Hawke’s Bay are, Messrs R. Williams, Kenouf, and A. M. Blake. The firstnamed scored 41 points ; the other two, 48,

Postal. —ln the New Zealand Gazette it is notified that the following gentlemen have been appointed postmasters in this Province :-H. C. Saunders, Gatlin’s Eiver ; Walter Morgan, Kyeburn; Hugh MTherson, Rocky Point; William Wilkie, Teviot; F. G. Downes, Port Chalmers; W. T. Bunting, Waikari; Robt. Neill, Wangaloa ; Henry Leask, Kaiki ; Thos. Gibbs, Gibbstown; M. Jennings, Brighton ; C. Beckingsale, Otepopo ; Thos. Douglass, Waihola ; William Crawford, Kakanui; Joseph Johnston, Grey town ; F. W Ti piiiviiril. Miin-avville : Robt WJunn, Otakia; W. W. Vause, Manuherikia; Hugh Ross, Anderson’s Bay ; Preston, Wyndham; J. H. Longuet, Palmerston; Robert Ayliug, Goal Creek flat; Richard Allen, Popotuuoa ; John Crawford, Warepa. A money order and savings bank office has been appointed at Palmerston. The Cvnodkome. — The success attending the exhibition of Barlow’s Troupe of Dogs and Monkeys is immense, large amounts being positively refused at the door from day to day. At the afternoon exhibition on Saturday last, hundreds of families were, we understand, unable to gain admittance. A very creditable feature on the part of the management, and one to which public attention should be called, is the fact that the children of the Otago Benevolent Asylum were admitted to witness the exhibition on Saturday afternoon free of charge. We notice that another mid-day performance is announced to be given on Wednesday afternoon, when parents desirous of giving their children a treat will be able to witness this popular entertainment. The Ciiujus.— The Princess Theatre was well attended on Saturday evening. The riding, acrobatic feats, and witticisms of th-; clown were received with the plaudits they so well deserved ; and the more they are known the better they will be appreciated. Two alterations are announced tonight—both calculated to fill the place ; the one a reduction in the price of admission, the other the representation of Dick Turin's traditional ride to York, immortalised in Harrison Ainsworth’s celebrated descriptions. Some of the striking incidents in that ride, including the death of Black Bess, will be reproduced, and we have no doubt the house will he filled.

Thk Lakes.—The correspondent of the Dunstan 'J'hnes writes as follows The experiment, of navigating the Kawarau river, between tile Falls and Owens's punt, has resulted in fai’urc. On Friday last Mr Howarth, the owner of the Victoria, T-ok his steamer down a little way below the Shotover junction, and, while swinging round for the purpose of returning, ran her on to a sand-band, where she now lies hard and fast, and must do so until there is a rise in the river. There is not much doubt but that the Victoria could successfully stem the current ; but the navigation is of a very dangerous character, and tho risk would be very great. Mr Howarth has therefore decided to bring his boat back again to her home on the Wakatip. The terrace workings on the Upper Shotover continue to yield very large returns. It is said that a party at Shippers Point have realised LOCO a man for tho last fortnight's work. Moke Greek and Moonlight arc also turning out well, and some one hundred and fifty miners are located between these two places. Discovery oe Quartz Keep at Stkatiitaik.ki, —Early last week intelligence was received that a good gold-bearing quartz reef uas discovered by Messrs Breumer, M ‘lvor, and Lynch, near the j unction of the Sutton stream with the Tamil river, near Mount Ross, and about 30 miles from Hyde. Tho reef cropped up on the surface, where gold was lirst found. A shaft was sunk to a depth of Id feet—gold being obtainable from the surface downwards. In prospecting the rubble a small dish yielded half a grain of gold. A hole was drilled in the

reef, for the purpose of blasting to a depth of two feet, and on the drillings being carefully washed three grains of gold was the result. The precious metal is plainly observable in any part of the stone. Several gentlemen from this township immediately proceeded to the scene of the discovery, with the object of satisfying themselves as to the correctness of the above statement, and, if possible, to form a satisfactory conclusion regarding the probable yield and richness of the reef. One pound weight of the stone was taken on to Naseby for the purpose of being crashed and tested. The result of the crashing was highly satisfactory, the yield being one grain of tine gold, or say five ounces to the ton. Tlie prospectors and the gentlemen who visited the reef arc quite sanguine as to the genuineness and richness of the stone ; and arc also confident, from the nature of the country, that a number of other reefs exist in the locality. Later intelligence to hand informs us that claims along the Hue right and left have been taken up, and that a large number of miners’ rights have been applied for and issued to the bauds employed in the neighboring stations. We have ourselves broken and examined several pieces of the stone taken from the reef, and without one single exception gold was plainly visible in all the pieces. —Mount Ida Chronicle.

We notice that the prize money in connection with the late exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society, is announced to bo paid to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at Mr T. Allan’s, Cutting, between six and eight o’clock.

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