GLEANINGS FROM THE KAWARAU.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2465, 10 January 1871, Page 2

GLEANINGS FROM THE KAWARAU.

(FROM A COR RESPONDENT.)

Cromwell, January 4. What with the races and the Christmas and Mew Year holidays, Cromwell yhas been in an unusual state of activity and bustle during the past week or two, and the surrounding places almost deserted. The weather was extremely hot and sultry on the three race days, luckily for the lessee of the booth and grand stand, who paid LIOO for his monoply. Drinks were, of course, a shilling a glass, and consequently there were not very many inebriates visible. lam of opinion that charging a shilling a glass for liquor benefits the public more than it does the publican, as there is not a third part of the liquor consumed that there would be if nobblers were only sixpence. However, the publicans do not see it in the same light as I do, and they appear to think that if they give the high figure of LIOO for the use of a booth, and the privilege of allowing persons to ascend to the grand stand at the moderate sum of “live shillings,” they ought to endeavor to make it up by selling their liquor at double its ordinary price and four times its value. Mining matters in the Kawarau district are, of course, at a stand-still at present, and the miners are taking their usual lengthy Christinas holiday. The lloyal Standard Quartz-mining Company, at the Bannockburn, which had steam-crushing machinery recently erected about four miles from their claim, have had their first washing-up. I believe it was highly satisfactory, but have not been able to ascertain the exact amount. The Cromwell, or Bendigo Beef, at Bendigo Gully, is proving as rich as ever, and several other claims at B.ndigo are expected to to turn out quite as well. If they come up to the anticipations of many expectant investors, we will soon have any amount of “independent” men. Machinery is in course of erection on the Alta, and also on Colclough’s reef. The celebrated Aurora reef has blighted the hopes of its unfortunate shareholders, and they have been forced to advertise for tenders from parties willing t6 take the claim on tribute for 'a term of twelve months.

Messrs Carr Young, Wayne, and Ca c s, the Commissioners appointed to report as to land suitable for settlement on the Gold yields, arrived in Cromwell from Hawes

Lake yesterday. The Mayor and several other leading gentlemen had an interview with them. We have had the Hiltons, accompanied by Mr Charles Sykes, in Cromwell this week, and I hear that the Courlay Troupe are on this way to Cromwell. _ Chang is eagerly expected, but 1 should imagine that he aspires to places a little larger than Cromwell. There is a great dispute going on at the Bannockburn between the All Nations Company and some gully slnicera in Shepherd's gully. The 'All Nations Company some six years ago applied for and obtained the water in a small creek that runs down Adams’s Gully. They constructed water races, &c., at a cost of about LISOO, and have been working with the water ever since, until two months ago, when some men took up claim? in Shepherd's Gully, and applied to the Warden to force the All Nations Company to allow two heads of water to run down the natural channel. The decision was given against them, and they took the case before Judge Gray, who directed that the case should be re heard before the Warden, and four assessors. The case was given in favor of the appellants, and the respondents were directed to allow two heads of water to run down Shepherd’s Creek from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. As there are seldom more than two heads of water fin the creek, this dccisioA takes all the All Nation's water from ehem, and they will have to abandon their claim, after driving a tunnel about half-a-mile in length. The All Nations Company have given notice of appeal, and the case is to be heard before Mr Judge Gray at the next sitting of the District Court. A petition for presentation to His Honor the Superintendent has been numerously signed, praying that section 12, regulation 14, of the Goldfields rules and regulations, and in accordance with which the assessors’ decision was given, may be suspended.

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