WARDEN'S REPORT.

Evening Star, Issue 3814, 15 May 1875, Page 2

WARDEN'S REPORT.

The following is Mr Eobortson’s (Naseby} report for (ho quarter ending March 31 last -- 7 1 Nothing of any very noticeable character La,a transpired wi Ji respect to mining within the period mentioned. The season has been rather dry, in that L V f ly S; TowW *- The population con. tinues to be below the average, and is likely to re. ™ ™ l0U ?- a ? 80many P uljlic works nro going .on upon whicn men can get good waccs and constant work, instead of depending upon Swif 3 A S g tea y that golTmiutag aSoids. As a consequence of the slackness ia The b S Sm f S , 0f al i bM been dull! The people of Naseby have been long looking forward to the completion of the headrace and sludge to work an improvement in the state of alrau s, him the slow progress “made with these n;gh t ,’f ed oufc tbe patience of many fij™' J* is greatly to thatthesa works shou.d not have been fiuiskcd in somethin * near the time originally estimated for their com sh action, as they would have been tbe meani non m^ Xly iud J“trioits miners whose ocal knowledge and experience could not fail to have been of great Service in developing the re sources of the country commanded by the Govern, meat water supply. the inspector mining engineer, from Victoria, visited this district in January, but there was only one quarts mine to be shown to him to S at Eo ? gh Eid ? e - . T bis district has always been famous for its alluvial workings, bub almost all attempts at opening out the quai’tz reefs Imve hitherto proved failures. Yet some of tha roets have shown very encouraging prospoetinir it Ims been difficult to see wh| thoy ■ P. aid , f °r working. Mr Ulrich’s reportwiU be looked for by those-who held interests in quarts ? tb ° h01) ( e “at he may tin ow sonm light upon the causes of failure, and mdicate how better results may yet be attained, the' livnd up in various parfs of m brought under cultiva. 13 t P-obnble that in another season or inwOT+f * OCa J P^ d uction of necessaries may so lower the cost of living as to enable many mining enterprises to be carried out profitably, which, at the present rate of living, cannot be entered upon. Prices rule very high, more especially at Naseby. and nothing can bring thorn down hut tho settle. Stance agrxcultujral Population within on easy The amount of gold escorted during the quartet has been as followsNaseby, 4,6350z; St. Bathana, totM°7 : o? aCraeS ‘ 393021 a “ d Palmcrstoi b H3oz|