NEW ZEALAND.
[FEB PBEB3 ASSOCIATION.] THAMES, August 26.
The Queen of Beauty mine yesterday bagged 2451bs of specimens from the reef at the bottom level (600 feet below the surface, and only 40 feet higher than the big pump at the bottom level). The show of gold now is, in fact, the best ever seen in the mine. A band of gold over an inch wide is showing in the reef this morning. Fully 15 feet of crushing dirt has now been taken out. AUCKLAND, August 26.
Mr Connelly’s home in Victoria street was burned down this morning. It was insured for £IOO in the Scottish and Imperial. The Japanese war ship Tsukuba leaves today for Yokohama. It takes a number of young Norfolk pines, flax plants, and titrees, for acclimatisation purposes. Tawhiao is at Kawhia, collecting food for the meeting with Mr Bryce. NAFIBB, August 26.
Tho Natives of the Taharite Seventy Mila Brush lately ■warned the surveyors off one of the Maori paddocks, through which the railway line ia being laid off. The Government was communicated with, and Captain Preeoe, 8.M., was appointed to aettle the difficulty, in which he has been thoroughly successful. The obstruction, no doubt in the first instance, was to try to get money, but was just one of those things which demand immediate attention to avoid future complications. The Maoris have been guarfnte'd compensation, and they have promised to let the survey proceed. WELLINGTON. August 26 Specimens of quartr from the Golden Orowa Claim, Terawhiti, have bean analysed by Dr. Hector. The yield of gold, as calculated upon a ton, was found to bo Bjz 2dwt. 12gr. The gold is of a fair quality for reef gold, being worth about £3 5a per ounce. Drs. Hector and Lemon and Mr Jones, engineer of the Albion Mining Company, have gone to Terawhiti to inspeot the claims.
DUNEDIN, August 26. A six roomed house at Palmerston, belonging to Mr J. Scott, was burned down yesterday by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp. It is insured in the South British for £4OO.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 261, 26 August 1882, Page 3
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