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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 968, 2 September 1871, Page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening at the Town Flail. Present : His Worship tho Mayor (in the chair), Councillors Kennedy, Woolcock, Moore, Purcell, M'Gregor. The minutes of the last meeting having been- read and confirmed, the Town Clerk read an application from Mr Jolni Bradley, to make a drain adjoining his property in Leonard street. Referred to Public Works Committee.—A request from Mr Hall, asking for information on the subject of wharfage „rates, was referred tor the Finance Gommittee. — A letter was read from leaseholders in Murray street, adjoining Tainui street, offering to pay two-thirds of the price of making a dray -road for a distance of eight chains. Tenders to be called for constructing work, on sufficient guarantee being given. —Various accounts were then passed for payment.—A report was read from the Town Clerk, stating that surveys had been taken of the depth of water along the protection works. Referred to the Public Works Committee, with power to take measures to stop any damage being occasioned by the "scour" of the river.— The Finance Committee recommended that the banking account of the Corporation be changed from the Bank of New Zealand to the Bank of New South Wales. The recommeudatiou was agreed to. —Tenders for the formation, &c, of Hospital street, -were read from Martin Kennedy for L 295, and from John Ftillarton and 1). Henry, for L 325. Referred to Public Works Committee.— Councillor Kennedy drew atteution to the coals being stowed on the wharf, which destroyed it.' The lessees should d-*™ tlio nnala it aliorb distance .from it. — He_ not r be nob renewed if they continued to stack coals on the wharf. CouucillorMoore seconded the motion, which was carried. The Council adjourned for a wsek. No little excitement was created in Ross late on Sunday night (says the Ross 2few,s) by the arrival of the report that Adam Ross and party had struck payable gold a little below tbe punt at the Totara. Many of our energetic miners left the same night for the scene of the El Dorado, and a crowi visited the place yesterday. Of course, the reports of the rush vary considerably ; but, from what ou" reporter could gather, the wish struck: is similar to that obtained at the second Auckland lead. The prospects from the black sand average about three grains to two handsfnls of wash, and the layer is about six inches in thickness. The gravel, about 4ft in thickness, on the black-sand layer, is pronounced payable if a tail-race were brought up, aiid the sinking is about Cft or 7ffc. The prospectors applied for an extended claim, and Sergt. M Tunis visited the ground, for the purpose of furnishing a report to the rAVarden. About one hundred men were* on the ground, and many ""claims were pegged out. Water can be commanded at sufficient elevation foe sluicing purposes, and ft is probable that, in fine weather a tail-race would

drain the ground. The only easy approach to the rush ia . by means of a boat from the dray-road side of the lagoon to the inshore bank. MrDobson, Nelson Provincial Engineer, left Westport for the Karamea on Tuesday day last. The object of his visit is to ascerrain the facilities presented by the country between Mokihinui and Wanganui for the construction of a road. Whether the funds will be forthcoming for the purpose of immediately forming this necessary line of communication, we are unable to state, but it would appear to bo in contemplation to proceed with this greatly required work at no distant date. Dr Rutherford Ryley, late of Hokitika, was a candidate fir the representation of Levuka at the election of delegates to have taken place on the Ist ult., and has since been elected. We ( Westport Times) were shown a splendid sample of jjolrl, weighing 9dwt Gits, obtained from 20lb of atone out of Zala and party's reef, Lyell. The stone was pounded,' and the gold, which is of a coarse nnggety description, was easily extracted. Monster indignation meetings are announced to be held at Stafford Town this evening, and Goldsborongh on Monday evening, to discuss the desirability of asking Mr Jobn White to resign his seat in the Assembly for tho action he has taken with respect to the main trunk line of road. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday afternoon, before W. H. Re veil, Esq., R. M. , John Cockburri was brought up on remand charged with stealing a pair of boots the property of Margaret Power. From the evidence of tbe prosecutrix it appeared that she gave an order to Patrick Morrissey for a pair of boots, which she never received. Patrick Morrissey proved sending the boots by tramway to the prosecutrix. A witness named Elizabeth Dillon deposed to purchasing the boots from the prisoner, bnt hearing that they were stolen she gave them up to the police. Morrissey having identified the boots, the prisoner ;w^s sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. i The earthquake felt in Greymouth on Thursday morning was also felt at Marsden and Rntherglen. It will be seen by our telegraphic report tbat the debate on the Education Bill was adjourned on the motion of Mr Harrison, who will re-open it at the next sitting of the House. i The Distrlrt Court at i's rising yesterday adjourned till Thursday, the 12th October. The tender of Messrs Moore and Thompson for maintaining the Buller road has been accepted.