AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 494, 22 July 1867, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

[moil oup. otrx couiutsfondest.] July IG, ISC7. Tirrxas are still (he same here ; the temporary excitement caused by the reported discovery of gold in the Thames has sub-* sided, and people are looking out for the next sensation. The following, from tbs New Zealand Herald of to-day, exhausts the mat ter: — Tie cohlTehl at Knraka, and tmdouUc.lly there is an nlltsvi.il '-ad i-A-hi there, to whvli Mr Liv.lor, the Resident hi gistrate, has cone with the native owner on a vh-:> of hep-etion, is the same ol i-.vhirh we cave sum- d -cripthm iu our issue of ithe tMth of March, i - hi,: t;,l wnlicit was ihseo'.ered Ihe Mr llawdoti, the present contractor for the works in I reemau s Bay. at: 1a Mr llree'hton. It is, therefore, no new discovery, as anyone who will refer hark to the Herald of the date mentioned whd at ones see. It is there deserilied as a digring.', so far as was piov.il by lltc prospectors, capable of iiliding rm;do;, meat fur .'Ain mmi. Uig-

uvrswii! understand the value of i!u- Mill'll w,. state that from three puns of dirt Air R-nvJoa \v;.>l u■ ,1 he'-.u,ui sis ;mi sewn pcnuyweiudits of joiil :is ■[ turned cm: when wepuhei on return to Aim!;! uid. d : .r.ri'i.:< are alluvial, and tlio o.; 1 was ro-ir-.‘ ami free from quarry,. All that v had to |;aiv was a couple of yulhes ; • ’-s-i '.Miilh'-. ho'.v.-.er r m out into cxiiaihve lh.iq ahyh: «o! taro out a very extensive one. Time hvd. t rn. hole half for p;a ispeotinw, Thf natives !o tin' ur.rif.'r. us side. tr.i.i t hay re unaware that 1;i */• \I 1.-ivitur bvn laid hy ;:m n.-.hv •<, t hry ilifii sent out of ;li-‘ ih-tnut uuU t ( iiary.' of an e.eorr. One (if th.' ii. i.oWfV'T, la; i .a in iay.l to therefora truly ha s.nd to be iha aataal discan, therefore, b.r_no hie hi; 1 leohl-tai:l ooaii to dluropcaus, wa trust they will ha liUtul'.v ih-all with l.y the Go\eminent., iiif eavi' ohmc 1 i< to open one central district -arh as this, wh.f-re a !ar_ra number ot men could ■i-id eniplovineut. Uni- snail di-trict opened, and the native ov. aars of otitcr auriferous lauds, wueti ihe-a s ortho mark.-l for every hind of produce i ah: to the doors of those natives, would soon ] J - ‘ Vi { ;t ;i :s q..j I p-hl v, , ihe (.yiiei In d.rtitviiur tit tout io;i to this sub I.ire would warn t !ae ,■ oa tin' AVest (hoa-t eeliaohs the r,rt of tie' dis'-owry of yobl bavin,' iaheu place iu*h!■' Thav's diu'-V; to renieuihar that it is one th-nV to tin.l out. the existence of ? ..M there, and an-cher thiiar t* a ohtdn leave' to work it. A rush therefore at present w.-.tM he premature;^hut •lie i-iai.t to open t!;is or any o-lt.-r uarif-roas loe.dity in th ■ Tiei-a-s, tiiea will I" the tin;' for ip."a eieoe Teie’a' fall ha no doubt that ttul ' ‘ . ■ 1 • ' ■> ' ) nl ;i i;;: in • r U\ li’.lS ]TUVI!KV. Wlt.il 'ehm.Pa and, ale.ui.h.uce of wood and water, would h > far j,referable to doit .dona sabj-et to the j dVe aid lie's' few words of caution tr.mi the |airauui'tiiiic ■ iiiat a lew Meeks apo wc received a I private coa’i’unnh'atU'U from tree West f oast poldI field,s, in which we were luionuad tha.V the recent i r.-sp.eet'iua' the iPsa'oerv of yul.l in l!i.‘ Thames IU;, | a'f-'iuiv iatlai'eedi tie' niinals of the diyyars, j:,- : s | M,,1,1.1 but for the lii.uiy warulin: of sonic I Weil a" j",.dated with the peculiar circumstances of ,p, p; , Aorta. Seen a. step at present could

Xo po'itical new? of any importance, with the exception of the illness ot Colonel Do Qauieey, one of the Auckland member?, which happens at an unlort unate tone, when all our strength is wanted at the General Asscmb'y. Anticipations are rite as to tile ensuing political contest at u elling!on : the Otago and Auckland member? 'V i! 1 li'.ldo nbied’y endeavour to upset I the St at ford Ministry, but their ability to ,io so is doubtful. Another apprehension for arson has taken place, Stephen and Jane Sonin US'* Log been anv.-teu on a e : 'n ,ee oi Setting tire to the liou-e ot their bro'ncr in-iao, Mr. Rangers. The case, which involved a great am -not of bard swearing aiiii cjntra-, dictorv evidence, iva, cma'ln led, alter several remands, at the iveMde.it. magistrate s Court, both prisoners bei ig committed to take their trrii at t tie ensuing sessions of the Supreme Court. ft has been resolved to build a Public IT.ill anal As-eiiddy .Rooms at i no. .North Shore, hv suti- eription, land for that nurp ise'having been ollered at a cheap rate. Large numbers of ba-rarouta.have hetsn \ carhure.i la ine Vi atir'Ui t a omio.g the last . iovV davs, aad the unusual vis.it ha> caused : some excitement.