TAURANGA

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1042, 14 June 1871, Page 2

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Wednesday, June 14. The native reported as lost in the bush has been found after fifteen days absence. Whilst he was aiming a blow at a pig he cut his own leg, which disabled him. He crept to an old plantation, and whilst there subsisted only on raw potatoes. The s.s. Wellington arrived at seven o'clock this morning, and left again at nine o'clock for Auckland. The schooner Tauranga arrived here this morning from Auckland, and brings the following news :- - At the Supreme Court, Charles Harley, charged with a breach of the Arms Act. has been found guilty; sentence was deferred. Chief Justice Arney raised a point of law which will materially affect the present and other cases under the Arms Act, viz, whether prisoner could be convicted under the indictment as the Amendment Act of 1866 had been, repealed, and no revival of that section of the Act of 1860 as it originally stood had taken place. Point reserved for decision at the next sitting of the Court of Appeal. The Caledonian Gold mining Com pany held a meeting on Saturday laso and declared a dividend of £l2 for the past fortnight. The total amount paid in. dividends by the above com pany since February last is .£3.43,200 The Thames Investment Company, have paid another dividend of £2 per share. The Thames news is very satisfaefactorv.

Up to Saturday the Caledonian Company bad 15 cwt of specimens takt'n out; the returns will therefore he much higher. than was expected—l4,ooo ozs. of gold |?eing the probable yield. Rich stone has been' taken out of the Alburnia and North Devon claims. Very rich specimens from the Una mine have been, obtained. The Alburnia. Company has lodged 551 ozs. of sold in the Bank The Queen of Beauty has retorted 106 ozs. ot gold. Caledonian shares are enquired for at £175 to .£177 10s; Tookey, £25 to £27 ; Thames, £57 ; Golden Calf, 45s ; Central Italy, 35s ; Una, 20s to 275.