THE THAMES DISTRICT.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 47, 25 November 1867, Page 294

THE THAMES DISTRICT.

(Prom‘ sin occasional Correspondent of-the D. 8

Cross.) Shortland, November 12. From what has transpired here to-day, after the examination of Mr A. Edmonds, the feeling of the natives is more favorably inclined towards the Government in opening the Upper * Thames. There was a meeting of natives held to-day near Mr Mackay’s residence, and the , tenor of the speeches was favorable to opening up -tbe country southwards. Rewi was the only chief who. spoke against it. The road to this new district must pass through his and he is afraid he has asked too much and is not lkiely to get it; hence his obstinacy in the matter. The others expressed their entire approval of the Commissioner’s and Mr A. Edmonds’s negotiations with those who at first disapproved.' So far tbe natives have spoke in good faith, and we now wait the issue of another meeting to he held to-morrow at the same place.

Nov. 13.

The native meeting held at Mr Mackay’s house to-day, resulted in the district between this and Hikutaia being thrown open as a gold-field. The Commissioner said he would lose no time in defining the boundaries. This will extend the mining district 25 miles southwards and we may expect it to be officially declared open towards the end of this month.

(From, the Correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross.) . * Waikawau, Nov. 13.

There are a few men working in a gully on the left bank of the Waiputukahu Creek, known as the tapued creek. The gold found varies from 1 grain to l£dwt in weight. It is not water-worn, but is free from quartz, indicating that a very valuable reef must cross the creek not far distant from the spot where the claims are marked off. I may mention that the claims taken up are for quartz-reefing, not alluvial. I understand that the Waikawau block will extend from the Tutu to Manaia.

(Prom the Special Correspondent of the New Zealand Herald.)

Shortland, Nov. 15, 6 a.m.

As the Tauranga goes this morning, and I did not succeed in getting away last night, I add a few lines. The 41bs of stone from Mulligan’s claim was tested by Mr Bishop, of Mackay-olaitn, and tbe stuff was panned off by Mr John Ciarkson, a brother of Mr. George Clarkson, of Hunt, White, and Clarkson's party, of the Kuranui. lam warranted in saying that the idea-of sending a party to treat w.th. the natives of the Upper Thames country has been abandoned, and that the subscriptions have been returned. , After mature deliberation the movers themselves see that there is a more politic course than the one they were about to take. Mr Warden Baillie is away north on duty, ar,d Mr Mackay is, I understand, about to proceed to Auckland on account of illness in his family. The general news of the field continues satisfactory, a number of new finds being reportedMessenger’s reef is reported as being still better than ever.