MISCELLANEOUS.

Kumara Times, Issue 299, 8 September 1877, Page 5 (Supplement)

MISCELLANEOUS.

The knowledge that the Government mea* sure for rewarding successful gold-field pro^ specting, added to the bonus offered by tb# ( County Council, will surely prove an inceu- I tive to miners in the district to devote their j energies in the direction wanteds- Wha£haaJ hitherto been called prospecting, wmRBH or two exceptions, has only been following out the ordinary working, namely, surfacing] or at the most, sinking only to such adept)! as to allow the ground to be wrought with! out the expense of machinery. Granted thai the difficulty of penetrating our J almosfl impervious bush is sufficient to -detefl the most energetic prospector, and sosolov very likely (through this cause) shallow! workings to lie fallow, yet the incontestibfl fact remains, that in every one of oar oil gold diggings there are undeveloped leafl that only require skill and capital combines to make centres of industry and wealth. !■ fact of Orwell Creek having been proved^H very valuable after years o££al^|jujri|^^| in itself sufficient evidenc^J^fc^^^^^^B were turned to other equd^^^^^^^^^l amount °£^^^^^^^^^^^H rewards are clauses are s^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H urge want oj^^^^^^^^^^^^^H these <^^^^^^^^^^^^^| now urge the (^^^^^^^^^^^^^H fields requ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H the mii^^^^^^^^^^^^^f carry their^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H up new fields. The Liverpool six which the childr^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fl were a glass from a cotta^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l the hou«e a chU^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l from the disease.

We regret to q very little chand daring the preset terms to be give Reserve at GreynJ Court Bill whicll deal with the que far advanced th special Bill would the intention of troduce some n has been consid the question, nest yeir. The net profit "History of \ 1870-71, publisl Berlin," up to J The Bishop of cheque of Lsooid from a gentlenß name might do|l

The followii Post appeared, journal:—" Lo sian Imperial I skirmishiDg di vanced Russian 1 19th inst.—Po* are proceeding' menia.—All the leaving for A 4 the Russians if Shipka, but at declares possible.—Lone Continued assat Pass.—There against 15,000 lasted sixteen been killed, ai —The Russian —The anxiety is vanced the same Russians and an an early d^^|

for the nonce Mi Keader Woocraay Vde Ms 1 ' diminished head. The tale was of a dog and' a gentleman. The latter was very fond of Lis canine friend, but strongly objected to its tail, which, he thought, flourished and waxed large out of all proportion to its body,So he detailed off «' Chawles," his valet to cur-tail that dog. The howls of the poor oeasfc much disturbed the serenity of it* ; owner, and he congratulated himself wheti * the howling ceaied, thinking that the gical operation was complete. But next morning there was a repetition of the homing ; and yet a third tim« was the tender- -- hearted gentleman's appetite destroyed. *So "■* he called " Chwles " and asked him!" if he | could not dress the stump more carefully." - " Chiwles" explained that; he had not yet arrived at, the stump, for, thinking thai to'll have its tail cut off all at onto would give the « dog too much pain, he had dicided to reduce it at the rate of a joint per lay. Thit dog was the Colony of New Z9alald ; its tfr was > : W the land fund; and the acting the part of "Chawlei" That^dogti I tail has put Mr Eeader Wod's pletely out of joint. . 1 \^\:-'^^' : iMl

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