KUMARA PROSPECTING ASSOCIATION.

Kumara Times, Issue 651, 29 October 1878, Page 2

KUMARA PROSPECTING ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Prospecting Association was 1)eld at the Town Hall last; " evening. Present: Messrs.. Dungan (chair), O' Hara, and Pearn.

Mi Jones handed in subscriptions nmountin» to £2 10s 6d for the week endiug October 21J and £2 14s for the present week. It was resolved that Mr Junes're-; .ceive £l, being commission, on' collecting, and that the amount due : to the prospectors'be paid ; also that the resignation of Mr Jones; as collector, be ' accepted. . j? :•> • .--'.. The meeting then sdjounieclSintil I$C o'clock this morning, when the members were present with the addition of MrrWylde. r , Mr Dungan reported that he had paid the prospectors up'to "the ;26tb instant the sum of '£& ; also Mr Jones the suni of £1 ; and that "'the balance in hand was£l 2s6d. "'! Reports No. 10 and 11 of ; the prospectors were read and recnved, ad follows: Report No. 10. To the Secretary Kumara Prospecting Association. Sir—We have bottomed ancther hole to-day on the main reef, at 16 feet deep. It is situated about 20 chains from the station, and about eight chains from the tram. It was nothing but a large mass of large stones we went through, am without any prospect.—We have, &c., Peter Anderson and Party, Prospectors. Prospectors Oamp, Shaft No. 4, October 18th, 1878. . . ■ ' Report No. 11. To the Secretary Kumara Pospecting Association. Sir—Our report for the week is not as we should have liked it to be. The weather has been so bad that we have only been able to get our camp fixel and. our tools out on to the ground, am we have cut some tracks, so we will be d>le to get about better. We are campec between" four and five miles out fromDillman's Town. The reason we have gae farther than was mentioned is, we a - better • opinion of the country here nan lower down; We have not, broke sirface yet, so we are not able to give y»u an idea where we will be sinlriiig, but to will give you full particulars in our lext.—We have, &c, Peter Anderson JEndParty, Prospectors.. Prospectors' Camp, October 26th, 3878. Mr Dungan reported that Ir Orams

had consented to resume collecting subscriptions. It was moved by Mr Dungan, and seconded by Mr O'Hara, "That the prospectors be instructed to continue operations between Dillman's Town and the Chriatehurch road unlil further orderß." The following letter spnt by the secretary (Mr Wylde) to Mr Peters at Dillman's Town was read and approved of:— To Mr Peters. Sir—-I return you herewith the subscription list for prospecting for the main bottom at Dillman's. The Kumara Prospecting Association regrets that their arrangement with the Government precludes them from assisting to prospect on the existing goldfields.—l am, &c., James Wylde, Hon! Sec. K.P.A. Kumara, 14th October, 1878. The meeting then terminated.