THE PRICE OF WATER ON THE GOLDFIELD.

Kumara Times, Issue 2574, 22 September 1884, Page 3

THE PRICE OF WATER ON THE GOLDFIELD.

[to the editor.] Sir—Will you kindly allow me space in your journal to answer "Poverty's" letter of yesterday's issue. It is through poverty that the Miners Association is now nearly defunct, people cannot expect to get grievances redressed without money, and the association was not supported ss it should have been at any time. " Poverty " is not perhaps aware that the Miners Association did get up two petitions to be presented in Parliament this session—one for the reduction in the price of water, and the other for the abolition of the gold duty ; and sent two men round with them for signatures, at the same time requesting them to ask half-a-cto\vu from each claim to pay these same men for going round the field. Some five claims only responded to the call, and the consequence is the men are still unpaid for their labour. What " Poverty " says in his letter is quite true; but at the same time, neither lie nor any one else can expect a few who are and always have been willing to do their best and contribute more than their share for the benefit of the whole field to continue doing so, considering the small thanks they have received in the past. Trusting some abler pen than mine will take this matter up.—l remain, sir, One Who Knows. Larrikins, Sept. 20, 1884.

[to the editor.]

Sir—l have just heard that it is owing to want of funds that prevent the Miners Association from showing more activity at the present moment re the price of water. Dont let the want of a few shillings stand in the way of such an important matter. If the ■water is reduced to £2, it means a saving to the district of about four or five thousand pounds, and I am quite sure from their generosity on former occasions that if either the County Chairman or the Mayor of Kumara ■were asked, they would convene the necessary meeting. About the first thing both the Premier and Sir Julius Vogel said on coming into office was that gold mining wanted more encouragement ; and, if we have a large meeting and urge the Government to reduce the price of water here, so sure as I ■write this we will get it. The petition is all very well, but shew the Government that your are in earnest yourselves, by agitation; for that is the only real way to assist youi' representative and and gain the ear of the Government;. The late lamentable accident affords another light to represent the matter in. The deceased M'Namara was working in a sluicing claim at Larrikins, and owing to the excessive charges for water, had to abandon his claim, and lost his life fossicking in old workings for a living. There are arces of ground such as M'Namara left that could be profitably worked if the price for water were at all reasonable Poverty. Kumara, September 20, 1884.

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