The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1885.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 213, 14 March 1885, Page 2

The Lyell Times. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1885.

Sinci waiting our article of the 21et nit.-, on the subject of the formatiou of a company to prtipeet Manuka Flat, we are 'lad to kear, tkat tht uud#rtaking has progressed to far «c to *6iumi wery probability of coon keoemiing out oif the. moot promising features in progresoifo' mining in tha district, or at least, in .he way of opening up sneh a field by way of a little judieious outlay., and earelul supervision, as may e^entaally, and that without any great lapse of time, ire hope, lerre as a medium for lasting and profitable employment for afoig number miners in years to come. The harden has be** interviewed by a deputation representing' the association", aal which, explained what the aim and objects contemplated, wouid be ; everything of eoirse, being conditional upon the Mines Department granting suck reasonable considerations •and ooncessions as the case appears to 'warrant. A protection oyer the whole of ihe Flat, whilst the company is in the way of working, .and a .first right to a -special claim, in the same manner as those have keen granted to some of *he; •big alluvial companies down at Soss, upon ' /payable gold being struck, would leave '4he Directors unrestricted in the matter •of choosing a suitable locality wken setting-in to work. The Governmeut is •also toeing communicated with, in 'tlie matter of the amount (<£soo) which, it hb •expected, the Mines Department will place at the disposal of the association by way of subsidy; aid, as 'the Member for tie* District, Mr O'Conor, M.H.K. if actively •assisting to promote the concern at headquarters, and has already recommended 4he matter to the Minister in a most (favorable light, we may expect before auy jgreaUapse of time has taken place, that

the desired malt will be Attained. The whtle of the shares have been applied fer, amd with the allotment fee paid bj share* holders, the association will be in funds te start with. We understand that immediately upen obtaining the necessary promise from the Government, the undertaking will be incorporated as a Limited Liability Company.

The general eleaning-up, at the Alpine battery on Monday last, gave Js7ozs of retorted gold from 442 tons of quartz. Crushing is now stopped; the eld wheel i is being pulled down, and every effort j beiug made to push ahead with the erect- ! ion of the new plant. ! The Reefton battery returnt for lastj week were;—f.nkermau, 150ozs amalgam; | Keep-it-Dark, 3710zs amalgam ; Inglewood, 310ozs amalgam, boxes included. Tenders close at the Wcstport Harbour Beard's office on Thursday next, for the supply of 5000 sleepers, in lots te suit tenderers. Sittings of the local R.M. and Warden's Courts, are to be held here monthly for the future, instead -of tri- weekly as heretofore. Ada Melmore, announces a oonsultation on the Christehurch Great Autumn Handicap, which is to be run on Eastsr Monday next. It closes on the 4th prex. Tfae first m-Mtiag of the Hampden Licensing Committee was held on Tuesday last, for the purpose of elwtimg a Chairman. Mr 0. Lynch was proposed, but declined standing Mr Win. Huniber was then elected te tie office. A elose holiday will be observed at the local Post OflUe on Goed Friday, the 3rd prex. On Easter Monday, ike <kh, the office will only be open from 9 until 10 in the forenoon, and from 7 till 8 at night, An application, by David Archer, lor cancellation of the Homeward Bound Ce's lease, Boatman's, c#me on for hearing ia the Warden's Court, UeofUu, ±k« -flWf in si. Mr Guiness appeared for the applicant, and Msrs. Ly»cth ®nd Menteath, fer the company. A good deal *£ evidence wae taken *, tfiae uoaiin podaait relied upon •by the applicant, toeing, ttfom* mm <si the surface wort RnmsaJ. in wgasurte mining, had been done hnb. *k<e ground ser the last three years past Againot this, the company put (forward wide net, showing there were such natural disadvantages in the way of ordinary work, that ike ground could net be profitably wrought from the surface. The 'company had, " with others, formed a combination to put in a low level tunnel te prospect its own amd the ud{joi»uag leases: lite manager, Mr Brenaan, staged -ihatt the lffiem)ew.a/rdj Bound Co's last previous contribution to the fund, had ta* paid on 27th January, ( 188$. The rent tosrfl boon paid up t© th« end of June, 1885. The Warden saiid <hc would reserve his decision for a fortnight, •as to whether he would recommend cancellation or not. Bunng .the hearing ot the«*i£eften, it transpired that the original! Homeward Bound Company, was being wound-up, but ifchat its(interest had never been transferred <to the new company, the! Homeward Bound Intended. The members otf the Loj al Alpine Lodge of Oddfellows, announce the celebration of its anniversary, which this year, will take the form of a grand promenade Ball, *aud a public Picnic, to foe held en 6th and .7th April, next, respectively. Apart from itihe usual attractiveness of similar gatherings, there -is every certa'itfty iha't it'he opportunity provided for a big gathering of young people for the out-door part cfiit on Tuesday, will be heartily appreciated, 1 and we anticipate a very enjoyable day When ail the village train from labor free, i Lead up their sports beneath the epreading tste. The proceeds will be Westport Hospital, which, very fteserving institution, certainly has a very good claim upon us, and we have 110 doubt, but that a hearty patronage will be bestowed on the Ball, the price of admission to which, is fixed at the small figure of half.' > a-guinea. -

Professor Black, announces one of his popular lectures fer Tuesday evening next, at 7 o'clock. The Professor's lectures possess features of mere than ordinary interest, from the fact that the different, quartz and mineral tests, are practically illustrated and explained by way of experiment; and it is easy te conceive, that his visit to the Coast, and especially its reefing districts, will be productive of a deal of good. In Reeften, the formation of a School of Mines is being projected, and a class has already been formed, of those desirous of joining. We understand Tory satisfactory headway is being made with the rise from No d, in the Alpine mine, and that the contractors, Accoline and party, expect to break through into No. 5 by the middle of next week. When connection is made, the work ot fully completing the remaining portion, and logging it up, will be greatly facilitated. Good progress is being made with the new maehinery at the battery. ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS is warranted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, an either sex (acquired or conititational), Gravel, and Pains in the Bask. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes, 4s 6d each, by ail Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; Sole Proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Couktiis Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses.