GOLD AT JACKSON'S BAY.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 252, 27 September 1865, Page 3

GOLD AT JACKSON'S BAY.

The ' Southland Time 9' gives the following announcing the discovery of a payable goldfield in the immediate vicinity of our own province Jackson's Bay being only 18 J m les f<om Martin's Bay, the approximate boundary of Otago:— 44 We have received the following letter from an old acquaintance whose determined prospecting inclinations are at length likely it would appear, to lead to a real benefit to himself and party. Writing from Riverton on the 6th inst. he says 4 We arrived here on the 30th inst., from Jackson's Bay, having been prospecting there since June 22nd. You may remember on my first trip with the Nugget to the West Coast leaving a sample of gold in your office for inspection, and saying also that I had every confidence that the place would turn out payable gold. Well I had only one voice in ten, and the others could not see it, consequently we came back to Invercargill. 1 told everyone that as soon as I possibly could I would go back again. Stil», I have no doubt whatever but there will be gold got to pay, but it may take some finding; and prospecting does not always pay.' " The following is from the 4 Evening Star' and is corroborative of the foregoing, and is evidently the same party as above mentioned: — • 4 The s.s. Alhambra left Hokitika on the evening of the 17th inst., and called in at Jackson's Bay, at 2 p.m. on the 17th, with a strong S.W. gale. Capt. M'Lean landed and found 4 diggers cradling on the beach, their mates having gone to Riverton in the cutter Petrel for supplies. The captain reports that their costume out-rivalled that of FalstafFs army. They were very reticent and indisposed to afford much information as to the gold-prospects there, to their unexpected visitor. One of the party, however, went on board the steamer, and received a gift in the shape of sufficient supplies for a month or so. From what transpired under the softening influence of sundry bags of flour, potatoes, &c., it is certain they were doing well, and we expect they will not long have to send so far as Riverton for provisions."

B. M. COURT, QUEENSTOWN. (Before Lowther Broad, Esq., R.M.) September 2d. Dohey y. Bond £6 14s—In this case the Court gave their adjourned decision. They struck out the sum of £l 4s believiug it to be a partnership affair. In the advance of £5 10s to defendant, the Court cited Addison upon Contracts. It was then established that if one partner advanced money to another, even for a joint business, it was not to be set up as a defence that he could Lot recover moneys so advanced, and that transactions beyond to ordinary requirements of partnership, resolved themselves of a private nature, and were duly recoverable. Looking at the evidence adduced after all consideration they should record a verdict for plaintiff of £5 10s, especially as the defendant had acknowledged the receipt, through a third party of the money. Notice of appeal was given. Louttit v. M'Cormick £4 10s, and Same t. Same—Judgment by consent. EXTENDED JURISDICTION. (Before His Honor Wilson Gray, District Judge) September 25. The list comprised eleven cases. Some Had been settled out of Court, others were made remands to next day, and in some, the summonses bad not been served. The following is the list:— Angus v. Smith—Settled out of Court. Louttit v. M'Lara, Black, Robertson, and two others—Summonses not served. Wenkheim v. Cameron —Verdict for plaintiff by default. September 26. Dohey y. Bond, £3O. A dishonored acceptance. Judgment for plaintiff. The defendant was allowed a month's time. Louttit y. Rae £3O a dishonored acceptance—This case led to some discussion by the agents employed on both sides. Mr Gray drew the attention of Mr« Johnson Rae's owing the amount, to the heavy expense that might be entailed upon her husband by a resort to other means for the recovery of the debt. The case was left over to this morning.

In ft leading article, touching upon the value of agriculture to the province, a Dunedin contemporary remarks" Although it may very properly be said that the goldfields are one of the mainstays of Otago, it is also possible that the mistake may be committed of considering them as the most important one, and of subordinating to them other equally valuable elements of prosperity. In fact we think that such has already happened—that both by the Government and the people generally, the " mining interest," as it is called, has been looked upon as almost the only one on the success of which the Province depends." All we can say is, that the 'Wakatip Mail'has never made this mistake. From the first we have persistently asked the Government to give the miners a permanent interest in the country by allowing them to invest their earnings in land. But they refused, and hence one of the chief causes of the present depressed state <ftl» proviso*