North and South.

Manawatu Herald, 4 June 1895, Page 3

North and South.

The all-absorbing topic at the Thames is the splendid return of 828oz 6dwt melted gold from the May Queen mine, the result of a crashing of 433 loads of quartz and 2501 b picked stone. Notice of appeal was lodged by the inspector of factories at Auckland on Friday, Mr Fergusson, against the decision given by Mr Northcvoft in the case heard at the Magistrate's Court for alleged breaches of the Shops and Shop Assistants Act. The appeal will be heard at the Supreme Court about the 19th of June.

A large number of persons are visiting the petroleum works at New Plymouth to s6B the oil being pumped ; ancl the syndicate shares of £100 ara being" taken up liberally. It is said a company a capital of £50,000 is to be formed in Sydney. The present well yields from 30 to 40 barrels (of 40 gallons) a week as it at present stands. But for the water it would be more; It is proposed to sink at OMe a well at Omata; which is expected to tap the oil reservoir* Mr Fair, the oil expert, says the crude oil in barrels as pumped up is worth 15s each barrel. The oH con- ' tain's 76 per cent, of pure paraffin.

E. Gray, secretary to the Waipawa County Racing Club, and clerk to the Kaikora Town Board and Patangata Road Board, committed suicide at Napier by taking strychtiiiie; He had just applied for' the renewal of a prohibition order against himself, and he left a letter indicating that drink and gambling had led to his ruin, and that death was preferable to prison, from which it is inferred that he Was id financial trouble. The Napier Magistrate's Court has beeii occupied in hearing the case against Isabella L/awsj lately brought back from Sydney, charged with the forgery of two deposit receipts for £110 5s and £277 17s, by means of which she procured moneys belonging to the Good Templars, of which her husband was secretary. Accused ha 3 been committed for trial. A man darned Patrick McManus perished id the snow at Monven Hill on Tuesday. He Was a swagger looking for work. A boy named John Snow, aged 10 yeai'Sf don of a well-known Outrani resident, wfts killed on Saturday by a dray loaded with gravel passing dYet 1 hiifii The Committee of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association are urging upon the Govern Wen 1 1 the desirability of retaining the services of Mr J. 13. McEwan, dairy expert, he having already done much to improve the tkirjing industry. At a meeting held at Christchurch on Fricay evening of representatives from various organisations to consider the unemployed question, it was resolved to ask the Government t(3 take iiiinledidte Steps. to assist the unemployed by subsidising tlie lo'b'a'l bodies and opening up lands for settlement.