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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 68, 20 May 1870, Page 2

j. Fob some time pr.st tb.%3 reef' at Sutton, stream has been little heard of, an; 1 , there ajv pe:irs to-'ivive- been- a general beV'ef that tae whole affair had turned out, if not a " duffer; 5 ' as. least a disappointment. We are glad, however, to hear that a new application has been made to the Warden for a mining lease on Grellibrand's run, two miles of thfi Rieasoli Rce£> and about one and a l.alf mile due north of the Satton sluicing claim. The* reef bears north by west an-.i south by east, or t iereabout,3. The reef outcrops about, twenly yards on the surface, and at the depth of thr*"e feet is eighteen inches in thickness, and a £ •- pears to increase as it deepens. The proprietors, Messrs. John. M'Lean and Henry B M'lntosh, state that eo> far. as the stone has 'tested, tiie result will give from three to ' lour ounces to the ton. The name given to the reef is the Rising Sun, and a prospecting claim has, we. understand,! been granted. Mr. M'Lean states that the country in the vicinity of the Rising Sun reef appears to be-an entire network of reefs.

• .Tile Wakatip people appear to be- in luck's way with regard to land—another run, that of Boyes Brothers, having been; thrown open for agricultural leases. When,, we wonder, will Naseby's turn come ? Notwithstanding, every effort made, both by the police and the public,, the body of the younger Lawson has not yet, been recovered. We are glad, to- state th,at the various subscription lisf a in aid of the widow and family of the late Thomas Lawson- are becoming rapidly filled,. and we have no doubt that a handsome amount will I e realised.. We understand that it is her intention to-, continue the business lately carried on. by her deceased husband..

We. have- to. with, thanks,, the receipt of £2. from the Rev.. J. Burehett, in aid ot the widow and family of the. late-Thos. Lawson-..

The Secretary of tW Mount Ida District School Committee requests us to acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of £l,.in aid of the District School Committee, from D. Maitland, Esq., liweburn Station,, per lavor of Mr. .EL. W. Hotting. AVe. are requested by Messrs. Tnder and George, auctioneers, to draw attention to the sale by auction of the paddock,, stock, house, and furniture of Mr. John Muir, who is leaving the district. The property is well known, and we trust to see a spirited competition. A corhesponoext, signing himself " Old Publican," wril.es : —"Having had occasion to visit Isajeby for a short time I wa3. somewhat surprised to actually witness the amount of sly-grog seiliug; carried on by the storekeepers. On making enquiries, I was further- surprised to find thus tiie licensed publicans were having business transactions with the very men who were actually retailing spirits on a larger scale than they themselves in their licensed houses. I have been anxious to enter into business in your town, but will positively decline to invest my capital in any place where such tui unfair and illegitimate traffic is per-

j mitted. Surely tlie police should interfere in . j the matter, or the publicans should call a ! meeting to consider what proper steps should | be taken to protect their own interest." It certainly appears strange and inconsistent 1 that, while putting the country to a very heavy I expense to introduce emigrants from the old j country, the Government should refuse to expend a comparatively small, sum to bring some of the disappointed diggers from Auckland. A memorial upon the subject was received by his Honor the Superinten ent, which met with a curt reply and a cold refusal. We confess our inability to discover the principle by which, his Honor is actuated on- the- immigration question. We are sorry to be called upon to record theloss of the in mail from Kjeburn. All that we have been able to gather upon the subject is, that the- man in the employment of Mr. W. J. Millar had charge of the mail on Saturday last, and in some incomprehensible manner lost his way and the mail at the same time, arriving at home in a state of apparent bewilderment. E\ery effort has been made by Mr,. Millar and others to discover the lost mail; sofar, however, without success. There was, inaddition to the mail from Eyeburn to thisplace, a mail also-for Dunedin. The police are still making every effort to recover the loEtmail bags.. Ir is intended to- celebrate the second annivei\>ary of the Loyal Naseby Lodge of Oddfellows by a ball and supper, on Tuesday the 2ith instant, the Queen's, birthday. The bail will be opened in the Masonic Hall at nineo'clock,, and the supper taLe plv e-ii George s Victoria Hall at J2. We presume that many of the votaries of Terpsichore will, after supper, find their way to the ballroom. W s w.ere £wo red, a few days' since, with the. sight of the largest turnip we ever remember to- have seen, either in this or in the homo country.. The-turnip, which weighed 23 a lbs.,. w r as the-property of Mr. Joseph Packman, and was raised in the farm of Mr. JohnMuir, Main G-ully, Hogburn. The Empire Hotel at Wellington, with the freehold'land on. w.-ich it is situated, subject ■> to.a mortgage of £2400 to the Mutual Investment Society ; and another of £IOOO to Mr; ' John Martin,, was offered for sale by auction on Wednesday last. Mr. Martin offered £IOO, and no othei- bid being made, the property was knocked down to him at that figure. " ITTr»T axt> Dry," in a communication which appeared in the ' Bruce Herald,' suggests that- a remedy to prevent the floods « in the Taieri Plains might be found in the M.miototo Lake. He proposes to cut awsy a reef of rocks which the river has to cross as it leaves the lake, so as effectively to drain the like ; then, by placing a heavy floodgate on to ait as a regulator, the lake and adjoining low lands would serve as a reservoir in time of floods He is of opinion that it could be turned to advan?ar»<Y and by a mere tri3e , compared to what the flood channel an 1 the embankment of fe';e- river an the Ta:cri Plainswould, cost. He proposes also that at the mouth of the Serpentine Valley another of a like construction, could- be placed, or perhaps a better-place couid be found where the Taieri' makes, its exit from. Strathtaieri Plain.