NASEBY (LOCAL) MINING ASSOCIATION.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 318, 2 April 1875, Page 3

NASEBY (LOCAL) MINING ASSOCIATION.

Committee of this Asspciaiion met at the Council Chambers oh .Tuesday evening last. Present —:Me!ssrs, Cooper, Webber,, Woodhill, Moore, Leys . and Shannon, Mr. Mathew Cooper in .the CJhair. , . .

' The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, as also the'annual report, as'published m thd 'Mount Ida Chronicle.' ;..

''Messrs. Hortslet, Jackson, and Flynn wore unanimously elected members of the C3mniitteo, in tho place of those gentlemen who had been nominated at the last, meeting, but who had for different reasons declined to act.

•Mr. Shannon tendered,,his resignation is,.Secrotary, ho not having time to attend. ;b the, duties of that office, -which was acjepted, and a hearty votje of thanks acjbrde.d.for his. cast services] , ■ ~;•, ..... ■>, . ..On tho7mois9n of Mr. Shannon, se-.' spnded by Mr. %im, Mr,._Hertslet consented to act as Secretary until the eleo-; tion of officers at the next .monthly meeting'' '" ','■!,'...'.'■'.'■..,.' ■'.'.. \ '■'',•■ '\ ',.,, discission it was resolved that the Secretary write to the "Wasto Land Board,, objecting to the salo of the following residence areas, the.same being highly auriferous, ■ and of special value for mining andi mining purposes elyj' that in the occupation of Cecil A. do Lautour, on tho ground that the land is auriferous, and is immediately adjacent tathe line'bf Sludge' Channel, being ' only v sixty feet distant therefrom ;■ that of G. r. Newmarch, that tho ground is also in close proximity to the Sludge Channel, and would, if sold, entirely prevent the' bringing in of water to work, the flat.below it,; those of Marshall and' Curiae, on the ground that their sale would prevent' the working of ground which, is commanded by a tail race ahead, constructed afc a heavy expense, and which passes through a portion of both these areas.;' to., that of "William Jacob the Committee-de-sire to offer no objection, provided, that, the right to purchase bo limited, to. the ground at present fenced in by him. "jßesdlved that tho Secretary write to the Secretary for . Goldfiejds, requesting that the. Committee may be furnished' with a mapof the Otagq (joldfieldjs, promised by tho late Secretary fot Goldficlds, Mr. Bastings, shewing number and locality of runs, &ci, '■■&&.,' , ia order to ennblo the Committee to comma* nicate with the Government (if necessary) upon any block being offered fo£ lease or isle. "■■ ■ ■ ■-'■■' ■>*

Resolved that the Secretary write to' tjhe Waste Land Board, asking that, a copy of the map pf tho town ot Naseby ittay be supplied for the use of the "Association. ..'.'■' ..•■■.. v.... > ..,■!',.,..,■,

A vote of thanks to tho Chair termi* nated the proceedings. >■ -\.;.\