REEFTON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 73, 25 March 1873, Page 4

REEFTON.

7 -yX: ■:■ — . ;4 : y(srornoitr owii Correspondent). The small qnantity of rain thai; fell during the latter part of last week has been of bufc little service so far as crushing i| iconcerned aody th'e;*. only jj machines at workikr^Andecsdn's r a ; iQid Jtface's^-'^'t the former battery the quartz being put through promises a fair £yield and the, stone now being taken out shows gold; jpr,.etty . plaihljf. xlt is' f !B^pectedLibiat.lthei "present crWhmg will be the best obtainedfrom the claim since its opening. Noj trace has yet been found *bf the thieves- ; who stblslthe copper plates, and the com-; pany have offered £50 reward for their i apprehension. The Ajax Company will's shortly have a .^asljTnjg up, and according; io report a goqpcaKe,, will be the resultJ .The^EnergeticW still sinking along side; the reef, the machinery being at a stand still ; for the want of water. The Wealth of Nations, Biiod^bfJ Hopi^^iS^fetland { Companies are also at a stand still. Its an ill wind that blowß no body good .and if the, late fine .^weather has not been .suitable' for^m^gJlpecations, it has been •eminently adapted for road and bridge making, and building new*, and removing old houses. Yesterday afternooni the Suspension bridge across the Inahgahaa at the lower end of the^Bfcreamvw;as r completed fanSf thrown dMn;Jt6|tnel- public! ;A b^^^bjwas' MUiafeo^ised,'w4 given in the evening by the spirited proprietor Mr D-titotij who really deserves 1 ,P*$ r °°Bg e v The Mdgeis not only servicewl^ittfc nt t0 th . e tOWD ' lhe fesideots'ortne strand are emigrating into Broadway and consequently 'all the gapaare being well filled up. opehed witha ball or concert. J Broadway is be^ining to look very compact and* the!

■• The ; .Qricket,/,C/lub have : ■ pJay.edi^Mmatches within the past ten days anj^rp^ jeacjb; occasion /they/have, been, def eltbl^ lFheir-firßt x mafcch was- with the Abaura| club vrhp; beat/them by one run v with fiy^l '^ickets ; 'to.iparef-/y7.^ y.. „, . ' ,7 ' yJ%JiM bn St. Patrick's-: Day they iplayed|tfif?f Boatma,nß and Fern Mat team and were[ defeated by 20 runs7 In justice/ to •fth'et' local clubs, it is; but fair to/ say that with a little practice they could ,beat either ,of the teams, mentioned. But the Cricket Clubs are like the Churches here ; if they want Cricket grounds they must pay business (licenses for them. It may hot be. generally known in ypur model City that parsons down here, have to pay business licenses or theit claim' is liable to be. jumped. So. thoroughly disgusted is /one pf .;the- 1 clergy with ithe idea of being called a tradesmen ; pardon that he has determined to shut up the establishment and/ return to Westland where good roads and cheap Church ground are to be had in galore. ' Yesterday was thetlast day to forward, from here claims to be put on the electoral list for this/district, and it is believed that from three to ;fpurt hundred have sent in claims, if so, our influence in the nest election for Superintendent. will be great. 7

j A RosE-CeLOEEpPiCTUBEi— Mr-Yogel is sanguine. In a speech made by him in Sydney he is reported to have said:—- --" In respect to these colonies tbe year has been one of signal Jubilee. Never had there been ono so successful. Not only' had thore been the increase in the value of wool, but in regard to New .South Wales, there were, all, its products, such as iron;, copper, tin, wool— all attaining to an astonishing value. Money was literally becoming a drug in the marke.t, and the colony, is /nearing-a time when money will be so plentiful that bankers will have to go round from house to house to discount bills and accept overdrafts."