ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 761, 30 July 1853, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the New-Zealander.

Sir, — Having just arrived from Coromandel, I beg leave through the medium of your journal to contradict a report generally believed that the Natives are averse, and object to the prospecting of their lands. So far as myself and party prospected—and we met one or two other parties, (who could corroborate what I say,)—all the Natives we met, seemed pleased at our digging, &o. I and most of my party have been four years in California, and from the few holes I dug here, L think if proper measures are taken, there will be,—in fact from all my friend’s experience we feel certain—there is plenty of Gold to be found ; and, from appearances, we think a field equal to the Sydney and Port Phillip mines. I need hardly say, 1 return to my friends at Coromandel as soon as my business is settled here in town, and hope the winter rains will soon cease so that we can go-a-head into it,— 1 am, Sir, Yours obediently, A Gold Digger. Auckland, July 28th, 1853.

To the Editor of the Nsw-Zkalander.

Dear Sir, —As I have heard that the attention of many of the arrivals from Melbourne, &c., lias been called to our gold discovery at Coromandel, and that considerable numbers are intending to proceed thither, I have thought that the following extracts from letters lately received from one of the gentlemen who have perseveringly remained there during the winter may be useful.

July* 10. “If the following information will be sufficient to stir up the dormant lethargy of some of your late diggers here and incline them again to attempt the search for the precious metal, I have the pleasure to inform them that in our prospecting tour from Coromandel, along the mountains in as near as possible a S.E. direction to Mercury Bay, and proceeding up the river Wanga-maroro, (of the latter place) Makcrau, Kai Marama, and most of their tributaries, we discovered light surface gold in every prospect, both in the rivers, the banks, and in some places a little distance back in the thick bush. We proceeded up this river a distance of about 25 miles—and prospected every 8 or 4 miles—“-al-: though from the quantity of water caused by previous heavy rains, we were not enabled to sink in the bed of the river, yet from their appearance I should say they are equal, if not infinitely more valuable than the Waiau.” * * * “ In conclusion, 1 beg to inform you that it is my

firm belief* gold will yet be discovered in large quantities—and believing that, I am determined to continue the search under any circumstances until the close of next summer.” July 15. “We are now working a flat run in the Matawas and obtaining at the rate of 3 and 5 dwts. per diem.” Those who are proceeding to Coromandel cannot be too strongly impressed with the necessity, first, of keeping in view and paying due regard to the Government regulations, and secondly' refraining from any dispute with the natives. There seems great room to hope that in a very few weeks (before the dry season sufficiently sets in to afford a fair criterion of the prospect) a far more beneficial arrangement will be made—which any present precipitency might retard. I am, Sir, &c., Albert W. Hansard. Princes street, July 28th, 1853.