LIVINGSTONE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1240, 8 April 1880, Page 3

LIVINGSTONE.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPOSDEST.) April 6.

The Warden's Court was held here todiy, when various applications were dealt with, and grants and renewals and other business disposed of. When Mr. Roberts' application fur tail race in Pringle's Gully was called on Mr. Kobers made inquiries 03 to the nature of the grant made in his absence on last Court day of tail race in Pnngle's Gully. It was explained that it was a main tail race granted under section:> (relating- to races, dam 3, &c.), and wuuld be so held that any miner wishing to discharge tailings into it would be allowed, or, rather, have a right, to the use of the main race and a share of any gold that may be caught in it on payment of an equal or proportionate share of its first cost, and afterwards assessment for maintenance. On this Mr. Roberts expressed his desire t» withdraw his application for special claim, as he found he could obtain a right to the use of the channel when he required it without going on with the application. With respect to his other application for tail race, he stated he wished to be assured of the bona Jiden of the promise said to have been made to cut a channel through the freehold at the foot of the gully when he would be prepared to withdraw it also, as then the object he had had in view would be attained.

The banker was over from Jfaseby, and purchased numerous parcels of gold from the miners; the total amount I was unable to ascertain.

There is a talk here of a small company being formed to thoroughly te3t the auriferous character of the main spur as a payable held for tunnelling. An opinion prevails with some that a greater depth of wash and probably of better quality would be found under the centre of the spur, as the false bottom is said to dip from both sides. A tunnel through the spur would prove the correctness or otherwise of this theory, and, besides, open up a vast extent for this particular class of gold-mining. If successful it requires no prophet to foretell a great future for Jlaerewhenua.