LIVINGSTONE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 11 October 1880, Page 2

LIVINGSTONE.

(FROM; OTTR correspondent. ) " October 9. Mr. H. W. Robinson held a Warden's CoTjrt at Livingstone on Wednesday, when there was a good attendance of applicants for mining privileges, and 'numerous applications for claims, tail- ' l'SiCes, dams, &e., were disposed of, and some interest was taken in one disputed case between two parties of Chinamen. The application was ultimately thrown j out because of an informality, but will [come on again on next court day, to be held- in ; December. \ At the dose of the oourt the Warden infor,me.d the. Chairman of the Mining Association tha,t he had been instructed to enquire into tlie matter of the petition of 0.. P. Roberts and others rq pollution of the Maerewheuua Rivets However, all that eould be done .at tha present his iustruotiona reached hirn only a day or two before he left 'Nassby, and too' )ate to advise tlie iAssociation, oi the faQtr-~was 'to appoint a day to go into the subject, j may say, in- passing, that the Association' 'are" far, from'pleased* "'at .thescant courtesy of the Minister of Minea as a fortnight since the Association through thoir Chairman, wrote to him

(the Minister of Mines), suggesting advisablenesa of appointing, for the D , of inquiring into the matter, a persm 9 resident in the district, to avoid the bility of an ex parte report beine Rft^ 8 . s '" The reason for this step lay i n *l, that the people at Maerewhen<j a h°rl previous occasions cause tocornnk ori the Warden's reports on different su)!- 1 affecting the interests of Maerowhen being much less favorable thereto 'Ju® 3 they either liked or thought just • the result of the petition to a great ov?" J hinges on the report of the person pointed by the Government to " i n further into the matter," a3 HanaardT 1 '? it, much dissatisfaction is felt at th pointment, especially following, aaitd so favorable--a report as was return the House on the petition bv th„ n V, 0 fields Committee. The matter of mining outlets is crop • up again.'' The miners discharging taiE into Pringle s Gully, on the west aide of th river, were servedon Wednesday with n t to "cease running tailings on the ground" in question. What the result will be h yet to be seen. The owner no douS means to stand on his rights this tim and a lawsuit will doubtless follow wi, 6 ' it is to be hoped the Government will the necessity of doing. what is nocesaaro to avert the consequences to individu 1 resulting from the mistakes made bv il late Provincial Government in ! auriferous land, including outlets hundreds of acres of known auriforo ° country. 81 On Thursday we had a delightful Spe4 - men of variable weather. The niorniiJ broke as fine a spring morning as could b° desired. Before midday several showed of rain fell, followed by warm sunshine This, at about 3 o'clock, gave place to' hailstone shower so severe that tho ground was soon white. It was however of verv limited extent, being confined to th! lower part of Maerewlienua. Tho higli Qr mountains were quita white with snow on Friday morning. I see no provision being mado for fcfo erection of our much-needed bridge. { wonder if there be any truth in. rumor that the County Council, view to the " encouragement of i OCJ | industry," intend delaying its erection until our blue gums and specimens of coniferse are sufficiently grown to serve its beams, &c. " More power to them" and " may their shadows never grow 1033'"