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Southland Times, Issue 1185, 20 December 1869, Page 3 (Supplement)

The Bruce Herald of the Bth ineti says:— " Our own special reporter informs us that on Tuesday last he descended the deep shaft at Wetherstones (430 feet) so as to examine the recent workings, which, he states, .will, within th* next fortnight, prove the existence or nonexis* tence of a deep lead or gutter of gold deposit;* The bed rock had, the evening previous; been unexpectedly struck at a depth of nine feet below the drive; it is now proposed to sink another shaft, half-way between the first and last opened^ Judging from their dips, it is all but certain that r the gutter will be reaohed very shortly." The following Government telegrams regardingf the late native meeting at Ohinemutu, of which' a brief account has already reached us bytelegraph, are published in the WeUitUfto* Independent i— A. most satisfactory meeting' was held at Obinemutu (three miles above Pipiriki) on Friday. Topia, Pehi, Tahanai.and all the leading chiefs were present; Friendly relations were established with the I«ower Wan» ganui's and presents exchanged. It was agreed* that the tribes should be united for Queen. Topia has named his house "Te Aomarama," and has set up a carved eMgy of Hori Kingi on the centre post as an emblem of peace and union. He offered to go out with our natives in largoforce to hunt for T© Eooti, wboif taken would be handed over to the law. He asks for gunsr and powder; if they are refused, he offers, to assist our natives with food, &c. Mete Kingi replied, "It rests with Minister.." In reply to a question from. Haimona, Topia said he was not opposed to the making of roads to Taupp, but he i would assist in the work, and again eaid'her thought he could take Te Kooti in twoofc threOif days. This miscreant has now only about -30 T followers, more than 100 of his men having , abandoned bis cause and joined Pei Toroa. A nephew of Dr lAringatone,, the; ferrfomflcL. African traveller, "resides (says the ;JJ*ueeyJ&erald). in the South Clutha district, in the vicinity ,of!l the large bush stretching fromiPort Molyneux to n the Mataura. He is reported; to be;. one ofuthev best bushmen in. the locality^ and manifest*!* considerable penchant tot exploration and power of physical endurance for which his kinsman is so justly celebrated. , . L r, ■ ; ..;. -i Mr-Fox, the Premier, has givenx a temperance lecture in Wellington. It is thought' asnot at all unlikely thatunder his rule a " Permissite ' Bill " will be introduced In thernott. seaeioa of .the A.Bsem,bly. • • ■< A'gold bearing quartz re^f has been discovered at Saddle Hill, some nme mUes from Dunedin . The prospects are said to. be_yery .good. Captain Robert GdllinvQuarter-master. to the Colonial Forces, died at Tauranga on the, 13th Noveihber. Ec haa served in theEwt. Indiss,]s years 11 months ; lonian Islands, 1 year 6. months j Crimea, 1 year 8 months ; New Zealand, 5 yean . Altogether he had served 23 years as 'jar soldier . He was in possession of four medals,, namely ; :— "Crimean, three clasps,*' "Turkiah," ?-. Gratuity Medal," and " Medal for Meritoriouj Service." He | was present at Balaklava; Inkermab- Sebastapol, and at the capfiire of Kimburn. He was fortysix years of^age, and leaves a widow and fiunily to mourn liis loss.