THE "TUI" CLAIMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 125, 24 October 1885, Page 2

THE "TUI" CLAIMS.

-•■ — ' : -c f'f -PIMMb MEETING, ! On Tue^ayyla&t^a publiQ meeting (cojj£j vened by Mr 0. A. Cornea), was^el^l^ -the jOqor^lioiiae^Ta^A'tiihtf, , rol.iMiVd fol the urgent neoessifcy for some •teps.bejng, -aWMVaids fia^ih|ii?Si6k^raok inW to theciaims-lately taken up at tile hUji/ ,bLTui Creeks .A. liupife 6fr:the miifers' : were preaeu.fc,. togetper, with most \ of the leading business, people, "an J r spyeral of

;{Jip residents ossociateilj^itlitlie mining" Industn^ ■'g&Ystfii If \ /ffv : ' ** M AraKW)l«Ws^nirtvViV^tll«' chair, am^ntioniO^opnnea^ the^ne.eyilsr by ortllin,i> r u.j6n M_i'fJ r '*)|"t^s. to]fc|nj ( ejft!je jumtncris for \|ljioh -the./ had b(36ff! called ftogettl^r^l >>£ - '*'] \>\ ' M ' ! kk necessity for'getting;ja track made'to 'the 1 claims at the bead of/ Tui Greek ; several of those interesteM had waited on Warden Kourick in Auckland recently, prior to his departure for the Sonth, and represented the necessity that existed for some oroinut steps being takeivito have atlrKkVfe^i;^r MSfcKtti fMtfs we're situated within the newly-for»ne.'J Oinnemuvi County, there -had been -no* election of councillors yet, and therefore they. .ropld_not v be_ applied to in the "matte?;'"** Under ""thWe"'circuinrtßnwf they asked Mr Kenriek to try and get some assistance from .Government in the matter. In reply to Mr Kentick's question ftS to the probable cost of a track, ho had replied he considered ';£2(H> or £250 would provide a track rucli as would suffice at present. Mr Kenrick promised to do ail in his power to fotjward so desirable a work, and Slid he thought he would be able get a . snm grante 1, but they had since had a letter from him stating th.it he found tbat tbe money from wiiicli he had !»«ped to have had a grant set apart, was all expended, and the ou'y ns^i^tance t'i»*v eonld now calculate oa was to £€t the work snbsi disud by Government. Under these circumstances, aud seeing the Ohiiiemuri election had been postponed for ne.irly another montli ; he (the speaker; thought the best thing he could do wa.s to come and see those interested in the claims. He thought tiie won; should be gone on with at once, and if (hdifferent claim hoi tiers would put on a m.m or two each to form the track, he considered it w»a most probable they would be recouped fo- their ontl.ny in this direction a little later on. At pre sent it was next to impossible to get tools and provisions on the ground. Viewed from any standpoint, the formation of the track was urgently needed, for no one could tell what valuable discoveries it mi.^ht leal to. A track 4ft wile with the trees cleared. lnlf n <«h»in wide would cost a-'out 1 5s* per chain He considered it would be well for the meeting to pass a resolution urging the Go v eminent to do something' in' the matter at .once: - '* . . '> Mr E. ; Cameron advised that the claim ' holders immediately make some atrraiigerheht amongst themselves, and get the 'track surveyed, at the same time petitioning Government on the matter of getting the track made. .Mr G. tlob9on thought the fairist way would be for each claim - holder to bear an equal proportion of the cost of the survey. ( lii the course of,, the proceedings Mr Cornea stated that many tests had, been any i,e, pt stone , talcen from the , claim* held by himself >an4pai;ty, some of which went' as higu as Vfyr/, of gold and S"00 oz silver, and some as low atloz of gold and 20oz of silver per ton ; the average being, extremely satisfactory, and' the furnace, people were greatly pleased with stone. ' > i After some further discuision, the following resolutions, were proposed :— 1. Proposed by Mr C. A. . Cornea, Tbat the prospects obtained fully warrant "a" track being at once made to the ridge at the head! of Tui Creek. < Seconded ; by Mr E. Cameron, and carried unanimnnsly. 2. Propose 1 !»y Mr T. Gavin, T-iat a' petition be sent to the Minister of .Mines praying that Government m.iy grant a sufficient sum of money to make said track. Seconded by Mr 3. Robson, and carried unanimously. 3. Proposed by Mr D. J. Frazer, That the Minister of Min^s be at once communicated with by wire, nriringnpon him the necessity of a track being made, ' anil requesting Government aid for the i work ; and that Mr Kenrick be also ' communicated with informing him ; of I the steps taken, and requesting his support in the mutter. {Seconded by Mr Cleary f anl carried nem con. 4 Proposed by Mr Cameron, That Messrs Dobson, Prazor, Robson, Comes, Gavin, and Brigham l>e constituted a committee to carry out the business of the meeting, the mover's name was al. c o added by request. • Seconded by Mr Cleary, and carried nem cm. 5 Proposed by-Mr Frazer, That Messrs Cameron, Conies, and Gavin be requested to,.explpre the" district referred to, And repotfc'to the Committee as to' the best line for a track to the claims, so that the surveyor may be instructed where it is desired to have it laid off.' , Seconded^by, Mr s J. . Goldsworthy, and carried nem con-. , tf < The, nieetihg concluded^with a yot^ of thanks io the Chairman. ! '

Results of Meeting". ; <- The Ootnraittee lost no time iri'comiriuriicatirig with; the ,Hon.\ W. J. 1 |M., *LaVri r acß/ v Minister/ of tyho promptly, telegNphed the ; following re--Jpljr'^n '^VedH^dayj-.-r."! Q»X j j l?y t .Ohineinjuri Qounty, .Oonncilja- subs i^ri;afc!tbe)rate of befautto^J MseH orf the'< : iisual iermtf tbvrardsi^rac^ 0 vit^heaH of^Tdf (^eelc/bn thajiks^a^p. (lue .^i^ap^jjor^ef^eryf dealt with tbe application^ ,but;i as> Jfche s Ci)uhciL.is r^e^ of the workfb^ pnce- gong 'jripn, lt it^ was deoiiied to, hirtber cdinrauni(\ate/\yit>h Mr .Larhaob^ .layiiig /'before' Mi ixi\mk*

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Report* of Sub-ComnaittJk ., 7S. public meeting on TuJStWpScnPxplpra; ■and report upon the best line f6r aVpac^. track, completed their work yesterday, nn»l reported to the committee that fthejr., A a %SSi!A Y&^B l>rac ticnl<le ne rout] or (easy grale, starting into .the. joins the bush, about ajnilefrbiiji^f^ha, tomi&up./ We- may faVlilaitie) mrvcypt •has been instru ted to procee.l work of laying off the > "road with all possible dnspntch ; anil with such -a satisfactory reply from 'theyMmjs^r"«f Mines no time, will tie lost stiirttn# the formation of the track. The petition' ; which it was resolved »it the pybHe.mpejin^ Mhonlii be got up and forvrar^e'ii'ito the Minister of Mine*, stating-^'tnyJ orLfent need existing fora track XltiHU* lieu 1 of Tui Creek where t'lie c9'a.f^s f aVo •siMijUet), and explaining that stjffip^tXi no Uhinetnuii County Council^ having been even formed yet to wuoui appHuution for assistance coull be ma'd't'? tmicit valuable (inio would be lost unless Gov.M'nnii'iit undertook tho Fnnnntiofi of the track,, and requesting that the.^um^if £25(1 be I for the work, jiud.be.ea very largely signed and will be at one« forwarded to Wellington.