INERPRONVICIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 279, 7 August 1880, Page 2

INERPRONVICIAL.

HOKITIKA, Aug. 5

The following particulars haue reached here from Okarito by a private letter: —" The Okarito rush, is likely to be all right. Two young fellows named Mears and Fleming (Rossite's) struck good gold last Friday, in a low terrace running as straight as an arrow for about five miles alongside the Forks river where the road crosses the river. There are four parties on payable gold. About four miles up the creek is where Cunningham and party are working. The Chickens' party have got gold immediately between Cunningham's and the. road, which proves that gold has been traced for fully three miles. There is room for hundreds of of miners A steady rush is setting in, and miners are arriving daily overland. Those on the ground seem satisfied with the appearance of the country." The Carandini Company is drawing good houses here.

Cheistchttrch, Aug 5

The Local Industries Exhibition Committee was dissolved this evening. The balance sheet showed the total receipts from all sources to be £916 16s lid, and the balance to c reriit of the Local Industries Association to be £564 lis 3d.

Dtjnedin, Aug. 5,

Messrs Simp on and Strode are appointed Commissioners to enquire into the matters connected with the Look-out-Point Indus trial School.

Eliza Martin, who was accidentally shot by her son at Mullocky Q-ulley, died at the Dunedin hospital this morning. Messrs Cavgill, G-ibbs and Co. hav; received a cablegram dated London, August 3rd as follows :—"The -wool market is dull without any demand. The next wool sales but one commence on November sth."

A fire broke out last night on llu premises in Cing street owned by Mr Hanchard, and occupied by John Seider, upholsterer. Seider's stock was not insured, but the furniture and effects were insured for £l5O in the Norwich Union.

G-rahamstown, Aug. 5

A trial test of quartz, from Mohaka, Hawke's Bay, sent here, yielded only one dwt and a half for five cwt of stone. The Bank essay was nil.