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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 277, 28 August 1872, Page 2

A ’bus ran away yesterday morning in Albert-street, but the horse was caught aud pulled up before auy damage was done. In our issue of yesterday, the sum of 25s per week was accorded to James Shaudley, instead of 35s as printed. We perceive that the Moanataiari G6ldmining Company have declared a dividend of 7s fid per share. This amounts to £5,062 10s. The annual general meetiug of the shareholders in the Caledonian Goldmining Company will be held at the Insurance Buildings, Queen-street, Auckland, at 2 p.m. to* day. ; • ? A Tenders will be received by the Waiotahi Board, up to noon, to-day, for constructing and laying down wooden water-tables in Owen and Brown streets. The Board'. will meet this afternoon, at 2 o’clock. . . f r f _ The Kauaeranga Highway Board are, we understand, about to proceed with the extension of Mary-street from Pollen-street to Eyre-street, near the Gas Works. This will make the metalled thoroughfare complete from the Beach to Kolleston-streot. , •, The Native Lands Court, at Sbprtlaud, is still occupied .in investigating the Karaka Block case. A large number of natives are still gathered eveiy day at Butt’s Comer, which still maintains the lively appearance which we alluded to on a former occasion as reminding us of the early days of the Thames, when this locality was the centre of attraction.

A drain is nott-in ttmtse>•'&# construction from Pollen-street, near St. George’s Hall,•cross Queen-street, near the Mechanics’ Institute, and so on m A straight line to the Beach, near the. Naval Vdlmlteer Hall. This will drain .'!*£ considerable amount of lowlying land fn*tlie neighbourhood, and be a great boon in a sanitary point of view.

We wete shown yesterday by his Honor the DcputfvSopenatendent (J. May, Esq.) a was all thafcconld be desired, and* the cloth appeared to be.M great strength. We believe experiments are at the Mosgiel Woollen Factory,' Otago, to manufacture the flax into cWth.f- Crass, j' «>' <); ' ] > In the Tokatearpo change has taken place since our last report/ The crushing of specimens, which amount to nearly fiOOlbs, will take place at the Whakaroa Battery. The new tramway frbirr the IcAv level works well, and a large quantity of v-atnif is being conveyed 1 to the 1 mill daily.il- Coromandel wail. Amohgst.the arrivals in Odrotnandel yester*. day were Messrs W.. Rowe and Thomas, the well-known mine managers. ; These gentlemen, we have been; informed have come down to Coromandel; for the purpose of making ;a mining survey and-examination of one!jof the Reading claims—the Pride of .Tokatea, we believe.'— Coromandel Mail. A meeting of' the Finance and Management Committee of the Grahamstown Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last evening at the Nil Desperandtrar Hotel. Mr Marks, Superintending ;inr;the chair. A suitable uniform ,was agreed’upon, which will beat once procured! ‘ The Brigade is stated to be in a flourishing cohclition ; new members are joining, andgf ;tbe progress continues to he. eqnaJLJy, r ,saHg£aqtory v .with-, that .hitherto made, the Grahamstown Volunteer Fire Brigade,; will ;be a decided, success, apd calculated to do, essential service in case of an emergency artilffg.' ! AiN ' v ‘ 1 1 ;We understand that in addition' to the Whakaroa Battery, the New Zealand -Company's Battery will be immediately occupied in crushing forrthe Tokatea mine. The Nil Desperandum Battery will also in a day or two .be employed upon crushing stone from the,Nil Desperandum mine. The battery at the, Tiki will commence on qnartz from the Emily and other mines, and with the Lynch’s Flat Battery, which is always more or less kept at work, Coromandel will once again be sending a steady return of gold into the m&vii&h—'Coroinandcl Mail. '. - We learn that; a new engine will shortly be added to the rolling stock of the Tararu and Grahamstown tramway, and not before it is Wanted, as w the present engine is evidently But of gear. There was another break-down yesterday, although no accident occurred', simply’ a stoppage, and the live horse had to be again resorted to. In a very short time, however, we believe a new locomotive with all the latest improvements will be placed on the'linc, which is a very popular one, and is sure to be well patronised in the coming summer!

An accident;occurrccl yesterday afternoon to a man named Richard Rees, a workman employed in the Tokatea mine, by which his left foot was severely crushed. It appears that a truck was being loaded with quartz from the upper paddock on a level with the Government tramway, and while in the act of levelling the stuff the horses started, and caused the loaded truck to run oyer his foot. It is feared that the . bone is injured, aud from the appearance of the toes it seems very probable such is the case. He was carried to his lu»t by one of the other.workmen, and every care taken of him.— Coromandel Mail.