OHINEMURI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2582, 17 April 1877, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

(feoji otte own correspondent.)

Waitekauei, Saturday.

Waitekatjbi GKM.Co.—The manager reports the mine to be looking well in all parts thereof, and that the crashing is turninft out well also.

Welcome G-.M.Co. —Sinking the winze on the No. 2 cross-lode was resumed yesterday morning, and some really good stone was broken out through the day. The No. 4i in low level looks well; some nice stone coming to hand. Going south the lode has been carried within 180 feet of the Shannon and Fergus boundary, and there is no doubt when the latter company start operations, that very little time will elapse before the same payable lode will be to hand.

Perseverance G.M.Co.~The ground in low level being a bit tight, not so much progress has been made this week as was expected, but in the few feet driven another nice-looking lode has been cut, which carries stone very similar in appearance to the Young New Zealand lode, and carries a little gold. The manager intends driving on it as soon as he is far enough ahead with the tunnel, so as not to interfere with driving ahead, as the reef from which the golden stone was taken in the surface can't be much further ahead, the country being of a more solid formation than a few feet back. Trenching operations are also being carried out about half way between the present find and Young New Zealand boundary, and excellent prospects have already been met with.

The County Engineer has been around seeing what deviations can be made to improve our present Paeroa-Waitekauri pack track, and I believe he intends to make alterations so as to bring it to the Youug New Zealand end of the tramway now in course of erection, thereby shortening the road and cutting off some of the hills. It will Jpave Leahyville in the shade, whereat the residents are doing some grumbling at having to pay rates and then for the road to be made so as not to come near the township.

(PEOJI A CORRESPOKDIXT.)

Pauhoa, Monday. This morning Messrs Mitchell, Shaw and Johnson, accompanied by a working party of 16 natives, sta.'ted operations upon the road laid off between Puke and Paeroa, but had not been at work more than half an hour when Takerei and a large party of natives in full fighting costume appeared upon the scene of operations, and at once put a stop to all work. The Europeans of the party attempted to proceed with peggiug out the line of road, but the wr.v party pulled up the stakes and threatened to break them over their heads if they did not desist. As there is another line of road laid out beside the one on which the disturbance took place, a move was made for it, as it was thought there co- 'd be no objection

to working on it, bat no sooner than a start was made, the natives got wild and reckoned blood would be spilt if the workers did not clear out at once. As all the obstructive natives were fully armed it was considered best to give in for the time. So an adjournment was made to the pah, where a big talk is now going on. and Mr C. F. Mitchell is manfully sticking up for his rights, as it is only a few days ago at a meeting held here that Mr Tukukiuo promised to give his assent to the road being made, and now as soon as operations are started another aspirant to fame, Mr Takerei, app°ars on the stage to try and stop the progress of a most useful work. The residents of Pauroa are rather excited over the affair, and indulging in some tall talk. Talking to one of the Natives who had been engaged to work on the road he expressed an opinion to the effect that it was foolish for the road party to be made up entirely of .Natives, for, as he said, if they had been all white men engaged they wouldn't have taken much notice of the obstruction parly, and if they were to continue working for two or three days the others would see it was no use trying to stop them, and would then quietly subside again. It is a pity Mr John Maori can't be taught a lesson or two that would do him good, as it seems abominable that after full permission had been given for a certain work to be done that any member of the family that? ikes can kick up a disturbance and overcome all arrangements come to. V