OUR MINES.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2959, 9 August 1878, Page 3

OUR MINES.

EXCELSIOR. A crushing of two loads from this claim, situated at Shellback-, was finished at the Kuranui mill yesterday, for the yield of 2g ounces of gold.

MOANATAIEI. Whisker and party have finished a crushing of 10 loads at the company's mill for the yield of 6ozs 6dwts gold.

PIAE.O. Carnie and party have finished a crushing of 18 tons of general stuff and specimens at Bull's mill last evening for the good return of 40 ounces of gold.

OLD WHAU. Childerhouse and party's crushing of 16 loads at the Prince Alfred mill produced the poor yield of sozs gold.

[AD VERTI SFMKNT.] (To the Editor of Ihe Evening Stab.) Sin, — I have noticed in the columns of your contemporary —I was about to say two letters written by laymen, but without joking I cannot do so. One was mutilated and mixed up in a paragraph with the editor's comments, as to show nothing but the feelings of the writer and some cutting sarcasms of the editor, who, after warning the writer io the extent of his ability, prates of a free and unfettered I press ; yet, in the face of this, will not publish the aggrieved person's letter. I noticed some time ago, when John Bright had some fault to find with the Key. V. Lush, they seized upon his letter with avidity, and not only gave prominence to it in their correspondence columns, but gave him a local as well, but in the case now before us it almost immediately concerns the proprietor's bread and butter, for the whole of the Wesleyan printing is Hono at that office. I should not have noticed these letters but that the last letter favoring the other side is published in full. Without further prelude I will proceed with the grievance of the whole of the local preachers—not alone of the laymen. None of the local preachers were consulted. After the appearance of the first letter the Superintendent told one of the local preachers that he had called together all the officers he could see, and when asked who they were named three stewards, thus leaving out in the cold seven local preachers and three stewards; and the worst part of it is one of the three that he named was among those who complained about not being consulted. The Superintendent well knows that the proper place for arranging for these meetings is at the quarterly meeting. With reference to the church meeting mentioned in the last letter, I have been informed that it consisted of the Superintendent (in the chair), one leader, and one steward, so that the unanimous vote was one of three, comprising the interested chairman. Trusting you will pardon me for trespassing on your valuable space,—l remain, &c, Wesleyan. August 9th, '78.