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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3183, 2 May 1879, Page 2

Yesterday's rain-fall had the effect of causing a good fresh in the Kauaeranga, and this morning about 250 logs had come down to the booms. It has not yet been decided whether the mill will Btart immediately or not. Speaking of sawmills, we, may here mention that sawmillers all over the province, and indeed throughout the colony, are grumbling at the remission of the duty on imported timber, which seriously affects their business, and there is a talk of some of the mills closing for a time at least. We hear that Messra Bag nail Bros', are thinking of suspending operations for a time.

We would remind members of the Thames Scottish of their prize firing at the Government Eange to-morrow.

..' Mb S. C. Caulton has decided, to dispose of his racing »tud. Amongst othera be owm Tregeagle 11, Harry Mount, and Gillie Callum.

The conduct of the Thames Volunteers while at Hamiton contracts very favorably with that of many of the volunteers attending the Easter Eeview at'lnvercargill. Every Southern paper one picks up now has some story of their rowdyism.

We notice that the Auckland people have got the Einkomania again. We hope the exhilarating amusement of the skating rink will be again introduced on the Thames during this winter.

The railway reclamation contractors will benefit by yesterday's heavy rain, the freshet in the Waiotahi creek having brought down a large quantity of debris, which deposited in the basin at the rear of the Custom-house, filling it up at,least ono foot, and thereby saving a considerable amount of filling. No wonder that bur harbor silts tfp rapidly, when no steps are taken to prevent the debris brought down by freshes distributing itself over the foreshore!

At a meeting of the Waste i Lands Board held in Auckland yesterday it was resolved to advise the issue of Grown grants ?r»j Mr Vesey Stewart for Katikati. On another application from that gentleman, proposing negotiations for a third block of land for a special settlement, it was resolved that the Board could not deal with the application.

The liower Bangitikei natives, naturally superstitious, are much exercised (says the Advocate) concerning the doggerel rhyme in which the end of all things is set down as to take place in 1881. A learned pakeha, who 1 ires with them; having explained to them the fulfilment of the prophecy regarding the floating of iron and running of carriages without horses, they naturally expect thereat of it to be also fulfilled. / . „ t Says.the Herald:—The- quantityjof gold exported from New Zealand from the Ist April, 1875, to the 31st March, 1879, is 9,034,1820z5., valued at £35,302,766. The quantity exported last quarter was 74,7000z5, valued at £297,493. The quantifies' exported from the' several districts of the colony are as follows :— Otago, 3,823,9660z5,- estimated to be worth £15,038,967; West Coast, 2 r 322,1080z5, valued at £9,195,638; Nelson, 1,620,7870z5, valued at £6,435,803 ; Auckland, 1,220,7700z5, valued at £4,451,728; Marlborough, 46,5200z5, valued at £180,510; and Wellington, 3Oozs, valued at £120.