TE AROHA.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3694, 27 October 1880, Page 2

TE AROHA.

[fBOH A COBBEBPONDBNT.]

October 25th, 1880.

For the, information of the Thames public I forward you a brief account of what took place here this morning. The Warden, accompanied by Mr Wilkinson, .Native Agent, the Maori prospector, Mr Porter, and one or two others, at a very early hour this morning, went up to what is called the prospector's claim. It having been understood the night before that the Warden and all the miners would go together, so it seems there must have been some misunderstanding, for the arrangement was not carried out. On his return several miners reminded him of the understanding they had come to the previous night. Mr Kenrick was accompanied by Mr C. F. Mitchell who said he could show the crop of a reef, but when he went on the ground, he could not find it. He said if young Morgan, the native, was there he could find it —so much for that lot. After inspecting the Maori's claim—all that was to be seen is a leader from four to six inches in thickness, but not showing any gold in the stone—the Warden at once replied he could not say he had seen any payable reef or leader, which I quite endorse. After returning from inspecting the new find, there was a meeting of miners and others, Mr Bagnall in the chair. The Warden was present, and done all he could to sift this find to the bottom. After a great deal of talk, the following resolutions were passed by the meeting:—

Ist. That the Warden be requested to protect six men's ground for 14 days to enable the Maori to find the lode that was supposed to have thrown off the loose specimens. 2nd. That there was nothing in the shape of a payable reef found to warrant the Warden granting a prospecting claim.

3rd. That this meeting recommendß the Warden to have the Te Aroha proclaimed a goldfield, but there is nothing found to. induce a rush of people to this district. The meeting is of opinion by the number of loose specimens found on the surface, there is reason to believe tome of them came off a large sized reef,

showing a fair amount of gold, and there is sufficient signs of gold to authorise the throwing open of the district as a goldfield.