Our Auckland Letter.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3727, 4 December 1880, Page 2

Our Auckland Letter.

(FBOM OUB OWN COIIMPOHDIKT.)

© ATCKtiirp, Yesterday. TIKI CLAIM, COBOXAITDBL. . ' The McDonnells, Tiersian and other shareholders in the Tiki claims, Cocottan< del, hire amalgamated their interests, md now the litigation talked of it happily ended, and all the parties are united. The show in both holdings is first*class and the Coromandel County Chairman tells me that from an inspection of the reef, its width, appearance and the character of the stone, it is beyond doubt a very promising look out for all concerned. Geld is risible in the reef, and when it comes to be driven on mow length, eren if the present prospects continue the finders and those interested will be perhaps speedy and bloated mil. lionaires. . , " Everything in, the district connected with mining is looking rery healthy. Blackman and party hare got a capital lode in their ground, and this* with others will stimulate farther prospecting and ad* ditional gold finds.. Should Coromandel and Te Aroha take a lead in the golden in* dustry, a new era of prosperity will spring up for the Hauralri Gold Mining District, and instead of your Thames electorate ai at present returning two members, I trust the population will entitle them to at least fimr ( additional representatives when the bill for the redistribution of seats becomes law next year.

PATBTOW MBlTnra IK kVOtILKV. Another private meeting, of periou interested in Patetere was hell hen m couple of days ago and amongat tl» gentlemen present tv a prominent direotor in. oar largest monetary ioatitution. The object of the; gathering mM to adopt resolutions for transmission to the Government, urging on. them the " wisdom" of at onoe getting the Oorernor to revoke the proclamation on. the several blocks. The prayer of tout memorial would hare now. readied Sir. j Arthur Gordon, and as a consequence, i the whole matter would be opened afresh. [The Te Awamutu public meeting it I another step in the right direction. Mr F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R., who was at the convened meeting here, left ipedallj for Hamilton on Friday, so that he might be in the vicinity of the Te Awamuta district 'previous to it taking phice. A number of Cambridge people hare notified the proprietor of the Waikato Mail that they will withdraw their subscriptioni if the Pritetere land questions sire alluded to in its columns. Mr Bright of that 'tow* ship, has taken up the pen on behalf of the rich speculators and land sharks, to that it must be a somewhat hopeless talk when they have to instruct such » spokesman to defend their action. <■,

MB STIWIRT'S 80CCESSOB. In official circles in Auokland it\H generally understood that Mr Smith, dps) Chief Surveyor of the Auckland provin* cial district/will succeed Mr Stewart a» District Engineer, the former gentleman combining both offices' with a ■lightincrease of salary. Mr James Stewart, during his fourteen years connection with public duties, has been a useful, economical and valuable public servant, and bit retirement will be much regretted. >' Had he been able to keep in office for toother few months he would, be. entitled to a pension, but leaving, as he does, before the time allowed by the Amended Civil Service Act he will only get the liual allowance of one months pay for each year he has been ia Government employ. The Public Works Ofiee in Auckland it now almost a skeleton of its former self, and I apprehend that votes for pubtie works and other undertakings will be> very small for some time to come, except in a few favored Ministerial electorate!. These changes, reductions and disaiaatbj in the various departments of the Civil Service still creates a most oneaay foalinc amongst the officers—each one now eagerly asking who goes nextP Many people said darn the Grey Ministry; the number, however, iron the indreate on the other side, for now it is sowhhHtiL Whitaker. Oliver, Dick, EoUeitoV and the Taranaki pompous MajorT^ V