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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3977, 27 September 1881, Page 2

We would remind our readers of the entertainment, which comes off at the Academy of Mubic this evening in connection with St. George's Sunday School. The programme (which was published in our last night's issue) is a very attractive one, and we fully eipoct to see a large attendance. In the first part of the programme several of the vocalists have seldom appeared in public before, and their performance will therefore be somewhat of a novelty; the others however are all old and well established favorites. We notice too that Mr E. Wisett. an will sing, in character, his Bong about " the flood," which of itself should be no small attraction. In the second part, the newly established Toole Dramatic Club will play a most amusing farce, of which, and of the several ladies and gentlemen who appear in it, we shall be better able to speak to-morrow. ■••,.;,

We understand that Mr R. Harrison, at present engineer at the United Pumping Works has been offered and has accepted the position of manager, of the Stanley mine at Coromandel. Mr Harrison has for years been a resident of Coromandel, ia well acquainted with .the Tokatea district, and we believe he will make a most successful mine manager. Mr Harrison has earned for himself on the Thames a good reputation for au earnest and intelligent workman, and we are sure his good natured face will be missed by many at rinks, evening patties, and amateur performances, for he is a jolly companion and a constant friend. We wish him success in his new sphere of labour. A numbek of applicants for the A.C Force called at thejMilitia Office, Shorlland, this morning, and left their names. They and others who may yet cill will parade at eleven to-morrow for drill and medical examination, Thebe will be no meeting of the Rinking Club tonight, consequent on the concert at the Academy requiring the. services of so many of the members. The usual meetiog of the Liberal Association was held last night—Mr Carpenter, President, in the chair. Mr McOullough delivered a lecture on Representation and the provisions of the new Bepresentation Act. He spoke over an hour and a quarter, dealing very fully with the subject. Considerable discußßion followed, in which Messrs Grigg, Farrell, Smith, Wood, Muc Andrew, McGowan, Hurley, Home, Steward, and the President joined. A vote of thanks to Mr MoCullough was proposed, in complimentary terms, by Mr Wood, seconded by Mr Farrell, and was carried unanimously. It was announced as probable that Mr E. N, Smith would give a lecture in fourteen days' time upon one of the. I burning questions of the day. It is said the natives of Mokau arc exhibiting some anxiety to have hat locality opened as a goldfield. They desire the Native Minister to meet them at a conference at Waitara, when definite arrangements will be made for giving up the land to Government for the purpose of having it proclaimed a goldfleld. Mokau is supposed to be one of the most promising districts in the colony for gold mining pursuits. Stories of the amount of gold found in the creek beds have from time to time been told, and it will be remembered that Moffatt lost his life for his attempts to get into this district. The Colonial, a Coromandel claim, has had a crushing of eleven tons general dirt and 2001bs specimens, which resulted in the splendid yield of ldlozs of retorted gold, averaging nearly 13 ounces to the ton. This Company was but recently formed, and the parcel crushed is tbe output of the mine for about eight weeks'work with three men. Many on the Thames will remember Mr Bryant Verooe, one of Auckland's old colo- ■ nists, and at one time in business on the Thames. He died yesterday iv Auckland aged 78 years.

We are accustomed to high-handed acts on the part of tho rulers of Fiji, " the Crown colony of severe tjpe," but the last act which has come under our notice.out-Herods Herod. From the papers to hand by the Southern j Cross, it appears that His Excellency the ! Governor (or shall we say the quasi Governor,: for the colonists appear to be quite aware who pulls the strings), while Bitting as president of a Board for dealing with appeals on land claims, i 9 credited with a ruling to the following effect:—First: When a claimant, by the decision appealed iigainst, has succeeded in obtaining a portion of the land claimed, but not enough to warrant his believing that, on ft re-liearirig, he may not have a wider measure of justice meted to him, by evidence, it m,»y be, which is new since the forming hearing, or by enforcing points on which his counsel has not sufficiently dwelt, he is distinctly warned that should he dare to appeal, the entire question of his claim shall be re-opened and his right to the portion already assigned to him may be thereby jeopardised. Second: The appellant, by his act of appeal, loses all control over his claim, and even if he shall think better of -it, is powerless to withdraw it, but must abide the result of any adverse claim which may beset up against his already admitted right; Third: In cases where no rigbt is said to have baen established, but as an act of grace, a pottion of the land is granted to tho claimant, any appeal against the decision not only jeopardises the ex gratia decision already given, but should the appellent fuil to improve his position to the satisfaction of the Board his act-of appeal absolutely revokes the grant already made him.—Herald.

CkttD was struck yesterday morning in the Kapanga Company's mine, Scotty's reef baviDg been cut by ihe morning euift, and be me fine rich specimens obtained in the first breaking down of the reef, which is hardly cut through. The gold is very coarse and rich in the stone. This news will be welcome lo the English shareholders who own the mine, and who have bo pluekily kept works going. Tho find is of the utmost importance to Coromandel, and following so fast on the Tokatea striking in the low level must raise the reputation of that goldtield in the eyes of foreign capitalists.

A wjjitisb in tho Taranaki News Bays: — Some time back I eipressed myself in favor of Mr Bryce's plan jo£ cutting out this Maori sore,; and I again: uphold his scheme The young and active Maoris were safe in prison, the A.C. force was at its; best, all young Taranaki was underarms, and Te Whiti was willing to pose as a martyr. Contrast that time with the present, and then decide whether Mr Bryce was right or not. However, if it comes to the worst, I hope the rebellion will be dealt with in such a manner that a native, village or whare will be a curio.ity within a radius of 100 miles of New Plymouth. Let it be their last kick for glory.

Messes Banks and Co. are now manufacturing at their. Parawai slaughter yards a manure which they aver is the cheapest and best fertilizer yet introduced. It is a similar article to that made at the Auckland establishment, for which the demand is very great; and in order tj introduce it here, it will be Bold in any quantity required.