The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5081, 30 April 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1885.

The urgency of the case is an excuse— I that is, if one be needed—for our again, j and so soon, referring to tho immediate necessity of something being done with a view to lifting from the field the gloomy shadow which appears to have spread itself over it. One cannot expect a beneficent Providence to do nil tbat we require to be done in oar passage through this sublunary sphere successfully; some efl'ort on the part of ourselves is requisite. In the past the Fates have beeb kind to us, without aby great effort made.to induce their smiles. Fortune has indeed favored the district, and perhaps we may, by way of illustration, put it that seeing us basking idly in the suushine of her favors without attempting to keop ourselves— appearing quite willing that she should continue to shower her favors on us for time eternal—those kindly smiles hare changed to frowns, and now we are, as it is, raguely perhaps, put by a modern i writer, •• where the boat left us." The decline of the fortunes of the. field should pot bare (fee effect of rendering inert the

natural energies of the people, but should raUior stir them up, and cause their vigorous use to ho applied to remedying any evil arising in relation to our- fortunes. The formation of a Prospecting Associa tion is one of the means by which we could arid certainly should help ourselves out of our present depressed conditionIn our issue of Tuesday last wo urged the desirableness of a public meeting being called to discuss the situation, and we also referred to the advantages attached to carrying out the long talked about tunnel from the Earaka to the Tararua creeks--a work apparently of magnitude yet not very difficult to execute. We wouldnow further point out the necessity of, without any delay, forming a Prospecting. Association to consist of competent persons, as one of the few and most practicable means of helping ourselves out of our troubles. The equipment and maintenance of a few prospecting parties, who would work systematically under competent direction, would not be a work of any great difficulty or heavy expense, and selfinterest, if no worthier motive or desire exists on the part of business people here, should prompt them to aid in the formation and support of such an institution* Many may—in fact do—assert that they have sacrificed, enough in endeavoring to develop the field, but do they forget that pure philanthropy only, can hardly be ! said to. have prompted their actions in ! such a direction —the expectation of a solid and substantial return has been one of the main incentives in every casei and now that a number of people—some successful and some not—havo so much capital sunk in the place, it is clearly a duty to themselves to endeavor toreaps me ad' vantage from their past expenditure. The establishment in our midst of such an institution as a Prospecting Associ&uion would have many advantages; it would not only have the effect of opening up new ground and employing labor, but in addition' show in what direction many of the claims now carrying on operations might be more profitably worked; a more substantial system of ! miniDg in general would result; in fact, it 1 would almost seem superfluous for us to dilate upon the numerous benefits attached ! to the existence of such an Association. We therefore trust that the public i generally—business men particularly— ! will promptly and earnestly give this I matter their attention, and as there can i hardly bo two opinions as to the desirableness of steps being ta"ken in the direction ' we indicate, some good will undoubtedly be the resujt of their thought. .