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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 182, 3 August 1871, Page 5

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(From the "Daily Times.")

Auckland, July 28th. via Napier, July 31sfc. In the Caledonian claim the sinking of a new shaft has been stopped, and work has been resumed in the old winze. Four tons of specimens have been taken ont dating the last few days, and shares have risen to LI 93. The share mirket is active, Tonkey's shares aye at L 36 ; Ota'4o L 4 ; Albion, Lls ; Tokatea, L 4 53. The trial trip of the Tokafcea ti'amway is causing an improved demand for shares in Coromandel claims.

It is proposed to amalgamate the Long Drive, All Natioas, Junction, and Inverness claims, in the respective proportions of 7000, 5000, 3000. and 2000 shares, making the total number of shares in the new Company 17,000.

The Central Italy claini has struck good gold, and its shares are now quoted at 455.

The Ohinemuri natives have found some rich quartz, and are getting more disposed to open up the country. Te Hira .has made a present to Tavvhiao's • daughter of a large block of Ohinemuri laud.

The Flirt, from Levuka, brings tho news that the s.s. City of Melbourne arrived there on the 14th, 24 days out from Sau Francisco. She brought 9 passengers for Fiji, and 21. for Sydney, including the CarandinaS, "who gave two concerts at Levuka, and 7 passengers- for New 'Zealand.- The following are " the principal items of Fiji news-: — -. ' •" The prospects of the- cotton crop! "are excellent. • . Mr.. Jatnies Turner, formerly a; member of the Dunedih City Council, dfed on the 4th July. " " , * ," / Messrs. M'lritoslrand Spiers, "planters, were .in veigled ashore at the Ba Kiver/and killed by the same tribe that ' murdered Mr.. Baker. -300 whites.have yplcmfceeVed to join Thakonabau, in i pu,uishing the murderers. . ' ; « •-.„.. The' 'Lovonis' '"have" submitted .to Thakombau, and the whole tribe., to the number of ' nearly 'loo0 I .'" hav,e ,l">een : .distributed among' the planters fotf> five -years' labour^; -,-, '. ,-- A " J--" : * A. European, named Walter. Goldiag, 'and. a Tahha : nafove,, were ' nfordered by some Apia labourers.on board the* Icetch. tidith, Lieruk*.^ The "' "A^ia men took the boat, and -escaped:, to, the hills, but haye since-been, gagjni;ed A \j_ . j The n,ew .(iasernn&ali,;. are* working vigorously, and a ktron-g Opposition lup " also been ori'ajiiseu 1 . • I. ' '^ . * „ ~ • In 'the i emo v Co'uT*k fc two white judges and one native judge 'sentenced 14 Lovoni chiefs to hard lfcboiir for life for high treason ; and for causing the death of two Fiji man they were found guilty of manslaughter, and again sentenced .to imprison uiunl -with' hard labour, for life. On the petition nf 320 of the white residents at Lovuka, a convention has been called to re-arrange the constiuil tion.