ALEXANDRA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 253, 5 December 1872, Page 8

ALEXANDRA.

. -0r... (JPfoxa yyr. { ow>i 'Cdrreqp'oiicfcivt.^^' ' *' {TheLvifftt^, ;feftca ' ownerg} are -. already/ 1 cirnpllainjuigtvofath^idry weathei?. -This app^iesj more"jpar,ticvilarly, to I'thnse italjing.j 'thfeir Mpply fr.o)ft th^ Old Many range. The" , Mauuhe'rilviafand^ Oy&fts -races arg. ' V^ll supplied at, present/ 'and -hoik swmn . in lull work. ,';,;Mj[ning in, genLS ' era!" is.'pßogressing favorably,- most of/ Ac . /clainis. "will lio.t *,b&- ,wa§hfe'd upr,be{or,e r ! Ghristmas.., J iuformed-y.rtu jjx a^previous 1 c'o l mmftnicatioii7..tliiait,BlacX ) we"ll an.djpay.tyx> ' 'Wefe| qnrthe?.eyeiC,Q&'i*yashiag> Hp;' -;n They, havejnow finished, but I havQjno.tjhear.dr . the esaflt^MaodattQ^gQld-aobtained^^-. JJL has lio'wever,-ji>»id,,^p^h.aFejk©j3ersS»ijjSr som^lv. TlS^Brin-ord^ra l brthV'CTotfJ l iby'& reeffgnejt,l^t) iW^lfit|\>lisquss^erad>-^ : '^ability of again,^tarting^ -wouk/ The 1 Result of the. meeting 4 h..aV 'not. been made ' ipttbl^/'btit- 1 ! trjust ere r ' this ' remand • ; -taatehhlerf-wiil b^e ih' : fuU'j»ork.' /' ( ' jlc< ( • The farmers %re pulling 'very l6ng.'f aces' about their cropsj'aiirdfif.th^y'db 'h'dt' get rain — and 'that shoTtly^ '"thjeir croW wlil be< r w6rse' tlian last' year,-"which' J will' be much deplored by the wh6le v 'dWtrict; '°'"" f ' ' I see' by the"" JDunstari'Times " thafWe 1 are,to s hkve J a'floiir mill f in districts 'It is've'ry ft%h' needed/ anil J i ( wi^h tMem 4 evdry" s.iiccess. ' ■' -j will' Vri+e td/'yofy 3 [mote fully oji -^e/siib^ctwheh^he'sTt'e^'' 1 'fixed upon." j ' T'hope'no^lcJcal jealousies ' --■will creep iri, as*in the cks'e W ! the Tuapeka 1 j >railroad^ *' 4 •"'■•'" • ''•*' •-'; -'■' i^-' '■ ' 'iA public meeting of the subscribers'' to' •the Library, vfcas" held' in -the Lib Vary 'Hall - on'Memday/itoTeceivei-thei report <of ithe< .' .•comtnittee/jA«h'6sfi r jterm-,'6f-.omceThad ex.-^ piriid^liniA.biSni^O'personsriput in. an-iSpsi <pe"arance. r ii a The'irepbrt showed, ' moneys" , cr>Hecj»d ;r d'u<rhigtihe ymt t *\sßtl j_exp3Hded\ LflM: 10s ; leaving a balance on handAofr i]ci2>los; whioii.»aß:-«nj!isidfnredLvery satisfactoryi)- + j r liheo'i*eiirin^'i'coinxai±teeO wore • Tinaninioiisly re-ieleut.e(lj. witli M^ ; Gtiapple ras- President, and JMrr'l^tCtffitfe" Treasurer ■ .I'llalvfe no doubt they^viilbe%h r ie) to give i 1 a>^ood'raccotinfe-xif i-themseVyfei -themseVyfes > mti.thj^end<i < r of -theinterni o'f-flfiix^. •jThere* isl.ai pre?! ; sent lA2/ wontliJ-of -.books ixn-dej-ed ivoxtit r -Erfglsind, -rchioh; are -.expected -shortly /ito: • jar^ive-. ■'■ f i.n:n „■ i-j f ' ' r'i . 7 -i\i:. iv fi * Mre;xiHislop-T.lri3pector,' l examinedv)Onri . :-scljooj!x>n:ihe ) i2lß l^iust'.v v rfuost J inenjbersioft, the coinjhifcte^'attendei dut!ingi,th^,,<iay/; s. The' Lisplectoijctpijk .great gains; in fe?<am-. :dning.theo. different' classes^; .bui J; didunotf ■ iexlamiQeithffiaatlon^iiiy get- le^on jbhey ,masy{ 4iai?e'i(lfea^i{fCor( i (ihfe'(O.C9a®j(fn r .;byJ/ itpoj*, • >iiSßmjprjQia©cni3u9lyij iiiAfiisr {the e.xam,tfuT,*f htion Jsi3fi9i <m^tu.^t , ( ihrevinf .feAajHWiedjthfe.achooJjjif o^ye; Mm fc > ffvtery ■gxea,tiipfa&Wßito. B,te*Q<^*jQk%wif£k: i ! he.) §W feHW^i* fe^flPhOQlrf Jfrlßiftgjj^&ipc JidVqgaUidii^ceJKliaiu^htiidj^^ttl^n^:-^ I •iof.siiipj^LSf/theEj M&%MdrM&ghs)h:m#A9Mj v rtkfe saineji»iißftplvidfthe^iJ)h']^ih»s^J i ißih|)olrafefreafeWei'ySh4gh;ji3om : pljm^iit3 iial^f p Aq)& .the-issoropitlfeftaihpys^rej^ueky ;ja t ti ilnaivjngitJßroi sii^Sftmlm^d ms*ewiß?hw>hi 3fr6fJjfmd^rtaiib>JaflysS«e £ aithe,^Rv¥i^n f Tlniqsy?ioa yiet^W/isigc^mG^gge H^i4 M , anent the price of school books, and written with the intention of aontp idio* ting some statements, made by me,

w Greorae amA .for so fully PRovinKjeverv«g tltrfM^ed? ir i?%« w Isiisil!e9]t coin here being six pence, itsall abtmkluW* if such was the case <}ie points <Wt theWayit may be remedJM.' 3 ' There 'are^yarißn'S^ways other thafiPttiiiifr j^felUlpd oujt in^Gi4l.'s letter, which- will'/ suggest thgmss&Vis to" every one's mirffll* 8 As to (r. H/w«il§felig his valuable tim4'i"ff'-t-k^epliit an ac^Stint of books sold, *&bf^ «fee, I &m V^iite- certain -I could f) do the vholi writwig work connected there^J with ir sijMours^hatisforall books. &<JCi' ! & tw^lVe months, ao^ut-hiha^ L^Q.v»ffi us binkiftitftilso-; as regards furoi9h ir s ing'to(! prfbes ffiarged for -the reinainiffgs not^veii-ih my communication' 6& October, I -will post myselfjcupi ,fn $Ke jmaftev arid furnish you with4t^ ( tj^a^is if ~I • canrgetr the wholesale price. J i piay;hei < e i staQ;<B"'3Kl^.t -in m^Aoinmunica- ( tl^published on^h.e^,3i)|h.,gfitQiter, I -j§p-vsi phe price of all ffie books at'my^, Qommand, and- pniEFt;, merely 'beijapse' the : moVt 'profit was derived from them, jGr^^f. (refers to/hav,ing s <pu : rohas,ed«a > sto§k bf^bpeika frorahis predecessor, and goes ,onto ! stase 'ffiaVirTno case 'has a book been 1 sold 1 Jby him at >a- higher 'price' than' WKen this arrangement ;-was entered into. Does ;G-.,,,^, T mean to that he has charged,, no n mor,e ; for books than thftt,, charged' By, Mr., Cam_eron,/his predecessor? —T paifse/for] a reply I .' 'In concluding, ' ,Gy R. 'says' Be ma^revert, &g. ; this 1 will patiently' wai% fori • -Tn -concluding, v I maystate thaiva nihjority 'of .' the teomniittee have e^prareed .themselves satisfied; w|th the ' prices for bqqks,- at, ,the. Alexandra school,' those are, bi}sin,ess men, and no doubt it is a mere bagatelle to ( them;- but 'with i others in less fortunate circumstances 'it is a great' matter ; aiid Ii do hope that nothing more -than cost price > with cartage .added, , will be charged in future. If so, I shall feeL bound to keep jfche master before the until it is factined.' - „ (From Another Correspondent.) .. Alexandra is looking rather brisker than usual', owing f,6 the gi-eat increase of the Chinese-population. • They are work,ing at the .Frasor; JJivfer and surroundinggullies, and by- all appearance 1 : they . are raa.king fair wages. lt_ is_ a. God send nljo thb, bus^nes^^ people, as, mpst of f ,jt]ieir ,transac'tio,iis 'are^pa'sh'. ' TJie we.ath.er has rbepi? j exceedingly" favorable for" jnining . operations.; for r several .weeks, and' there has-been an ample, supply of water. • , , ; „ and pai,%, of the. 'Hit, or'Mis"s. ,glaim| JbajTe /started on their back ground", and-" by. 'having a- gaod' ; supply of .water and. wor king! Kntgl hours 'can make a good wage,- \frith«a clianc'o tb' strfke'sdrtiething handsome on the bo.ttom. . iM'Elroy and' party, after a long and ..expensive; task,' have struck ground which j -hasjjvieltted one pz, for half a day's washing/ a-^d/wiiicli' is likely to continue,' judging, byj th'e-'prospecta obtained in the upper en^ofjthekclaflm, „; t,' ./ . JSMit B&U9tis&Jt»i *)Co.-had to knock, off 'Wprk,! oiwing.to -a .i*eak in -the- race ;. [but.'WillLbecable-toir'asume operations in. fabopi a week, and 'noidQubt, > from theg,o(jd dlfiill^'of'the'tgrouiidi'wiUbe' abl'fe ■ to jnake a fair divide by the end of the r> doling r ari(I t party fl!re f sticking protty r 01096^0 workyfleteirmined to have a good ;w.ash-Tip for Christm'a&f ( ' -'-j' l * J . ' c ' f „r iKrio^s' f of' f^fife"jE^nSclcjri»h .G'.s: leyelJ making small wa^es, jand .Peking ; pvfiparatijiHiSy^pj" the lower' se'rims when .the ,-river goes down. •*„> y \n r i IxSlaijs sandr^pas.t-y^Ja\^e,!teJv^Bgstlie ! bailks i,sr> pi4peß .wifeh jtlieirjJar^e Jiejjd 'ofv/WSfteii, an^l jiew system of ditches > ' which srtvesi f^upfer^ceFT'trj) on i material ) jnot' a sm;>.ll ,wnsideration on the Molyneux banksj ■ wl^ere-th'e 1 gold is's^thinly'scattered'to-'a .dfiptljt 4if -'f ram'SOto 9i? fefet. f ' They 'are making very good wages. ' v ■ '"' 'I ' ' '■'"' J , ufy^kM r W£fl ■;^ ie-;'>prk'ing;;'rtheir/"!i e-;'>prk'ing;;'rtheir/" ! •gtound in'tlie 's'ain'e'"marin6f ; and l,iy" lpng hourg^and,, a good style of. forking, 1 cant aKvays/, make §ure „,of; satisjf^ctoiy,/ iteturna.u ul V.'/ [^ ' a-,.,,ja -„,,j „\ //j „ "j. . : , f; r TJlle Ovens Company have.-.sqt ;in jio^; ,>workj on thejMiolyneux again ; and itheye. is no doutxe,iby t tlier yray.Alfe.y?peiiSe!vre*e,7^| jthey are sure to .^trik^omßthmgpayahTp! i /before long, as they are so well acquainted with k&K&nsicr y.si:-iir.-jr'' \j.i^\ n The Manuherikia Cohipanie's'lSro. 1 and both looking up, havirtg" struck gold l iri'Tnanyj'places Jaodut 'the- ranges, fand. are > receiving value for their labor. ,• ■ ,> r\''Our local, ale' is:. taking the lead 'this se'ajson sup-country-; - and 1 by various'ac-j. counts^lif the' proprietors^ Messrs. Tlieyers j ' aticl jßecj ßeck I ,^© joi'ot i make- "some, .extensive ■ addition 4 H^n'their'/brewery.' plants ;mahyf r will i have > ' W • return - j to' ■ their old; ! • style '■ag&h-o'f ■s4nding.'t6>t"bwn?foripß9r... 'jj'i' >57 A| meetmgaofithe rAiexandTa' Miners'A^sociatfott «was'.;heldiiiri 'the' libraryi'hali: W: tlf e'oaethioimi.J > J r i Presorife :> . Messrs: > Oi^ig,-y 'Allen,'. Brown', -Noble, Drrinuney,i .^is, SSi-mthiotfds^ Hud the iPre1 siuenty'-'Mn?- 4 J/itDrumniy^ occwpied i tHe-' chair.-'J^Tho'minutesjof'the last meetins;' were JFeadvand- confirmed ; and;thß'Secre-' tai^ii^&d^coufespondetice.from Tuapeica, • •S'wiiizeffs/ f.f.€lydejl{Jandii i ABrow-jjMiaers'i .Assoot»ti^ns',i>iwhio'hn!Was"earefullyj!bou?. Sidered 1 . 1 ';<iMr. .^DivutKmdy;; who , addressed/ rtliß meeting&ti'ref&rencie'fto tlieiappfiintin?! of a deligate^iftaidJ -tiliatimoi douto*>bthe steps '--t&ken'iivare;' most- iTnportantij i. bnt, lie tlrra^li't : 7f,hepe jr would ; 'be ai'liirt/le "clif*- 1 fieul I tyn^4thvt'Kfe rfewi'y form6d''bodifes) as the |;ihie^M<ate wji«! thoEotn^hly: Sonyihcdd^lhat<^Ale^a!ndra -could: sebd- f » c . tdelig4t«j'^r/)|vid€fdli{hey'Jiad^iiraoienli i tiiri^ (JraKJinvrtsa'ine disttftct,' which hatd k.pnpu-' laffidn'niif miners.--" '•" He. spokfe at tjerigth'fnni.'vairiovis 'other .matters. .{.•; Mr.. ;Thos.-'JSimßf bron^Kii forward -some most L-iinppf-tahksugwestions'fi« reference 1 to -the r .gpldfl&Ws^rulegJj.whiobi/he. intended- to igisre ib'detall at'tfietienfe meeting/' . JMp-. cairns proposed: "That this . meeting- f>f rthe Alexawdra* Minerfe'tiAsaagiatioii'.'do [agtQe-tD^o^opeffcte^ mtli»<3lsf(le arid other .diStridts>itoffieniii£wMiigiterrtd tjiapropose'd rjQcfojference to be held at Tuapeka •j/.'i^nftMmi each idfit.' tliQl, — Aleg^jij^rae ■*<3lyde#B33te^rfc&dWand^ Blacks— elect a •fl»gmba»ilfoi9tlßiirA district, and f§%^^, ; fm«r metqila&iisliSJ^Weet at .Clyde an4<3Bfei tgtiiht a d^U^te. Yfor Ceutral ifioffin. iTaitpea^'yjjeJfreiJWAllen seconded. He .j^tpjight itnl««^di|se tTie.mostadviaajyie,, ißypsatorife^,,i3w,i^ to^ the short time the jA^aociati^JJhajVb^n organised, and iQWf the}jft9a.Wia|[ state .of the bo^ej^ c Mr'- Thonift/feffe-o&rn proposed y^^Jtej Secretary be instructed to communicate with Blacks, Drybread, and Clyde on the matter 5 and ?a.id. he had not the slightest

oHT | »'»W 81(15 nirob tauAj js qa &otpt J bfallfelle^ <* &W%tiMl& teßqflftfa% wl MrVDßHflftei -deSlwitf, m^Stt'id'h'e'Mite fefe^^tK Mr. Btp^'aijepi^f and r %bfc J # . ffife gwte mm cdi^.g^^nyanipun-i of .s^pppr^,)f was. tame. \ -, Mr^^aniejaj rSiffimohdsjproposQd.j . " .That JVJjj. 3?^c|qias 'Si'msbft feinted tlJfre,presenlfAhe : >Ai^x|^j* 1 a ; f -M(nerd' iindL-tp stand for+iihei t'6l^tionE6f i del^gatd'ifor t]ae Qentr&3b€W-f JfnHtee t6 v 'be'r held''«t"tl>iuap'eka^it i-He '<<^ugl|t v ' < l!lr r . J Sirifs fo ww r oo > ard > -b^'tihe-'^ntodt i«u'?tabl;e gentleman that cbulfl r - x fae I 6lec'ted;}' ifeK^vin^ a 5a 5 ffiSrcfu&h »wloa i ge"of i 'tlie !lrß♦i^nlenf v o^.oFfdJfpSft. 1 r , Secbh^abjt' iMf. Wl and'earried unariimou^ly/ >(A/' r vot^ rof-'.tha'nks to. ; tlie chair 'fc'rou'gh'ij 3*H6e nieting to a close. ' '" jjr ( lt