WAITAHUNA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 282, 26 June 1873, Page 5

WAITAHUNA.

(From our own Correspondent.) The rain which fell on Thursday last caused the Waitahuna river to rise several feet ; races heading from it were carried away, the owners being put to considerable expense in repairing damage. A meeting of the Waitahuna Miners' Mutual Protection Committee was held on Wednesday, the llth inst. Members present: Messrs. Ferris (Chairman), Bulfin, Hansen, Bushe, and Garden (Secretary. J After the minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed, the Secretary read a letter from the president of the O. M. A., acknowledging the receipt of remittance forwarded by the W.M.M.P.C., also a letter from Mr. G. F. C. Browne in reply to one Bent by the Committee, on subject of gazetting mining reserve. On the motion of Mr. Bulfin, Messrs. Bushe and Garden were appointed a sub-committee to take steps to oppose the granting of Mr. James Thompson's application for an agricultural lease of section 18, block IV., Waitahuna east ; also the application of Mr. John Thompson for certain sections in block Vf., Waitahuna east, as the committee have been informed that evidence can be adduced to prove that the lands applied for are auriferous. On the motion of Mr. Hanseu, it was resolved that the annual meeting for election of committee be held on Monday, 23rd June, and that the Secretary draw up a report to submit to B»id meeting. The Secretary stated he had received a copy of the New Gold Mining Act, 1873, when it was suggested that two or three of the members should look through the Bill, and any clauses they might deem objectionable could be submitted to the public meeting for its consideration. In a former communication I referred |to the Gold Mining Act, 1873, my re- | marks being based on a report which appeared in your columns of * speech made Iby Mr. Shepherd up-country. On looking over the Bill recently, 1 did not find that any clause provided that an annual payment of ten shillings should be made for every sluice head of water used by a miner ; but that under subjection 3, clause 37, five pounds would be charged for tho first two, and one pound for every additional sluice head used. Perhaps Mr. Shepherd was iius-reported. I would commend the Bill to the consideration of the various mining associations throughout the province. You will have learned ere this reaches you, that Mr. G. F. C. Browne has be«n re-elected for this district. The numbers at the close of the poll being — Browne, 63 ; Henley, 37 i aud Ma<&*y, 23. There is very little said about the election for Superintendent. Before this appears in print, the result will be known. Gillies' name is not mentioned. AH the votea ho obtains here will not help him much. He has a few supporters at the Canada reef. Aa individual from that neighborhood, named Keer, I believe visited Waitahuna on Sunday last, and found amusement in. pulling down all the Macandrew posters he oould see. I think I should have been inclined to have remonstrated with him if I had seen him in the act, aa " your own " is a Macandrewite.