WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1743, 23 July 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL DISTRICT.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-] FOXTOK. J. G. Wilson, 624; C.B, Izard, 592; J. R. Browne, 240. HUTT. T. Mason, 379 j H. S. Mtzherbert, 550. Majority for Fitzherbert, 171. MANAWATU. D. H, Mac Arthur, 1048; D. Eraser, 437; A. Burr, 8. Three small returns to come in. Majority for Mac Arthur, 621. RANGITIKEI. K Bruce, 596; J. Stevens, 493. Majority for B. Bruce, 103. TE ARO. O. J. Johnston, 343; H. F. Eraser, 332; J.N.Shaw, 171; E.Shaw, 129; J. O'Shea, 34. Majority for C. J, Johnston, 11". TIIORNDON. Dr Newman. WELLIXGTON SOUTH. G. Fisher, 717; W. Hutchison, 477; majority for G. Fisher, 240, WAITOTARA, Hon.J.Bryce, 440; Col, McDonnell, 294 ; majority for Hon. J. Bryce, 146. WANGANNI. J. Ballance, 541; W. H. Watt, 154; G. Hutchison, 204; majority for J. Ballance, 337.

WAIRARAPA SOUTH. Buchanan. Bunny, Carterton ... 277 138 Greytown ... 144 124 Featherston ... 51 195 Martinborough 51 25 Pirinoa Wairongomai... Waipawa WAIRARAPA NORTE . Beetham, McOardle. Masterton ... 299 384 Gladstone ... 48 10 Mauriceville ~, 9 38 Eketahuna ... 6 16 Alfredton Taueru ~. 50 9 Tenui „. 47 20 Waikaraka Uhonga Manawa ... 22 3 Pahiatua ,„ 8 12 Dreyerton ... 1G 15 FRANKLIN NORTH. Buckland, 572 ; Harris, 471. tauranqa, Morris, 524; Kelly, 426. The polling for the Maori seats look place on Monday. The following ara the returns as yet to hand : Western Maori. Tauranga.—Henare Kaihou, 0; Major Kemp, 1; Mangakuhia, 2; Te Puke, 20; Te Rerenga, 0; Te Wheoro, 0; Mete Karaka, 0; Taiwhanga, 3. Porirua,—Kaihou, 0; Kemp, 0 ; Mcngakuhia, 1; Te Puke, 18; Te Eerenga, 0; Te Whearo, 0 ; Karaka, 3; Taiwhanga, 0. Wellington. Henara Kaihou, 0; Kemp, 2; Mangakahia, 1; Te Puke, 5; Te Eerenga, 0; Te Wheoro, 2; Karaka, 0; Taiwhanga, 0.

Southern Maori, Motueka.—Taiaroa, 2 ;TareWetereu Tekau, 0. Waikouaite. Taiaroa, 24; Tare Wetereu Tekau, 3. Eastern Maori. Henare Tomoana, 170; J. Carroll, H 5; Te Kepu Rangipuawho, 109. None of the others anywhere near them. Other returns will take days to come in. Northern Maori. Ihaka Hakuene, 863 ; Hirini Taiwhanga, 315 ; Ramera Wharerau, 75 \ Raipangari, 10. Four returns yet to come. Gisborne, July 22, Carroll's friends appear confident that he will be returned for the Eastern Maori District.. The returns to hand so far give him a majority of about iorty,

A WONDERFUL MINE, _ © —. All old colonists 'will remember the Canoona rush in 1853, when the vessels at the Circular Quay were literally beseiged with passengers for Keppel Bay; they came and some remained at Rbckhampton, the district was generally prospected, and gold found every'■where—to the east some ten miles, Stony Creek; 'north-east eighteen, Mount Wheeler j north, Canoona and Maryborough; - north-west,. Bonnie Doonywest, Mo ; wnish, R'"dgelanda, Rosewood, Calliope, Crocodile] and to the south west, ■ThevDee; so that there has been proved to be gold in every direction in the district. Some very heavy nuggets have baen> unearthed; one in particular from Mount' Wheeler, 2470z pure and simple! Ten, fifteen and twenty-oucce nuggets were plentiful some years ago; and then came a rest, but still mining was carried on, but to a very limited extent, Some twiii years,ago aMr F. Morgan gave up business in town and went reefing at Mount Wheeler, and a very good thing was made of it. While there an old resident of the'district looked in and the manager showed him round, explained the process, and showed him some specimens. Said the resident or selector, "I have lots of stone like that at my place, but I hear its iron stone." The manager said, "I am coming out your way next month, and will give you a look up." He did so, and the coasequence was lie bought (he selection and some hundreds of acres at £1 an acre, and quietly | took up, with three or four townspeople, a mining area sufficient for that purpose. This is now known as Mount Morgan, and iB now one of the most wonderful gold mines ever heard of in these colonies. They call it a blow up. There is no reefing, no tunnelling; simply cut the hill away, and shoot it down to the stampers. There are two engines and batteries and some eighty men at work, and the yield is some 6oz or 7oz of very line gold, worth £4 4s l|d anoz. The tailings are carefully saved and are expected to yield more than this—tha matter to crush is inexhaustible. The Sydney Mint up to the 30th of April received, 147,000oz; out of this 99,5000z came from Queensland. Some account of this mine appeared in one of our local papors (the Bulletin) some few weeks back, so that the curious can look it up if they desire. A share in this mine ■is now yielding from £2,000 to £3,000 a man per month, and with water and the plant now erected, will give £30,000 a year per share. Three shares were sold last month for L 62,000, and one share of this the day following for £26,000, which share has been divided among several local residents. There have been many other claims taken up in the district which may prove as profitable, as it hardly seems likely that the whole of the treasure should lie in one spot. The late drought has in a measure greatly interfered with the working, but a very large dam is to be erected, which will supply water fo v gears, and there is some talk of 100 stampers more to bo erected. At all events some of our local friends " have a big 'thing on." It has been kept remarkably (juiet, but the time for keeping the wonder dark has passed, There is now in a local jeweller's window a lump of pure gold of 440z that was given to the mining manager as a present on his retiring from the claim, The mine is some twenty miles from Rockhampton, in a south-westerly direction. Report for the last twenty years has always been directed to this Dee district, and an old friend of mine always said that some day this particular district would astonish the people, and his words have come true,—Correspondent of the' Age.'