REEFTON.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 930, 22 February 1872, Page 2

REEFTON.

Prom a late exchange we select j following items:— A piece of quartz weighing ab<j Slbs, and estimated to contain l|(j gold, was recently taken from j Westland Golduiiniug Compam claim. The prospects in tin's compa aro first rate excellent stone in m iSiu reef ruaniug north and south hj; ug been struck. A half share at Boatman's was a the other day for £6O. Mr Barnes, surveyor, has b( busily employed in laying out a a track from Christy's to Larry's Cr& Great complaints are made of i danger likely to occur to the to from lire, from the number of wooi chimneys. Means are recommem to be taken to abolish them.

A meeting has taken place to ceive the report of the committee up the river protective works. lowing measures are recommended this report. Three crates, each 3j long and 10ft at their base, and 4ftj their top to be erected —one oppoij the head of the boulderbank, a seed near Camerou's store, and a tti lower down. The drift timber bel the town to be burnt. The cost: the works was estimated at £2OO £250.

Relative to the Lite damage I floods and the protection of river baij it is stated that it is custom! throughout the entire province tosj sidise by an equal sum the amoi subscribed, and there is no ground! the supposition that the Stiperintj dent would make any unfavorable! ceptiou in the present instance; I that the extraordinary revenue derii from Reefton during the past mouths would justify Ins Honor! extending terms even more liberal 1 usual. !

The sum of £l2O has been given 22 feet of the corner section at rear of Monahan's Hotel and fat the Camp. Great complaints are made of court-room during the late beam; accumulated cases—disputed qui claims, leases, business sections, i posed applications, &c. &c.—l occupied the Court from early it until well on to midnight. The tense heat of the weather rendered court-room insupportable. On | ing the approaches of the court altered and vitiated state of the mosphere became strikingly appan and what it was inside wc leave to imagination. The Warden was sieged by applicants from the mil he set foot in .Reefton until he left

Mr Greenfield, Provincial Se tary, has returned a most elak reply to the deputation sent to m some time ago (a report of whicl; peared in our paper). The reply tains eighteen clauses, and is a I guardedly drawn up document. Greenfield says that the " nurobe leases for quartz mining hiiti granted at the Inangahua is 1 only—»two of 12 acres each and on) 10 acres, the area in each case u considerably within the limits mitted by law ; that they were app for in 1871; and wore granted on recommendation of the Warden." further says that the " Provincial vernment cannot advise the Sup tendent to refuse all application leases" at present; but will dos " cases in which the ground cai worked by individual miners."