OHINEMURI G0LDFIELD. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2176, 19 June 1886, Page 3

OHINEMURI GOLDFIELD. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Earangahake. Paekoa, Thursday.Karanc.ahake Qu.vnr/i Reducing Wobks (Lxmitbd.)— The manager, Mr Railley, re< ports good progress with the work of qwctinff plant and buildings. About 35 merit lire engaged, and notwithstanding .'the recent bad weather a lot of work hat been pot through. It ift expected that the entire plant will be complete and ready for work by the beginning of September. Woodstock.— The meeting of director* which will decide thn fate of the furnace takos place this week. In default ofthe starting of the furnace, a large parcel of general quartz will be treated at the tottery. Rose. — Manager reports : Stoping on No. 2 reef. About 25 tons dirt to hftnd, average value from 3oz«. to 4ozs. per ton. A tramway is being laid down in the low level. Adeline.— Manager carting a parcel of splendid grade quartz to Ivanhoe Battery. Diamond, Sutro, Scorr, Ivanhoe, Kknilwohth, and Wklcome.— Work i» proceeding in all these minea. Dubbo, Crown, and Woodstock h*T« suspended for a time. '»

Waihi. Silveuton.— A parcel of 25 tons now being cruuhed appears to warrant a return of from loz. to 2ozs. per ton. 5001ba picked atone ia also going through the stamper (diy) procev. Mr Pond, of Auckland, will superintend the reducing of the picked atone, which is valued *t fro|# 2dwts. to 3dwt«. to the lb. The reef looks fair in the southward level. Union.— The first instalment of 20-ton parcel of quartz to be sent to Swansea, Wales, for treatment by the Rinelting proce^n, is now on the Paeroa wharf awaiting shipment. -, Yellow Jacket, Rosemont, Nil De^ perandum, Martha Extended. Amvr\nth, Silver Eagle, and Silver City.— Work is proceeding in all these mines.

General News. At a late meeting of the schflol committp© for Ohinemuri regret \va% expressed at the loss of the services of Mr La Prelle, who has been appointed to the Rarigiaohia school, Waikato. The committee recorded its appreciation of Mr La Prelle, and wished him every success in his new sphere of labour. A fancy dress ball was held in the Paeroa Public Hall on Saturday evening last, and was a great success. Owing to the rapid progress of Ohinemuri a syndicate of tradesmen is being formed with the object of purchasing and maintaining si direct steamer to Auckland for passengers and goods. We have two regular lines running, and this will make the third. It is on the card* that a Warden and Resident Magistrate's court-house will shortly be erected, which will be used also as a County Office. The export of quartz and mineral ore from Ohinemuri for reduction at other places is causing * serious loss of county revenue in gold duty. But for the intervention of Mr F. Cock, county chairman, the duty on about 1500oz. of gold sent from Ohinemuri to the La Monte Furnace, Thames, would have been annexed by the Thames County Council as lawful spoil. It has, however, been decided that gold duty is payable to the local body of the place where the gold is first obtained.

What should we do without the Irish members ? One of them npaet the House of Commons by stating that, in the case of li>i\se3 of 999 yeara, renewal* were comparatively rare.