ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2462, 21 April 1888, Page 3

ALEXANDRA.

Tawiiiao and his People.—The Native meeting at Whatiwhatihoe dispersed yesterday. From all I can learn the relations between Tawhiao and the Govern ment may be expressed as "As you wore." Tawhiao himself, there is little doubt, was amenable to Mr Mitchelson's proposals, but as usual, he has had to give way to the unsatisfied and selfish prejudices of his followers. Tawhiao accompanied by Te Tuhi and a number of followers left here for Te Kuiti yesterday for the double purpose of attending a tangi over the remains of the deceased chief Hori, and to disinter the bones of relatives fopremoval to his new location when he and his people migrate from here. Tjie Waitoa Pbospects.—Mr Sinden, who has for some time past been engaged testing for gold on the lands of Mr Smith at Waitoa with his newly invented Eureka Gold Saving machine, has returned here, and is desirous of flatly contradicting the statement of the "Herald's" Morrinsville correspondent to the effect that he, Mr Sinden, had left Waitoa satisfied that the Waitoa land was not auriferous. Mr Sinden states that he has leftoff prospecting on MrSmith's land, not on account of thera being no gold, but on account of a difference between himself and Mr Smith. On the contrary he and Mr Smith had treated two parcels of Waitoa sands, one parcel was ground, and passed through the machine, and when retorted, produced 7dwts to the ton. The other parcel was tried without grinding, and when retorted, produced Sdwts to the ton. As Mr Sinden was not interviewed by any correspondent at Morrinsville, he says he did not, or could not have made such a statement that the Waitoa sands were non-auriferous, after having obtained the abova result. He is now in treaty v ith the agent of Mr Larkworthy, whose lands are adjacent to Mr Smith's for a right to mine on that gentleman's property, and permission obtained, will have machinery at work there at once.