It is said that forbidden fruit is said to be always the sweetest, but the diggers have so often tasted it, and found it bitter, that I do not fear their decision in this case. They believe now, I think, in a great measure, that - ''It's best to be off with the old love Before you get on with the new.'' With regard to the land at Ohinemuri, it appears to me that as it has never yet been ceded to the Government for Gold-mining purposes, it is in a similar position to land belonging to Europeans in fee simple. In 1853, a Squatter, named Campbell, occupied a Run on the banks of the Loddon river, about five miles from Castlemaine, in Victoria. The diggers imagined (as diggers always do) that there must be gold in his home paddock (purchased land); so one morning at daylight, they appeared - to the number of about 1500 - and commenced to mark out claims, one of which was pegged out round Mr. Campbell's doorstep. Intelligence of this was brought to the Camp at Castlemaine, and we went out with a handful of Troopers - aome 40 I believe - and required the diggers to remove, as the land was private property; telling them at the same time, that we should enforce our order, which they knew well would have been done, for we never made a promise in that direction which we did not keep. The consequence was that they quietly left - after objecting to the man's want of hospitality in not asking to breakfast 1500 men; when they came solely, as they said, to develop