PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO BISHOP SELWYN.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3509, 14 October 1868, Page 3

PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO BISHOP SELWYN.

In answer to an advertisement, signed by J. W. Lewis *nd J. C. D. Bowden, a meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's was held at St. Paul 8 Church yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the desirability of presenting Bishop Selwyn with a testimonial previous to his departure 'or Englaud, to mark tbe feelings of ■ reapeot and eatsem in which he is beld by the inhabitants of St. Paul'B parish. There were about thirty gentlemen present, among whom we noticed the U«vs. Lloyd, Bree, and Jones ; Messrs. Leww, Bowden, R. B. Lusk, Oldharo, Busby, Hurst, Lodge, Beck, Tonka, Dyson, Farmer, Copland, Pulnaan, Weetman, Doonin, Pierce ; Drs. Kidd, Hooper, Goldsbro', and others. Archdeacon Lloyd was voted to the chair. The procetiings were opened with prayer, after which The Chairma.it said they w<;re all aware of the object for which they ware assembled, viz. , for the purpose of considering the expediency of presenting a testimonial t> tbe BUhop on his departure from New Zealand, after 26 years of labour unsurpassed in modern days. (Hear, hear.) On this occasion he would leave the country in all probability for ever, and they would never look upon his face again. His example had been a most noble one, and hia career in New Zealand had been marked by exemplary zeal, uobility of character, aud such untiriog ability as was seldom witnessed in any country. (Hear, hear.) In accepting the call to another sphere of labour, he had been influenced by the same noble and high-minded feeling* of duty which had alwaya distinguished him j and he was snre thib ho (the speaker) only gave expres«ion to the feelings of the whole of the inhabitants in Naw Zealand, when ha testified to the Bishop's constant desire to benefit the interests of the Church in any part of the world where he thought he would ba of most service. With regard to the object of the present meeting, _ which h*d bsen called together to consider the subject of presenting a testimonial to the Bishop, he thought they would best please the Bishop by procuring some small token that would always remind him of the days spent in New Zealand, and this would besc be accomplished by the presentation of some small memento, which would answer every purpose, without going to any great expense. Indeed he was sure — considering the present embarrassed position of the Church — that tn*e wishes of the Bishop would be best served by the selection of something that would be at the same time simple and, appropriate — (Hear, hear) — something that in future time?, wherever he might be, would bring to his mind fond recollections of the land in which he had speufc the basfc portion of his life. He thought the subscriptions should be limited, so tbdt ail classes might join in making up the gum necessary for the purch^e of some appro- > priate memento of their affection for their Bishop. (Hear, hear.) Mr. R. B. Lttsk moved the following resolution :— " That this meeting is of opinion that the Bishop should not be allowed to quit this colony without an ' expression of the high esteem in which he i 3 held, as well as some token of the veneration with which his name must ever be associated in the minds of his New Zealand flock." In moving the above the speaker said he considered it to be a great honour to be called upsn to put such a resolution before the meeting. Did it require a speech to placi the above resolution before them, he should say it would have been a mistake to hare selected him to move it ; but most likely when they entrusted it to him to place before them they had in their minds the old adage, that "Good wine needs no b^sh." (Hear, hear.) Ihe Bishop had laboured for 30 yeais in their midst with untiring self-sacrifice, ability, and success in the most importAut matters affecting the interest of tbe KewZealanl Church. For his owa pars, he could truly say that when he had Jof •; the old country and selected New Zealand as hi* future home, he bad been principally iuduced to jo to from what he had read and seen of the Bish>|> of New Zealand, and from -know<ng that he was present in this colony. Dr. Goldsbro' seconded the resolution, and in doing so said he could bear testimony to the zaal, ability, and noble worth of the Bishop, who wag now about to leave them. (Applause.) The motion was then put »nd carried unanimously. Mr. Doonin thought the parishioners would have been wanting in their duly to the Bishop of New Zealand if they had not decided to present him some testimonial before his departure. He then moved the following resolution :—" That the following gentlemen be appointed to act as a committee for the purpose of collecting subscriptions, preparing an address, and deciding on the token to be presented to his Lordship : — Messrs. Lewis, Bowdeu, Kissting, BooUer, Walker, Hooper, J3aber, Tonks, Leighton, Oldhaui, Roberton, Pierce, and Hmst, with power to a'ld to their num. er." Mr. Htjbst seconded the motion, at the same time expressing the feeling which he was sure was experienced by all present at the jippi'oachiug departure of his Lordship. The motion was put and carried. Some discussion then took place as to whether' the subscription list should be opea to persons of all denominations, and it was decided th.it it should. A discussion also took pace as to what the limit should be of tho individual sublet iption, and it was resolved that single subscriptions should not exceed £1. Subscription lists were at once opened, and a considerable sum subscribed on the spot. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.

MINING MATTERS AT THE THAMES. (FKOil THE "THAMES ADVERTISER," OCTOBER 13) Thr Auckland Claim, Collarbone Spur: The claim known as the Auckland consi-ts of tHrteen men]s ground, and is situated ou the Collarbone Spur. This claim is thj oil Prospectors' [and Prince of Wales Claims, wifcli another of three men's ground added to it. 1 here are several drive-! opened in this ground, in all of which leadeis, varying from an inch to several feefc iv widtb, have been exposed, home magnificentlooking quartz has bee a obtained from a drive opened by the'fc.ad of Pembroke party, who were working on tbe Auckland ground in error. The shareholders propose having some of this stuff crnshed at once, as it exactly reiembles the Golden Grown casing — being of a blue sandy nature. There is a very large quantity of stone already stacked, awaiting the machine about to be erected for this claim, and the shareholders expect it to turu out very satisfactorily, 9 ounce* to the ton having bsen obtaiucd from a trial tesb some time aj;o. There are several email nvulets running through this ground, and a suring of pure fresh water flows from one part of the reef. The machine, we hear, arrived from Sydney b> tue baique ' Novelty,' ami is made on the same principle aa Soiiter's, which appears to be a favourite h-re, being t.vo ssjiaiate batteries of fiVa stimpeis each, with iron uprights or standards, instead of wood, and extra dnving geat for another battery, whi h the shareholders contemplate with a view of crushing for the surrounding claiinholdsrs, who appear anxious for machinery iv this locality. We understand that the Auckland is to be called the " Auckland Gold-Mining and Quartz-Crushing Company, (Jollarbone Spur." The Undeveloped Claims. —An esteemed correspondent, engaged in mining, writes :— "Your paper of Monday last contains an account of the ridge at the head of the Moauataiari, with the rich claims thereon. Bub what I desire to call attention to are the undeveloped . oue 3. After a description of the Pride of the \v est is the following statement : that owing to its situation, with capital, labour, and good management combined, it would prove to be s-cond to only a very few on the whole field. Hitherto it appsars to have been an apt illustration of the harvest being more plentiful tham the labourers. I quote it simply because ifc is applicable to a certain extent to _- the great majority of the undeveloped claims on the whole field, although there is a great variety of degrees both cf richness and deve'opment. As an instance of the latter, tha two adj»iuiug claims, Alburuia and Whau — the former up to the pres-ut time has been content to bwely man their ground, and crush their specimens, fioui which they have obtained an excellent return ; the latter, equally rich, has merged into a company, ami employs abundant extra labour, with the very best possible result. There are other claims on thi# ridge-the Okarita, and North Devon ; bu i« these undisputed fact that the great majority of claims ou JE whole field, from either one cause or other, are f^dteloped.aud not a few of them are regxatared* nder one ,*ct*nce or other, and nearly, if not anite aD of «»••"»• ie< l ni c the fceaial ™ ash * ne a capita to divelou them mt" something more than * promiging claims, by the introduction of roads, extra

labour, and machinery, which would create quick returns, and work wonders. J3ut what security can we hold out to investors iv the undeveloped? Will they be satufie 1 with our preicub lejjal security, which, to make the best of it, is not only uncertain, but \ery troublesome, especially to nonresidents. Cuuld not some more tangible security be created than at present exists among us ? Neither can they eutiiely depend upon tlio sharebrckers for correct information, nimply because vi.my of thorn »re both speculators and miners, OJustqnently rro unduly biassed, &nd depreciate and unduly exalt claims But the question is, what can be done to remedy this stato of affairs, iv which many hardworking men are deeply mr irested, who have manfully stuck to their cliiiini through the whole winter, fighting a hard b.ittlo for tucker and tool*, also our daily increaairg population ; iv facf, it .concerns both the interests and prosperity of the whole coloi.y "