Waipawa.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5474, 13 March 1889, Page 3

Waipawa.

OWN COERIisrONEKNT. |

1 mentioned a few days ago my finding a piece of road metal containing gold. I showed it to neveral friend*, ono of whom extracted the most promising i-peck with the point of his knife. On Saturday I handed it to an expert, Mr C. M. Whit, tiogton, for examination, and I have now received his opinion. Ho says :■— "I have tested part of the stone you, left with me, and find the metal showing on tho surface is gold. Of this them cannot bo a doubt, but in my opinion it has been placed there by someone rubbing a coin or ring on the surface of the stouo. I return part of the specimen, and if you will examine it under a strong magnifying glass you will observe that the gold is not ombudded in the stone, but lies entirely on tho surface, and if you get a knifowitha keen edge you. will be able to scrape the metal ot- entirely." He ■zoos on to describe the process of testing, which proved the presence of copper, aud tho absence of iron pyrites or mundic, and concludes Ly stating that " practice. haß made mo aciiuainted with many of the ways that are dark practised by prospectors. ' Of course, this is against my theory that tho Waipawa runs through auriferous | country, but I still hold the same opinion, for I am not the only person who has found these golden indichtions. A person informed me on Monday that he had found two utouea on the river bed by searching on Sunday afternoon. Then tho specimen under notice was really genuine, but I need not S.-0 into particulars further, as, except as a newsmonger, I have not the leas! interest to serve, nor could my pulse quicken if a goldfield broke out to-morrow. Tho t-poeinl meeting of the School Committee, to iiivcstigdtfl certain charges about iudec-mey in tho drill at the school, has been adjourned till Monday next, when it will be held with closed doors, and all due solemnity, but reporters (discreet ones who will not 'be likely to expo*-'-- their principals to a few libel actions) will be allowed to be present. Of course, all this is moonshine, and somebody hits written a charge in haste whioh he will lament at leisure, for 1 attended the school - purposely yesterday morning to discover what baso thsro was for the complaint. 1 found nothing but the ordinary military drill, the whoie of which lasted only eight ininutts. An information has been hud against one of our best-known citizens, and an application will bo made to-day for a prohibition order. The town is crowded with natives, one of whom has taken a houso for six months. At tho Land Court yesterday the Chief Judge (Mr. Seth Smith) Mid Judge Yon Bturmor wero engaged all day with the Mangangarara re-hearing- case.