THE GABRIEL'S GULLY GATHERING.

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 6

THE GABRIEL'S GULLY GATHERING.

♦ ■ THE OLD MEN GOME FROM FAR AND NEAR.

LAWRENCE, Monday. ! 'The procession, after marching through the town this afternoon, came to a halt j in Colonsay street, between the Presbyj tcrian Church and the Couitlvonsc. and i this proved to lie a convenient place for 1 the speaking, for a couple of thousand | people found room on the tori-ace. of tho I Uovexnment buildings, and the slope of the :' street itself towards the spot where the speakers rtood gave all a chance to see and b;> seen. It was A SPLENDID GATHERING, quite unique to far ats goldtields towns are concerned, and all present will remember the delightful weather that made iho gathering so pleasant and picturesijue. Whilst the njv!iniiii;uiec= wero Wing arranged, tho impiisonator of "Jock ; Graham," tho old peatman-—said impersoni ator being Mr (1. .lett'eiy—l-ode u[> and j down, in appropriate garb, and announced I for .sale the. latest numbers of the ' Euroj pean Mail' and 'Home News,' containing I amongst other items the news of tho oul- | break of the American Civil War. The Mayor (Mr .1. Robertson) pK-sided. Ho contented himself at tho outset by expressing his pleasuu: at seeing Mich an enannoos responso to tiie invitations io attend what would be a memorable gathering. Mr J. C. Browne, i.h<- .-etrctary oi' tlie. Management Committee, read two or three of the many apologies that had been received. Tho Hon. J. Carroll, Acting Premier, telegraphed: "I much regret that it hxs been .impossible for uie to make my arrangements fit in so thai I could be present. However, 1 am pleased that my colleague the Hon. Minister of Minci; v.ill be with you to help io commemorate litis very historic occasion. Tho <liscovery of gold at Gabriel's Utdiy ha.s had a very imporUuit bearing on the development of this Dominion. Front near and fax it drew together in thousands young, geous, and adventurous spirits, who in the course of time have become- tho pioneers of tho country, ;;nd who have left behind them monuments or their industiy and enterprise, ;is well as descendants to still mould oat the present .'uid future destiny. As those assembled scan the roll of the past fifty years, many eyes will he dimmed for absent ones ; but the realis-.r-tion of how time is fleeting will serve to draw closer those who remain. The gathering will be a memorable one, and I trust will afford special pluu.-uiu to the old pioneers of 1861. Kia ons. to the old pioneers!" Another message that was read was the | one from Mr Georgo Fenwick, who explained his absence and ."=ent his wish that the Commit too would Lave till possible success i.u the interesting proceedings that Mr Robertson and his coadjutors had promoted with euah energy. Mr T. W. Dutf, Westland County chairman, wired: "On behalf of the pioneers of Westhnd County, I beg io extend to the pioneers of Gabriel's Cully their bestwishes on th-j occasion of lheir golden jubilee. West-landers remember that many of tho pioneers of this district hailed from Otago, and to that sturdy band is due much of the credit for the wonderful development which followed here in the face of great difficulties and dangers." The Hon. R. M'Kehzie, the first speaker. j said that all would agree with him that this was a great occasion. The discovery of gold made New Zealand.—(Applause.) He would not trouble, his hearers with ligures on the subject, nor with ancient history either, for the old pioneers present knew the story even better than he did. This was a red-letter day in the records of the Dominion. It- was a gatheiing Mich :us could never occur again. There was j ju»t one drawback that he had noticed, ! and he blamed the old pioneers for it. : Away back in 1861 there we.ro ladies at 1 Lawrence, and he wanted to know why I some of them were not in the pioeession. I They had just as much right there as, the men.—(Hear, hear.) The chairman had just whispered that he must havo missed them. Well, he saw only one. and sho happened to bo an old friend. It was a great thing to fpeak to pioneers who had helped to make New Zealand. It reminded | him that Otag,> was at- one time a Liberal ; province. Mori lik« Vincent Pyke intro- ! dttced wise mining laws, and a-< v. result tho men got the miners' right, which carried with it l-hv franchise. That was a bit of liberalism. But for the gold Otago might have been even to-day a big sheep run. Some might think that Gabriel Read discovered the first gold in New Zealand. That was not so. The tirst discovery was I at Shortlaud Creek. Coromandei, when Bishop Selwyn arranged with the Maoris I for permission Io the Europeans to work. j The next tind was in Nelson in 1857.--I ("And I was there," shouted an old chap i in the crowd.) The discovery by Gabriel ; P.eail was, however-, the tirst important discovery. It made N'ew Zealand.—(Applause.)' Ho 'the speaker) worked at the. Hogbuni in. .1871, and that- was jnetty : hard countty to tacklo then, but pioneering must have been a stiffer job when tho iirst men went fossicking and following tho creeks, because there were no roads in those day-. He wished to impress upon the voting the duty of showing respect to the pioneers, and to remember that nothing was too good for thorn. Many who had dune good work- in the early days hud now passed away. Names that'occurred to him as he spoke were those ' of Vincent Pyke, W. J. M. Larnach, and Richard John Scddon.-- -(Hear-, hear.) If Mr Seddon wv.ro still alive he woidd havo been the man to rise to .such an occasion as the- present, lie I.Mr M'Ketr/ie) hardly fell equal to expressing his. feelings. Big thoughts crowded the memory. It was a great fact that nearly soventy-eight milI lions' worth of gold had been produced rn I New Zealand, and of that total Otago had | pnxlnced about twenty-eight millions' j worth. Seme said that the country was now going too fast, lli.s belief was that it ! wa< eoing too slow.—(Hear, hear.) We oiiudit to develop our resources more rapidly. The old pioneers were still interested in this development through their sons and daughters, and the children of those sons and daughters, and in this connection he was glad to see such a f'tno bodv of cadets at Lawrence, for if we wero to hold this splendid lountry and stick 1o the heritage the old miners had given us, it must be through teaching these youngsters how to sot up a defence- against any J interlopers who might have covetous eyes , j in this direction. —(Applause.) In the j early days of tho diggings the miners were j look'ed on by tome of the .settlers as pests, who ought to he drive! l , away if possible. The old settlers had no idea, of tho wealth that would come from mining. 'Times had changed. As Minister for .Mines ho had the duty of encouraging the development of mining, and he wanted to put on tho i Statute Book the Bill for establishing a miners' relief fund. .He was told that that L proposal had been misrepresented. It had been said that it was for quartz ■ miners only. That war> not the case. It . was meant to apply to every miner in . New Zealand, and to provide against sickness or accident, and he thought it only i a fair thing to thus make provision tor men who had homo the brant of tho battlein developing this grand country.—(Ap- ■ planso.) ) Mr Jamos Allen was the next speaker. It was, he said, a great pleasure to him lo take part in such a great gathering. He came up in the train with ono of tho old prkmeers^ —Mr John Scott, of Waitahuna. It was Mr Scott who ' first sug- ' gestod to tho mayor the desirability of having a celebration like this. The sugges- ' tion entered a receptive mind, and it was ' a great scheme that tho mayor and the Committee had carried out. He (Mr Allen) 1 never dreamt that so many pioneers would 1 be able to come. Fifty years ago! and r they could walk in the procession as well ' as any —better than some, better than even the Mmistex, who on the way was complaining that the pioneers were going^ ' too fast for hm.—(Laughter.) Somo 6t . those present could look back for more

I they did not know what was bel'oro them, hj but they displayed the pluck and energy t ' that had mado the nation what it is. j Wherevor one went it was the same: the '" , hand that was first put to the plough was I the hand of the miner, and probably he r did tho ploughing better than anyone else 3 would have done it. Here, and also in . Australia, tho miners had braved dangers and suffered hardships, which, however, p had not killed them. Some had gone e down; m.inv had survived, and lie hoped e ' that tlic-e survivors would live for many • a day yet. Some had not mot with success lin after life. That was inevitable. _ But I it was pleasant to see one and all rejoicing c in tho renewal of friendships and perhaps ■ | doing Feme thing to make tilings easier for i> ! old mates. Sii'.h a gathering ought to . | inspire the whole community to the pluck -and energy that face difficulties, and if !v this came about nothing could prevent New -Zealand i'vmi going ahead. Our country I ; had beccme yi-eat and valuable, and we I , could not afford to lose it; theroforo it ... became a duty to prepare- ourselves to t defend it against, any possible grabbing I I Toe.—(Applause.) | Mr W. Burnett sard that it gave him -great pleasure to attend as representing t - ! the City of Dunedin, because the. City was ■ t under a debt- of gratitude. U> those old > j diggers who opened up the country. When 'it Wilis- proposed tliat tin- City Council j should contribute to the expenses of tiiis L , gathering tho Council unanimously voted iI a small sum, thus acknowledging that 'debt. Ho hardly thought to see so many present nt the celebration, and he cougrai tulated Mr Robertson and all concerned ' \ ;:pt:n the great success it was. Ho had "■ j lived amongst minors for thirty yczivy.. and hotter men he did not know. But there \ : wero other men as well as. miners. The ', old sheep farmers were very bad fellows, 1 possibly, but they ' came hero before the ' miners, and they assisted the miners in ! some ways—bv tinding them food lor ouo r . thing. But wTiether farmers or miners or ' squatters, all weru New Zealandors. and k they did not talk noiu-tMiso about being m " different daisses. All were of one class in 1 i New Zealand. All eamo to the country - i for one ptirposo—to better their position. ' j He hoped that this cry of "i:l,-)>s" would >' I lie (pule forgotten, and tilat all would i ! unite to forward the interests of the J)o----i' i million and to de.fv.nd, if necessary, cur I ! liable little country, taking good caro tiiat i- | no foreigner over came here to insult our - women and children. Ho would like our y j young people to remember that they were - | essentially as British as if born in Edint j burgh or Glasgow—(A Voice: "Or Lon- - \ don")—and that it Mas our privilege as - , well as our duty to forward in every way j the interests of the gnat, Empire. i> 1 The Mayor hero mentioned in giatefui - j tii'ins that'the City Council had voted £25 t | without a murmur. 3 | Mr O. .(. Anderson. M.P.. said that- ho [, j was one of the prodm.-u-- of Tuapoka, having - | been brought tip aiul educated at l.auj reiice. Mention hail been mado of Mr - ; Pyke and Mr Larnach as uu a who had si dime, well for the districi. lie (Mr Andci- ■> i-xjn) would iccall .liiothei- name, that of t tiie late Mr J. C. Brown, who was ret I .-ponsiljlo tor the making of the railway to v | Lawonce. Other names that came to his -i i recollection >vere thevo of Major Croker, 0 j and Mr Carew, and Mr Thos. Barton, who - i did a lot for the. .settlement of the land in e ! Tuapoka.—(Applause.) j Mr I!. Scott, M.P.. Ki.id he considered .it ;i privilege to W in tiie- loinpany of m-eii t j who had gatheied fivin all parl> <d New y Zealand for this celebratiot'.. All honor !j ) I the pioueeir. He w;i< brought bore in ! i I IBO'2. and had been associated with .niincrr t I throughout Central Otago and in other t I places all I lis life, arid lie could tell the • i young people tiiat the men and women s | who origirudly settled Tuapeka and the r ! Dunsl.an and Manuherikia. were |n?opleK | whom their might properly • I cony and lionor. ■j Mr (liimmond. from the Wot Coast, told tho crowd that he was at TuaY peka in 1861. and ho brought a l'necssage • i from tlie WV.-l Coast conveying regrets ° I from miners who were .not ahlo to attend ;j I the. gatheri.ig, and a fiaU-rnul wish that • ; it would be successful. °! Mr J. Randal! C.ascoignc. ot Auckland. ! -ago, ,ui<l he had been requested by a nuinj her of tho men to Uiarik t lie ' Mini.-tcr of Mines for coming to give- a speech, alsi> " to thank the Govcftmient for th,.. conceK'-ioii !in railway lickel.s. but ho i.Mr Gascnigne) "jat the i-ame time sugu"sted iiial the ierm t |of the concession U- evtended. .-o liia.t the 3 i men could ta.rry a little on the way back. ? | Mr •). 'C. Browne, the of tin: ! i>iganic;ation. was called on for a >|>.'e,-!i. j He :-aiil there had been a go'W deal of J work, but he. would gladly do ii ag.tin if . .necessary, for tiie appre<'ia.tioii s'now:i by all "had mado the duties a real plcaur.-. He 1 \ also thanked th- Goveiiunem J"«>r the tail- „ I way concessions. ji ' Mr J. Robcrston tthe mayor: r;ii<i lint ;he had had a. chat with the Hon. It. ,M M'Kon/.ie. and understood the Minister io plNiy ho woiiid do what he could to .. : c.t t.io yj railway li'kct.s csteuded. Tlio gaihcring i. jwa.s a jiride, and a satisfaction to him. lie 0 was re.spo.us.il ile for hringMig the. gtea: ~ I crowd together, and 'now that it was a 1 j prtived success lie felt greatly pleased. 'lho s ; object, was to bring l.iio piomv is ..land give them a v.cii lice from rcsp;msiT |bility, in w I lieu they could meet old friends and revive, old cvperieno-s. He ii was glad to h.'o tho guests rising in the « occasion and adapting themselves to the n circumstances. 'l'lk' l-e.-.t v/ay in which I thev could show their recOL r uition of the f invitation w;u- to lay aside all restraint and ii I make themselves hajipy. Kvery doniitiou t ! and even - service rendered to this moves- / !me n't bad licen given ungnidgingly. and , r i this was a<; it should iie, for tho pioneers i | who wero boing honored had brought New - I Zealand bel'oro the eyes of the whole civili j i.vsd world, and their labors had re.sulted j jin jridusl.ries lioing ostabiisiicd and the : ' I n.arkete of th-i world o[x.-ned to our pros Idncte. They were, making history by lakI | ing part if) this ceiebial.ion. it w:ts a II j inJquo want. He would like to take ;;d- ---'■' i vantage of the occasion to bring ono or mat tore before the assemblage, with ;i I reri'iest that they would back him up. Before Sir Joseph "Ward left for Kmdand he i.Mr Robertson) liad a (hat wit'i him about ;* this affair. Should he or shouid ho not ° send Sir Joseph word that the gathering j was a great fcuceess? —(A general roar of [ jiiswiit went n|i from the multitude.) I'iivf I ther. ho had taken it upon hiin.self, on bes | half of tho kind of pkmec-rs, to scud a leta , tor to tho King and tell him of the loyalty 0 i of tho diggers in the days when only o::o or two policemen aerve<l a big disiricl. 'The ,' Iving had been pleased io s.tsid a letter i back, 6aying that ho wiohed >.ucces<-: to the 1 gathering, and lie (tho mayor) had replied i that he hope* to be extracted by the t picvneerH to fiend from them a message of o lovalty on Coronation Day. "Tell me, a men,"' cried His Woi-ship, -have I yonr t authority to f~eiid Unit me-age or not?" t Again the crowd yelled "yes." /. At tli. : =J stage the assemblage quite t caught the mayor's impressive spirit. ■ i An old geutleinan, who probably meant ' well, forced his way to tho front and paid )' to the mayor: "I wish you. ;ii? a miner, to '' send a green, garnet to the President Queen 0 on my behalf."' He. was quietly discoiir- '" aged "from further oxperimente in oratory. The Hon. R. M'Kenzie sai<l he felt bure • that all present wero deeply indebted to 11 the mayor and the. secretary and the Com- '■ mitteo'for the way they were managing o this affair.—{Cries"of vJaent.) lie. might •" also say that lie would try to do what ho '■ could to got the railway ticketts extended 'f ae to time—(" Hurrahs!") The mayor J - liad asked the Government for £SOO and » got it. The Committee had got ail they 6 asked for, and if there was a shortage in r) the funds they could make rcprescntationa & |about that matter.—(Applause.) He was d an old Otago man, and had a warm feelII ing for the place that gavo him a start. it After that he went to tho West Coast, & and liked tiiat placo, too, and he hoped g_ that when' tlie West Coast jubilee came it round the earno crowd would be cseen e there, iie called-for cheer* for the mayor it [and Mr,. toWDO. --...

The call was heartily responded to. Further cheero wore given for the Minister, the mayor, Mr James Allen, and tho other speakers, and tho proceedingß cloeed with 'God save the King.' THE EVENING DOINGS. Enxly on Monday eveating -Uieaxi was a torchlight procosfikua that mado an effec-. tivo display, oveii through the thick vapors that aroso when the sun set, for 'the managers provided an abundance of > light, and lire-works were thrown up ' all along the route. When the procession halted tsomo magnificent rockets were - fired, also a number of other showy fire- ' works*. Tlie crowd liad in this' way a • treat kiicJi as is rare even in the centres. ' Meanwhile, the peoplo wero- crowding i into the Town Hall and tho Volunteer i Hall. An attractive concert programme and tlie farce ' The Area Belle." had been > prepared, and thio bill of faro was presented at both bowses, tho performers in the first yiart apfiearing first at the Town • Hall and then going over to tho Volunteer ' Hall, and vice versa. The namefi on tho : programme were Mrs, 11. Thompson. Mis ; Sandys, Mis.s Woods. M'iai LivingstOJi, Miss Nellie Vivaii. Mr Sttacliau, Mr A. 'j Campbell, M"r J. J. Woods, Mr Sandye, land M!aster .1. I'eaivon. and the farce Wits :iplayc<l by Messrs L. ' G. Taylor. R. C. 'j Monro. H. Bjorirtaard. M iwt>' Rociio, and ' j Taylor-. Hi.s \Vorthip th<-- Mayor (also clinic t'i the front and spoke a pro- ■ ilogue its i'oliov..-• :■-■ [ ; Fifty years have i:ov,- past and Since, the iii.-;;- <liggcr conn', in sight; Since then thous-ands- have disappeared, There's a remmint hero to-night Of tried aixl trusted veterajis. | Who h-ive .-lord the battle through: ; Who havo kept the (lag with honor, Ami lia-.o Waxed the trade for yon. i They all shows tdgriK of hardship. j But I good tidings u> them bring : , I I havo greetings from Sir Joseph—j I have them honored by tiie King. I All hail! I say, to thn.se bravo hcai"ts ! : Lei in-: trive a Tousing clio>:t, i And lot those \va\h re-cxdio : j " You're \ery welcome here." j During the. concert- the mayor also gave j .1 recitation on ' The Early Pioneer Minens lof the Go-ldf.clds.' The verses are bv J "J.J.1;." They begin thus. : In the good ol<l day* we. are wont to praise, I In the yeii.rs of the long gone by, jOld diggers bold gained wealth untold j In tin; gullies wild and hicjh. i | Those restless souk who burvowod like moles j In ovexy mountain glen; . | Brave jiioneers of the. early years, ; i Were- the hardy goldtiehls men! j 1 i'roin J'mgia.nd'.s fens a.iui Scotia\s glej*., i And Erin's Emerald Isle; ij'rom <u-eiy s:tnnid jn Eurojx-V iaixl They cranio for tho golden "pile"'; | A (stalwart baiKl on every hand—j No bettor could you ken. I Brave pioiuuirs of the early years, | Tho hardy goldlields .men. i 'They h-d tho van for the modern man j To Ola-go s central plain/;. i i Through foaming creeks, o'er enowckid ! | ~ , ! 'Io the land of tho golden graitii;. I j Willi hunger and cold and trials untold. ■ I They tftruggled bravely then. ; jßi.ive. pioneers of the early years. I i 'the liaivly goldiieids men. j A FULLY RKPRF.SI-NTA'l'l VK ii.VTIIFRING. One feat-me of tho assemblage, as noted yesterday, was the activity of "the old , bufl'eis." They walked like young men. : Vow liinp?d or hung back. Another point i to be noticed war:- the nqnetsentative char- , I acter of the crowd. Visitors came from many far-away places. Auckland sent some ; iiir one. house alone there were six from Wellington; tlie West Coast had a strong representation ; and some came from Canterbury and Southland. All parts of } Otago sent their quota. From Dunedin t came the Mayor (Mr Burnett), Hie Rev. J. Ghishoim. Met-'srs A. Burl, Jarrtes Hazlett, '. T. J. M'Kerrow, .1. Wood, J. Bevin. W. Strong. John Duthic. Isitic Green, W. 11. [ Fereiis, J. Wren, S. G. Smith, W. T. i'al- [ Ikjv.s, 11. Hai-rawiiy, E. R. Smith, and tnanv others: and from country districts; there were .Miosis J. K. Keenan ffiiajwka ; Mouth). P. MTnerney, John Smith, S. ; Young. Hugh Cameron (Tuapeka West), j R. Woods. .!. Cockburn, D. Martin, W. Borthwick (Beaumont). J. and : Miss Rennet (Rae's Junction), Mr T. Aitken ; (Mosgiel), and bosi.;s of others from other • IWr '' THE OLD IDENTITIES. | It was not possible to proemc a complete j ' list- of all who walked in tho procession, but ; from the following list it will be fceen that j . all coils were, there : .1. Al'.idge, Roslyn. ' Job:. Allan, Dunedin. T. Aitken, Mosgiel. I!. Angus, Balclutha. 11. Bailev. Port. Ohaimon. John Black, Waifahuna. \. Burt, Dunedin. ' John Blair. Si. Glair. .1. G. Butler, Dunedin. H. Bhu;kmo:e, Waipiri. Maunsil Blacknioro. Waijiori. Pel,-,- Bell. Wanganui. John l'iivan, Dunedin. Fdward Bradshaw, Blulf. 11. Blutf. Waikai;iI). Buckley, Ashburton. ,J. Brook-,' Invercargill. ' j W. 1-'. Boyers, Swit/er*. ' I I'rlci Bain. Lawrence. ; | William Bailey, Oa.maru. ' i A. Blair, Ea.st Taieri. Ja.mrs Boyne. Gore. I G. Burtrum. lUuigiora. '' Leslie Cheyno. Invercargill. Georgo Oalder. Dunedin. JareiTi Clark. Invercargill. William Cubbin. llore. 1 j John A. Callenrler, liasl- Taieri. \ I W. P. (-row. Orepuki. i Jaimtj Calleiider, Ka.st 'faicri. [ \ W. Cnnninghaiir, Feihlmg. 1). L. Christie, Mosgiel. W. L. Chriivtic. Mosgiel. 1 P. S. Cullen, Gore. ' .lames Cahiii, InvercargilL ! Francis Calvert, Southland. John Collins, Nelson Creek. i Patrick Golfer. Aehburlon. j Norman Campbell. Mosgiel. John Crawford, Waikaia. • Win. Dick. Pukehiki. ..lamcis Dow lies, 'l'ua]K'ka Flat. James Dow, Outram. 1 ! Samuel Dickson, .llawe.ra. ' j J. Douglas. Dutiodin. ' : W. F. Dunn, Wairarajwi. ' j Alexander Dickie. Mutauni. ' .1. Dickson. ' | 11. Elliott. Lo P.oiis Bay, Canterbury. • I John J'.'a<iv. Dunixlin. ' ; William. Evaius, South Dtmcdiu. ' \ lb Ferney. Fort Ahuiiri. f i B. Fellows, luveivargill. Robc-'f Fuller, Wahene. Patrick Ford, Gore. Donald Eraser, Rangitikoi. .lames Ford, Ohristehurch. I). For-sytli. ' .lauies (hiscoigne, Auckland. D. Gunn. Otago Peninsula. ; .1. Grimmoud, Itass, Westland. ['. Glccson, Napier. J. Grav, Lvilelton. 1 John ilarrls, Athol. W. Ifenderson. Dunedin. ; R i 1 ay, Hastings. William Hay, Hastings. H. llarraway, Dunedin. • D. Hoga.u, Marlborough. G. Howe, Grevmouth. \ l'rc/1. Hill. Go'ro. ' Thomas Hughes, Cainbriant ' K. W. Hardy, Kurow. 1 Jabez Hay, lnvercaigill. " ' \\ r . T. Howard, Gleuhani. • ! John Hewitt, Rongahere. 4 | Jamfw Halloday, Moiion Miiinu. 5 j C. A. Hiickott, Tunam. j | J;i.mes Hutiter, Winton. ' AViliiam Harrison, DipUm. ■| \V llalliday, Invercargill. ?| 1). G. HajTics, Kumara. , { James Hi.slop, Kaitangata. i I David Hunter, Christchurch. ' , j William Hislop, Milton. , I S. Hadfield, Dunedin. 5 James Inglu, Dunedin. , Hugh Irwin Port Chalmers. I James Isdcll, Greymouth. E. B. Johnston, Palmcrston South. John Johnston, North Cantarbcry. I J. E. James, Dunedin. i Thomas Jamieson, Kumaa'a, i Ambrose Jackson, Waanate. W. Jorios, Matakarmi John Johmston, Danedia, j

Thoroaß Johnston, Waikouaiti. A. Kennedy, Waikaia. J. It. Kemp, Dunedin. Alexander Kirfctrorxl, South Unnodin. A. Liddlo, Winton. William land, Dunedin. Thomas Louden, Koarbwrgh. Alex. Love, Orepuki. 11. Ledlio, Blue Spur. G. E. Joangrish, Timarn. J. C Mitchell, Balclutha. 11. M'Gregor, Balclutha. G. M'Pheivson, Mussel burgh. A. M'lntyre, Napier. William May, Invercargill. D. Miller. Dunedin. D. Miller, North-east Valley. James Miller, Palmcrston. Andrew M'Kissock. W. H. Miller, Manuka Creek. Andrew Miller, Kaikorai. Thomas Meek, Invercargill. James Marshall, Gore. William Martin, Ratanui. R. Miller, Sawyers Bay. Robert Meek, Fairfax. Andrew Melville, Port Molyncux. Edward Morris, Waitati. Matheson, Dunedin. I). M'Leod, InvercargilL M. Mouldy, Doylestou. H. Morgan. John M'Lew. Duuback. Peter MTntosh, Lumsden. It. S. M'Kenzie, Romiihapa. James M'KinnoD, Invercargill. J. M'Eachen, Winton. John M'Kissock, Waikaia. D. M'Naughton, Waianiwa. John M'Queon, Invercargill. William M'Dougall, Waikouaiti. D. M'l>aron, Palmcrston. J. M'lntyre. Palmorston. l'tter M"William, Wanganui. Thomas M'Cluggage, Caversham. John M'Gartney, Portobello. Angus M'Leau, Invercargill. J. M'Dougald, Maungatua. Stuart M'Gomb, Dunedin. Richard M'Guire, Timaru. D. Muruo, Moeraki. I James Nicholas, Balc.lntbu. Francis Nicol, Dunedin. Henry Nov, Dunedin. J. Newman, Timaru. R. Norman, Table Hill. J. Osborne, Doylestou. A Petrie. Pitetua. ]•'. W. Plow, Lauder. E. T. Pankhui-st, Langala, Victoria. i H. Paterson, Dunedin. | William l'reeee, Gore. I (I. Potts, Dunedin. I .1. L. Potter, Timaru. ! J. V. Potter, Reckon. ! . J<isc[)h Robertson, Kaiuuigata. I Jarnes Rohertson. Lawrence. .John Rennie, Doylestou. ■ lohii F. Robertson, Gore. Charles Robertson, Dunedin. .lames Robertson, Dunedin. A. Robertson, Dunedin. John Reunion, Gabriel Gully. i William Rigney, Island Block. | George Rymer, Napier, i A. Ross, Ofcpopo. ] Thomas Ross. Mornington. j Thomas Redman, Dunedin. j G. Rogers, Riverton. j J. Robertson, Dunedin. | Thomas Reid. Timaru. ' H. Samuel, Dunedin. I James Sanderson. Anderson Bay. Thomas Scott, Dunedin. D. Strain, East Taieri. William Smith, Mosgiel. James Sibbald.' Lindis l Pass. .1. Stewart. Warepa. Alex. Syme, Gore. William Sandilands, Invercargill. J. Shannon, Reefton. J. B. Sinclair, Reefton. A. Sinclair, Bluff. G. Smith. Port Molvneux. J. Smith.' Table Hill. Joseph Smith, Wangaloa. William Smith, Evans Flat. J. J. Smith. Roxburgh. Peter Stewart. Levin. John Smith, Wellington. 11. Tansley, Milton. D. Taylor, Invercargill. William Thomas, Invercargill. J. Towse, St. Bathans. W. Teesdale. 11. Walton, Waikanae. ; 11. Wilkinson, Invercargill : T. Wilkins, Allanton. T. Walsh; Invercargill. W. 15. Ward. Pukeuri Junction. R. Wangh, Timaru. W. D. Woods. Gore. John White. Dunedin. ' It. Wright. Sawyers Bay. I John Winton, Dunedin. I James Walker, Wyndham. | I!. B. Williams, InvercargilL S. Wood, Hampden. J. Wilkinson, Waipori. J. Wright, Hotiipapa. A. Watts, Dunedin. D. Younger. Southland. R. Yuill, Napier.