ROAD BOARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5011, 12 March 1877, Page 3

ROAD BOARDS.

that tbo brancU tl'c “ Dintrlot fund tbo bank; uozrA U kapt, in orJor that subaccount of *„ o „ 0VB navihlu to tbo board might •idle* or other monoya pa* , iuntrnctod ba paid to that Account wan k<ipt in Uio to answer that _Krom Mr Muter, Bunk ol Uoui.ty' Council, ln„ulrl«B tbo Chairman ‘' l t A h^ ct u a ii, Lid for Uj« year unrll !'« “ moU ?«| f 1876 called uttMition to the Ma/ch 31,1870. m(ltttlled „ w l,,g *ahe boa bW-W vtT- i f>nl4 o ui»uu it. upon wr number °* socondod by hit MarelmH, it Hay engage two men at once, agreed that the m “ tm)oH ‘L M r my pronoHod to break tbo . Mr J. Hbout b for Hit of J2in that tbo ClerL,i en derg were rooeivod tor metalllnt: glazed P'P^l ho Ll" road from tlio termination of and blinding g r Qiilonplu, and one accepted ■ E*«SssluJ£>V* ** “ UUo B«wd >, J |~"" ed -

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low-lying terraoo, running about north and south, and certainly is one of the most likelylooking spots for auriferous wealth that I have seen. The country differs entirely from this side of the river, as regards formation and appearance of the washdirt —the latter being of a bluish description. I regret thot sufficient time was not afforded roe to visit the whole of the claims , but what I did see was sufficient to convince me that the claims, the prospectors’ in particular, will afford richer yields than any I hove yet soon or Heard about on any of our claims nearer homo. The ground already prospected is only

limited, and there are not more than a hundred poreone on tho spot. The insufficient water supply will bo a source of difficulty to tho minors at tho now rush. The prospectors have a small watercourse through their claim, but hardly more than sufficient for their own requirements. The prospectors showed mo a splendid sample of gold got out of their claim j it is of a course nuggoty description, and differs very much from tho kind obtained on this side. One piece, a handsome nugget, weighed from 7 to Brt wls, ond there wore several smaller pieces weighing from 1 to fidwte. Tho total yield, so far, is about lOozs, representing six day«’ work. I saw several prospects obtained from claims in tho immediate vicinity of tho prospectors’ yielding from 2grs to Bgrs to tho dish. A prospect in Henderson and party’s claim gave from 2gre to Sgrs, tha wash being taken promiscuously from tho face. None of tho claims are as yet in proper working order, but in tho course of throe or four weeks something more definite will bo known. There is one party putting down a shaft at tho foot of the terraoo. They have already sunk about 26ft, They appeared very sanguine that they are on tho “ right spot,’’ but could express no opinion as to the depth they will have to go —" might bo 50ft or 100 ft—perhaps more.” From tho opinions expressed by a number of tho miners, there appears to bo no properly defined lead, but more of a general scatter of gold throughout tho ground, giving it the appearance of a rich sluicing district.