HAVELOCK.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 20 December 1887, Page 3

HAVELOCK.

—— From Oui Own Correspondci t. Mining malt'-rs on tie: Waknmarinu, which have boon for sometime very quiet, seom now to be reviving again. Tho English company represented by Mr C. H. Turner will start pumping the Maori Gorge on Monday morning, and they deserve great credit for their plucky determination to see the betten of this ebr'm. This is the third year in succession that they have attempted to work the ground, but only with partial success. Now, if practical experience means any accession to the venturo, both Mr Turner and Mr Alex. lldl, the working manager, must linri- iraim-tl a go>>s <leal from t->rmer trials, and sliould bo the very persons under whose systematic management success should emwn their cfforis. Mr Nelson, a lucky mini r in the Wukarnarina, has with commendable energy started a prospecting company in shares of £1 each, and from the names already secured I have little doubt it will be successfully float 'd. The prospectus proposes that four men shall be engaged at 80s per week, and Air Nelson, who is one of our best practical miners, and one who is not easily daunted over mining obstacles, will take charge of the party and search for minerals between tho Waknma> na and Onamalutu. Men whose opinions a'e worth ; ecording h.,ve steadfastly asserted the locality named will eventually prove one of the richest quartz reefing districts in the Colony, and in these times of chronic depression the movement should receive the hearty support of every person who expects to gain a livin' in the neighborhood. On Thursday afternoon the schoolroom was crammed with parents and their children to witness the distribution of prizes. The Chairman of the School Committee, Air Alills, presided, and in a short address stated that lie had been requested by the Committee to award the prizes to those children who, by diligence, perseverance and fair competition, had won them, and he would strongly urge those who were unsuccessful not to give way and become careless, because if each child was to receive a prize there would be no inducement to work hard. Prizes were given as the reward of merit, and they should recollect, the old song “Try, Try, Try Again,” and no doubt more of them would bo successful at the next examination. After distributing the prizes he concluded by telling the children that above all things they should never forget their debt of gratitude to their teachers, as their after life greatly depended on the character which was formed in school. Air Reynolds then thanked tho Chairman for liis kind romarks.

The children then adjourned to the hall, where tho tables fairly groaned with the weight of good things provided. No less than 809 boys and girls partook of an excellent toa, and then contested in various races, scrambling for lollies, fee. The adults then sat down to a most enjoyable meal, and after the tables had been removed, one of those social dances, w r ith Air Scott as AI.C., which seem to please everybody, was kept going till tho early hours of next morning.