COROMANDEI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 539, 4 August 1865, Page 5

COROMANDEI.

["j'iiO.U OCi: ows COJIUKirONDIiNT.] July, 21I havr nolhin-.r oi' wry considerable int-ivst to nmitV on tlr.-t occasion- Vouching our gold fields — th<* end of lho month near at hand, in a few davs I t-Jia 1 have t o nw.Ci the amount of -old sent to'town bv the Manner of iH' Kapan-:., (Jold Mining Company' from the claim. The Chilian mill works well. One tiling which I think is worthy of note, inasmuch its it evidently showd what a wholesome effect men of-vir surveidnnce exercises on the minds of the " parirau." Some short, time since a number of hauhau fanatics a'dn vi-ited Kennedy'* Bay, v/liither thev had c.mu frova Matawcra on the East Coast. A rumour happened to be alluat that if.M s.s. Esk was about again to visit us, aud the pai marires packed

up their traps and immediately returned. WTratcver may b; said to the contrary, ono thing is obvious, that the out districts are rendered doubly secure by receiving periodical visits from H.M. ships. In my last I informed you of the fact of the school-house being completed, it was tci-day made of. notices having been posted up in conspicuous placeto the effect that the school master wo aid meet those children who it was intended should receive instruction at the Coromandel School, at 0 o'clock am. 0.1 the 2-i-th instant (to-day), at the school-room. In accordance with such notice a number of children assembled to have their names entered on the books of the school, and to arrange all necessiry preliminaries. Takins into account the time of year, and the difficulty of locomotion, owing to the effects of the recent bad weather, the attendance of children was satisfactory, and doubtless all parents who have the s'liiiiHHin bonum of their children at heart, residing of course in Coromandel, will straiu every nerve to let their offspring partake of the benefits ot thischool, recollecting, as they of course will, that in youth the mind is more capable of taking lasting impression, and those parents who from various causes have not hid education secured to themselves will avert the evil consequences from their children. I have little doubt that the want of a school has prevented many families from having located themselves amongst us. but when it is known that our vicinity can boast of a first-class certificated teacher, this barrier is at once removed. The want of a school has compelled some of our residents to send their children to Auckland to bo educated, and thus they have not tho satisfaction of seeing th" gradual advancement of the child. Now, one would not bo surprised if this practice were discontinued. Parents, of course, ought to know what is best for their own children, but there cannot be two opinions that it would bo much better for children if, in-teal of their being kept at homo to work, they were allowed to bo impraving their minds. The old rhyme cannot be kept too forcibly in view— Wlien and laud and all are spoilt, Then learning is most excellent.

"While speaking of tho school, 1 must take advantago of tho opportunity thus afforded of saying a few words respecting the troi-urer of the school committee. To Mr. Coupland's zeal is mainly attributable the advanced state we find 'ln'.vn connect.).!' with the schools in It is hut a comparatively few weeks ago that I pent you the minutes of tho first meeting regarding the scheme, and the schoolmaster hns actually entered upon his duties. The Coromandel public will well remember with what activity Mr. Richard Coupland went about collecting subscriptions in Coromandel, and what an earnest they had of his actiou in town in this direction ; they will also recollect what a prominent and useful part he always took at the meetings of tho school board, and be ready to acknowledge tiiat he is worthy of the warmest thanks of the parents of children in this locality. On Sunday last tho Rev. Mr. Mason performed divine serrico in the Coromandel schoolroom, which win crowded. I understand that the purchase of an harmonium is in contemplation for the use of the church. in tho columns of one of your contemporaries appears a paragraph, under the heading " Miscellaneous," stating tint tho Sarah Alico cutter had sailed for the Thames, with the Civil Commissioner on board. It was also stated that tho news from the Thames was of such a nature as to render his presence necessary, it is true that Mr. Mackay intends proceeding iienco to the Thames to-day, businc-s concluded, and weather permitting, but not in the Sarah Alice. The Civil Commissioner arrived here from town on Saturday forenoon, in his cutter, I lie Snow-Hake, and, of course, intends proceeding therein to the Thames to inquire into how mailers reallv stand there, which, I am well instructed, have been exaggerated. The safety, or otherwise, of trie Thames in a certain degree alfects ourselves, of course, and therefore I allude to the fact In a few days I trust to be ablo to give you full particulars. It would seem that Taipari., tho chief who, it will be recollected, invited Europeans to prospect his land on the Thames, and on the faith of which invitation Gleuault and Hcrgin's party have lately gone thither for this purpose. It would seem, I Hay, that this chief was taken ill, and taut his mothrr-in-law, who is called Victoria, became alarmed and took advantage of a number of the liaii-haus being present to get them to perform their riles to arie.si tho progress of the disease. This, I understand, was without the consent of Taipari, if not against his wish. The mothcr-in-law, of course, j.-ote-s's Pai Matiroism. July 2-j. Owing to the inclemency of tho weather, the Civil Commissioner was unable to pioceed on his mission tip the Thames this morning. Uc-foro d -nig so, a notice under his hand was issued relative to the Tainiuiro, or Charles' Cove (as it is called in our language). It will appear that this land is vet'3'much contested amongst various p u-ties, and that, therefore, any arrangements regarding it would not only be likely to breed serious misuniterotandings amongst natives who may have, or assert that they have, a riaht to the land, but also would render the risk of the lessee or purchaser doubly great. The notice is to the effect that any person who may after its date be found residing on, or in any way occupying, any porti m of the said land, will be prosecuted according lo the provisions of the Native Lands Ordinance ; and every person convicted will be fined in the full penalty of £100 and coats, to be recovered in a summarv way. Mr. Mackay intends persuading Turaia and'other natives of influence to return with him to Coromandel and set the matter at rest.

A Native Lauds Court was held here the other day. Mr. Munroo, the newly appointed judge, presided. The case* were without interest, and there was no disputing whatever. The cases merely took a few hours in determining. The Court was held in Pita Taurua's large house at ICapanga, our R sident Magistrate's Court being too saiall and in too inaccessible a position for the purpose. July 26. Smith's party of miners, who are working about a quarter of a, mile above the hill, are doing good work and apparently with chance of ultimate success, tor I learn I hat a gentleman who was visiting the claim yesterday when testing the wash dirt, got & capital prospect out of hull a dish of the dirt. By the weekly steamer from here, the manager of the Kapanga sends up some 538 ounces of gold to the treasurer of the company. The workings, I am informed, looks -well, they are now " blocking out" between Xn. 2 and 3 levels. It was a great disappointment the steamer not leaving oil W edncsday last, the reason given by the papers is that she was chartered to proceed with volunteers up the Thames, while the agents was officially informed that her machinery had to undergo some repairs, which was the cause of her not running hitherto this week. Kbk.vta.—ln your Coromandel correspondent's letter which appeared in your impression ot the 20th ult.. the following errors in punctuation and typography, which I will thank you to notice. I.i the first paragraph for " A few days since I Jiad a considerable quantity of rich specimens," read, ''A few days since I saw a eonsiderable quantity of rich specimens." In (lie fourth paragraph, for <£ The weather has made n pretty deep impression, as may be supposed, on tho former a few months ago ; a splendid road could have been made for about half the cost of tin? present one." Tho error in this case is in the punctuation. There should have been a comma after (< impression." aho after the "word u former , there should pimply be a comma after the word fnstoad of the word " paws," a little lower down in the same paragraph, read the word "jaws. In the Jirst paragraph of the letter bearing date 13t.1i July, appealing in the issne, for sl wind southwards/' read '' vrind downwards.