WHAU ENTENSION OF THE KAIPARA RAILWAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4900, 31 July 1877, Page 4

WHAU ENTENSION OF THE KAIPARA RAILWAY.

Tin: "residents of Waitakerei Bast ami adjoining districts are fully all v<s to the importance >f having the Whau oxtensiou of the railway line carried through their district, iu aociirdauee ivitli the original survey, and arc aUrmcd at a proposal to carry it to the tusliv.ird, or along the coast towards Kiverhoad. 'I'Uuy had for wauled a petition, l>oiutiiiij 0111 to tho Uovernmeut th:a tlio u-tsterl'y tract through the \Yaitakerei district would open up extensive forest lands and agricultural districts, while that to the eastward Would merely pass through barruu land. A deputation of the '•> aitalcoroi settlers waited on Or. Lee recently, and asked l:i,a to forwai d plans ivhie 1 they had pro p-.i-e-i. lie and sent plans p lii!. 1 -, in.; nut bi'tii iiues, and tho uhiiraercr .:t il:c c- i,i:r\ to be op.--lied by c;. :\\, to Su' Georsjc Civy, "lJi-. Wailb, ;uul Mr. John Shcchan. It.-. also sent a letter, urging them to ask the Government to forego the mad sciunio of takiuL; the liac in the eastern direction.

""" '""'~"" ?aL^fi^iMOANATAIARI CO-MPANtV^:''->-The following ia the usual -weekly r«pv>t:of the mine manager :—" I have tho honour to report as follows : —150 feet level :- South cross-cut is now extended 135 f»et from shaft, and I estimate 30 feat mpre driving will intersect >To. 9 reef. I am pleased to say the country is no;.v much tighter than it has been, r.Lil i> all blasting ground ; I refer to this as the rich run of gold about Xo. 9 reef was all iu tight ground, and the Einie forraxtion h n<y-r coming into the eolith cross-cut. 100 feet level—north cross cut : The ground hero [ s now easier, and better progress is being made. The rises in .ind winze in 8U lovel will be broken through in a few day:, and I shall then push on the above cut more vigorously. SO fret level (No. 0 reef): Good progress has been made in sinking -\.i. 1 winze. The reef is now .3 feet tliKk in bottom, and showj good colours ot gold. A

droppor from the south or hanging-wall iii'o has juuetioned with the reef, which wiii |~; worked when out the blr.ck. There is 50 feet horizontal on this reef from lx.t.!>,m of No. 1 winze to-No. 2 winze, which 'jives suflicient space for the run of gold (."liui; down. Driving the SO feet lerej eaiS.',\ii! be resumed in a day or two, ai the ri-:j through slide hne broken into stope above. Tlie rise from back of intermediate step;: li;-> also broken through to tunnel lovel, and this run of good payable stuff will, I think, extend above the tunnel level in west side >;f cross-cut. In the cro.-;s-cut £outh-o«st from s.ide at tunnel level, a leader 6 inches thick has been intersected, consisting of goldbearing quartz and mundic, but I do not think it ia the main p?vrt of rerf. The winzsinking on No. 9 reef west from junction if Wallace's leader, will be broken through to •SO feet level in a few days. The sti,;;< g

throughout mine ,-.re turning out the v.'.\:?.< quantity and grade of stuff, and crushing K showing up very -.veil. Tho six pip-, 'for roclc drill-will be home to face in a rV,r day, niid the rest of this work is proccMin:; satisfactorily. Before recommencing the itao of S'<i v.-ater for table purposes, it ha?, bcr.' found necessary to clean out the mud ;'.-"!;■, reservoirs. This work, has been leJ by coutract for £35, to b'j completed within o n . ■ week. The machinery in all in good onUiand working well.—l remain, &0., I'jjiiKiir Comi:r."