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New Zealand Mail, Issue 39, 21 October 1871, Page 3

The Thames Goldfields. The returns from the Thames Goldfields for the past four weeks, though falling off, are, excepting the Caledonian, fully up to the average. In the yield from that mine there is a great reduction, owing to the amount of water that has accumulated in it. Several accidents, too, have happened to the machinery, and the manager is not as yet able to keep the water under. There has been one dividend on the 20th of September, of £4; and, concurrent with this, the Thames Company paid one of 10s. The Nonpareil Company have a return for the month of 1,430 oz, and pay a dividend of 10s, leaving a balance in hand of £1,269. The All Nations mine has a fair return, and is constantly turning out good stone. Generally speaking, the mines that are being worked give promise of ultimate success,, and, as summer weather comes on, we expect to have to chronicle increased average yields from all the mines. At Coromandel the Tokatea still heads the list of gold-producing mines, but there are many others which, fortunately for their shareholders, threaten soon to equal it. Fiji.—Attack on a Plantation.— By the arrival of the schooner Merlin, Fiji papers to September 13fch have been received in Auckland. The “ Times” of that date reports With reference to the late attack by the mountaineers on the plantation of Messrs Abbott and Gaul, we have received further particulars from a resident on the Ha coast. The natives who made the attack were Kai Colos, and belong to the town of Nuttengary. After the first attack Messrs Abbott and Gaul made every preparation, in expectation of a second one ; and took the precaution of cutting portholes all round the building. The natives came the second time, one carrying fire for the purpose of firing the house, but when fired upon they hurriedly retreated, taking the dead body of the chief’s son with them. The report of firearms, however, brought up a lot of coast natives, on whose approach the mountaineers made off, leaving the dead man (who was shot through the neck) behind them.