AUCKLAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 285, 18 November 1862, Page 5

AUCKLAND.

(from our own correspondent.) A'ovembcr sth.

I have not very startling news to communicate by tins mail. Mining operations at Coromandd are still c.ir ied < n with vigour, and very satisfactory finds are r ported ; but until the crushiu^ machine y is fixed, no very dtfinite statement cm be made as to the richness of many of the reefs and leaders winch have be-jn struck. The lumber of miners at present cion the work it is believed do s nor exceed 10}. and owing to the great amount of s nking a>;d driving required, th sa individuals are confined comparatively to a very narrow space. About a fortnight ago, owing to the findi of a«party on a branch creek, at Mr Ring's, a rush took place, and work was vigorously Commenced in tracing out the leaders, which are said 10 be of the s -nm rich character as those met with in claim 15 of the Driving Creek. The news from Ring's diggings is becoming r v?ry day lieittr and better, but the work is of iy fie for bushmen an=i oJd hai.ds ; and men who liavjj capital and soni'i little pruacucc cuuii;iucd, will make money by assisting old experienced prospectors. No/ J3 sriil continues to turn out excellent specimens, a tishful of them having- been picked up the oilier uay, which was estimated as worth about LloO, The ground in continuation of Alui-phy's claim has been taken up for upward* of t\yo miles, but the difficulty arises of an insufficiency of men to work the claims. There are no idlers luafinu; about Uorornandel—all are busy; all are highly pleased with their prospects, and are working away contentedly. The machine for K^ven's Company ia getting- on rapiiijy, and is expected to be at work for some time before Christmas.

In native matters there have been few occurrences worthy otpaiticular note. I have been favored with the sight of a ieLter from a settler at vvaiuku, a district south of Auckland, in wni-h he seriously i..s-eusc-es the s-al';iy of living amongst the Maorlcs of that district. It was the writer's bell f that duiinir the war ti;e settlers were much safer from insult aud robbery in iheir own dwellings than at present. JS'o milter liow lepeatedly houses ni-iy be robbed now, no juiifia) «fijrcs are made (apparently) to discover the w ong-doer. The settlers ai c, of course, power:e.^s to act, aud mu^ console themselves with me refie ttou that they had better bear their present ii!=, for fear of meeting with worse afflictions lv tliU di-tiict, about a fortnight a«o, an in.ii'.n-ive old man nnm d Wiiliam Jjutclier, a pensioner, was found dead in the bush, and some suspicions are entertained that he has been murdered. A scalp wound running obliquely towards the neck was di.eoveied on dm^tost mortem examina iou of the body ; but fr- m the medical e^'i(Jence tendered on the inquest, it does not appear that death had resulted from sutfocat:oa or drowning1. I ouuht to h.ive lneutioiieu that the bo.iy w-is found by' two lads tracing t|)° offiniive swell wh eh arose from i's decomposition ; aud the body was half in and haJf out of a ditch.

Ai. Wangarie, a native named Kuki, from Otakia, was killed the other day by a Jail from bis horse. He was intoxicated, and riding furiously a'oog the ro .d leading from the beach, when he was thrown to the ground, and fa-ling upon his heail fractured his skull. From Waipa, a friend writes that a threat has been made that the mail will be stopped. Jt i:ppears tbeyoungmen engaged in carrying it tuOtawboa, i eceive 4s ier uav for the double trip; bur, they are about dem:m ii-g more The King's magi-traie is said to be at the bottom of the mischief, and lur neid h..s prowizei uj increase ihe payment, either 'hrouah pressing Hove? nment to make the advance or to pay it himself. Mr Grist lias bee t successful, after no inconsiderable trouble, in inducing t c natives who took the horse* from R. Ormsby, 1.1 April, 1860., to return two of tuein. L 3, however, h d to. be paid to ihe Maori authorities before the liorses Mere handed over, as app ars Jipm the special corivspondence uf the JJaily Southern Crass.

At itusseil, the natives report having found gold at a place cal ed Matouri, on the coast way to Wangaroa, and a meeiing was to be held to dee-ide upon the question whether tlu-y should work the laud themselves or offer it to Government.

Fr.mi Raglan, 1 1.-a;n that the recent-winter has been severe y le.t by the Aiaories in that district, and disease of various kinds d«<;iiuated their nu-nbers. lv addition to. theoid'com[;lanvs of cousuinp ion, and sprofula, fevers and dy sen try are advauciup with gradual footsteps, and laying lew the yo.mii of the Maories. It is undisputed by all who hbve travelled recently amongst the natives in modt, if not ail parts of the island, that a rapid y increasing (iimiiiUtion of men in their ranks is now going on- and the youne people who have been matured in a'hajfMaori haU-fingish style seem to lack the stamina of their pieu.cessors. I'he advance of civilization, however much good in acertai: sense it may nave do«e them, has, besides changing their diet, deprived them of the use, by superseding the necessity of house building and clothes making for themselves and families suitnble to their climate. If. the i hy>£kl ■health,of. the Maori is desired; he must not be supplied witfc medical men and medicine solely, but also with medical coiniorts, wholesome nourisniuf? food, proper oloihmg, and house accommodation. Cleanliness, temperance in food as well as in drink, as well a 8 in regularity and industry of their time, will go a great way to their sociar amelioration: but a deal requires to be done before leading him in: 6 a full confession of the necessity of these conditions being strictly attended to. ' Ihe nomination for the Superintendency took place today. Three gentlemen were nominated, namely Mr Joseph Newman, 'late Provincial Auditor! Mr liobext Gfraham, M.G.A., and the late SupefM-

temk-nt. Mr .Mm Wil hmson. To briefly <nmmnriH Of4 hewT- trentlemPn Wh° ad.l^uS mv^ 71?7 I,'" IiJU|So« not '■-">« present-I i«rf. \ IT, MT Newman promised to work hand »pd ix-art w.tht'm Uuum-il ; a.,d. w .. M M not CO! Dec J him eit lumsf.it with any party. £10-1.000 li , £ >q>au.:ered m tue manner in which c..-n tracts had o^in' nl^ f? .'l^l^ l» i wan. of |«j£? ol wimple; but be would aher tiie system. He would iavor erratic,,, and carry on the S-acre s>su ra so lon- a , there were 40 -.icvs left. Was «iecidecl yin favoi- of r,i: w . iy ,. a »«l wotH.l do eve-yUiln-[o _tur.lier their extension H e v- uld dnnt vl ex'■.iiriff system of * uientio:., with a feu- slMit. ,nd- memeuts. Mr Robert Urabam pr.sente liimil TnSe tho electors on a prn.^pl.-th b ~f direct, native purot ihat couiw, and leievol no war would have ever nikeu plare in th« c>!«ny if the native* ha.! bS that i igUt conceded to ti,wn years avfo. If elettei he vvowl.i ] obtain as nm-h ] a <{ as possible from f!, e native: for the province, L\ do IfL, nf I 6 ~COU!<I,. to inTOe ««i ration. Uc v,ou!d foster the ma'-unsr of good roa-l.s tlirou«ho»t the country : ami in iv fore nee to ediwutinn, would ?ive l.c every assisrar.ce. The sui.poner-5 of Mr \Y illi.iais»n stated that if el ct^J, Mr *i.!i : unsrm would act. li«j hail neen propu^ed on the ground that thepe gentlemen who ofr-mi themselves, weie really net persons who wera Str,d to fi.l tho offic. wirf, any prosp.3ct of success to the province. Strance to mjv". the very pmUemen wjbo are now hU strong., tt supporters were, in the Council his bittwe.se enemies. nmw " V" 1 Ac<;l»n''^a'ion Soc ety seems to be Papering. An expei-invntal eoti-i-nme-.t of BritiM birds eggs coated wirii .rlycerinp, are- to be terview witk the l« m . Croshie Wan]. Post- ,a'terMr. Ward entered fully into'thoSieSiof •He proposition, and expose I his d«=ire U i"."dvft vc ofS I10!tS lol\ the lvplirs ' a«e OJ ,ni dation, h-S'bP n f ciS:ei S: A, committee of the chamber has Le n appouikd to collect the necess^rv Liiur,,aposed hue ot sre une -< to bo laid on com^ r/rSe^ ofiUJ^ rt"lICO t0 masters have (■m, , 'Te ', c Uesi<i«"tAl«R^trate' S rourt recently. lm bS., Sn '■>an> f tile'llil' Bill»'i>^-'^ hi Port

a ..tioag mestin ? of vulm.toe-s was h-.-ld oa O o toSLT' W"Cn c Ho"-Uv Bell was ureas a reprrjscwtatiy.. of tfovornmenr. to br-ar-rbeir .siicvanccs Along list v,-as uuvle out. Th<- Tomman, anr c«lo,,el ! ll a l ll eavi^ had sent m 1,» i^Swou hie day prcvum. (Tov,.nm l e. i r have S rante:l a p-ot of ground for the il"'^ t' lm' l in *™ which fa..* recently '•en formed, and workmen are busiiy iavii.g out tae

Soiiees, convivial mcctin-jp, annive'sary authcrin^s hHve lieen the order of ih'.ay v.-jrh l,;^i S IVkah^wSr 10"8" T!-ta—« to taken,

-cclv held it was doioniiiiajd fu send for t!i« **£ «orks from Mi-1iu,,.!, Mr Smith. «.f Mdboivw not vit'/i f a'noa t!le com : inttee in his n.-oiiations

Ritt f v 5 ;< ieo <'^ ot the proprietary of the Bank of New Znalan.l, a very PntUfoctory report was i«ad, and a uiviuend of 10 per cent declared