THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1861. IMPORTANT FROM THE NORTH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21831, 19 December 1932, Page 7

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam ." THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1861. IMPORTANT FROM THE NORTH.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

The General Government has disallowed the Diseased Cattle Ordinance,, the Education Ordinance, and the Roads Ordinance. The Southland Provincial Government Ordinance, Loan Ordinance, and Diseased Cattle Ordinance, are also disallowed. LATEST FROM THE GOLD FIELDS. SUPPOSED NEW GOLD FIELD NEAR DUNEDIN. GREAT EXCITEMENT. PROBABLE ESCORT. Great excitement was caused at Tuapeka by the arrival there on Tuesday morning of a man named O’Hara and his mates, with the report of the discovery of a new gold Held. They had with them 34 ounces of gold, which they sold to the Union Bank. It was of a coarse nuggety description, interspersed with quartz and conglomerate. A prospecting claim was granted them. It was found on one of the tributaries of the Waipori, on the West Taieri Road, about eight miles north of the Waipori Ferry. It was obtained by turning the bed of the river. The excitement at Tuapeka was immense. Nearly 2000 men were proposing to start yesterday morning, but the rain prevented them. Major Croker is going to visit the spot himself. It is about twenty-seven miles from Tuapeka, and the same distance from Dunedin. The Escort this week from Tuapeka is 9693 ozs. 10 dwts. The Waitahuna contribution will probably bring it up to about 14,000 ozs.