THE CANTERBURY GOLDPIELD.

Otago Witness, Issue 919, 10 July 1869, Page 21

THE CANTERBURY GOLDPIELD.

Oar latest flloe from Chriatohurch give some further particulars regarding tho gold* field said to have been discovered in tho northern portion of Canterbury. Mr H, H. De Boarbel, at already reported by tele* graph, hM oltimed the reward of L2OO offered by the Provincial Government on behalf of himself, Mr Edmund Ford, and Mr George Long. Thefleldiiaaidiobeinibeßatcalamd Malvent diaftriote, within 00 mil* of Christ* churoh, Aotrovtyanoe capable of oarrying eight penom waa to atart from Cnriatoharoh • for thejgaMfield, the farethera and baokbeing 255. the Prew, ■peakiag of ib» ditoorery of gold, wi-"Wi art is poNeatkni of additional information as to tie flawing of gold on this tide th« ranfN. AgonUeman

in whole veracity we oan plaoe implicit con- , fidence, has informed us that two of his mates in two months have obtained upwards of 40ozs of gold from quartz, and the only.machinery they at, present employ for crushing is sledge hammers. Theße 40ozs were the result of two months', work.",, The Eyening Mail says :— •" For three months past a party of prospectors has been searching the hills for minerals, and mainly for gold, and it has not come empty-handed away ; it has brought alluviAlgold., in scales, to Christchuroh, and more than 1 that, it has founcr quartz of the same description as that mentioned by Dr Hoohatetter.as gold-bearing, and as that in which , abundant gold was found at tbe Ovens. 'All the gold yet found has been got near the surface j but judging from what bas been already obtained, coupled with the faot that the age of the adjacent, rocks is the same as that of those whioh prevail in gold bearing countries, men who have taken the trouble to examine the country for themselves have the highest hopes of ultimate success." The telton Times cautions the public against rushing to the Malvern Hills until further information has been re* ceived. It Bays : — " All that is at present known is, that the reward has been claimed. No doubt the.gentlemen who have claimed it have good reasons for the step they have taken ; but until the ezaot locality, and the nature of the disoovery. have been made ' public, it would be manifestly unwise for any large number of people to rush into what , would probably turn out to be a wild-goose oha?e. If gold exist iv the locality— and it a quite probable that it does — it will be known soon enough for everyone in the pro- ' vince to be able to get a fair start."

From a return of the Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Dnnedin during the quarter ending on the 30 th ult., we find that the total. number of immigrants during that period wag 555, of whom 458 were males and 97 females. Of these 32 males and 24 females Game from the United Kingdom, 423 miles and 73 females from the Australian colonies, 2 males from " other British ports," and 1 male from the United States of America. The number of emigrants during the same period was 570, of whom. .494 „ were males, and 85 females. Of these 487 males and 79 females left fur Australian colonies, and 7 maleß and 6 females for the Fijis. The total,, excess of emigrants over immigrants during the period under notioe was 24.