Our Gold Fields.

Colonist, Issue 6, 10 November 1857, Page 2

Our Gold Fields.

GOLLINGWQOD.

7th November. DtmiNa the last week we have been favored with a visit from his Honor the Superintendent and the Native Interpreter. His Honor has been to the quartz ranges—a trip that should be undertaken by our representatives, before they attempt to legislate upon our Goldfields. ■Judging from the advices received from that locality, the Pakehas and Maories are working amicably together—-some of the latter doing remarkably well. There are not above 100 Maories up there, and but few white men. Notwithstanding the acknowledged roughness of the country > his Honor—who is not a very young man—having left the ranges at nine o'clock in the morning, reached Gibbs' Flat before dark, although he stopped at various., places on the road. Without pretending to know what may be his Honor's views on the all-important subject of roads for this part, I believe it is the general opinion' that the road to the diggings will cross the Aorere River somewhere about the junction of the Appoo's Flat stream with that river ; by that means the large tract of land on the left side of the river- (about 15,000 acres) will be opened and made available for settlers. Among the on dits of the place we hear that it is not impossible that very shortly we may have an agency of the Union Bank established here : the Nelson Manager is visiting the country, intending to see the Takaka before he returns to Nelson. The long looked for " Tay "arrived here, from Auckland, on the 4th instant; she put iuto Kawhia, where she remained for nine days. If it could be arranged, she is a very suitable vessel to bring coals from Pakawau for the steamers, as they call here. As regards the Anatoki diggings, judging from the report in the Examiner, they must be flourishing; but we have not yet heard from there of anything like, the following facts:—-A few days since,:on the Slate River, a party of four men sold one-half of their claim for i! 400 ; and another party, on Thursday last, got out 36 ounces before dinner. Our old friend Mr. Lightband obtained 14 ounces in one day—may he get plenty of dust— and all this in the face of horrible weather. Vessels in Harbor : —Tay, from Auckland ; Jane Peata, from Wellington; John Matilda, from Motupipi.