THE NEW RUSH.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 427, 26 November 1861, Page 2

THE NEW RUSH.

To the Editor of the Otago Colonist. I am informed that numbers of people are quitting the Waitahuna and Tuapeka gold-fields for some region across the Molyneux—further that rumor hath it that on my return to town I had communicated with some of my party with a view of placing tbem.in a position,to be the first to avail themselves of the advantage offered by some great gold discovery in that vicinity. I It may perhaps be the means of saving some trouble and disappointment to many, if I am permitted to inform those who are interested in digging affairs, that since the Ist of September, I have neither directly or indirectly been connected with any individual or party in any enterprise either mining or commercial—that although to the southwest of the Molyneux, I found a large area of auriferous country, yet 1 was not successful in striking on anything which would justify me in pronouncing authontively that I had found a gold-field in the commercial paying sense of the term. Between the junctions of the Speelaw and the Lethein with the Pomahawk, my prospects would justify me in saying some might make from ten to fifteen shillings a day—but this locality is remote from water-carriage, and the road for the last four miles beset with difficulties. Very little can be done in the way of prospecting this country without a pump, which I untprnately omitted to provide myself with. I remain &c, _ Thos. Gabriel Read. - Dunedin, 14th November, 1861. Aurival op the Military.—Considerable excitement was created on Sunday morning last by the arrival of a detachment of the 70th Regiment* numbering 100 rank and file, men were landed at the Jetty about ten o clock, in the after part of the day were marched through the town, for encampment on the vacant piece of ground near the old cemetery, creating no^ small stir by the conveyance of baggage, firewood, &o, While duly appreciating the consideration of the Geuoral Gwernjuent, in granting us the addition^

protection thus afforded, we cannot too severely condemn, nor too earnestly protest against their conduct, in saddling us with the whole of the expense. We have in this demand another instance of being what Dr. Lang would designate * A poor beggarly dependency of a dependency.' It comes Bimply to this, tint so long as military protection is needed alone for the protection of the Northern Island, the General Government will let us off by simply sharing the heavy expense incurred; but the moment we need any assistance for ourselves, we must pay the whole expense ourselves; thus illusrating the old adage—'What's yours is mine, and what's mine is my own.' We quite concur in the resolution of the Provincial Council, protesting against this exhorbitant and unjust infliction, aud only regret that that resolution was not more emphatic in its terms. The detachment arrrved in H.M.S. Miranda, which sailed for Sydney immediately the men had been transhipped.