PUBLIC MEETING AT WAITEKAURI.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2200, 16 November 1875, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING AT WAITEKAURI.

(fbom a cobbespondent). .••'.' Waitekauei, Friday. There-was a numerously-attended meeting held here this afternoon to pass resolutions requesting his Honor the Superintendent to bring The Gold Mising Districts Act, 1873, and'its Amendment, 1875, into immediate operation; also, to sign- a., memorial to his Honor relative to getting a direct road to Paeroa. ... ;-

Mr D. leahy was voted to the chair, when.ho explained to the meeting the necessity .of having a change in the mih-' ing regulations. He-then read several clauses of the. Amendment Act from the Thames Advebtiseb, he hoped they would be'unanimoas' in passing the resolutions.. ■

Mr I H. Clark proposed: " That this, meeting is of opinion that it would bo for the benefit of- this district if the Gold Mining District Act, 1873, and _ its Amendment of 1875, were brought into immediate 2. "That a copy of the_, foregoing resolution be to his Honor, the Superintendent, and' tbat he: be requested to the Ohinemuri goldfieldadisItriot; under such :iActs." — This was

seconded by ;Mr T, Shaw, and, after considorable discussion, was carried. •..-..■ It was proposed by Mr Clark, seconded by Mr Marrinan: "That a delegate bo sent to wait on his Honor :the Superintendent with the road memorial and resolutions relative to tho Mining District Act.'-Carried. ■ ■•■■

Proposed by. Mr Caahel, soconded by Mr Mungovan: "That Mr T.Shaw be appointed delegate."—Carried. Proposed ; by Mr Kaloy, seconded by Mr Boles: "That his expenses bo paid.". —This was carried by the meeting putting down the "needful." Mr AY. Eice acted as secretary. \ A" vote of thanks to tho Chairman aud Secretary closed the meeting, when tho following memorial receivod eighty-eight signatures:— '■'■" "To his Honor Sib Geobge Gbey, Superintendent of Auckland, &c.-Tho memorial of the miners, storekeepers, battery proprietors, aud others, residents of the Waitekauri district, Ohinemuri goldfield,; respectfully showeth that wo are resident within your Honor's jurisdiction as Superintendent of tho province of Auckland j that wo have prospected this country for gold, and found goldbearing, and, we believe, payable quartz, along, a line of country extending' for several miles; that wo havo adopted means for the erection of machinery to reduce such quartz, but owing to the want _of roads, are unable to bring the machinery on the ground. That we have explored the country, and havo blazed a ; track which will be available to us both as an_ordinury road and for the transit of machinery, the distance being from seven to eight miles from tho landing at Paeroa township. That we are informed that it has been urged upon your Honor to make the read to the Waitekauri through Mackaytown; that we object to such road as being double the length of the blazed track—fourteen miles—and as not being so available to us for any purpose as tho blazed track. We therefore most respectfully pray that your Honor will be pleased to.cause the blazed track to be adopted for the line of road to Waitekauri, and that it may be made available to us for traffic, so as to take advantage of the dry season for hauling tho maohinery necessary to the .erection of the required batteries for the reduction of. the quartz.—We are your Honor's most obedient servants," &c.

; . •' The Welcome men intended to send a ton of quavtz to the .Thames as a test, bat in consequence of some shares, being applied for in the Warden's Court they will not send it till tho cases are settled, This jumpng is causing a deal of ill feeling here, which in much to be regretted. It is generally the hard working prospectors who suffers they are a olass of men more remarkable for patient persevering work than for understanding the legal intricacy, of goldfield regulations, so that when they get payable gold they often leave" a loophole for Mr Jumper, who understands law, or has cheap legal advioe, and has a holy horror of work. He. lodges a plaint, puts the shareholders'to a lot of trouble and expense; and if defeated, has nothing to lose, while he. stands a chance of getting :a share,.or 10s a day expenses; but if ho had to deposit: £10 before lodging -a plaint wo would not have so many voxatious Court oases.-