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THE WAITEKAURI DISTRICT.

'■*■•• BM RETURNS. > *■•- (by otjb own bepobtee.)

JThe cleaning up at the Waitekauri Compeny's battery, after the first crushing, was looked forward to with interest, because the venture was not regardedby those who had never visited the'district in a very Sanguine ; light. .The.. enterprise,of,.the two gentlemen who risked'their'capital in an undertaking, representing nearly $18,000 was, even consideredquestionable jby some, but those who'were' best acjquainted with them felt certain that they jwere far too cautious and experienced to •be misled to tho extent which failure on ithis occasion would involve. There was accordingly great expectation of a success:ful yield and abundant.hope for the From ,the first day the sound of 'the battery echoed on these Ranges circumstances have hot afforded'as favourable a record being given of the general 'aspect of affairs throughout,the whole jof this vast undeveloped district, [as the result of the- month's work justifies; and foremost of.theyields is the jone from the Waitekauri claim., ,8o much has from time to lime been noted upon, the working and management of tho mine ithat it might be considered unnecessary lagain to refer to the matter here, but tho ■crucial, test of the btfttery has now been iapplied, and'from this point of view the mine possesses an interest : hitherto unknown. We have so fa'rbee'n content to that there- is an immense body of {stone, that the prospects washed and ijtests of parcels made'- were satisfactory, ibut.sucha test as- that of one month's (crushing with forty stampers was 'naturally regarded with much greater; 'interest than any previous assurance, and !we are not surprised that a number of jgentlemen should kavo accepted the in'vitation.vof- the directors, and Messrs jßrown and Bleazard, to accompany, them |to tho mine and battery and witness the jfirsfc retorting. These' gentlemen had taken such an interest ihgthe progress of the work, and had such a large amount/staked on its success 'or ifailure, that they'were congratulated on I all hands for their enterprise and perse-' verance in the undertaking, and. about thirty shareholders and others availed themselves of their invitation to accompany them on tho trip to Waitekauri,in tho steamer 'Ihiby,' specially chartered by them for the occasion. Jt was expected that the Auckland shareholders in the company would be well represented, but at the'last moment messages of apology were received from a number of gentlemen who intended -to be present. Mr J. O. Stovin was the only Auckland shareholder'who'attended, and lie arrived from Auckland bf the ; s.Si 'Durham'in time to transfer himself to the' Buby,' announcedto leave Grahamstown at 5 o'clock on Wednesday'afternoon. The party'were principally accommodated for tho night at the excellent establishment of Messrs Bennett and Oassrels, the Criterion Hotel, where' a substantial supper awaited: the arrival of the steamer. Horses having been engaged for those of the party who.preferred this means of travelling along the broken roads leading to tho new district, an early start was made next morning.

THE ROADS. The road to Waitekauri fromPaeroa soon presented an appearance of unusual activity, although' the hour was yexy early, and horsemen and pedestrians were to be seen in groups picking their way along the mud and fascines which alternated, or climbing the steep ascents which met the eye at every turn of this track. Those of the.party who were unaccustomed to bush travelling had an opportunity of seeing, what it was like, although we fear they would scarcely enjoy it. The few days of fine weather which preceded and the lovely morning combined to make the journey ; as enjoyable as it is possible under the trying circumstances, but the ingenuity of both man and beast were sometimes sorely taxed to avoid _ being bogged or tripped up by a supplejack or injured by the limbs of a tree. It was a continuous effort to avoid taking up too much mud or ; leaving portions of your clothing behind "you. The sun's rays, when riot hidden by- the heavy timbers which abound in this direction, were very scorching, and served to render the journey .still more uncomfortable. After trayellingsix miles of the worst road one can imagine the party halted at Gbonan's hotel and store. Soon after the horses were dispensed with, and the party proceeded to pay a■■ ,■ • •••! : : ; !^\;-', 'YiflT,^,fe'Ma ! .;; l , / '-'!

:The manager. (Mr Wilson) .-received them on:the surface, and conducted them into' the workings: from the western- side ; of.thespur : through the-'dross-cutin:the, ■Leahy claimi' Every visitor as he 1 went in' was presented with a candle, and when all were assembled at the flat-sheet inthe upper level, the manager took'them to see.the reef in the south face... The reef is'.here a .splendid body of' stone,, about 14 feet .thicky; and seemed 1 to take the visitor's. by surprise,. When.'lighted up: by 20 or 30 candles, the drive had the appearance of a large cave. Overhead; were massive .timbers 16 feet long, and tw,o : feet thick, .forming the roof of the tunnel, and above these, in the stopes, large quantities of quartz, showing gold, oould be seen ready for breaking out. Some of the most adventurous climbed up to : the sfope, and expressed their astonishment 1 at the fine appearance'of the reef, as well as the substantial nature of the timbering. The party then pro-ceeded-along, the foot-wall side of the ireef, to where.the rich; patch'was struck: some time back.. At this place a'rise has, been put up to the surface on the footwall side of the reef, and this carries gold, right up to grass, This will bo used bb a pass for; the purpose of obtaining mullock from the surface to fill in the stopes, thus saving a large amount of timber; -The visitors thonwent 300 feet further along the level till they came to, the top of the pass, in which there is a ladder-way leading down to the main levol, a distance of 170 feet, Here some of fche ; gentlemen seemed ill at case, as if they were not at all anxiousto descend, until the manager informed 'thorn that a lady, as'young and good-looking as. she ■was courageous, had been .down only the day before. The manager iuformed.fchem that the simple instruction, given to the young lady was that sho should hold on to the ladder, and by following this no danger need bo feared, This put even the most timid visitor'on his mettle, and down the party started in single file, holding on to the ladder and their candles at the same time, until they reached the bottom, and found themselves iu the main level. This is a lino wide tunnel driven along the foot-wall side of the reef, and iutended for a double line of rails, should they be required, The party then went 600 feet north towards the Queen of Beauty ond of the ground, where driving and stoping were going on. The reef in the face is a splendid body of

| stono from 12 .to 15 feet wide, and from this good prospects can be obtained at any time. : The tiniberiug of the tunnel is a first-class piece of work. i 'Thero are props, and'cap''pieces, 14 feet long, and as. .thick ; in i proportion, with shobt3 from thostopes overhead, and everything that can facilitate the winning and sending of Btone' to the mill. . 'Tho' whole party; visited tho sfcopes at this end of tho mine. A number of experienced men amongst them said they were prepared for something good, but the show of stone 1 in the face and stopes, tho way the mine" had been' opened up generally, and the amount of work' which must necessarily have been done; had completely taken them by surprise. In this stope the manager has adopted; the style of timbering known as pig-stying, to hold the ground..till lie can fill it in, and as' there is a rise up to tho surface'ho is now in a position to do so. The party then left tho mine,,cuming out on the eastern side of the spur, about 300 feet. lower down'than where they started from, They then inspected the hopper, -which ■is a 'double one, capable of containing 500 tons of quartz, and is -a fiue substantial piece of work. While here, they had an opportunity of observing how the self-acting tram worked, Thero are two shoots to tho hopper, and from each of these the trucks are filled, in succession, so that they have always one ready to send down, tho full truck bringing up tho empty one, and .everything working as regularly as clock-work. ' ..' ! : , "'''■;"■ ' : ';'

'. : Mr, Wilson then took the party up fo : his office and showed them; some really fine pieces of stone thickly impregnated, with gold.. One of theso pieces weighed about lOOibs, and created gi'ea't 1 interest, showing tiinfc the precious metal was freely distributed throughout the stone, and that it was not confined to the small veins in the reef. The party next proceeded along the tramway track to the battery below, about three-quarters of a mile distant. ' ' •

The appearance of the country showed that a : large amount of work had been done in a vory short time, and that the men who had located themselves in' this wild district were not the drones of society, but those I who were not afraid of the hard work i necessary to convert the wilderness into a "fruitfulfield.'' The axe and hammer : had been largely used, as fallen trees and newly-erected buildings fully testified. : The appearance of the battery, with its ponderous wheel, slowly .revolving,,the I long line of tramway,,and the immense : water race, showed that the pioneers of ■ this work, had accomplished , wonders* ,The battery.manager (Mr Oorbott)..and Mr Bleazard had established themselves in. neat cottages,, and a dwelling was. about to be commenced for the mine manager (Mr Wilson), whilst a number of workmen had comfortably located themselves in the viciuity of the mill. Arrangements had been made by Messrs Brown and : Bleazaid ,to_ have refreshments'on the ground for visitors, and the cloth was laid in a large tent erected for ''the occasion, and gaily decorated with ferns. THE RETORTING, .Great interest was shown in the progress : of the retorting, and the visitors assembled round thetetorts when taken off the fires. They were opened amid the cheors of the onlookers, and yielded as follows :— Waitekauri, 924 ozs. Young New Zealand, 106 ozs. 2 dwts. The cleaning'up and retorting for the Welcome was completed early in the morning at Wick's-battery for the following yield :—324 ozs. This was from 321 tons of stone. The Young New Zealand crushed 24 tons, and tho Waitekauri about 1,700. tons. The amalgam of 'the latter before retorting weighed 3,234 ozs, and the Young New Zealand, 3890z5. Tho total gold for tho escort was 1,354 ozs, which was taken in charge by the company's horseman (Fisher), and escorted by Capt. and two men of the A.O. force. . The escort and visitors went on to Mackaytown, where'it was arranged that the'company should call at.Mr W. McOloughen's, and partake of his hospitality. Tho escort proceeded along the road in regular order, the advance mounted Constabulary, the packer with the gold, and Captain No wall, all three well equipped. Mr Murray, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, who had gone up by invitation from Messrs Brown and Bleazard, also accompanied ; Captain Newall, and other horsemen followed. The road from tho battery to Ma'ckaytown is an improvement upon, the Paeroa track, although longer, It passes through some good patches of level country, and signs of cultivation were not wanting amongst, the.jlesgees of .the .various-agri-cultural sections which skirt the roadway. We understand that'every acre has been taken up along the line of road, and fencing is being done' in' many_ places. Tho view is one of the most charming. The undulating country can be seen stretching as far as the eye can carry,.with the cool stream of the Ohinemuri threading its tortuous way along the foots of the hills and through the open country until lost in the distance. On'the road the visitors noticed at tho camp of Russell and party, who are prospecting in this district, a large .calico, on which was written, " Advance Ohinemuri!" while below hung the diggers' arms—a pick, shovel, and prospecting dish,

THE OWHMtOA. Od our way to Mackaytown from Waitekauri a number of visitors called at this place, and found things quiet when compared with Waitekauri. Perry's battery is getting on, tho stamper-boxes are in position, and the framing and guides up for stampers, and everything in a forward state. Mr Perry, however, says that he need not hurry, as the claims are not getting much stoiio ready, and, without extra pushing, lie will bo ready by tho time tlicy are. Mr Dunlop has done a good deal of work; since taking charge of tho Morning Light, and Smile of Fortuno claims. In the latter tho contractors are driving on Wo. 4 reof, and men are employed. breaking down stone from the No.'2, so that.as far as Ibis claim is concerned, there need bo. no fear but that there will be plenty of payable stone for the battery to start crushing.with. ' In tho Morning Light', (all trace of the little battery has boen removed, and hands have beoii employed in getting out stone ready for tho mill. It was stated that tho Annio and Uadical are to start in. a fow days, and wo may soon hoar of something good being. obtained in this very promising district, as several of the claims havo good reefs' to work upon. The water was turned on in Perry's race, and it was found to act very satisfactorily. Tho escort arrived at Mackaylown, a distance of seven miles from tho Welcome claim, about half-past five, and it was soon apparent that preparations had been made on a largo scaloto entertain tho party of visitors. The escort halted at ' Mr McOloughon's Hotel.

THE DINNER. Here an excellent cold collation had been laid in readiness in Mr McOloughen's store, which was gaily decorated for the occasion. Captain Fraser_ was called to the chair, and Mr.Ehrenfried,one of the directors, occupied.the vice-chair.--;" ; , After justice ; had been done to , the viands, the Chairman proposed, the.usual loyal toasts, which were heartily responded to, '-'~'

The Chairman then proposed the Health of the two gentlemen who had the'eourage to go into -tho wilderness and spend money there when others would not look at it. It was all well now that it had turned out right, but tho energy and enterprise shown in opening up the district by means of the magnificent plant erected thereby Messrs Brown and Bleazard, was unsurpassed. 'If these gentlemen 'had netted £10,000 out of thefransaction, they richly deserved it for the pluck and perscveranco they .had, shown. (Oheers), He concluded byproposing the "Health of Messrs Bleazard and Brown," which was drank most enthusiastically.

i Mr Bleazard thanked the company for the way they had received the toast, and snid that if any thing more was expected from him ia the shape of a speech he must refer them to his partner. _ (Cheers). [ Mr John Brown said this was an insin-" uation that: he did all the talk, and Mr Bleazard-the work. (Laughter). He need not say very much, as they had seen for themselves what had been done, He hoped others would do likewise. If they, did they would certainly find it; no joke. They had received assistance odall'haads from those able to render any assistance, and by none ; more ably than by the worthy Chairman, the Warden of the field, He assisted them to get atrunk road when tliey engaged to erect the machinery.' They expected to have to'take the plant fronrPaeroa, butWardenFraser interested himself in getting the Superintendent to make the track, and Dr. Pollen in putting on the A. 0. men, to make part of the main road. If ihey had not been so assisted, the work would not bo found completed to-day. He was also indebted to the officials, Messrs Allom and Home. A month ago, these gentlemen did the company good service, and meritod the confidence reposed in them by the community at. large. They kept a secret to themselves, which if they had not done so, mighthavecausedhiniselfand the company great loss. (Cheers). , Messrs Kelly and Hector, the contractors for 200,000 feet of timber used on the works, deserved great credit for slicking to their contract, when others would have felt inclined to'given it up. They were fortunate in getting so talented an engineers Mr Corbett to !plan and carry out so' ; successfully the ibattery works.. Mr Corbett had made a iname, for himself in the completion of these works, as the ablest engineer in the ; colony. (Cheers). .He regretted that Mr Corbett was not present to receive their congratulations on the completion •of his arduous, but successful work. He , had planned the work and carried it through :in a manner which did him infinite credit, i He had not done so with a view of making money out of it so much as to make a reputation for himself, and this ho could not fail to have done. A better designer, contractor, or executor of the work could not bo found, even if the colony had been searched. (Cheers). They had themselves been called mad to do the work, so great were the obstacles and so insignificant the promise of success. Mr Bleazard spent weeks introspecting lines for tho tramway to connect with the battery site and water rights, and made extraordinary attempts before the present one was found. He had every faith that the district, now that it had made a thorough commencement, would go on until it became one of the principal mining centres in Now Zealand. (Cheers,) He had expressed this opinion from the commencement, and still saw no reason to think otherwise, It had been thought by some that the enterprise was too great to commence with, and that ten or twenty head of stampers would have [sufficed to commence with, but, as practical men, they thought otherwise. The same amount of tramway, which was nearly one mile in extent, would bo required to work the mine successfuly, and water power would require to bo brought in as well for twenty head as for forty, He believed they would reqnirotoenlargo the, battery, and .everything had .been done with a viow of facilitating the enlargement when they felt called upon to make it. Thc'sa'meexpendituro answered for a larger power as for small, and that was the reason they put up forty stampers instead of ten or twenty, (Cheers.) • Some small amount of dissatisfaction had been expressed from time to time by outsiders and others, but all he could say was that if the public were not satisfied they were, and he believed they would soon have to put up at least another twenty-five head. tCheers.) They: never expected the Waitekauri reef to ,be rich, but the result quite satisfied them. Before sitting down he' wished ;i to give credit where credit was due. They had received no assistance from Julius Vogel's borrowed millions, but the provincial authorities had done the best they. could with the means at their disposal. They.had.instructed Mr McLaren to put on men, and it was Mr McLaren ho wished io thank on that occasion for much valuable assistance. He had worked wonders with the resources at his command. As the Government received further indications of the resources of country, he had no doubt more, would be done towards spending money in opening up the roads of the district. (Loud cheers.) The toast was _ drunk amidst much enthusiasm, and with honors.

The Chairman said he had to apologise for an omission in not proposing before the last toast the health of " His Honor' the Superintendent." Howas satisfied, that if Provincial Councils had been pre«; sided over by upright men like the pre- ;' sent Superintendenfc_ they would be popular today, and if the Government; bad been as honestly carried on as it was; under Sir Geo, Grey it would not have; grown into the disfavour it had. (Cheers) : Others had axes to grind, or had' tails with hundreds to grind. The present Superintendent was a thoroughly honest and independent man. Abolition was a high-sounding title, and would do good for those who bad at present plonty of. money, but it would do the poor classes of tho Worth Island no good whatever. . : The toast was drunk amidst cheers, • The Chairman said that although lie was not in accord with ouo whoso health ho was about to propose, and the other was porhaps only in a humble capacity, he had great pleasure in proposing the health of those who were the pioneers of Wuitekauri. Tho very water-wheel which was so much admired to-day was driven by water undor right selectod by Mr Charles Pcatherstono Mitchell, ilo was not on good terms with him, but hoped lie would excuse his making free with his name. He would now propose the healths of" Messrs Charles Featherstone Mitcholl and Daniel .Leahy," pioneers of the Waitokauri district. (Threo cheers wore given).

: The Vice-Chairman (Mr lihrenfried) proposed the next toast, the"Health of the Mine Manager, Mr Ohas. H. Wilson." They had that day seen a mine which did credit to the manager, and-to him was due all the credit they could bestow. (Cheers.) If they had many more such men they would soon be in a better posi-j tion.. His. talent - and. experience .had' been very serviceable at the Thames, where there was, so much scope for it, and he regretted they had not more like him. (Cheers.)' . ■ . .-■•.:•.

:Mr Wilson was absent, as.he could riot leave Waitekauri that evening. :(Drunk with cheers.). i Mr J. C. Stovin, (of Auckland) said that as the representative of the Auckland shareholders of tho company, 1 he must be permitted to express ,thesatis- : faction ho felt with what he hadseen that day. He had been surprised and'dolighted with tho niirie'ahd, plant.. He had no manner of doubt that the yield would last for years. He would propose a toast for their acceptance, the "Health of Captain Frasef, Warden at the Tbamesi" He had known that gentleman for years, and always regarded him' as one well suited for the position he occupied. He was disappointed at the last election— with' many others—that Captain Fraser dtd not come out for the Assembly. He was; sure he would received!large support, and would have been returned by such a number, as ho little anticipated. '; ; Cheers.were given for. Captahv Fraser and for, Mrs Fraser.. ' : .

The Chairman said that," to be polite, lie would, first thank, them on ..behalf of Mrs Fr'aser. As for him'self he' would say that a Warden in a new field needed : to have great- tact and great cheek, and he , thought" he had both. -He had' no doubt that Waitekauri jvbuld become the premier goldfield in tlie./North Island., He would propose tbe health of the people, in a despised township who had exerted themselves in getting tracks prospected to enable machinery to be transported'.. He would ask them the people of Mackaytown," coupled with the names of Mr and Mrs McCloughen, the host and'hostess. ■ Three cheers were given for the hostand hostess.—Mr McCloughen acknowledged the compliment'W behalf of MrsMoOlouglienand himself.'",. Mr Brown proposed the' "Health of the' battery manager, Mr E. M. Corbett," which was drunk very enthusiastically, ! MrJas. Home returned; thanks, on behalf of Mr Corbett, and cdnclndedlby proposing.the.,".Health of w Mr Stovin," the representative of the Auckland shareholders, who had taken the trouble to come up, and was an example to young men who had less spirit.—Mr Stovin returned thanks, and said that he had been greatly pleased with whafc.he had seen at the mines and when coming up the river. He was sure that there was a great futurebefore this district. There was plenty'of available land for settlement, and he had : ho doubt as to its future. --

i Mr T. L. Murray said that Messrs Brown and Bleazard had been proposed, but he thought they should also drink the "Healths of the Directors of the Waitekauri G.M. C 0.," coupled with the name of their vice chairman, Mr Ehrenfried. That gentleman deserved great credit for the confiden'co he had shown in assisting mining ventures. He was a business man, and had no ineed to go into mining, but he had assisted on all occasions where support was necessary. (The toast was drunk with enthusiasm,) £ Tho Yice-Chairman acknowledged the compliment, Ho said he felt proud to be a director in such a company, and was sure the mine would do credit to the directors and all interested in it. (Cheers.) • ■ Mr Kelly spoke to the toast, and took occasion to thank Mr Brown for the way in which he had referrod to what he and Mr Hector had done. A number of other toasts followed, which were, briefly^given: and responded to as follows :— The Chairman proposed the " Agricultural Interests," coupled with the name of Mr Allom. Mr Allom responded. The Chairman then proposed • "The Press," w&ich was duly acknowledged by the representatives present. Mr Brown proposed "Prosperity to the Youug New Zealand and Welcome -claims" —which first proved that the reefs were gold-bearing—coupled with the names of Messrs James Liddell and William Goldsworthy. Messrs W. Goldsworthy and J. Liddell responded. The Vice-Chairman proposed " The Mining Interests," coupled with the name of Mr Adam Porter. Mr A. Porter responded. '■ \' Mr T. Shaw proposed "The Ladies" in felicitous terms. The Chairman proposed the health of Sub-Inspector Newall. 7. ; • Captain Newall acknowledged the complaint, The Chairman proposed " The Owharoa District." The Waitekauri had had its day, but Owharoa's day had yet to come, and he had no fear in- predicting that for every pennyweight Waitekauri had produced Owharoa would produce its ounce. Mr J. Eiordan responded. Mr Home proposed "The Banking Interest," coupled with the name of Mr Murray, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Graharnstown, Mr Murray responded. Mr Brown, before the company separated,- proposed an extra cheer for Mr and Mrs McCloughen, for their hospitality, which was heartily accorded.

EOMEWABD BOUND. After thanking " our host" for the sumptuous repast he had so liberally provided for this interesting occasion, the visitors prepared for their homeward journey of three miles and a- ; half to the Paeroa. The night was very; dark, and to many the road was unknown,! but no serious mishaps occurred. One. gentleman was found floundering in the; centre of. a small lagoon on the road, where' his horse had' stumbled and precipitated him;, and another, after; being thrown on a soft but very muddy part of the track, was left to find his way in the dark alone, his horse having taken a mean advantage of the accident to leave him in the lurch. Ho arrived at Paeroa about an hour after the others, and had the satisfaction of finding that ho had not been left behind. It was inlended to return'about 6' p.m., but the time passed so agreeably under Mr MoOloughen's hospitable roof that a delay of threo hours was caused, and it was found that a tido had been lost in consequence. It was thought by somo that it would bo better to' remain at the Paeroa and enjoy the luxury of Messrs Bennett and. Cassrel's hotel accommoi dation for tho night than to 'prolong the journey by water, as tho lido would not answer to land at'Grahamstown until 6 or 6 next morning. It was accordingly decided to postpone tho time of returning until 6 a.m. ■ ; •

i THE STEAMER 'KUBY." ; The' Jtoby/ in which tho party travelled,; proved herself & smart little steamer, well adapted for the river trade. T;he journey to and fro was accomplished much quicker than on former occasions, and showed't that the boat possesses both speed and accommodation. The up-trip was done in less than three hours and the return journey, against a strong tide, in three hours and a'quarter Mr Allen, the steward, was evidently pi'epared.for the visitors, and was most attentive to all their wants during';tho time spent on board the steamer.;'. : :i i ■ THE TOWNSHIP. -■■$ 'The townships of Mackaytown and Paeroa present a greatly improved appearance to' visitors. The hotels are assuming an air-of comfort which could ■scarcely be expected in ' a district so young. At Mackaytown, Mr Marshall, the draper, is about to open'a''branch establishment for general business -under the management of Mr Thomas Kitchih, and: other places are being enlarged and improved. At, the. Paeroa Mr Phillips, late of Pollen-street, has opened a hardware business, and possesses all the machinery for doing alarge trade in tinware, galvanized iron, zinc work, chimneys, etc. Mr J. M. Kobson has likewise opened: a .large and general store in a central situation, opposite the Criterion Hotel, and possesses facilities'for doing a good trade. : (Mr Jas. Eeid, draper, late of Brown-street, is likewise in business here in the commodious premises erected at the end of the township by Mr A; Hogg. We need scarcely say that Mr Lipsey; Mr Co'ote,' and Mr Power are here, with well conducted hotels, and Mr G. H. Hagin,_an old Thames publican, conducts a boarding and refreshment house. ; > \ THE MELTBD YIELDS. i The gold brought down was melted yesterday at: the Bank of Now Zealand,; and reduced, as follows:— . i Ketorted. Melted." Value i oz, dw&, oz. dwt; per oz. Waitekauti - - 924 0 : 900 0 . £2.12 0 Yng. New Zealand 106 2 104 3 218 9 Welcome "- - 324 0 31617 .2.11 0

Total • 1,354 2 1,321 0

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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2438, 7 October 1876, Page 3

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THE WAITEKAURI DISTRICT. Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2438, 7 October 1876, Page 3

THE WAITEKAURI DISTRICT. Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2438, 7 October 1876, Page 3

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