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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1921, 1 March 1875, Page 2

The Ohineniuri Goldfield will positively be proclaimed on Wednesday, at 10 a.m. The fact was communicated. to us by Mr James Mackay, juniorj on Saturday night by telegram, which we published,as an " Extra," and which was so unexpected that a great deal of surprise and excitement were caused. It had been thought that the actual opening of the field would be necessarily delayed until about this day week, and Captain Fraser had arranged for the receiving of applications for miners' rights to commence on the day and at the hour now fixed upon for.thejppeniiig.pf the field. But Mr Mackay, it would appear, had represented to the Hon. Pr Pollen that each day's delay was a positive loss tp the five or six hundred people who are waiting for the proclamation, and also that the longer the delay was' protracted the greater the probability: of difficulties /arising Amongst the miners over, the pegging out. Accordingly Wednesday was fixed for the opening, the intervening time to be devoted to receiving applications for miners' rights and preparing the same for issue with the least possible delay after the formal proclamation has been gone through. Mr Mackay has a notice in to-day's paper to this effect, and Captain Fraser's notice has been altered to suit the change in the date. We believe Mr Mackay has arranged for the use of a large buildingsome 50 feet by 20 feet—for issuing the rights on Wednesday morning. He has also secured extra clerical assistance, so that the rights can be prepared as soon as applied for; and the building from which they will be issued offers such facilities that a thousand rights, we are informed, could be given out in an hour if required, and provided they have been previously applied for and prepared. There is a long counter the length of the building, one side of which is open, so that no crowding need result, and very little delay if the rights be issued in the order of application. It should be quite competent, too, for one man to receive the rights of a whole party. The news conveyed by our "Extra" on Saturday night had the effect of hastening many in preparations for departure, The Pearl left yesterday crowded, and many were unable to go. To-day all the boats have been crowded, more persons having gone up than on any previous day since the excitement commenced. Another week should enable some opinion to be formed of the numerous •-• shows " reported : we hope that these will answfer expectations.