This Day.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1931, 12 March 1875, Page 2

This Day.

BY PIGEOJT EXPRESS.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPOETER.) Mackaytown, 10 a.m. A number of persons left Mackaytown to-day with swags. Disappointment still v continues, but not so vehement. ' Great excitement and interest taken in Court cases.-; Some curious evidence is expected. There is nothing of mining interest to record. This morning I heard a report of a find of a rich nature, on coming from Paeroa, but nothing authentic, so don't place reliance oh the stat*L ment. Great amusement excited by th^ Blake stone sell. The Warden's Court was held to-day before Captain Fraser. The order of applications was:—Thorpe, Smith, O'Neill, Baird, and Logan. : Macdonald appeared for the latter, and stated that he had not received a statement, from-, bis client. Logan's brother, who later appeared, stated that his brother (the claimant),was in Auckland, and not knowing wfiat time. the Court would be held; : bat .he had received a telegram stating that he -would come ■by - the - ; first boat. , The , Warden said he wanted to conduct everything in justice, and give publicityvto tie proceedings. He wanted each party to be bound by the written statement, which > must be boundand sent isrsimultaneously, so as no - advantages might , be _ He adjourned the Court, to,'allow Logan's arriving by the first boat at two o'clock. ■* ' '■;> J 12 noon. Great .satisfaction"expressed at this, three cheers; were given for Captain Fraser, who thfen left^ to sit in the Eesident Magistrate's Court/ '"' --*«. w At the latter Court Thomas McManus was sentenced to six months for stealing a hammer from aMr Bowman. Captain Fraser severely reprimanded him. He ! said he wanted to nip'such evils in the jbud. ' .. r . . . . „t ;. i A mob'o¥ cattle has- been"driven over- | land from the Waikato r here by r two i gentlemen who bought out Franklin aiid Townsend. .^ Tp-day they are erecting a slaughter yard on a flat to the south-cast of'Mackaytown. ;" ~ * yr/TTT A second deputation waited :on\fj|jhe Warden in reference to-lowering^ the publicans' license' fees, pending 1 tiiefdiscovery of gold. Qne part pf the big te»t *

used for tho of the tent. I^^Bfffl^^^^Kom.-. Waitekauri —more men have returned.