OHINEMURI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1947, 1 April 1875, Page 3

OHINEMURI.

(FKOM A COBBESPONDENT.) Mackattowk, Wednesday. I have taken a ramble over to Eotokohu to-day, and paid a "visit to Smith and Snowden's. They are putting in a drive to cut the reef at a low level. The next claim is the Evening Star. They have all hands hard at it. Several of the claims, I notice, are shepherding, waiting for other claims to strike something. A half-share in the Banyan has been sold to-day for—it is reported—£3oo. There is no particular news from WaitekaurL I met an old friend who told me he was sluicing and making wages. Clark son left here to-day with quartz reported to contain gold, to have a trial crushing in Gratanistown. Mooney and party have sent two lots Tor trial. The Maori larcency case has been postponed owing to not finding the owner of the money. The following questions have been put to me. Perhaps you can enlighten the public:— . : 1. Who is supposed to issue the miners rights according to the Goldfield Act of 1866 under which Ohinemuri is open ? 2. Is that person qualified to sign Miners' Hightt before he is a Warden according to the Act; that is, before the reading of the Proclamation. 3. It so, were those MinersVEights signed before the Proclamation legal or not? As there is to be a Commission of enquiry, respecting the issue of Miners' Rights before, the Proclamation, it is to be hoped that they will likewise look into the Act, and see who is responsible for the miscarriage and*litigation which is doing so much, harm to the field.