What Everybody Says.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1964, 21 April 1875, Page 3

What Everybody Says.

" In multitude of counsellors there is safety.' —Old Proverb.

The attractions of OMnemuri, which, as far as present results have shown, were more imaginary than real, have paled beforo the superior glitter of Tairua. Everybody hag been literally dazzled with the latter. The proclamation came up»n us like a thunderstorm in harvest. It wa3 the most unexpected thing in the world of the goldfield. To have had a piece of early 1 information would have beon worth twenty miners' rights before ten o'clock in the morning at Ohinemuri on the third March, 1875. A few had. a little bit of early information —a hint, which they availed themselves of, bulb whether they have reaped any immediate or prospective advantage is at present doubtful. It is one of those problems vrhich time and .careful manipulation.caa solve. Sow- ■ Twer, the early birds are so far satisfied. /They have pegged out nice little farming fkie&s, well timbered, and highly declivi- | f^fous. On the other hand there are a number of disappointed ones who were not apprised of the Tsiirua discovery. Some of these, who rejoice in possessing interests in large areas on the Thames,

condemn the possession of interests in large areas at Tairua. Of course they are right. On a new field small areas should be the rule, and when they are

supposed to have been proved worthless anybody can step in and monopolise them, just preserving sufficient title to enable them to reap the advantage of any discoveries their friends or neighbors may make. It is just possible that tho circumstances evolved by the Tairua discovery may result in bringing about a better understanding regarding little and bigmining areas. It seems to amount to this. If there is plenty of gold oasily got at, a small piece of country ought to satisfy a man or party of men. If to get the gold involves expenditure of money, and is a work of time, there is at- once' a forcible argument in favoor of big areas, whether on new or old fields. Small areas on the Thames.hate involved the useless expenditure of thousands of pounds. Stopping the surveyors while engaged in their peaceful employment appears to everybody a senseleis work—more like old Maori women than white men* Who were the owls wheused force to stop the cutting of '■■lines; on a lease at Tairua? | Surely they must b£ tome of the antiquated gumdiggers of the Pacific slope, who have not been in the -habit of watching Warden's Court proceedings. They must have been, or they would never have imagined that forcibly stopping _ what is contemplated by the Act would improve; their own chance of establishing a title.

Everybody expresses' commiseration for that man Edwards, who tried to talre satisfaction out of his enemy by means of an old.pistoi.'fullof lead. Not to say anything of the enemy, pity for Edwards could not be withheld after reading his statement to the Court. Driven toi desperation, yet not. wishing to have blood upon his hands, he made a; mess of, his revenge. Some men in his situation would have-said "Let her rip." In tfie States, they would havo armed themselves vrith one or two six-slioo'ters at least, and, when they opened fire, would never have stopped until the chambers were empty or the target had been riddled But, Edwards was not of these. He brooded__g!fi£jiiswrongs uiitil^he felt he hjad to "do s^metßiugranSr, "uvcofdiiSg'Wflns' own confession and the actual facts, that something partook more of a farce than a tragedy. It" seems a pity that the aggrieved party was not a lijan of " parts" that he might have administered a good ; sound- castigation with hisi fists and his toes, instead of calling in the aid of a rusty old pistol. Polly Plum, the irrepressible, as she has been called, is a wonderfcil woman. In Melbourne she appears 't» have forced her way to the front, despite the adverse criticism of a powerful press. She has a way of her own which takes with many persons, and no doubt, she will one day interview the editor .of the. Argus and make a convert of him. Then she will have an easy task before her." The mass of-the people don't like women who are for ever agitating." Newspapers especially are down upon them, because women who espouse the cause of women generally invade the domain which the press arrogates to itself. But there is. a certain class of work in which women meet with encouragement at the hands of the, press ; and when Mrs Polly Plum succeeds in winning over the Melbourne press to her side everybody will believe that she has §ot into the right groove. She began adly, however. Women lecturers on women's rights command little sympathy from women, and less from men.