TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

West Coast Times, Issue 10341, 3 August 1896, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

INTERPROVINCIAL

[Per United Press Association]

Reeeton, Aug. 2,

Battery and dredging returns — Big River, 3450zs amalgam from 80 tons, clean up ; total gold yield for the month was 2350z5. Keep-it-dark, 300ozs amalgam from 190 tons — lOlozs lOdwts gold. Bui. ler Dredge, 25ozs sdwts of gold for 150 hours dredging.

Saturday mid-day quotations — Big Piver, 24/ to 25/ ; Buller Dredge, 6/9 to 7/3 i; Cocksparrow dredge, 1/9 to 2/ ; Cumberland, 3/9 to 4/ ; Dillon Extended, 2/ to 2/3 ; Exchange, 1/6 to 1/9 ; Golden Lead, 2/6 to 3/ ; Hercules, 3/3 to 3/6 ; Fumphreys'Gully, (old issue), 6/ to 6/6 ; Inglewood, 1/ to 1/3 ; Lyell Creek, 2/9 to 3/ ; Lord Edward, 2/3 to 2/6 ; Keep-if Dark, 24/ to 25/ ; No 2 South Dark, 2/ to 2/3 ; Success, 1/ to 1/3 ; Alpine, 16/6 to 17/6 ; United Italy, 1/3 to 1/6 ; Welcome , (old issue), 3/ to 3/3.

Wellington, Aug. 1

The rainfall in July was 5.83 incl.es r^ainst 6.33 last July. There has been heavy rain in the Wairarapa, 5J inches falling in 24 hours. All rivers are flooded, slips are numerous, and traffic blocked on the Tenui and Eketahuua roads. James Edward Fitzgerald, C.M.G., Controller and Auditor-General, died at 4.30 this morning from bronchitis and congestion of the lungs. He was bornr.L Bath in 1818 and arrived at Lyttelton in 1850 where he started the Lyttelton and edited it ifor 2 years. In 1853 he was chosen first Superiutendant of Canterbury, a position he held until 1857 when he returned to England as agent for the province. In 1862 Mr Fitzgerald re-en-tered Parliament, sitting for Akaroa, and iv 1865 became Native Minister in the Weld administration. On his retiring from public life, a year later, he was appointee Controller-General. In 1872 he was made Commissioner of Audit, and in 1878 Controller and Auditor-General, a position he held until his death. In 1850 he married Miss Diaper, daughter of the late George Draper, of London, who survives him. He leaves 3 sons (two of whom have taken holy orders) and three daughters (Mrs W. Levin and Mrs Brandon, of Palmerston Nortfc.) Count Jouffray D'Abbans, French Consul, returned to-day, from a visit to the West Coast South Island mining districts. In an interview, after relating the work being done by the Ziman syndicate, he states that throughout the district there is a feeling that Reef ton is on the eve of great prosperity. Confidence in the future of the 3eld has never been firmer and the Consul believes from what he has seen that the expectation will be realised. The Globe and Progress mines, which have proved such fine gold producers in the past, have just been acqnired by the Consolidated Goldfields Company, and as they are to be worked as one concern a considerable reduction in expenses will be effected. The crushing from the Globe has been resumed and the Consul has brought away with him a fine sample of gold which he retorted himself from some of the amalgam. In other districts on the West Coast the Count found that pegging off was the order of the day and he is convinced that whelj fine weather sets in many important developments will take place.

Nelson, Aug. 1.

Walter Neame was found not guilty to-day on a charge under the Bankruptcy Act of attempting to account for part of his property by fictitious expenses. The Crown Prosecutor entered a nolle pro&tqui with respect to two other charges against the same prisoner.

Auckland, Aug. 2.

The Russian barque Paul arrived from Natal to load timber at Kaipara for the United Kingdom.

Notwithstanding numerous failures in the past, prospecting is still being actively carried;on in the Maungatautere district. Upper Waikato. Within the last day or two seme splendid quarcz was brought into Kihikihi. A Maori exhibited in Otorohanga a rich specimen which h«> said was taken from a reef at Maungataute'-e. It is to be sent to Auckland for testing.