LATEST NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE AIREDALE FROM
NELSON.
FRESH DISCOVERIES AT THE BULLER
GOLD FIELDS.
NELSON BACES.
By the arrival of the Airedale yesterday we have dates from Nelson to 3rd January. The Claude Hamilton had arrived at Nelson on the 30th of December, and brought later dates from Sydney to the 24th iust, but there is nothing of special importance from the latter place. The Examiner of the 3rd inst, has the following : —
THE WEST COAST GOLD-FIELD.
Two nuggets of pure gold, oue weghing ld\ ounces, and the other 13£ ounces, which were obtained in the Bulier district, on the West Coast of our province, are now to be seen in Nelson ; the former at the Union Bank and the Utter at Mr Askevv's Bridge-street. These are in addition to a number of smaller nuggets from the same district.
By a private letter from the Bulier, we learn that, in addition to the nugget of 19\- ounces the Maoris had obtained a considerab le quantity of coarse gold. Bain hud fallen in quantity and had flooded the river, but sixteen canoes were waiting near the Bulier pab, so as to start up the river with men and stores. The Maoris charge £2 each to the diggers, and £3 per cwt. for conveyance up the Bulier river. The whole of the diggers at the Karamea and lower Bulier were about leaving for the new field where the \Q\ ounce nugget was obtained.
The Lytlelton, whiph -arrived on Wednesday last, brought, some 400 ounces pl^gold
which, it is stated, had all been obtained at the hew diggiugs. TheAorere gold field has turned out productive of late. The Examiner says that by letters received from Collingwood, that in Mr Greenwood's leasehold, Richmond hill, Aorere, a party of six have, within one week, taken out no less than ninety-six ounces of gold ; and that for some time past the uvcrage earnings of this party have amounted to fioin £50 to £80 per week. A highly successful meeting of the Nelson Harmonic Society was held on the 23rd Dec. There was a crowded audience.
Two fires occurred on the 20th ; one in aMr Levick's house, and the other in the residence of Mr Docison, Hardy-street.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1813, 6 January 1863, Page 3
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