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Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue XXII, 26 November 1867, Page 4

Tiie New Gold Distbict. — A recently returned digger from tbe newly opened gold district to the north-east of Kauwaeranga Avrites: — " Tapu Creek. Genth men, — I beg to inform you that I and my mates have been prospecting at thia oreekj as we were told there was gold to be got or tho trouble of looking for it. After two days' labor we found gold, and on the third day we despatched two men to town with a specimen for Mr Copland. During their absence, five Maoris camo down and carried me into the bush. They asked me for gold, but I told them I had none. Tbey then told mo to leavo immediately, and I ran to find Harris, my remaining mate. I met him on tho opposite point of tho tapu ground, and he asked me if I had saved his watch. I told him I had is much as I could do to save my life, for tho Maoris had stripped me. The chief threatened to. shoot any man he found on tapu ground. Mr Maekay took down a party in his boafc aboufc a week ago, on the pretence of putting up sign boards whero the ground Avas tapu, instead of which I can prove that they are prospecting. I was forced to come to town naked, as fche '■ whole of my things were burnt. There were three men the other day driven back from Manaia to Sbortland by tbe Maoris with spears j bufc the diggers are determined to try again as soon as their mates como from the other side." Flax. — Afc the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show, held last; week, a collection of flax ropo, twine, and ordinary cord, manufactured by Messrs Jenkins, Jones, and Co, as the Halswell Flax Manufactory, was the centre of attraction to a largo number of visitors. Messrs Jenkins, Jones, and Co's collection comprised rope from i-inch to 4-inch clothes lines, plough lines, common lines, twine, wool lashing, fibre ' prepared for spinning rope, and for exportation, the latter haying been prepared since the previous, morning, afc Avhich time it; was growing in fche field. At tho Show of the Northern Agricultural , Society, held a few days previously afc Kaiapoi aome chicory shown by Mr Trent was much noticed, . Ifc was shown in four different states, viz, kiln. : ■• dried root, roasted root, chicory niba and ground.