The new mansion of W. J. M. Larnach, K«q., M.H.R., on the Peninsula has at length been completed. I« » doubtless the St princely, as P it is the > mos >»**»*»} and elegant, residence in New Zealand, and highly creditcble to the workmen employed, alf of wbom are residents on the Peninsula. Jto addition to maoy acts of tandawu to we

The following are the weights for tho Tradesmen's Purse : —

By J. H. Collins, F. G. S., Tuubo.
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Cross courses are veins whose direction is nearly at right angles to the chief lodes of any particular mining district. When they contain clay, they are known as flucans, and this clay is sometimes so very impervious to water, that they form th© beat of all possible boundaries between neighbouring mines, Sometimes the cross-veins yield iron ore or lead ore in large quantities ; this is particularly the case about the eeuiw and, east oJE Cowwall,

carpenters during the progress of the work, the proprietor has considerately marked his appreciation of their diligence by presenting each of them— Messrs W. Itiddell, R. Roger. W. Michie, H. Fairbank, T. M'Leuuan, and W. Dickison — with the best procurable patent lever watch, with chain, seal, &c. Mr Hislop, of Dunedin, executed the en graving on each watch, which bore, besides the name of the recipient, the following :—: — " A souvenir for good and faithful work at 'The Camp,' from W. J. M. Larnach. March, 1876." Such a testimonial as this is uot only creditable to Mr Larnach, but also is complimentary to the carpenters as a proof that their work has been thoroughly appreciated.
