the Report furnished to the Committee
by the Deputation who visited the locality where it is alleged Gold has been discovered.

I have the honor, &c.,
(Signed) THOMAS S. FORSAITH,
Secretary to Committee.

Moved by Mr. Gilfillan, seconded by
Mr. Hughes,
"That the Secretary be instructed to
forward a copy of the Report of the Deputation, to His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor."

REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTEE ON RECENT
GOLD DISCOVERY IN THE COROMANDEL DISTRICT.

The Sub-Committee appointed by the
General Gold Reward Committee, to proceed to Kikawhakareri, for the purpose of
making further enquiry relative to certain Gold deposits reported by Messrs.
C. and F. Ring to have been discovered
by them in the Coromandel District, have
the honor to report:

That they sailed from Auckland accompanied by Major Nugent, Native Secretary, and Mr. Johnston of that department, in the "Undine" schooner, at ten
o'clock on the night of Monday the 18th
inst., and anchored in Coromandel Harbour at nine o'clock on Tuesday evening.

They landed at six o'clock the following morning, and proceeded to Macgregor's Bay, where they learned that the
Messrs. Ring had left but a short time
before for the Creek, where the Gold had
been discovered.

Your Committee started at half-past
eleven o'clock for the Creek, and after
travelling about three miles over Ranges
of fern hills, they came to the bed of a
large creek which empties itself into
Coromandel Harbor.

On proceeding up this creek they
found immense blocks of quartz, thickly
strewed along its bed, and cropping out
of its sides, and having ascended about a
mile and a half, they reached a bend of
the Creek, where they found Ring's
party at work, sinking into the bed of it,
the water having been turned off a short
distance above.

Your Committee had a quantity of the
stuff taken out of this hole, and washed
under their inspection, and every panful
of it produced a few specks of Gold.

The Creek was examined in several

other places in this locality, and portions of the soil dug up from its sides
and washed, in all of which Gold in more
or less minute particles was observed,
convincing your Committee that the soil
all along this part of the Creek is impregnated with the precious ore.

On returning in the evening, a hole
was dug at a place about half a mile
further down, and a quantity of the soil
washed, but without any visible satisfactory result.

The vessel having been brought
round during the day to Macgregor's
Bay, your Committee returned on board
for the night, having first made arrangements to start with Ring's party early the
next morning; and accordingly they
landed at six o'clock on Thursday morning, and proceeded to the Creek, accompanied by Major Nugent.

About half-way between the place of
entering it, and the spot where the investigations were made the day before, a
favourable indication was noticed at a bar
in the creek, and a quantity of the gravel
and earth removed, a panful was taken
from about two feet below the surface and washed, it produced a number
of scales of gold—several further portions
of the soil in this neighbourhood were
washed and produced Gold; and a short
distance still lower down the creek, another party which had arrived, that morning from Auckland, took out, we believe,
several larger grains of Gold.

In the meantime Mr. C. Ring found it
necessary to abandon the first digging,
owing to the obstruction offered to his
reaching the bed rock by the presence of
large Quartz Boulders, and he commenced a new opening at some distance
from the first. This attempt also he was
forced to give up, for the same reason,
but a quantity of the stuff was washed by
him in the presence of Major Nugent,
and a number of fine specks of Gold
produced. After dinner, an opening was
made by Mr. Frederick Ring, assisted by
some of your Committee, who succeeded
after much hard labour in sinking down to
depth of about four feet and a half. One
or two pans of the stuff were taken out
of this hole, as the work progressed and
washed, but did not produce anything.
Another panful was washed just before
leaving for the night, and the largest and
the best looking specimen yet uncovered
in the creek was found in the bottom of