SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1883.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 2, 16 June 1883, Page 2

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1883.

While 'giving, the' Piako 'County Council all possible ' credit -for the manner, in which they are carrying on works~ of great importance to thef district generally, we cannot compliment that body on the care tney have bestowed on the-maift streets and thoroughfares of Ie Aroha, Waiorozigamai. Tiie residents in the latter place; h.ivc in some degree taken matters intu their, own hands as far as the . fonnaition of a footpath is concemeir. but in Te Arolu poi)ple have

to flounder along sloflgsh of desponcl jtfiat , certainly should not exist^evcn^in the worst weather. It may posibly be considered hardly the duty of apountytJoimcil, whilst prosecuting larger works to attend to details espieially as the' residents of the township have the power to" call itita existence locai governing bodies if they " so desire. The question arises whether the time has not now arrived for \inite\l action on the part of both Te Aroha and Waiorongoraai ta that' end? Without the slightest doubt both are on the threshold of expansion into larger and much more popular Centres, and a few months will bringabout such changes as will necessitate a local governing body of some kind or other. ■ This want can probably be better supplied by. ,the M establishment of a Borough Council to embrace both- places, than by any other form. A Borough Council has greater, social powers than other bodies of the kind, and would we* fancy be moro^ generally useful. No injustice need be done to any outlying districts of- a muni-?' cipalily for the act provides for the formation of roads for which members are especially returned. Thus Wairongomai or any other part included in the Borougli boundaries, would return members in proportion to population. The^ act provides that the Governor may proclaim any district containing a resident population of 'not \loss than 250 householders, comprising one continuous area containing not more than nine square miles, no two points of which are more ■ than six miles; apart;,*!' A petition to be signed by not less than a hundred householders, and in it must be described the boundaries aad area of the proposed borough. Should there be any in the district who are unfavourable they may lodge a counter petition, and in order to give them every opportunity for doing so, the Governor . cannot proclaim the borough for two months after the receipt o£ the first petition. If onothird of the residents' are opposed to the proposal the proclamation is not to issue. Thus it will be seen that unless a very large majority of 'the residents . within the proposed boundary are desirous of constituting a municipality, it cannot be formed, so there is no possibility of any undue advantage being taken by those in its favour. It must be borne especially in mind, when considering the matter, that no dual i'&te can be levied, that is to say th.it once a borough is proclaimed only its council can impose a rate, and all payments to other governing bodies, whether county councils or other, cease altogether. Further, every pound gathered within' its boundaries, whether from rates, licenses, dog taxes, or other /sources; must be spent in its limits, and this is' a consideration of no small moment. Again, if there are any public works of special urgency, whether the formation of streets, water supply, wharves,' i&c, a Borougli Council, after a poll of the ratepayers has affirmed it, may raise special loans, on debentures redeemable , within fifty years, but in no case is more than 8 per cent, to be paid on money so borrowed. In, addition to ordinary sources of income, many councils have secured large land endowments from the State, and though on a small scale there is no reason why, in our case, we should not obtain equal recognition in proportion to the lesser importance of the borough. At the present time we' merely throw out the suggestion for our readers consideration. At an early date we will proceed to show hpw beneficial- a borough would be to this locality, and, further, that it could be established and carried on with very trifling cost to the ratepayers, tut with the greatest good to the community.

There are always surprises in store apparently, when the Parliament of New Zealand meets, and the session just commenced has proved no exception to past experience. It was supposed that the session would be a tame and uneventful one, and that Ministers Tvttuld :i no"t be ; assailed, as no special ground for attack; ' seemed likely to present itself. It was even rumoured that the lion was going to" He down with' the laml>, and that Sir George 'would be at least'V'fri'&ndly^ 'neutral* even, if he did not actively sup-, port the present Government". All these anticipations have proved most erroneous, and on the very threshold oi'lhe business a Ministerial crisis is precipitated by the action of the two leaders oftho Opposition, ; bur George Grey and Mr Montgomery, the one giving notice that he would introduce a bill te impose a Land Tax, and the other a bill to repeal tjhp Property, Tax. The Government, f with praiseworthy promptitude accepted the dial -

< 1 '•• „; t \ /*- a .•■' 'r [. • ilerige^iliVow.n /sut, ..and wiljt- stake its existence on the issne, navftjj^'decljH'ed, their opposition to both, aftd v treating theynt a% vote^ of want pi 'confidence. Thp' ;]Hp£se jsjusuAl adjourned ' tp- "Tues^ day next, but our telegrams qre silent- as to whether that day will be devoted to the usual routine procedure, pr whether thafs<!% will see the first of the impending fray. The declaration of Ministers that they will bring down no bills till the motions in question have been disposed of. . wilJ}{ ho^eyer,; compel their being brought forward at once. Ministers are sanguine- of' victory, and count on the comparatively substantial majority of "eight, l»iit ifc remains to be seen whether their calculations are correct. It is said that they' have received an accessiou to their strength in the Nelson recruits, Levestam a'ud Shepherd, but' at thesamc time Sir George Grey's proposal for a Land Tax will attract a great many, and of all tlio House, the two named are as Ikely> Ufiibte for it as any members we 'know of, Tin) hope of the Ministry liea no dotfbb irr the fact that though many members .would agree to such a tax if brought up Iby other members, will hesitate to vote witli Sir George, and by defeating the present occupants of the Government benches, place Sir George -Grey agai# in. power. . Even a large portion of the most radical followers of Mr Montgomery will not go into the lobby with Sir George on the question for this very reason, and therefore it is probable that the Government has every reason to be confident of victory. There may be some <dan^er to them, but not much at the onset, of Sir George. "With respect to Mr Montgomery, the motion of which he has given notice is a most Quixotic one, and unless to occasion obstruction, there does not appear a single valid reason for/1 his* bringing it forward. He has no chance in the world of carrying it, and, if the Government beat the doughty old Knight of Kawa.u, .they have not the r^frtotest cause for apprehension through the harmless £loiir and sugar representative oPAlt&roa. The action taken by the Ministry must, commend itself $o all, for now, 'lnstead of time being wasted and frittered away in small attacks, it will be seen whether or not they possess the confidence of the Houseji It defeated, they retire ) if they obtain the support tlioy expert, thiy will have a working majority:, -and the Opposition, knowing that any further attack must be futile, will probably allow the business to proceed without hfi\in^T recourse to useless obstruction. If they do, at least the public will know at whose doors delay m the legislature of the country lies. In one, particular, the re-cpnsUuction of the Legislative "Council/ the Government .iuve, chjfH-ly-Jfcnjmped Sir George Gey's trick by. announcing tljeir intention, .tlmiugh.His'EjceeJleiJcy's speech, of proposing to make the Legislative Council >'le,ctiv*6; • WiiilsV- f°r neasons above have, little or ,no doubt on 'winch" side v-ictpry will remain, should ,the .- inojjon' in' question) be- persisted in ; a deal -of- interest, will be felt at the issue, and the session Mill be probably opened with f a first and final trial of strength of respective parties.

The Pinko Coupty Council will meet at Cambridge on Wednesday next. The business is.Wflt of, -special importance. We remind rateyayers of, the Te Aroha riding' that a poll will be tnlwn' on Tuesjiuy ilext, whan the question of obtaiuing* an' advance of £5290 from the Govern--ment, under the Roads and! 1 Bridges Construction Act, for the purpose of forming and gravelling nine miles of main road from the Thames County to Shaftesbury, will be decided in. the negative or aftirmt atiye.~ Ther,e is little donbt^ that the proposal will bo agreed to. A charge of assault will he.heard at the R.M. Court on Tui.-s-.day next, when /ThomaSrH., Sm,i,th will be ;lie complaiji-,-jint and 'I&jad ..defendant. The case is a rather mixed one, as complainant alleged.be was in possession as a \pailiff, when defendant knocked him down and then kicked Ijiny, fracturing two of his ribs. On the other hand it is asserted that >he had. no, business in the house at the time, as his principal had h6 right t© put jn a distress, and the eviderice promise^ to 'be most conflicting. The lftjajdeut ' Magistrate and Warden will hold Uie ' usual Courts here on Tuesday nex,t. We would draw attention to the announcement of ■ Messrs Hunt and White, inviting tenders for the supply of heartwood .p»s#" and yails. Mr R. Mackay has been appointed agent, for th'tf Actrtdeni- Insiiranee Company for this district, and will nodoubtroon Becure a pretty fair amount of patronage. • .MfA<D s Sulliv{m, Inspector of Schools concluded his examination of the district schools" <)ri Tuesday last, arid returned on Wednesday to Auckland via Thames." A teacher 'will be at once sent up to Waiorongomai as one, of the results of his visit. The" choice of' a school site for Shaf tesbury has been left with the Education Board, who have three to clibose from. ' , v . • Whitiora and the other native chiefs who formed the cortege of Tawhiao that recently passed, through T^Aroha on the way to Tauranga, returhed to Cambridge prY'T,ftes.day. last. ,His dusky, majesty, has' positively declined to visit ttye Huuraki 'distrfotjonhisitottzv*. • ■ r^A meeting .will be held tlna evening at Wtrioftlngoinai, r n J otice of' whichappeam . in ■ our advertising columns, fpi; Uie purpose ? of fh;i«i% steps '"foV-'the" 1 establishment of ar\ Accident Kelief Fund, a funcl is mb'cli S:; needed" 1 -Hi' i -the 1 district, and' the' meeting, which will be held at tiwlfeSs', jhotel, should b'e"; well attended:' " ' Father O^Keill^-wiil celebrate , Mass 'to-. morrow iiioruiug in the public, Hall ,at 9 o'clock. He , will hold a service at Waiorongomai at H o'clock^., The Wailiiv ft turns of the crushing from ihe Martha extended )ieldoil 107ozs hum 3QO lon^-.Tiic I^ulcible gave 650z from 200 tons. We received tue above j items by tcU'^rams' last evening;

MuHayrs, Wells and Qo utter' have no\y 'got fairly stated- and their, Te Aroha store i iti the, third they, have now undor way. The ] other estiblisninent is at' Cambridge from ' .whichthoy supply a large portion of the ' Waibito. 'they have another at Lichfield, 1 the* township of the Patatere block; < and, the third is here in the < valley of thp upper Thames. The firm ' intend to make, 51 speciality of agricultural . < machinery, every description of new im- < plemonU lining kepi in stock for the con- i venicnce of surrounding settlers. \ An excellent opportunity is offered to ( those de iring to purchase valuable town , allotments in the bc«it part of 1 the town- | ship. In an, advertising column several .properties both with and without building , upon thorn are offered full particulars respecting which can be obtained from Mr. , Campboll soliuitor , , At the Supreme Court on Wednesday, , Messrs Hugh Camj>bell, J. P, Campbell, , Thos. Hall, and J. M. H. Lush were nil- ] mitted to practice as barristers and solicitors. Mr Hugh Campbell has l>een taken into partnership by Mr. J. B. Russet, and Mr, J. P. Campbell mieinis to pructice his { profession on his li's ovrn account at Cambridge. ] We 1 were in error -in stating that Messrs ( Mc'Arthui' aud Smith aro the contractors, for the new Court-house. They have built the u.'W Telegraph-'offico, which is . qmte finished aud ready for occupation. Mr Penk i.s the contractor for the Courthouse building/ A special mooting of the Te Aroha School Committee will be held on Monday evening next at half-past 6 o'clock, at'MrOllallor.in'rt. We direct the special attention of our readers to the announcement of Mr J. S. Bond who cjirrk'sun a large job printing businoos in CllllC 1111 >ridge, and rnnounces that hewilk'tfocutodll workat Auckland prices. / It has been suggested that a steeplechase mooting should bo held at To Aroha during tue winter months and we hope th.it it mty be carried out. There are many horsus in the adjoining district ' that'ean do a bit over timbor, and if a meeting was got up there would we are sure be a good days sport. The prizes need not be large enough to tempt first--lass horses who would give district horses no chance, but the contents wouki thereby 1 be rendered all the more interesting. Mr F. Pavitt, architect, calls for tenders for the erection of a, cottage at Mauawaru, for the B.mk of New Zealand. A call'of £2 per share ha* been made on the capital of the Vermont Licensed Holding* Several settlors whilst conveying their sheep to the Thames \ia Te Aroha lately, have suffered serious loss, through their being worried by dogs. Through the saini cause th*> butchers of the township find much difficult) in keeping a supply of sheep close at hand. Surely some steps can be taken for protection, and a little poisoned meat might be brought into operation with great advautajje. Considerable del y has been experienced in bringing the telephone line between Te Aroha and Waiorongomai into active service ; but this is to be attributed to the non-arrival of the telephone instruments from Wellington, and the fact that .the new post and telegraph office has not, as yet been prepared for occupation. We may expect, however, that the connections will shortly be made with the new office. Mr Dibsell, we notice, has already commenced moving his building, the Wiihoti 1 Hotel, from the old landing to the present punt landing at 'IV Aroha. The building is being moved in instalments, and carted to its future resting place. The alteration should be a source of convenience to travellers. The alleged malpractices in the Dunedin gaol, whilst under the charge of the late gaoler,, have assumed such specific form that th : e Government hate appointed a commission of enquiry, consisting of Messrs Curtis and Whitefoord, to ascertain positively the truth or falsehood of the charges. Mr Alfred De Bathe Brandon who up to last neasion was one of the oldest members of the House of Kepreatintatives, has been culled to the Legislative Council, and a Gazette notification of the fact appeared on the Bth inst. ' , We learn by telegram that the Orient , steamer Austral, which a short time ago sailed from Sydney for London after b-ing raised, ran into Rangitoto channel on ; Thursday last for the purpose of setting up her rigging. She did not ' communicate with the shore, nnd sailed again yesterday morning to th* great dmppoinment of a number of excursionists who left Auckland in a steamer to visit her. What can have brought her so far out of her course is at present a perfect mystery. A very serious accident, which it is surprising was not fatal, happened to a man named William Gibbons, working at the tramway near the Inverness licensed holding. By some chance hia foot slipped and he literally rolled down, head over heels, a distance of more than a hundred feet on a steep incline, studded with stones and boulders. When pioked up he was insensible, but no hones were broken, though he was much cut abont the hfad, and very seriously bruised generally. He soon recovered consciousness however, aud was taken to the Waiorongosuai Hotel. Dr. Bond was called in, and under his , care, we are glad to say, the injured man is recovering rapidly. Early on Wednesday morning last the jew-elry establishment of Mr Uenrtksen, in Victoria-street, Auckland, was burglariously entered, .and jeweirv' to the value of" H,s')o extracted therefrom. On 'discoveiing- tho robbery on tlu* snine 'morning Mr Ilonricksen put the matter' iv' the hands of the police; >and the., detectives ar£ now on the ' smirch. Two men have bum arrested on suspicion. We are glad to state th^t confidenc in the Te Aroha field is increasing every week, aa shown by the iV greater iv- ■ ■tertat'ttiken jby.per«')UH residing a; a distance, as< well 'as by these [ StuimiHeiy ao ; quaint ed with ith value. In our' mining report it will be Been that several new claims have hecu taken up during the past 'Wtek ,at Wftiprongomdi, un.tl, what is 'more, out of tive forfeited . «oldmming licenses, there, have been taken up again within less than a wick of their forfeiture, three of t'.e number*. This ape'tk* volumes, 'and it is certain that, thuutuer two olaiia/^wift al^o Ue speedily rv.-oocu ,vied. '. ; ,vjr

. he juvenile working portion of our. population being now considerably large the time, we think, has arrived when the, matter of starting a nightschool, should receivethe earnest consideration of the local school committee, or whatever body or individual whose business it is to look ■ after such matters. At present a largo number of boys after doing their day's work spend the remainder of the day in promoting the happiness of their 1 parents and neighbours by setting off crackers, and indulging in other such Jike innocent recreations, thus not only losing ewry particle of Übef ul knowledge which they may have acquired when at school, but also growing up in ignorance and mischief. A night-school we feel sure would be well attended, parents would only be too happy to assist in establishing' such an institution to be carried on during the winter nights. We hops the matter will not be lost sight of but that the propOsal will receive due consideration and if possible be carried into execution. At last this portion of: the Tharnes-Te Aroha highway has reached the climax of wretchedness. Some few weeks ago wheeled traffic was obliged to cease, and though thu road was unquestionably very bad, still it was in a way passable for equestrians. By the expenditure of a comparatively small sum in fascines the very bad holes could all have, been put in a fairly passable condition i;or wheeled traffic, but, as this was not done at "the ' proper time, almost the entire line of road between here and Paeroa is one series of dangerous mantraps. A gentleman and lady were riding the other day' in the direction of Paeroa when the horse of the former on crossing one of the swamp holes in the road sank almost beneath the surface, and on being extracted from the mire it was discovered that he had been badly staked in the breast ruining him completely. The horse was the property of Mr Joffery, Te Aroha, and from all accounts will be a greater loss to the owner than repairing the road would have been to' the Thaiiwa County Council. In another column will be found an announcement of the first of a series,, of Melbourne Cup sweeps got up in Auckland by one of the mobt reliable of all sweep promoters, who docs business under ' the pseudonym of ' Adam Beds.' He has the thorough confidence of the public, and his ventured \Vill without doubt speedily fill up. We have reason to believe that the first of these has been nearly subscribed already, and the drawing will take place within a week or two. A novel feature has been introduced by the promoter in allowing the'^ drawer of any horse to take four'tiok&ts in the succeeding sweep without further payment, thereby getting.four fresh chances with the posnibility o£ winning high prizes in each. In these enterpris-s there' is a horse to every fourtoen tickets, ' and though the winnings are nut so large the adverse chances arc gre.itly reduced. We have no doubt many of the Te Aroha residents will try their luck, and we only hope that their speculations may prove in the highx'bt degree profitable. A gentleman in quest : of a female partner i equests us to insert the fohow ing adv't, which for njinuteness ano 1 detailed particulars could not wall be eclipsed. Ho commences his grievance in the usual orthodox way with the eyecatching- inscription " Wanted a wife " and proceeds n< follows:— A gentleman residing at— — but at present on a visit' to Te Aroha, is desirous of providing himself with the above dome&tic appurt6nance. As regards aj>e he is oi the middle category and as to his appearance — veil if not prepossessing he is not altogether unattractive As to means, after the lapse of the present month be will be in receipt of at least £1200 a year. As to home and domestic purround ings these are of a nature conducive of the utinest earthly felicity. Regarding the objecc of this want the lady applicant to ensure consideration ' must be of middle age, not flippant ' but dignified in ' her deportment,' ,of temperate habits, of irreproachable virtue, appearance presentable, staturfc. passable, and tongue controllable. Moreover she Hiiibt have an inclination for music, vocal i and instrumental, a knowledge of culinary , soiened and a handy manipulator of the needK. This want is bona Jide and applications tor the post of Mrs— will receive earnest consideration. Applications with photos and particulars enclosed to be addressed t> Fe Aroha. 1 ! As we have. our misgivings as to the- advertiser's sincenty, or we might siy his 1 bona fide we refrain from .publishing- names, we only publish the foregoing in order to give the ladies a chance, leaving to themselves the tank of discovering tha want>r aod satisfying if possible his many scruples.

A meeting of the eWeholders of the Smile of Fortune Licensed Holding is called for this evening. . Business of importance. Mr. G. S. O'Halloran announces an im". portnnt F.ile of horses and' harness in the estate of T. W. Carr & Sons for to day at 11 o'clock. Mr. Q-. S. O'Halloran advertises a sale of Fruit and ornamental trees at his mart to-day Mr. J, Cuff solicitor notifies that he has removed to offices in the vicinity of the post-office. The want of a secure grazing paddock in the vicinity of the township has long been felt hei'e we are glad to find that Mir. Wainright announces in our advertising column that he has thrown open his paddock for grazing horaes and will take them at the very moderote charge of two shillings per head per week. Wo understand that Mr. Robson eh'Mmst has purchasod the stock in trade of Mr fclcoles who haa given up business. Tuis place is too healthy apparently tor two of this trade i > " line, v and <Ylr itobson is such , a host in hi • self as to" bo fully Mble to > meet all p> s 1-j ioqiriremoiiLa. . :, •The following article of Mi Fjllwick \y\ni\n appeared in th^ Al,iU:iru Ensign, as a specimen of clever wrifcj-ji; 1 is. worthy of the celebrated ' Jehu Ju.ni >v :: r — l Fey/ mou have leas to guy, and say 'it worse tha,n Mr Feldwick.- In- him, silence' is gulden. We know of uo speaker in whom brevity would be more reixsily excused. He either labors to express an empty nothing, or ir he bus a thought' in yiew it is anticipated by 1 the hearers some minutes before he get*> tt> it. R» extracts liia Bentenees from tiie pit of his stomach, and in dragging them round an angular bono in bis throat ho break* them sadly uud h«t to Bort the pieces. The process