SATURDAY, OCTOBER. 20, 1883.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 20, 20 October 1883, Page 2

SATURDAY, OCTOBER. 20, 1883.

Amongst other iHelui Acts pn^eJ hist ■** oil* for tne * 4 Incorporation oi Industrial and other Societies of" ,» Kmdre-l Nature," the heads of whicn will prove intfri'stin'/ to ;i lai^c itmii u»i of our nwiers. By it. it is p'ovide<i hint tiffv '»r Mimv pfison^ imiy a^nciate themselves toilet uer as un In iuscciul KncN'ty. nw\ oji t\v % pohfiuU of twothii'l-*, \\n' Go\( i rn<»r msiv con«ti utt 1 tlnMii h lioiiv corporate, witu p.M'pi'tual •^uoci'^sioti ami a common si'ai, mv\ r.o wlmut ivxervi'3 may he *ul -ipart jiri'i nfi'HMtP'l. P«w«r is also xiwu tuem to ]f'M«--e and otherwise deal witti res'rves so granted. The Bth clause sets oufc the objects of every Society to be so incorporated, and as it is of material importance, we quote it entire : — (1.) To collect Huch information contained in publicutionb and other works relating to manufacturing, mining, and productive industries as miy be useful to local manufacturers, minors, and producers ; (2.) To correspond with nvinut'acturing, mining, agrioultural, industrial and other societieH, and to select from such correspondence all iul urination which, according to th« opiuiun ot! the society, may be lik»jly tv load to practical benefit to local manufacturers, miners, and producer-. ; (3.) To pay to any manufacturer, miner, producer, or occupier of land, or other i pornon who shall undertake, at the request of the society, to aHcertaiu by «ny experiment how £nr such iiu'unnition Jeada to useful resultb in practice, a rcinuiuration l!or .tuy !ow^ that he may incur in doing -ho ;

.4.) To encourage nvn of «eionre in | then attention to the invention and irapiovement of manufaeturinir, mining, mid productive tools, implements, machinery, appli'in' c , and art.-^ ; (5.) To jyon'-nU'y promnt,*, footer, on courage, and <1 -Velop lo hI unnufaeturiiig', mininir, mid ;>r->dnetive ind'vtri s; (G.) At the ineptin^ of the society, by the dhtribufiun. of prizes, models, speoi mens, jukl samples, and bv other moans, (o encourage th.s nd>iptation and use of tho newest and be.vt mod *s of manufacturing, nrir'ng and producing ; (7.) To etvonra^ enterprise arid in-du-trv by holding or bv supporting and encouraging by irit'N or InaiH of money or otherwise, howsoever, exhibitions of matiul'.ictuit'M, minerals, pioductions, machinery, ippliantc , to M l.s, and implements, and by granting prizes thciv.tt for the boat exhibit^, and for competitions for inventions or improvements, or skill or exeelleneo, in n.innf.icturinir, mining, productive, or uth r indn tiivs. A'i ii'H'ity is ifivpn to »n »kp >md alter i ul«»- and regulations, and all societies •ny to consist of ordinary, honoraiy, and lil'o members, wiio aro to be elected by inllot, and tiie otfi't*- bearers are to be a ;»r 'silent, a, vice-president, a treasurer, s rotary, two or more it)'^. an! a general com i »«. 0 her rules are i iid down for ohspivnnej, imt none necessary to further rclVr refer to. We would specially di-H<v the attention of i residents in t«ps di^rier t-o ti>e objectfoi wnich these societies are to be I fonnel. W.iat could be more .ipplieabl<^ >r iiior 1 useful her? t.ian an .isNori.ition, anil where p«>«!sii»lv ••onlil knowledge gathered by it iw of greater service. It is vxactly wimt i" requir°d, ml would MJpply a want- that is greatly felt. Cute as mining m-magers may )»e, experienced as many of them utv, the iv i\s always som«»tuiii^npw turning up. and always something to be lea. ut. By tie establishment of a society of t,he kind referre 1 to, information could be collected from a hnndred Mnirces thrtt, iudiviiliuils ea'inot gatlier. In moles o f practical mining, in the value of ores, in earliest in or. nation relative t-> improvements ia lijachiuery, lii fact ia ever) tiling having connection wit . in Hi.'.-, an 1 mmmg 1 , sucu an instituioii wwiild prove invaluable. Our -ettier< and tanners, too, can, in tiie w «y. an i from the same source, lcr \ • instruction of iuest.m ible. use ci * 1 1 \ to cultivation, stock, seeils, imjilti uoats and everything agricultural, iii -.s.' isgocUtioriv ar>' imt r<t iHned to a siuu r .e br.inch oi indmtrv, but. cm emurnct' .til and every one, a 1 * wi'l bn so mi il'ove. Tiiey can a/ply for r-'sorves .vith every prospect ot applicatioi.s bein < \or.i'.)ly ente (utued, and will not »mlv receive.-ujdlanti.il aid hL the. hauls yi f<ie (TtoNt-rnm Mit, but can be mid |»o\\l*i» an-1 <iie»sini>s in every CLMitr* of l> ipulation where tue\ may iw e^tuo1 >«lied. T ere is no difficulty wh.itovei in th' i ij formation. All that is wmre ! i^ ruM'luf.ioii on ihe part v*i a i**w, wn*n tie lequired fift) can b.- reuliiy o - i t\: >c i. u jeti'ion le putche. , uit i in u I te^ weeks { ,c Iniusuial cnu !i> t.u . rxtuldisho<l I'nct. Lot our reader?j caiefullv peruse tue objects for wuici. I I. es • sih-iotie*, lire iuten icd, an 1 it will j .it once he seen how useful one would be iii this disliict. Lei a few oi tiieni ,ie-»l\eon fonuiny one, and it will ne I doiif. There are no dith'e.»lties to euct»unU»r, no red tapism t<» entangle, ) hinder, or de a\. everything is sti*iii*-ht— forwui-l juni smooth >uiliiiif to those nn le i# ta'vin^ the task. All required is a little energy hu<l wiiio pu lie spirit, w . 'ii a cf en oral boon will be obtained, an . fuc thanks of the comui'inity due totioseto whose ex&tions it may be owiiiy^.

/ There arc six lopal horses here in training fef the coming racea, viz., Mr Laidlaw's Wekoine Davy, Mr Lawless's Whispering Jack, and Mr Quinlan's Itat, for Ilat races, Mr Graves' Jedwater, Mr Coleman'a Ellerslie, and Mr Quintain's Cob f^pr the sticks, both hur'lles ami steeplechase. 1 Wo are glad to say that at a meting of th Race Committee hell at Quinkn's Hotel on Tue» lay evening last, the fall programme for the races to be held on November 26th, Te V ohus anniversary, was acjteel to, and is published in another column. It will be sepn that the ori(*in:il Heas as to the public money to be given ha I to be very mateiialiy ourtp.ile 1, bin the bill of fare is a very «oo 1 one an 1 there will l<e 17-">-!'>v« of a lie I mone'. . The meeting will be h 1 1 on the ol 1 ccvir-" 1 ttual-aV'. which i« the property of \[t ut,of A ckla.i , b t sbv him nun km v,> granted fo.. ihu ,>uipo uj. A* .it present !ai 1 "oui, tlicre are rvo both h iarp ivnl • laiißcrous curvef. in it, but a committee conof Messrs Pavitt, BrAllay. an 1 Qni.ilan wim appointed for the purpose of m iking sujcli alterations in the track as will obviate fchla complaint. They will visit the course this day for that purpose. The stpoplochase ■^roiinl will be ovf»r some of Mi Lips y'q and Mr Comes' enclosed Inn I*, an I in a idition HOiae ar.'ilicial fen l fts will bn put up. It in no tie inten.ion ot the Hlewarls to erect a- y specially brcak-n^cii obstacles, bin only to make taein fairly co.in,' iui l^ji the lesignaJo'i of a fur hunting onnt-ry. P O))le of thu .Vaikato an I ITupor Ta'v.ncs will mve a feast. of racing within <i few la.y-», Ca.a'jr! Ige hoi 1 in,' their Spring racf-: om tho 2lst o f NoTcmber, Te Aroha on the 2(>th, and Piako on the 30th. It will now be worth the while of distant owners to sen I their horses, and we venture to predict, shoul 1 the weather prove favorable, that the three meetings will be eminently successful, falling on the dates they do. The auction sale of cattle and agricultural machinery at Matamata on Thursday last, passed oi! most satisfactorily, Mr J. S. Buckland officiating as auctioneer. Fully 200 people sat down to the lunch thai was pro- : vided, and at noon punctually the machinery ! \r s off ere 1. Tho mowing machines realised .rom £8 to £9 10-j. McCormicks wire bin lers fiom£lsto £18; chaff-cutters, with ho'-se-power attached, £31 ; tine harrows, f i o n £0 to £7 10s. Marshall's thrashing machine and engine was passe 1 in, there bomg no buyers, All the oattle offere 1 had calved or ,vere in calf. Dairy cows realise 1 from £4 to Cft, and out of tho 200 sulnnittel about 150 were sold. They were in fair condition, and up to the usual standard of Mr Firth's herd. S^ino leading resident* of Auckland were at the sale, incliidine: Messrs PeacoaJc, M.H.It., M-0 >sh Clark, Mayor of Auckland, and D»C'unynell, Chairman of the Auckland Chambar of Com.njrce. The tclqilioiie ia now

completed anl in working ovlor bel-ve^n horo and Matanrnui, tin 1 the tirnt press ino^s.ige was sent by this m jans to Auoklanl, aunouncing the results of the mile. On Tuesday cvuning litst a meeting was held in thp Wusleyan Chapel in connection with the Home Mis4oii work, carried on by he Wesleyan body in this colony. -Mr Ilofit inthechair. Tne attendance was not very large. The meeting having been opened with a hymn and prayer, the report oC the Home Missions (or the prece ling year was real by the Rev. Gk T. Marshall. A moat interesting and instructive lecrnre was next deliverel by the Rev. \V, C. Oliver, from Auckland, the subject being, " Father Taylor," of Boston fame. The rov. lecturer commenced by saying but little was known o! Father Taylors parents. He vas born in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. At the early age of 7 lie went to sea, anl for ten years waa constantly on board ship. Later on he became a loc il preacher, obtaining his living by dealing in hardware, anl also having a small tarm. He wa* constantly from home, and much of his preaching was carrie 1 on in echoohooms and the open air. His great lifework, however, was that which a few years later he entirely gave himself up to, viz., mission work am mgsfc the sailors in Boston. Ho never wrote a sermon ; hid al hTSnes wore always entirely ox te'npore.' After the conclusion of the lecture, which was most interesting, and listenei to attentively throughout, the JRev. H. Bull', from the Thames, attressol the meeting, furthor explaining the great work that was now being ione by the Home .Missions. H.* spoke of the liberal grants provide I from tho fun Is of the mmc towards establishing a Church hero when To Aroha was in its infancy. Also, of how the cause had been similarly aiiel in the Waika?s"when he (the speaker) was statione 1 there. He acknowledge 1 in terms of the highest pvaiae tho a'-le assistance he at that timo re. olve 1 in 'iis work from Mr H. Buttle, who, he was auio, would liel t j on «>«jry good cause here. Votes of thanks having been passed to tho Rev. W. C, Oliver for his able lecture, and to the chairman for presiding, I he meeting was brought to a close. The favorite screw steamer Waitoa was, as per announcement, offered for sale on Wednesday last by Geliion an 1 Co. at their rooms, Thames. Slie was purchase- 1 by JVIr W. Burton, togeclvr with o'Uccs and boats, for the sum of £1200. She is one of IUo moat paying boats ou the sc&tion, and was by no mean* d°ar at the money. It is sai 1 that her cost oi construction 18 months ago was £1500. (A great many people who have not, so far, been able to secure sites in the Waiorongomai tutviismp, will bo glad to learn cii.it Messrs ilelliou ani Co. will oifor for sale by auction, on the 10th of November next, positively without reserve, all tae unsold allotments in section 13 that were not dispose 1 of on the 12th mst. Such an opportunity seldom occuis, and there can be no question tnat keen competition for such valuable properties is suie lo ta\d piace. Waioiongomai is essentially the township of one of the most riding goldfiolds in the colo.iy, aud ns prost >eots ;ue sqeli as to fully warrant high prices ;or any properties wi bin it. Mr J. Craig, of i 3lliou ,uid Co., will be the ancuon»ei, and the pl.ioe of Hiile will bo thf sun: as ou the .ast occasion, the I'ubho H.UI, Cc Aroha."*) In another o.oki.un Mr (Jr. A. L-nllaw an-, lounciM that, io a Iduion to in, ordinary •tn I tra '.he is a c.\-,n p iruha«> -r of fai •tocK o. ■ c >■ kui i, poncers norn Id (, ,u also of udes an i > uns. We uu k«r.-5. m 1 c.'iat Mr Colem m vill open its n«.. hotel luring th'i oo nuij wul,\. This .'as to have been doau io- lay, bit final arrange-nouN coul I not be ma le in t nc. i'hc iiumoei of \i«ttoi-> constatiiiy cojiung ana '^oid^ lm-> mile hot<,-l accommodation soaice, •nd tlie n«w hjuw will supply a piossmg vant. Soint> mourns ugg some of th? eailv sharepokers liei"C fornit Uhem.selvcs nu.ia Brokers' Vssoi iuuuu, an 1 uuw Ui4C Liiu number has .jticn ai> 'lui"gel> increased, they li.ive had iiilc" puj'li«-hiil foi their guidance. These ue -a i k lhi me.i.-vi j i ient.cal wiJi tliose in orce al me I'h.Uijc , but modiliei in such a manner as to be biutable to the requirements uf Te Aroiia. Such an association is no doubt requiied, and will be h protection alike io ita members and to the ououUe speculating pablic. Whether thore is a Dog Inspector or not in this district we do not 'enow, but it is high time such an official excite 1 himself, for there are perfect packs of ours of every degree running about thib locality, and in some cases doing serious damage. On Tuesday night last some sheep and lambs belonging to Mr Gould were sent to Te Aioha for shipment to the Thames by the steamut Patiki. They were put into the yard on the other side of the river, but during the night some dogs got in and killcl one sheep and three lambs, besides worrying and injuring many more. Unfortunately, the owners of the do.^s are not known, otherwise they would h,ive to pay smartly for keeping such dangerously destructive animals, and it is to be hoped that they will yet be discovered. A large reduction in the canine ranks would be made if the Dog Act wore strictly euforced, for many owners would lather destroy their brn tes ilia a pay for Jk 1 u. We recommenl th* matter for the cousi Iw.itioii of the County Couth li. This is the Mjcon I occasion h?n w> thin a shirt time thai sh'iep have been Vrorriel anl uillod by stray doga. Mr A. W. Taylor has sold his jeratod water an I cor lial factory in To Aroha, to M t W. 'Jrey, of the well-known firm of John Grey and Son, mineral water manufacturers, E len Cr^'-onl. Auckland, and the transfer is lof/.fiel in our alvertising col-imis. Tho -.oi is just coming on, anl Mr G.ov h-u n i^e all preparations for doin $ a bi ; b w labi, m I has p ovided extra plant for tiie purp^sj. From Waiorongomai we givo tho following itenn : — Lawless' Hotel is about to be greatly enlarged, vceording to plans preparo.l by Mr jiump, uuhitect, of Te Aroha. — Bradley and Jo.'s nc v stable, the terminus of their coachng line Ij the Thames, are completed and vill contain -anr stalls anl two loose boxes, vith coacli liouae, ttc— The Waiorongomai ! people are, greatly elate 1 at the goolpricos ro•dvo I last week for allotments on section 13. | —Telephonic communication ir no v co'ii- j pletod between Waiorongomai and Maiam^ta. j Messrs Macky Bros., sharebrokers, are about to erect a new o.Uce next to tho Hot Springs Hotel. The building will at onco be most commodious and convenient, and its erection is a proof of their confidence in the future sharebroking "business of Te Aroha. It in not unlikely that Mr Coleman will shortly erect a two-storey row of building* adjacent to his hotel, the lower portion to bo let as offices, the upper as bedrooms in connection with th^ house. The speculation if eutere I into will, \ve are sure, be a profitable / The usual fortnightly meeting of tho Band of Hope was held in the Wesloyan Chapel on Monday evening, October Bch, at 7 o'clock. Mr H. Buttle presided. A programme of the usual charaoter waa gone through." The weather was unfavonrabio for a large attendance. Nexi meeting is notified for Monday ovening, Ootober 22nd, at 7 p.m.*"i The usual fortnightly R.M. and Warden's Courts will be held on Tuesday noxt. There is one policte case, a charge of assault against a publican, but the business as a whole is very hgutal theprekont time.

Da i.v,' the twelve months en lint; March SI the number of letter* sent was 1,280,6;}6,200, of post,-oardn Ui,016\200, nnd of book-paokata and circulars 140,032,600. Of the -so iVre were 3GM-L3 retumo I letter .^tJ&^l'i retumol post-cards, and 4,988,990, returnol bookpackets. 562,201' letters wore rnvvturnablo, of whioh 26.21):) bore no ad ire.sa. Oue firm posted l32,oBo letters in a single despatch, airl another linn ] 67,000 po.st-o.irls. During the year the number of telegraph messages was 32,623,026. Afc tho Auoklan 1 Education Boar 1 on the 12th one of the members, Mr Theo. Cooper, gave notice that he woul 1 move at the next meeting " That this Board recognise the fact that religious instruction in schools during school hours is contrary both to the letter and spirit of the Elucition Act, 1877, bnt recommend that pohool committees allow ministers of religion the use of the schoolrooms, after school, hours for tho purpose of imparting religious instruction to such of the o'ullren who, with the consent of their parents or guardian*, may wish to attend for such purpose. " From remarks in the Auckland papers there cannot be much doubt that the resolution will be carriel." In an article on tho subject, appearing in last Satur lay's Auckland Herald, there is the following: — '• We apprehend that a ' recommendation ' to achool committees to allow the une of the buil lings outside of achool hours for purposes of religious instruction, is the utmost length to which the Board will feel warranted in «,'oin<4, after having so recently eleva'ud the oonrnittees to the position of Masters of the 3>.U'l. But the proper course in* dealing vith a committee li'-ce that at Te Aroha woul 1 be to inform them that the system of o Vacation an by Ivw establishel is not ' hostile to religion; tint it contemplates that the ■ion ioLs belonging to the Departm >nb of Klucition must b.* mile available for .ninisters of religion at other th-m school 'uui's for purposes of religious iustructio \ : and that if they, the Te Aroha Committee, presume to attempt to override the Act, an I refuse to give the Department's school buildings as intenVl, the school 'will be foi fci with close 1 and tho teacher withlrawn, until such tim* as the committee have attained a better frame of mind, or the people elect more sensible nun in their place." From this it would seom that the Herald id unaware of the Te Aroha School Committee having been re-constructod, and that the permission requested has been since given to the Key. G. T. Marshall. Such, however, we may inform our contemporary, is the fact. The Ptako Turf Club Meeting will be held on Sb. Andrew's Day, Nov. 30th, and in the programme published there are no less than eight events set down, including a trotting and a Maori race. The same difficulty in allotting prizes that occurre \ here seems to I have beset the stewards of this meeting, for as yet, though the races are described the amounts of the various stakefl are adver/iol blank. The meeting is very happily timed, being just three days after our Te Aroha races, and nine days after the Carnbri l^o Spring Meeting. Thus horses can compete 'it the three places, and the result undoubtedly will be that there will be good fiel Is at all. It is high time that a porm 1 .shoul I be eatablishe I in Te Aroha, and as the Co int. v Council has power to erect one it is to be hope 1 that that bo ly will do so without. ]o<<* of time. At tho present timp co\v>, ho'^es, .md pigs w.'inler about <■ o-ywheie at their own sweet will, and certainly to ihn mi">u\enience if not dangrr of residents aril Mvir children. Many persons arc now bu , in forming gar lens, an 1 as all cannot aft >r.l to eroct fences substantial enough to keep animal trespassers out, in many cises their labor is thrown away. The p v gs are an especial nuisance cveiy day, for they enn get through wire fences, and householders cannot with safety leave anything consumable out. at their back doors without running the risk of having it eaten up. On Hiiii lays dray horses are scattered all over tho township, and invale every partially fence 1 section. There are plenty of people would accept the office as pouudkeeper and rely on fie fees for remuneration, so, beyond the eieotion of the pound itself, the expense of instituting and maintaining it would be nil. In view of the coming races anticipatory matches between some of the competitors seem to be the rage. On Saturday afternoon last a race between Mr Quinlan's eh. g. Hat and Mr Bicakell'a oh. g. Joey came off over the old course, the distance being one mile. Despite tho heavy downpour of rain, a large number of persons on horseback and on foot went out to see the struggle. The ground was very heavy and the race was rather a hollow one, the Rat winning easily. Not satisfied with his defeat, Mr Breakell made another match foi the same amount, £5 aside, the distance two miles, and the weights 9st 31bs each. The match came off on Thursday morning, and in this case judgment was reversed, Joey winning by four or five lengths. There will be another match this (Saturday) afternoon, between tho Eat and Mr Lawless' Whispering Jack, the distance two miles, but what the amount of the stake is we do not know. If the Te Aroha goldfield realises to the very utmost all the sanguine expectations formed of it, and there is the avalanche of sharebroking businoss anticipated, without doubt there is nn ample army of brokers to transact twice as much. The latest addition t > the ranks is Mr N Cleary, who in another column announces that he is prepared to execute any mining commissions with, wliich hp may be entrusted. Soy ral cows in and about Te Aroha have recently been poiHonol by tutu, though in most cases no fatal results have followed. On We inetHay afternoon last two animals were attache I at tho same time and fell down within fifty yards of each other opposite Walker's Hotel. One of them wad the property of Mr Matheson, schoolmaster, who was on the spot and promptly bled the poor beast to such good effect that she was shortly afterwdids able to walk away. The other belonged to Mr Faes, tailor, and Mr Ned Quin, who Was standing near, promptly volunteered his service* as a veterinary surgeon, and un lor hi.-i knife the cow soon got better and whs driven to her owner's yarl, little the worse for hur indigestible meal. Another County, thfc Mackenzie County, has been constituted in the Canterbury Provincial District.

Mr Spurgeon surprised his congregation af jw Sundays ago. Ho began his sermon fis usual, and got through his " firstly," pn»tty well. Then, fooling very warm himself, and seeing his enn^regation growing lislles", ho internpted himself with the remark, " That is the end of the l firstly,' and it's so warm to-day that I think thr secondly and thirdly will Keep fur a cooler Sunday.' 1 So the eongreg.ir;on went its wiiy, and Mr. Spurgomi wonfc his way. A now system of highway robbery, by nun diw>ud in wonuu's clotljes. has been brought to light in Liverp »'. I. T'-io ot'i'T day Thos. Cole, form r.'y a n\\\i\ atoward, was found guilty b*foru the it'X'ordor of HtftHling a g«)ld vatch fr nn a wino inuruhaut in that town. Colo wa« attired' as a fashionable young woman, tha makeup being ino-,1 perfect. The pi'is » noi'a sex \'iw only di^ovyrod in g.uiJ v^lnilo ho ,w«b 'HKiynund. vva-> d 'LiTv'd.