The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 87, 31 January 1885, Page 2

The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

'This above all — to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1885.

No reply has been received by any of the tenderers for the construction of the approaches to the new railway bridge, and it i« generally understood that the contracts will not now be let, as advertised. Tina is most unsatisfactory antl unfair towards those who have spent much time in acquiring tfoe information necessary to enable them to tender for the work. It is fearad now that the woik will not be carried out until the permanent way contract h gone on with, so that the expecta f.ion that the bridge would speedily be available for general traffic ia doomed to disappointment. Mr D. Beere, District Engineer, and staff examined the lino between Morrinsviile and Te Aroha, this week with the object of acquiring certain necessary information for miking out the plans and specifications for letting the permanent way contract for this section, tenders for which will be called for at an early date. Mr O'Donoghue is the successful tender for improving the road alongside the railway through the Waitoa Bush, his contract price being £140. Gympie gold mines paid £255,000 dividends last year, A lusus naturae, in the shape of a chicken possessed of fou r legs is now to be seen in our township. This little creature, which in all oilier presents the appearance of any ordinary chickrn, has a second pair of legs to the roar of its natural ones, und which do not touch the ground at all, but hang quite useless. The chicken is now several w jeks old, but tne probability is that these appendages will drop off before it reaches maturity. As will he seen by advertisement in this issue, Mr Gordon of the Up-hill butchery, ha«< entered into partnership with Mr John Goldtfwnrtliv, jun., and on Monday next the new firm will open a butchers' shop in Wuiorongomai, in addition to the establishment already referred to. Me srs (lonian and Golds worthy have niad« arrangements for a very regular supply uf really first-class meat, which .will' be Hold at reasonable prices. t We have no doubt the new firm will -receive a largo' share oJ" patronage.

j Since last issue *ome 5,000 sheep have urrived «t the Wiiitoit station of the AuHchind Agricultural Co., and comprise u portion of 16,000 lately purchased for the Company by their manager, Mr. Bmley, »t Nnpierv 3,000 arrived on Saturday and 2,000 on Monday. They were brought overland, «n<) reached here by way of Cambridge and Morrinsville, nil in excellent condition. A large extent of hind lias 1 been put in turnips in the district referred to thin season. The following upproximnte charges on carcasses averaging 80 lbs 1 , have been sent home by a practical fanner, who was himself an exporter last year, and who has taken the figures us far <\s possible *Vmn the published°circu!ar of the Freezing Company lately issued to settlers. Freezing, $d per lb, 4s 2d ; freight, If d per lb, 11s 8d ; primage, 1h Id ; bag*, (3d ; insurance, 3s Id ; dock and refrigerating charges in London, Is 3d ; factorage, 2 per cent , M ; commissioned per cent,, Is; sundry clmrges, 6d ; total, £1 4s. To realizu 2Jd per lb clear the mutton must sell for fulh Gd per ib in the Homo market. Mr A. Isaacs, of Cambridge, was the successful tenderer for the supply of 1,500 Telegraph Poles, to bo delivered over a line of 64£ miles, between Cambridge and Ttiupo. Amount of tender £2725. Rev. C. G. Barley, pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church, Thames, for the past three years, has been received into the Wosloyan Ministry. Rev. Mr from Auckland, conducted Church of England service in the. Public Hall on Sunday evening last. There ws* a large congreation, and after the service had concluded a meeting was held to muke arrangements for a new minister who is expected shortly (probably aMr Rutherford). The following vestry was appointed :— Messrs Burgess (Minister's churchwarden), Gibbons (poople's churchwarden), Crump, Emerson, and Smy;he. It is intended to hold service* here each Sunday — twice during .the month in the evening, and one morning and one afternoon service. £40 was guaranteed towards the stipend. The resident minister will also have oharge of Waiorongomai, Wuitoa, &hnf tesbury, Morrinsville, and Te Aroha West, meeting* having been held and vestrys formed at these placas. Mr David McL. Wallace, implement maker, shotting and general blacksmith (lately from Waikato), has purchased Mr Munros business at Waiorongomai. Mr Wallace is prepared to supply agricnltiual implements of every description on the shortest notice at Auckland prices. Customers may rely upon first-class workmanship and moderate charges. Nine tenders were recciv. d on Monday last by the Tainahcre Road B<»ud for works on the central road, viz.. building one btidge, 20ft span, 23ft high, 4 miles of gravelling, and 3 miles of formation. Thnt of Coomhes and Cassidy was accepted. £G7B 9* 6d. The first is«ue of the Ne.w Zealand Farmer, Bee, and Poultry Journal has made its appearance. As a source of information on all matters relating to country life and pursuits, the new journal will be greatly appreciated and cannot fail to rapidly attain a large circulation indeed. In the present number will be found valuable information relating to sugar beet cultivation, the dairy, stockbreeding and management, fruit growing, the apiary, the poultry yard, etc., etc. ? whilst information of special interest to the ladies, referring to domestic sublets generally, as well as a number of interesting stories, have not been overlooked. A short article on the Waitoa Hot Springs we reproduce in this issue. The work is well illustrated, and the whole get-up Al. Taking the first number as ao earnest of what is to follow we venture to predict that this new Journal will prove a great success. We beg to draw special attention to Messrs Laybourn Bros, new advertisement, (n order to moet the requirements of the, Te Aroha customers Messrs Laybourn Bros, have made arrangements whereby orders can he delivered more promptly, in fact in a few hours if so required. This stop is sure to result in a large increase of business. Mr David Robertson has started running an express curt daily between Te Aroha and Wiiiorongoim.l, carrying goods and parcels of every description, and awaits the arrival of steamer from Thumes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Mr Robertson also has a quantity of posts< rails, firewood, etc., on sale at Waiorongomai. Those intending to become subscribers to the New Zealand Former, Bee, and Ponltiy Journal, first number of which has just been issued, can register their names at the office of this paper. Subaeration, 10s per annum (payable in advance.) On Wednesday one of the employees engaged at the new railway bridge had a wonderful escape from severe injury Whilst at work he somehow missed his 'footing and fell from the bridge into the river, some 24ft. He fell right between a 'log of -timber on the one side, and the ' coffer dam on the other ; had he struck either the consequences must have been very serious, as it was he escaped with some severe bruises.

As will be seen by advertisement a public meeting is to be held this evening in Waiorongomai Public Hall, to discnßO ' mutters of looul importance. Meeting i to commence at 8 o'clock. i LM of victors to the BUhs and Hot Springs this week : — From Auckland — Horr Carl and Madume Schrnit. Mn Wnlpole, Mis* Kelly, Mrs 15. Lf»wis, Captain Curtis, Mr Tho*. 8. Gibbi-is, and Mr* Haven and family, Mrs anil *H<« Lookington, Mr*, Di\ and Misses Horn 1 (2), Messrs Younghunband, Ha^eldin, Worth insrton, Harrison, H Bivtt and Masters Brett (2), C. 0. Davis und nieoe, Mr and Mrs Berry, Messrs Nelson George and Party (5). Tims. Wiokhnm, Mr and Mrs Jnarirer and f imily, Kev.,Hazeldine, Mr Leys Collie, Mr Brown, Mr and Mrs John Lamb. From Thunes— Messrs Canny, J. H. Smith, T. L. Murray. Miss A. Murray, Miss Beluher, Messrs Dnvis and Walkor, {un. ' From Hamilton j —Mrs Northcote and Son, Mrs Whoolpr, | Mr and Mrs Hump, Mihh Wood, Mr F. H. !Mr W. Gnffin, Cambridge ; Mr Ja-». Trent, Christohurrh ; R. (x. McKcnm. Wnilin^t<m ; W. Heap, T.invihore ; Mr Hender !son, Mr Gill, Kihikihi ; J. Rtowart. Wai;puna; Jiw. Fisher, Groymouth ; J. Fisher, PiiJcerhmt ; J. A. Phillips, Raglan ; J. Bridrton, Covomandel ; Mr M'catier, Onelumgu ; 0. Rhod.^p, and T. Jackson, Pneroa; J. H. Moore, Mr SavaffO, Mr .md Mrs Putton, Waihi ; Mr and Mrs DArcy M.icDougall and Valet, Mr CrinV, Queensland ; Mi Goring Brown, Deniliquin, N.S.W. About 150 attended the Picnic to the pe.icli prove by p.s. l > atiki on Thursday. Tho rain however greatly interfered with the success of tho trip. , Mr W. Carpenter lirk resigned his position as Deputy-Official AfiNign<v» for the T lmmeB Te Aroha DiHtrict, and Mr C. Ahier has been appointed in his stead. The Pritchurri Troupe to night in the Public Hull. The company have just arrived from the Waikato, wliere their performances were most favourably noticed by tho preps. An interesting table compiled in the 1 Register-General's office has reached us. Tt gives the value of exports of leading I lines from 18G1 1«» 1883- Gold, £40,003,767 ; 1 wool, £50,582,898 ; grain, £7,261,014 ; flax 1 £751,528 ; kauri gum, £2,889,721 ; hides, £379,388; tallow, £1,688,087; timber. £925,502 ; miscellaneous, 5,206,433 ; total £ 109,642,188.