SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1885.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 109, 4 July 1885, Page 2

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1885.

By reference to oflr teleirraphic news oar renders will observe that on yesterday the Groldfields Committee recommended that the petition from residents in this district, requesting that the £1000 promised by the Minister of Mines towards the construct! >n of a bratich tramway to connect the new bittery at Waiorongomai with the County tramway, be handed over to the owners of that battery to expend, should be granted. We heartily congratulate Mr P. Ferguson in this mutter. From his earliest efforts to introduce fresh capital into onr goldfield and to have a second battery erected, he has had much to contend with, and the amount of opposition thrown in his way, and the many adverse influences brought to bear, would have o .mpletely disheartened many men, and caused them to have left the field :n disgust. With dogged resolution however, he persevered, determined that the field should not be monopolised by one company, and having completed the battery, and seeing that he had nothing to expect in the way of assistance from the Piako County Council, resolved to take the petition referred to personally to Wellington. He deserved to succeed, and we trust nothing may now occur to prevent the speedy completion of the branch line, and that the new battery will Boon " be 'in full work, and with highly satisfactory results.

It appears that severul other members in addition to those who have already spoken, hare expressed their intention of criticising the Government proposals. Representatives from every part of the colony condemn the Financial Statement aud proposed Budget, and justly so, as one that would be in every way most injurious to the colony.

We regret being obliged to hold over the list of visitors to our hot baths this issue. The upper track to the mines la now in a disgraceful condition, and requires immediate attention. The corduroy in mnny places has become greatly displaced and is very dangerous; the worst part of the road, however, is close to Waiorongomai township, before re iching the tuunel. Here the rainw have cut a deep channel on the hill side, leaving but a narrow ridge for horses to walk upon. Something should be done in the matter at once, or a serious accident may occur~ Best bread is being sold at both Cambridge and Hamilton at 3d the 21b loaf for cash. Mr Hy. Crump, C.E., is engaged taking out the quantities preparatory to tenders being invited for the aupply of material required for the erection of the La Monte smelter at Karangahake. At Owharoa the Radical mine, and the Smile of Fortune mine and battery have passed into the handu of Mr B. K. Daviest the agent of the La Monte furnace syndicate. It is understood that a large company is to bo floated. — Tribune. The District Engineer at Auckland has been requested to arrange, if possible, with the contractor for the construction of a temporary approach to our railway and traffic bridge, local residents to pay one-third of the cost. The man Thomas Glynn, charged by Sergeant Emerson with having been found by night on the premises of the Robin Hood Hotel, Te Aroha, without lawful excuse, was brought before the Police Court at Thames this week and pleading guilty, was sentenced to seven days 1 imprisonment. Messrs Bagnall Bros.'saw-mills at Turua re-erected since the fire, were opened on this day week. The increased interest in Karangahake has caused Messrs Bradley and Co. to put on another coach, starting from Paeroa in the morning, and arriving at the Thames about mid-day ; leaving again in the after- : noon and reaching Paeroa the same evening. Our local mineral water and cordial manufacturer has forwarded two cases of sarated mineral waters, obtained from the hot springs, to the Exhibition at Wellington. This week Mr Hugh Ross, our local nurseryman, planted in the Domain grounds 600 pinus insignia. The young trees were all of vigorous growth and carefully selected. Thamesites will no doubt be greatly pleased to notice by yesterday's Advertiser that their resources- are about to be very considerably added t", partly ly the reduction of the 'Tiser to one penny. Waiorongomai School Committee meet ing on Monday evening next. R.M, and Warden's Court will be held on Tuesday next. The business to go - before His Worship is light, Mr W. if. i Hunt, our newly appointed J.P., will be j sworn in by Mr Kenrick.

DoniHin Board monthly general meeting tliis 1 evening, W* may mention that the dr<w»n>>tia»d in our,i»«t issue, as worn .«t th •„ MtHonio entertainment, war* all obtained at Mr John Farrell'a drapery establishment, nnd the manner in which the ordars en - trusted to this house wore executed gave the greatest satisfactory. In response to a telegram despatched to Mr J. B. Whyte hy the Seoretnrv of the Aroha Mining Association (Mr Dob'ion), protesting against the proposed heavy duty on dynamite and mining explosives, the following reply fvas this week received '.—Colonial Treasurer consented to withdraw increased duty on mining explosives. A wonderful newspaper indeed! In its leading article of Wednesday last the Thames Advertiser thus sounds its own trumpet : — " During each of the few changes in its proprietorship it has succeeded in leading public opinion, and very few beneflc'tl alterations in our local or colonial politics have come about which have not had previous advocacy in these column**' The italics are our*, and we do not believe there is another journal in the whole colony would lay claim to such wonderful foresight. We trust the proprietors will come to the aid of the Ministerial party in their present dilemma, and publish a full solution of existing difficulties. To withhold such knowledge, if in their power to impart it, would be unpatriotic indeed. A hint from such a journal at the present critical juncture of affairs in the House might prove invaluable. Again in its issue of yesterday it Kays;— "The London "Times," on the day it contained the report of the Battle of Waterloo, was a Rheet not so large not sonewafulus is our own Advertiser of to-day." This is too much, and we fancy the writer will have vtry few who will agree with such advanced (!) and liberal (!) ideas as thus expressed. To compare the journal containing the news of the result of the Battle of Waterloo with yesterday's Advertiser, is quite too too. Surely the general public must be greatly lacking in discernment, ungrateful, or unappreciative to render any reduction in the price of such a journal necessury,inthe hope that by so doing the circulation will be j extended. What about that circular issued wiih lant Saturday's Tuaraes Star (and written by one who says he is a shareholder in the Advertiser Company), under the heading: "The Coinpiny Journal, 'Thames Advertiser/ — Gentle Hints Intended as Stimulants," the writer of which is (to put it mild) anything but complimentary in his remarks respecting the journal referred to, but gives some very wholesome advice. The number of sheep in the colony in May 1884, was 13,978,520, against 13,306,329 the previous year. As will be Been by advertisement in this issue the " Robin Hood" Programmes on the Melbourne Grand National Steeplechase and Waterloo Cup, Christchurch, close on Tuesday next. The brewing business of Mr Watnoy M.P. (London), has been lately taken over by a public company at a cost of £2,167,931. Mr Squirrel!, of Shaftesbury, advertises a lot of Kauri posts for sale. Tenders for the construction of the Punui Cart Bridge Contract, near Kihikilu closo on Thursday next. | The Waitoa Road Board announce by advertisement in this issue that all rates due to them must be paid to Mr Alex. ! Bremner, Waikuku, Morrinsville, where the rate book lies open for inspection. The following is an estimate of the losses sustained by New South Wales by the drought of laHt year, as given by Mr Abbot, tho Minister of Mines for that colony Comparing the figures at the beginning of 1885 with those at the beginning of 1884, a decrease was shown of 10,000 horses, 1 232,00 U cattle, and 5,800,000 sheep. Comparing these with the probable increases at the rate of ordinary seasons, and adding the effect upon the wool clip, the Minister | estimates that the Colony was poorer by £4,500,000 sterling than it would have been but for the drought. The decreasing gold production of the world has been continuous since 1861. Taking the world's productions in periods, in the five years including 1861 it was £139,000,000. In the next five years it dropped to £136,000,000; in 1871 to £128,000,000; in 1876 to £118,000,000; in 1881 to £107,000,000 ; «nd in the current five years to 1886, unless the Transvaal or some other mines add considerably to the yield, the amount will have fallen to about £85,000,000, or some £50,000,000 per five years less than was produced twenty-five years ago. The Thames Star has the following :—: — For some time past, our local founders Messrs Price Bros., have been engaged constructing: several articles intended to be shown at the forthcoming Industrial Exhibition, to be held in Wellington. We have been shown several of the articles, all of which are certainly of the best workmanship, and reflect the greatest credit to Messrs Price Bros. The first to attract our attention was a model Peltou wheel, of about 2-horse power. It is encased in & neatly made iron box, with glass let in on either side,to enable visitors to see the wheel in full operation. Besides this a large Pelton Wheel, of som > 50 to 60 horse power, has also been com pleteii, aud we have no doubt will attract

. considerable rtth'ntioh, eaiJecialiy if motive power ia supplied. .A "decent crusher, lo the order --of Mr Adams, of- Otugo, Has juvt been fiuislicd, and is, really-, a creditable piece of work. It is not* improbable that this will also be exhibited. Messrs Price Bros, have certainly done oredit to the article* intended to be forwarded by them, and we hti7e no donbt they will in mire a high order of merit in their brrtnch. The Survey Department is about to issno hooka containing views of New Zealand scenery. They will not be confined (says the New Zealand Times) to waterfalls, mountains, ferns, geysers, and such-lift c beautiful objects. Landscape views of settled districts will also be' given, so as to enable people at Home to form a better idea of what the Colony really is. One of the first will be a panoramic vinw of the Waimea Plains and Tasman Bay, with Mount Arthur and the Backbone Ranges in the distance. It is finely got up, the Colouring being very faithful. The first J book will contain different views of Milford Sound, the Hot Lake* and geysers, Waikato River, Tongariro, Ruapehu, Huka j Falls, Rubnrbs of Auckland, the Upper ! TTarbour and Octagon at Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, Like Hawea, Lake Taupo, Mount Earnslaw, &c. The book will also contain portrait** of well known Maori chiefs, such as Rewi, Major Te Wheoro, Renata, and Kawopo, as well as portraits of aotne very good-looking Maori wahines. It is intended to issue a series of these books, which will contain appropriate letterpress. They will be forwarded to the Asent-G*»neml for distribution throughout Great Britain and the Continent. The books will be a novel and attractive form of advertising, and will doubtless give a handsome return to the Colony for the expenditure. The pictures are got up by the photographic process, and there will be about two dozen in each ! book. i *A large portion of the machinery required for the erection of the firs;, furnace for smelting lailings and ore, for the extraction of gold and silver, under Wh.it is known as the La Monte wot jacket process, was received in Auckland on Wednesday by tho Rotomahana from bydney. Mr La Monte also forwarded a cable message from Melbourne, statiug that the other portions of the plant had been shipped at Sun Francisco, and would arrive in Auckland by the in til boat City of Sydney. A very good site for the erection of a furnace has been secured at the Thames, and the experts who are to erect and run it for some time, under the guarantees given by Mr La Monte, are expected to arrive in Auckland in about a fortnight. The utmost expedition will be uaed to get the furnace into full work # —Herald. We regret to know that an act of great cruelty was lately perpetrated in this district. The facts are briefly these : — A few days ago an unfortunate dog was guilty of the great offence of causing the death of a fowl. For this breach of good behaviour it was taken by a certain young man and thrown over Diamond Gully falls. The poor animal's back was broken by the act, but it was not killed, and the offender took no tronble to end its sufferings, but coollj walked away, and so the wretched animal was left howling in agony for several days unable to crawl further than a few yards, until a kind-hearted miner hearing its cries, with difficulty descended to the place where it lay, and put an end to its sufferings. Tlie party guilty of this gross cruelty is kiown, aud ought certainly be punished for hin inhuman conduct ; indeed we think it would be well the Police to make enquiries into the matter. How true are the lines of tho poet — '• A m.in of kindness to his beast is kind, But brutal actiou.s show a brutal mind. Remember He who made thee made the brute, Who gave thee speech and reason, formed him mute. He can't complain, but God's all-seeing eye Beholds thy cruelty, He hears his sigh ; He wai designed thy servant, not thy drudge, And know that his Creator is thy judge/ Mr Denis Murphy has resigned his office as one of the Licensing Commissioner for the Te Aroha District. Mr W»n. H. Ritcheson, who has just purchased the Robin Hood and Little John Hotel, Te Aroha, from Mr Louis Ehrenfried, hails from Sydney, where ho was proprietor of the " Rising Sun 1 ' Hotel. Mr Ritcheson, we understand, purposes making extensive alterations and additions to the hotel, adding greatly to tho present stock of furniture, etc., and will generally improve the accommodation. £563 2s lid has been expended on the Wniorongoinai School during the year ending December 31st, 1884, under the heading ; " Building sites, furniture, and apparatus. A meeting of the Te Aroha Band of Hope was held en Tuesday evening last, the Rev. Mr Wills occupying the chair and Miss McLatchey presiding at the harmonium. There was a good attendance, and an excellent programme was gone through, some ot the items being of more tlian ordinary merit, notably Bongs by Mrs Taylor, Miss;Smithe, and Mr Whitehoiue. At the close of the meeting several new members were enrolled. The Chairman announced that a monster meeting .would be held in the Te Arohti i Public Hall on Tuesday, 21st July, when.

\fafli<J6B olh^f attraction*, pm-'i would h« •nveji tn rJiildrem for b«wt recitation*, cit<\ The admission will be free, and, should the Member prove fine, there will ni) doubt be a large gathering. The terms upon which the Imperial Crown Batttry, Thames has been leased to the La Monte Syndicate are as follows : First three years rent free ; next three years, £12 10s pei annum ; remainder of term, £25 per annum. At the mooting 1 of the Thames County CounoU on Wednesday last, a letter was read from Mr H. K. Dav ; s soliciting assistance in getting a sufficient sum placed on the Estimates for the construction of a tramway from the navigable portion of the Ohinemnri river to Knrnngahake, estimated to cost leas than £10,000. The letter was referred to the Chairman tnd members for the riding to report upon. p^As Others See Us. — The June number of " The New Zealand Industrial Gazette and Pastoral and Agricultural News" (Wellington), has the following :— ■« Thr i AnoHA News is a creditable little paper, giving in each issue nine or ten columnu of good readable matter. All who take an interest in mining affairs should subscribe to it." Out circulation in Wellington aud Southwards has considerably increased of late, and we are pleased to l know otir paper is so appreciated* American paper states that one engine lately drew into one of the towns on the North Pacific Railroad a train con taining 61,600 bushels, the total weight including that of the train being 3180 tuflß. The train was nearly u mile long. The largest suspension bridge would appear to be the one between New York and Brooklyn ; the length of the main span is 1595 feet 6 inches ; the entire length of the bridge, 5989 feet. > The largest island in the world, which is also regarded as a continent, it Australia \ it is 2500 miles in length from east to west and measures 1950 miles from north to south ; its area is 2,984,287 square miles. The number of sheep in the colony is 13,978,520, being an increase of 672,191 on the previous year, notwithstanding that : 491,066, were exported as frozen carcases ; \ 100,490 turned into preserved meat, 52,206 boiled down, and 2165 exported alive. Considering this large export the increase in the number of sheep may be regarded as enormous. Attention is directed to Mess*-s Bradley and Fergusons advertisement in another column, by which it will be seen tne coach fares to and from iharaes, Paoroa, and Morrinsville are increased, dating from the first inst.