OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa, Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 138, 23 January 1886, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa, Friday.

KARANGAHAKE. Although work has been resumed in a number of mines since the holidays, still I regret to say there are a number of men here unemployed awaiting instrutions to proceed to work. Several mines in which most encouraging prospects have been obtained are closed smce Xmas ; and with regard to some I of them, there is plenty of money in hand to pay for labour for some tune to come. However this state of things will not last, lony, us Mr McLaii-n. Milling Inspector, uas beui on the win path botii iliis ween and last, aim lus posted notices on all non- working claims, some tiit^en or moiein nu nber, and this will result in forfeiture at the end ot ten d«i)s failing the minium; of the giound. Lt id g.eatly to be depiored that diie - tors and shareholders! iv valuable claims should so easily be di&eouniged, because ewTjtinng lias not so far turned out as anticipated. There is really no just giounds for any despondent feeling with re?pect to this field, biniply because some wl.o expected to make their fortunes all at once, have been disappointed. We hope soon to be in a position to report that steady practical work has been generally resumed once more Mr K. K. Davis was here on Tuesday last. Woodstock. — In this mine two tunnels have been driven, one on the Woodstock reef a distance of (55 feet; the second is now in a distance of 105 feet, and the Maria reef was cut on Tuesday last. It is about 5 feet in thickness, and has an exceedingly promising appearance, the stone being: of teally excellent quality. The Woodstock reef has also considerably improved in appearance of late, and fair quality dirt is now being obtained in the footwall portion. The tramway from the Maria tunnel to connect with the hopper is practically completed, being li chains in length. A wire t'amway with a hopper at each end is now in course of construction frwm the Msria tramway to the main line furnace tramway, and will probably be completed in about a fortnight. Several parties are out prospecting for iron ore in the district, and have succeeded iv picking up several deposits, the extent and value of which will soon be ascertained.

RACING CLUB. A meeting of those interested in the above was held in the Paero* Public Hall on Monday oveninQ last, the niton<lance on the occasion being very lar<>o. Air F. Lipsey was called to the chai-. v

The subject having been fully discuss!, it was unmimously resolved that a race meeting he held as usual on St Patrick's \Jt\y. Mr E. Edwards was appointed Hon. Sec. and Treasurer ; and the following programme dr,xwn up: — Tiial Slakes, weight for age 1 mile. Publican* Purse Hnnduap, lj miles. Hurdle [We 2 miles, 8 flights. Hack VTnrdlc Rnco. Pony Rat-e on lor jld JinnrN. Handicap 2 miles. Maori f?nce. Consolation, 1 mile. The Comin^tteo purpose sparina- no e'Tort to maku the fort 111 1 coming meeting a thm-nnsli =ucc -snnd also desire to i o- operate with ToArolia Ciiininitteein un) way advisable i\>r the fJDeces^ of both meetings. Any information useful to the Aro in Race Co mnittee will be furnished on application to Mr Edwards, the s°cretary.