The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 150, 17 April 1886, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

SATURDAY, APRIi, 17, 1886.

UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. 1 This above nil — to thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' — Shakesveare.

We regret that owing to a lengthy report of Oliinemuri County Council and other matter, we sire unab •■> to iusert our P.ii'ruu e<>ir.'*.;> >nd**nt's weekly mining repot t. The Silvorton mini «till continues to look leinarkably we ! but there is nut! ino *-t.n tliim to report fron> any of Che mines this week. On Fri-Jay April 23i'd (Good Friday), the lot ,il posi ami telegraph offices willb.closed all da\, and no mulls despatched or received. Ou Monday A<> A 26th (Easter Mwnd.l3) the ofliees will be open from 9 a. wi till 10 a.m., and .11 mails despatt lied as u-ual. rf mie of the piincipal m mbers of the r.a M.mte luinace stall, viz., Messi* Harris Lnn<\ and Wiritei during theii stay a*. Te Aioba this week, visited the leading mines ;tt the Tui. aid the highly favourable impression they had formed of tjiedistiict, iud^im; from ih^ ore therefioin u'luh had pro viou.sly passed through th"ir hands was more than 111 ly confirmed. In fact Mi Harris is of opi j on from what he ha* ->een of New Zealand quartz, and judging fiom Midi infoimation as he has been able to wbtain with res ect thereto in other places, that the Tui district wi 1 prove itself the main stay for smelting, in the Noith Island of New Zealand, the oie being es-euti.illy dd.ipted for smelting, whilst the quai.t ty apparently is unlimited and easily won. As will be seen by advertisemeut in this issue Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co, will hold their first cattle sale on Tuesday next in their large new sjl e v»rds jit Ohaupo. The -ale is expected to be one of tli' lar^e t 1 at has been he'd at Oiiauj 0 for some time past, as up to Thursday last (Minn- 1200 head of cattle and Several hundred sheep were ent te red, which number will no donbt be largely augmented before sale day. This sale is worthy of special attention ; the stock entered being of an exceptionally good class. The rateable value of the Waitoa Rid ing, as shown by the Government retnr'n> supplied to the County Council is £26,977 the levying of a fd rate theiefore wou'.'l yield £84 6s 02d, whilst the rates demable irom the w hole of Ohinemmi County we are informed would be about £400. ' As will be se-n by adver ementin the issue Professor 0. E. Hu o will, this evening, give one of his popular lectures on Pll3 sioffnnniy in the Public Hall Waiorongonmi. The Professor is highly spoken of by the New Zealand Pressman' I is undoubtedly a man of very great talent aajiphys ■ n .m. , nd those who uti. ded his lectures in the 1 uolic Hall, Te Aio on Tuesday and Wednesday evenin..'^ last greatly enjoyed the entertainment. ° Mr Jas. Wiseman this week finished sowing some 1400 acres of burnt swain p land, ontheAuckl-ind Agricultural CoiiipanyWaitoa Stat-'on. Mr J. B. Whyte's many friends and sup porters in this district will be pleased to see by a letter from him which we publish in this issue that he purposes meeting and addressing them at Te Arolm before the House meets. His address will be listened to with deep interest Park House.— Visitors' List :— Mr and Mis F. A. Master Wlii taker, maid, 2 children Mr Walter Miumtt, Mis Ciandy, M.rand Miss Seddon, Llitimlton ;Alrs G. M. and Miss Winnie Turner, Ngaiuawahia ; Right Rev. Di Luck. BUhopof Aueklan J ; Rev. Father Luck, 0.5.8., Rev. Father KehoWaikato ; Miss Whitaker, Mi: R. G. Bendall, Auckland ; Mr and Mr.^ John Pearce, Mr Niuholub Fitzgerald, Tasmania; Mr R. Wiseman, Th-mie« ; etc., etc. Hot Springs Hotll.— Visitors' List fOlweek ending 17th inst :~Rev Mr and Mrs Win Tebbs, Mr W II Allwon Tebbs and child, Mrs Win Williams, Mr Stephenson, Major Gambol, Mrs A Snundera and son, Miss A White, Mr and Mrs C F Pindale, Mrs Cremonini, Mr Hellaby, Mr and Mrs E Pearce, Mr and Mrs iStone, Mi i S Jagger, Mrs J J agger, Mrs Russell', Mr Keals, Dr Dulzell, Mr G F Starkey, Mr if. and Miss Sullivan, Mr« G. nny, Mr& O'Nei' Mr G Elliott Elliott, Mr Wa-ller and roh| Mr C Hay Buker, Hon Mrs Townsen.l,' Auckl-iiid ; Mi antl Mrs Jas Marshall an.i 3 children, and servant, Mr Green, Mr !■) Gallagher, Mr J X Smith, Thames ; JVlr N Jolitihiine, Invercurgill ; Mr firnnokil 1 , Mis Henderson, Waikato; Mr J. Elli-' Kiimeu ; .Vir D Cambell, Mr Chandler, Mr Brady, xV.iihi ; Miss Sliroder, Gi borne ; Mr A Downs, VVairakuu ; etc., etc.

On Tuesday evening last, a " Welcome" tea was given the Rev. Oliver Dean who fi'Tivcd last week to take chfiige <>f t lit? Upper Thames Wesloysin Circuit, in tlw the Wefleyan Church To Aruha. " Tea' commenced shortly after half past six, .in ample supply of all thegoxl things ft -norally to he found on such occasions having been provided ; and after these had boon done justice to, the after nlefitintr con - menced. Mr J. Ilott in the chair. Addresses weie delivered by the chairman, Rev Jas Marshall (Church of: England), Rev. 0. Dean, and Messrs Lavery and j Devey. A goodly number weie present on the occasion, a very hearty Peeling" existed throughout, and the whole affair was a complete success, and much enjo^ed by all. A " Welcome" tea meeting was given by Waiorongonuii friends in the Public Hall, at that place on Monday evening last to the Rev. 0. Dean. The Katikati track is jnder going some much needed repairs ; Mr D. Murphy having the oversight. The following is a li*t of the tenders received for the erection o r an Anglican Church at Te Aroha :— Slwrler, Auckland, £351 ; Bootlt and He.ithcote. Te An)ha, £388 ; Mjlls amK'Co., Te* Afofn,. £393 ; Siniih and Nelson, Auckland, £3^4 ; Devey, Geo.,'Te A?Qlra,\£-4;00 Bsj ; Kretenman and Smith, Auckland, "" £403 ; Haiyly, Auckland, 1&-41 CL; llutchin«on, Auckland, £430; Duderj .Auckland, £4GO ; Buckley, Auckland, JL47a ; J.aiuiesou and Tucker, £478. The above tenders include building and, internal fittings. Mr bh. trier's tender Ims been reconim ndeu for aeeeptanve. Rev. Oliver Dean will conduct We^leynn services on to-morrow in tlm dibtrict us follows: — Te AVoha U a in', Shaftesbury, 3 ;>m. Waiorongomai 7 f>m;' On Monday j\w Dtiiin will coaiuuence .i week of night seiviceh in the'Ohinpmun district. Th' 6 Motion of the Domain Board in closing tl'ie baths from 10 pm till 7 am so early in the winter, and^ whilst so many visitors are present, has "given rise to considerable dissatisfaction at.d adverse coiument, Visitors greatly appreciate ' being able to obtain early moraine: birhs, and think it a hardship being now debarred from availing of them till 7, o'clock. Perhaps, the Board will kindly re.-oonddur the matter, and again throw the 1 aths open at an earlier hour, 'it least for o me tune longer. On Tuesday last Mr Kcnnck, E.M., held nn inquest in the Cou-t House, Te Aroha, on thxi origin of the fire wheicby Mr Downes's house and effects at Wair.ikau weis destioyed on the evening of Friday, 9th inst. Several witnesses who anived on the scene after the fire broke out were examined, but could tlumv no light respecting the originating cause. As stated in our last issue the houee had been unoccupied for several days previously. The Jury returned an open, verdict, tn the effect there was no evidence to show- how the fire originated. Mr Downes estimates his loss at ovei «C2OO, and was uninsured. Those who have lodged objections to the new valuations under the Pioperty Assessment Act, 1885, are reminded the Board of Rcvieweis for the districts of Te Aroha, Waitoa, and Matamata are advertised to sit at the Court House, Te Aroha, this Jay at 2 p.m. to decide respecting such objections. Ordinary train service will be suspended on Good Friday. On Good Friday a special exclusion train, Auckland to Te Aroha, will be run, timed to reach Te Aroha at 1.15 pm, starting on the return journey at 6.30 pm. Fares, 10s and 7s 6d. Receipts from the gold field centres in Ohinemuri County amount to a large sum, last year Karangahake aiono contributing close upon £1000 for n.iuin- areas. The whole of the preliminary anangements for the erection of the new plant tor treating ore at Karangahake have been decided upon. The works will be carried out under the supervision of Mr Keilly. On Wednesday evening last Sir George George Grey was presented with a com plimentary address at the Opera Housm>, Auckland, on the occasion of his 74th birthday. The address was signed by some 11,000 people", and the ovation one of the most remarkable demonstrations ever witnessed in Auckland. The recipient of the address was visibly affected and could with difcculty restrain his emotion. The manager or 'the Ivanhoe G.M C. (Karangahake), reports as the result of 55 tons of quartz crushed 1560z of amalg:nn. On Monday next an extraordinary general meeting of Ne»/ Zealand Smelting Company (Limited) shareholders will be held in Auckland, to rei-eivo thu director's report of the result for the thirty days trial run of the furnace. Ohinemuri County Council invite tenders for certain road works by advertisement in this issue. The total number of miner's nghts issued to those resident within Obinornuri County for year ending March 3tst, amount to 199. The Thames Lawn Tennis Club have issued a challenge to both the Hamilton ;md Cambridge Clubs to meet and play them at Te Aroha on Friday next (Good Fiid.iy). Both challenges have, we understand, been accepted, and as Wailoito posse^se 1 * several crack players,' some leally brilliant play may be looked forward to. As will be seen by advertisement in this issue a fast excursion train will be run fioin Te Aroha to Auckland on Easter Monday (day of' Elh>'rslie 'races), leaving at 6 am, due in Auckland 12 30 prrt ; and starting on the return journey from Auckland same evening at 6.20. Fares 15^ and 10s. We have no doubt this, tho first excursion from Te Aroha to Auckland will be largely availed of.