THE Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 156, 29 May 1886, Page 2

THE Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

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

SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1886. AVo feel much pleasure in informing our readers that the Minister of Mines has granted the roquest of the Piako County I Council by sanctioning the expenditure of the balance of the Government subsidy of £300 for sledge tracks at Waiorongotnai. The council meet to-day, and will, we feel confident, tike immediate steps to have the much-needed sledge track to the Stoney Creek claims, and the truck to connect the tramway with Tni proceeded with. The approval of these works will however, first have to be obtained from the Warden. Mr Montgomery, of the 1 names School of Mines, closed his classes at Waiorongomai on Wednesday night, and is now busily engaged in preparing for his classes at Te Aroha, which will be held in Cocks' auction mart, Rolloston street, commencing on Monday evening next. We hope large numbers will avail of this opportunity of obtaining much valuable knowledge. Mr F. Pavitt Surveyor, has been employed during the past two weeks in laying off a township at Alyesbury, the estate of F. Strange, Esq., of Waitoa. Mr Strange has also disposed of a farm of 150 acies to Mr Scott and is piepared to lay off and sell at reasonable prices, farms fiom 50 acres upwards. The township lots which arc one acre each are apparently in lequebt as several have already been applied for. This township should shouly become a thiiviug settlement,~as the presence of hot springs on the estate will in time, cause Alyesbury to become a very pleasant and attractive sanatorium. To those who prefer a quiet count r y life for a seabon, Mr Str.mge's placo -affords many attiactions in addition to the hot baths, there is good shooting and boating on the Waitoa liver, the comforts of a home are also to be found at the farm, and it will afford all Mr Slrmge's friends great pleasure to lec-ommend the attractions of the place to thooo in search of health and rest. Messrs Bixulio and Smith, _ two of the Governors of the Thames Uigh School, accompanied by Mr R. A. Hjtild, the I secret uy, paid a vi^it to Waiorongomai o i Wednesday, and inspected the Hi^h School Endowment. They expressed themselves pleased with the amount of cultivation and grass land on the town section which with four exception arc being steadily improved. They also visited the township, and inspected Bevcial luuMings that the owner* hid made application to lemovc. Mr Peter Ferguson and Mr Sm.udon waited on them at Lawless' Uote], at 3 o'clock. Mr Feiguson stated that he hal b«en appointed at a public meeting to point out to the Governors of the Thames fiighScliool that one fouith o£ the revenue derived from the to a nship .should be spent for the improvement of the town. Ho also pointed out works urgently requiring repairrf to loads, watci tables, and culverts, and pio\ isions for a domestic water supply." Mr Brodic, on bohalf of the Governors informed .Mr Ferginoa that they waro unaware of any law providing for thus e-'xpeuding of one fourth of the revenue; 13ut were prepared t ) hear any request or proposition from the inhabitants of W.iiorongomai which would bo submitted for tho ' consideration of the Governors. Mr Ferguson had made several requests that they were unprepared at present to replj to, but if these were put im writing and foiwaided to him they would be duly considered by the Governors at their next meeting. Tha deputation thanked the Governors and withdrew. The Governors were accompanied by the Mining Inspector who pointed out those portions of the Endowment fiom which Goidfield E^venue was derived, and also sites which l!io Warden had recommend to be granted as residence sites in the township. Mr Brodie left for Auckland on Thursday morning, and Messis Smith and lleald returned to the Thames. Hot SntiNGs Hotel. —Lint of Visitors for the two weeks ending 28th inst : — Miss Shred er, Mr E. P. Joyce, Gisborne ; Rev. Mr and Mrs Farley and child, IJowick ; Mr Lynch, England ; Mr Dyson, Nelson ; Mr Walsh, Mr E. M. Morton, Major Wahusley, Miss Daveney, Mr White, Mr W. C. Woolcot, Mr A. Duncan, Mr WUodge, Mr and Mrs G . Elliott Elliott, Mr R. Noithey Hopkins, Mr E. F. Lilley, MV Camp, Mr J. Y. Boyland, Mr Manogue, Mr Ledger, Mrs ' Laurie, sen., Mr and Mrs Laurie, jun., Mrs Coates, Mrs Nelson, Auckland ; Mr Jas. Cameron, Mr Jno. Lees, Mr Balage, Wanganui ; Mr B. C. Fryer, Napier ; Mr James Taylor, Te Awumutu ; Mr Win. Taylor, Mr W. H. Taylor, Mi Breake, Mr J uo. Turnhnll, Mr Juo. McNiukoll, Cambridge; Mrs L. Lewis, Mr and Mrs T. Smith, Thames ; Mr T. Fox, Morrinsville ; Mr Wesley, Newmarket ; Mr Roche, Fielding \ Mr Thomas, Wellington ; Mr Peters, Mr C. Comes, Mr Oh Conies, Tui ; Mr a. Downes, WairaUau ; Mr and Master Poiter, Waug.iuui ; etc, etc. >

The meeting ro WaiorongomH District Improvement Commiifcee, on the 22nd inst, was so sparely attended, chiefly in, consequence of: the fhook which f\Q sad, sudden death of tho lite Mr Thomas Kobinson gave the coitimunity, that there was no chance of electing a thoroughly representative committee. The meeting vox therefore adjourned to this evening, the 29th inst. Kegret was felt and expressed that soma of the Shaftesbury settlers had to travel so far, seeing that no business could be transacted. We learn that Mr A. Downos has just disposed of his run at Waivakau, somo 3030 acres, to Mr D. Me Nichol of Ohaupo. Mr Inspector Kiely paid his usual visit j of inspection to Te Aroha station on Thursday last. Several of the citizens thanked the Inspector for sending Constable- White as an addition to the force at Te Aroha. The population lias now increased to such an extent in the out districts, that Sergeant Emerson very much needed this assistance. The population of Sergeant Emersons' district Is shown by tho census returns to be considerably over 2000. Waiwera Hot Springs Company (Lim.), in liquidation. Tho Government land sale- (Crown Lands Office, Auckland), on Thursday last was very largely attended, and bidding brisk. The following lots in Ohmemuri County were disposed of : — Ohincmuri Survey District : Lot 1, block 9, 74a, £111, Adams ; lot 2, block 9, 37a, £78, BaggottWaihou Survey Distiict : Lot 3, block 12 } 114 1 2r 9p, £173, Baggott ; lot 4, block 12, Ilia, £225, McMickei ; lot 5, block 12, 91a, £160, Adams ; lot 7, block 12, 17a 3r Bp, £90, Adams. Ohinemuvi County Council meet on Siturddy next. Full report of tho Financial Statement in to-day's supplomo. t. It will be seen that it is proposed to rai.->o a loan of one and a half millions for railwaj* extension, nnd to devote £80,000 thereof towards constructing the Thames Te Aroha line. The bull at Karangaiiuke on labt Monday night was a great success.