The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 173, 9 October 1886, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND

UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. ' Th i^ abo^e all — to thine own self be true And it mv.st follow as the iii^ht Ihe day, Thou canst not then Le Ial"-u to any man.' — Shakkspeakj:.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER I), 18S0.

We notice with ixtieme re^i^t that the actions of the Domain Boaid still continue most uiisutibf.icluiy. We had hoped couf* uion cerise, a feeling of patriotism, a sense of rifiht, .md Sfnuc legnid for the exprebsed wishes of the people would have prevailed, and the membeis of the Bo.ud weeing the}' had acted unwisely, have had the manliness to have acknowledged it by their actions, if not by words. But when, in the luce of all that has been said ;ind wiitten on the subject of leasing the right to advertise within the Domain, a dmft of agreement for carrying out tins ' little affair' (in which there is good reason to be lieve more than otto person is interested, and expect to make ;i nice thing by it), was actually laid on the table at last monthly inciting ior coulhmation, and when imiiihuih propose Hecrccy with icspect to lutuie commiinicatiou& to Governnieiit, inteipiet tele^iams to suit

themselves, and boast of not being thin skinned, one i^ almost forced to conic to the conclusion that the Boaul has become quite demonlised. The picdiction that it would prove a ' big- thing 1 ' for the Boaid has alrc.uly been fully verified, for we think theio can bo little doubt it has, in a mv.it uicasuio, occasioned X«"»0O piomised by Government being now refused ; and the stoppage of this money is generally looked upon as equivalent to ii vote of want o[ % confidence, and mo-at men would, we think, aeei pt it as huch. We lin^ « good icason for U>lievin:; th it cs en now a I'uither attempt will be made to h.we this concession gi anted. Apparently no s.ieiiiiee will be thought too gie.it by the movers in this in. liter, so long as the i'«>sircd end is attained ami the expiessed w i&hcs ol! the people defied. Tin. granting of the o\ erllow (fur which concession the Boaul have never yet icceived one farthing), havingbeen can ied in opposition to this openlyexpressed wishes of local lesidents by the Board, they appear desiious to again bhow by their actions that they consider with respect to the Domain, they can do ju.st as they like.. This state of affahs is tiuly deplorable, and one cm scarcely expect things to prosper whilst it exists. Wo cuinot feel smpiiocd that Government, who have hitheito acted veiy libei.dly towards Te Aioh.i, sliould feel displeased, but nevertheless we do think it is hard lines th.it a whole community .should have to suffer, on account of the a< tions or! a few. Surely Government can forbid the granting of any such rmhts without let.iiding the piogiess of the place by withholding funds so gieatly needed. Ahe.idy a icitors aie daily aui\ ing, and thete can be little doubt they may be expected by the thousand this year ; and it 1^ a matter ot the greatest impoitanee that mci eased bathing accommodation bepiovided with | all possible despatch, so that none miy go away disappointed. I'livate enteipiise will pi o vide high ela-.s iicioiiiini)ddtion as fast n^ required, but Govcinnient al'»ne can be looked to, to cievelopc the &pi ings. Veiy i;ieat cioilit is due to the Chaiim.in and Engineer ioi the veiy valuibb ser\ ices ihcy h.ne leiuleied, especially during the p'ist couple of yens. Both li.i\ em the mo^t ini-L'ltish mannei pos.-ible, devoted a huge portion of their spue time to de\ eloping ihese spiings and beautii\ ing the Domain: and we much 1 egret the Chairman did not take the linn stand v\ c eonsidu he should h<i\e done, re the advei ti>in^ and Cadm.in business, although he knew he would Im\ c to stand alone in doing so (Mi I^ip^oy b i ing absent fiom that meeting thiough illness). Numbeis ot \ isitois have testified to the gie.it kindness and attention they received from the Engineer, who has made the baths and improvement of the Domain almost a hobby, and the suspension of his services just at the commencement of the season is a most seiiou-9 matter. The Government have even thing to gain by acting hbeially towards Te Aroha, and de\eloping its wondeiful inineial spiings ; and can safely calculate on a handsome ietuin for money expended, by means of gieatly mci eased 1 ulway icceipts. ooine effoit should be made, and if necessaiy Government petitioned to consider the trie, t injm\ that will lv- done by keeping back this niuru y, and aho vi ged to give othci substantial a-sisUnce iium tilue to time.

FiKco mail elites <it post Olli.'e, To Aroh.i, on Monday next at 7.30. a.m. : Letter- only at 7.40 a.m. Po^t oHIlc nidt:i-> this day at 1U.15 a. hi. On Monday next at Te Aioh.i, Mi J. F. CocL^wiil two di.mght hoi -<(.•->, dia> and luuno-). Moitini; in connection with church of England ->oi\ics <il Waioiongom u tln~> evening 1 . Mi IMuek in\iti_> temUis for fencing, etc. }Ir J. Mvii, tailor, Tli unos, vi^-i'.s To Aioh.i on Monday, to take oidu^. Ftin tauU au\eitibcd fur sale by cuet.J.ici it Ut. inam. Adjoiini-'d liK-Ctinu of Domain lio.nd this e\ iMiiiig . At the Supii-me Couit on Wednesday last, Geoii^u llait unit, late D.-put} Avsi^nee, Tluin^^, \\.is i-enteii'.-td to t\\(ive montlis lmpiibonment with haul I.ibour, hiving pleaded guilty 1o cnil>e//luincnt and fiandulent mi^appiopiiation ot Lunt fluids At th 3 Auckland Ciown Lands Boaid mcctinii on Thur&day, the application oi Uobeit K. Lay bourn lor «^eUion Id, block 11, To Aiohii Wc^t, undei defend pa}merit system was »i anted. Ti. Aroma Ci.ru lloij-l. — Visilois Ji-t Mi 10 lOClaio, Mi 11 Allom, Mi-J O.ain, Mr Rtriitforil, Tli-une^ ; Mr Jackson, Lichlield : Mi Slioi>liai«l, Kaiai^ahake ; W. Ijittk-jobn, Mi Me ColnbiO) l'.ieioii ; Hicks, Mr II lowland, Mr F \Y McLean, Mr .) JJcs.ml, Mi J F Loi^au, Jicv. Mi Kunuinm, Mi •! Mowbi.i), LJ.ipt. Amloi.son, Auckland : Mr P ( J) innp, Mr l).i\ idhon, Tuiiran^.i ; Mi J B Fishei, Chii^tcbuieb ; j\lr .J Pi ousting, KatiUati ; Mr Miu(Jio<;()] IT.iy, Hamilton ; Mi C Tuck, Cambiidge ; Mi and M.b Mellui^ii, Neb

MesMs* All*, I'uckland •uid Co ? announce by adveitihcinent, the lollop in q sales. This d.iy at Cambridge, sale oi" pioduce, 70 Jicud of cattle, (iO lioisus, harnes^ w.iggouolU', etc. On Tuesday next their next Oli.iupo sale, 500 cattle being ah eadv advoitiscd foi dispos.il on that d.ite. ()ii Thin sday next !-alc. of live stock ai Waito.i On Friiloij l. r )tli insl., (ho him will liold a most impjiUmt wlc at liuh.ilJ (if the Wiiikato Laud Association, when w\\\ l><-' disjxjsct l of $00 ] ICll( i of voiy choice well bicd thiee yeai 1 old .steei s, 100 very choice highly hied sliori hoin heii'cib and joung to\\h, JO pure j.edigiee blioillioin bull>, 8 pine pedigree Hereford bulls, number of horses, valuable collection of iiit>t class i'ann implements household i'uiniture. etc. We would .specially draw attention to this veiy impoitant bale. Übual monthly meeting of Ohinemuri County Council, at Paero.i to-day. How Ireland prospers under the Home Hule agitation : — An e&tatc in the County of T^jone was sold in Dublin, a bhort time bince in the Land Judge's Court, for £1600, which, not many years ago, was valued at L 17,000. The usual monthly meeting of the To Aroha J'ublie Liluary ConimiKec was held on Tuefaday cM-ning labt. Tictsont : jNlesMb Mills (cliairm.tn), Mcnisieb (hec), Burge&s,

Ilott, and Dohson. Tho business transacted was entirely of a routine character. The monthly meeting of tho To Aroha School Committee (adjourned from Tuesday), was hold on Wednesday evening" last. Present: Vauso (chairman), Wilson (sec), Ilott, Dobson, Tiavery, and Airier. Tho usual monthly rcpoils were read, llio repoit of tho Visiting Gominitmittec leccived and a L-ngthy discussion took place with respect to absentees and ii regular attendants. Lt is tho intention of die Committee to take fnithcr steps in order to onfoico tho compulsoiy clauses of the Eduo ilion Act. sheuUl there not'bc a very maiked improvement in tho attendance of a number of childiun, whose parents have been repeatedly .spoken to and warned to send them to school. With the exception of those refeired to, the average attendance of late has gie.itly improved. The gicalebt number of attendances on any one day dm ing the past quartei was 124, being" tho highest iccorded since the opening' ci" the school. The number of absences for the past term amounts to 4425, being almost exactly twenty five per cent of the whole. The Michaelmas holidays will be taken LiUm on. A unanimous vote of thanks was aceonled to Mr 11. Ko;>s, nurseryman, Waitoa, for a gift of tiees to the school.