The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 175, 23 October 1886, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

* l^his nbove all— to thine own self be true And it must follow as the night the day, Them canst not then be false to any man. 1 SUAKr.SPEARE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 188 G.

On Saturday last Mi T. Gavin, manager of the county tramway, went through from Waiorongonuii to Tui, to inspect the proposed new prospecting track and report respecting it to Pinko County Council. We have before referred to the great im poitinco of having this proposed track constructed. The line of country through which it would pass contains a number of known reefs and k all of an auriferous character. The foinutinn of this track would open up an entirely new line of countiy, many attempts to prospect £ which have been made by minors both from this and also fiOin the Owh.uoa side, but owing to the difficulty of transposing provisions and tools, little real work has been done. The County Council by opening up this extensive area of new country for prospectors would be rendering assistance of a most valuable kind to thu goldliold, and it might be the means ot adding greatly t'~» the county revenue. It was entirely through the construction of the prospecting tracks recently made, that the new reef in the Success Claim was discovered, which has just yielded such lich returns, and been the means of setting some dozen piospectois at woik in the vicinity. Monthly meeting of Piako County Council on Wednesday at Hamilton. To-night a public meeting will be hold in the Te Aioha Public Hall. The meet ing has boon convened for the piupo-e of fmther discussing fie subject ot local self government/it being imperative that immediate steps bo taken in the matter, and it is earnestly requested that as many as possible will put m a punctual appearance, Ji.s the proceedings will be com menced at 7shaip. We would direct special attention to Mcsms Alf. Auckland and Co.S adveitisement announcing li-it of entiies fur theii Uh.uipo live vtoeU sulo on Tuesday next. Ahcadvovei 12(10 head of cattle have hem entered, and no doubt that number will !>e gie.itly au^m^ntcl. Tlu^> sale should commanu the attention or! Inner-, fiom all paits o£ the surrounding distiicts, On Thursday tho same Him will hold theii second cattle sale at Moirinsville, for which 400 head have abeady been cnteied. To-day sale of produce, cattle, sheep, and 70 horses at Cambridge. On Tuesday evening next residents in the Te Aroha distiict will have an opportunity of healing that very celebrated and able lecturer Mr Matihew Burnett, who has within the past few weeks been attracting such laige audiences and doing such a good work inAuckland. All who can possibly do so, should attend on the occasion. Mr Burnetts name is a household won! in the Australasian Colonies in connection with tempeiance woik. On Monday evening Mr Burnett wiH lecture in the Paerod Public Hall, and will we hope bo rewarded by a large attendance on the occasion. Messrs Alf. Buckland and Co.'s business basso greatly increased in this distiict dui ing the past few months as to necessitate not only the starting of periodical cattle sales at Moirinsville, but also the enlargement of the Waitoa sale yards, which work has recently been carried out. Facts such as these are the strongest possible exidonce of the excellent management and popularity of Mr J. McNichol as auctioneer, and of the esteem in which the linn ho lepresents is held. The programme of events in connection with the} forthcoming Te Aroha ltegatta appear in this issue. Messis W. J. Hunter and Co., announce by advertisement that their next sale of stock at Morrinsville will be on Nov. 4th. Tcndeis aic invited for p.iiuting a house, by Mr \V. if. Hunt. The Te Aroha Jockey Club announce by advertisement, that a meeting will be held at the Club Hotel on Tuesday even- ; ing* next, to consider the advisability of holding a race meeting next mouth. We ; may add that already veiy liberal suppoit I has been promised towards the funds. New Zealand fern albums, cards, etc., s advertised for sale. ' This evening Mr Harding, from Napier, will give a public lecture at Waiorongomai. Mr Harding is an aident worker in ' the temperance cause, and well worth : hearing, ycsteiday afternoon Mr Hauling addressed the children attending the state t school, Te Aroha, after lessons were over; ' and was listened to with great interest. A meeting held at the Hot Springs i- Hotel on Wednesday evening to discuss the advisability of getting up a regatta ut i Te Aroha at an early date, was laiguly attended ; and the movement hem lily approved of. The meeting was convened c by Mr Puvitt, junr., and the following roll solutions were canied. 1. That a regatta f be held on November Oth, Pi i nee of j Wales birthday, to be styled the "Te J Aroha Ik'gntta" meeting. 2. That the I lollowing ofticerd be elected : President

MrJ. B. Whyte, M.TI.R.. Socretary and Treasurer., Mr Randolph ; Judge, Mr F. Pavitt; Staitci, MkE. Quinn ; the following in addition to to those named to constitute a committee, Messrs Ed words, Hctherin<> ton, and Mills. Resolved "That ns the day chosen was that on winch the bazaar, in ak l of the Anglican chuieh funds would open, that (the permission oil the bazaar committeo having been aheady obtained) the prizes be given the successful contestants in the bazaar room same evening. We may add the regatta movement has been taken up with great enthusiasm, subscriptions have been liberally promised, and the meeting promises tJ be a most successful one. Reginald Doukin, of Auckland, has made application for patent for an inven tion for extracting gold and silver from the ore, by electricity. The distribution ot JC4OOO to public libraries, voted by Parliament for that purpose, will take place on Bth February 1887 ; and claims must be sent in due form, so as to reach the Secretary for Education, Wellington, by January Ist next. A nominal addition of £25 vull be made to the amount of each library's receipts, and the vote of £4000 will be divided in proportion to the amounts as thus augmented, but so as that no institution shall receive more than £50. Application must be made by means of statutory declaration by the Chairman, Secretary, or Treasurer, accompanied by a statement of receipts and expenditure for the year ending 3 1st December. In the Government Gazette of 14th inst., appears the following notice. "Persuant to sections 16 of ' The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,' the Colonial Treasurir heieby gives notice that, on the Ist of December next, he will be prepared to consider applications from local authorities for loans under the Act. Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, and in the corner of the envelope the word*. ' Local Bodies Loans," should be wntten ; and every application must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury, on or before the 30th of November." A Waitoa resident called at our office this week anil informed us th.it a number of people, sifter waiting about some time, had to re* urn home disappointed on last Sunday afternoon, owing to no Chinch of. England seivico being held as had been announced ; and has requested us to state th.it the next Chuieh of England servieeat Waitoa will be October 31st, at 3 p.m. Mr T. 11. W. Yate (oC the firm of Yato and Smith), was recently appointed postmaster for QuarUvilli 1 , Waiorongoin.vi. A London cablegram of Oct 18th states that ''shaies in the Kapanga Gold Mining Company, Coromandel, are being allotted. The amount of the capital (£80,000) has been tjubtciibed for threefold." A considerable amount of enterprise and fiii tli as legaids the iuture progress and prosperity of To Arolia is being hhown by land ownois in the surrounding districts ; especially in the neighbouihood of Waitoa. We understand Messrs Campbell Bros, have decided to cut their pioperty up into small fauns. Un Mr Laikwoithy's estate several hundred acres of permanent pa^tuie are being sown down ; whilst on the adjoining land Mi J. B. Smith (the owner), has completed the sowing oE about 200 acies of oats and some 50 acics of wheat. On the Auckland Agiicultuial Company's estate (2l,ooQacics) a laigc ti act of" land is being ploughed up, ino-il of it for the fiist time; thewotk being done under contract by Mr MeCall from Waikato, who, we are infoiined, has ako tluee teams at woik ploughing for Mr llanmer of Man iw.iru. Slie.uing i^ well forw.ud in the district. The Auckland Agricultuial Company who had feonv 20,000 sheep to shear, have about completed the shearing of their fat sheep and empty ewes. Mr J. B Smith will finish about the same time, and Mr Gould will probably commence operations in this direction next week. During the earl}' part of this week the wind experienced at Te Aroha was the most severe that has been known for some years past. Fortunately beyond the blowing in of a few window panes and upsetting of some iron chimneys and fencing, no serious damage resulted in the township. We fear the effect upon fruit trees must have be«n very injurious. Judge Miller had before him recently in the Bankruptcy Court the case of Mr William Shaw, of Beaumont, County Cork, and formerly uhaiunan of the Munster Bank. His liabilities were returned at £88,997, but his assets had only realised £366, out of which, after pfyment of all costs, something over £200 remained for dividend. The sitting was for the purpose of declaring a dividend, but as ftrlher costs had to be taxed the case was adjourned to the first open day of the en suing sittings.— lrish Times* . Mr John Halt's new advertisement appears in this issue, the prices quoted are exceedingly low. Mr A. W. Edwards announces by special adveitiserncnt in tlm issue, having received a large new st^ck of spring and summer drapery ; further particulars respecting which will be duly announced in a future issue. The Katikati annual fair will be held on Wednesday next. The new advertisement of Mr John Wo»ds ? butcher, Te Aroha, appears in this issue. His price list surely cannot fail to satisfy even the most zealous advocates for cheap meat; whilst the quality of all meat supplied by Mr Woods leaves nothing to be desired in that respect. Messrs Alf. Buckland and Co., adveitise tli3 thoroughbred stallion St Patrick for sale. Already a number of settlers have entered upon possession of their farm sections at Mtitdinata, are busily engaged effecting improvements, and have started gardens, etc. All have been supplied with the stipulated number of cows as soon as they weie icady for them ; and there will be a good supply of milk to send to the new factory, tho completion of which is anxiously awaited and it is expected a start will be made about the end of this month, oome of tho natives have been causing considerable annoyance to tho settlers, who however have taken little notice of them, and tho natives have been served with a writ of ejectment from the Supreme Couit. Propagations are now being made for shearing Mr J. C. birth's sheep ; some 12,000 in number. Mr Hopkins of the Matamata Apiary is very busily engaged bee fanning 1 , and

anticipates a great increase in th: amount of lionoy this season, a branch apiary lias also been, started at tho special ' settlement, Wahoroii. \ Te Auoiia Club Hotel.— Visilo'-s' list : 4 Mr Campboll, llov. Mr Rnnchnan, Mr and Mrs Melville, Mr Saul, Auckland ; Mr find Mrs Mclhuish, Nelson ; Mr and Mrs Murray, Mrs P.iyno, Mr Yon. Bornowitz% Mr H.' Murray, Mr Stratford, R.M., Mr J. Craig-, Thames. The Ohinemuii Cricket Club, at a mooting' held on Saturday last passed a I resolution expressive of their (regret at the departure of Constable Law from the district Messrs Turner, McConnell, and Brady were elected members of committco It has been arranged to play a match today, against a team from the Junction saw mill. The Te Aroha Licensing Committee held another meeting on Saturday last, all members present, when ft transfer of licenso, liitcheson's Family Hotel (late Robin Hood and Little John) was granted Mrd Thompson, by a majority voting in favour of it. jTyuite a largo gathering assembled on mst Saturday afternoon on the banks of the Waihoii river to witness the several acquatic contests, which had been arranged for during the previous few days. The greatest interest was evinced in the result of tho, peveral events, and the finish in sortie instances most exciting. The first item was a match for 10s a side between Mr D. J.^Frazor, pulling in a skiff, and Messrs Randolph and Cocks in a gig, in which Frazer was the winner. No' 2 : Jas. Johnson v. M. Maingay, distance iibout 1 mile, up stream, stakes, £1 a side. Johnson won easily by about 4 lengths. No. 3 : Sculling match for £2 a side, distance about 1 mile up stream, between T. Tiornoy and B. Potts. This event was veiy keenly contested (the men being well matched), and excited much enthusiasm. Tierney led fiom the stait, and won by about a yard ; both men were quite exhausted by their efforts, ho. 4 : Four-oared gig nice, stakes jCI each, distance from the Pah to Bridge, about 2£ miles upstream, between tho following crews : (1) Messis Gordon, Quinlan, Luvrence, and Menzies, with Fiazer coxwain, and (2) Messrs Pavitt (jun,), Burgess, Briglmm,and NYhitchousc,with Everittcoxwain. This race lesulted in an easy win for the first na'ned crew. To-day it is intended that some further conte&ts shall 1 v.otne off.