The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 184, 25 December 1886, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

HPPBR THIXEt APVOCATB, 'Thikabove all-<|othine own self betrut An&lt itt^Jfapßfr,fa tfte night the day, aktnt notshen be false to any mini.'

BJfl^|ggi& DBCEMBfIB 25, 1886.

GHRt«TMAS. | | A^^> omrprinl^to-Und forth t^jHßMMlJtfcM'llng to ottrfaendr, as w?«l^^ir^'C«^ r: fece to face oa| re- f qor4. Oarjcel«b»tion of vChristmM is SOAiMiSrejf |Kn acknvrrißifenientr of the prinJ«d^J&Cs)nM&ljr;l^eiWri*j »go. Too 'rj*M^mik>WT^io^Bt the teiicbinglrhen too 1 firo^Amaiioa Lm passed •^^jflEjwSyiSß fra in.feo^ml.^irkiiess/ lim 8 * **«^Wii^w^' tyf 5 in Chjo^fiffoWltfir^agiipa^.tbe. sacceeiling tk*h&oh i3;6he for making up oljj«idB, foTgiring old mjiiries, and Ag«Mfe|W^BminUg\t44iegin the ntir year k) ith all men. Let iinfftr*^iii"thti ipm«uiai».^ Ji it u so, then vre may be assured that | our hopes will be folly realised when we novr, in accordance with time-honoured/ CuMom, wish oar readers t Bl^oD Ikk J£ Uky>Y IRE^^ Aft.!

0» Wet)iMad«f~next tbo poll mfr r tj§ tt 3J^na^^^te^^ra*ejPW««ae^ M ba^ir^i rt*Va£iS<Hft[*^* bojiwrrlwectto, .rioiDiialtaa* road to the rCtordon fiefctleme'ilt,! or not-- Tbe-tnatter is undoubtedly one No I<^3 to^n tfire»t«»w>r<i cf i*o^i 'ra; ions dorr^pondet^^ajydar in oar jCflttmtit ta^fS^W^Wlf^iK^i^g*^ to,. r&Lii&g ofilttW^ Wbi\ft we db^iot agree with atf t|ut if a»id J>y *h#a*. trriturj, tiUl froiu wlit^ iJif ge^Cfal taaliD£ juaottgk #c on»*i»nity itiidwiiccHfinUejfßjW tho Witt,- it

'JLTS>\\n* ancf the* Kufing gonera'li), to 'ohrefnlly wrigh aH-ttfe pros and, cons in connection /wfth the proposal, nifa be, tnrqpared J*tow on polling day£Uearimr lit mittd thafc (as vu stated at the 3>ia*o County CjMMg nwetingNjWw!tUy^if'dnly AWfvQiea were foiled in and *tfaret 4§kM» e fife wert,fe' l»Toqi\ 01 we loan, tl would hi declaretnbarrieil, tb« majcHly required" being three fifins of the toUl'iWfli^r of votes recorded be they few or many ; bo that it will not do to be apathetic in the matter. We •honld feel much more inclined to advocate the loan had the Gordon nottlera shown a greater disposition Co settle on the land now ac^)rjlby_titemJpt.?Anietime past. As regards the proposed road being a means of attracting toimst , traffic via Matatnata, the making the road to'Taoranga, ~vFb Katikati "available for coach traffic is a matter of greater consequence to Te Aroha. Then again the amount proposed to be j)or- s rowed to as seems entirely inadequate to making, bridging, and partially metalling, » good road for a distance of twelve to fifteen miles, and we fear the expenditure would not stop at £1500, but that farther large sums would be required to properly complete the work. With respect to the ratepayers within the proposed Town District or Borough boundaries being only liable for such proportion of the money as could be expended within their district, there ii no guarantee that they would be only liable to this extent, ibe ratepayers having one? rendeied themselves liable as a .whole for the repayment of the )oan. It would be a matter for adjustment in the event of a Town District .or Borough being constituted, and the AuditorGeneral could be appealed to, but ' his decision might not be any more satisfactory to T« Aroha ratepayers than was the recent award between Thames and Ohinerauri Counties to Ohinemuri ratepayers. We have felt it onr duty to place these few facts before our readers, and how leave them todecideand abide by Wednesday's poll.

With reference to certain statements made by Mr Mills in his letter to the Colonial Secretary which appears in our column! to-day^ ye may say on being- enquiredioto they appear to be utterly false. Mr G. Bobson who took the petition to Mrs Frazer to sign nerer mentioned auch a thing &a that Mr Frairar had sent him. Mrs Frazer, Mrs Wilson, and < Mrs v Faes, all signed the petition of their own free will, whilst Mrs goody's, njuxa^tpa* not on the petition at ati. With respect to Mr Q. Devey, jun., hq signed the petitionj together with his father and Mr Jess Devey (hi« uncle), in the presence of each other, the signatures being witnessed by Mr Ijott. and further has since told Mr Ifcebson that, he never uttered euch words as Mr Mills states' in his letter* .Mr Vause has since the enquiry also told Mr Kobson, who witnessed his signature^ he never told Mr Mills he signed the petition through misrepresentation of its object. Mr O'Connor alco informed Mr Robson the statement made ia Mr MilU's letter respecting him was entirely false. This is, a nioe speci men of the totally unjustifiable chargessome times laid against others hy those who are not over careful as to what they Bay, if thereby they can but gain the end they have in view, and Mr Mills's endeavour to upset the Town Board* petition will be productive of good, if alone its being the means of this letter of his being made public^ Quf readers will form their own conclusions with" respect to his' conduct in dealing thus with other people's names. . Preparations are being made to give all the children of Te Aroha a general treat on New YearsVday. A cotnmitte has been formed of representatives from the various schools (both Sunday and Day.) Subscription lists -are now open and already a large sum has been collected, so thslt if the weather* should prove fine ,'the youngsters may look forward to a regular gala day on the Ist of the new year.' Mails for Waikato, and Auckland will close at Post Office, ,Te Arohi, ' on Monday morning at 5 a.m. , ' Thii^oiirnalWill be published tin Friday next, week instead of Saturday ne usual. All *dvortiBenierits intended 'for next issue will require %o bo sent ia by or before 6 p.m. on Thursday. . ' • , In consequence of x Saturday next (New ,Vf^s i>»y)^eipg » postal holiday, jthe ootwam'Fri3cb mail will close at" 1 the! Te Ardha Pdatf-offie"© ott Friday -next, Bee. -flint,- at 7.90 p-.nr.- Due London February 7th. , j Worlt 4laB 'been » practically suspended in the various mines for jthV.h.oiid^ys, J which"ge"naralty fedmraehced bn^ Wedi ies4*y last.. - The mine*, will resume worl: on ' J JaiktiaiyiJ«r* Th* Monthly 1 falea/i uf at Waiorongomai-Battecy has not yet taken place". *• *' " '"* ' n Visitors' _Lwt, PalACb Hotkl, *Te Arohn, for week ending December 23rd :~ fi^k Jubilee Singers, (14)^ Mr and 'Mrs Gabriel L^wls, Miss Lewis, ' Mrs Lawn, -Ifiss Varn«m, : Mr and 'MrW '3! A. Pond; .Master^ Pond, Mr-^A, JFjories^ F. J. Hazeldine, Mrs Edgcumba, Mias Ri B. CFarke^ujkland '• 31a. 1 and\ Mrs Barclay, Thames ;Mr Kennedy, Sydney ; Mt H-. Melcolm, Canada"; Mr Phillips, junr., Pneroa^ Mr A T Bnodferage, f Tauranga ; Mr Oheai;Ma'eahia& nsville, Qdeensja^djj ;Mr Q. H. Brown, tSSn Francisco. Catholic ChriSfct'riilß tteQ will re-ope i on Monday nfextj^JJge advt. At the Te Aroba Foiling Booth q% \TlitfrBc[ay,'f%a¥ t»Ol!Wjg: "tot eteSgoif of a member iW'tjio'WbtMttt J-Maori District resulted as follows: For ajor ; It will be iirjuced 'fey advertisement in thU4»«o*}ab enfcerUißrtU^mt lwiil be held in the lo Aroha PubKc Hall on New Y eur'a Sver|n_Qrder to wise funds towards the cost^Crk^P* X sft iL%?^ oan arcil pro vmin£> Bill eto M etc.-Sei eral ill, jindi Jimttwif IH'TlP t^**ft^ v promise i to produce 'iiblefSt. yyndt in which t »any at tltf Vatwui . ned music^Vnd ' a mast attractive'

{■'.('; ii 'i r 1- i'" 1 CAD >p n r pl-lpA' tt'^'l t.ii! ['..utVwlrU.': of v,m.\'i it ;■ .'<>,] ir advertisement will appear in our noxt issue. It will bo observed the price* of admijwioh baa Jbeen s fixed nt u very low Wite, and His confidently anticipated there ..trill be a very large gathering on the oc,cn«ion. . - . , * i r Hierewiji pe*. business* for transaction' at'tjie WardenVCourt cm Tuesday. - The quarterly meeting of the Upper! Ttyarneij W«i]eyan Circuit was held at! Annandale, Pinko, on lant Monday after* noon, R?«,H.r 4jMilUpr.esiding. n Tb ©resignation of Meaars Tetley,and Wffite, Sen.', and Jun. circiit" stewards ~Vas accepted,' ancj «. unanimous} -vote s>£ tlmnks npoovded ttjem for their labour cluring til© pa^t year; both requested to be relieved of the duties .owing to-busineas-necessitating. -their being absent from the district a great deal. ,The following*, office.* bearers were elected for the ensuing year. Senior and Junior -Circuit Steward*,* Messrs J. Phillips, sen., and Buttle. Te Aroha : Society Steward, Mi Roberts ; Waiprongornai :" Society Steward, Mr- -Darby; Poor Steward, Mr LoveH ; Paeroa : Society Steward, Mr J. Phillips, jun ; Morrinsville: do., Mr Warren ; Waitoa, do , Mr Ross - t Shaftesbury, do., MrlJJehirose,; Buttle was appointed district delegate to conference. Considerable discussion took place with respect to the Circuit inviting a married minister for the ensuing year, and it was ultimately decided Hint it would be well for tbe Circuit to accept its responsibility, in this respect and that a married man' be invited provided conference would assist the stipend fund by a grant of not less than £40. General satisfaction was exSressed with the new Minister, Rev. T. A. oughin, who received a hearty invitation to remain another year in the event of conference not appointing a married man, There was a small deficit on the balance sheet of the quarter, which it was agreed to allocate amongst the different centres and raise by subscription. Next quarterly meeting will be held at Paeroa. It was decided to try and re-establish services at regular intervals at Waiorongomai. Those present after the meeting was over, were most hospitably entertained by Mr and Mrs Buttle. A cricket match which will have considerable local interest has been arranged for New Year's Day ; between an eleven from Te Aroha and an eleven cadtained by Mr J. B. Sirqith. The match will' be played at Mr Smith's " farm at Waitoa, play to commence at 11 a.m. It, will be observed by advertisement that the local branch of tho Bank of l^ow Zealand will bo closed on next Saturday and Monday. Great cffoits are being made in Auck land to raise funds for the ro-erection : o£ St. Benedict's Church. Aid is sought from all sections "of the community, and Bishop Luck on Friday asked the Mayor (Mr Devore) to preside at a public meeting in connection^ .with the nritter. Tha Mayor declined, as the question was not a public one. He, however, asked the bishop whether, supposing the church hud been a Protestant one the members of 'the Church of Rome would contribute. The bishop said the cases were different. His Church did not object ro receive assistance from those outside the Faith, but they could give anything in aid of other religions on principle. A controversy on the subject has commenced in the Auckland papers, the effect of which will be to prevent many " outside the Faith" from contributing* — Waikoto Times. A special meeting of the Gotdon special settlers is convened for next Thursday evening at Waiorongomai. See advt, The Ohinemuri Licensing Bench, adjourned from tha 4th inst., sat on Saturday last to hear applications from Messrs Ilosie, McGeelun, and Cummings respectively, for an accommodation license at Owharoa. Mr T. M< Humphreys appeared for Mr McQeehan, and after a lengthy consideration and discussion, the Chairman ruled that under section 55 of the "Licensing Act, 1881/' no new license could be granted at other than the annual sitting in June. j Our usual letter from Ohinemuri correspondent has not reached us* this week. , The Christmas Tree and Gift Auction entertainment in aid of St. Joseph's Church, Te Aroha, which came off in ,the Te Aroha Public Hall on Tuesday last was most successful. , The attendance was large throughout, during the ovening ithe hall was well filled ; the Te Aroha Brass Band enlivening the proceedings by playing selections. In addition to the Christmas tree' there were various other sources of amusement, also a number of raffles came of The' arrangements were all that could lie desired,' and reflected credit! on Mes.claxn.es Gallagher, JSmithe, Fae3 ? Byrae, etc., etc. The-pqny " Dot" presented by Mr Gallagher to be raffled was won by ticket Nfl. '145 r; Bupposed to be the property 6t a i^hamesite, whilst Mrs Denis Murphy won 'the musical box, valued at £6 10*. „_„..,,. ; During the early part of this week, Mr L. M.lGratfe.jM.H.^.j.for Ohinejnuri paid ,a visit to that r diBtrict, and inspected ! the prin<HpietmineB,'tlie new Quartz Reduction plant, prop9sgd,- tramway site, etc., 'and proceeded'on' by' coach to Tauranga yesterday. [ ;. .i „t , ; At, »i meeting of the Thames River SYearii Navigation Company held on \Vednesday last, a- resolution to wind up the company wasrjpassed, and Messrs Renshaw and Bagnall, with the.Secre.tajy Mr Gill espied 'w&re tippointe'd liquidators. VIBITOE8 1 ' Lftsi'.—HOT SPRINGS HOTEL*, Te Aroha, for week ending Dec. 23rd :— Mr Hi Dunn^ Mrs # B Comins, ttiji ; Mis 4 Ricbar_daon,, t t WeUington^{ jijMrprn; Lewj^r Lewis, Mr R H Miers, Wales ; Judtye an,d Mrs MacDon«ld7~MiB3 Flora MacDonalil,* ,M»sa Newby f M,rs Buckland,.Mrs .G B and "Mitifef ti\veni -MrWAlnfcsiayr "Mr Bailey, Mrs ShepherdjJMLiaa Kelly, Mr Brown, Mr, Kirby, Mr Thos Wiokhaiu, Mr BrownVSir' •HoTgunvMtfami' Mre'Lt'D'Muidocß, (l^anlt N.^J Auckland ; Mrjiurkq, Thames Mr J.feuttoWen^lCuiito-a. -« j Local branch of the Bank of New Zea-, land will be closed on Saturday and Mori-'-day next. ,f, f Tenders are invited by advertisement in this issue for a further section ol the North Island Main Trunk Railwivy, krown as the Waiteti contract _. {lJ q We would direct special attention ti tlia exceedingly liberal ai ran^einants mad a by Mr Hudson, the District Traffics Mint for the holidays, arid by the advertisement \yiuch appear* in t>ur columns 10-dUy it

".»ill he ?- M•' r llj(u ' f-riy/ f -riy / t;l.>'iou !-oUn\.bliUiwti i)C'\,2,i', >i '<> .''in 33 1 x 1 H ;(u. Iptjliii sivo, available for rctu\n up^toXqn h)6l{i'ding Jan. 17th, - Exoursl6^?ti»?ket«wiH S\m be issued to Auckland lihH back during tHef same period, first class 20a, second clads 169.1 A'dft>,;ei4urBiof^m baJ r »n/io Anckland on I)ec; 27£h of XucWand Races)^, retu'rn^a^s fi^m^reVAifbha^iC^^ .And ?s 6d. ' [OnV^he ttoine ap^qial train will bo run for the convenience of passengerß desiring to attend the Gambridffo sports, return fares 6s 6d and 4s 6d. On Decr27th,excutBiqntet«".will bjß*nbls »tor visit Matamata, ojt^ncf] the t*wJip<( sports to be held there and return same day, whilst on 29th inst.. v a? special train will run to To Aroha jfrom Hamilton, to convey passtn^ers returning from the Hamilton Carnival r~Threre can- be- no two opinions as tOjthe liberality of the above arrangements,' and the thanks of . the communit}' are due Mr Hudson in this matter. It will be'also seen by| reference to advertisement that very similar arrangements for excursions early in tho New Year have also been announced.