The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 130, 26 February 1887, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

The Thames Advertiser of Wednesday list h«s the following :—"lntimation: — "Intimation win received to-day per wire from Co). l'Vaser, M. H.H. who is now in Wellington, thai Government positively declined to allow the construction of the Ksii'aka votul extention to be done by by <l;tv labour, 'lenders for the construction oC the work in twelve small sections, at a very low rate Vjfdt-poit en thy conduct price, arj accordingly invited Every precaution is to be taken ng.iinst any one tenderer getting wore tlun ono section ; the object being to provide as much Lbouv a< possible for tlie unemployed." We are in Receipt of the h*^t number of' Tho New Zetland Schoolmaster," _ a monthly periodical published at Chiischurch. The present number contains a very interesting at tide on "The Teachers Piovident Society, ' which useful institution it appeaib docs not meet with that amount of suppoit it deserves. The writer tow aids the close of the article, say*, " The institution only requires to be kno.vii to be appieci.vted. Instances have conic under our immediate notice, where young teacheis witli Mnall salaries, Invc blessed the day they joined the society, which enabled t) v em to take rest, and receive medical treatment dining months of illness, without being" burdensome to their friends, or dependant on the oiuuity of others," - Messrs Alf. Buekland and Co announce a ntuuber of Bales, during the ensuing week. For particulars see advt. Mr 11. Roche, C.E. of ShaCtcsbuiy, j fovmorly of the Homo Government, i Indian Civil Service College of Engineer-!, London, etc., is op:n to be consulted on all mattets relating to engineering and to undertake surveying of every description. See advt. Mr Pavitt advertises fora lo^t hors-i. No time has been lost by the Ohineniu.i County Council in instructing their Engineer to proceed with the woik of constructing the tramway to connect the mines with Kailey's Battery, Rarangnhakc, and it will be been by adveitisement in our columns to-day, that tenders are invited for the woik. Sale at Te Aroha to-day of property in tho estate of T. L. Green, a bdnkrupt. Paeroa residents will please observe that the Key. TA Joughin will preach at 7 p.m., not at 11 a.m, as previously announced, on Sunday next. Key. T Noirie, Presbyterian Minister from Papakura, will conduct service in the Wesley an Church, Te Aroha, on next Sunday evening. Owing to the supply of water running 6hort, the Waiorongomai battery has half the number of stampers again hung up ; 20 head are crushing for New Find. Work is piogre^sing much as usual in the mines, there being nothing fresh of importance to repoit this week. Election of Ohinemuri Licensing Committee takes place on Monday next at Paeroa. The business transacted at the 11. M. Court, Te Arohn, on Tuesday last, was of an unimportant diameter. Several ap plications set down for hearing in the Warden's Comt were adjourned. The applications for residence sites adjoining tho Domain by the Drmain Board and Church of England vestry were gi anted, subject to Kotuku and Koiimiko streets being continued fiom piesent tetmination through the land applied for, tho width to be 10- . duced to half a chain in each instance.

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1887.

Pressure on our space this week compels us to hold over a number of ' locals,' und other matter .of interest, till ndxtissueTendeia are invited by advertisement for sinking a winze in the Monastery mine, Kurangahake. Ohinemuri County Council advertise for a Oloik and Treasurer. Notification is given by advertisement in thi^ issue of the forfeiture of several li -ensed holdings, business and residence Bites, and a water lace. ' j , We are glad to know that Sir Fred. Whitaker, who has been staying at Te Aroha for some weeks past has been greatly benefited by the change, and U so much improved in health, as to purj)ose returning to Auckland next week. The railway department announce that Saturday return tickets will be issued on March 4th, sth and 7th ; in connection with the hanest festival and Mo, at Cam