POLICE COURT, MONDAY.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 194, 12 March 1887, Page 2

POLICE COURT, MONDAY.

Cruelty to Animals. — J. B. Luks, acting baliff to the Supreme Court, Auckland, was charged on the information of Constable Mitchell, with neglect - ing to supply sufficient food to a number of pigi in his posse son during the past week. Mr Humphreys appeared for defendant, who was mulct in a penalty of 20s, and 7s costs. The following resolution was carried unanimously at Monday's meeting of the local Licensing Committee, viz. " That the Inspector be instructed to take samples oE wines, beer, and spirits from the different hotels thronghout the district, and that the samo be sent to the Colonial Analyst for testing purposes. On Saturday last not a few of the residents became somewhat excited at seeing a mounted party, numbering about 100 aboriginals marching into the township in military style. As showing their loyalty, however, the advance guard carried the British flag unfurled, and upon reaching the esplanade at Sheeans Bridge, our natives greated the strangers with the usual " Haremnis." This party of natives comprise the last of the Tuhourangi tribe, whose settlement at Wairoa was destroyed during the late volcanic eruption at Tarawera. They remained hero for two days as guests of tho local natives and then went on to Kirikiri, Jwhero ihey are to make a prolonged stay, at tho invitation of the Hauraki natives.

The appointment of Mr Nepean Kenry, J.P , as clerk, treasurer, &c, to fhe County Cor ncil, lias given general satisfaction, and that gentleman will certainly be a great acquisition to the district, where, I believe, he intends taking up his residence.

WAIHI. \ Since my last visit very little has been done in the way of quartz reduction, tho water supply not being equal to driving more than 10 head of stampers at the Martha battery, and nothing short of a heavy and continuous downpour of rain will meet tho requirements. In the Silverton mine the raanaa'er has started to open out the reef at a depth of 50ft fiom the floor of tho low level. At this point the lodo is about Bft thick, and the stone on the hanging wall side shows gold freely. About bO tons of general quartz has accumulated as the result of sinking the wiuao, and this will be sent to the battery as soon as thero is enough water available for crushing purposes. The block of ground which is now being worked out under, the floor of the main adit level in the Martha mine is yielding a large amount of first class stone, and this is shaping for a good return at the battery, where 10 head of stampers are running full time upon it. There is no change worthy of note in any o( the other mines, and there is no probability of mucn work being done in the Union mine, till it is taken over by tho proposed English Company.

. ; WAITEKAURI. At no period in tfie history of this place has there been such a scarcity of water for battery purposes as at the present time, and in the WaitokAuri mine especially the tributers are at their wit's end to Gnd room for the large quantity of quantity of quartz which they have broken out ready for treatment. The same report will apply to the tributers in the Maungakara mine, where there is also a large quantity of good general dirt awaiting 1 eduction. Birney and party in the Welcome mine are breaking oufc quaitz from a small lode, which they expect will pay them handsomely for working.

OWIIAROA. At the present time Greenville's party is the cynosure of all eyes here, and, should they obtain a satisfactory return from the trial lot going to Eailey's plant, a new era of prosperity will be opened up for the district.

KARANGAIIAKE. The directors of the Adeline mine have lowered the men's wages from 9s to 8s per diem. As yet I have not heard how the men take this, but to say the least of it the proceeding savours of sharp practice, because a reduction of Gri per diem would have been quite sufcient at one time. The tributers in the Kenilworth mine have made a Fair st^rt, and as they are working on the well known Maria reef I expect that they will render a good account of themselves very shortly. Barrett and party, contractors for forming the tramway from the County track to Railey's plant, have started operations, and the Crown people have also commenced to form a siding fiom the above mentioned line into their mine. At the present time there are thiee teams of horses carting stone to Railey's mill, which will now bo kept fully employed by the Woodstock, Kenilworth, Crown, Rose, Adeline, and Diamond mines. Of late 1 have often had occasion to refer to the bad state of the county track, but up to the present very little has been done in the way of repairs. This dilly-dallying will be continued till the wet season sets in, and then when the track is impassable and all the mines are shut down in consequence the cry will be, "Who'd have thought it." Cleaning up For the Diamond mine took place at Railey's plant yeaterday morning the result being the handsome return of 202 ounces retorted bullion from 25 tons of general quartz obtained from a lode averaging 12 inches in thickness.