OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa. Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 222, 1 October 1887, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa. Friday.

The great event of the week has been the polling nfc the different centres of population for the return of a member to the House of Assembly for the Coroinamlel electorate, of which this County now forms a part. There were two candidates, Messrs. Cadnian and Mackay, and opinions were pretty equally divided as to which of these gentlemen would be most likely to serve the interests of the district best. Throughout the polling day the proceedings were conducted in a very quiet and orderly manner, and it was not until the hour of closing the poll had arrived that there was anything approaching excitement noticeable. Towards 7 p.m. the excitement intensified, and at 8 o'cloclc the outer office of the telegraph station was packed with supporters of the rival candidates anxiously waiting to learn the results of the polling at the other centres of population. The first few returns, especially that from Coromandol, were decidedly in favour of Mr Mackay, and his supporters were quite jubilant in consequence. Bets were fieely offered that he would win hands down, and Cftdman's own supporters were obliged to admit that the lalfcor's chances of fluccoss were then extremely doubtful. Paruwai was looked upon as being Mackay'a stronghold, and it was ex- i peuted that he would got a largo majority at that place, but the results proved otherwise, and from that time to. ward Cad man's star was in the ascenient. There is a dispute, involving a considerable outlay of monry, between the Auckland Agricultural Company and tlit» Wadcato Lan i Association, regard ing the drainage ol about 500 acies of land. The above mentioned parties are divided in their opinions as to whether the watershed is towards the "big drain,'' or towards the Waitoa river, and Mr. Nepean Kenny, clerk, etc., to the Ohinemnri County Council, has been requested to act ns arbitrator in the matter.

REPORTED NEW FIND. Another now gold find is reported at a place called Whangamatn, on the eastern side of the main watershed, about 8 miles north of Mcßrinn's find, and in all probability on the same line of reef country. This find was made by McWillianis and party, who have been prospecting in that locality for the past two months. The newly discovered reef is said to be about 4ft. thick, and of this fully 3ft. carries gold and silver in highly remunerative quantities. A prospecting- claim has been applied for, and as is usunl in nil such case, a large aioa of country has been m trkcil off in claims all rouud the prospector's ground.