The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 243, 25 February 1888, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

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t-nrURDAY, TTIttYUrARY '25, I*BB. Mis- Yatc by ad\eitiscment, returns thirV to the many who so kindly assisted in liio viiii'li U.r Mr Y.itc the other day. Th^ t-ucee^ful tenderer for alterations ..n.l addition, ti> TV Aioln Post Office, is Mi \Y. llog.xn, o£ Cambridge, pi ice, £GO. "Ui <if>r-r 1-1 li eland, of P.u- inure, VrJJ.Mi.j/b.is r-pplicd for a licon-wl liohlm, .ji T.ni:io».U,'J'o Aioh.i, aio.i five acres. The liisl in» Jmg of tin- newly elect-Mi .id lwnr finiunill' o t'oi Olunemuii licensui" <li^t '* i " held at l'" 1 ' 1 ' 1^ on 1n1',1,1%"' 1.^4, wlkmi Mr John 11. Moore was cieued .i- Chairman. V V\\!".i telegiam stales that it i^ .molmMo Mr 11. A. Sti.itronl, IUL , and W.ml'n ol'T'imu'-', i^ likely to he trmsicuvt\ t<> Oanum, in eons-equcco of Mi 11. \V IM-iVon, X M. of O.unaiu, having ice pfid the appointment of. 11. M. £or Wellington. 'll'O in -t meeting oC tho Wait vi lieenin_; MMumiUoe will b.- held at Moirinsvillo A iuwn i'»-iL»y, for election of. ch.iiunan. ilu'Himtoily uu'fli»»s of tlic coiiiinilteo ,, X {i\ 0 (l fui'tii" (ii^t vSaturd.iys in Mdicli, Jimo ocptiMubci ami Doceinber. N -niip ili.xis of candid .tes for tho office m.Miil'i 1 ! of l'i..k»> County Counci!, Vaito.i li'idinii, Nice «T. li.'iSiuitli, icMfjfned ; \\\\\ i>o icteiv.'d by Mr lit turner, at M«n i iU-\ tile till nuim on Sitniday next, M.mii Hid. The election is fixed lor Maih l«'i!i. A q ii«r.il MH'ctin* o[ the WooiNtock (i and S. M. C'i., h's been convened for | 2"A '.Lkli, f< i tho purpose of anthoiUin^ I iin> di!< .-t >r- (o dispose of the company's ■n -jKitv (Misticli tomis (it, they may dciMn most .idwnti^et/ns to the inteiosts. of the ! Ml iKl'oldi I^. On WedrM-d,iy evoning- last the seiyicc al -rim - CiniMiVv <>!d Oi£.in," w<ib %^iven Jin Vi'hihKi-'i-Mi Pultl'm JJ<iH, in aid of { (le tund> of the W.iiorui^onmi organ, and J l!,;;i 1 of Hope. There way a £ond at-t.-nd.ime on the oci«-ii>n • After the s^rw<\- i>l *onu h..d concluded tho hall was | (.k.ual ful d.mcmi;. ! A'<>iy litllu inteio^fc was oNinf\'d in ti/C i el< t'.cn (f a iiio n-in.c: Conwnittee for Te | Al 'hi ! kinMU2, df-tuct, wniih took place on M nda\ ia^t. Thf 1 fo'lowinir wete reunittd: Mt-^-r. Lip-ey, Ketlnintiton, iUati^ote. (Miii^ho, ami Dibsel'. The Coumnittt'e nM.-ct at noon to-day to elect tln.!i (h.i'niiT. T!ie(|u.\iteily meetings of I 1,!"I 1 ,!" Committee arc appointed to bo held on M,»;ch l<Hh, June 9th, Bth September and Def eif.ixj B'h. A ' utnbci of pnir* bri-d stock aie ndvci" 1.-^cd f<>r by Mr I'Aety J[.ielc\n, mii Indiiii; Ifuefoid and Shorthorn bulls, r/mL.>ln, Shopshire Down, Leicester, and S< nt).dti\\ n I/in)-!. djJii'N of otvo«, ele. The ,p,i!il\ of the st ;cK bit-d by Mj Maclean is nuil! and f,n oiuably known that many i oun'i-, \v>ll no donl>t avail of tliis opport'll.itv nun (!iYi»iK'l tin in of impioiingt! en !!■>< Us 'md ln-rds bv the puiehase of | -nuv: (.!' the h.ts 'idverti^ed. Ati< ' tion i' diiected to Mns=} >s i Alfied Bit IJ.ii'd fs.id (.-<<'- announcements of h'lthcfunm^ -ale? l>y auction. AltTfion i- 1 ditfeted fo Mrs Byrne's ).'d\oiti < mctit, u'lich will be found in mm* rn'uinns to-day, Mrs Byrne uwdcrt ,i;c-. to i;ive -..li^factioji, both as leftHids sl\!i> and iir, at lho t inudciatc charges, „ id solicit 1 - a 1 1 ill. I'.iiVo County Council advertise a v<"Ju\ cnui.ie for wile Hie engine nay i i t *-ec t< at \\ viioi'intioiuai. The T-nuaniri. Ccunt^' Council have .■■■jain ino\ed in tho matter of 'l hompson's Ti.m-K. and applied to the government for fn.-" balance of the^iant pioinised a fnv \ ":m pieviou-ly for the purpose of form]p r ' ir into a coach load. As this is (he oidv X..id in th' 1 di-tiict connecting with a i..i'\\av, 1h" whole of the ll.iy of Plenty ;v(ma!!y fetls an\i<^is that it should be iormed a 1 - S"on as po^'-ib'o. 13, P. Tune-. On Tuc'Ly e\rning last the "Rev S. Laui^ <l<'li\cied alec'nrc in tiic Weslcynn CJiuiiU on " Courtship find jWnrriiitfo." I»ev J.irnes iMaish.-dl presided on the occision. The Rev lecturer ifavo an ,ulmiiable, insiiiH tivc, and most in<cicstin# .iddies^, whith uas listened to with great ■stltntinn. Sound wholepoino advice rc-i-'i c!i:i<r (ho ftiilijecf hcifg dealt with was i;'it( rsM<M-4ed with many remailcs having rf,';<ii(l to tho frequent absurd phases of tho (jiuslion and the leeturer'B description of how thos-o who put off till late in life i|iti( eking of a partner, often set about d('ir,g 'o after they had made their minds up, caused _yicat amusement, The lectuier fcirongly advocated matrimony, and dwell on the advantages resulting from l.aung a mutable putuer in tho join ney Iflnon.ah life; and stated most emphatically (hut whether nuirituic mrtdc a bad man woise or not, there could not be the doubt bi.t that it made a good , man better in every respect. At tho clos^o iheCb.'innan retried in culogihtic teims to the lc l (tmc, and made xnijjo most nmuaii'g fiid wit! y lVMihiiks with reaped to llie "cdije-cf, and an cxecedidgly pfeaf-ant evening u;is brougiiL lo'ielo'-o by liemty voles ot tl'.ank^ to (he lectuicr and Cliairutan, i)eing c.irn'eil by acclamation. The Herald IT-porls ihaton R»l+ivdny Jnf«t Mr.Tohn Knox <d" '[amilton .sold 100 acic of land paitlv cultivated, hall: way between WiiilvduiH add Ha^l-Hi, late Lougmaii'.s, will) good i\oodi:!) house recently erected .t a «•(.-! i.C tJO), C-'i- tli«j nun of £53, to Mi W liiiaui Aiiii^tiong, of ramaheiv. !

Tuesday's Auckland Slav states that tho money for ilio purchase of Hie Marat oto mine was in an Auckland Bunk, and wo aid be handed over to Hie Company on TI Hired uy, Tho quarterly meeting of tho Waiknto AicbuVmconal Conferonco will be hold in To Arobo, on Tuesday, tho 28th inst. The meetings, which are open to all, will bo held at the Courthouse, tho uso of which the Warden tins kindly granted for tho occasion, fnm 4.30 p.m. toG p.m., and from 7to 10 p w. Wo understand that tho Indies of To Aiolm aro making preparations to I hospitably entertain the visitors, and we have no doubt that the conference will be a groat success. In a recent issue we suggested that Mr Warden Stratford be r.skod hy the committee of tho To Arolia Public Library to kindly deliver his lectuio ''Tough Vam^ (which took so iuunonscly at Mio Thames) at To Arohn, in nid oC the Library fumK We observe the suggestion has been acted upon, and are pleaded toJleftrnMrStinltoid lus consented, and has fixed Wednesday March 7th as the date on which he will deliver tho lecture, fmtlicr particulars re-s-pecting- which arc announced to appear in our next issue. From a recently printed Return, show" j the amounts paid by tho Colonial Tronsumr ! to each Local ' Body for rates under Tho Crown and Kative Lands Riting Act 1882 (now lepealed) from Juno Ut 1886, to September 30th 1887 sets forth the amount paid to Ohinenuiri County Council n<«4;B(s 9« 9d on account of Crown lands • 1*202 5s 2d on ar-count of Native lands, total £288 14s lid: For Phko County Council, £37 14« (id, and £t) 6s 7d respectively, total £47 0s 7i). "WaiUu Road Boavd, £12 10s 4d,and £51 Gs 3d ; total /;G4 2s7d. Hot Springs Hotel, Te Arohn, Vit-Uors IM Tor two weeks ending February 2 lib, 1888— Mrs and Miss Wilkins Mr F. C. LewK Mrs Hay wood, M'ase-Il.iywood, (2) Mr N. Siuuns, Mr J. Simms, Mr 11. Potter, Mrs Swnin^mi, Mrs Goldstine, Mr and Miss Tnnficld, Masters Goldsline. (2.) Mrs and Miss Xashokki, His Honor Justice Oi.lics», Mr and Mrs Williams, Mr and Mrs L.mibourno, Mr and Mrs Coelu.ine, Mr and Mrs D. Nolan, Mr W. DodcU. Mr Chamber, junr,, Mr md Mrs A. Suthcrhnd, Auckland ; MrF. and Mrs Sinclair, Mr ;md Mksflay, Mrs 11. Robinson, Fiji ; Mr and Mis Westley, Mr and MisMoirison, Xowmarkct; Mr Fletcher, Mr and Mrs Wnlgnn, Kntikati ; Mis Dickson, Mi<s Leslie, Mr Isaac Klli-on, Sydney, N.SAV. ; Dr Arthur Walker, Liverpool, England ; Mr 1). McKcnny, Recftuti, Wost Coast ; Mr W. MacFarlano, Victoria ; Mr Mrs and Master E. A. 110 tj, London ; Mi F. S. Grehan, lifv. Dean Leonard, Now South Wales ; Mr W. II Iloskin*, Auckl.mcl. Mr J. Bodoll, in a letter to the Bay of Plenty Times, encloses the following copy of a letter received by him from tho manager oC Messrs Thornton Smith and Firth :— '• We Inve to acknowledge leceipt of your favour of the 7th iu>-t, and sample of wheat, which is satisfactory. In reply avo bc<j to state that we aic not buying* and shall not buy any wheat which has not been five weeks in a thatched stick. Under tho circumstances we cannot quote for wheat until we have approved simples where the above conditions have been ca>ricd out." " The writer adds I may s.iy that Mr Lamb also at,\tos that six weeks to two months in slack i« necessary, and offers 2.s lOd pci bushel foi wheat. " Tho follow ing* new regulations under fho .Education Act :ire to come into operation on the Ist March next:— (1.) The third section of the regulation, m.ulc by Order in Conncil on the sth July. 1887, relating" to attendance rc£ristn sand returns, is hereby amended by the excision of the words " the average daily attendance so ascertained shall be known as the strict avetag-e, " and of all the following: words to t)ie end of the said third section. (2.) The form of jitrondanc^ prescribed in tho sixth section oC the aforesaid regulation is hereby amended by the excision of the word ( *sti ict" in line 11 ; by the cxc ision of lines 12, 13, and 14, and by nl taring- the number of line 15 to 12. (3) Tho foim of smnrrviry statement oE qmrtei-ly nttondniicc, deeribed in tho eighth section of tho aforesaid rognlntion is horcbj 1 - amended by ihe j of tho words " stiict average" and "workI ing- averagp." (4.) The first and second j sections of the regulation, mndo bj r Order ; in Council on the sth July, 1887, relating to payments to Boards, are hcreb.y , amended by subfttituting- for tho woids; " working average," whorover they occur, the words " average attendance." j