At thft meeting of the Board of Governors of Thames High School on Thursday last (refeired to in our la^fc i^suc,) Mr Brodie, (CFiaiiman of the Board), referring, to Mr 11. H. Adams' application *for permission to mine on a portion of (he Boa»d3 endowment outside iho goldfield, is reported to have said " He had ascertained thafc ifc was donbtfnl if the Governors had the power to grant privately the concession asked for, and that the law required all leases to be sold publicly, either by auction or tender/ etc., nml Mr_ Bro-.iie gave notice of his intention to move the following ppsolntion, " That this Va>.\v<\ do now consider she advisiUhty of granting the right to mine on that portion of the endowment onfcsnle the boundary of the ok-, z ' • -. Now we h.»vo,Wn in f ori»)ccl by IJr Adams tl.at on the occasion <of his ny ceitt \i.<it (o W: N notoM^oin.\i; -tlv JJ/odic
1 informed hrn he should .object- to tho ' ''' mullock'^n cny of *h^ allotments^ within | Waiormig'qmai township, without his^ first making special arrangements -%\vith him to so ; Wo maf state fof the iti formation of onr renders ih.it Mr Ai'aras and the other shareholders in the Alameda Special Claim of fifty acre?, which extrmis ri^ht through \V' r aiovonßom;u {<uvi\^liin l-.a*! mrnn^eil (o cxpentl at li x ast ,£5OO iii sinking tx ".had. to thonronfx.'ily k>^t the ground, ami we are (lemilcillr of opinion it wonhl bu !a nutitor :,;r.\\i!y to be r^giotiod wore any obstacles thrown m the vruy of the | pjoposod scheme being carried oni, | Any ai tempt to hninpet the pro- t l v io>*, of mining Ine field woutd b" ninsil ill fidvi-^^d on (Ik 1 part of the ]!n.ird s (in'\.t!u! ofwlio^e l.ui'l-^ wn'd be limmeti^i'ly rnh»'T'cd r <ore n ,%'ood ]^a\;\bio reef struck flicicon. Vrbat hare s ihe Doaid e\rr done fh.Mn-olve^ to ab-astihe di^tiief. from tleiivo ,<. very eonsi'loiabio income/ Talk ot the e,vils of (il)bcniee laniiloidi^m. need not go ?o far away 'as JreliMu] (o see that. It should be tho aim of the Board (even irom their onn selfish ]>oint of view) to afioid e\eiy facility and oncouragfment (o miuiner on their lands, instead of seeking to squeeze a few "more dollars out of the sub-lessees before they themselves find anything of value thereon. Wo hope the mt>e!tn^ convened for next; Friday evening iv-pectini? this matter will be a large and representative one. We have lous? been of opinion that, in the interest of the iroldfiohl, some action should be taken in the direction of petitioning Go\i<nnnnnt to re-enter on thai portion of flii" 1 Endowment adjoining the Jit Id, the Board to havo land of equivalent value granted them elsewhere.
i Mis& Fanny Ox. daughter of M?s Thompson, j.ropiictu^s of the Family if >'v\ \,- \ «>;,.. ih^li-vrh-. Lw °'i" ' .'t'Ml' M) S'U tt I- n^O'lt t!,itti.">ll \.,'i|' of '!'_" >Ml -Mlff<Mt"i ft'. 1. 1 ii'Ut Tip' mtei iiit-rit L.k^i p !|> < o it Th.au --i te-tby. T\\ o noplw '.ton !> m i Iren mndf lYu puhlicins Heorw- at W.uojnnirnni u. On • bv Mi Kit Qmnifin (Im seviiil \ein pioJ piict.'i ni" the Bntis'M Flot'l.Tf Aroha) foi ■ pjoinivf^ now (H'cipio,! hv A[- I him: in E. C'l'iK {priu^ Oh the li'iich'i I'th'jtoC li.ivi" ; Ix'iv. «» : t*. i r» •_»(*«]. Th.* .ipHn'.vit i bi-inc; a -Mr AiUiphv, at pio r -eut n r e liolio\o j ninmi'£ a 'pub 1 ,it f<otom.indol. j Su William Pos ..nil Mr T W. Glover. ' (P>> .md Oio.mizin^ Agent ic^poctJivdyoL t ! i ( ; X Z Alliance), univod at LleL 1 e ; A* "!f\ on Sutnid-iy .iftonmrwi, and ;ul- • (ue-sc'l a \v>M- ittendo'd m '■"•tins. 1 ; in Wainr'lii'.'nnr.i Pulmc Hiii on .Monday evening i in th^ iut'iv-N of th" tempt 1 moo c.uNf, ami aiM 1 d >livei£{l a<hl se-^es in. rlio To Aiolia Public IT.iU l,i<t cvrninq;. At j WiHuoa^iiiu.'i tho Ke\ J i«5 Mikhail p* - ! m<l •(}. v. In 1-t the Uo% S. 1 La-.\'\ ])Icsk!iml j last ci inn" On both nu 'ision-* inoj-l ! int^ic-tii)^ and instructive 1 addresses \xi>m I d"!lw. ! 1 fiou list* D' j d to with t'no i^t ! aitx'MUfc". tl)o 1^ b-'iii^ liujnuuly I .'pi 1 in.-i- d Tin' 1 A'lihlmd Evc'iln" Dell cn^d pub- ', Ik.uiup on bituidav ia-t j M>*. 14 A i'atnw fin.l 0. :,1 r,>hy arc > aoout t 1 urin^" in the MMfvlu-'y hii-iinoT. at I To Aroi a und \\ aiointuMvnui, an<l tv>x lint I in*.! po^i % iiavt.' I'j'wd tlie '-hop at To Aiuhi ,ifu moi ly occupied bv Mc-ms Smith and j Si'iUlon, and at W.uoron^oi.itii the .More I foimnly oct upK'u by Mr Louis X \lman.'
AMD UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. ' Thi^ above all —lo thine own self bo true And it most follow as the night the clay Thou canst not then be inlsc to any roan. —SIIAJCESPKAKI".
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 2
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