OHINEMURI.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 266, 23 May 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

(l<Vm Our Own Correspondent;. TinciiK is a good deal of discussion here as to tip action of the Warden in the matter tf the Btoken IJill Marototo G, M. Co. All agree in applauding his boldnes in doing what he did, but n portion of (he community think that he aded ultra viie> in stating that he would not gr.tit the application for a license until sii'h tiur: as the, leefs in (ho ground had l>e«n juoveii. Jf this were, made a precedint, much damage might he done, muMiueh as pi>oj lo would lel'iain from taking up leaM>^ at all. Veiy few applicants l\\ licensed holdings could show pnvab'c ore shaight away, and fewer ould at'onl to employ laboui' to discover the payable ore flinch (hey hope exists on (he ill' chance. As a rule applicants lor l>ce wnl hoi lingH take them uj> in order b get u» capital to piospect them; despite all thU, how ever, all classes agree in piling the \\ r ardeu for his bold action m thu^goiuL' outside his duty to stop a hare I.iced indie. A fmtball match was played at Paeroaon Satuiday, between the Comet Club I'om the lhames, v. the second fifteen ot the ()hinemuri Club. The name le.sullcd in a tie of two tries each, The list tifteen of each club try conclusions at Maek.iytown on the Queen's lVntlulay. jMi Alley of Hikutaia has exprt^^ed lih willingness to soil the laud for the mam Maiototo Road (which is owned by him) at the low sum of X 5 per acre. A sulscription list is going round, and it is hoped that the miners and others interested will subscribe liberally. The load will jun the Thames road the (Jliinnnuii side of Hikutaia Bridge. It b stated that a well known Thames publican will take charge of the new huiel which is to be built at Hikutaia. Alont SM tons of the Dart machinery has now ai lived at Pac-roa. Messrs Diclay and Co. are likely to have some tumble with the caiting as there are c O!ik heavy jjieces, while the road is giadially getting worse. The boiler weiguing 8 tons is stunk at P.irawai, This will cau^e a bciions delay in the Wailu .Mining Co's piogrannne.