The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 269, 2 June 1888, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

1 This above all -to thino own self bo true, And it mimt follow aa the night the day Thou canst not then be fnlso to tiny man. — Shakkspkaiie.

SATURDAY, JUNK 2, 1888. Abspmin'o that the now tariff proposal becomes law, the effect on the commerce and industry of the Colony will be watched with special interest. Tfc is evident from the Colonial Treasurers Financial Statement, that the Colony's extremity is likely to be the protectionist's opportunity.' and that free-trailers will be almost compelled to accept the proposed tariff on account of the necessity that exists for incrcasine the amount of customs duty For revenue purposes. Meanwhile protectionists will set such benefits as may be derivable fiom this state of affairs. The only hope left to the consumer is, that competition amongst colonial manufacturers will prevent any very great increase in prices, whilst on tho other hand, should snch competition take place, the advantage to manufacturers — both capitalists and operativeswould be reduced to the minimum. The tariff is certainly rot such as we would like to have seen adopted, nor do we anticipate its effect upon the Colony will he by any means satisfactory. The simple fact of the matter is that stein necessity compelled tho adoption of a stringent tariff, but without a doubt ; unless tfrratly modified, the proposed iarifl will press heavily on the people generally, and we are decidedly Oi opinion it might y2t be awarded in many directions with great advantage ; ami the 'needful' raised by other methods which would be less objectionable.

At Waiorongomai great interest is being being taken with respect to a novel footrace which is to t.ike place in Kilgour-street this afteonoon, the stakes being £5 a-side. The distance to bo run i« 100 yards, tho r;ioo boing between Mi. S. T. Smanlon, mine ho«t of the Waioiongoinai Hotel, and Mr Flemine, assistant aasavUt at the S. and Q. M. Co'.s works. Mr Fleming to have 50 yards start and to cmry Mr F, W. Littlcjohn on his back. The betting is in favour of the weight carrier. Mr T. Keaven, Thames, lias been appointed agent for the wile of the Aroha avi) Ohinkmurt Nkws. Mr J. Nodder of Pollen Street, still continues to act as fluent at Thames also. The annual meeting of the Waitoa Licensing Committee will be held at Morlinsville to-day. The annual balance sheet, statement o£ uwts and liabilities, etc., for Pinko County will bo found advcitised in our columns to-day. Mr F. Cock has been appointed a member of the Ohinemuri Licensing Committee vice Mr J. 11. Moore, resigned. The oidinary monthly mooting of Ohinomuri County Council vrill be held at Paeroa this afternoon. Monthly meeting of To Aroha Hot Springs Domain Board this evening at 8 p.m. The n«ual monthly meeting of the Te Aroha School Committee will bo hold in the school room on next Monday evening at 8 pm. Piako County Council invite tenders for making about foity chains of road leading to the Gordon Special Settlement. By advertisement in our columns to-day ratepayers, in arrears, are notified that it will be to thoir interest te, without delay, remit to Mr Tuck tho amounts they owo. Mr J. S. Bucklnnd will hold a snlo of horses, cattle, sheep, and produce at Cambridge to-dny. Sale of live stock at Ohaupo on Thursday ; whilst on Friday next Mr Buckland will bold the usual monthly sale of live stock at Waitoa. Notico of application for two licensed holdings at Karangahake, by Mr J. B. Smith, will be found advertised in our columns to-day. Attention is directed to a notification by Mr Robert Simms, which will be found of ink-rout to those proposing to tender for the horse, road about to bo made, via Thompson's Track, Mr W. S. Evans, pianoforte tuner, from Auckland, will bo in To Aroha next week. Tauranga County Council invite tenders for tbc consti notion of a hoi so toad via Thompson's Ti auk.

linpid pi ogress is boinir made in connection with the foithcuming exhibition at Molbourno, Attention is directed to Messrs Graves iind lkukivillo'B new advertisement, announcing large reductions in tho prico of meat. Customers may rely on bcin^ supplied with meat of really^ first-class quality by this old-established firm. Melbourne is pesteied with be#gari notwithstanding tho wave of: prosperity and general brightness of: trado. A restaurant there gives a froo dinner daily to two hundred of those unfortunates ; whilst the charitable institutions contributo largely in their aid. Wo understand the To Aroha Mineral and Soda Water Company have dispatched a very fine exhibit oC the To Aroha mineral wateis to tho Melbourne Exhibition. We have no doubt the exhibit of these celebtated wateis will attract a great deal of attention at tho exhibition, and result in large sales and a steady demand for them. The To Aroha Mineral Water Company by udveitisomeut, which will bo found in another colnmn, announce that their celebrated wators uiiiy be obtained reruted, bottled, or still frcftn Messrs Hancock and Co., Auckland. Mr Warden Northcroft visited tho Upper T-iniru district on Wednesday, and inspected the gicnuul ia that locality, applied for as special claims. lie was accompanied by Mr Q. Wilson, Mining Inspector, and Mr F. J. Burgess, Clerk to tho Warden's Court, Thames. The Phoenix Hotel, Morrinsville, (Mr .1. Smith, Proprietor), hm lecently been gieatly enlarged and otherwiso improvod. A balcony and verandah now run round two sides of the building and adds very much to the general appearance- of the house- This hotel now offers excellent accommodation to tho general public. The usual monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board took placo last Saturday. Present : Messrs. W. P. Chopmell 11. Burnett, J. Horrell, E. W, Ilanmer, and J. Turnbull. Mr Chepmell was unanimously appointed Cliairman aid Treasurer for tlie curront year. A good deal of correspondence was submitted for consideiation, but nothing of very great public iinpoitance. The Engineer jepoited that he had, j along with Mr Turnbull examined the culveitfl of tho Gorge road and found ci"-h<- of them in such a rotten conditiou that they would require to be replaced immediately. The icmainder of them, (and these the largest) ho thought mierht la^t foi some time longer. Four of the eight to be renewed, he had decided to mr.kc pipe culverts. He intended to ordei the limber for the four wooden ones and employ a man to put them up, so that tho cost of the whole would not come to much. The Board lesolved that the Kngincei's suggestions respecting these maUeis be adopted. It was decided to get the St.mlev nwl repaired from Johnson's Creek to Te Aroha West School. Accounts amounting to £5L 10s 9d wore passed for piiynieii. Tn the course of the proceedings at tho Warden's Coutt, Thames, on Thursday last, Mr Northci oft said he intended instructing the Mining Inspector (Mr G. Wilson), to visit the ground atMarototo and elsewhere, for which licenses have been granted, and where he found no men employed, the holdings or cl'iims would be forfeited. Where men could he profitably employed they should be, but wheio such could not bo done, of comse the full manning of the ground would not bo enforced. — Thames Star. Two Irish labourers being at the execution of two malefactors on the new scaffold before Newgate, one says to tho other, " Amih, Pat now, but is there any difference between being hanged here and being hanged in chains?" "No, honey," replied he, " no great difference ; only one hangs about an hour, and the other hangs all the days of his life,"