OHINEMURI.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 279, 7 July 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

The Ohinemuri Licensing Committee held their adjourned annual meeting at the Paeroa Hall on Saturday last. Present — Messrs Quinn (Chairman), Snodgrass, Barrett, and Cock. Mr Stewart, solicitor, appeared on behalf of Messrs Brown, CampMl, and Co., in support of an application From th.'it firm fo.{ the Committee to date the license of the Waihi Hotel forward. The license foe had not been paid on or before its due date, ami unless the Committee acceded to this request the license would Istpse. (Granted.

The adjourned to'^plrcafcioirfor a pubJicnns license by James Hosie oLQwharoa was then heard. Mr StewrfrtkjJFbr the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy and the mtner (fedtho piWfes, M* J.^EU'Mod.rc?? gpWveJ^fctensoWthiy oPtbe applicant, an.l requested that the license be granted to Ijls clients nominee, Mr James Pocock of Owharoa. As a precedent Mr Stewart quotdd the case of Mrs Richard on the i Thames, who was refused the renewal of her license on account of certain matters, the Committee there allowing the license to be transferred to the nominee of the owner of the "premises. ' Granted. The meeting then adjourned. __ There are signs of improvement in mining. Messrs W. R. Wilson and McCopli Clark, on Saturday inspected the Martha and Silver ton Companies properties at Waihi. They are both thoroughly genuine mining properties, and if floated would go far to re-instate the confidence in Ohinemuri mines that was so largely injured over the Broken Hills Marototo swindle. In regard to the latter Mr Kerry informs me that he had taken all the necessary stops re the floating of a certain Marototo claim in Sydney, for a large sum. Just as he was about to close matters, and pay the money over to the local owners he received a cable from his Sydney principals withdrawing on account of the " Broken Hills " claim, which fraud had just then come to light. At Whangamata there is a good deal of quiet work doing. Mr Geo. Wilson Mining Inspector hap just made a journey of inspection through that portion of the gold field. The " Two Brothers " claim is again to be forfeited. This is the claim discovered by the Dihars at Parakawai. At Waitekauri matters ai-3 much as usual, and there will be little stir until Mr E. Kersey Cooper arrives on the scene. Good dirt is being grassed by the tributors in the Welcome and Young New Zealand and by Mr H. Skeen in the Saxon No. I. Mr N. Dickey was the successful tenderer for the catting of 200 tons ore, coal, etc., from the Paeroa wharf to Karangahake furnace, at 12s per ton. The highest tender was I9s 9d. Messrs. Parkes' and Chambers are maki'ig rapid headway with their plant at Karangahake, which will be ready in about Miree weeks. As the plant is simply an experiment, only about 150 tons of ore are required at present. Of this about 130 has been already provided. The scale of prices at present is as follows : For ore worth L8 per ton 20 per cent on fire assay will be given, a portion in cash and the balance on the smelting being finished. For L 9 ore, 25 per cent. ; LIO, 35 ; LIS, 45 ; L2O, 50 ; Li's, 52 10s ; LBO, 55; L4O, CO; L5O, 65; L6O, ,70 ; LIOO, 75 per cent. This is simply a temporary arrangement, as should the plant prove a success as is confidently expected, a larger price will be given. The schooner Moehau arrived at Paeroa on Thursday with a large tonnage of fuel, etc., for the furnace. This is being carted out by Messrs. Dickey. Mr H. C. Savage has pegged out a 30 acre lease at Waihi on what was lately the Young Colonial ground, and prior to that the Evelyn. The ground adjoins the eastern boundary of the Martha, and is also adjacent to the Roseraont. Mr R. Worth was the successful tenderer for the 150 foot drive on the Rosetnont reef in the Waihi S. and G. M. Co.'s ground at 8s Gd per foot. Some extremely good ore is to hand. A number of tests are to be made by Mr Howell (joint inventor with Mr White of the White-Howcll roasting furnace). Tenders aie called for sinking the engine shaft and ior the placing of the pumping gear. The shaft is to be I2ft. 2iu. by 4ft. in the clear, and 130 feet deep. Considerable interest is evinced in a rather serious charge which will come before the R. M. on Wednesday next at Paeroa. A well known resident of Puriri sent a letter to Mr Chas. Franklin of Waitawheta. stating that he was in possession of knowledge which would possibly get Mr Franklin into serious trouble, and that unless a consideration were given him he should take steps to bring the charge to an issue. Mr Franklin immediately consulted his solicitor with the result that an information was laid in which defendant was accused of sending a letter containing . menaces. The charge also includes an implication of another i.e. of compounding a felony. The deputy-sheep-inspector is visiting this district and serving notices on all persons owning sheep infested with lice or tick. Over a dozen notices have been served.