WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1889.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1889.

Mr and Mrs J, C. Firth, and several members of their family nrrived by yesterdays train from Auckland, on a, visit to Te Aiolw. The ordinary monthly meetinsjn of Piako and Ohineimiri County Councils, and Te Aroha Town Board take place on Saturday next. Mr Adam Porter arrived at Te Ajoha from Karangahake yesterday morning, and proceeded to Waiorongo-nai to see JMr Howell. To-day Mr Porter purpose* inspecting the woika progressing at the Champion Gold Mines, Tui. Owing to pressure on our space to-day, a large amount of interesting matter u unavoidably held over till Saturday. Attention is directed to a number of new advertisement/? which will be found in our columns to-day. Messrs Hanks and Garlick were the sncessful tenderern for the harvesting of this seasons corn crops on the Annandale estate ;Mr H. Buttle, manager. Messrs Hanks and Garlick have also contracted to cut over two hundred acres of corn on the Larkwortby estate ; Mr G. L. Grant, manager. This firm have recently entered into some very large ploughing and other contracts on the Eastci>a«t, nnd altogether have between forty and fifty horses, and a very large plant steadily at w.-,rk, A meeting of the Te Aroha School Fete ' Committee was held on Monday evening the following being present :— Mrs Blencoe, Re?s. J. Marshall, and S, Lavvry, and Mr Menzies. The various accounts for the fete were presented and parsed for payment. It was found i>y compiling these with the subscription lists that when all the promises were fulfilled there would be about enough to pay for everything. It is to bo hoped that all the unpaid subscriptions will b<j paid foith'vith, so that all accounts may be settled without delay. The monthly meeting of the Te Aroha '< School Committee w-x» held on Monday evening Present :^ Rev*. J. Marshall (in ' ptfs VliaJr), and S. Lawry, and Messrs IJeathcote, and Menzieg. After the reading of the minutes of the former meeting the following coriespondence was received :— From the Head Teacher, enclosing copy of monthly certificate, wine.)) showojd 16G on the roll, with an average atjten^ance of 129.2 for December, tfrom the Board of Education re teaching sttff, Jo the e^ect that a male pupil teacher would jbe appointed after tho holidays ; also re n'udtingof accounts, nn<l FcliolnrHhif) regulations. Messrs J. M. Lennox arjd D. jGfoldio were nominated hv tlifc Committee as members of the Bo«rd or Education. ,£'ll c, Treasurer reported that by ' each member of the Ci.iiimittee contributing a small Finn he bud b«eu able to pay 1i!l accounts now dm>. The meeting M 'theii iidjourned till the fii^t Monday in Februim .

We Jearn (says the FoxtQn Herald) that^ Mr Pascal lias disposed of his crop of fjajc at Korerjj to tyr Gledall, of Nelson, Who intends transferring his plant from that locality after Christmaß. Mr Gledall has been for njany years engaged in this trade, and has a pit tent etripper of Jjjis own, by which lie succeeds in turning out a very superior article. He appears also to know his way very well about, us he jmi been in correspondence with a large firm of ropemukcih in Sydnej*, from whom' he has taken a two years contract at the price of £17 a ton on the Wellington %yharf. The contnetisi'o largo thnthehas already offered work to a new firm of finxmittars fora time. This firm of rope makers use a very large quantity of hemp — as much as thirty tons a month, it is stated — and it io further rumoured that they are inclined if assured of the continuance of a supply, to erect works in this neighbourhood*