THAMES. [From our own Correspondent.] Thames, Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 334, 16 January 1889, Page 8

THAMES. [From our own Correspondent.] Tha mes , Friday.

A bace meeting is to beh eld at Kirikiri on .^h* '2(HU iust. There are sis events, the {principal hevng the Kmlmi Cup, of Ssovs. « ;. tfhtf tf«Val irtillerr have definitely decided to'Scud'a^e-ft to' Auckland to eoinoete in the fNnval CutW race at the Anni\ei\«ary Regatta t»> the &§tih aijst. < * * . Mr MotittfO.nerr hid left for Coromandel, where he will remain' A twOnth to impart in•fiau.!tion3 at the School of Mine* at that place. - Mr W. M. Climo \Vfca yesterday uvvrrcoa to Mi 3» Ak Hunter. The ceremony took place at 81 George's Church, where there was a ohorai "serwee. The Kov. F G. Evans officiated, und the church was rtowded on the occasion. - At the Warden^ Court yesterday the follow- - ing applications weic granted : — Simon yt'vdem Calliope licensed holding, Punga Flat ; Paroquet G. M. Co., wire tramway, with one chnin oftrainway on .either side, Wjnomo. ''llie following weie adjournoti until the 24th ■>iwt :— F. Challw, Mariposa, ' Wmlekauvi y 1,1. McDonald Sc^tt, ' •' Adeline Amulgamsitea, Ksrangnhake -,G. .1 . Panter, Centemiial,>-Tapu ; A. Porter, Crown, Karang link© ; J- Fra«r, machine site, Te Mata. Plaints 'lodged by Mr G. Wilson, Mining Inspector, for forfeiture, were dealr with as follows :— J. McCowlbk', Iliveriua, Karangahako. adjourned xintil-e-ifeh im\. ; J. E. Banks, Moonlight/ (late Gtoklen Call) Ttb'Febfnary ;H Meyera aiid Fo^vster, 'Th& Appeal, Waiouio, forleited ; A, Bnckland, 'Fvc-hold, Pwriri, a.ijomned 7th February •, U. L. Wilson, .Juflt-ui-Time, -Nosl 1^2,^3,. Wlwngamata. adjoiu-nol Yth February ; Chaa, 'A'AYiHiamP, Yoanz Colouiai, Whnngaraata, fortVited; John Bi^, Norfolk, Taraw, ad•jouiped 24th mstf." ; W. O-. Poott, Silver Prince, 3darototo, adjourned 7th Febnwrj. Mvlforthprolt, KM., to-d.vy received a MegrMTi from Government to the effect that the .■homestead selections which aie now occupied at Tapu will be taken out of the goldflehls. •This is anHeratood to moan thac the holdeis of these 11 selections will be qrarned their free«holds, fpr which they petitioned Parliament last session. . It is stated that a sitting of the Native JjMid* Court will be held liere shortly 1 (The prospects of tHe Saxon QcM. Co.'s mitib continue most 'erjoOviraging. This is mainly owing to the impiovement noticeable in fche reef in the chive at No. o letel, and the expectation that good dirt -will be obtained from heie "nhen this level is opened up, No definite plan of operations has yet been decided with reference to the New Moanatairi Oo.'s mine, to which Mv G. S. Clark whs T^cfently appointed manager, a<» he does not nsJie charge until the 31st inst. It may be of -Infrr&l to mention that dimng the past woAth a total 'of 345^ tons of quartz have ■been ' ci-usbed nt tlus company's batte?y for l'.7oozs 4d\vts melted gold, inclusi\o of - 2680z> rj.iwts obtained fi-om the tieatmen! of ldi tons cf qnariz for the company's tr.buterf . The usual supply of quartz is being broken cut of the New" IManuknu and Waiotalu ■mines, and in both cases the stuff is a little ■rnoie than payable. • -Messrs Dnnlop, Darrow. and Radford have been appointed assessors by the Drainage "Ppard. Thp amount levied Inst year for tho maintenance of the pump » as £387 per month, •sbvit I have good authority fOi stating that this 3a.tr only £300 per mouth twll rcquiie tv be raised, owing to thp saving m the cost of pumping since "Mr Phillips 100k charge. Ihis means a saving to the companies interested of £1,044 for the year. At the annual meeting of ermhibuteis to the Hospital, Messrs G. S. Clark and U. Mulligan were eleetednnopposed on the Board of Trustees. * Several miners left here last week for Bioken Hill.«,i

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