WAIORONOGOMAI. [From our own Correspondent.]

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 343, 16 February 1889, Page 2

WAIORONOGOMAI. [From our own Correspondent.]

Watoroxgomai, Thursday. Alameda Slmft • Tendpi-.s are called by the Manager for continuing 1 the sinking of this shaft, returnable by Saturday next. As the influx of water of water is too greafc to be kept under by windlass power it is probable that a whip or whim will be elected for this purpose. Water-race : Good progress is being made towards the completion of this work, nil the small water-courses are being flumed across, find with the exception of Hie two big gullies, will be shortly completed. Flax Industry : I am glad to state that the Gordon Settlement is about to mnko a stait at last. Mr Yon Sturme , from Auckland, is going to erect a flaxmill on the Settlement, he has already secured the site, also the water-riirht, and during tho la^t few days has been interviewing the settlers, with the object of socm'ng nil the flax growing on their respective sections, thk I am pleased to state, he hw succeeded in doing, and the settles are affording him every facility in his enterprise, and wish him snrcess. Mr Yon Stunner is the son of Mr Yon Stunner, Resident Magistrate Mattel ton, I regret to report that a d^ath occurred in our midst to-day, Mr John Currolls' little boy, aged about nine months, w^is taken suddenly ill about twelve o'clock last night with convn'siotio. Tho u-ual remedies wei;e applied, and kind assistance rendered by friends, but the little one iiradu.illy s.an,k and died at 2 a.m. this, in/lining,