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

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 346, 27 February 1889, Page 2

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

The usual sitting of the Wavtlen's Court was helil yesterday before H. W. Northcroft, Esq., Warden, when the following applications were granted :-— Wra. Fraser, Hidden Treasure special claim, Thames foreshore ; Robert Mulgrew, permission to cut timber at Hikutaia ; Chas, E. Bull, agricultural lease ; Noah Coward, residence site, Karangahake ; G. W. Bull, exchange of title ; E M. Corbett, permission to cut timber ; Eliza Harvey, residence site, Waihi ; C. F. Mitchell, do., Waihi. Protection was granted as follows : — G. P. Quayle, water-race and machine site, Quayle and Sydney licensed holdings, Marototo, for four months ; E. Clements, Imperial, Karangahake, to work with two men for four months. Plaints lodged by Mr G. Wilson, Mining Inspector, against several owners of licensed holdings, for non-working and , non-payment of rent, were dealt with. Amongst them were the following :— J. McCombie, Riverina, Karangahake, adjourned to 28th March ; Chas. Me Williams, Young Colonial, Whangamata, adjourned 7th March ; W. G. Scott, Silver Prinoe, Marototo, forfeited ; N. Dickey, residence site, cancelled for non-payment of four years' rent (£4) ; James Pocock, residence site, Waitekauri, adjourned 21st March ; J. H. Walsh, business site, Karangahake, ad- \ joured 7th March ; J. W. Nicholls and others, Mammoth, Karangahake, forfeited ; E. Simpson, Martini-Henry, Marototo, forfeited. The Clydelicensed holding, Moanatairi creek, which consists of about two and a half acres, and was recently forfeited for non-working, was sold,! at the Warden's Court yesterday for £50. Mr W. 11. Potts was the purchaser. Thames, Monday. At the last sitting of the R.M. Court a case of considerable local interest was heard, being that of the Thames Hospital Trustees v, Patrick Trainor, the wellknown contractor, a claim for £2 l^s 3d ; for the .maintenance and treatment of defendant while in the Hospital suffering from the effects of a blasting accident. Defendant paid ,£1 18s or equivalent to 14s per week, into (Jourt, but the Trustees contended that he was well able to pay £1 per week. His Worship gave judgment for the amount in- dispute, 16s 3d, with costs £1 7s\ This is the first case that has come before (he Court here under the present Hospi'al and Charitable Institutions

... ■ £ ' t " Act. ''-'".' ' > r y ~ ''i Ther.Rer. J. Dawson/the ;newly«ap'-l pointed pastor of thePr^mitivtfMethodist ' Oharcb, arrives here on~Thursday, atfd will be welcomed by a sqiree'and public meeting in the evening.. ','■',*?'< • There are three patients in\tlie Fever Hospital suffering from what "is known " as swamp fever— two from Hikutaia and " one from the Beach road.. „„»_ _ " '^ y, Mr J. H. Walsh's hotel at Marototo, together with its contents, were completely destroyed by- fire lasfc Thursday night, The loss is estimated ;by Mr Walsh at £150, there being no insurance. Mr John Bray was in charge of the hotel at the time. ''-.., A girl five years of age named McDaff has had the third finger of her left, hand batlly cut by getting ifc into a chaff-cutter with which she was playing, A series of meetings in connection with the Ne»v Zealand Alliance are to be commenced here on Wednesday evening. Addresses will be delivered by Sir Win. Fox, Mr T. W. Glover, and local ministers and friends oF the movement.