Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 374, 5 June 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

W K DN ifibU A Y, J UN K5, 1881).

• This above all— to thine own self bo tru», And it must follow as the night the day Them canst not then be false to any mat*.' Shakespkark.

The condition of Waiorongomai township doseives the immediate attention of the local governing body, Pinko County Council. Ir> tlip matter of roads, footpaths, and drains, the township is ill a most neglected state. The streets have never been properly formed and! metalled. Nothing approaching a decent footpath lias ever been made, and it is really almost impossible to get from one portion of the township to another in wet weather without being ankle-deop in mud ; whilst vrifch respect to drains, the state of affairs could not be much worse, as such few drains ns there arc have no proper outlet, and need cleaning out and connecting with the outfall drains to be of any service. One drain in particular, crossing the side wnlk between the two hotels, emits a most abominable stench, and at nsghi forms a regwlar trap into which the unsuspecting may sndden?j step, with therisk of a sprained ankle or perhaps worse ; whilst in front of the post office, and tho approaches leading theteto, matters are in a very bad slate indeed The Couw-ty Council ha vealwajs acted in a most iiberal manner towards the Te Aroha Riding, and we know the residents of Waiorongomai fully recognise and appreciats what the Council has done for them in opening up the goldSeld, constructing roads and tracks, etc., and now, in erecting a bridge at the Waioron-go- , mai Landing — and would have greatly I prefeirpd, if possible, to have waited i until there was a larger revenuo from the- | goldfield before asking to have more | money expended for their benefit. But i • or. the other hand the importance the \ place has assumed within the past twelve I months must be taken into consideration. The fact that the 6nest combined rei duction works south of the Line has been I erected at Waiorongomai by the Te i Aroha Silver and Gold Mining Company, involving the expenditure by the Company of some £20,000 to £30.000 the great increase of population are facts that mnst be borne in mind by the Council in considering this matter, and warrant their voting- the necessary ftmds to improve the present condition of the township. The time of year is not favourable for doing much in the direction of street formation, still the streets might be greatly improved by a litfcle metal hp>e and there, and filling np and levelling the worst places. But #ood footpaths might be' formed and gravelled along the principal streets, the most urgently needed drains construct ed, ami the condition of the township vastly improved by the judicious expenditure of a small sum, say £25 or £30. We hope thp Council will give instructions to have the necessary work carried out, which will enable theresidentsof Wnioronsjomai to fiot abont whir n liitle more coin fort an i safely than is possible at present ; ami before next summer sets in it is ipasonaUi! to expect that the larger number of hands employed, ami increased gold fields ipvenue, will warrant more important improvements being then nruitti taken.

Serefcjinl Einei&on returned lo Tanrnnjrn. from 'IV Aioh.i on Mondri}, hut expects to rcsmnu hia duties heit: Vfi y sJiostl^ .

Tlic oi(?inary monthly me-pfiNff of Pinko County Council (postponed i'rom May lsfch owing to kin 1 bnbmco slicot not having hooriiHnrnndi by the Auditor), will bo hold sit Cambridge on next Sat vi day. Thf annual liVen^ing mooting for the To Aroha licensing district, wi'l bo held nt the GWrk House, To Aroha, on Saturday next nt noon. Tho tenders received by Pinko County Conncil, for the right to cut flax along tho : banks of the Waibou river, will be opened 1 at the Council meeting on Saturday next. The high wind curing Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, blew off the roof fiom a portion of Mr Coulthard's flax mill, tear tho bridge, Te Aroha. The damage done,, however, was not very serious and was soon repaired. The annual licensing meeting; for the , Waitoft licensing district was held nt Moriinsville on Saturday last The only business transacted was the renewal of 1 1' cense for the Waftoa hotel to A. GaboFfnscy, and granting of tr.msfor of license to John Smith from Phoenix Hotel (burnt down), to the Nottingham Castle. At Wellington, married women, the holders- of publicans licenses,, who are liv- ' ing apart from their husbands, have rp— ' ecived notice from- the Clerk of! tho LJcensingCoimriittee that thepolice fntend to oppose the renewal of their licenses at the next meeting c-f the Committee. i As will be seen by advertisement, Mr William Kelly, M.H R. for Tanranga, will address his constituents in thjs portion of the electorate in,. To Aroha Rubl'ic Hall, on next Saturday evening, commencing at eight o'clock. The Session is now dose at hand, and we are sure large numbers will attend to hear the member for this district, on Sfthwday evening. The children of the Te Aroha nchoo] have> for some timfi post, been preparing for an entertainment, which is to be i>fven next week. One portion is to consist of a burlesque, "The Sleeping Beauty," in which all characteis are pupils of the ; school » Tn the other pai t r assistance, instrumental and vocal, will be- given by well known loca? performers-, and other talented persons who 'have not hitherto made their bow to the public here. The proceedings will terminate with a dance. Mr F, J Bnrgess, Mining Registrar, "Receiver of Gold Rovenwp, and Cleik to Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Court, at Thames, wns last week notified that he had been promoted to the position of chinf Clerk in tho Auckland Resident Magistrates Court, vice Mr J. B. Stoney, who is to succeed Mr Burgess at the Thames, the ehanqo to take place as early as possible Mr Burgess has been connected with the office he now holds since 1868, darinqr which time he baa \von the goodmill and respect of all classes of the community, and his departure from tho Thames will be greatly legretted. The Auckland members of tho Congregational Union have expressed their approval of the- amended scheme for uniting the Baptist and Congregational Churches nt the Thames, consequently on and after the 9th instant the two congregations will worship toeether. Each church, however, is to. preserve its entire independence and manage its own affaiis in the matters of church government and discipline, besides which the two Punday-achooTs wifT be carried on separately, as at presonr. Very high winds Twtp prevailed at Te Aroha for seveial da 3-8 past, accompanied by a good deal of rain, On Satnrdiiv night it blew very hard, and enrlv on Sunday morning the old battery at Te Aroha collapsed and lies it complete wreck. This battery was commonly known as Stacev^, ond was erected in the early days of the geldfield. It has not been much fn use for the past six or seven yenrs ; the last errrshing took place fn 1884. La* l year the stumpers, berdans, nnd machine? y srenrralfv »vere disposed of to Mr TS. K. Cooper, and removed to Waitekauri for erection fn connection with the Jubilee claim. The wreckage will be sold to the highest bidder by Mr Jas. Craig io-day. A public meeting was held in the Tramway Hotel, Karangahake, on Saturday, Ist June, to take into consideration the steps necessary to establish a full time school in the district (Mr C. S. Brown, in the chair), when it was resolved to petition the Board of Education on the subject. A committee of the following gentlemen was appointed to collect subscriptions in aid of the building fund, viz., Me«srs McLnughey, Kelly, Shepherd, and Brown, Hon. Secretary. £25 has already been guaranteed, and a site of five acres has been secured, so there is every likelihood of the school being obtained. With respect to the recent robbery from Mrßalcke's shop, Te Am?n, so fnr as we can ascertain, the police have not yet obtained any clue to the perpetrator. As reported in our last issue n portion of the jpwellery stolon some three weeks previou«lv from Mr Berger's sfjop were on Thnrsdav morning found Tying at the door of Mr Hotchin, boarding house keeper, Whitaker street. Tho exact wording, pen* ; cilledona pieceof stiff blue wrapping paper enclosed was as follows : — On one side .•' Beware Bank My Next Job. Tho Wild ' Colonial Boy, Late Jack The Ripper," and on the reverse sido " M. Hotching, Drvup you old B 4TOO , H> if not I'll Poison Your Horses " The jewellery returned included a Wnterbury watch, and was of very little value little. It would appear Mr Hotchin had been talking- very freely with respeot to this robbery from hia son-in-law, Mr Balcke''', and mentioned persons name 1 * n«s probably connected therewith, and it would seem it was with reference to this that the writer tells him to " diy up." Ttis iinoerely to be hoped that the thief will yet be found out. The annual meeting of Ohinemuri licensing committee was held nt Paeroa on Saturday hist, when ronownls of publicans licenses wpn> granted the following r — Paeroa : J, M. Coote, Commercial hotel ; A. Cnwrels, Criterion hotel ; J. 11. Moore, Paeroa hotel ; M. Power. All Nations botol * Mrs M. Mnhonpv, Bellmont hotel.' Wnihi: P. NowiU. Wnihi hotel. Karangahake: A. Shepherd, Train way hotel; Owharoa : W, McKenna, Owhnrna hotel ; Mackaytown : C. Nash, Macknytown hotel. On and after the 24th day of June, 1889, any single money-order may bo issued in New Zealand, for payment in tho United States of America, of a sum not exceeding twenty pounds sterling ; and nnv moneyorder issued in the United States of Auvprica, for payntenfc in New Zealand, of a sum not exceeding twenty pounds ten shillinqq and oi^htpenco sterling (one hundred dollars of the currency of the United Slates oC America) may "bo paid in New Zealand,

I The ordinary monthly mpptin-g of To Aroha Town Board will* be held on next Saturday evening. Messrs T. Bradley md 00., on Saturday last oppned very commodious and well ni ranged livery Btablos at Pnernn, adjoin- | ing the Bank of Now Zealand, and oppositei the Criterion HoteT. At thp«o stables this well known firm of coach proprietors will ; alwitys have on hire saddle horsey single andf double buggies, etc., etc., o£ n class sure to give every satisfaction to patrons Carefnl grooms will be in charge^ ami travellers horses be well baited and cared for. Lectare on South Sea Missions in TeAroha Wesleyan Church to-morrow nighfc. Sale of live stock at Hamilton to-morrow; and at Waifcoa yards on Friday next, hy Mr J. McNicoL To> day at two o'clock Mr Jns. Craig- will sell at tlio mart, Whilaker street, T© Aroha, in the estate of the lato Mr Geo-. Reed, the farm of 66 acres, situated at Te Aroha West,, ploughs, and other implements, ladies and gentlemen? saddles, etc., etc^ Great horso sale by Mr J. MeNIoI, at Messrs Bradley and Co's horse bazaar; Te Arohr, on Saturday next, when there will be sold some twenty- five choice cows in milk, or to calve earlj ; the property of Mr E. F. Roche. This sale w3l afford a rare opportunity for purchasing u really, firsi-olass lot of cows. Also will be- sold in addition to a largo number of horses of every description — buggies, waggons, harness^ saddlery, oats, chaff, fruit, etc