Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 381, 29 June 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, JUNK, 29. 1889.

'This above all — to thine own self bo brut, And ib must follow as the night the day Thou cansb nofc then be false fco any man.' Shakkspeark.

A full report of the Financial Statement, will be found on our sixth page to-day. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Bourd will be held at Morrinsville to-day. Mr W.Kelly,M.H.R.,liaßbeen appointed .Chairman of! the Native Aft dire Committee for the present session of Parliament. '* ' Church services to bs held' to-morrow, ,will be found duly advertised. ' ' ;A vote of £1852 for Rotorua Sanatorium has been passed on the Estimates.' MrTjios. Morrin, of Auckland, ,haq filed, a petition to be adjudged abankiupr, "The ordinary monthly meeting of the Te Aroha School Committee will be hold on , Monday next in the sohoolhouse, at 7.30 p*m. 'At a special' meeting of Hamilton Borough; Council on Tuesday last, a rate of one shilling in the pound on all rateable property within the Borough of Hamilton was levied. ! The ordinary monthly meeting' of the Pinko and Ohineinuri County Councils will be held at Cambridge and Paeroa, respectively, on Saturday next, July 6th, The new Rules of Procedure will he brought down at , an early period of the session, and .every effort will, be made to, get them through. Ohinemuri County County have extended the time for receiving tenders for repairing portions of the Tui, Creek tradk, and faBoining portions of the Mill road, to 2 p m., Saturday. next, July: 6th..' Ministers stated in the House on Thurs^ .day that it was not the,, intention of Governmont to propose any amendment in the .Licensing Act, in- the direction of allowing married women to hold pub licans' licenses,

Tenders tire invited for clearing. Soo advt. . ' \ . \ Cutting: it Fine :' One of the Hamilton Borough Councillors bag given notice that ho will iT)ove s at the next meeting of the Council that the wag«>e of th& Foreman of Works be 6s por dny ! ' "' ' Mr Howland has almost completed his contract for the erection of the treaties in connection with thp serial tramw»vy foi the Champion G. and 8. • Mines, Tui. Mr Johnson, under whose instructions the tramway is being constructed, has been "xpected back at Te Aroha for some days pa t. ,' On Wednesday last Mr John Bindon, employed at Mr Howland's oamp in the bush nt Waioiongomai, met with a nasty accident. It appears Mr Bindon was engaged in shifting some kauri scantling, one of which, after throwing it down, rebounded, the end striking Mr Brindon on the face with great force, and slit up his lip and side of his nose. By advertisement it will be seen a meeting of the Presbyterians, resident at Te Aroha, Waiorongomai, and -surrounding districts, is convened for Monday evening next, inTe Aroha Public Hall, at half-past seven. The business to be considered in important, and a representative and punctual attendance is requested. Real wintry leather has prevailed duning the past week at Te Aroha. The tern perature has been unusually cold on several d.iys % Heavy rain, accompanied b\ T high winds, set in Thursday night, and continued throughout yesterday, causing quite a high fresh in the Waihou river. The new machinery imported by the New Zealand Gold Extracting Co. (Newberry'Vautin process), for the treatment of argentiferous ores, arrived at Auckland from England by the Kaikoura on Saturday la^t. This machinery the Company have decided to erect at Waihi, instead of at the Thames, as originally intended,, and the work. of- putting up/ the plant, \^ilt'be superintended by T^r Schiddel', ' Tlie mnchinery'.will "be shipped to Paoroa, and carted thence to Waihi. ' - On Wednesday last- Mr J. Hdwland, sub-contractor "for erection of the trestles' for the eorial tramway being constructed for the Champion G. and.S. Minos, Tui. lostthtee of his bullocks. It appears thr.t included in the team were several bullocks newly broken in to the work, and these got restive in a part of the track where •here is a very awkward turn, the result being that some of the' bullocks slipped over the side of the steep oliif, dragging the others with, them, three, ,as already stated, being killed. During the carrying out of this contract Mr Howland has previously lost several bullocks omployed in sledging up timber^for this work. Application may be made at the Warden's Office, Thames, on Wednesday, August 7th, for the right to occupy the following license^ holdings, forfeited for non-working at Ohinemuri : Remuera, | Spade Guinea, Marototo Extended No. 1, j Marototo Extended No. 2, Teutonic, Excelsior, and Tiger, all situated at Marototo, late licensee, North Marototo Amalgamated Leases Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited ; Crown Prince, situated at Marototo, late licensee, The Australian Mining Trading and Investment Company, Lim. ; Darwin, situated at Murototo, late licensee, Thoß. C. Kerry, At the Thames Warden's Court on Thursday the following were amongst the application dealt with.:— -May Queen G.M. Co., adjourned 25th July; T. H. Russell, Waitete water-race, Waihi, granted ; J. Bice, machine site, Upper Tararu, adjourned 25th July ; J. Byrne, Specimen Hill, Karangahake, adjourned 11th July ; A. Hogg, amalgamation of claims, battery site, water-race, adjourned 25th July : R. N, JJlencoe, protection for Golden Reef claim, Upper Tararu, granted ; T. A. Dunlop, protection for four months for Queen of Beauty, granted ; Saxon G . M. Co., exchange of title, granted; Charles Rhodes, protection for Abbey and Monastery, Karangahake, granted ; J. Napier, residence site, granted ; Joseph Reardon, residence f<ite, granted. Several plaints for forfeiture lodged by the Mining Inspector for non-working were adjourned, owing to no, proof of summons having been received. — Thames Star. Great dissatisfaction is expressed generally by the local bodies included in the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board District, at the proposal in the new Government Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill, to make Hamilton Borough Council the controlling authority and administrators for this hospital district, which include the counties of Piako, Waikato, ,Waipa, ' t and" Raglan, and the boroughs of Cambridge and Hamilton. ' Mr J. B. Whyte, lia^ tyeen telegraphed to by Mr W. M. Hay, to this effect ; and it was pointed out thutiif 'tlie Bill is to become law, an exception mould be made in' the case of the Wiikato hospital district, so that it may continue, to be administered as at present, by a Board composed of delegates from the several local bodies above enumerated, a plan which h»is worked well, and is prefenble to handing over the management to jany municipality. 1 Mr Matvieff, superintendent of the : Telegraph' Department in" i Queensland, • states that OppenheimeVs wroughwon telegraph poles had stood in Qiieenslaid" tropical latitudes over since 1870, 'and ire still as good as when erected. Therelis' no tendency to rust through at the surf ice as seems to have happened in the 1 ctntkl districts of South Australia. In tie western districts of Quee'mland,* whejo only, one wire* is in use, and is not likely lo bo doubled, 20ft,poles are used sixteen. p the mile. They have been bent ahnop lerel with the ground by a hurricane, bit the repairers merely straightened then and set them up again. ; A patent has just been granted to MWilliam Latimer, of Wilmington, U.S.AI to extract fibres which oan be woven mt" cloth from the needleliko leaves of, pin trees. The needles in their green state ar placed in a tank, and pressed down again* its bottom by means of a grating an screw. A solution of caustic soda is the added, and steam is turnedon,the tempera ture being kept' at the^boiling^point o water.' In about' a 'quarter of -an "hour head of foam forms, and when this hi appeared the screws are loosened, th' steam shut off, the temperature. lowered gradually, and the whole left to steep £(| ten hours. After, that period has elapsed .the gummy 'arid-- re'sinbus 'matters ar saponified, and the fibres of proper lengfc and tenacity are set free. "The soda eolutio is now run off, and the fibres are washe repeatedly with clear water at varioij * decrees of h.eat\

— ; — — - , '"Mr A, J. Cadman, M.H.R., for Coromandel, has been appointed Chairman of, -the Qoldfieids Committee for this session of Parliament. The attention of contractors is directed 1 to an addition in the advertisement from" Ohinemuri. County Council, inviting tenders for the construction of the Gorge Road ; by wtrioh it will bo seen that the work will be shown on the ground on next Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2nd and '3rd, at 10 a.m. One of the principal provisions of the new 'legislation upon charitable aid will probably be the casting upon municipal bodies of the administration of rates raised for the purpose and the ablition of the present Boards. An effort is likely to be made early in the coming session to earmark the unexpended balance of the North Island trunk Taihvay loan with a view to making its expenditure, either in connection with a deviation of routo or on other works impossible. "We are in receipt from Messrs Baker, Bros., auctioneers estate, financial' and station agents (Wellington and Auckland), of their June list of properties for sale, aud to let, etc. The list is a large one, containing 28 pages of closely printed matter, and gives particulars of ull description?? of property, in all parts of New Zealand. The Auckland bmnch is under the management of Mr J. E. Baker, It is understood that the Government are consulting Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Sppaker of the House of Representatives, with reference to the introduction of the proposed rules of procedure. It is pvopoßed to introduce theni as sessional rules, following the precedent of the House of Commons, in which case a bare, majority of the House will be sufficient to carry them, and obstruction, tmch as was offered last session, will be rendered impossible. ' The decision of the ' New' Zealand Chambers of Comm^roe to^ restrict , the terms, of credit hitherto -accorded to retailers is (i step in the right direction if it can be carried out. The excessive length of credit which has bepnhabituaily given all round in New Zealand, both by importers to retailers and by thR latter to consumers, lias operated mischievously ia many, ways! How far the contemplated restrictions can be carried out without injury to twde remains to be Been) but the endeavour to effect the reform and to place business as nearW as possible on a cash basis is one which dewerves hearty support. Notification is eriven in the last Gazette that section 2, of Block 5, Te Aroha Survey District, is exempted bv Government from occupation under The Mining Act of 1886. This section contains 100 acres, and is situated right on the' border of the Hauraki Mining District. It is bounded as follows : On the north-west by the Patuwhao Block ; towards the north-east by section No. 3 ; towards south-east by section No. 5 ; and towards Routh-west. by section No, 1. Sections 3 and 4 of the some Block were withdrawn from the Regulations of the Mining Act of 1886, by Gazette proclamation in 1887, It may not be generally known that under the Mining Act drawn up by Mr Larnach three years ago, the time within which uncertificated men enn hold mine manager-ships, will expire at the end of the current year. With a view of enabling thepreaentgenorntion of student* to qualify for auch post«, Mr Cadman, M.H.R., is urging the Government to offer a few scholarships for competition among youths who attend classes of Schools of Mines stated by the Minister of Mines last in the various mining districts. — Thames Star. A meeting of the members of St. George's Church, Thames, was held on Tuesday evening laat, to consider the best means they could adopt to express their regret at the departure of the incumbent, Rev F. G. Evans, for Te Aroha. It was repolved that a testimonial be presented ; also, that a valedictory tea bo given Mr Evans on Tuesday next, July 2nd, to be open to members of all the different Churches at Thames ; invitations to be sent to the ministers of other denomina* tions, who, it was hoped, would b© present and deliver valedictory addressee Referring to this subject the Thames Star says ;—"; — " We have not the slightest doubt, from the universal respect and esteem in which Rev Mr Evans is held by all classes, of the community and by every religious denomination, that this opportunity of showing it will be largely taken advantage of, and that St. George's Hall will be crowded to its utmost capacity next Tuesday evening. The Estimates provide for increases, varying from L 5 to L5O, in the salaries of cadets and officers in the public service, now in receipt of small pay. Reductions being made in the K&luries of more highly paid officers. The cadet in the Thames Warden's office ia to receive an increase of \ LlO. In the Justice Department the Resident Magistrates at Thames,, Tauranga, Onchungti, and Mongonui, each receive an increase of £50. A' new*vote-o££so is ses down for the bailif&at'.Te>'Aroua. The charges ?f ? f or , the, Thames and \ Reef ton Schools "of Mines have been increased from £1000 to £1400/; ti Fqr the. San; 'Francisco, mail service £19,600 is set down instead of £24,000'. *< Tfie. postmaster at .Cambridge is severely retrenched, vjz., frpm , £290 to £200. Grants to Education* Boards are put -down at £318,00p,instead, of £302,500 ;• for school buildings £25,000, instead of £30,000 ;• and'^dOOOfor -re-building and furnishing schools destroyed by fire, • The Electoral Bill,, as .drafted, will procood eritiroly on i the -Hare basis, modefied I to suit local requirements; X There is no reason to believe that the , Government would make the acceptance or rejection of the Hare principle a Vital Ministerial ques;, tion. The plan will be strongly advocated by Ministers, but if the House were found to be determined not to accept it then it would probably bedropped v arid* the" old method, re verted to. A' difficulty hitherto^ existing with respect to the Hare system' &as been with respect' to* the filling up of vacancies. It is stated that Mr Hislop has found 'a way of getting over this difficulty, and- that the method proposed will he to allocate the ejected,, members 1 to the respective sub-districts (into which the main electorates will necessarily be divided for purposes of registration 1 and electoral rolls) in which'v'they receiye'-the largest number pf votes, and then, when a vacancy occurs, to hold the by-election merely for the sub-district to which the late member" was allocated, ' , > ,

_ Tenders will be received at the office at the N.2/G;oia. Extracting Co. (Nowbery'j Vaulin process)" Limited, No. 9, Insurance" ■Buildings, Auckland, till Tuesday next, for carting machinery -from Paeroa to the Union G.M. Oo'a-Oiaim.tWaihi/ ,' Wdsfhl and other particulars -may be ascertained at the Company's works, "Thameß. /The Wellington' jM ail has, the following' " In »»iew,6f the .revival of, the .flax in" dustry and. the great interest generally, taken in it, the' samples of New Zealand flux at the Museum are well worth inspecting, having recently been re-arranged . The samples are of machine and hand* dressed fibre, dyed and undyed, and give an exoellent idea of the capabilities of th« plant. The made up specimens consist of oordage and twines, bath towels, huckaback, canvasses of various kinds, table napkins, hammocking cloth, sacking, writing and drawing paper, and other articles. In proximity of these specimens is placed a case of foreign fibres — aloe, sisal, manilla, and bleached rhea, and others.; The articles made of New Zealand flax appear to be of good quality, and prove that the fibre is excellently suited for quite a variety of manufactures. It also appears to have taken the dye very well indeed . "