Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 387, 24 July 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE,

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889.

♦ This above all— to thine own self bo feru«, 4nd it must follow a» the nighb the day Thou oanafc not then be false to any m»n,' SHAKESPpARf.

Waikato residents are urging 1 Dr Waddington not to leave Cam l»r-ids*«. We ate in receipt of the July number of The N. 2. Country Journal, published at Christchurch, An interesting aocount of a visit to the gold find at Tar.nu, kindly sent us by a Thames correspondent, Mr Edmund C. Comes, will be found in another column. Tenders are invited for repairs to Te Aroha School fences, etc. We are glad to hear that Mrs J. Smith of the Nottingham Castle Hotel, Morrinsville, who has been seiiously ill for some time past, is no*- able t? be out and about again . Mr William Brooks, of Wajhi, ha.s made fipplicjition to the Warden's office for a licenced holding of thirty acres at Waihi ; bounded northerly Uy ths Silverton, west and south by the {Nelson and Winner, Captain Coward, Superintendent of theCrown _G,M. Co|,:Kaij«ngaliAlco, has jiist paid a visit to Te Aroha and- v Waiorongomai, aniving on Saturday, and returning to Karangahake yesterday morning. Mr Baloke offer* a reward of £b for certain information. See advt Cambridge Boiough Council the other day levied ft general rate of Is in the £. S'noe then, it ban been decided to leoy an additional general rate of 3d in the £. A meeting of Te Arolui Band of Hope will be held at an early date (Thursday, August Ist," we believe). It is to be hoped there will be plenty of willing helpers, rer.dy to take part in the proceedings, and that the, gathering will be a very successful one. The July number of Typo, like its predecessors, will be ■found full of carefully wiittenand selected mat.ter of special interest 'to all connected with journalism. We are in receipt of a copy of l < Reports on The ' Relation of Dairy Produce of New Zealand to the English Market, together with Practical Hfnta on Cheese-making ;" by Piofessor James Long, of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirenoester, England, issued by the Crown L,nnr\a Office, Wellington ; nnd which will bo found, well worthy of the careful perusal of al] interested in the dairy industry. The following notifications appear in the last to hand ! Komovnl of the lestiictions ou alienation of the native lands j (1, Section 15, Block 5, Te Aioha, at the request of Tumnra. T»ikiin»», native owner \ (2) Section IBa, Block 9,Te Aroha, 35 sic- I ps Banyitnpcii, native owner. Also iin Order in Council extending the time for Jliaking out an<l foruanlinn vijlualion rolls to' the Clerk of each local h<»dv in the Colony, for the year 1889, to the 15th July, A meeting of Te Aruha Town Board was he'd on hist Saturday evening (the monthlyrueeting aCtheßonrd,Suturdny 13th inst, lapsed, as no member o f the Board srttended). On {he motion of Mr Mills, flucomleii by Mr Kliept, it was resolved that the Clpj-k he ins'nicti-d to write to Mr Win, Kelly, M.H.H., forwarding the petition that had bi»oi| got up to have Te Aioha and Waihrongonjai con^titutpd a Borough, and jijtonning him tlmßoan/ were desirous the proposed HiMngeiuont should be a. i lied out. TJie Clt-rk .stut^d th' 1 j.-fpipts for the oast mouth were as follows : Publican's lic-nses, L 102.' Auctioneer's do., LlO. Accounts amountjpg to 1,30 vvere pa^etj for payment.

Nnthinsr. <*ay<* the Philadelphia)} News, takes the conceit out of the average man so, as to otdor liia paper tn lie dlwon .tinned, find (lipn «oe tho editor go right along and getting rich without dim, ,Tlio U<m T. Fergus, addressing his constituents »t Q te n^to vn, in June l.mt KMi'l 1' *' If there h one fault more than another t.) which NW Z 'aland is prone, it iv that of ovor-deirMntfon, Sinoo the crcdiion ct responsible government in 1803 to the present dny, we' hhvn passed "oinetbliig lil-'e 2023 statutes, and repealed HOC of them. Wo legislate for something to-day, and next session repeal it. Mr Francis W, Browne, of QwharW, has applied to the Warden's Com t, Thames, Tor a iiceivv'd holding of thirty acres ut Owh.iroa, to he called the City of Glas* gow. The claim is boundod on the north by tho Smile of Fortune and City r.f Edinburgh, on the west hy tho Radical, n nd on all other sides by unoocupied ground, The specification* for the formation of the (Jorge ]\ntn\ (Karnngfthake to ftahii crossing), provide tliat tha\vo>k i^t^q^e ycompleted^in six months, subject $,(>*••!» penally* t>f^ L 6 ! per week. The "t'itri'e allowed appears short, considering the work will have to be carried on during the winter season. The Surveyor General's Department have asreed that the Ohinenmri County Council's plans for the Wa.ihi,,Dridge are ! preferable to their own, and it application is made by the Council Council, the plans will be approved and the work Carried out accordingly. Tfie Counoil had declined to proceed with the work on the Department plane, but Sir Cndman, M.H.R., bus now had the whole nwtter sat : sfactorily settled. At Mnrriniville yesterday the following nominations were received for the election of one member to Piajko County Council, Waitoa Riding, ' viye F. W, Biowning, resigned? TC, W. Hanmer, and J« Turnbull. Tho poll will t'vko place pc 1 Thursday next,- '.Iheie vyill be n polling Uoatu ut Waihou for the convenience of voters residing this side of the Hiding. The following nominations of candidates vere received oy the Returning Officer, Mr A, Qremner, on Sacnrd'<y lasi, with rospect to the forthcoming general election of five members, to th,e Waitoa Ro.td Board . — Messis W P, Chepinell, by Messrs H. Buinett and J. Hunt ; H.-Bur-nett, by W. P, Ohepmell arid J. Hunt • J, Horrell, by H. J. Clifford. and J. Smith ; R. W. II \nmer, by J. Borrie mid H. W. Reynolds ; J. Turn bull, by F. Marshall and J. Smith ; (the foregoing" coniprise the outgoing Board) W. Abbfy, by H. llos's and O. McCabe ; T Taylor, by T. Rowe anci N. Mikkolson ; H. I). Johnson, by J. •Wood and C, Brtinn ; r.nd Denis Murphy, by C. Cribb and C. Collins. The July i^sue of the Iltustrated Australian Newn (N. Z. Edition), is nn exceedingly interesting number. Amon^t the illustrations «ue the following: The Colliery Disaster nt Newcastle (threo scenes) ; Trams and Tram Travellers ■ Arj Avalanchei on Mount Cook ; Rock Drill at Work Underground ; Collision between the lolanthe and the Cape Verde in Hobsons Bay, etc., etc. The song Darling, set to music ; and a very handsome coloured supplement entitled " Our Defenders," in full action, are also included in this number. There was no business for the Resident Magistrate's Court, Te Aroha, yeterday. The orly business in the Warden's department was the following :— Application for Road : An .application by J. H. Emett for a road into the bush, Thames High School Endowment, Waiorongomai, was granted Application for Tunnel ; An application by P. Ferguson, on behalf of the Ferguson Syndicate, for right to extend the low level, tunnel of the Premier mine through the Colonist ground, so as to connect with the County tramway, was granted. Mrs James Munro, died at her residence, Waiorongomai, on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Munro, about two years ago, was stricken with paralysis, from which she never recovered, but' gradually grew weaker and 'weaker. Latterly she suffered very great pain, was at times unconscious, and 1 only able'to take nourishment in a liquid form. 'General sympathy is felt for the family in their bereavement. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, the interment being at Te Aroha Cemetery, liev 8, Lawry officiating. From the " Reoort on the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions of the Colony," and presented to Parliament, for the financial year ending March 31st, 1889, we extract the following particulars respecting Hami!* ton Hospital : Number of patients admitted during the year, 6. Localities from which patients came : Auckland, 2 ; King Country, 12 j \\ aipa, 30 j Raglan, 7 ; Piako, 7 ; Waikato County, 24. Sex : Males, 66 « females, 16, Country ; England, 29 ; Scotland, 8 ; Ireland, 12 ; Siew JSealund, 28 ; other eoqntries, 7. Religion ; Church of England; 'BB ;• Reman Catholic, 25 Presbyterian, 10 ; Weslt^an, 7 j other, 1. Individual average stay in Hospital, 32.56 days. Average dsiily oost per patient, 11s 4d. Out patients, 40. The cost of rations and provisions was £189; Is Id ; wine, ale, etc, £16 19s; salaries and wages, £581 lls ; printing, advertising, stationary, and postage, £55 17s 2d. With respect to Thames Hospital no particulars are given as to the localities from which patients came, beyond "Thames and Ohineimni Counties," This'isnot fair towaids Ohinemuri County, which contributes largely' in funds, but receives little in comparison in return, From the Annual Report on Working Railways (presented to 'Parlintnent) foi the past financial year ending March 31st, 1889, we extract the, following particulars with respeofc to the Te Aroha station ;—; — Number of hands employed, 2. Traffic expenditure, 4J381' 16d Iod, Number of ordinary tickets issued, 2677, Forwarded: Parcels, 463 ; hoises,l6; dogs, 41 ; cattle, 352 ; sjheep, 1450 ; wool, ' \ ton 4cwt ; firewood, 5 tons; grain, ,5 tons 4cwt ; merchandise, 82 tons 17cwt; minerals, 34 tons 3cwt, The revenue received was as follows s For ordinary passengers, £918 18s 5d • parcels' and luggage, £58 1 3s • goods, £340 10s lid ; sundry small items bringing the , •* total value forwarded " up to £1319 5s 7d, For the same period the inward returns are as 'lollowsj Parcels, 1600; hojses,24j doys, 49 j cattle, 47 ; calves, 42 ; sheep, 260 ; •ton» of chaff, 80 ; tons ot firewood, 75 ; tons of grain, 274 llcwt ; tons of merchandise, 443 3cwt ; tons of minerals («-oal, etc.), 1500 Bcwt ; total inward tonnage, 2419 tout. 14c\yt, '

The name* oFth^ c-indid ito<* nominated for election to the Waitoa Road Hoard will bo found duly advertised in our oolinnns to-day, \ What the Melbourne Ai?e farmi a very important :( now dnpartuo" is included in tho Amended Public Service EMI, "which in to be Ifcid bftfoi'p the Victorian Parliament «t an oarly d tte. This is to the "effect, that no marri-d wosnnn shall be 'allowed to remain in the Government, employ, and that any single woman' who enters the marital state shall thce* by bo held to resign her ensfsigoin -nt in' the State .services. Tt is understood that the olauao applies \n school teachers tig ; tvell «« to of her branches,- and that it is* impartial in its scope, compiehendin^ all ! marriod women who are at present in the employment of the Crown. Tho ohjeo' tionable incidents attendant upon the retainment of maniod schoolmisti esses have Jong boen regaidod as a BQai\d % al, unoj' the matter was roccntly before the' Auckland Education Dnatd. • ••-' ~ •-'-•■«•.«.«'^ Mr Waldo F, Brown's Farmer^ Review sup:«ear'on that the end-posts, which must boartbe^trnih of Mtretchp'd' \sro ftftdSh^' be set with concrete, seems practicable^ Ai, few cents' worth of oement suffices for eaoh, and not only make» firm at bottom, but more durable than when tlie wo.pd comes in direct contact with the soil. I ' At the Lincoln Agricultural College,- Ye noticed that all the permanont posts about the place were fiimly set in a small bod of concrete, especially the iron standards, anS with most satisfactory results.