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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 441, 29 January 1890, Page 2

Great exodus of local residents to Auckland for Jubilee Celebrations, Mr Glover will give a public lecture at Te Aroha on next Tuesday in the interests of tlie N. Z. Alliance. The new school house at Karnngahuke is now nearly completed and will be, opened on February 3rd. From and after Monday next, February 3rd, the m ill coach will leave tlie Post Office, T e Aroha, at 8.30 a.m., and mails will dose at 8.15a.m. We have heard it stated that Miss Ilonld, assistant teacher at Te Aroha, now in Auckland for the holidays, is laid up with typhoid fever. Arrangements are being made at Paeroa, to present Mr Bhodes, agent for the B.N.Z. at that place, with a testimonial, prior to his departure on a trip to the States. The amount forwarded by the Te Aroha Evicted Tenants 1(1 nrid Committee,' as subscribed in this district was LI 0 6s. From the Thames Commi.teo L 73 Is 6d was received. qhe meeting of the Waitoa Road Board which should have been held on Saturday last, lapsed through lack of a quorum ; the onlv members present being Messrs Horrell, and Turnbull, The Baliff of the Resident Magistrates Court, Te Aroha, advertises that on to-morrow (Thursday), he will sell, under wairant of distress—Clerke v. O'Keefe at Te Aroha, two cows, in milk.

At Mr Goulthard’s flax mill, Te Arolia, night shifts were regularly started this week ; work being carried on by the light of kerosene lamps. The day shift is from 7 a,in. to 5.30 p.m. ; tho night shift from 6 p.m. to 4.30 a.iii. The contractors for the. Karangahake Gorge road deviation are making fair progress with the. work in hand considering the tough rock they have to contend with. A month should see the heaviest part of tips work completed. The Chairman of Ohlnemuri County Council has arranged that the nextordinary meeting of the Council will be held at Paeroa on Saturday the Bth, instead of Saturday the Ist February, in consequence of the probable absence on the Ist prox. of several of the members who purpose accompanying Mr Gordon, the Mining Inspector,’ in his tour of inspection in Ohinemuri .County, r which it is expected will take place about Saturday, next. Some alterations have just been mnde in connection with the postal service between Te Arolia and Thames ; which will necessitate Messrs Bradley and Co, starting their coach from Te Arolia on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 8.3. U a.m.. instead of 9 am., as at present. Whilst at the Thames end the firms coaches will leave for Te Afoha at 7,30 a.m. each day, instead of 8 a.m. as at present. The new time table will come into operation on and after Monday next, February 3rd. - , ' At the Board of Education meeting on Friday-last, the resignation of Miss S. F. Mulgari, assistant teacher at Te Aroha r was accepted ; and Miss MilLappointed in her stead. It was decided to reduce the teacher’s salary at Morrinsville to £IOO in consequence of the falling off in the attending-. It was resolved to assist in the establishment of an aided school at Netlierton,. Waitoa Ridingj Ohinemuri County. MrFidler, formerly Jlnspector,! was appointed substitute teacher at Waio- ; karaka (Thames) seliool, at a salary of £175. '-.I - - '■ 1

The requisition to Mr T. Gavin, requesting him to allow himself to be s nominated for the vacant seat on Te Arolia Town Board, was presented to him early on’Saturday last byiMr Lipsey. Ini reply Mr Gavin expressed regret that lie -onld riot see his way to comply with the n quest, staling as a reason that the manner inw 11 icli 111 e husiness of tlie Boaru was jieing conducted by the, majority of the members m.’t with-his' Strong disapproval, and Whilst: a disposition was alio Wnto Carry on the affairs of the Board in the style that had prevailed of late, lie felt it would be utterly impossible for him,as aineinher, to do justice to the district. For these reasons lie begged to decline the honour, whilst fully appreciating the kind intentions of those Wh<? signed the requisition,

Professor Brown, of Auckland University, was a passenger to Te Aroha by yesterday's train. Very encouraging reports are being received from Puhipuhi ; Mr Gordon, Inspector of Mines, was favourably impressed with what he saw there on tlie occasion of his visit last week, and we believe has reported favourably on the field, which will in all probability be now shortly opened for prospecting, under stringent conditions, however. By yesterday’s train Mr FI. A. Gordon, Government Inspector of Mines, arrived from Auckland on a visit of inspection. To-day, Mr Gordon will visit the Waiorongomai portion of tlie goldfield ; on Thursday, the Tui; Friday, Karangahake, and on to Waihi; returning towards Tliamss on Saturday, and visiting Marototo en route. Mr G. Wilson, Mining Inspector, for Hauraki, arrived from Thames yesterday, and will accompany Mr Gordon in his round of inspection. The newly constituted Te Aroha Cricket Club has lost no time in getting a complete set of bats, bulls, etc., etc., which arrived from Auckland by train yesterday. The first practice will take place this afternoon at two o’clock in Mr Edward’s paddock, near post office. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Stock Company, Limited, will be held at the Company’s office, Auckland, on Monday next, to consider matters of business which may necessitate the winding up of the Company. An accident happened at Mr H. 11. Adams’ flax mill on Monday last. It appears that owing to tlie breaking of tlie belt connecting with cne of the “ strippers,” the large driving pulley attained a tremendous speed before the water was turned off the Pelton wheel, with the result that the main driving pulley (a wooden cne of about sft. diameter) smashed in pieces, several portions being driven through the roof of the buildings. Fortunately no one was hurt, although ene man who was standing near had a very narrow escape. k : ;>‘

An incipient fire was discovered in the scutching room at Messrs Firth, Greenway and Co.’s fluxmill, Wuirakau, on Monday afternoon; and, although prompt measures Were adopted for its suppression, owing to the highly infiamabie nature of the material stowed therein, there was a big blaze for a few minutes. By the aid of a bucket corps, however (the scutching room being a very short distance from the Wailiou river), a copious supply of water was brought to bear, by means of which the fire was speedily extinguished, without much damage being done. Mr John Smardon, formerly an employee of the Te Arolia S. and G. Mining Company (prior to shutting down the works), who requested Mr Howell (the Company’s then manager, now manager of the British Broken Hill Proprietory Compan}’) when leaving for Australia, to write and let hint kqow if he could guarantee him employment, received a letter from Mr Howell this week, dated January 19th, in which he says : “ I can give you or any of the old hands employment hero that will come. Miners, 10s a day, surface hands a!nd truckers, 8s and 8s 4d; and would give contracts whereby men could earn better wages. It is warm hero now, and will be for about eight weeks, after that for eight or nine month < it is pleasant weather.” The recipient of this letter is now on his way to Broken Hill, but there are many who will not care to exchange the climate ofNew Zjuland for that of Broken Hill, although the wages are apparently considerably higher than those at present ruling in New Zealand.

Mr Edmund George, of Waiorongomai, who is employed at tlie Gordon Settlement flaxmill, had a narrow escape from severe injuries whilst riding home from the Settlement on Monday evening last about dusk, When canh ring his horse along near Shaftesbury some sheep suddenly jumped up on the road, an 1 caused the horse to shy badly to the opposite side, and against the barbed wire fence with much violence. From the force of the collision George was forced against the fence and then thrown clean over it into the adjoinpaddock ; escaping fortunately with a bruised leg. The horse, however, was very badly lacerated by the barbed wire, one bad. wound on the point of the shoulder being fully nine inches long. Dr Cooperstitched up tlie wound yesterday, but it will be some little time before the horse will he fit for work again.

* One of the most attractive publications we have seen for a considerable time past, has just been issued from the Auckland Star office, and is sty!“d “The New Zealand Jubilee and Exhibition Chronicle.” r l lie book comprises upwards of a hundred first-class engravingsj exhibiting the scenery and the industrial and commercial buildings of the colony, together with views of the chief towns, contrasting their appearance to-day with their condition at an earlier period. These pictures are specially interesting. Combined with these features are well-written articles on the : chief products ann industries of the colony, statistical information, and other matter, which will enable colonists to send abroad in a very convenient and attractive form a faithful picture of the land they livein. The work has been published under . the special endorsement of the Commissioners of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. It contains a review of the Exhibition ; and the Government recognising its great value as a medium for spreading a knowledge of the resources of the colony widely abroad have registered it as a newspaper, so that the postage in the colony will only be one half-penny, and abroad one penny. Exclusive of the pictorial cover, the work comprises sixty large pages-of matter..and illustrations, printed on fine toned paper. The \yliqlp is turned out in really firstclass style, truly a marvel of cheapness at the low price of one shilling. We can with great confidence recommend the purchase, of this work. For sending Home, or to friends at a distance in any part, of the world, it is invaluable, as showing ‘the wonderful progress New Zealand has made and is niuking.^

Another delusion is wiped out. The ‘busy bee’ works ' only -three* font liibtftbs in the year and then on the faildays, skipping a l l the stormy ones. -At best he is a fair weather labourer for onefourtli of the year, and a lazy gormandizer the remaining three-fourths. It would be impossible to run a newspaper on the ‘busy bee’ plan.—‘Mattha’s Vineyard Herald.’,

Mr Jas. Lavery lias just completed to file order of the Auckland A-ricultural Company, the erection on their Waitoa Estate of a double Carhle pmnp, driven by one of Booth, McDonald and Co’s (Christchurch) windmills. These windmills are said to be constructed on a greatly improved principle, and to give great satisfaction. The pump now referred to when in full work, it is estimated, will raise 3000 gallons of water per hour a height of 18 feet, the water being drawn from the Waitoa river, distant 274 feet, and delivered into a kauri shoot which conveys it into drains, along which it will travel a distance of seven miles, to the other end of the Company’s station. It was only started on Thursday last, and so far has worked admirably. A good story is told of one of t e canvassers of a leading publishing firm in London. He found his way into the parlour of a branch bank, and saw the manager, who, as soon as he learnt his business, ordered him out. Very quietly ho 1 said, 1 I meet with so many gentlemen in the week that I can afford to meet a snob occasionally,’ and took his departure. Next day he called at he bank again, and wished to open an account. He was again shown into the manager, and gave very satisfactory reasons for opening *-he account, nnd deposited two hundred and seventy pounds. The manager could not do less than apologise for his ruleness on the day preceding, and ordered a copy of the work, an expensive one, and allowed access to the clerks, several of whom did the same. Two days afterwards every farthing was drawn out. A proposal was made at the annual meeting of the Paeroa Public Hall shareholders on Tuesday evening to sell the Hall and the site. There is no doubt this proposal has been a long time coming, but it has come at last as it was bound to do sooner or later. It is but another proof of the utter abomination of the leasehold system as applied to towns in a new country. The Hall has been a matter of necessity to the plac • for years past ; it is the only building suitable for the Police Court, Resident Magistrate’s Court, and Native Land Court ; and it lias in turn been used by all the Churches for religious services.But for all this, its revenue has never reached a clear income of 10 per emit on its capital and its title is now practically only a twelvemonths hoi ling. Til' 1 Hall is held by some 30 owners, mo-t of whom are single shareholders of £1 each, while the maintenance and working have fallen upon men who have put most money into the concern. Th * sit" is a good one—perhaps th" b *st that could have been chosen. But as tinlaw was, is, an l is likely to continue as to these towns on Native lands. 11l ■ sooner the inhabitants os-a->e from Sodom and Gommorrah the better for them.—Tribune.