Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 472, 17 May 1890, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1890.

* This above all—to thine own self bo brno, And it must follow ns the night the day Thou cansb not then be false to any man.’ Shakespeare.

The next public meeting of the Te Aruba Band of'Hope lias been fixed for Monday, May 2fitli. •We direct attention to certain alterations in tlie Te Aroba Cemetery Bye. Laws, which will he found duly advertised in our columns to-day. A public meeting of those interested in forming a branch of the Amalgamated Miners Association for Australasia will lie held at Mr A If. Shcpher’s store, Ivarangaliake, to day, at 4 p.m. At a meeting of the Chamber of Mines, held at Dunedin on Tuesday l&st, Mr James Allen, M.H.R . was elected president, and the following gentlemen vice-presidents:—Messrs A. J. Cadman, M.U.P., Corotnrndel ; J. A. Mcllwraith, Christchurch; .T. G. Ward, Invercargill; T. G. Walters, Westport; Y, Pyke, M.H.R. and W. L. Simpson, Dunedin. A council of eighteen members was also appointed. The Presbyterian and Wes’ey an Services to lie bMiLin .tliis f .district\t6 niprrow, will lie found duly‘advertised in our columns te dav as tisimj.p Jt-will be seen Rev T." A. Norrie will preaelb a funeral sermon in Te Aroba Public Hall at 7 pm., having reference to the recent decease of Mrs J. A- Cochrane. We have no doubt there will be a large congregation on the occasion. Mr J. A Cochrane-is a member of Itev Mr Norries’ Church, and the late Mrs Cochrane was n m niber of t|ie,,choir in connection with tlie same Church. A noteworthy incident.occurred in connection with the finishing touched to that stupendous erection,, the Fortn Bridge. Tlie longer of the spans was being closed and refused to come‘together by an inch. Every known means of compulsion, hydraulic and other, were used, but to; no purpose, when suddenly, tlie contractor, Mr Arrol, (bought of fke. . . He had tlie whole of the superll'-ieR heated and tlie expansion of metal thus induced cl need the gap.

Mrs Kirby (formerly of Thames), was •last? week married at her residence, To 1 Aroha, to Mr Bunne}', mine manager, residing at Thames. . Rev Mr Evans officiated. The alleged ‘depression’ does not appear to in any way deter Te Aroha folk from embnrking in the matrimonial state, as we understand another pair of lovers will speedily follow suit. We regrot to learn that Mr Geo. Vesey Stewart met with a painful accident at Kati Knti on Wednesday, last, from a kick from a horse, and though the bones of his leg are not injured lie will be confined to his house for,some tim(j. ~Jt in consequence of this accident,’Mr G. V. Stewart will be unable to visit the Waikato and other portions of the Te Aroha electorate on matters connected Iwitli 'the coming session. Mr Stewart himself has not, however, communicated with us to tint effect. v . Tim Broken Mill giants (says The Barrier Miner) are now going further-afield. Recently Mr. \V. R. Wilson acquired certain interests in (lie new silver field at Piihipiihi New Zealand* Now it Ms announced that Mr. Bowes Kelly, about the most cautious of the Big Min • coterie, lias acquired considerable propnties in the vicinity ,f Mount Zeehan, Tasmania. A llohart correspondent states th lit on the Despatch claim a good lode of finegrained galena has l)ecn found, the proprietor being Mr Bowes Ivell}', of Melbourne. , There is a very general and wellfounded complaint respecting the ridiculously high rents of houses in the suburbs of Melbourne (writes a correspondent). And yet house property is not there a highly remunerative investment, that is, if the house is honestly built. Land bought at prices out of >dl proportion to its real value, wages maintained at abnormal rates, mid heavy import duties upon imported materials ar>*. of course, responsible for rents one hundred par cent higher than the same class of houses let for in t ie suburbs of London. (.)>» Tuesday last Mr F. Pavitt received on behalf of the Piako County Council, the following tenders for forming and re* guiding that poition of the Te ArolmLichfield road, which passes through the Gordon Settlement. The Gordon .Special Settlers will subsidise the improvement of the road in question £1 for every £1 expended by the County ; the Settlers pro-*, portion being*paid out of the ’thirds’of their rent payable to Government/and allocated for road works : Messrs G. C. Deverill, L 95 18« ; VV. Thompson. LB4 9s ; J. Hanks, L 75 ; C. Murphv, L 74 17s( J . Ore. LG9 lU.s ; VV. Newsome (accepted), L6710-S. Medical men will not hear with much satisfaction that the President of tlie Institute of Actuaries 'propose to dispense with their services in examining for insurance in England, Not in all oases, hut in as many as like to conic beforewa certain f ssurance company and prefer to make a statement before a responsible officer. Needless to say, this change is based upon the calculation that thousands of people in good health will m t insure because they have to pass tliro'nHi the doctor’s surveillance. * Under the new condition “ the ass urn rice will run for the first five years as a saving fund, with compound interest t 5 per cent.’’ Up to the 31st March tlio famed Madame Berfv mine, at Crewwick, ‘Victoria, had yielded no less than 274,38(10/, 15d\vt 12gr of gold, equal to 8 tons 8 cwt, or a money vahie of £1,124,637 (savs a despatch to Melbourne Argus). Of ,this the No. 1 shaft is credited with 235,91 loose, representing a money value of nearly ’ a million sterling. The profits from tlii< mine now amount to £710,000, equal to L 39 8s per 18,000 th share, but of tin's amount the Seven Hills Estate 'Proprietary have received no less a sum than £88,107 3s 100 in royalty. Altogether the business of the. company shows the lespectable total of L 1,444,850, over 50 per cent, of, which has been returned to shareholders in dividends. During the past half year L 40,500 has been paid in dividends, equal to £2 5s per share. We acknowledge receipt of the Inst issue of Typo, that most interesting and valuable paper to journalists and those connected with printing offices in any way. The present number is turned out in the same excellent style as its predeces sore, and in addition to the 11-tial amount, of well written and carefully selected matter, contains a well executed likeness of the Rev W. Colenso, New Zealand’s earliest printer, together with very interesting particulars respecting his earlier’ experiences, and life generally. On tfie I7th February, 1835, this remarkable man worked off the first shook printed in New Zealand—the Epistles to the Ephesians and Phillipians in the- Maori language. Rev Mr Colenso js the only surviving European who was present on the import ant occasion of the signing of.the Treaty of Waitangi, on Gth February, 1840. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Martha. Extended G. M. Company, was held on Wednesday last; in the Company’s office, Auckland. There were represented in person and by proxies 31,237 shares. The Chairman (Mr A. Porter), read a statement, showing that after paying liquidation expenses, directors’ fees, etc., there remained sufficient to pay to the shareholders a dividend of Is 6£d per share. The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : (1) That the Martha Extended G. M. Co. (Limited) be wound up voluntarily under the provisions ,of the Mining Com - panies Act, 1872;’’ and (2) “’That Mi- F. A. White he i appointed liquidator ; andalso that tlie hooks of the Company be left in the hands of the liquidator, to be disposed of as deemed expedient;” - ■ ; *'

With reference to the, .late election <of school 'committee. at Waiorongomai, we think it is only justice to Mr S.'T. Srriurdon, whose name appeared at the.’ bottom of the poll on . that occasion, to state that we have since been'inforined : by, spine who were present at the; election, that Mr Smiirdori had stated iti reply to several householders who asked him to ajlow himself to.be nominated, that lie did not wish to be bn tlie Committee, and if any one nominated - him, and he were elected, he should.resign. ' This being known to a ’’great-number will account for so few votes being uccorded iriiiis favour,til though some of his friends insisted on nominating him. If the Chairman liad*been'.aware Mr Smardon -was not a' consenting party to his nomination, surely he would have refused to allow his name to appear amongst tlie list of candidates to he balloted for.; ' : i, :< „

The Premi°r has advised Mr Fulton, member for Taiqri, that the Government will’Hhis sessionAintrodiice : a Bill . giving power to the people by direct vote at the ballot box, periodically taken, to prohibit (he sale of intoxicating liquors within the district in which they reside. The funeral of Mrs J. A. Cochrane, on Wednesday was one of the largest that has taken place in this district for a long .while past; many coming a considerable distance to attend. Rev F. G. Evans, assisted by Rev T. A. Norrie, officiated, and delivered a very impressive address at the grave on the uncertaity of life, the necessity for all being prepared for the summons, whenever God in His infinite wisdom saw it was best to send it, and on the' true comfort, consolation, and support 'that was only to lie obtained from faith arid trust in God ; who w.-is a very present help in every time of need ; and lin I promised that He would never leave n<>r forsake those who put their trust in Him. We are pleased to know that our leading article in last Saturday’s issue respecting the County Electoral Rolls has had the desired effect, and that very many of the ratepayers during the past week have inspected the Rolls and Defaulters Lists with the view of ascertaining if their names were duly enrolled and tlie proper number of votes allocated in eacn instance. We trust that any-, vho ha v a not yet in Kpeefed the Roll for Te Aroha Riding will do so to-day, as although the prescribed time during which the Rolls mast remain on view by law expired on 15th in<t.. Mr It. Harris has informed us tlie Te Aroha Roll and Defaulters List wil*f remain open for inspection at his store to-day. We may add there are many names on the Defaulters List for To Aroha Riding that if published would create considerable surprise, and re-peeting which no reasonable excuse can be offered for their appearing thereon. Tlie ordinary monthly meeting of theTe Aroha Town Board, which hud been fixed 10 take place at Mr Gallagher’s stables on last Saturday evening, did not come off. The Chairman (Mr Edw. Gallagher), and Mr Mills, were the only members who put in an appearance (the CleGt, Mr C. Ahier. being also present), and after waiting for half-an hour they adjourned the meeting until next Monday at 7 p.m. It nppears tlie other three members (Messrs Lipsey. ■ Harris/und H<*ntheote), were all inf the itown on tthe evening in question, bnt decided not to attend-; the meeting, and thus protest against the meetings being . held at Mr Gaßagher’s stables, although,the «o termed office (!) (some facetiously call it the Moose box’), is partitioned off (but iinlinod), from the lmrse stalls. We are glad some members of the Board by thus protesting show they have some regard for ‘tlie fitness of things’; anil although they’ have allowed themselves to he over ruled and led by the nose by theother members so long, still it appears there is after all a point at which they mean to draw the line. It will he remembered that at the previous monthly meeting Messrs Lipsey and Harris strongly protested against the Board’s -office being removed to Mr 'Gallagher’s ('remises,and urged tlw.t.nogocd reason eonld he adduced why the Te Aroha Town Board could not rent and maintain a public office (which could he obtained for a small sum), like all other local bodies (and ns required by the provisions of tlie Town Districts Act). One member being absent, however, (he Chairman by bis casting rote declared that the Board’s office should be removed to his place, whether othermembers liked it. or not.' The Australian Mining Standard, a weekly journal in Sydney, has made a new departure, having been considerably enlarged, and an illustrated supplement is now also issued with each number. The supplement with the Lsue of 30th ult. must prove a most attractive one to all concerned in mining. It consists of eight pages entirely devoted to the Cast U-rag Proprietary Silver Mine, and in addition to the interesting account of the mine from its discovery down to the present time, there are nine illustrations in ertnnecth'n with the mine and concentrating works, a full page .local nketch, also surface plan, sectional plan, plan of the ore dressing works, and longtitudinal section of same. The proprietor of the Australian Mining Standard has also.secured the services of an expert assayer to furnish bona fide prospectors who have paid one year’s subscription in advance, with assays of any samples sent to their office. These assays will be made without any charge whatever, Persons desirous of having tests made are requested to forward samples, carriage paid, with all information as to locality, depth and width of lode, etc., to the Assayer, Australian Mining Standard, 108 Pitt-street, Sydney. Inquiries from employers in want of superintendents, engineers, metallurgists, chemists, mine or furnace foremen, or other assistance of this character are also in«erted as advertisements without charge. Altogether the journal is an excellent one, conducted in a very energetic and enterprising manner, and deserves most liberal support.

A meeting was recently held at Loram’s Hotel, Kuaotnnu, for the purpose of considering a proposal for the erection of a crushing and amalgamation plant for treating stuff from the claims about the Bald Hill* Kuhotunm Most of the claims in the vicinity were represented, and Mr G. Loram occupied the chair,. Mr W. R. Cook, from Auckland. financial ngent, was present, on behalf of the syndicate who are prepared ito proceed.with the erection of«the plant j. and detailed the terms, whibh are tliitt tlie charge of-treatment shall be 17s 6d per tomand an interest in each mine of oneitenth,! • :In return for which Mr Cook’s clients agree to ereet all necessary plant. .Mr J. G. Ralph, of .the Thames, was present, and described the mode of treatment,' which is to be wet-crushing ans .panamalgamation,; \ All? of those present sighed the memornndum of agreement, A committee, representing the whole district, was ■ appointed to select a suitable and central site. Tlie site selected is near the junction of the Waitai and County road, about 300 yards east of the blacksmith’s shop. The site has been marked out, and an application for water-rights and machine-site lodged at the Warden’s office., s The plant will comprise 20-head of stampers and a number of the McKa}’ improved pans (similar to Watson and Denny’s);;Mie foundation will he so Juid as to admit of another 20-bend of stampers being added as soon as necessary. The erection of the plant will be proceeded with as. expeditiously as practicable. — Coromandel News.

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Sopietv held in Auckland on Wednesday last, Mr Barstow moved, “ That steps be taken to prohibit the.export of game.’? He said pheasants and other game were now being largely,.exported, nnd in Sydney people were now; paying 15s a brace for pheasants exported from New Zealand, and if this went on, in the coarse of a few years they would not have a bird in New Zealand. He moved that they should send a letter to the Freezing Company, asking them not to freeze New Zealand game for export. Mr Harrow seconded the motion. Mr Barstow said it was the company which was exporting fish and game that caused the difficulty. He had been told, that 200 brace had been exported Mr Chad field said that 150 brace of pheasants had been exported ori the previous day. The Chairman said that there was no doubt a good many hen birds were shot,‘and he thought if these wore found in the possession of the Freezing Company they should ‘go’ for the owner for having lien birds in his possession. After *one further discussion, Mr Barstow’a motion was carried, and it was fnrtW agreed that lisimilar letter should also bes •ntto Messrs Hell airy Bros, who carry on freezing works in Shortland-street. At tha last monthly meeting of the Thames Countv Council a letter was read from Mr K. K. Cooper, who wrote as follows :—“I hope if the Council are going to do anything to the Waiotahi road they will do it this fine weather. If they won’t! shall knock off forty men imxtpay dnj and work niv ground as lots of other mines are worked-on the field, by protection, till the sun makes roads for us. I have a better excuse to go to the Warden with than the very thin one of “ going to float a company in London.’'—Cr Dunlop moved that the letter he returned to the writer and he lie asked to state his wishes to the Council in officiul terms. This looked like trj ing to get at the Warden through the Council. —Cr Brodie thought it should not lwive‘been read, hut being addressed to Mr Coutts, it was only semiofficial;—The letter \Vns withdrawn.—At a later stage of the proceedings the matter of repairing this road was again under consideration, and Mr Cooper in urging the necessity of putting the road in pioper oider, said he wanted to cart twenty-five loads of quartz a day over it during the winter to his .battery.—lt wasiresolvsd on til?* motion of Cr Brodie, that the Chairman, County Clerk, and Foreman of Works, he authorised to visit the road and to make provision for its maintenance, including water tables and a retaining wall. At the same m-eting of the Thames County Council: The Council’s Board of Works recon mended the sale to Mr, H. H. Adams, of 1000 feet of 20-incli mains at 2s per font lineal.—Mr H. C. Gillespie, on behalf of the Kauri Timber Co., requested, that tenders be called tor the Hikutai* Bridge, the Company paying their fair portion of the cost. The Clerk said the work weuM cost L7O to LBO. The Ohinemuri County, the Thames County, and the Company should pay one third each.—lt was'resolved that arrangements ht» made for proceeding., with the work at once*. ‘We certainly are surprised that the Te A roll a Town Board-have never vet passed n vote of thanks to Piako County Council for undertaking to subsidise the Board in the expense, of maintaining- the main County road within the Town District. Such should have been done at th«ir first subsequent meeting Up to the present we learn the Council have received no acknowledgment or expression of thanks of any kind from the Board for its Chairman, either officially or non officially); nnd indeed such we know has never been proposed at any meeting of the Board. If the Chairman or members of the Board do not speedily do their duty in this matter, it would he better for the ratepayers concerned to take the matter into thoir own hands and send alettorof thanks to the Council; and we are sure suchwnuld he very largely signed. Some recognition is surely dne as a matter of common courtesy to the Council. We never regarded the transference of this portion of the main rend from the County Council to the Town Board as justifiable on the grounds of equity, have frequently remonstrated against such a course being continued, and in now deciding to contribute to its maintenance the Council, in a sense, admit the unfairness of the position in which the ratepayers were placed when the whole cost of maintaining the road was forced upon them. What we believe led up to their so doing has been fully referred to at length in these columns more than once ; and we repeat the hope (recently expressed in an article dealing with this subject) that botli the present and future members of Te Aroha Riding will not forget the dearly bought lesson of experience in this matter, but bear in mind that there is a point beyond which the Council will not allow themselves to be continually worried and annoyed by uny Councillors to expend money on senseless and ridiculous works, for the benefit of private individual,or otherwise ; either in Te Aroha or any other Riding.