Ohinemuri

Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 491, 23 July 1890, Page 2

Ohinemuri

(From our own Correspondent,)

Tuesday, A general meeting of the Amalgamated Miners’ Association, Qliinemqri was held at Owharoa on Saturday last. Mr C. 8. Farmer, president, in the chair There was a fair attendance from the various out districts, and a considerable amount of general business was got through. Biib-Coimnittee nj-pointtd for the purpose drafting u code of bye-laws, brgugjif

up their report, which wqs to the effect that in tlip menrtimp, until the Brunch was properly affiliated to the plain body, the Thames Bye-laws should bp ndhered to, with the exception of a few trifling alterations, Several new pietpber* w ere nominated nnfl balloted for, anfl the Secretary, Mr Edwin Edwards gaye in his finance report. A letter was reafl from Mr JJ. W. Farmfl],pf Auckland, accppting an ipvitntlon to adfiress fjie Association op th,e wor|i (Jnippism. It was resolved tflat tl'o Ycitiro should be given at Q\y)inrPft, tjittt beipg t||e most central plpcp, and bping more suitable for Waihj jnpmbers flipp or paeroa, fl’lie pieetipg plosed with 4 vote of tlmnlrs tp. Chtpr, In. mining there is little fresh, The Passell Cpmpapy have made a fajr start, and the Lntnberton Afill is running 5 couple of shifts per day, hut only turning opt the ridii uiqus quantity of geyen tong per diem. The iiiunagepieot are advising their q|psgo\v directors to liring plpnt ffoiu jts present inacpessible cpigs a»d ppiflrs, (q (lie Kqrapgajiake flat, and to erect a set of dry stamps as at VVailii. Tt|i« pimld d° VPU times fl'c work of the present (pill. The ore going through is qf gpod grade, but the hpt te r st 'ifF |»»- WR 1 ytt bppu attacked Mr Qiqis. B.jqivn m<'t witQ \\ alight appidciit on Satp|i|ay last, fallipg fro|p a hopper in course of erection, pie was badly aliakep. The Adeline planned "P on , Mopdfty fls ms for abqnt fIQ tops, at plant. I am informed tlmf Mr T. 11. Rngsell has pprqbased the Waitekauri Corppapy’s mine anfl plant, ipid jntenils working jt qn q sjmilar huge scale that »{ Wuil|i, Mr J, B. M ,l() rn, Qhairinaii of tlie County Cqupcil, is pa'ljng a public tpeetipg for Saturday ip Urd-Pf to obtain ap expression qf general opinion regarding the Thames Hurbopr B.qard Bill pro poped for law. It is staged that tlie Bill (s inimical to local iiitni'ests, and public opiniqu js id ready much against it.