WAIORONGOMAI.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1717, 23 February 1895, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

(From our own correspondent.)

The syndicate represented by Mr Fleming have pegged out over 100 acres, from the Silver King to the Waitawheta track; they are also in negotiation for the Premier, which, I understand, is on offer to them for £2OO. They also intend erecting a battery, and have applied for a site for the same as well as water-rights.

Young’s twenty trucks crushed for SJozs of retorted gold.

The Loyalty crushing is hung up pending arrangement as to terms with Mr Adams. lie u Resident’s ” letter in last Wednesday's issue, I quite agree with him that our lads are as honest as any about. A r eference to other papers, however, such as the Herald or Waikato Times, will show that honest boys are not proof against the temptations of orchard rifling. We were just as bad at home, only pilfered fruit from those who never missed it, here it goes from people who look on it as one of the sources of their living. I suppose Eve’s original sin leaves its taint behind, as lew boys anywhere can resist forbidden fruit. Any cases I reported were on the best authority, but I have had since reason to believe that in one case where the ‘‘lady” speially requested my notice, she was drawing a rather long bow. My experience up to date, however, of the fair sex has not been such as tojjmake me question their veracity, except where a rival came in.