LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1719, 2 March 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are invited for taking down and re-erecting houses.

Monthly meeting of the Hot Springs Domain Board this evening.

The excursion train from Auckland will arrive here this evening at half-past seven.

The Rev T. A. Joughin will conduct service in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow morning, and Mr Bell in the evening. Mr T. L. Murray, Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, is on a visit to this district. Mr Murray was formerly manager of the g N.Z. Thames.

Father Hackett celebrates mass in Te Aroha on Sunday morning next, at 11 o’clock. It is notified in the Government Gazette that the shooting season for native game commences on the 12th of April and ends on the 3Lst July. The season for imported game begins on May Ist. • - The monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board, which was to have been held on Saturday last lapsed for want of a quorum, only Messrs Main and O’Donoghue putting in an appearance.

The Te Aroha correspondent to the Herald says that the late Band Concert was well attended. The band folk wish they could say this was correct.

We learn that the New Zealand Dairy Association has parted with its business to Messrs Christmas and Co., the grest London produce merchants, who have also taken an interest in Messrs Reynolds’ business. The first meeting of the newly formed United Christian Endeavour Society- was held in St. Mark’s Church on Thursday evening last.. The President, the Rev F. G. Evans, presided, and the Revs T. A. Joughin and T. A. Norrie, Vice-presidents, were also present. Miss Wick and Mr F. Smith attended the meeting as visitors from the Pau-oa U.Y.P.C.E. A number of young people were enrolled as active membei-s, and the meeting then closed with repetition of verses and short exhortations and prayer. With to-days issue we publish a replace for the Northern Clothing and Drapery Co. which is well worthy [of careful perusal. The. firm notify the public that their Great Cheap Sale of Drapery etc. will positively close here on" Saturday, March .9 th, 1895.

On Tuesday(last the New Zealand Herald’s publishing and commercial departments were removed to their new building. The proprietors bf this journal have spent a large sum of money in making the new offices what they are—one of the bestnewsp iper offices in New Zealand.

The settlers of Alexandra are complaining of the damage that is being done in that district by animals of the stoatweasel class, and state that they aro increasing rapilly.

The Harvest Festival service at St Mark’s Church, which was postponed owing to the bereavement in the Rev F, G. Evans’ family, will be held on Tuesday evening. Miss Wainwright and Miss Roberts will sing the sacred duet, * The Sea of Glass ’ While it is hoped that Mrs Stewart and Miss Wainwright will also sing saci’ed solos. Fruit, vegetables, and evergreens will be gladly received at the Church from 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning.

Some time ago the members of the Te Aroha. Town Board waited on the business people in Whitaker-street, asking their assistance towards asphalting the paths. A number were quite willing to give their quota, while others objected, and owing to their not being unanimous the matter was allowed to drop. We are pleased to note that several business men are having the work done opposite their places at their own cost, the latest being that done by Messrs Robson and Mclndoe —about a chain long. A petition, signed by some 28 settlers within 2 miles of Frankton, has been signed protesting against a license being granted to the new hotel, which is in course of ei’ection thei-e, as the inhabitants contend a public-house is notjrequired in the district. As the number who have signed the petition represents about two thirds of the adult residents in the vicinity of Frankton, those interested are hopeful of the petition carrying some weight.

The p'c-nic on Mr W. S. Allen’s estate took place yesterday; from early morning crowds were leaving Te Aroha in hrakes and on horsebajk so as to be present, while Moriinavil'e and*other districts were well represented. During the day the grounds presented quite a lively appearance, all present appearing to enjoy themselves immensely.

Entries for Mr W. J, Hunters’ second sheep fair, which is to be held in the Ohaupo Yards on Thursday, March 14th, are coming in rapidly. The list at present includes breeding ewe?, wethers, lambs; Shropshire, Lincoln, Romney, and other rams, etc. Entities are solicited, and the sale will commence at 12 o’clock. Mr Hunter has also received instructions from Mr A. E. Wills, of Alexandra, to sell about the end of March in the estate of late J. Willis, without reserve, the whole of his live and dead stock.

The monthly children’s service oonducted in St Mark’s Church by Mr E. Y. Cox will be resumed on Sunday morning next. In the evening the congregation will hear a great treat in the shape of a sacred solo, ‘The Holy' City,’ from Mrs Stewart, who will be remembered here as Miss Muri-ay, daughter of Mr T. L. Murray, of the Bank of New Zealand. _ Mrs Stewart has on several occasions given great pleasure to the Te Aroha people by her beautiful singing. .

At the last meeting- of the Crown Lands Board Colonel W. Fraser wrote asking the Board to accept surrender of a portion of his grazing run, No. 10, Matata, as it was too large for him, He wished to surrender 10,000 out of a total of 18,960 acres. The Commissioner said that there was no doubt that the Colonel found 'the run unwieldy, aud too large for him, but if they acceded to his request a bad precedent would be established, as runholders would be found throwing the worst parts of their runs back on the Board, and so picking out the ' eyes ’of the country. It was resolved to inform' Colonel Fraser that on surrender of the lease the Board would recommend the Government to divide the' run into two runs, of 10,000 and 8,000 acres respectively, and submit the same again for selection, with value for improvements added in the applicant’s favour. Are you Furnishing ? The best and cheapest stock is at ‘The People’s’ Furnishing Warehouse, Auckland. J. Tonson Garlick is determined to maintain the position held so long for giving best value in furnishing goods. He is selling very cheap, all kind of Furniture, Carpets, Carpet Squares, Linoleum, Bedding, Iron Bedsteads, Woven Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and Bamboo Blinds. He furnishes a house throughout, and sends an illustrated catalogue to intending buyers. Write to J. Tonson Garlic.k, Queen Street, Auckland- j