COMPOSITION ON TE AROHA.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1787, 16 November 1895, Page 2

COMPOSITION ON TE AROHA.

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The following essay was awarded'first prize at the jrecenfc Art and Industrial Exhibition', It is written bertha Wild, age 13.: - Te Aroha is situated' on;'; the >fght bankof the Waihou, and at the foot of Bald Spur. The choif feature is the Domain, in which are the Thermal Springs. Te Aroha iswellknown by tourists, for the great healing effect it has on rheumatics, lumbago, and other troublesome diseases. 'The Domain has an area of about fifty, acres, niost of which,is Upon the hill slope. There are eighteen springs in all, seven' are baths, two drinking fountains, and nine are not used at present. The waters contain, potash, lime, sulphur, , soda, phosphorus, silica, mere or less. The chief occupation of To Aroha and surrounding districts is gold mining and farming.. If Gold mining pays, it will be a flourishing town. To Aroha is connected with Auckland and Paeroa with rail, and by steamer, from the Thames. It is also connecied with -Tauranga,- :by Ka£i-Kati and Th unpson’s track. About fifteen miles fl'mh here is the Wairere Palls, the highest in the North Island. Tourists generally visit these falls, to see the. beautiful scenery round about them. Our mountain, the ‘Mount of Love’ is 3120 feet. The see aery round about the trig is very picturesque,, on a .bright clear day you can see White Island, throwing out volumns of stnoke, also, the Estuary of River Thames Te Aroha has not a very mild climate because of its nearness to the mountain, as it is subject to heavy .gales and rain.