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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 87, 19 January 1872, Page 2

A meeting of the Sapper and Miner corps will be held at the Governor Bowen Hotel this evening, at S p.m., to consider a proposition to amalgamate with the Engineer corps. All interested in the movement are lvited to attend. The native Makaho, whom our Ohinemuri correspondent alluded to as having been speared through the hand in an affray amongst themselves, was a passenger by the steam launch Fairy yesterday. His object is to receive medical assistance. We hear that.it is in contemplationto put on one or two extra omni busses to run throughout from Parawai to Tararu, which will be a great accommodation to the general public and we hope to sec the line well supported. During last year the Bank of New Zealand refined iIOOXOOoz gold, from which they obtained 100,000 oz silver, thereby saving the duty of 2s Gd per oz on the latter amount, a very considerable saving. We arc informed that the Hon. Mr Ormond. Mr Carruthcrs, and Mr Charles O’Neill, M.G.A., arc expected to arrive in the Golden Crown to-day, from Auckland. The water supply will be one of the first public works that will be commenced, and we understand that this is the principal object of their visit.

This evening the yearly meeting of the Auckland District 1.0.0. F., M.U., takes place. In addition to the usual business is the election of the district officers, which takes place yearly. The deputies from the two Lodges on the Thames (Loyal Waikato Lodge and Charles Bruce Lodge) have been appointed, in all twelve deputies, eight representing the Loyal Waikato Lodge, and four from Ihc Charles Bruce Lodge. From information we learn that Oddfellowship lias been making great progress in the lodges situated iu the town of Auckland, but at the Thames the progress lias been much more. The Loyal Waikato Lodge alone numbered 222 members at the close of the year (December 20th), and the Charles Bruce numbered 55 members at the same period. We hope that the success previously obtained will during the year 1872 surpass 1871. The deputies from the Loyal Waikato Lodge are—P.G. Laylor, P.G. Cain, P. G. Vowels, P.G. Lee, P.G. Beaumont, N.G. Bagnall, V.G. Lindsay, and P. Secretary Jarvis. The Charles Bruce Lodge deputies arc P.G. Thackrcy, P.G. Robson, V.G. Hall, and Elective Secretary Jenkins. The majority of these proceeded to Auckland by the Golden Crown yesterday. At the Police Court yesterday William Floyd was brought up on remand charged with stealing two bottles of quicksilver from the Whan battery in August last, and discharged for want or evidence.—Benjamin McCall was fined 10s and costs for negligent driving on the Tararu road.—John Cohen, for permitting offensive matter to flow from his premises on to Abraham-strcet, thereby creating a nuisance, fined 40s and costs.—The case of Benedict Gafforty, charged with permitting two goats to wander at large in Baillie-street, was postponed until to-day.— Geo. Woodward, charged with stealing the block of a cheque from the premises of 11. M. Mitchell, was discharged, the prosecutor being desirous to withdraw the charge, and Mr Bullen offering no objection.

We glean from a visitor recently from Ohiuemuri that things arc still looking bright and pleasing. Te Hira is in a good humour, and is anxiously enquiring when Mr Mackay will again be visiting him. The story which had been taken up to him last week, to prejudice Mr Mackay in his estimation. had been unsuccessful. Te Hira has, however, written to Mr Mackay, not on this subject, but requesting an early visit from him, as he alone is his shining and guiding star, meaning that his former Waikato restraints have been thrown aside. James Burns, hotelkeeper, Grahamstowu, has filed a declaration of bankruptcy. Applications arc required by the Auckland Harbour Board for the appointment of a Clerk of Works. The salary will be £3OO a-year. The usual weekly sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court will be held to-day. There is a very long list on the paper, sonic 30 cases, and it is probable that all of them will not be disposed of to-day. The case of Ehrenfricd v. Butler is expected to occupy the Court for some time. A terrible case of destitution has come under my notice. A poor man named Jock Winter, residing near Ballarat, has felt the pressure of Ihe times so severely that he has been obliged to curtail his expenditure very considerably, and to reduce his annual subscription to one of the local charities from £2O to £5. As the whole means of the unfortunate fellow are not believed to exceed £20,000 a year, and as the necessities of his position compel him to keep up an establishment which must cost nearly £SOO, his case is an extremely hard one. Is there no mining millionaire at Bendigo who will rush to the rescue of one of his own order, who is in as bad a plight as the alderman who had not tasted turtle for a whole week ? We have been requested by a number of old residents of Tauranga to state who this Enoka is who has been distinguishing himself lately by cutting telegraph poles. On enquiry we find that there are two Enoka chiefs living in Tauranga, the one referred to is Enoka te Bui, of the Xgaitamawharua tribe, living at Matakana ; the other is the respected chief Enoka te Whaucke, Native Assessor of the Ngatitukairangi liapu, resit‘ng at Te Matapihi, a settlement situated opposite to the townslrp of Tc Papa,