CHINEMURI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2790, 23 January 1878, Page 3

CHINEMURI.

(FBOM A CORBEBPONDENT.)

Paesoa, January, 22ud. The Rev. W. E. Mulgan held two services on Sunday—in the morning at Wnitekauri, and in the evening in the Paeroa Bohool-house—and had good congregations oa both occasions. Ho has notified that his nest visit will be on the 17th prox. The Paeroa School wai re-opened yeiterday morning. Thirty-two children were present, whose ages entitled the teacher to place them on the roll, besides ■ome younger ones who are slightly under the age fixed by the Act. . I Mr H. Alley arrived on Sunday with about 1500 iheeprwbich had been driven overland from Napier. I near that Ko- , xnata Natives have stopped them, and Mr j Alley has gone on to the Thames to lay an information with * view to getting out iummonses against the Natives for illegal detention. I hope that he may be able to fjach those obstructives a lesson, as it Will be getting beyond a joke if they are to be allowed -to carry on their old games with' impunity now-a-days. They must, if necessary, be compelled to allow the right of road ■Jfor' all purposes whatever, either by the \srack now in use or by the line laid ofl by "*fhe County Council some time ago, but •which was rendered impassable by their tearing up and burning the*'fascines on the,principal swamp crossing. .: The County Chairman (A. Brodie, Esq.), accompanied by Crs Spencer and ThbrburnaM Mr Alex. Aitken (County Surveyor); arrived here this morning. They will proceed to Owhtroa to-morrow, •imft I understand that the works on the Katikati and other roads are to be pushed on without delay. „ The Waitekauri battery is crushine

with 30 head of stampers, the remaining 11 being bung up for want of water. The Welcome and Young New Zealand occupy four head each. . The latter stuff is shaping for one ounce per ton, and as ipon as the former are through their lot the number of stampers will be increased. The Waitekauri Company occupy 22 bead, and the stuff is shaping well. There has been a short stoppage to repair a portionfbf the machinery. ,