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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3621, 4 August 1880, Page 2

As will be seen from our advertising columns, the Quarterly meeting of Licensing Commissioner! for the district of Thames and BTauraki will take place on Tuesday the 7tb September 1880.

The County Council this morning opened tenders for certain works at Paeroa, namely, the formation of a road, cutting embankment, and construction of culverts, when some very close tendering was shown. Quins and party's tender, the accepted one, was only one shilling and sixpence below the next lowest, that of Snodgrasß and party, which was £26 7s 6d, and Cummings and party's was the same amount, Mr Williams' being the highest, £36 17s. ?..-■ - : ; -

As Mr Owen will conduct the performance of Pinafore on Friday evening at the Academy the usual weekly practice of the choir of the Presbyterian Church will take place tomorrow evening instead of Friday evening.

The performance of Pinafore in aid-of the Orphanage Bridge Fund, and Ladies' Beiievolent Society will take place on Friday evening at the Academy of Music. It was at one time hrranged for to-morrow evening, but as the Fire Brigades hold their anniversary, it was thought unwise to interfere with it, and the illnoßß of one of the performers also had to* bo taken into" consideration. It ii expected a good sum will be forthcoming, as besides the excellence of the performance the deserving objects for which the entertainment is given will induce many to attend.

The annual torchlight procession and dinner of the combined Fire Brigades, which is to take place to-morrow evening, promises to be even more imposing and successful than previous ones;' The several members will parade at 6.30 o'clock at their sheds, when the procession will take place, and-at eight o'clock there will be a display of colored fire an d fireworks at the, Bank Corner. Afterwards the dinner at the Bowen will wind up the evening's relaxation. ■

Ik our article yesterday on the expenses of the; various schools at the Thames a slight error was made; the item of £727 for teachers' salaries at the Tararu school should have, been £503 18s 4d, that being the amount actually paid to the teachers engaged at that establishment during the year 1879. ,

The steamer Annie Millbank has been withdrawn from the Thames trade.

At the .meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday a member facetiously proposed that as the Bank of New Zealand would not give them any mepns of getting powder from the wharf, that they should store it in future in the bank's strong room.

The 'Victorian Government offers £60 reward for the conviction of the person who perpetrated the hoax in regard to the Knowsley Hall having been wrecked on the Crozelg.

The usual monthly meeting of the Thames County Council took place this afternoon, but the late hour at which the meeting com* menced precludes our giving a report of the proceedings. ; - , ' •,

Thk prospecting party for whom Mr A. Porter has- been for some time interesting himself will start out on next Monday morning in the Te Aroha district. '

It is said that Faeroa will be one of the firßt districts to take advantage of the new Town Districts Act introduced .by the Hon. Mr Dick.

At the meeting at Auckland on Monday re the Big Pump, the following companies • were represented:—Moanatairi, Mersrs C. J. Stone, Charles Stone, and J. L. Wilson; Kuranui, Messrs Peacock and J. Howard; Caledonian, Mr C. J. Sftone; Golden Crown, Messrs 0. A. Alexander and Morpeth; Cure, Mr J. Howard.; and Waiotahi, Mr Diokey. Mr Peacock, was called to the chair.. Mr F. A. White read the following:— statement: —Assessment list: — Caledonian, £30, paid; Cure, £15, paid, but not regularly; Crown Princess,£lo, never paid; Don Pedro, £2, never paid; Golden Calf, £25,£15 paid; Golden Crown, £10, only paid £5 until last two months; Inverness, £5 only paid once ; Kuranui, £40, paid j Moanatairi, £60, paid; Manukau, £5, never paid; Prince Impend, £10, never paid ; Queen of Beauty, £10, never paid; Bed Queen, £10, only paid twice £6 10s; Tookey tribute, £10, never paid; Waiotahi, £25, paid. Be turn of •receipts'and expenditure of the Moanatairi Pumping Association, from Ist August, 1879, to 31st July, 1880:—Receipts : Contributions : August, £196 10s; September, £201 10s; October,. £196 19s; November, £190 ; December, £170; January, £110; March, £115; April; £213; May, £181 10s; June, £180; July, £255 ; total, £2009. Extra Contributions: Moanatairi Gold Mining Company, £130 4s 8d; Waio tahi, £43 8s 6d; Caledonian, £65 2s 9d ; Kuranui Hill United, £86 16s 9d; total, £325 12s Bd. Sale of coals, £30. Loans: Moanatairi Gold Mining Company, £979 13s 7d ; total, £3344 6s 3d. Expenditure: Fuel, £2245 2s sd; wages, £731 8s 7d; general expenses, £329 8s 2d; cash in Bank of New Zealand, £38 7s Id; total, £3341 6s 3d. The cost of working the big pump from Ist; August, 1879,' to 31st July, 1880, was as follows :—Fuel: £2245 2s 5d j due to creditors, £298 13s 3d; total £2543 15s Bd. Wages: £731 8s 7d; due to 28th July, £30 ss; totals £761 13s 7d. General expenses: £329 .8s 2d; due to creditors, £122 ;2glOd; total, £452 lls. Total cost of ten months working, £3758 0# 3d, being at the rate of £375 16s per month, The ordinary contributions received during the ten months' working amount ta £2009, being at the rate of £200 18s per month, leaving a deficiency each month of £174185. The Secretary .stated that the future cost would be about £300 per month/After a general discussion as to the best method of continuing pumping operations and of compelling the companies interested to pay their assessments, in whioh the Chairman, Messrs C. J. Stone, C. Alexander, J. Howard, and C. McMillan took part, the meeting was adjourned till Friday afternoon, at 2 p.m. This was done in order to enable several gentlemen at the Thames to attend and make certain statements, as well as to await the action of the meeting to be held at the Thames in relation to the continuance of pumping operations.

Yestebday morning an unfortunate woribiper of Bacchus wa« fined five shillings and costs, before Judge Macdonald. His honor, after meting out the' punishment, gave the man time to find the money. This he did, but iustead of handing it otoi- to the police authorities, he reiotted to his favorite lair, the public-house, spent the money, and was again brought to the police station in a state of intoxication. Tbie morning he was fined ten shillings and costs, or in default, 48 hours' imprisonment.

The best of materials manufactured in a proper and workmanlike planner should gWe satisfaction. Hence we are pleased in daily, almost hourly, hearing such exclamations as " My word Douglas your loaf is now splendid," " Those biacuits are really beautiful," MMy compliments to Mr Douglas and tell him I havn't eaten such bread for years, &0., Ac."