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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3684, 15 October 1880, Page 2

The Thames Cricket; Club intend holding thrir match to-morrow afternoon at Purawai, Mairifd versus Single. Flay will commence at 2 p.m. sharp. The teams will be selected from the following:—Married: Bteedman, Gray, Lawless, Harrison, Lough, West, Young, Munro, Hawlpy, Nodder, Smith, Andrews, Slaingay, Murph*. Single: Crump, Prater, Law, Tregonuiag, Colhoun, McLean, Strongman, Ferguson, JeflVy, Hudson, Wostoti, Burgess, Qellion, B.xter, Poulgrain, Parsang, Mill, Clearj, Harrison, Webber, iitken, Weymth.

Sbtebali members of the Board of Works of the •County Council paid v visit to Puriri, Hikutuia, (Jwharo*, le Aroha and the Katikttti road during the early part of the week and returned yesterday.

Db Mi H. Payxb has, we hear, received (wo months leave of abaenc* from the H * pital Committee, and intends visiting Mtl« bourne and Sydney. ;

We have reason to believe that the valli4ble prizes given annimlly hy the united fclchool Committees for history, geography and arithmetic will be competed for as usual towards the end of November, 80 it behoves leaehers of the various echools to prepare their pupils for the competition.

Wr understand that six or seven parties are af; present prospecting in the Te Aroba district witbin a radius of three or four miles. If there i* a payable jjoldfield iv this locality it should Bdon be found.

THK.ten per cent. Government reductions have caused some little amusement at Te Awamutu. One of the cavalry officers paid by Government - hos not only received instructions that hid salary is reduced by ten per cent., but that his horse's feed ia reduced by a similar amount.

A meeting of the Hauraki Pumping Association is to be held in Auckland this afternoon when a report from Mr Errington and the sub-committee who were appointed to visit the works will be considered. Mr Ehrenfried, Mr Brodie and Mr E. McDonald will attend as delegates from the Thames.

The Parisian Diorama is at present being exhibited at the Exchange buildings, and attracts a large number of visitors, as hand* gome and v»)uable prizes are freely distributed nightly. The views comprise pictures representing the exploits of the Kelly gang, views of the principal Cities of the ftorld, etc.

All the contracts on the Te Aroha road have now been started, and are finding empiovment for a large number of hands. The road from Paeroa to the Tauronga County boundary hat been finished with the exception of the bridges, and may be considered open for the traffic of vehicles.

At the Waste Latins Board ineetin?, held at Auckland yesterday, a leiter was received from Captain Steele. accepting the Board's modified terms for the e»le of Te Aroh* block to Ddergre Grant, and Foul er's coiooiaiag party, on a promise that Mr Thomas Russell's claim be ex'inguirhcd. The Chairman announced that the matter was now before the Government. Mr Moffat applied to the Board for a prospector's license, lie said he had, discovered come gold bearing quartz on the ranges near Baglan, and he wished protection for his discovery. It was agreed to request the applicant to stale the location of his discovery. ; .

DUBlh'O Mr Hielop's visit to the WaioKaraka School yesterday he expressed hiunelf bighly vleased with the large attendance, especially of the infants, and waa evidently gratified at the excellent order maintained in every department. He, cud he had eeldotn ceen a finer or more' commodious school buiHine. i: