General.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3760, 15 January 1881, Page 2

General.

A large meeting was held on Thursday at the Komata in reference to the opening of the Thames road. Several of the Te Aroha chiefs intend trying^their persuasive power on Tukukino, and, if possible, get him to consent at once to open that portion of the road. If this were done, there would soon jbe a coach road from Hamilton to the Thames, as (he only portions now to make are the E"dmata and the large swamp this side of Paeroa. This portion is at present being made, and tenders are to be called this week for widening the Rotokohu bush, portion. About 1000 shares in the Battery have been taken up, and we believe that the Waikato people will support the venture well. Mr Fraser, of Auckland, arrived last night on business in connection with the Battery.

One miner here has paid £11 per week since the field opened in fees for pegging out claims.

The Re?. Mr Pinfold will preach here to-morrow in the morning, and at Matatnata in the evening. In the afternoon at three o'clock, the Key. Mr Fraser will preach at Waitoa.

No fewer than thirty-nine residence sites have fyeen already pegged off in Lipsey's block.

A curious pegging out story reaches us in connection with the Hunkum Bunkum Claim. A man named Snooks some days ago pegged out a piece of ground, and on proceeding to the Warden's office to file his notice of marking out, found that he had been forestalled. Finding he had failed in his first intention, he proceeded to do what he considered the next best thing—namely, peg out a piece of ground adjoining. Another journey to the hills, and then back to the Warden's Court when judge of his surprise when he found his second claim had been pegged by sqme one else an hour or so before. Beaten temporarily, he resolved to wait, and after a lapse of ten days finding that the shareholders of the Hunkum Bunkum had neglected to register, he renewed his application for the ground. He yesterday discovered that something having prevented the shareholders from registering within the prescribed time they had assured their rights by re-pegging.