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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3859, 12 May 1881, Page 2

The directors of the Whau.will gell without further notice all shares upon which the call remains unpaid-. The mine is getting into admirable condition under the management of Mr Wilson, go that losing shares for a small cell wi'.l be very foolish indeed. The discovery of the Star of the South reef by the Albuvnia places an intrinsic- Talue on the Whau which it has not possessed for years.

Wb are glad to hour that, ftfr Broclie is a little better.

Mb J. Lbtdon informs us tbat he intends re-opening in his old auction mart in Brown street. The first e»le w.'ll take place on Saturday, when a large consignment of goc-.ls will be offered.

The following has been handed to ua for publication:—The proceeds from the late benefit perfo. mance on behali of St. John's Church amounts to £44 14«. From this sum the following expeneea are to be deducted : Wardrobe, £10 16s 6d ; H»U, gas, &c, £613s 6d; advertising and piloting, £6 j Conduc tor, £5 ss; royalty, £5 ss; Mr Brown's travelling, £1; incidental expenses, £2 5s 6d j total, £37 5s 6J. But we understand it is intended (o charge a portion of the wa drobe to the next performance of the " Sorcerer," so as to increase the small balance for the Church.

Theke was a little excitement in the town at an ea"ly hour this morning, when it was found that no watsr was to be had. The poor turncock had a dozen deputations to his residence, and soaie of the speakers were rather plain spoken. It appears the new reservoir for the domestic supply is finished and Mr Dean, not being aware that the County supply was interfered with, gave instructions last evening to close the valve?, ao that duving the night a supply nvght be collected in the reservoir. Th's Mr Laurie was not aware of, and at th > rrquest of the Big Pump people be, duriDg the i.ight, turned the water into the service pipOi so that.the pump might'nob be stopped. However, tha supply in the reservoir was at once utilised, and before 8.30 the water was as U3ual at the command of the li3U

We had the pleasure this afternoon of inspecting Mr Gr. Gillies' Industrial Exhibition, which wiU be opened tbn evanin^ at, the Huurak' Club JJooin, Alberb street. The exhibition comprises pr;ncipal'y models of machinery and steamships, s'l being miracles of ski' arid memorials of yearj of patient work There are, besides models of cas'les, animals, many being inrthanUl, besides curios of aU descriptions, from the head-piece and sword of an Tndian mjih to specimens of woods from Palestine. Tlia exhibition wjl prove a great treat (o young people, and parents should m?ko a point of sending them. There is likewise muc'i to e3ify and instruct, children of an older growth.

We have been iufjnnsdl th*fc M- Hugh Mcllh^ne intends severing hU connection with tlie Thames. We are &o ry to hear of the fact, for with all his faults M> Mellhone has done the community sonny a sei-vico. He lost hia appointment because of a too liberal construction of the duties of his office, although it cannot be denied that he aoted as he was instructed by Mr Superintendent Gillies, and in a manner fair bctwe'n Ihe miner and the native owner. Mxny men on the field will hear with', regret that Mr Mcllhone ha 3 been compelled to leave the place, End as we understand- that Mr Comer has taken the maUer of a testimonial in band we B'oall not be surprised to hoar of something very substantial bei'ia presented to Mr Mcllljone before his departure. This will be an opportunity f:>r mniiy to .^how tlioir gratitude, who in \luir d.ijs <;f ndvi:rsity were helped by tin; lat- In^p. c "rof Minors' Hights, and tiie jiublii; meinlly, lor Hie past services of an energetic citizen.

The removal of the Post Office to Grahamstown, and the amalgamation of the Post and. Telegraph Departments under the management of Mr Coney hie been attended ■with t'e best rrsuhs. The public are able to fciansact business with more expedition, and ioformation is to be obtained ou e)l matters touching these departments without loss of time or unnecessary delay. Mr Coney appears to have his combined aluff in admirable order, and bo much so that we believe a reduction in the number of hends will shortly bo made, without ut iilimterfeiing with the efficiency of the department. The ' business of the Savings. Bank Di-pai-tment has increased since the amalgamation, the facilities for trauEttiitling money by telcgruph money order is being greatly taken advaniuge of, and a Urge number of deposit accounts )>uve fc.-en

recently opened. Mr Coney is to be congratulated upon the euccees of bis management.

A smght accident happened to the Water Race near Murdook's &M>» yesterday* the const qnenro beicg thnt nil the batteries, etc., dependent on the W>ter Supply were stopped for several hours.

ME Sheehan informed a gentleman who lately saw him in the Waikato that positively he would visit the Thamei previous to the nexMession of Parliament.

We learn (hat considerable disagreement exists among the members of the Patetere L*nd Association. It is .aid, now that the land i, nearly acquired, tbe members jure quai mling over their .respective shares. Ihere is an old saying that wh.n come folks fall out Others and more honeet men gettiheir due. Ihe discussion that is sure to arise in Parliament about the Patetere transaction will be sure to add more unbsppiness to the lot of the Bpecu-

lators. _ Ihs Waikato Times learns that^the Opvornment rereived advics by the. ljrt ;w»A that, the balance of the dyl.nde»™J*« euperstructureof the «^* J^SS: ton, was nearly complete, and I hat the A gent Ghneral would telegraph wlien it *§• shipped. ■ * We learn thattenderstave been calledior fresh drainage works at Messrs Maclean end Go's., Waitoa S»airip property, sect,.o" "OS.2, 3, B nd 4, containing akour. 15 m»e£ <* dra^n 9 of various sizes. Mr Jenkinß, from Canterbury is now on a lengthered Wit to his property in Pinko, which consists of several thousand acres of very <xcallent land, and js busily engaged in ge'tin B tho land drained last yi-ar laid down in permanent grass. Me is now letting contracts for draining about 7GO acres of swamp This est-its is being got into cultivation rapidly, and already carries it numbor of sheep, which have fattened remavkably well.

to tbe terms of Iho ari-angement made between the Waste Land Board and Meson Grant find Foster, the Pre3B (Canterbury) says : —" The plan is obvious enough, and it is an ingenious one. They want to ae)\ their Te Aroha Block before they buy it; and if the Board can only give them time enough, they will probably succeed in doing so. They rre er.gaged, we understand, in making ar rangeineutß with person* in England—nomi nally Lincolnshire formers, but in reality anybody with the rrquirite cash, to settle at Te Aroh ft under their ausj-ices ; *nd as soon as they have competed these arrangements to their owu sat i; faction, they will no doubt close with the Waste Lands Board, and pay the purchase money of the tend out of the money 'hat they have sold it for. But pure sprcul&tore", like Messieurs Grant and Foster, who take no interest, in the colony except as a place lo male money out of, nnd who. for ell we know, may never, set foot in it again, clet-ly have i o particular orj-ct in hurrying the nrangeinents for the occupation of their block, so long as they themselves have no money ouistanding upon it. We are quite willing to believe in-the excellent intentions of these influential gentltmeo. We are quite ready to discern the enormous benefits that they havn in their power fo confer on the colony by furnishing it. with a sturdy yeomanry from the best farming county in England. Bur., we say, let them pay lhe>r way, just ai the colonists themselves have hpd to do ; ar d that will be the best er.nest of both their intentions and their performances."

ThjS Thames Scottish Battalion meet tonight for the usual weekly drill, alt-er which nominatioi s will be made of gentlemen for the positions of captains in Nos. 1 and 2 companies. Lieu jnant. Peter Johnstone, we are glad lo hear has consent d to be nominated u» Cuptiin of No. 1, Lieut Broniilow then becomes fi st lieutenant of that company. Mr James Brov.»), a working member of the No. 1, has c nsented to jbe nominated as sublieutenant, iind *viH, wflrtfltve no doubt, prove himself to be an ea:neat aud hard-working officer. No. 2 company are likely to appeal to a gentleman outside the corps, as the subalterns of the com^nny decline t. Hog the responsibility of command. Lieut Coney has b^en urged, but without success, to allow himself to be elected in Captain Watson's place, but be assigns as reason for reiusa', that he has quite as much business on hand at, prestiH as • c can possibly attend tp,