TE AROHA,

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1705, 9 June 1883, Page 2

TE AROHA,

• - iV ,,,. .. v , Minjng. v v > u . 11} The lato fine weather' has enabled Mr Adams to materially advance' the tramway works., ,The permanent, way is now laid along the wtole of No. 1 hdr/io-grade, and for three chains up .Butler's Spur incline the amended formation on this grade will be completed, and the whole of the rails laid in a fortnight from this date. The foundations for break gear at this and the first &elf -acting grade are being laid, and will be ready as soon as Messrs Price Brothers at the Thames shall have the castings finished. The contractors ' for the formation rf - the bO^se-gradß at the top of Butler's Spur self-acting grade have finished the formation southward as far as the Werahiko, and to the Ma^ Queen in the other direction, and the plato.-layiug is now going on. 700 sleepers arc already delivered for this section. The' formation on. the N0., '3 or Premier horse-grade will be completed in a fortnight. A bridge is to be erected on this grade a short-distance from the. Premier mine, and will shorten the length of the line by four chains. The tunnel through the spur on the first horse-grade v is, being stripped to the full size, aud ; about 7170 feet of the distance has yet to be done. The rock removed in driving the tunnel will supply ballast to the whole of the grade. At the Premier and Colonist mines the works mentioned in my last are being pushed on, and equally good prospects obtaihed from the quartz broken out. New Fim— This company have instructed the contractor to commence the tramway to connect the mine with the No. 2. horse grade, and to have it com* pitted without delay. Kubkka. — The quartz in the low level still continues to have the same favour, able appearance, gold being frequently seen in the stone when breaking it ont. Welcome.— Splendid stone is being broken ont, and the manager expects to have another valuable parcrl sent to the mill by the end of next week. Inverness. — 'Rich stone is coming to hand daily, and a parcel of five tons will be sent to Messrs Firth and Clarks mill when the rails are laid far enough. Mr Adams promised to have it conveyed along the line on the trolly as soon as possible. Mo.v. — The manager is striking a winze on the reef opened near the Werahiko boundary An intermediate level is alao being driven to meet the winze." j^ a parcel of 30 tons of payable quartz IjgQ stacked in readiness to be sent to tho mill. The quartz from the drive on the mineral reef near the tramway still presents the same indications of silver ore. A party of miners have marked out a claim on the old Morning Star ground, near the slaughteryard, at Te Aroha, and are intending to take a parcel of quartz to Mr Stacey's battery at an early date. A very sanguine and healthy feeling regarding mining matters exists on the field, and business prospects generally are improving. The Thames Goldmining Company, I nndet stand, have taken over Mr Cook's plant and water rights, and intend^ erecthe battery somewhere on the Waiorong,imai Creek, near the lower end of Battery Spur.

Sharemarket. Sali'X — Veimont, half-share, l-30th, £10. Colon ifet, 2s 3d. Buyers - Colonist, 2s 3d. Werahiko, 2s "id. Welcome, half-share, £30. R. Cr. MacKV ) BroJter . • J. BrtLoi'K 1 Blokers '

Licensing Meeting. The annual meeting of the Waitoa Licensing Committee was held in the school-house on Monday, the 4th inst. Present : Messrs Chepmell (in the chair,) Turnbull, Macdonald, Parr and Strange. Renewals of publican's licenses were gtanted to Wm. Dibsell, for Waihou Hotel, To Kawana ; Robert Brown, Nottingham Castle Hotel, Morrinsville ; Sydney W. Buck, Phoenix Hotel, Morrinsville ; and a new license to John Moffat, for the Te A roh a Hotel, Waitoa, a transfer of the old license for which had been made to him by Augustus Bilcko, the former owner. The bench received notice from Mr Dibsell that Jig intended moving his building to the mv mediate vicinity of the ciossing where the new bridge is to erected, in order to give accomodation to the public at the westein side of the river. He was informed that in consideration of the necessity for a licensed house in that locality, his application for a renewal would have their favourable consideration.

Miscellaneous. The now Post-offico building is completed, and possession will bo taken next, week, the wire for the telephone to ' Waiorougomai being already erected, and the instruments expected every day, wo sh,»ll soon bo in communication with that place. Mr J. 0. Firth has a party busily engaged ill connecting Stanley with'Wniorongomai by telephone. The wire will be on the western side of the river until it passes Mr Murphy's house, near which it will bo carried across the rivoi' to Waioronpomai. The new Court - house and police quarters, although not very imposing structures, aid in a great measure in improving the appearance of the town. They are expected to be finished Within two months. A very hard frost was experienced here on Monday and Tuesday last, water vessels being covered with a coating of ice in the e.u-ly morning. The fiist number of a new weekly paper, to be named The To Aroha NciOs and Upper Thames Advocate will issue on Saturday, the 9th inst. Mr H. B. Whitakcr, who has been intimately connected with Te Aroha since the opening of the tfoldfield, is the proprietor. Our resources and our wants are well-known to that gentleman, and considering the energetic manner in which he has pushed ahead any matter he has xmdertaken, there is no doubt that he has every prospect of success in his new venture. We are a progressing community, and there is ample room at Te Aroha for a newspaper to keep pace with the times.— (Own Correspondent, June Bth.)