TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1912, 7 October 1884, Page 2

TE AROHA.

[WIOM OVii OWN COKREM'ONDENT.J Te Aroiia, Monday. Election' aflairs aic in a somewhat chaotic state, and confusion seems daily to bo getting worse confounded. — The polling on Fnday, winch icsulted in tl.e return of Mr D. Murphy, has only served to complicate matteis more than ever, for the supporters of Mr Cooper intend at oner to lodge a protest on the grounds that the seat was not vacant and that if a vacancy even cl'd exist the election was void because it did tot take place within theprescubed time. Whethei there be .my force or not m the fiist named objection it is very probable the second will prove fatal to Mr Murphy's claim. It is expoctcd the case will be heaid bdoio the K.M. prior to the ne.\t meeting of the County Council The petition to the "Wai den from a large number of residents heie paying that he would use the power vested in him to pi event the sale of tuimway has been supported by a written lequest from three of the membeis of council that he bhould take actiou in the matter When the petition was presented to him on Tuesday last the Wai den stated that he would not hesitate to interfere if the wish of those who had signed it was countenanced by the dissenting councillors. Their lequest in wiiting was forwarded to him on Saturday and the object of the petitioners has now, it la hoped, been accomplished. No further particulars have yet bren received relative to the gold discovery reported on Friday. Thcie seem to be no reason ho\ve\ er to doubt that a frosh find has been disclosed, but it is now considered doubtful whether the fit st anticipations as to its importance will be fulfilled. Mining on the hill has of late assumed a somewhat brighter aspect. In the Diamond Gully, Waioiongomai, and May Queen claims excellent gold bearing qiuutz has lecently been got, and they each hold out fair piomise that the improved state of things will continue. Matteis in connection with the long talked of additional crushing power aie now beginning to assume definite shape. The toad for the conveyance of tiie machinety to Messis P. Ferguson and Cos. battery site is now neaily completed, and arrangements have been entered into for the constitution of the water races. If the piesent fine weather continues it is not impiobable the whole of the work will yet be far advanced before the expiration of the year which was the time originally given for its completion. On the evening of election day (Fiiday) a concert was given in the Public Hall m aid of the funds of the brass band recently formed here. The performance was exceedingly meiitorious, and was listened to by .1 crowded house. A laige pioportion of the audience was composed of mineis from the lull, who had come down to take part in the election. If Mr W. I\ Buckland, M.H.R., had been piesent to witness the orderly conduct of thebe men throughout the day, and during the musical entertainment and the dance that followed, he would have been convinced that his charges against them of "riotous living," &c, were totally uncalled for and undeserved. The final football match of the season was played here on Saturday between the men of Waiorongomai and Quartzville on the one side, and those of Te Aroha and Waitoa on the other. The game was most hotly contested, and at times the play was rather rough. At the end of the first tussle the Aroha men had the best of it, but shortly after resuming work their captain (Parker) had to ictire from the field with a badly sprained ankle. This circumstance placed them at a disadvantage, and the match resulted in a win for their opponents, Waiorongomai scoring nine points and Aroha five. The poll of the ratepayers re the raising of the £9000 loan was taken on Saturday. The voting at Te Aroha was 2o in favour, and 11 against it. The Waiorongomai rote has not yet been made publicly known here, but it cannot alter the above result, as tho number of ratepayers in that part of the riding, whose names are on the roll, is comparatively small.