TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1970, 21 February 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA.

[FROM OUK OWN COlUttsl'ONUEM 1 . ) Tk Alton \, Fuday. Thi: appearance in voui piper of the advertisement calling foi tenden foi the extension of tho railw a} fiom Monin-ulle to To Arnha, is nvtuiallv u v wjd \mui with much satisfaction. The c nnpletioii of the lmo has been looked foiw.ud t> as one of the chief a'uh in fuithumg tho pio&ponty <>f the distiict, and although it may not bling with it the golden u.i which some of the move sanguine among us anticipate, it cannot fail to be pi.>ductive of \eiy great benefits. Ten months is the time allowed in the conditions for the fulfilment of the contiact, but the woik to be done includes tlio foinimgof the long embankment from the budgo to the station giound on the west side of the river, and this will piobably occupy .some si\ or eight weeks. It is a part of the work that is likely not to be taken in hand until the peunanent way is laid up to it, and it may therefore be expected that within eight months, from thu acceptance of tendeis the line will be in working order to within half-a-nnle of the township, and if the coutiact is enegetically cuiicd out, railway communication with Hamilton, Auckland, and el^ew here may be an accomplished fact befoie the piesent year expires. Good progress is now being made with the biidge, and the ironwork part of it is almost finished. A trial of it was made yesterday, when it was swung round I several times to test its woikmg, and was ! found to work admirably. The anglebraces aie now fixed, aud the beams for the lails and decking will be laid forthwith. l)i\ers are at woik cutting and clearing away the *heet piles down to the footings of the piei\s, and before the end of the w eek they w ill have completed their task. In a very few weeks the a hole work ought to be out of the contiactoi'.s hinds, and it is to be hoped that no time will by lost in devising some means of making it available, at least for passenger ti attic, as thu present means of crossing the rivei by punt is exceedingly inconvenient. A special meeting of the Aroha School Committee was held in the early pait of the week to consider the advisability of bunging into operation the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. The Attendance roll bhou'cd that many of the childicn between the ages of h e\en and thirteen were absent from school a largo portion of their time, and that theie aie others who do not attend at all. It was therefoie resolved that the mid clauses be, as far as possible, put in force at once, and a notification to that effect has been issued. Magnificent weather has prevailed for the last three weeks, but the drought is beginning to tell again upon the water supply at the battery, and a number of the xtiinpeis are now hung up. Owing, however, to the continued btoppage of woik in the Colonist mine the quantity of stuff to be opeiated on has been smaller than usual. The New Find Company from their last cleaning up had the good return of .171 ounces retorted gold fiom 2">7 loads of quait/. A quantity of stuff fiom the Diamond Gully is now in course of tieatment, and is expected to yield over an ounce per load. In this mine work is going on steadily, and a contract has just been let for sinking the winze a fuithei depth of 30 feet, the price being £3 12s pei foot. Operations are also being pushed on in tho Waiorongomai Company's claim. A cr nulling of 80 tons from the reef at the south, or Virginia City end of the ground has just been completed for the latln-i poor return of 22ozs. lldwt*. of gold, This is hardly payable, but tho leef fiom which it was taken ia large, varying fiom tlnee to ten feet, and the whole body of it was crushed. It is expected that by selecting the best of the stone for crushing the lode will pay well for working. A quantity of quartz is now ready for the battery at the northern workings of the claim, and fiom it a much more satisfactory return is expected. The May Queen and the Invei ness Companies have each a lot of htulf ready to crush, which will be forwarded to the b.ittery a« Boon us stampers are available. Tho Phoenix Company have suspended opeiations in their low level, and ha\e com menced to put down a winze fiom thn drive above. There is at present in hand a good looking vein, over a foot in thickness, and a fair sprinkling of gold ih visible in the stone.

Hamilton Donnin ten ints in arm lr will find an interi sting notification in .mother column Jcndf is ire invited for the election of a stable and co.v h-house at Rangiaolua. A notice interesting to butchnrs and slaughtermen in the county of Vaipa will be found in another column. Col Lvon advertises for tenders for the suppl) of rations to the A.C. Force in VVdtluto fur the ensuing year. A Lovnv Cuapli'T — A late fashion report says " Noth njj can bo prettier than a clijjjkt ofliopMnes in blossom. A recent medic il review stvs • " Nothing can bo a better renovator of the health than Hop Hittrrs Tin ) aid in all the opt rati'ins. of nature: toning up the stom.u li, assisting the food to become properly assimilated, and promote healthy action in all the orcars. The dictates of fashion, as well as the jaws of health, alike favours aright application of bops." KcaJ.