TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1971, 24 February 1885, Page 2

TE AROHA.

[KKOM OUI OWN C'OHKKM'OMU'M' | Tk Anon v, M< nid ly. A mfhivi. was held in th'j Public Hall licie, mi tt.ituiday evening, to fuith'-r considei tho matters discussed ,it the meeting tli.it ti)«k place at W.uoiongoinai font weeks ago. There was a good attend nice of people fioin both townships, nnd from l^uartwille, nnd the proceedings woio chatacb used l>v much harmony of feeling. Mr John (tihhinw, who piesided at the W.uorongomai meeting, was again voted to the chair, and read tho advertisement c mvening tho ui>^<Miibl ii^e. After a biief iccapittilafion by the chairman of what h. id hi'en done on tho previous occasion, the follow ing involutions weie put and carried unanimously :— lst. Mr K. Peel moved, and Mr Cniiic seconded "Tli.it the answers to the questions refeircd by the public meeting held at Waiorongoniai to the c unity council being 1 most unsatisfactory, it is the opinion of this mooting that a public enquiry is absolutely necessary." 2nd. It was moved by Mr J. Munro, and .seconded by Mr M. O'Keefe, " That the member for tho district, Mr J. li. Whyte, be request jd to forthwith demand from the Government a commission of enquiry into tho whole matter of the Waioiongonui tiamway, the cost of foimation, cxpcuditmo of county funds, and general m itters rehting theieto." Mr J. Cuff propped, and Mi 1). J. Fiazei seconded, " Th.it a comnnttce be formed to diaw up full p.irticul u a of all questions and mattei j which tliey may deem necessary t-> m\i>^>vb Mv SVhyte iii mginjj upon the Government the necessity foi the commission of enqunv mentioned in the prey ious resolution, Mich commit too to consist of Messin Mill*, Miiiiio, (iibbon-i, ]'\;u r uson. Cuff, Montague, Peel, (ttillaglicr, O'Keefe, Kenuaii, Shea and Fra/er." 4th. Mr li. Montague moved, and J. Erasmus seconded, " That a deputation composed of Messrs P. Feignaon, J. Munro, and the mover, bo appointed to wait on tho Warden with the view of opposing the protection nought by the directors of the Colonist (loldinininjr Company." sth. — Propose<l by Mr I). J. Fraxcr, and seconded by Mr T. Kennan, "That the chairman of this meeting be requested to communicate with Messrs Brunskill and Maclean with tho view of inducing the*e gentlemen to make theiusehes personally acquainted with our roqnireinentrt.— <!th. Mr J. Mills proposed and Mr B. Montapuo seconded, "That tho committee appointed by Resolution 3 bo further instructed to take immediate steps towaids the formation of a, borough to comprise Te Aioha, Waiorontfomai nnd Qntutzville. — 7th. Pioposed by Mr P. Feiguson and seconded by Mr H. Hoimbrook, "That a denutation be appointed to wait upon the Hon. Minister for Mines, on his arrival in this district, to make known to him our urgent require ments, and that the «aid deputation consist of Councillors Murphy, Smith, Chepmtll and (lonld, and Messrs Gavin, Mills, Feiguson, < libbons and Gallagher. " The questions alluded to in the first lesolutton referred, as may be lemomberod, to the o\ penditure of moneys on works on the tiam ways tho cost of which, it was thought, should not have been borne by tho county. The object of the fourth l evolution, vi/., to prevent, if possible, the closing for a timo of the Colonist mine will, it is to be hoped, be effected. In tho present depressed state of mining on this held any stoppage of woik in one of tho few gold pioducing claims is followed by di-astioiw conse ' qiiences, and in the case of the Colonist Company it is difficult to sco what good can bo obtained by closing the mine at nil. There is payable quait/. >et left to take out; everything is in excellent woiking order, and the facilities for cariymg on opeiations are as favourable now .is they an 1 likely to be for some tune to come. If the deputation appointed by the meeting Hccneds in impressing these views upon tlm Warden, and in getting tho protection abkod for refused, it will bo a matter for genet al satisfaction. There weio signs yosteulay of a change in the weather. Tho sky was obsotued by heavy clouds, and rain began to fall lightly in the eioning, but it has again cloarod up, and the huh shines out with his wonted brilliancy.