TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2050, 27 August 1885, Page 2

TE AROHA.

[\ KOM 01 II OWN lOlllllsl'O.NDJ-Nl.] Tk Alton \, Wednesday. Ari'Ht the lecent tempoiai y stoppage, wmk on the lailway liiu> is sixain being implied \ig<uously pushed foiwaid, .iud in .1 few day-, the lails w ill b<> laid to the station pound on the west side of the iner. V plentiful supply of ballast has now been obtained close to the line at Waitoa, and theie i«.e\eiy [nospect that Mi Livingstone will have his contiact completed to the embankment leading to the blidgo before the ond of the year. Surprise is expressed that nothing yet has been hoard about tho election of the buildings for the station at this tow uship. It was expected that tenders would ha\e been called for before now, so that the\ would be letidy by the tune tho line is finished, but fioni present appearances it seems likely that the rest of tho works mil be far advanced touaid-, completion befoiu a commencement in made on these building*. A meeting of the impnuements committot; was held last night. Tho subicnption list for the founing of the tempoiary appioachos to the bridge was handed in, and tho amount was found to be .1 little o\er the sum reqmiud to make up the contract puce, £7~i, ±.V>o of which was contubuted by (Jovornment, the balance being subscubed by tesidents in the distiiet. It was icsolved that a cheque for £2") bo sent to the Resident JOnginoer at Hamilton with a ie({iicst that he would at onco see to the openuifir of the bridge for traffic. Nuw that tiio woik is finished it seoum unacco\intable that thine should ba any minecossaiy delay. Mi no than a week ago vehicles and hoise inon wore nermitted to pass over, and it was then thought that all obstructions weie at an end, but it is again closed, and the public beem to bo quite nt the meioy of the person in charge, whoever ho may be. As the .sum required from th« inhabitants has now been paid they hnvo a light to o\peet that this state of things will at once come to an und. The domain board held a special meeting nn Monday evening to considei matteis m connection with the leismgof the oveiflow ftoin the spiing-!. A lettei appeared in the local newspaper laH Satin d ly fiom Mr K. L'eel, the Kist applicant foi the lease, stating that he had not withdiawn, nor had he vuthon«o<l anyone olso to withdraw his

application, as was stated .it tho minting when tlitt lease wat> gi .inted to Mi Uobsiiii. It was to m.ike lnquuv into the in itt-T th.it the memhois weie ,i,',nn cilled to gether, and aftei a long uiu'stigatimi, .it. winch Mr Peel w is pie»ent, the decision was arrived at tint he had failed to m ike flood Ins case Tin- action of tlio me.nbeis present at the meeting o»i the I.lth inst «.as thriefore enduisod thus f.n by the public inert ing on Monday, and so the inatt'T now stand-.. The whole question will fnuufho subject of discns-nci at tho mci ling nf the Debating S iciuty tv bo held tins e\t inn?. From advictN h'um> I'd fioin Wellington, it is expected tint tin' sum to bo lppoitioncd to IV Vuthtoiit of the lime tlniilsiind and odd pounds p.'ssnt.) by the House for Thcnnal .Spunks oxjil-hsin will jmt bo le>s than one thousand. With this imount at thru disposal the domain boaid will be able to utili-e some nmie of the unused sptings, and eflect a nuinb-r of other im provetnents befoio the laiiri 1 influx of \isitoi-, expected duiin^ the suinmei months. Attention i.s still bcin o o ' f(i\ en heie, to the discovery of .ugentifeious |o<] s, and as the seaicli is continued ii ipes jjhiw stinns;ei that tho cfFutts to dc\e!o]) this now bi.inch of mining industry will ba attended w-tli siiccpsss. From samples nf oies recently tested very (■nLoiua^inur lesults ln\e i.een obtained, and a tnal of two pieces of stone from snpaiato lmels on a ro»f in the pftound held by the >[niin<r Vssnci.iti.in. yieMed it spectn ely at the late of 2.'i and 2!) ounces of bullion per ton. Othei .\ssiys aio about to be made, and if the leturns pnue equ-Uly satisfactory work will be onorsfrtically piocepded w ith. Two or tliree cl dins in addition to the one mentioned h.ive also yielded good piospects. • The ti am way manager, Mr Cook son, w'm twu lowly escaped beinpr killed by the breaking away of two tuick> on the line on Fuday lnst, has now almost recovered from the in)inies he sustained, and is ng.'in able to attend to his duties.