TE AROHA. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Te Aroha, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2197, 7 August 1886, Page 3

TE AROHA. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Te Aroha, Friday.

Thr regular monthly meeting of the District School Committee was held on Wednesday evening, the members present beinjar Messrs Vause (chairman), Lavery, Ilott, Ahier, and Dobson. The minutes of the I previous meeting having been confirmed the head teacher's repoit was read and showed the number of pupils on the roll to be 134, with an average attendance for tho last month of 82-9. A discussion ensued with regard to the continued irregular, attend- ! ance of children whose parents had been I notified that thu committee intended to enforce the compulsory clauses of the Act, and it was resolved that two of the most contumacious of the offenders be summoned in the R.M. Court to show cause why they persisted in keeping their children from school. A communication was received from the Board of Education intimating that the $urn of £10 had been granted as capitation allowance for this half year ending December 31st, 1880. The visiting committee reported favourably on the state of the school. Messrs Vause and Dobaon were appointed visiting members for the ensuing month, and the business concluded with the passing of smoe small accounts. The library committee held their usual monthly meeting ' last night. Mr John Farrell, vice president, occupying the chair. The secretary's report showed the funds of the institutions to be still in a satisfactory - Btate there being a balance in hand and at the bank of £14 after payment of all liabilities to date. Several accounts were passed for payment and a small sum was voted for the purchase of new books. Jt seems now to be a recognised fact that if many of the gold and silver bearing reefs which have, here and at Karangahake and elsewhere yielded, under nsgay, high percentages of the precious m^thU, are to be profitably worked it iruv>t be by some process of treating the ores different from any of the systems that have yet boen tried on these fields. The movement initiated at the Thames a short time since and which is being supported by the Brokers' Association and the Chamber of Commerce in Auck« land, to urge upon Government the desirability of obtaining full information con* cerning the treatment of similar ores in America and Europe, has now been taken up here. A petition praying that an experienced and suitable person may bo sent by the Government to America, England and Germany for the purpose of enquiring into, and ascertaining and reporting upon the best method of extracting the gold and silver from the ores referred to is now being numerously signed. There can be no doubt that the project is a wise one, bufc the good to be derived from it depends altogether upon the qualifications of the person selected for the work. He must not be a mere theorist, but a man of large experience in everything relating to mining, and capable not only of reporting intelligently upon all that comes under his observation, but of turning the knowledge so obtained to practical account. Ainoug. the e.xnerts at the Thames and elsewhere there ought to bo no difficulty in finding a person well fitted for the task. On Tuesday last, Mr N. Ferguson of Bradley and /Ferguson, coach proprietors, had a narrow escape from what might have been a rather serious accident. While engaged doing some work in the loft over the .stable he stumbled and fell over the side to the floor below. In thu pffort to Save himself he had both wrists slightly sprained, but fortunately sustained no other injury. He is now rapidly recovering, and will shortly be able to handle the reins again.