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

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2224, 9 October 1886, Page 2

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

At the adjourned meeting of the Domain Board on Tuesday evening all the members were present except Mr Lipsey. Permission was asked by Mr Ahier and granted to withdraw his notice of motion re advertising given at a special meeting on the 25th, as tho subject had already been dealt with in a resolution passed at the meeting on Saturday. Some discn-^ioii ensued regarding the necessity for economising, and it was resolved ''That in view of further necessary retrenchment the appointment of Mr Cr»mp as engineer, &c, be suspended until fuither notice. the suspension to date from the 9th October. The consideration of the reply to be sent to telegrams received from the Government re Professor Cadman and other matters was the next business, but at this stage of th« proceedings the presi were requested to retire, a member remarking that he "did not think the public had any right to know what kind of a letter they were going to send until they received a reply." There was therefore no further record of the business. A meeting of the creditors in the bankrupt estate of James Orr, carter, Waiorongomai, was held m the Court Home on Monday. The liabilities as shown were, to John Richmond (secured) £72 10s ; unsecured creditors, £(»5 10s lid. It was resolved to allow the debtor to retain his furniture, and that he be permitted to work the horses for the good of the estate. Mr George Grares was appointed supervisor. A meeting of the creditors of Bernard Montague on tho same day lapsed tor want of a quorum. Friday. It is pleasant at a time like this, when dullness in mining seems to bfl everywhere prevalent, to hay© to chronicle anything in the shape of a new find. At Waiorongomai, over which field a cloud has hung for a length of time, there has recently been a fresh development, which may tend to impart to goldmining operations there a little more vigour than has been displayed for some time past. The place now opened up cannot be termed virgin ground, but so little work has been done in the immediate neighbourhood that there is ample room, and, as the late discovery shows, strong encouragement for turther prosperity. Tho locality of the mine is tho old Waitoki Extended claim, in which a little work was done, but with indifferent success, by the company who first owned it. A portion of the ground was taken up a month or two ago by the present party, and their enterprise is likely to be well rewarded. From the view now opened up, which when first struck was only five or six inches in thickness, but has since increased to two feet, some excellent gold bearing stone has been obtained. A small parcel, consisting of two truck loads of general dirt, and about thirty pounds of selected stuff crushed at Firth's battery has yielded over sixty ounces of hard amalg.vm calculated to give fully fifteen ounces of gold, and much of the quartz at the mine is of the same quality. The find is therefore an important one, and it i.s hoped th.it it will lead to further discoveries in the neighbourhood. Messrs J. M. Murray and R. Tringbam are the fortunate owners of tho claim, which comprises seven men's ground, and hab been named the Success. May it continue to be what the name indicates. Another lot of ore is about to be sent homo from the Champion lode claims at Tai Creek. Three hundred bags containing some fifty tons are now lying at tho railway station, and will be sent on in a day or two to Auckland for shipment. The monthly aieeting of tho district schonl committee was held on Wednosday evening, all the members being present except one. The head teacher's report showed a steadily increasing number of pupils. On tho roll there wero 134, and the average attondance for tho month ending September 30, was 100, and for the last half of that period IL7.S. The largest attendance since tho opening of the school, vi/. 124, had been recorded during the month. Thero was some discussion with regard to absentees and the secretary was instructed to direct tho teacher's attention to a memo from the committee dated May 4th, relating to the .subject and to request his presence with the attendance roll at the next monthly meeting. The report of tha visiting committee was submitted, and arrangements wero made for cleaning the school rooms, and for other matters. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Hugh Ross, of Waitoa, for a present of fifty trees and fhrnbs for tho school grounds. Messrs Ahier and Lavery were appointed visiting members of tho committee for tho current month. A meeting of the creditors of Patnck Hogan, miner, Waiorongomai, waß held at

the Court-houa* yesterday. Tho liabilities amounted to £45. As.sots, nil. The debtor waa examined aa to the ownership of the house at Waiorongomai in which he teuided, and whidh he stated was the property of hin wife, having been purchased w ith money belonging exclusively to her. The meeting in the <v>tr\te of Edward Cookaon waa adjourned until to-day, there being only two creditors present yeHtoniay. It is satisfactory to note that the love of manly exercise has not altogether di'-d out amongst us. The commencement of the boating season has brought out several aspirant* for aquatic fame, and the river in likely for a time to befconi© more popular than the cricket field.- A match for a small stake was rowed yesterday in two of Mr Everitt's boats, manned, re*pectn ely, by McsHrs Johnston and Potts and Messrs Gordon nnd <£niulan. The race wiw from the pah at Omaha to tho punt above the bridge, a distance of more than two miles, and resulted in an «a«y victory for the first named two. Several other matches are on the tapis.