TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2240, 16 November 1886, Page 3

TE AROHA.

[from our own correspondent. 1 Tk Aroha, Monday. After years of delay the neglected condition of the cemetery is at last about to receive public attention. A meeting 1 has been convened by advertisement, to be held this evening for the purpose of decidmg upon some course of action for its improvement, and it is greatly to be de-ired that measures will be adopted whereby the discreditable state of matters which has silong been a reproach to the whole district will, in some degree, be remedied. Among the populations of this township, Waiorongoniai, Waitoa, and other places, all of which are interested, there ought not to be the slightest difficulty in raiding a .sufficient sum to fence and lay off the grounds, and to do something in the way of planting, so that its present bleak and deseited aspect may be relieved. One generous person has promised a contribution of five pounds towards the object, and if the matter is earnestly taken up, other subscriptions will readily be obtained. It is sincerely to be hoped that the meeting to-night will result in the appointment of au eneigetic committee who will make a strong endeavour to h'n' thi-> longstanding leproach re•i.i. ,d. • . w..u . o wvll if the domain board iti^rt, t-> take steps for the due enforcement >i the bye-lxw^ fr.itned for the management of the baths and the guidance of \isitor-*. One of these inles prohibits the use of soap in any of the baths, but, hi spite of the prohibition there arc individuals who persist id this objectionable practice. To persons of fastidious habits the thought of going into water — no matter how clear — that has been bathed in by others is distasteful enough, but to plunge into a gigantic tubful of dirty .so\p->uds h an ordeal which few care to endure even for health's sake. — So far as is known the offenders aie residents in the township and neighbourhood and it is much to be regretted that they should thus display so little regard for the comfort of visitors and for the reputation of the baths. Until an example is made of some trans gressor it is doubtful whether the offensive custom will be wholly put a stop to, and the board should not hesitate to take action against any peraon committing a breach of the bye-law bearing upon this important subject. A document in the form of a petition bearing the names of a number of residents is about to be presented to the Improvements Committee requesting that body to cancel their signatures to the borough petition which the committee was sometime since instructed to prepare, but which has not yet been forwarded to Government. The chief reason given for this couise by the signers of the document is that since attaching their names to the petition for the borough, circumstances have been so altered by the passing of the new Mining Act (which would largely affect the revenue from the goldfields portion of the municipality) that they now consider it would be imprudent to adopt that form of local self Government. The frost which was experienced in other places last Thursday night was felt in this neighbourhood also. In this district it was not sharp enough to do any injury to vegetation, but at Waiorongomai and Te Aroha West it was sufficiently keen to cause considerable damage to young potatoes and other tender or ops, which, in some instances, were shrivelled up as if scorched by a hot wind . Much regret has been caused among the Wesleyan body here by the sudden resignation of the pastorship by the Rev. Oliver Dean, whose severance of his connection with this charge was altogether unexpected. His place has been filled by the Key. Mr Joughlin, from the Three Kings College, and the service yesterday was conducted by the newly appointed minister.