TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2263, 11 January 1887, Page 3

TE AROHA.

(KROM OUU OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Tk Akoha, Monday. The monthly meeting of the Hot Spring* Domain Board was held on Saturday evening. Present : Messrs Gavin (in the chair), Ahier, Wilson, Lipsey and Quiun. After the miuutes of the previous monthly and special meetings had been confirmed, inward correspondence was read including a communication from the Under-Seeretaiy Lands Department in reply to application* made by the board re works required within the domain, and the appointment of a medical practitioner in connection with tin batli9 N ; iv letter from Messrs Bi igham and H arris offering to surrender their contract for the sale of bath t'cket-, and other letters relating to advertising matters. It wa* decided to iei .\lessrs Brighani and Harris' offer stand over for consideration at next meeting of the board. A statement of the receipts from the sale of b 11 h ticket.during the four weeks commencing December 4, was read and showed the income to as follows :—lst week, ,t'l2 ; 2nd week, £19 10s ; 3rd week £17 ; 4th week £19. Total £"67 10s.. The following accounts wer. passed for payment, Yate and Smith £2: Aroha News. £11 12s od ; The VVaikaTo Timks, £2 ;C. Johnson, £510--; J. Farreli. 8s ;W. Lincoln, 2s Ijd; C. Tonge, 12s; R Michael, £2 Ba. Wages, £13 ltis. Payment of the following amounts was-also authorised :—D. J. Frazor, £15 ; J. Laverv, £lo The board will meet again to-morrow ('ruesday) evening, for the purpose of electing ;> chairman for the year, as required by tinPublic Domains Act. Subjoined is a copy of the letter referred to as having been received from the Lands Department.

Wellington, December 29th, 1880. Sir.—l have the honour, by direction </ the Hon. the Minister of Lands, to acknow ledge receipt of your letter of the 4th inst., submitting a schedule of further workwhich are required at the Te Aroha, Hoi Springs. ■ -In reply I am to state that th Government fully recognises the desirable ness of the proposed works, but unfortunately the vote for the development m thermal springs will not admit of am further expenditure at Te Aroha. In fact the vote on the estimatesof expenditure from Consolidated revenue will be considerably exceeded at the end of the financial year. With regard to the question of appointing a resident medical practitioner it is considered that visiting the hot springs should have no difficulty in obtaining the best available medical advice now that railway communication is open between Te Aroha and Auckland.—l have the honour &c., (signed) H. J. H. Eliott, Under Secretary.—o. Ahier Esq., Secretary Domain Board, Te Aroha. An .official intimation has been received by Mr George Robson, one of the signers of the town district petition, from the Colonial Secretary's office, Wellington, relative to the proclamation of Te Aroha as a town district, and stating that returning officer will shortly be appointed and an early day fixed foi the election of member.of the town board. Comparatively littl* interest has yet been excited by the election, and rumour is silent as to the pro bable candidates, but as soon as the dat. is fixed there will no doubt be a sufficient number of eligible persons in the Held. A slight shock of was ex perienced here yesterday a few minutes De fore one o'clock p.m., and also at Waiorongomai. It was only momentary and wascarcely perceptible to anyone out of doors, but persons inside their houses felt the bnildings tremble as if struck by a violent gust of wind. The air was perfectly stih at the time.