TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2353, 9 August 1887, Page 3

TE AROHA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRKSI’ONDEXT.)

Tk Akoiia, Monday. The Hot Springs Domain Board held their usual monthly meeting on Saturday evening last, the members present being; Messrs Gavin (chairmanl, Alder and Quinn, Correspondence was road and dealt with as follows : —Better from Dr. Wright making application to be appointed physician to the baths. Matter deferred for consideration at a full meeting of the board. Letter from the secretary Odd fellows’ Lodge Thames, asking for the free use of the baths for an indigent member. The chairman stated the request had been ncceodod to. Letter from 11. Missen making a similar application. Bequest granted. Letter from the Auckland Charitable Aid Board thanking the domain board for a like favour to an invalid sent from Auckland. A statement of accounts in connection with Jubilee demonstration was submitted, showing the expenditnre to have been £l7 (is Od, and the receipts from various sources £1(1 IDs (id leaving a deficit of 7s lid. A vote of thanks was passed to Messrs U, Wilson and J. P. Vouso for their exertions in carryingont the arrangements for the domousration, and to those gentlemen who kindly presented the trees for the Jubilee avenue. Mr McKee, caretaker, made application for a week’s holiday. Granted. The secretary was instructed to get 500 copies of Dr. Hector’s analysis of the waters of the various springs printed. The monthly statement was as follows : Bank balance, July 2nd, £2O 5s Id. Receipts from baths, 5 weeks ending August sth, £2B Us. Total, £-18 18s Id. Accounts due and passed forjpayment; Wages £27 10s : K. Harris, £1 2s (id ; J, M. Murray, 17s D.l ; J. Hart, 18s ; J. Deverill, £1 ss. Total, £3l Us 3d, leaving a credit balance of £l7 4s lOd.

After much vexatious delay, the petitions sent to the Crown Lands Commissioners in Auckland by the leasees of the To Aroha suburban sections re the cutting of a main drain to enable them to get upon their land, 1 has at last received consideration. A Government surveyor is now engaged taking the levels and as soon ns his task is completed it is understood that tenders will be called for draining. There is Urns a prospect of something being done with the land during the coming spring. A few of the leaseholders have already made some improvements in the way of fencing, and erecting small houses, and as soon as the ground is in a fit state :v largo portion of it will bo brought under the plough. Signs of permanent occupation are also visible on the sections to the south of the railway line,, and there is every likelihood that during next summer a number of small homesteads will dot the valley between here aud Waitoa. -In election matters there is an utter absence of excitement and any interest that is evinced centres more in the contest for Waikato than for the district with which Te Aroha is now connected. There is a growing desire here to bring out a local par " late {or the Taurangn seat. If one could bo found who possessed the confidence of the electors he would receive a block vote on this side of the range.