TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2378, 6 October 1887, Page 3

TE AROHA.

Kahavay Time-taiii.e.—A joblic meeting convened for the pnrpo.-e of piotc-ting against the new railway arraiigoineiits was held in the Town Hail, on .Monday evening. There was a largo attendance and Mr .1. A. Dobson was vot -d to the chan. Tim various speakers dwelt forcibly on the great injustice that was being done to this and the adjoining districts by the change to a tri-weekly service at the beginning "I summer wlmn the pa-senger traffic would lie largely increased, and when tie 1 gold discoveries at Waitoa required that every facility should he given for frequent communicati >n with Auckland and the centres of population ahmg the railway lino. Ihe following resolutions were unanimously adopted. Ist. I’rcposed by Mr H. Frazer, and seconded by Dr. A. Wright. “ That this meeting is of opinion that the arrangement of the railway time table to come into force on the 10th Hist., whereby old three trains in the week run to Te Aruba will prove mo-t prejudicial to the interest of this township and the adjoining districts, and will he productive of great inconvenience to invalids, tourists and travellers generally from all parts of the. -colony. 2. Proposed by Mr ,T. Heathcote and seconded by the Itev, ,F. Marshall, “That in the interests of the people of this district and of oth"r parts of the colony it is considered necessary that a daily train should run to Te Aroha, and that a petition be forwarded to the Minister of Public Works and a copy thereof to Mr Hudson, Traffic Manager of railways, requesting that this may be done.” 3. Proposed by Mr J. Farrell and seconded by Mr W. Hetheringlon, “That the members for Tanranga, Waikato, Coromandel and Thames be communicated with and requested to lend their assistance in having the wishes of the meeting carried into effect.” From the earnestness v.’ith which this matter is being taken np hero and elsewhere, it is certain that the agitation will not cease until the requirements of the inhabitants are attended to and the daily service continued. Hot Sriu.vcs Domain - Board.— The meeting of the Hot Springs Domain Board, adjourned from Saturday, was held on Tuesday night. Present; Messrs Gavin (chairman), Alder, Wilson, and Lip.sey. The principal business done on the two evenings was as follows: —A telegram was read from Pmhu-Secre-tary Hlliot, stating that a large number of magazines from llm Genera! Assembly Library bad been sent to the Hoard for use at the Sanatoi iiini. A statement of accounts was submitted by the secretary, showing receipts from the baths for the four weeks ending to he £2l : balance in hank (including month’s receipts), £2d Ifvs !)d ; accounts due, £l2 (is lid ; leaving an available balance of £l4 Us 3d. It was resolved that the action previously taken by the chairman and Mr Wilson in authorising the is-un of courses of tickets for the Xn, 3 baths, at the reduced price of (is per dozen, be confirmed. A lengthened discussion took place with regard to the publishing of Dr. Wright’s hand-book of the baths, and it was decided to invite alternative tenders for the printing of one, two, and three thousand copies, and to ascertain the cost of a lithographed frontispiece. It was also resolved that a twojingo advertisement, directing attention to the advantages and attractions of To Aroha as a sanatorium, lie inserted in Hayr’s Tourist’s Guide. The rest of the business was of a routine nature. Waitoa Goi.nnEi.ns.— Mr J, B. Smith has returned to Waitoa from Christchurch, and states that everything is jirogirasing favourably for an early commencement of mining operations. The company now formed jnirpose expending t'liODO on the erection of machinery for treating the stuff, and it is expeeted that, in about four months the plant will be completed, and everything ready for work in a systematic manner. Tint Maori Kint:.—Tawhian arrived hero in the beginning of the week, and is now staying at the Omaha pa, together with his following, which, on this occasion, is not large. He is suffering from rheumatism, and the object of his visit is that he may get cured at the baths.