TE AROHA

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2449, 22 March 1888, Page 2

TE AROHA

Tows Boa iti) Mkki'inc. — A special infj of tlie Town Board mooting was held on Friday evening, to accept tenders for various .street itnprovemoncs. The following aro the works to bo carried out, mid the names of the successful tenderers :—No. 1 contract: Forming and gravelling footpath in Whitaker-street, from Bridge-street northward ; l(i chains, Bridge-street., from Wesleyan Church eastward !) chains; reforming and gravelling footpath west side of Church-street, .and making sidewalk between Koromiko to Kotuku-streets. G. Deverell, £23 17s Gd. No. 2 contract: Forming and gravelling footpath from domain gate, 22 chains southward, M. O'Donoghue, £23. No. 3 contract: Footpath and footbridge from post-office to Rolleston-street, and from post-office to Kenrick-strect, and road repairs in Bridgestreet, G. Deverill, £23 9s. No. 4 contract: Footpath from Bridge-street to railway station, and re-forming and gravelling side walk in Bridge-street, W. Hetherington, £21 12s. No. 5 contract: Carting and laying screenings on footpath in Boundarystreet, from post-office to Whitaker-street, and on both sides of Whitaker-street, and (Travelling sidewalk from Kenrickstreet to Wesleyan Church, G. Deverell £19 19s (id. Rksidkxt Magistrate's Uouht. —Tho fortnightly sitting of the R.M. Court was held on Tuesday. Iu the absence of Mr Northcroft, R.M., the bench was occupied by Messrs J. A. Dobson and J. Ilott, J.P.'s. The following cases were heard: —D. J. Franer v. F. Booth. Claim for goods supplied, £9 Is sd. Judgment for £5 los Gd and costs 12s. Charles Linton v. Thus. Neiland. Claim, for wages, £5 17s. Judgment for £2 5s without costs. D. J. Frazer v. T. Howe, claim, for goods, £12 13s 3d. Judgment by default with costs £1 3s. Waudkn's Court.—Owing to tho unavoidable absence of Mr Northcroft, K.M., the sitting of the Warden's Court was postponed until 5 p.m. on the following day. Revival ok tub District.— There are indications that the stagnation which has so long prevailed in mining matters throughout this district will shortly give way to a more healthy state of things. Tho recent discovery of good silver bearing ore at the Tui, and the excellent stone that has for some time been got in the Silver King claim at Waiorongomai, have in a great measure restored confidence as to tho future prosperity of the field, and this faith is shared in by several mining oxperts who have recently visited the district, one of whom Mr W. R. Wilson, a director and large share-holder in the celebrated Broken Hill mine, has expressed himself most favourably regarding the mineral wealth, both of the Waiorongomai and Tui localities. A very large urea of country has recently been pegged out and applied for, and there is every likelihood that the resources of the field will now be fully developed.