OHINEMURI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2580, 24 January 1889, Page 3

OHINEMURI.

Spor'UNc..—A meeting of the Ohmoinuri Jockey Club was held at the I'auroa Hall on Saturday evening last, Mr W. G. Nicholls presiding. The secretaiy, Mr Edwin Edwards, read the balance-sheet for the past year, which showed a balance of .621 in hanrl. Mr W. G. Nicholls was reelected president, and the following otiieeis and committee, were appointed : —Starter : Mr J. M. Coote. .Judge: Mr David Snodgrass. Clerk of course: Mr 11. Brady. Clerk of scales: Mr T. E. Vhaw. Handicappers : Messrs T. Snodgrass, E. Qiiilin and Walter Grant. Committee- Messrs John Earl, John 11. Moore, N. Dickey, C. Vincent and officers. It was arranged to hold the meeting on Saturday, March Kith. The following programme was arranged: —Maiden Plate, K10; Maori Race, 427 ; Hack Hurdles, £20; Ohinemuri Cup, £2o; Publicans' Purse, £10; Consolation, £7. Total, £'W». It i-5 understood that the Thames and Te Arolia race meetings will be held within a few days of the Ohinemuri meeting.

Public Ham. Co.—A general nicotine of shareholders in the Paeroa Public Hall Co. was held during _ the week. A dividend of Is per scrip was declared. The hall was leased to Mr Edwards, at a rental of £20 pur annum. Mr C. K. Mitchell was elected chairman, and Mr John Philips secretary.

Accidknts.—Last week's record teems with accidents and casualties, there being no less than four coach and buggy accidents and one fire. The first accident was to Stonehill's Waihi coach on .Monday last, when «oing down the steep Rahu crossing near Owharoa. The brake refused to do its duty, and the horses galloped down the hill at a. tremendous rate, finally couuning to giief in a cutting. Mrs Kelly was badly cut in the knee cap, and Messrs E. Qumn and Stoneliill weie badly bruised. On Wednesday, an accident happened to Mr Phillip's buggy, while harnessing the. horses, they turned restive, and kicked in the fore part of the vehicle. On Monday Mr John Kennedy left his horses harnessed to [the Knrnngahake coach, unattended. While 011 the road home they bolted for about a mile, and rushed into a row of posts, smashing the front of the roach. An accident occurred to a buggy on the Waihi Road 011 Friday last, in which the xehicle was badly broken. As regards the lire mentioned, this occurred to a small cottage owned by Mr O. Grant, 011 Yv ednesday. Thanks to the exertions of Mr Reuben Parr and others, that the fire was speedily extinguished, and comparatively small damage done.

MtNiNfi.—Mining matters are getting brisk. The Crown Company machinery is expected to arrive at I'aeroa on Tuesday, while there are not less than four other plants in course of orection, i.e., Mr Kersey Cooper's at Waitekauri, Messrs Cha.ipell and Lockwood's at the same place, Messrs Cox and Co. at the Ivanhoe, Tram claims at Karangahake, and the Wailn plant which is not yet quite complete.

Potato Planum;.—Mr NV. J. l r irth has finished plniititip his late potatoes. The greatest trouble was to procure, suitable seed, the colony having been ransacked f;r the same. Mr Firth has been unfortunate in the delays that have occurred, and I am afraid that his outlay will be barely recouped. Tlic irrigating machinery will be started in a week or so. A large quantity of the Freezing Company's Potato Manure has been used, and Mr lleubun Parr, of To Arolin. has been supervising matters cenerally. Town Te.vcke.—The vexed question of the I'aeroa township tenure is likely to bo settled at last, it now being almost certain that the restrictions on the lease or sale of the block will be removed in favour of Messrs Jackson and Russell, who in their turn will either lease or sell to the present occupiers. The township at present is 111 a most delapidated condition, lessees not caring to improve their tenements under the present unsatisfactory state of things. Now that matters are improving there is no doubt that a more wurthy order of architecture will result. New BitinoE.—Plans and specifications for the Waihoii bridge are now complete, and tenders will be called for the work immediately. ».