WAIORONGOMAI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2588, 12 February 1889, Page 2

WAIORONGOMAI.

AccMiKNT Rhlikk Kuni).— A meeting of miners and others connected with the Accident Ueliof Fund he.ro, was held at the Public Hall, on Saturday evening. There was a very good attendance, and all present appeared to take a, lively interest in tho proceedings. Mr Konimerville accepted the chair, and Mr liecson read the rough minutes of the last meeting, which were cmliroied. It was stated, in auditing the accounts, a discreponcy of l!-i Us existed, and that the sum of £Ti3 (is 10J had been handed over by tho old trustees to Mr Jennings. The sum of £10 10s 2>l had been paid away. It was resolved to form a now committee of five, and the following were duly appointed: —Messrs Jennings, Jeffries, Sampson, S. G. Taylor and! 1 . Goldsworthy. It was also resolved that the duties of the new committee be to collect funds and cirry on tho fund towards its specified object," hut not cm the same lines as the previous committee had managed. Mr Sampson, sent , ., was elected convenor of meetings, and it was arranged that the next meeting will be held on Saturday, tho 2:j:d hist,, when the (.Id trustees will bo present and explain any matters which may require clearing up. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.

Tk AhOHA SILVKK AMI (! 01. DM INI N'li COML'ANY.— Ten head of :^tainiicrs arc Hoim; now, anil, probably, but for an alteration in the placing of the copper plal.cs, which will take some time to perform, the whole forty might huvo been going soon. Thcrt: is still a great deal to bo done before these works are completed. (>uoits.—An interesting match took place at Murphy's ground on Saturday aftormiim, tins contestant boinu Mewa J. and 1). Sampson anil W, Smith ami Vampson, resulting in a win by ono point to the Hrst-namcd, who gave their opponents six points. New SrmtH. —Mr I'onninsrton hailing from Hamilton, L understand, is opening up a now general store hero, and will soil for cash. W'aiorongoinai iias hitherto proved a tiuij?h place in this respeet, as former storekeepers have found to their cost, but it is to ho luiiied tiiat Mr I'enliinw'tm will get a fair share of what is enrrtmt, and none of the sad experiences of some predecessors in the same line of business. __________