TE AROHA

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2592, 21 February 1889, Page 2

TE AROHA

TCkckxt Assault Cask.—The unfortunate man Hyde, whose serious mishap was reported in your columns, was progressing so favourably up to late 011 Wednesday night last that it. was deemed safe enough to have him conveyed next morning to the Waikato Hospital. Accordingly, about 7 o'clock 011 Thursday morning he was placed in an express, and everything which could possibly bo done towards his comfort on the journey to Morrinsville was provided, whilst Dr. Cooper, who had been most asssiduoiis in hi.s attentions to the sufferer, accompanied hint in the conveyance. ft was, h'jwover, found that the journey was too much for the poor fellow, and 011 arriving at ( iabolinsey's, Waitoa Hotel, being so bad with pain and weakness he had to be removed to a bedroom there where he remained till Friday morning and then taken 011 by the train to Hamilton. The unfortunate affair has caused a profound sensation here, and 110 one is more sorry for its outcome than the aggressor, who will have to account for the occurrence to Mr Northcroft, 11.M., on Tuesday i'i?Soikbh. —A soiree, in connection wilh the Wesleyati body here was held at thu Town Hall on Wednesday evening, was very well attended nnd proved a great success. Licuxsinc Ku-xjnox.-The annua! election for livfi Licensing Commissioners took place cm .Monday, and, judging from the number who recorded their votes, comparative little interest was taken 111 it. Messrs Lipsoy and Gallagher headed the poll with 27 votes each, 1 letherington followed with 21, IJ the -le and IlanU 22 each, the defeated eindid:<te, Mr l)ih--e!l, scoring 21. The committee is one considered as eminently suited for their il-ities required. Wahdkn's Cul.'llT.--Warden Noitheroft presided at a sitting of this Court 011 Tuesday, and the following business was done : — H. 11. Adams applied for a water-race 011 the property known as Carr's, which is now leased by '.ho present owner, Mr -Vdains, and the Warden granted the application, subject to his being satisfied with the specifications of the construction and the direction it was intended the water should go. Ferguson's claim : This was an appli- j cation for protection for three months Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the applicant, j and stated ho was in a position to state that this property had been sold to a Glasgow syndicate, that a large sum of money had passed into the hands of the Warden, that machinery was, he believed, on the way for it, and that a large sum will be expended on the property. Granted. Application was made by Mr •!. Howell as representing the Te Aroha Gold and Silver Mining Company, for a .vnter race known as the Army Creek, against which a petition was lodged with the Warden by inhabitants of Waiorongomai, and signed by thirty-three of them, the petition purported to show that the grant to the company would deprieve the Waiorongomai community of water for domestic and lire purposes, &e. The Warden stated that 22 out of the 3o persons who had signed it had withdrawn their names from the petition, 011 the grounds of its having been got up in a spirit of obstruction to the Company. A report from Mr Wilson, tho Mining Inspector, was read, wherein it was shown that tho Company some years ago had applied to Warden Ivenrick for the same race lower down than they now made, application for, which was then granted. Mr McLiver, who appealed in the interests of the Waiorongomai folks pointed out in a very forcible way that the granting of this race to the Company would deprive the inhabitants of the only near s .urco of water they had. Mis advocacy on tb.- grounds of the necessity of water for Ihe health and comfort, of the inhabitant- being clearly put, the Warden : tated it was entirely out of his power to undo what had already been done by Warden Kenriek who had given the Company tho right to tho water. The application before him was unnecessary. He quite agreed with Mr McLivors statement, but the matter was out ot his hands. Mr McLiver wished to know if the Warden could make some proviso or recommendation .so that tlioy could get the right to connect a pipe with the creek iu order that water should be obtained for domestic and other uses ; he anticipated a large increase in the population, and the necessity of being provided with an ample water supply was getting more pressing day. The, Warden : Now, McLiver, while you and Adams were in clnuge of the Company didn't yon do your best to got all the available water you couhl for it. Mr McLiver was explaining that he had only been acting as a servant for the Company, and at present was representing inhabitants of Waiorongomai, wben Mr Adams stepped forward and said that the remarks of the Warden would lead the public to infer that we, (McLiver and himself) were winking antagonistic to the bjg Company. This was not the case ai'.d for the information of tho public he wished to put the matter right. Mr Adams then explained when the petition was brought to him he ridiculed the idea of it, as he was the means of having the request granted to the Company years ago, and went and told Mr Crump, the engineer of the Company, of the utter usclessuess of the petition. The Warden after sums deliberation agreed to go out and see what ai r»ngonienis could be come to. An application by Don and party for protection to the (loldeii Crown was made. The Mining Inspector's repoit of this ground was read, wherein it was stated he did not think the quartz to be of a payable nature, or that the application for protection could bs sustained, on the grounds that quartz was ready. In reply to the Warden, tho applicants stated they proposed to put on six men. In granting the application the Warden said they ought to prospect their ground, and, if it is no good, give it up. It wwuld pay them better to let it on contract, as has been done on the Champion ground, It, M, Couut.—A small debt case, Dibsell v. Head, for £3 3s lQd, toek up the attention of the Court for a considerable time. Judgment, with 8s costs, was granted. Police v. Woods: This case of unlawfully wounding with a stick was remanded for eight days, the same bail being allowed.