OHINEMURI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2605, 23 March 1889, Page 3

OHINEMURI.

A(iU\Tics.—Considerables interest is rumbam" taken in rowiiiß matters m Ohinenairi, and it is quite on the cards that a regatta will take place here before winter. A regatta on a small scale took place on Saturday niovninpf last, when Me3srs 1. and J. Clarke, Cashmi and Oyle rowed a two mile race in two heats and a final, Cashen and J. Clarke won the first Iwo heats and the latter beat Caaheu in the final taking the prize, a purse of sovereigns. Licensing Committkk.—On luosday last the usual quarterly meeting of the Ohinenuiri Licensing Committee was held at Paeroa. Present: Messrs Edwards (chairman), Lipsey, Ritchie and Barrett. The only business before the committee was the application for a transfer of the license of the Owharuwft Hotel from Mr Harry Meyer to Mr M. Kerina. This whs accordingly granted, and the committee adjourned. Mixing.—ln mining matters, the chief item to ho chronicled is. the decision of the Waihi Uoldininiug Company to go back to the old stamper system in the reduction of their ores. After trying the much vaunted globe mills and roller mills, &c, fee., they havo all been found wanting. Accordingly a dam, water race and accessories me being constructed and twentyeight head of stampers, are to be erected in the machine house. The wholo history of the mine and plant however has been one long chronicle of mismanagement. I for one do not think that the present step is any other than a step backwards instead of forward, The Crown mine at Kurangahake is getting nil its machinery up, About 40 tons of chemicals, machinery, &c., ex Doric were landed at Paeroa last week bv the s>.s. Kotuku and more is to follow. The aeents for the C.usall process oro sanguneof the result of their plant here and indued the whole thing has an air of permanency which gives one a feeling of confidence, despite the series of failures wo have witnessed here. Mr E. K. Cooper's machinery for Waitekauri is all on the machine site and the v/ork of erecting the machine house has begun. Matters at Waitekauri arc very