OHINEMURI

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2669, 20 August 1889, Page 2

OHINEMURI

Native Land Couiit.—'The long-looked for Native Land Court is now in full swing at Paeroa, under the presidency of Judge Scamiell. Mr O'Brien acts as clerk, Mr Lawry as interpreter, and Taupopaki as assessor. The business up to the present iias been the making of succession orders, with the exception of one case—the case of the Paeroa leasehold township reserve, which passed through its final stage on Tuesday. This township will now be leased by Messrs Jackson and Russell, of Auckland, for the sum of £75 per annum, tiie allotments to be sub-lensed to the present lessees at 12 per allotment (Jth of an acre). Messrs Jacksr.n and Russell's profit will be about £200 per annum. Some people want to know why the residents could not have leased the town direct from the natives and saved this profit. The Land Court is expected to sit for about nine or ten weeks. Mixing.—The Australian Goldinining Company's new plant and battery at Waitekauri was formally opened on Wednesday last by a public luncheon. The plant consists of a stone-breaker, 10 head stamps, and four berdans worked by water, the motor being a lift. Pelton wheel. The water is obtained from the Mangakawa creek by a waterrace 2S chains long, there being a fall of T>o feet. The dirt is obtained from the bed of the creek, and a 2dwt, to the ton return will pay expenses. The Jubilee plant on the mine of that name will be opened in a week or so, as also will the Cassell Gold Extracting Company s plant at JCarangahake. The roads are yet in too bad a condition to allow of the machinery necessary to complete these plants t« be carted out. The Pakuoa Wharf.—The proposition to spend a sum of £300 on a new wharf at Paeroa has been badly received by country settlers. £100 of Government money and £100 of county money is to be actually given to a few who desire to have a wharf at their doors. There are at present two wharves at Paeroa and one at the junction, being amplo accommodation for our two steamers. The settlers seem to think that tho roads should have first chance. They are worse now than ten years ago. Tiie Wkatheh.—Tho weather has been extremely stormy these last few days. Sunday's gale did some damage to fences, &c., and nearly blew over the ol:l hall which hr.s weathered many a winter. This structure moved from the perpendicular quite 18 inches. Now that the leaxe3 are to be extended, something is to be done to strengthen the building. Thk Staiie.—The Devere-Moore Minstrels played here twice last week to good houses, and the Paynes play on Saturday.