OHINEMURI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2793, 7 June 1890, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

Lα Grippe.—l suppose it is owing to the extreme cold that we have lately been experiencing here, that the inevitable la grippe has been niore virulent thon elsewhere about. Delirum and lightheadedness have accompanied nearly all cases, and one or two were considered very serious. The Land Court sittings were rendered useless, the natives being nearly all down. The weather has been extremely raw and biting and taking _ matters full and bye, the epidemic could not have chosen a more favourable time for development. At one native settlement a korero was held, and it was agreed that Government should Vβ communicated with, with a view of punching the captnin o\ the ves«ekwhich brought the disease from England. The Maritoto Mine.—The clearing up at the Maritoto mine took place last Thursday, and resulted in a return of 1040oz. of fair valne bullion. This return will pay the cost of the plant. Mr Moore, the genial manager, celebrated the occasion by a champagne lunch at the battery. Several of the other mines at Maritoto are working more hopefully. The Silver Queen ha« been floated into a company in the Sydney market, and some good work is being done in the mine. The School Committee Election.— The attempt to upset the school election ended in a fizzle, the Board o' Education having the good sense to see that it would in no wise tend to the better management of tho schools, to make a petty irregularity the pretext of turning out a committee, the majority of wham had been members for six ur seven years. The matter, small as it is, has generated a lot of bitterness which does not cease with the Board's decision. These multitudinous, petty elections do far more harm in the splitting up of email communities than the functions of the committees, and boards and councils do good. One committee to exercise jurisdiction over licenses, school management and general Dublic works, and te be elected for three, or even five years, would be ample government for such small places as these. A better class of men would accept office, and the administrative expenditure would be much reduced. Miner's Union, —The miner's union recently formed here is meeting with much success. It is a local branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia, formed in Victoria, and will be affiliated on tn the New Zealand colonial district. Mr C. 8. Fanner is elected president and Mr Edwin Edwards secretary, and it is expected that over 100 names will be in before the end of the month. The leaders of the movement expect equity and due consideration for the interests of employers, without which, of course, success is impossible. The scale of fees is :—Entrance fee, 2s (JJ ; fortnightly payment, Is ; 9d per quarter funeral fund, and Is per annum general expenses per member. Benefit, 20s per week, sick or strike pay, £50 payment to widow at death, and levy of Gd per member. The union will be connected via media with the Maritime Council of New Zealand with all respectable kindred associations and thus be in touch with all matters connected with trades and labour unions in Australasia, Scarcity ov Game.—Sportsmen are meeting with poor success this season, the best bag I have heard of being 4A braco. There are plenty of birds up the "Waihou river near the junction, but the scrub is too thick. In the bush districts pigeons are plentiful and are getting nice and fat. Native Land Court.—The Land Court, after sittingj about a fortnight, rises (on Saturday. Scannell has seriously tried to bring tho natives together, but from many causes, notably la grippe, has not succeeded. The Court will sit again in about two months.