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Thames Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 5414, 3 June 1886, Page 2

A special meeting of tho County Council was held lest erening for the purpose of approfing of the balance-sheet, as published in our columns a day or two ago, thore being: present—Crs Brodie (chairman), Pitkethley, Murdoch, Steedmnn, and Townsend. The balance-sheet was unanimously paved as beiagcorrect. ■

A FOOTBAIitr match has been arranged to take place ab Porawei on Saturday next between the second fifteen of the United Club ond the employe's of Messrs Price Bros. At a meeting of the .Thames Club held last eTening, it was resolved to challenge the Newton Club, Auckland, to play a match during the present season, and also arrange a contest with a local C!ub for Stturclay.

Herbtana, wife of the weil-knoirn notire chief Kapiann, reeiding at Kiri Kiri, who has been suffering for some time past from asthiro, died on Monday. She and her hutband own a large portion of the land at Kiri Kiri, ond bare also considerable ioterest in the Piako Bock. Heratana w*s of some importance amongst her tribe, aud a large langi is now being held.

A meeting of the Auckland metnbera wo? bold in Wei iogton on Tuesday to consider the question bs to whether the sum of £70,000 which was proposed to be given for tbe North of Auckland Bailwiy Extension wss adequate for the purpose. The meeting was very well attended, the. only, two Auckland members who were absent being St Qeor-o, Grey and Hon. A. Tole. ; . Tha subject was vry freely dircussed. Messrs Hobbs, Hurst, Moat, Peacock, and Thompson were all of opinion that tbe sum offered was utterly out of all proportion with the importune* of the work, and that Auckland!, on tbe ground of its greatly increased population, was entitled to more consideration than bad been seconded in past yeara. Mcas'rs Cadmon and Frnser both said that in their opinion Auckland had been fairly treated, and they" would not favor any action thai would be-likely to jeopardise or disturb tho voto that had bean offered to the Tbatnee-Eotorua, .line., »Mr , DargaviUe also thought that it would be unwise to cavil at the Tote, which was the: most liberal that had'been made for many years j>a»t ioxib-e Auckland Xsl£njiop. . Tbepnly member who" spoke, at airw»nnly."on Jhe subject «aa .'Mr, "Hobbi, who looked upon the amount" of. the vot« ai another injustice to Auckland, but the "remainder of the speakers w»;e very moderate in their tone.' The result of the meeting was that a committee,was appointed, consisting of Messrs Cadasan; DaVgaville/Hobbt, Hu»t, I&iutne, Mitchelcon, and- Moat, to urge upon Government tho necessity, of increasing the vote.

Tax Harbor Board are calling for:tenders for filling portion of the Goods Wharf, as per plan and specifications, which can be seen at the Harbor-Ma^ter's office. must be submitted by noos on the lfohinsr.

Ax the ineelirg of the County Council held last evening, the Chairman (O Brodie) said it was desirable that ••epi should be taken, in few of the proposed re-adjustment oi looa) finahta by Parliament, to make provision for obtaining Totes of money for ro-ds and otber workr. la ibisf opinion they should consider the best means fit bringing ia the various streams' of the Waiomo, »s there could be no doubt that good gold exists in thii locality, and were'a sufficient supply of water available, siuicing operations mipbi'bo carried on nith success. They should obtain allvposaible information en these matters, and forward it in a concise form to Messrs Cadman, Fraaer, Whyte, and Qrnce. He^.Trould therefore more that: the Engineer should be authorised to report-on the whole of these works as soon as possible* O her districts could obtain votes for sludge channels' and other purposes, and he consequently saw. no legitimate reason why the Thames ' should be an exorption.—Or Steedman waa alaoof opinion that the Council should take time by the forelook, and thought the sooner the Information was conveyed to our Members the better* He therefore seconded the motion, which , t was oirried unaoimousij. ' " '/ '; A True Test —The Irueit testis that of experience. For proof "that -° Cadbwry's Cocoa Essence " is what it professes to be, it is sufficient to point to the fact that for more, shac 30. years it baa ctbod the test of daily tti.tl. Year by year its sales hare gone on, amUhey are still goin* on steadily increasing i and at tb» present,time itbas gained a world* wide reputation for excellenoo