WAIHI NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 50, 29 February 1896, Page 2

WAIHI NOTES.

(t'ROM CUR OWN COKIUOSI'ONDKNT.)

Waiiii, Tuesday. AnfliiiE Thomson, who was severely burnod in tho recent bush fire, left Wnihi on Saturday en route (or Warkworth, where hia parents reside. He informed me before leaving thub ho intended to ?pand a month achomt:, or until such times us he had completely rocoverod tho oflects of the accident.

Brown's bush has beon firod several times eirsco the lato accsdotib, causing proat destruction to valuable bueh, besides stopping in a measure the delivery of timber to tho Waiiii Sawmill. The bush is now burnings and threatens damage to a houso occupied by a minor named Heron and his family. Savarnl choppers have had to hurriedly ehiit camp on accounb of tho near approach of the lire, and ibis with difficulty that stores can bo delivered to them. Ib is high time action was takon to put a stop to bins recklesß firing of valuable timber'od bushes.

Several complaints have reached me from ownors of pedigree stock n."-iding within easy distance of Waiiii, who have recently lost eovoral valuablo animals, which have been shot, presumably under tho guiee of wild cattle hunting. Con?table Pardy is taking the matter in hand, and ib is to bo hoped ho will Huccoad in bringing to justice tho guilty parties, A strong minstrel club has boon formed in Waihi, and, judging from the array of talented members, we may Bafdy predict for it a aucco3aful career.

Messrs Adams Bros., the popular storekeepers at Karangahake and Waihi, have just cold cut their Waihi business to Mr J. E. Taylor. Messrs Adams Bros, will in future confine thoir operations to the Karangahake district.