COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10407, 3 April 1897, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[from our own correspondents.) ' Rotoroa, Friday. At the meeting of the Town Board on Tue* day the chajrman stated that in the course ol a conversation with Mr. Cadman when here the other day, the Minister had expressed himself favourably in regard to the construetion of extra cooling tanks in connection with the Women's Swimming Bath, and th ( Blue Bath. Mr. Cadmau's attention was also drawn to the dilapidated condition of the library and reading room, and to the clause in the Thermal Springs Act, which delegates to the Board the power to builda "lodse, museum or other ornamental building - " Mr. Cadman stated that though the Government hid ceased to subsidise libraries, something miehl be done in the matter of a museum, whereby many curios now becoming rarer every day might be preserved. The chairman thought the Board might depend on Mr. Cadmau's co-operation in any scheme for the erection of h building of such a nature which mishtU brought forward. The whole matter will hj further considered at the tirat full meetini of the Board. ! Mr. Baber has completed his survey of the block in which the Hamurana Spring ij situated and has cut out the area of 40 acra awarded to the natives by the Native Land Court, and also marked off the native burial grounds. Mr. Baber remains here for the present for the purpose of preparing plain showiug the various springs, pip,. |j ne3 valves, etc., in connection with the baths in the Sanatorium grounds, and also the existing water supply. ! A road is now being surveyed from Ruatt [a native settlement on Rotoiti) to conned ,vith the Old Wairoa Road, near the once, famed Tikitapu Bush. Mr. Ben Tillett arrived on Tuesday and has been busy sight-seeing in the neighbourhood, lie sang at Miss Celia Dampier's concert last evening, and proved that he is the possessor of a rich baritone voice. Professor Pochin occupied the chair, and the concert was most successful, Te Aboha, Friday. Some few weeks ago the Piako County Council applied to Mr. Cadman to use hit good offices iu securing a subsidy for them, to enable them to effect an extraordinarj number of repairs on the Te Aroha-Lichfisld Road, rendered necessary by the floods which occurred at the latter end of January. & communication has been received to the effect that the Minister of Mines has authorised a subsidy of £125, at the rate of £ for £ ou the Council's outlay. The letter also stated that the Government intended opening up Thompson's track as soon as possible. The usual quarterly meeting of Upper Thames Wesleyan circuit, was held in the Wesleyan Church, Te Aroha, last night, Rev. S. Griffith, minister of the circuit, oc. cupying the chair. The funds of the circuit were reported to be in a very healthy condition. It was decided to open up a tortnightlj service at Waiorongomai.