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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 269, 2 September 1896, Page 2

"We would invite special attention to Mr A. E. Cooky's neif advertisement in another column. Tenders are invited by Mr H. C. Wick, Paeroa, returnable by noon on the 12th instant, for driving 100 feet on the Martha-Waibi-Silverton United mine, Waihi. • , • The proprietors of the "Te Aroha Times " are building an office, and propose to largely increase their plant. Under the able supervision of Mr Joseph Parry this paper is daily gaining ground. The biennial election of five Commissioners for the Te Aroha Town District will take place oh Wednesday, the 16th instant, and nominations have to be sent into Mr P. Snewin, Keturning Officer, Te Aroha, before noon on Friday, the 4th instant. ■ On Friday evening next, the 4th inst.., there will be a meeting of the recently formed Hope of Paeroa Lodge of Good Templars in the Public Hall, Wharf Street, for the purpose of electing and installing the officers of the Lodge for the ensuing term. The meeting will commence at 7.30 o'clock, and it is hoped that all interested in the movement will try and be present, If An interesting match was played at Paeroa on Saturday between Paeroa 111 and Takapuna 111. After a well-con-tested game the latter won by 5 points to nil, the score consisting of a try obtainedby Willetts,which was converted. The return match Thames v, Ohinemuri was played at Parawai on Saturday. The ground was very heavy. Thames won by '6 points to nil, the score consisting of a try secured by Paul in the second spell. The game was even during the first half, but in the second Thames had decidedly the best of it. Mr Christie refereed. Thames has won the two representative matches played,

The next sitting of the S.M. and "Warden's Court will take place on Tuesday, the Bthinst. The English and ■.European mail, via San Francisco, will close., at Paeroa in time to go by the s.s. Paeroa, which leaves at 4 p.m. on Friday next. We would draw the attention of contractors, to the advertisement by the County Engineer calling for .tenders for various county works, which must be in by to-morrow at 2 p.m. in time for the meeting of the Council. The Waitekauri Bridge on the main road to Waihi, which was carried away by the last flood, is nearly completed, and it is expected that in another fortnight, if everything goes on as hoped for, it will be finished. Yesterday morning, owing to the very heavy rain .which fell the previous night, one or two slips took place in the gorge, both on the other side of Karangahake and this side, but they did not prevent the coaches from getting through at their usual time with the mails. Mr Edwin Edwards, who is standing for this electorate, will issue his address at an early date. His platform is purely a toldfields one. He is of opinion that theeld, considering its vast importance, as he says " the greatest district of the greatest colony of the gold-producing hemisphere," has been treated not only by thiH Government, but by all Governments of the colony with the greatest conteini»t ttn(l neglect. And so it haa been. A petition to the Postmaster-General has been largely signed by miners and residents of the Golden Cross, Waitekauri, asking for a branch post office at the Golden Cross, and pointing out the great inconvenience they are now suffering in having to walk a distance of 5 miles in to Waitekauri either to receive or to post letters. The importance and increasing population of the place, wo think, fully warrant such a conctssion. The petition is signed by-over 150 persons resident and working within half a mile of the Golden Cross battery. , The Tramway Company made a formal and very successful start yesterday morning, the two passenger cars having met the Waimarie at the Junction and brought up 36 passengers, and having to rim an extra train for their luggage. There was only one carload went down to the Junction to.go by the Wairaarie, which left at 12.30 p.m. the same day. Mr Lanigan is to be congratulated on having accomplished so much in such a short time, in the face of many difficulties and: obstructions, and we have no doubt that he will carry on the work so auspioiously started to a successful end. At the Warden's Court at the Thame3 last week, the question of the propriety and good taste exhibited sometimes in the naming of claims wa^^mmented on by the Warden, and v j^B^o or three instances where quesnßmible names occurred a change was made. ; His Worship, whilst speakingupon the subject, referred to an application which would come before him shortly for a special claim that had been named 'Rock of Ages.' This, he considered, was a very improper name to give to a claim, and one likely to give offence to a great number of people. Such a designation would not, in his opinion, be creditable to the ; goldfield, :or enhance the. value of the property if sent Home under such a title. Consequently he should insist upon a change of name before he finally dealt with it.