The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 107, 20 June 1885, Page 2

The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

'This above a'll— to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1885.

Iv another colanm will be found a condonsi'il report of the public meeting liel.l in our township on Thursday evenin a hist. It is not to be wondered at tii ifc a very bitter feeling exists with ivspect to those who apparently desire to monopolise our whole goklfield. It is a well- Uaown fact to all residents

amongst us that in every instance .where itn attempt has been ma Je to break down this monopoly, and erect other batteries, opposition has been brought to bear directly or indirectly, and fora longtime with perfect success, an 1 it is also well known many obstacles have been thrown in the way of Mr Ferguson's battery goinsy np. Everything in connection with ifc'\va«» represented ns wrong, the principle, the site, and in fact tlie whole project was, according 1 to some people, quiti a mistake. Many men would have thrown up the sponge long since, nivl loft the field in disgust, but Mr Ferguson an 1 hi* supporters hav£, in spite of all they had to con ten 1 against, kept steadily at work an 1 expended much valuable time and capital in the erection of a second battery, and yet they cannot even now get a promise from the County Conm-il that if they find the funds to enable the work of making the necessary connection to be proceeded with at once, that they will ever be recouped by the Council — not even b:ink rate of "interest has been guaranteed them, ami this, too, in the faeo of a promise of assistance to the extent of £T000 fnm the Hon, Minister of Mines. £ 1 8,000 has been'expended to form a train wny to Messrs Firth and Clarke's battery, but that accomplished, £500 must not be even guaranteed at any future date, much less now provided, to enable those who in the face of bitter opposition, have invested their money in erecting another battery, and that on a different principle, by whicL it is said a far higher percentage of gold will be saved. Surely comment is unnecessary. We trust the Conncil, even f »r their own sake will not allow snch an injustice to much longer coni tinue.

The Hot Springs and Baths at Te Aroha have already proved of the greatest value in relieving persons alflicted with rheumatic and other complaints, and most remarkable cures have been effected, and noticed by the Press in different parts of the colony". During the past summer, large numbers of people visited Te Aroha, consisting of tourists from England, America, and the Australasian Colonies, us well as persons from all parts of Now Zealand, and there is uo doubt that next summer the numbers will be greatly increased. In order to provide bathing accommodation for such an influx of visitors, it is high-y imperative that additions be made to the present buildings, and new bath-houses built on the various hot springs in th a , domain. The To Aiolm Hot Springs Reserve is Government property, and is administered by n board appointed under the Puul c D.miaina Act, 1881. This Board tvi<shiiu? to manage the springs successfully, have applied to the Government to place u bum on the Estimates for the development of the Te Aro'ua «>ailis and laying out and planting the domain, they therefore tru&t that members will sup port the application, so tuat a sum sufficient to nreet requirements may be vote i l< r such purpose. TbechmatooFTe Aixha : ,8 remarkably bracing and healthy, and coupled with the advantages of having hot mineral springs and bath*, it mu«t be come one of the .ending sanatonums in New Zealand, and be a public boon.

The business of the Native L.tnds Court, at Thames, has been ut n standstill since Monday, having been suspended in Older that the Hiiitoi'S and their friend* might hava an opportunity of attending the tangi being held nearTe Aroha, on the re«nnins of the deceased chief, Kepa Te

Wbaru. Annual Licencing Meeting Rtill postponed from day to day through luck of a quorum. Mr T. Lawless yesterday on behalf of the local publicans went to interview Messrs Muuro and Murphy, two of the absent members, who are at work near Cambridge. The contractor (Mr Livingstone), for completing the railway to Te Arohu, has made much more rapid progress with the work during the past few days, and now that he lias got things more together will no doubt make a good phow during the next few weeks. Already the rails are laid from Morrinsville to beyond Mr Murray's station, Piako. Captain Beere anJ staff are still busily engaged fixing the levels along the line of railway, in advance of the platelayer , and are now at work close to Waihou township. The second La Monte furnace will shortly be erected. Mr R. K. Davis received a cablegram from Mr La Monte ou Wednesday UivSt announcing that the machinery for the furnace, etc., ordered for the Woodstock Company, at Karangahake, will bo shipped fiom Sidney in three weeks. The champion yield of the harvest 'b claimed by the Bruce Herald for Mr J. C. Cranston, of Ferny Inrush. Farm, GJenledi, Otago, who has just threshed out the produce of a paddock^ of oats which yielded at the rate of 108 bushels per acr». It is understood that the directors of the Tvanhoe mine (Karangahake), contemplate sending 100 tons of quartz to Sydney for smelting, in accordance with Mr La Monte's recommendation. The New Zealand Fanner, Boe and Poultry Journal has already attained a /ery large circulation and desetvedly so, The proprietor has now purchased, and incorporated with it, •' The New Zealand and Australia Bee Journul." No home should be without this valuable monthly. The June number teems with all kiuds of valuable information, aud u humUomel) illustrated. Single copies obtainable at thin office, price Is. '

Li-t of Vi ;it >in to tli i li jt Sp.ri >m sin.'. M last issue '.—Mr Hurt, Mr Grey, Mr Eili* Mr H. M. Day.-ell. Mr W. E. Oithw.iite Miss Outh waite, Mr Chattaway, Mr R >«.•* 1 ' Mr Hart, Mr Patterson, Mr Knight, Mr Park, Mr C. Ponlson, Auckland ; Mr Ja<> Craig, jun., Mr Findley, Mr White, Mr Read, Mr J. H. D.iv'm, Thames ; Mr Napper, Wuiknto ; Misses Cox (2), England ; Mr Rutherford, Mr Rutherford, jun., Miss Rutherford, Master Rutherford, MUs Law, Dunediu ; Mr Collie, Mr S-mtter, Mr Whitcomhe, Cambridge ; Miss Stnthnrd, Unehunga ; Mr Detlumir, Mhs E White, Mr J. H. Ruinsden, Hamilton ; Mr and Mrs Jacoligen and sou, Mr Lipscomfo, Christohnrch ; Mr A. Silk, Cornmnndel ; Mr D'Arcy McDougall and servant, Mr Queensland ; Rev. Mr Kehoe, Southland, MrR.Dnverll,Kihikihi. That portion of the coach road to Morrinsville near the Waitoa bridge, which \vu8 widened by Government some little time back, requires immediate attention, being positively unsafe for vvliee) traffic. We understand tho Government Inspector has refused to pass the work done by the contractors for payment, as being unsatistorj', but that is not enough. Even before the rain, which fell yesterday, the wheels of any vehicle sank to the axles before getting through, mid once the weather really breaks it will be a matter of real difficulty to drivers of vehicles to safely negotiate a passage through this quagmire at all. Tho Road Board cannot deal with the matter until it has been liandad over to them by Government. The Victoria Go vernment Gazette of 1st May, 1885, gives the following abstracts of tho populations of the various Australasian C'W >nin-< : — Victorii — 18 S3 931,790; 1884,901,276 ; increase, 29,48G. New South Wales— 1883, 869,310; 1884, 921,129; increase 51,819. Queensland— 1883, 287,475 ; 1884, 309,600 ; increase. 22,125. bouth Australia— 1883, 304,515 ; 1884,311,954; increase, 7,439. Western Australia -1883, 31,700 ; 1881, 32,958; increase, 1,258. Tasmania— 1883, 12G,220; 1884, 130,541; increase, 4321, New Zealand-1883, 540,877 ; 1884, 564,304 ; increase, 23,427. 'lotals— 1883 3,091,887 ; 1884, 3,231,762 ; increase, 139.875. We would direct the attention of miners and others who make use of dynamite to Messrs Porters advertisement re Nobel's special warming pans for softening this explosive in cold weather. These pans are oxtremly simp'e, and their cost very trifling. Sorely it is scarcely necessary or us to dila;e on the folly of softening dynamite on a ehovel, or in some other careless way, as is lo often done, and vhereby so many and accidents have occunvd, when an article like this, specially constructed fur the purpose is so fiisilv obtainable. Carefully and properly bandied Noble- dynamite in an exceedingly safe and satisfactory explosive. At the usual meeting of the Crown Lands Board, Auckland, on Thursday last, The transfer of Mr Abel Maekwoods de-fnrri-d payment selection, Te Aroha West, to Mr He her Caudwell (Section 18, block 2) was approved. Mr Mackwood is about to return to the old country. Mr McCosh Clarice was waited upon by a deputation on Wednesday last and requested to stand for the Tauranga seat ; he declined. The Hocial gathering and intertainment advertised in another column to take place at Waiorongomai on Tuesday next under the auspices on the Waiorongomai Band of Hope, promises to be a very successful affair. The promoters have spared ho pains to make the evening: a thoroughly enjoyable one The competition for the prizes will cause considerable excitement amongst the young folks. With regard to the awarding of the prizes, the committee have secured the services of several friends to act as judues. We uould ask the young friends who purpose competing to bear 'in mind that all cannot win a prize, and trust the enjoyment of the meeting will not in any way be marred by any unsuccessful! competitors imagining they have not received full j justice, but rather let them show a nobler spirit, congratulate thoir successful friends, and try again. Songs, recitations, and the special feature ot' a fruit soiree will add t<j the evening's enjoyment. We are glad to be able to report that the improvement, referred to some weeks ago as havir g taken place in the claim of the Prospecting Association, shows no sign of falling off. The leader continues ain/il), but at every breaking down there is a good show of gold, and some of the quartz obtained lately has shown the precious metal in more than usual abundance. The vein from which this was got is not the one first worked on -but a small branch leader dipping into it from the j upper or eastern side. From the point of I junction to the surface where this branch l vein crops out, and where it has been proved to be gold-bearing, there is about forty feet of backs, and present appear- | ances lead to the supposition that a great part of this will prove payable. We trust the success that i« attending the operations of the Association will be the means of opening up other veins of equal or greater richness. The following 1 ne<v rule under the Bankruptcy Act is gazetted s— The recommendation of apprson for the appointment of Deputy Assignee of the estate- of any bankrupt shall be made under the hand and seal of the Official Assignee <foV the

district in .which hiicU bankrupt shall hav» filed hi.s declaration' or shall have been ad4 Si judicated a bankrupt," and ejuph recommendation shall be duly filed in the Court in which bankruptcy proceedings then are*. j Any such recommendation when mad" and filed ns aforesaid shall be deemed to be an application under section 40 of "TheBinkrnntoy Act, 1883." Mr Griffs, of Ashburton, has 1400 pigs in one paddock, the whole of \vh ; ch are fed by one mm, and has lately reoeived a cheque for £5000 in payment of pigs which he .sold. Pie has a tottl of 15,000 acres of land, a large proportion of which was in crops of various kind-< this year, and hi.s la^t crops of wheat and oats averaged 46 bunhels and 51 bushels per acre respectively. Mr Grid's is evidently a model farm and it* proprietor a model farmer, If he were as good a politician the country would be safe. From what we hear of Mr Grigg's f,irm management, we think the Fanners' Club should invite him to read a paper und<*r their auspices on that all important subject. — Oatna.ru Mail, Almost every one who k«epa bei>s haR more or leas old combs to be made into wax. The easiest way to do this is to make a bag of the necessary Rize out of some loose oloth, like an inside cofEee-fack* Pack your comb in thus, and flew or tie it up tightly ; then put the bag into a boiler of hot water, and with something press it well down into the water. As the wax melts it will escape through the moshe- of the bag and rise to the surface of the water, while the dead bees and other impurities will remain in the bag 1 . Skim off the wax, remelt, and work it into any shape yon like. De Laval's cream separator, which can . be workud with one-horso power, U now selling in London at i£37. It has been a winded several prizes, and is a fir^t-class machine, separating cream from the milk, immediately after milking, .tt tlio rate of 60 gallons an hour, leaving a very sm-ill pftrcentage of fat in the milk, and int creating the yield of butter by 10 to 20 per cent more than is obtained by the ordinary plan of aotfing milk in dishes, Dairy farmers who milk a large number of cows would find me of these separators invaluable — a saving both of colour, and cream or butter being efEocted by the use of the machine.