SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1885.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 126, 31 October 1885, Page 2

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1885.

. -• i ; i v • • .: t » v» V i kv>.iii X t*w ti Some littl* time since we referred to the advantages that would be gained-hy the construction of a be.tteu.Jine. of road thtm the existing track, to connect Te. Arohawith therEast Coast;" fittd istatetT that those well competent to judgo, considered that what is* known" as^Thotnpsoi('s track .should be ..the !ine f of route adopted. We mentioned also that the K'ntjkati settlors hvire|enlenvoiiri >q tp get*a- grint from" Govern men t fdr the work ; and that they had s^nt a petition •with this end in view through! their member Mr Grace. It is gratifying to :be able to report that tbe Cabinet- have {given instructions to have Thompson's track opened up and put in proper t condition for traffic at once ; and Mr Grace, M..FLR& is deserving of hearty thanks fou the 1 attention he has given this inftttec. The track referred to wiljcommenfce (branching from the main jroad) about the Aongitete, some r.22 'nules from Taaranga and six from Water ford, and terminate «t the Grant and Fo ter set|tlenient,near Shaftesbury, the whole distance 1 J '6'eing, we believe, about 13 miles, and the grades easy. Having in .view t{«£ early completion of the railway to; Te Aroha, the formation of this road is a most important matter, as there can be no doubt the coaches would travel over ; tliis roftte to and from Tauranga and Katikatf,' aud the A«ek|<vn 1 mails be foi ; ward6d direct by rail. The' road must prove'a great'; boon to the outlying districts, affording, as it will, a direct means. of communication between Waikato and the East Coa. c t generally via Te Aroba. A large amount of tourist traffic will also be diverted this way when the line is open, and many travel to and from Rotorua via Te Aroha and Tauranga, Te Aroha thereby becoming a very important centre, especially having in view the completion of the railway to Thames at no very distant date.

Notice is given, by advertisement in this issue of the intention of the Piako County Council to levy at their next meeting a separate rate on the Aroha Ri ling. Coining so soon after the striking of a general county rate, this seems rather hard lines for the ratepayers concerned, who we kuow da not feel at all obliged to their member for his suggestion at the last council meeting in this direction. However if the rate is struck the residents should use every effort to have it fairly expended. Now that there is every prospect of our speedily having direct through communication by rail with Auckland, and as a result, a large stream of tourist traffic, the first works carried out with the funds accruing from the levying of a separate rate should be, we consider, the proper formation andrepair of the streets of our township which are in a shameful condition. The branch road leading into Waiorongomai also should be put into a 'better condition' for* traffic, as .now, in wet weather, it is almost impassable. We are fully aware thatthe wants of the Gordon special .settler^,' with regard to having a good' road to their block of land,' is a r matteV • of pressing necessity, and a'woric whibh mtfst not be overlooked but should be carried out without delay ; but think they should look to the general revenue of the council, or to government for a grant for the carrying out the needed work. At ' any rate it wonld ' scarcely be reasonable to expect the ratepayers to willingly submit to their funds being spent in out- laying districts, untty the main thoroughfares of the lowrishipsj referred to have been properly fqrmed and metalled.

Several rresh claims have this fweek been pegged out at the Tui. > *-■• • The formation of Thompson's 'track should prove of much benefit to ;those located on the Gordon special settlement. . . Ohuiemuri County elections next 'Wednesday weelf. , As will be seen by advertissment in another column, tenders clotfe- at 6 o'clock this evening for the formation of the Tui track. The work will be let in three sections of about 45, 27, and 26 chains, respectively, starting from near the hut and Maori plantations at Tui Spur, and ending close to Champion Lodes Nos. 1 and 2 claims. The average grade will be about one in .four and a-half. The track when finished is to be 6ft wide in the solid, and all trees and scrub must be cleared for a width of 10ft on the upper side and 4ft on the lower side of the track. The work must be completed within three weeks subject to a fine of £5. per week. Much credit is due to those who have shown such energy in connection with getting this track started. Messrs Penk and Allen, contractors for the additions to the J Hot Spiings Hotel,' have already erected the en tire f ramp work required-in their contract, and boarded in the ground' floor portion. , Mr-Jus. Lavery, contractor for the alterations to the British; Hotel, will probably have the neqessary framework ready for erecting' by M'pn&tiy

On Tuesday ln^t n man named, Peter Jlnch#m, employed in, equating tiiji^er f«vr •*§>r Vf e.£; h &ears- tfeWflf wf||abj|jjt| t^ ihak4 : M>tr^|, Ms foot B|p£ed&l|e a.&k, eoming<sofytfcw|th gr||i^fo|(fejonjh|l fool, |*1» ttin^i?i|b^tlffpii^h Xh| b^tlaifrjakii^ •oft t^o'no"|FVli^oi^p'^&be^ having been properly dressed the suffeier is likely to be able to.resume work agai" after a^J^ne. ' * #^ -^ inent hns been manifesting iteftlf In Waio-n wiMdUvs ih uMujjWnoWsY TbWfrioS \vunton~destruction~of property^hould~be* put down with a strong, hand,vandj.if any, of the few (for "we 'feet sure the Vemarß •tfan olfrysppl? 'td"'a"'very'*Binan ISwnSßeff who amuse themselves thus at the expense of others t are .caught in Jlagranti, delicti we sincerely trust they will be jiaugiita lesson they will not quickly forget. : .Somli fifteen ni^n 'arei ii&wLemployed in completing (the, .formation pr , the 1 uanch\ line of; tramway -to* Fergusons biittery, v.nd ravoijjredf}by ,f |he (.line ( .1ine are making excellent progress^with the Work in hand. " ! One hundred and ten pounds was deposited in the Bank of tfew Zealand,' Te Aroha, oh Monday last "to credit' of: the Gordon special settlers/ ' j The flux-mill lately Greeted on the! bank of the Waihou river,. To Arohu' to\Vj«iphip, by Mr J. Gibbons, wjixs started to! work for the first time on Tuesday hißt, and is now running' regularly every day] Mr Thoiup on, from Waikato, who Ims a thorough practical knowledge of the business, has been placed in charge, and; from the superior quality of the raw infitorial anticipates turning out a good marketable article. TheHnotive power is derived from a Pel ton wheel (which answers admirably) and the machinery consists of a double stripper, scutcher, washing machine, and wringer. The baling will be done by a manual screw press. We sincerely hope that this new venture on the part of oir respected fellow-townsman will prove most successful and remunerative. Mr Harris, the assayer sent over by Mr LaMonte for the Smelting Company, is expected to am re in Auckland on Monday next by the Wairarapa. Mr 0. A. Comes notifies the electors of Owharoa and Karangahake by advertisement in this issue that he purposes meet ing and addressing them on Saturday next, 7th Nov., at Owharoa at 4 p.m., Karangahake at 8 p.m. We would direct attention to the advertisement which appears in this issue relative to tho special inducements held out by the Railway Department in the shape of cheap fares, and special trains in connection with the forthcoming cattle show and races to be held in Auckland. Everybody should secure a copy o£ the October number of the New Zealand Farmer, Bee, and Poultry Journal, which is profusely illustrated and full of interesting and useful information ; special, prominence being givfen to farming, gardening, bee, and poultrykeepihg,' whilst "matters of Interest to the ladies and useful knowledge for every' househojd/iB-amplyBupplied. -" | ": - ..St Leon?s : Gifcua Company arrived 'at^ Te Aroha 7 qn Monday about noon aijd set up their tents on the flat opposite the School ■ gfoirac l . The ma'negerie was & rather poor affair,. The stud includes some 1 really fine and woll trained .hprses, and; two very pretty ponies. The circus was very badly lit up, and the sacce rfcmarjt would apply to the' menagerie. {Some of the acrobatic performances Were very ' good, but the circus as a whole by tio means came up to the expectations formed of it. Quite a" number of plaints have, been lodged for hearing in the 'Warden's iCourt on the 10th, Nov. i j . : :- , The October number of Once a fiionth ■ is to hand, and like its predecessors is excellently broght Out. '-' • ' A new quattz criiahing thachirip' has' been manufactured by Maokie and' Donaldson, of .Grafton, N.S.W., and has! been found., to work very successfully, tt is a small machine of one stamper, wjiich can be supplemented by another if required, At v present- it can crush 1501bs ©4 stone per lipurj and it is destined for. miners of Bmall,meanß*to enable' tJietnio work reef> where.no other machines are available at first, 4 owing to the nature of the country. The plant can be supplied for £100, ana it is so constructed that it en a be packed for transportation on packhorses. It can be worked either by water, horse, or manual power. The manufacturers guarantee that if it does not woi*k successfully, ; they will not ask for' payment, j c Mr Hall) who. took charge of the!Tem- t - pew nee Hotel, Shaftesbury, some couple of months since is about to leave, and purposes, coming into Te Aroha to j-esido. T , The. cattle in .Shaftesbur-y clis^rict 'are in very forwar^l \ condition, andfeed is most abundant. There' is" a 4 wonderful growtlr of grass andfcJOYer'in. the; swamps so early in the year, specially on thji pro-* <pertieB ofj-«Messrs Roche and Thompson >, and Herries, tne^ latter -hayjng^ a (grand mob- of feteersf-WhibH 'will bo fit forj mar-ketrat'an'early-fdate."^..-! 7 :^!^!- I •'» - r.ThejidridJc f f(?j')G.rea(jfMtain and Ireland' in -£400;000: daily >« the edUation diily. :'•'''''

Mr OBrien, the t*|At contrnct '™pfe gnt, the first t^tf!c»Vnpe^RadB of i"j||p«* tunnel" wpeakmtj l,o£ HyP 1 ' tt^a||»nlf|^ ;he for packing. Were it not for this fact, it would have gpne hard <with ,the mej*,^,, .of frequent* ocairrence. Eour men . S^WtyVj* Mwjfer\pi4uWng timbsF ¥or ii:ftmw^^,Ac*,^o^3h^ifejai^3^P,Qi^. .sideredthat the contSictqr has. mad© a fair 'start with hisworkr *The native's 'hate not interfered -withHne^'^^n-aßy'^way^dr" are they Hkety ! to"d§<sp unless something unfprgeen. happens, vMriHetit, we heir, is about to erect ela&gnwr-yards near the work and driye'calti^ up, when' it is ,exj>ecte<i that mWt wurb'e procurable 4 at 4d Jjgr p'oiihcl alrt^n^|w||Aihly^ot an! exorbitant v rate' in sup|i/ an out-of-the' way place. Oats can jbelgot at Te Kuiti for 4s 6d''per.b\iBhe', and travellers can be acconiinddated fairly well en route. Wages at the tunn)*{'<arp, :ve understand, 9s per jUem. — Walkato Times. .* The follq^iog 89ale of railway charges for •store slieep,*iri large mobs, for 100 miles and upward, c^ine into force on Monday:— Por distances of 100 miles and over, nheypcertificd by the consignor to be" bona fide store stock, not consigned for slaughter, will be ehargeH for thej first 100 milef, 58« 9<l per t truck , for the fiivt thirteen trucks, and for each additional trmk, 30s per truck. For each additional mile 3(1 per truck per mile will be^charged. Mr LaMonte cabled to hia agent op, the' 2-1 th inst. that the two exports were en route — one hud sailed, and M-duein Auckland on Monday next, ami the otlier on Wednesday per Sydney boat. Everyone interested in quartz mining should now use the utmost energy to have quartz sent to the furnace,--and to pick- that which is most adapted for the smelting process. — Star. The Waitoa Road Board have for some time past been carrying out extensive contracts' in the way of road making, which \vill prove of much benefit to all settlers and travellers Jn the district). A contract recently let to Mr P. Dillon for makiug abroad, ,a jittle over a mile v itl length from the southern boundary of the deferred payment block, Te Arohu West, to Cassidy's Creek, Manawaru Bush, is now almost completed, and will prove of great service, as wheel traffic to and from Te Aroha and Matamata can now be ,carried on much more comfortably, than heretofore. The Government Insurance Association* hay%, wo (Herald) learn, purchased 'the 1 whole of the debentures which the Th-imes Valley and Rotorua Railway Company were to receive for the first section of the Jin«. The price it is understood,' is about equal to 93 per cent. As soon as the money is paid over, the' bulk of it will bo returned to the .shareholders of the, cqmpany, ; # reserve' being kept to meet certain con tingences. The cbtnpany 'cantiot 'be -wound-up, 'but •will, retain 1 tfsj/eiist&ice 'tih the line" is c^rapjgtecf'y Gflvernjjt^iejqit^SnJing^ the f unds for railway construction as required. "Mr James Stewart,- C. E.,~ the company's 'engineer, ha.s, just returned* from Wellington, where he has arranged all the pre-. liminaiies forgoing on with tho second Beotion,. H ,<Fhe'liotorua R f aiUyay is b be finally completed within Wo and a half years from the present time. ! • ' The contractors for the Thames-Hiku-taia section of the Thames Valley Railway (formation only) are making exellent progress with their contract, having over 100 men at work. Operations' have been commenced at.b oth ends of the- line, ' and o the heaviest portion of tho outfall drainage will be- finished next month. There fa still fifteen months of the contract time to expire, but Messrs Larkins and OBrien are in hopes of accomplishing the work during tho ensuing summer Mr Larkins, during his recent visit to Auckland to obtain workmen^ succeeded in catching three only out of the boats, wtio applied to him asking him for worjc, but praying they might never find it. ThY firm have succeeded in getting together an excellect body o£ men, principally from tho Waikato settlements— nuth who are not afraid to work. ; Inspector Fiddler was busily employed during Thursday and Friday *of this week conducting the Te Aroha Goldfields Distriot School examination, : Ballasting is being rapidly proceeded with by Mr Livjngatnne, contractor for' completion of ; ttye line of rail wayj from Mo;rrin»yille,to Te Aroha, and is. now completed to within a short distance of Mr Biiurray's Piako. A large amount of wire fencing is being erected along the line between Piako and Waitoa bush. We i understand 1 Mi* P. Hansen, 'mtjnager of: l 'the J v Kbse'rnont mine, Wail^i, is in treaty for a cutter to cpnvey 50'tonCofiqunrt2;'t r o the "Thames 'furnpee r> fromf rom Bqvvento wri Landing. j j Mr Jones ? fron^'^an Francisco, wlip will take charge-of-the Woodstock Company's fuVna'ce/'isbex^ebted: byt the', next! mail steamer f rom/America. The skating-rink season^ Waioiongo!mV Hall; wai brought to a close last Saturday evening.

T^Mfett'^^gli'sti nnrl Eiirnpean mail, clow at the Aroha 'jfiSfiM^g <|fP|ti^gki!> n§xt, 7fch N-Ovfem-next. , \^e (Auckland.- Star) understand that J^^dkebtom^l the^meftin'g Company Tl|v^J|nad^|^i|^j (^,tB to sample tiny parcel of ore sent to the Thamea.sirnace. Mnd o^M^noit3p£ tbA Asdjjyer , TlKrtHf&rtfcM win^MKfefifll^asfi/w .nnd.-the-CxMjapan.y«ayilLbe.aLonc64>repai;ed-to give acheguefor declared value without wtntTngifd sniit k large parcel." Thisiiberal ptrlicjr otrtfm tparVof"iiie*coinpatiyshofilH fit once l^ad : "tb^m6rd energetic action o,f the pme-Kolde^s, ' and 'money Would soon pour into -the- distnjt if the directors >6f the* ''viriofotlmmes* would take prompts, (action sitouSeep the'furuace^ w^lUuppHed (w,ith-.sl.lvej,ot;e,l, ( w,ith-.s1.1vej,ot;e,l , t y, The Governor's proclamation, respecting the . postponement of,. th« „ election' of' councillwsjfdr-Ohinemiirf C9Uffty. | 'wiJJ 'be found in our ' advertising' £#l trams/; It will .berobsef^ed' Tuesday ;Novem*ber |l7thi is the day appointed for the first , melting of the Council* ' ' ' ,''':' A meeting was held ut La wless's' Hotel, Waiorongornui, on Wednesday evening la«t, when it was decided tn hqld horsey races 'in Buskett's paddocjc about' Chris tlnus. - t , . . > ; * Lint of Visitors to the Hot Batiks (3 weeks) : — Mr Aldrulge, Mr Allan, Mrs ati«l Miss Robinson, Misn Crago r Miss Wwdnmn, Mr Shaw, Mr.Fi^ll, Mr Rohan, Mr ar<t tfivs Bakery Mr Taylor, Mr Rogers, Mr Wrait, Mr Oxle^y, Mr Grace, Mr Gould, U,% ah^l Mrs Boyd, Mr MciNiutv, Rev. Mr. K«'lioe, Mi Pei'k, Mr Pux, Mr* Goru an, Mr 'Rnlt, .Mr Wiseman, .\lr Ch i al, Mr >m>l MrKi'inpton,^ '«Mr an>l Mrs Rich mUon, Mr Uuuuo, Mr and Mis Liybourn, Mr Braitliwaite, Mr Kerras, Mr Milne, Mr Chad wick; Mr Sealey, Mrs Miss Russell, Mr Brady, Mr.. -Cur o, Mr Lavury^jMix Jo*artnfl>T-Mr.s Bro.vn»ng, ilv Doyyvan, Mr Mo Harris, Mr McLaughlin, "Mr ■ vrcjnston, Mr Griers»n. Mr Isbister, Mr Towley, Mr GrillUlij, Mr Williams, Mr VVitt, Mr Holmes, Mr BarUleigh, Mr and : Mrs Auffre}', Auckland; Mrs and Miss Tizard, Mrs Keller, Mr and M!rs Hor«, Messrs W.-Gribble] R. Gibbons, J. Cmig, Hume, Cox, Fray, Dsij-rowj, Thames ; Messrs' Odrnes and Shaw, Knrari-'^ gahake ; Messrs Robson, Fhillips, Dickey, PaerpH<; Mi^Ti^iird^nd- family, Mr Donovan, Kihikihi ; Mr Giirner, Wanyjmui ; -Messrs -Parnell,- > Crawford^^atrneH,! Gis-, borne ; Mr Shand,, Chatham Islands f; Mi;- 1 DArcy McDougall and servant, Queensland ; Mr- 8011, Turanaki,; Mr^aini M'ph Bambe'rger, Piako. ; Mr .Heath, 'Howick ; Mr Morgan, ,Coromandel ; Mr Watso'i, Otahnhu ; Mr • Stewart, Kihihiki ;■ .Mr Scullin ; Messrs Grace and Rendell, England ; Tn'e Faust Family (10), Mr Hamilton,, London ; Mr (Jox, .India ; , Mr Hitchman ; Messrs At<s(i. Hay, Lyons, S< j ddon, -Hamilton-; Mr and Mrs Cottrell, Rangiaowhia; Mr Clarkson. Hamilton; Mr Buckland, Cambridge; Metfers Callen«!ery and Brings, Christchuruh ; *Mr Henry, Glasgow ; Mr Blundell, Wellington ; .Vii jan^Miss St. Leon, Messrs Moon, Short, Forrest, Wai kato, ; Mr Uedwoold,. Harang.ihako ; Messrs Medhen and* Waud,! Londrfn ;^etc, etc. ; '. ' f «•« • !.. j \ >■■