HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 134, 26 December 1885, Page 2

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

The returns from the "Waiorongomai Battery Were not complete Up to the time we went to press* which accounts for their non-appearance in this issue* A very pleasirtg dermony took placd at the meeting ot Gddfelldwd oil the lstb ihst on the change at officers, when 1 Bros P,GK- R. Harris and GM, Oammie, iw& pfottiirient mferabera of thd Order 1 received from the Noble Grand, on behalf of ti» Lodg«, a neat gold jewel medal each ; the former for 18/ and the latter for 8 yea'fs metito'rioii's services in the' Order, Acknowledgements of thisr sortjiave a tendency to make yourfger members take more interest in the' work of the Order. This f .odg'e has progressed financially,- if not numerically, since its opening here. On Tuesday last Mr J. B. Whyfr, M.11d1., jmid Arohn a flying visit.

In the oRSe *o£ the lad WUly Carter, Iftely convicted ot krceny and sentenced to three weekMm|tfisonmont at'^Wmes, Mr H. Kenriofc) iWM. on,,T&eet|asr IUsA, ordered him to b© sent to \the industrial ' School at KohtajhramarMtilLlfryrs of I age, in liea of penally on a previous' charge of obtaining money undSr false pretences. The boy is ttovr tMost 13 ye&rs old. A Special meeting of the Domain Board was held on Saturday evening last, ' when the resigiiatioß o* Mr_H. Buttle was accepted, and sundry accounts passed tot payment Additional assistance was Authorised to be prov»lAe& the caretaker. Licenses were granted for the following claims :•— Holdfast and Mark Moon at Tui, Te Aroha, and Dawn of Hope, Waiorotogomai, by Warden Kenrick on Tuesday last. Dr H. J. Speer's (medical specialist) advertisement will fee f«an<l in this isßue. The children's schoolfeast at Waiorongomai caiao off on Saturday last in a fine paddock, otose by the tottftsMp, the use of which was kir/dly permitted for the oo* castfon by Mr Baskett. The weather was all that could be desired, and many of the townspeople took holiday fer the occa sion and heartily assisted the committeo in catering to the wants and enjoyments of the juveniles* Sports and games of all kinds were heartily participated in by those present, and an abundant supply of good things was provided in the way of refreshments. The prizes were -afterwards distributed to the respective winners in the Public Hall. We would direct attention to to the N. Z. Tweed Company's 'advertisement Which appears in this isstie. Those who "Seek a really well tnade suit, at popdlar prices, will do well to pay this establishment a visit. The company keep a most varied and excellent stock of materials from which to select, and employ none tout fir-t-class cutters and workmen, whilst their prices are far below those ordinarily charged for suits to measure. Werk in the mines is how almost »aspended for the holidays, so that there wit 1 beJittle mining news to report for the next two or tlrfee weeks* We understand that the manage* of the Woodstock, however, will continue through the holidays working with the exception of Xmas and New Years Day*, in order to push on the connections 'between the Maria reel! ami the main line, which work it fo expected to have completed in about a month. At Waihi the supply of wuter has run down very low, and the buttery is almost sit a standstill in consequence, l^rtm the tea ac cause (lack of water) the Owh*roa battery is at present unable to put through a parcel of quartz nwaitittg treatment from the tiiddeh Treasure* Mesare Smith and Caiighey^t new advertisement will be fort nd in this issUe This firm in the cortrso of a very few years hays succeeded in estahlishinga very large business, which is still steadily increasing^ and are favourably known ,far and near for the very excellent value they supply-. *They biiy their goods in tho best markets for cash) and selling for Canh, are enabled to do so on most advantageous terms to then customers-, whose requirements will receive every attention. New Zealand has the very extfattrdittaty property of tauaing all who hnve once net foot on her shores to pass beneath the indescribable spell tof her witchery. I never tact anyone wlVO) having tusted life in bis new island home, wottld consent to change his abode. Switzerland has loftier peaks and fairer towns ; Tyrol may boatt prettier ontlines f Scotland has her classic heather and her brown hillsides ; Norway, historic memories that linger in her winding fiords ; but having gazed at and fancied myself in lovd with each dt these sifehs in turn, 1 am, feref drawrt back to my ideal be<Mty> New Zealattd, Nature does not often play the prodigal ', to New Zealand she has given all her charms) and keeps them fresh and imperiously beautiful as Cleopatra's-. — Professor H. A* Strong* in "Good Words;" Mr Robert Simms and Staff are busily employed erecting a branch store at Waihi, to the Order of Messrs Burchell and M'Cllire who, recognising the impdrtant part this district is likely to play in the immediate future, are determined to take time by the forelock, and be early in the field. The shareholders in the* Champiori Lode claims at Tui Creek have made a start to extend the Coufaty track recently finished from the end of No. 3 section to the wof kings on their Nos. 1 and 2 claim ß, with a view to sending down a trial parcel o£ qiiartz immediately after the holidays. By order of the Chief Postmaster mails iot Waikato and Auckland are now closed at 6 a.m. eadh mofnine, instead of 8 p.m. every previous evening as heretofofet This concession Will jbrdVe & great boon, and hearty thanks are due to the" Chief Postmaster fof the alteration. This will in no way affect the aid arfaflgeraent whereby late letters may bd posted up till 7 a,m; by the addition -of an extra penny stamp". Professor Slack (accompanied by Mr Taylor, from England), proCceeded from Auckland on Friday, IBtti inst., to Cam bridge -and lecjtuwd there th£ same, evening on "Agricultural Chemistry." After a visit U the Hot l/akes the PVofessbr, wift proteed to Napier to 1 lecture, and tJience to Otagoy ia pjto*eed wHli h?s gold-

fields lectures^ two months.to be devoted^ to the Otago goldfieMs arfAt#o mdnthBito| the West Coast. '.-At the iae>t¥ortnlgbtly\mekin» jo€ , the;* fcrowtti Lands' Board^hel|d /tti> Auckland, the IJwder-Seeretaty for Crown Lanjdp in*orrile<& the BoarA that lot* iin Te; Aroha townihip had been «et npoft for leasing, With* perpetual right of renewal. It wa§ revolved to advertise the land; ' Considerable disappointment is ifelt at the reply from Government to the repeat j to have cheap" e&ourijjoli fraikirua"^ fcho, westwde-of the river Wing the hoKdtysTke Aacklanders have tried to move Govetnmentiln the same direction with ndi better result, as, at the solicitation of • number of fcentlemeto forterestod in getting the railway extension openefd to Te Aroha, Mr Graves Aickin> President of the Chamber of Commerce) telegraphed to the Minister of Public Wotks stating that the contractor *ere willing, to make provision for runnitog through if the Government desired it. The following repty Was received on SatflNhiy last :— " I had enquiries made last week on the subject o : f openiag to Te Aroha Airing the holidays This caWnot be done for passenger traffic without a certificate of the Engineer-in* Chief, and I find he cannot do this. The contract time for completion is in Febm- , ary, and I fear it cannot be opened before ' "then. 1 " This result has naturally created much discontent, b&t the couple of months still remaining to the contractor for the completion ot the line will not be long in passing^ and we feel sure no further delay will then be experienced ; meanwhile the roads are in splendid order, atod the twelve miles orw «of coach Journey, with the excellent conches and gcrod teams which Messrs Bradley and Co. Wirn out 4 shottM debar none from visitfeg out township. Mr H. Kenrick was nominated by Te Aroha membe-s of the School of Mmes to iepYesent them on the Committee, brtt his name does not so appear in the list ptab~lished elsewhere in this issue. V^e spoke to Mr Kenrick during h« visit this Week, as to kow the omission could have 06cufred> It appears he only consented to being nominated as Vice-President at the last moment rtnder lhfich pressure* and then on the condition that tmly two VicePresidents were aoininated* Dr Kilgour and Mr Kenrick being the only tones nominated they are of course duly elected, und that appears to be the reason why Mr Renrick's name does not appear as the representative nominated by Te Arohain thw list referred to* We m*y rest satisfied^ however, thtit the interests of this district j will be well looked aftct in every way b.y \ our respected Warden. Wiihou School Ooinmittee huve nominated Mr D. Goldie to represent theui oh the Board of E^ucatioii for forthc uning year. On Wedttesday last th^e water- jackets in the LaMonte furriaco were replace! and everything is in readiness for a fresh start, which will be made as soon Us the ironstone required for fluxing is procured. On Monday next Warden Kenrick leavefc Thames to tiieet Mr Wilkinson, Nativb Agent) at Alexandra, with reference tt> the arrangement of prospecting parties fot ; the King country ; there is to be a large ' meeting of natives ort the 2nd or January at QtUrOngo, about 18 miles from Alex* andrnj in connection Wifeh the subject, an i Mr Wilkinson has asked Mr Kenrick to be be present tit it. Athletic sports at Mackytown to dajr. The result of the Tharies smelting operatioriß up to Thursday hist hns been iBso£ tit buliion | one third of which is supposed to be gold worth iU per 6i) the balance silver wOrth 4s p6f ounce. This has been obtained from ail interim return and it is expected the final gleaning up will yteid as -much hiore-. At the Waitoa Road Board held at Mor^ rihBville on Saturday last the following contracts were let : — For the contfttbt ori the Stanley road near the Te Aroha ceilie^ tery, nine tenders were leceived, ranging from £33 to £82 Us 3d: The tedder" of T. Stanley was accepted at £33. JW the contract on the Ridhrrioild road eight ten- j ders were received) rtlnging from £40 td £114 17s 4d. fho tender of Messrs, liisley ahd Shaw was accepted at £40. For the Contract in Moifinsville four tenders wefe* received, rangirig frdm £23 5s 6d to i £53 15s 6d. the tender of Pt Boltoh was accepted at £23 5s 6d» List of Visitors to the thermal Springs' (2 weeks) !— -Mr and Mrs. Williams^ Mr and Mrs trane, Mr and Mrs O'Brieti, Mr and Mrs Aehton and 2 children, Mr and Mrs Haiiltairi, Mr', Mrs, aftd Miss Seriney, Mrs Kellyj Mr dnd Misses Lawrie, Bishop and Mrs Gowiej Mrs Hume 1 and 2 friends,Rev. 11. bavin and soil) Messrs Nolan, Smythe, Ashton, jun M FdiOtlS, Taylof, 'Mr 1 and' Mrs Kirkj Messrs Herbert, Monroj Owen, Nicholson, Gi A., Buttle, Garret^ Quick, Croldsworthy* Ellia, Atkinson^ Wilson, Gdod, D; H. McKehaie, A. G; Ki^d,. Tanner, Ri G: Macky, ., Williamson, Mrs Yager, Auckland ; Rev. Mr and Mrs, Woolley, Mr and Mrs Frater, Mrs Winter, 1 Mr J. H. Smith And family; Me^rs H. Kenrick, R;M., J. Craig, jun., J. A. Miller, Colton, dlarkej Murray, Hall, Macky, Cox, Wortnell, Thames ; Mrs F. A. Whitaker, Miss McPherSon, Mr nnd Mrs P^ACOdk, Messrs 3. Travis, SandeSj J. B. Whrte, M.H^R;, HainiltCn ; Miss flfoWfl, Sureka ; Mr John Slattery, New South Wales ; Mr W. W. Higginsod, OliflUpo ; Mr Muckarfc, Greymoutn ; Miss Barrett, Paeroa ) Mr | fiorneman, Hawke's Bay ; Mr McDougall and servant, .Queensland ; Mrs Brooks, Hen., and attendant, Messrs, T. B. Lewis, Russell, Cambridge ; Mr ahd MrfLange, Miss Missen, Qapt. Be'er'e'y Messrs Hughen-

son. D. Mt.Beerjj, Given Waikato; Mr fHolt, Qtfegniiand ; '-M* Turnbull, \MorrinsMle,sMHin^lfortlliBon, Chriatohurch ; Mr AndrW,|Tq A^aniiitu ; Mr Atkinaon, Wwliioa 1 South ;uotc., etc., etc. >' *, (