The Aroha Ohinemuri News. UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 141, 13 February 1886, Page 2

The Aroha Ohinemuri News. UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 188 G.

* This above all — to thine own Bell be true, And it moat follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' — Shakespeare.

No mining news from Wniorongomai to report this week. ' With reference to the forthcoming Licensing Commissioners election, it should he borne in mind that the same rules and same roll apply as at the election of a councillor, and only those who htve paid their rates will be entitled to vote. Ohineinuri County Council meet at Paeroa to-day at 3 p.m. On Tu«sd.iy evening next a Band of Hope meeting will be held in the Public Hall, Te Aroha, and is expected to prove a great success. The present moonlight night.s should induce country residents to j attend, and a varied and attractive pro- ! gramme is being prepared by those concerned. The newly-formed Te Aroha Band made their firrft appearance in public in the ■ Thermal Springs Domain" on j-esterday evening, and rendered the following musical selections in a very creditable manner : —Quickstep, " Ever Welcome" ; Waltz, ••Garibaldi;" Quickstep, "I'm thinking of Alice"; Wiltz, " Mayflower" ; Polka, (Selected) ; Wultz, " Daybreak" ; Galop, •' R;>sy Cross" ; God Save the Queen. A large number of the inhabitants and visitors assembled to hear the music, and a very enjoyable time was spent, this night being fine, and clear moonlight. It is to be hoped that sufficient encouragement may be given to tue band to continue such entertainments in the Domain at least twice a week during the fine weather. Public support must be awarded to the band if success is to be continued, and we trust that Messrs Whitehouse and Everitt will receive «uch encouragement as will enable them to provide the funds neces* sary for the purchase of additional inutrnments and music. Both the Domain Board and also the townsfolk Bhould come forward liberally in this matter. Mr EL McLiver will be the responsible party with respect to the construction of sledge tracks Nos. 1 and 2, Waiorongomai, and have to certify to all work done. At 2 p.m. to day an interesting boat race comes off for £1 a-tide between Messrs D. J. Frazer and T. Tierney on the Waihou river. The race will be rowed in two of Mr Everitt's pair-oai skiffs, distance half a mile. Mr J. F. Cocks announces a sale of live and dead stock at Paeroa next Friday. Sale of horses, etc., for Messrs Bradley and Co., atid also of race privileges on Saturday, 20th mat., by Mr J. F. Cocks. At the Junction Sawmills two accidents occurred this week ; in one case a man namei Tully was injured in the head by the falling of some bark ; and in the other a mill hand named Ness lost a finger from his left hand, whilst workiug the circular saw. Mr J. W. B. Guilding has been appointed by Mr Geo. Wilkinson, Government Native Agent, to take the Maori census in this district, and makes a start on Monday next at Okauia above Matamnta. Ohinemuri Jockey Club Race Meeting programme advertised in this iftsue. The principal prize is that of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club Handicap of 25sove. On Wednesday nexj Mr J. S. Buckland will hold an important sale of 1250 sheep, and other stuck at Mutamata ; see advertisement. Tenders are called by advertisement in this issue for works in connection with the Domain. Important sale of house property at Aroha on Saturday next by Mr Jas. Craig, junr. Five tons of quartz from No. 1 Chare* pion Loir., Tui Creek, Te Arohn, were sledded dowu this week. Mr Comes has eight men employed forming the branch alwdge truck to No 2 Champion claim, and

.expects to commence bringing down/quartz from same by middle of next week. Ten tons will be shipped to the Thames Smelting Company within the next few days* the first parcel of 5 tens will be taken by the b.s Fa tiki on Tuesday next. At a meeting of the Committee of the Te Aroha Jockey Club, held on Thursday evening last, it was decided in deference to the expressed wish oi a number of local residents to change the date of the forthcoming ruces from Saturday to Friday, 12th prox. The Postal Department hai issued the following notice to the public : — "With the object of encouraging habits of thrift ara'oung the school children, the Post-master-General has decided to receive for lodgment in any Post Office Savings Bunk deposits of penny postage-stamps of the valae of one shilling when affixed to the cards provided by the department for this puipose. Every pupil attending any school, who may wish to save one shilling by penny contributions for ultimate deposit in the P«st Office Savings Bunk, may do so by purchasing every penny so saved a penny postage- stamp and affixing it to the card. When the squares are full the card may be taken to any Post Office Savings Bunk, where it will be received by the Postmaster, who will accept it either as the first deposit in a new account then to be opened, or as a subsequent deposit if the depositer has already opened an account. If any sta'nps affixed to the cards are defaced or otherwise damaged it will result in the rejection of the entire number. The cards for the collection of postage-stamps, and intended for distribution either to schools or to the children attending schools, may be ob tamed at every Post Office Savings Bank, where further information will be afforded." Te Aroha is to have its streets formed and metalled at last: So the Piako County Council decided at their meeting on Thursday. The money to bo ex* pended is about £80, originally intended for fencing and improving what is known as Wilson's road, Waiorongomai, which work is to stand over tor the present ; some of the councillors remarking that another separate rate could be levied on the Aroha Riding to replace this money after March 31st next. Pleasant look out this for Aroha rate payers. Are they to quietly submit to a separate rate, see their money expended on Gordon Settlement ( roads, and then within a few months have to pay a third rate, in order that about £100 may be spent on the streets of their township. Nominations for Licensing Commissioners for the Arona District close at | noon on Monday next. So far very little j interest appears to be taken in the event, but it is nevertheless one of great impoi* tance to every resident, and should not be treated as though a small matter. It is of the highest importance that good men should always be returned as our Licensing Commissioners, men who will impartially and fearlessly administer the law in this matter, and make a good use of the great powers given them, to see that all licensed houses in the district are well conducted. Some time ago Mr Mills, on behalf of the Te Aroha Improvement Committee, wrote to the Hon Mr Stout drawing attention to the desirability of having a local representative on the Thames High School Board ot Governors, who, though deriving a large revenue from their land at Waiorongomai, have expended nothing towards providing good rdads, etc. In zeply to a recent wire as to what had been done in the matter, Mr Mills received the following telegram from Mr Stout on Thursday last : — " One additional county resident has b«en placed on thB High School Board, and I imagine he must be gazetted ere this. I forget the name. I am in the country at present." Mr Stout wired from Wyndham. About 1000 acres of Messrs Morrin and Co.'b Morrinsville estate lately drained, will now be burnt off and sown down in grass with all possible despatch. Hot Springs Hotel. — Visitors List : Mr C. Peters, Mr W. Lyons, Mr Gordon, Thames ; Mr Mrs, and Miss Brigham, Miss Halstead, Mr A. Taylor. Mrs Taylor, Mrs Taylor, senr., Honorable Sir G.M. O'Korke, Mr and Mrs Menarys, Mr Hudson, District Traffic Manager of Railways, Mr McCawley, Auckland ; Mr and Mrs Lewis, 2 children and nurse, Mr Simpson, Cambridge ; Mr Humphries, Mr C. Cornea, Mr Win. Comes, Karangahake ; Mr and Miss Robb, Miss Wye, Onehunga : Mr H. Miller, Mr A. Miller Kihikihi ; Rev. C. H. Knowlys, England; Mr J.Clark, Gisborne; Mr, Mre, and Miss Edmond, Dunedin ; Mr A. D. Raymond, Tasmania ; Mr Taggart, Hawkes Bay, etc. Palace Hotel. — Visitors' List during the week : Mr Minshall, England ; Mr 1 Buck by, Mr Myers, Mr ana Mrs Porter and i children, Mr Ftnlinson, Mr Hall, Mr Fidler, Mr Tisdale, Mr Bedford, Mr Hrles Mr Chield, Mrs White and 2 children, Mr* Brown, Mr and Mrs Phillips, Mrs Ehrenfried and friend, Mrs Yagger, Mr Fouler, Auckland ; Mr Tapley, Paeroa ; Mr ami Mrs Halley, Mr Soutter, Mr Reynolds, Cambridge ; Mr Marshall, Mr Humphries, 1 Mr Heskett, Thames ; Mr D. M. Beeie, Hamilton Mr Banks, Thames, etc. Other Visitors to the Baths : — Mr Me- . Mullan, Mrs R. Blair, Mr T. Farley, Mr and Mrs Healkelford, Mr and Mrs Darby, 1 Miss Caiton, Mrs Walters, Mr and Mrs Phillips, Auckland ; Mr Clarkin, Miss L. Brown, Hamilton ; Mr Sim, Scotland ; Mrs I Bettis and family, Mias Fleming, Mr J. Banks, Thames ; Miss White, Pakuranga ; Mr Clarke, Giaborne ; Mrs and Miss Robinson, Mr and Mrs J. D. Duvis, Auckland ; Mr Thomas, Mr Lord, Ouehuu^a.

A return Tairi before the Houso dated July 21st, 1885 (in response to a request by Mr Holmes) Rets forth the amount of money received durin p the financial year .1882-3 by Piako County as £5220 15h 7d ; Thames County, £4003 14t» 6d ; and fur .1883-4 : Piako County, £12,912 10s 8d ; Thames County, 10,367 10s 2d ; Southland, £18,455 10s lid ; Westland, £17,833 6s . 9d. The De Laval cream separators are (says the Melbourne Weekly Times) becoming deservedly popular in the principa 1 dairy farming districts. As our readers are aware, it is only comparatively recently that these machines were intro - duced^into this Colony, and at their first appearaace were looked upon with disdain by dairymen of the old school, who immediately pronounced judgment against the separators without first making the slightest inquiries as to their capabilities. The advantages of the use of cream separators, particularly in warm climates, was at once recognised, however, by a few of the more enterprising dairy farmers, and in every instance they speak in the highest terms of the new system of extracting cream from milk. Prominent among these is Mr T. Longmire, of Fair View Farm, Werona, who purchased one of the De Luval separators from the Victorian agents (Messrs Bertram and Sons, Melbourne) in November last, and in a recent letter to that firm expressed the highest satisfaction at the capabilities of the separator. Mr Longmire says that every morning before breakfast he has the milking of his large herd of cows completed, and almost before the last cow is turned out of the yard the cream is also separated from the milk. How his neighbours who still pursue the old style of dairying must envy him 1 Mr JaB. Wiseman has to several of the D.F. settlers the contract for Johnston's Creek extension. Messrs Morrin and Studholme about a fortnight since finished cutting a splendid crop of 120 acres of white oats atMorrins* villc, which was safely stacked last week, and is expected to yield 40 4 to 50 bußhele per acre. Mr Jas. Wiseman last week completed his extensive drainage contracts on Messrs Morrin and Studholme's Morriusville es. tate (about 24 miles of drains in length), and is the successful tenderer for Johnston's Creek extension drain, which commences at Taylors road and will pa«s through the following holdings ; — Messrs Taylor, Thaxter, McCabe, O'Donoghue, Bow»; (Education Reserve leased for 21 years) and Mikkelson, all deferred pay ment settlers. The drain will be about 2\ miles in length, 13ft wide at top, 3ft *ide at bottom, and 7ft deep. The time al. lowed for completing the work is 14 weekß. Tiie usual montlily meeting of the Te Aroliu Thermal Springs Domain Bosird was held on Saturday evening last, when ! the following members were present : — M SBrs G. Wilpon (chairman), C. Ahiei (sec), T. Gavin, mid E. Quinn. Minute?> of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved that so soon as Mr Crump (engineer to the Boanl) shall hare satisfactory baths made over the new springß, he be leg nested to submit forthwith to the Board a plan of a building to be erected in connection therewith. It was further resolved that Mr Crump prepare plans and estimates for the following : — 1. Building over new springs. 2. Octagon j building over di inking fountain, with shingle roof, lattice work sides, etc. 3. A Maori bath. 4. Cold water supply and i laying of pipes. 5. Erection of picket , fence (iv lieu of the existing wire fence), j along the boundary of Whitaker street, al«o levelling lawn. 6. Fencing in the allotment on which the caretaker's house is situated, etc., etc. A horse race has been arranged for this afternoon and will come off on the Amlta, race course. The match this time being between T3 ii tax, run by Mr deary, nud Mr W. Hethrin^ton's bay pony, catch weights ; distance half a mile on tine Hat, for £0 a- side. Race starts at 5 o'clock. Sir Maurice O'Rjrke arrived at Aroha on Monday last from Waikato. The next sittings of the K.M. and War" den's Court will be held at Aroha on Tuesd.iy, Feb. 16111. A return laid before the House in compliance with an order dated 18th June, 1885 (Mr W. J. Hurst), setting forth the travelling allowances and expenses drawn by Ministers and their attendants for each year since 1879, places the large sum of £2156 2s 5d against the late Mr J. Sheehan for 1879, distributed under the following heads : Travelling allowance Jof Minister ; £514 10s ; travelling expenses of Minis- ; ter, £948 14s 7d ; travelling allowance of attendants, £368 3s 6d ; travelling expenses of attendants, £324 14s 4d. Within the next fortnight the proprie tors of the new battery at Waiorongomai expect to have the branch tramway com- ' pleted. Both breaks are already in posi- ( tion, and plate-luying is finished to the junction of the County tramway from where the waterrace crosses the branch line f leaving only some five chains further to J be laid, which should not take long, as ulready all the requisite material is on the 1 ground ready for fixing in position. Three ■ transit trucks are already finished, the 1 treatle-work and turn-table is in a very , forward state, and should be complated before our next issue.