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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2230, 21 December 1875, Page 3

. We have'been/compelled:to.:ho]d over a report 'of v :the iTarara Wesleyan Sunday school, soiree, which was very/weirattended, : ' inotwith-" standing the unfavourable state of the weather; /other/items. of ..interest, owing: toZ/the. influx of important newa at the laat moment,-'/

W_e .ate, glad that action is at length" being taken to effect s'uoh repairs'on the •Moanataisri. tramway 'as will enable, parties .whp\-havei.BtijrT; : for', crushing to for,ward it to the mill immediately;, Elsewhere and shovels to start work this morning. Since the.stoppage.'ofithe traffic,there has been a.good, deal of correspondence between the lessee and should effect these, ''repajrs,/ r bnt .nothing, 'satisfactory was'arriwd' BowV'has taken the matter in hand'on'behaltVof .the-laeaee, and is now'carryi ing out, the necessary repairs in conjunction with Mr Mcßob'efts'.' There are many tribute , parties'woriiiig on Creetwhp' were serionsly inconvenienced, by the. stogpage of traffic on/this tramway. -They had accumu/1 laM 'bVoIE in order /to: have' a good crushing' 'leforeTltheyholidayß,;.arid just as they.-were ready ;tp; forward : th«ir-quartzj breakage 'occurred./-■'■;. -'•: '■'-~ ' A the Bright Smile Ctpld Mining .Company was held yeater-" dayOat',;the~fpacific the wrange'rae'nt fps.aeUingthe.pumping and wind; r ing plant of the mine to an association/for, £7,000, reE6iving, { thfl ,right „of, access to/ite mne.and other :i the rnbrtgageei'To lake' over the remaindter of the iprpperty/fpr ,the, remainder pf'the/debt; also' the 'of, . agrjßeing';^-'thMe;i«ifnDiß^.'' : Tlie Boheme fas, .approved, '.of,; and'prde'r'ed to/he' for-' warded to Mr -.'J;,Murray.;/ A/sqb;cpmmittee' :donusting of; Messr's/.Bqwe,/^

fried, Watson, Had, and Mcyey, was appointed to deyiße r a'scherae for forming a new company ; tp,take.pyer the .Bright Smile plant and the two | The'sub'Com j Various schemes were discuaaed at'considerable ' length, but none,'6f nrianimpiisly apprbyedof.'; raeinter of committed should draw up a scheme in. writing, to he. submitted to a 'meeting .to.be held tb : nighUn : Mr B/McDonal'd Scott's office; also.that, the/latter- gentleman;*after;being . placed in/full possession of the should be. • asked.to devise a scheme, iTle/meeting/tlien terminaUd./;;./'//'/"; : . Oralg sold'yeaterday, f at ;the Exchange Building3,;tbe booths, &c, forth&ensuing meeting at Tararu.jand. For Tararu," the 'amount realised .from this; source' was £10 Si 6d, besides which the,' stewards the booth with the' saddliug paddock attached. lor.Paiawaii.the^ates; sold, for /£3oi'and; the booths, v fruit'stalls,, k,, realised .ftt'ifa, raak i iiig,in.ali..£s4 :i l63., v The, bpothg, ? 'M,,at Parawai on the occasion. J of t£e ; Hospital qembnstration were 'subsequently ; and' realised . £16 2s 6d, besides which' two booths and a'-fruit-stall wer'e. bought inby the lessees. ?.■; v> -i ~A Bample^bf-Wangarei 1 coal-'was left-at our office yesterday,by Mr/Smith; and may be inspected' by'those interested.* Mr; Smith-Says the.sample,is from/a Beam.3o feet/below the ■ surface, and two bags have "been -left'Mth Messrs'-Mennie and Dey to"'be: tested.'-'-Mr Sinith'says he'has had 25 years'; experience in coal mines, andthia Is-the best .sample he has j seenin?NiwZea]and.-.:ltiburnsyery : well, and contains 'av'good deal-of gasi i ;?. l lhe::sßa'm-w,as. first discovered about 12'months;ago,'some three and a-half miles from Wangarei, and is believed to be the same seam discovered by Mr Frater. vAiparty of Thames men, ; itis behoved, willtateup,the .ground and work/the • eoaK' Limejofcthe best .quality is.alspavailaWe on 'the property,',ui : abundanqe, which can be sold as low as 7d'« Bd'-per bushel, instead more .thand double ~that, sum,/ the; price, npiy charged. Fafmerfl/Haye.'.tried /this" :liine"6ij' their lands -with Very tierieficial results,-' We hope' it will', turn out tpexpe'ctatibnß?-Th'e' Waip'u wrrei^ndfent : 'of'ti'e ; lroJ^orti: f alluding to this coal find;: says'-s~V. Mr George. Smith, of the WhauWhau/mine, 4 has for'some tirriei Vpatiti beW "engaged? prospeoting*- the • coal found on MrMeldwm's property. It-is con- ' nderedmost' likely that 1 this ?is-the ;Wharebra' seam; and if Bueh is 'the case th'e-discovery; is Mb' important''and' valnable.??A seam- eight leeithick has been cat, and the: qualityiof the cpal la'tb.pdgHtX W" be * superior- toHhat of the Whan Whan, 1 and resembles'the Whareora coal, : whiohj our readers will;remember,' Mr: Tunny, the. Provincial ?■ Analyst, - f superior /'eyento,NewwßHe;coal.'/i!:;,;'{. ?L !5 . <,if,;v.

A meeting of the Thames'! Miners* folietFnnd'Conhnitte'ewas/heldlast' night at tW!GoTemor*Bowen Hotel. ; Present—Messrs Richards (in 'the chair), 5 Comer^Dunlpp,/::and. C3'rnie. The "minutea of 1 the prions, meeting ■wew read-arid v ißyexapplicationa Jor relief were read,' and paymehts/authorised.v

lie Thames Government ?rifle range :ori Saturday for'thi gold medal presented by" Mr Ji-'Millolaren',; were 200,,6007 and 600 following are thVprincipal Ifelsoßi 48; Seaman Grundy, 1 48f P.Oi-Qpr-adni'42; P.O. 'Higlitin|ale; "40;[ Lieut'! Gavin, 40. : 'tK«lson'b6re off the prize; Kiaswrepiat the long raiigs being higher than that of Grundy. '••• Sir GeofgeJGrey will visit CorbinandelinHhe coorse of a few days.^ ! jt tenttoa to have proceeded' tOjOoromahdelima pressure' I : 6i'< bußihes«"ahd' ! of him'. 1 cWed, ; at;'ty• Thames ,fr6m>Sir George (?ny jesterdayj 5 8tiites that lie will explain: the Only^circunißVancej v nn'der: which he could represent the'Thames,'':'a;district (He adds) to work'foriwhicfc^ ■■'/Mr Swanson will jpeet p£ Hewton: this eVening and give 'an account of his stewardship; and Mr Bees, the candidate for City East, in the'eause of "Greyand Separation,' will meet the Rectors of City East at the Mechanics'.lnslitute, on Wednesday evening. Mr BeaderVVood will address his constituents in Parnell on Thursday evening. * The Ww Zealand finies states that Mr Gisborne'B defeat for the Mayoralty of Wellington is entirely due i to t hia expressed opinion in favour of denominational education. ;,'.The East Coast election nomination takeg place on the 29th December; the poll on the ,6th January, 1876. '--We have - been informed that Mr G. S. O'Halloran still .carries., on the .business auctioneer 'snd general 'commission agent, at his'office. Banks' Buildings, Grahamstown, N.B, I—Out-door1 —Out-door sale* conducted at the lowest wtes,-Apvi, ,_ , '>