THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1889.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6343, 17 June 1889, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1889.

In this issue wo publish a letter from a correspondent suggesting the erection of a Hour mill at Thames. Wo aro satisfied for several reasons, that if the idea were carried out it would, prove , a remunerative speculation to the proprietors, and would also confer a benefit on the district. In the first place the cost of the power to drive the machinery would be considerably less than that entailed upon those using steam, even when the coal is procured under the most favourable circiunstanccs, and at the least cost. There is now a large area of laud iu the Waikato district used for the growing of wheat, and thero can be no qupstiou that rd » ra : exist at the Thames farmers iu tho immediate neighborhood worM recognise tho fact that thoy could uot do bettor than produce the grain for its ro'lers to convert into human food. It mrst also be _ remembered that, as yot, tho major portion of the grain consumed iu the Auckland district ,'s brought by sea -om 'he South Iskud, the d'iFeronce between the rate of ..'■.eight to Auckkud and the Thames would be imappreciable, consequently that between tho Tluime;: and Auckland would bo in favour of the Thames millor iu his competition with the Auc ;land mills. Again it would sure

two "handlings," which all who have m 1 deal with bulky articles of commerce f 'o aware is a very serious itsm, . Tho existence of a flour mill at thoThamjs would be a strong argument in favour of the completion of our railway, to To Aroha, as tho freight on t'.ie grain to tae mill and the flour to the centres of supply could not fail to be of considerable volume. We trust that the busmen men and capitalists of the Thames will take thia matter into their sei'ous consideration, and that the day is not f distant when the hum. of tho florr m''l rollers will join in chorus \v::!i the stampers, which n : ght and day give noisy ovidence of the existence .of our staple industry. : The aohooner Saxon'rrrivl on Saturday with 90 tors of oo;l consigned to MrP Maxwell Owing to Government inipection not being completed the p,s, Te A-oha wiU not leave tMsinor ing as advertised, but w'U Live thisjevering at 7,30, Shortland Wharf only. Tenders for building dwelling house oloso this afternoon at |3 o'clock at the Thames Building Society's Office. Mr Hall, who for some t'me past has been teaching in the Kauaorm'ja Boys' School, is to bo ti. nsferred to the Wel'esley Street School, Auckland, The amiversary soir aof 'he Bapt : st and Congregational Churches ,kes plaoe at tho Maty Street Church to-morrow (Taenia?) evening Tea at 6,30 In anothor colutrn will be found particulars of the two mile and couples' races which take pit 'jo at *he rink on Wednesday and Friday nex.:, Ladies who are entered for the couples uce wil be allowed freo access to the rink ml will be provided w th skates free of oh u'go until and including iriday fJThe following tenders wero opened ' y the Cnmty Council at noon on Saturd j for cutting and formiug 30J chains of ro; 10ft wide, at Tapu :-P., Trainor, £47 10s; Hawkes, £33; |and McMahon, £20. Ihe owner of the land throngh whioh the road passes has sent in a protest aga'nst it j construction. | The Maori team on Saturday defeated the ISew South Wales by 12 points, Under the system of sooiing points as observed in Nf.r Ztaland-'tho New South Wales tsam woui I have won by six points' to four, The cablegram giving tho result is so mixed up as to be quits incomprehensible, Itcon» eludes, however, with the above statement, A fow weeks ago the Auckland Kauri Timber Company (says the Auckland Star) took a new departure in their export sntcrp: se, and despatch ■ t a barque from the Kaipara homo to Glasgow with a trM ship* mentof kauri, I i a rho:£ t'-ne thoy will sond another load Home, this time 11 London, by the burque Rollo, 930 tons register, whiih leaves here next week for the Kaipara, and loads up thero with fawn kauri and flitohes for placing ai a trial •ample on tho English market, , In Mr Kevin's wiadow, E wTstreet, there arc four water colou.'pru on view. They are t'.ie work of Mr l. ; .vile, of the Telegraph Department, The sibjmia are the flying squadron in Pi ugiti'o Ohannel, ILM.S, . 'elson a'id. Galatea at M 9, The fourth is desc iotivo !of the volunteer visit h Parihaka *at the time of t'lej arrest of To Whiti, The artist ha» u'eated his cubjects well, he is particularly happy in h'.< representations of the un* wielay woi hip of the day, TheParlhaki landscope shows that Mrßeal has stadind this branoh of art with considerable 1> meat to himself, and to those who are to row his pictures, Tue adjourned meeting of the public and members of the Choral Society will be held this ovoning with the object of deviling means of carrying on and tort jeive the re 1 jrt of those, who ai the previon meeting, iad undertaken to exert themselves in (he dircotkm of securing subscribers, If won d be a pity if this tociety were aliowd t) lapse as it affords amivement to many, Tho few pounds necrssary to keep lilc in it shop'd be. forthcoming, now that thero is a de»ira evidenced on the part of tho me;ii bers to apply a remedy for the othe:: diaapasa w.iich have largely tended to underline its | constitution: We learn that the Mr Hyde who was seriously injured on Saturday at Ellerslio is tiie same person who has lately been rather prominently before the public owing to the fruy at Te Aroha, in tho course of which a sick was thrust into his eye. It was reported here yesterday that a son of Mr of PollenJStreot was one of the injured, but no mention is made of him in the telegram, Tho reftrene •i 9 therefore that the rumour is unfounded. At a very large meeting of members of Wellington friendly societies held on Frilay, the following resolution was passed: —" That a deputation, should be apprinted to wait on 'he Premier, i ud ask him to get the Friendly Societies' Aot amended by adding a clause to this effeot, that notwithstanding anything in any other Act or Acts to the contrary, hills owned by Friend'y Societies, and used for their meetings, shall not be liable to taxation," The committ o representing tho societies* reaownend as follows Thit the followingol "use in the Act shou'd be proposed: to foition I of Iriendly Sooiet es' Act, and sib-section 12, 'THt the properties of all Friendly and Benefit Societies, or reg stored branches thereof, used as offices or places of meetin flhV! not bi subject to locator general hxi'* tion, and t.iat this olausj be retrospect.vo."

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