The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1888.

Thames Star, Volume XX, Issue 6132, 30 November 1888, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1888.

It will be remembered tbat at the meeting of the Borough Council held on the 15th inafc, a circular was read from the Secre* tary of the Auckland Chamber of Com - meroe re the Paris Exhibition to be held in May, 1689, calling attention to the great importance of a proper exhibition of the undoubted fast mineral wealth of the district beiDg made, so that the value of

oar mines and the necessity for their

farther development should be brought > directly to the notioe of French capitalists. In the circular it was stated that an assurance .had been received from the Commissioner representing France at the Melbourne Exhibition, that sufficient space would be set apart for our mineral exhi-

bits, and that the Paris School of Mines

would also' take them in hand so as to snake their value widely known to the public. The Government of New Zealand have undertaken to bear the cost of packing and despatching all ores that may be sent from the Colony, so that all the mine owners and those interested in the subject hare to provide is speei* oens of their ores. The Chamber of Commerce therefore solicited the hearty co operation of the Borough Council, and trusted that the matter would be taken up in such a spirit as to remove the stigma of apathy which had been.of late bo freely applied to this colony, in respect of our mineral exhibits at the Melbourne Exhibition. The . question was fully discussed by the Councii, and the shabby treatment which, this district received at the hands of Government in connection with the Melbourne Exhibition was mentioned, showing that a strong feeling •till exists on that point, It was, noweV er, finally decided that, the advantagei ' jrbieb vrouid be derived from a su*Ubl©

representation of our mineral exhibits at the Paris inhibition were so undeniable , that every effort should be made to induce such an exhibition of the mineral wealth of the district as would attract the notice of the capital ists of the world, by ocular proof thereof at Paris. A resolution was accordingly passed to the effect that the Borough Council would give the Committee of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, who had the matter in hand, their hearty co-operation, and the Mayor was authorised to take such action as he might deem necessary towards <ur>heriDg the object in view. In accordance with this resolution, a meeting has been called for by tbe Mayor in another column to take place on Tuesday evening next in the Borough Chambers at 730 o'clock, at which we hope that all who are desirous of ha?iug the district represented in a suitable manner at the Paris Exhibition will be present.

We are pleased to observe from the proceedings of the Borough Council last-evening that the suggestion, made in these ooluams a short time since, for ihe granting of a small Balary to the Mayor to meet expense and ooutingeaoiea was unanimously adopted. We were further pleased with the excellent spirit whioh animated the Council to mate the same retrospective, so as to a certain extent recoup the present Mayor for expenses incurred by him during his term of office in matters appertaining to his duties. The neat and pithy Bpeecbje-of Ors MoAndww. and Wood were a'graceful tribute from these gentlemen, and will, no doubt, be appreciated by him accordingly.

To-day beintj St. Andrew's Day, it is being observed by our local tradesmen as a haifholiday, the principal places of business having closed at 1 o'olock. The nthletio sports gathe ing which is proceeding in Mr Manning's paddock as wa go to press is well attended. The Maiden race, the first event on the programme, resulted as follows:—J. By an, 1 } W. Johnstone, 2j M. Ryan, 3. This evening the Banger Band Sooiety give their concert and dance in the Academy of Music, when we have no doubt that there will be a crowded bouse. Sines the formation of the Society the bandamen* have always been willing to assist for any oh*ritab)e object, and it is therefore to be hoped the Academy will be well filled this evening.

Me Bbodib, Chairman of the High School Board of Governors, paid a visit to the Sohool this morning, and finding that the scholars there had not received a holiday in common with those of the other schools, at the solicitation of some of them, he requested Mr Adans, the head master, to grant them a full holiday. In notifying the pupils of Mr Adams' consent, Mr JBrodie hoped that they would a'l eDJoy the holiday, and would return to their lessons on Monday recuperated and refreshed, and-by extra diligence and study make up for the extra time allowed them for play. It is heedless to say that tho announce^ Eiefltwaß heartily cheered.

The ordinary meeting of the Hospital Trustees will be held in the County Chambers on Monday evening next, the 3rd pros., at 7.30 o'clock.

Thb Deputies appointed by the local contributing bodies to the Hosoital me^t on' Monday in the Borough Council Chambers at 2.20 p.m., to elect one Trustee. The deputies are—His Worship the Mayor for tho Borough, and Ors Dunlop and Robson for the Thames and Ohinemuri Counties respectively.

At a meeting of the Borough Council last night the following extraot was read from the report of Mr Honies, Officer of tbe Board of Health for the district of Thames o<>uaty:— <^0n Saturday, the 3rd init., I visited tho Waio-Karaka, and observed, what I consider, for the health of those using the water supply (which of course rneane tbe whole town), needs at least consideration. Tbe drainage of the wholebf the Waic-Karaka Gully goes into the reservoir. The sides of the hills and gully are the resort of numerous cows, the property of the residents of the neighborhood, also a good number of goats. Within 50 to 100 yd« of the reßervoir is a dwelling house and family ; the drainage from this house with its privy, &c, and from all the surrounding area, including a dirty spot in Irish Town, runs without impediment into the reservoir whenever there is sufficient water to carry it. I visited this place again thiß morning (the sth inst.), and at that time there was standing in the water up to their knees two cows, whilst a quantity of ducks and geese were sporting upon the surface of the water." The letter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. With respect to this matter we are informed, by tho Turncock (Mr Lawrie) that the Borough water supply is not obtained from tV>e Waio-Karaka reservoir, but from that at Parawai, so thit Mr Honiss appears to be laboring under a misapprehension. Ik is only in the he'ght of the dry season, when water is extremely scarce, that resource has to be made to the Waio-Earaka reservoir, and this only happens for some two or three weeks in the year.

A MAN named Thomas Danzte was arrested at Paeroa yesterday afternoon by Constable Mitchell, on a charge of stealing a pair of blankets from Mr MoPeake, of the Thames, on or about the 26th of last month. Ha win brought here this forenoon by Constable Mitchell, and made his appearanoe before L, Yon Eotter, Esq.. J.P., tbia afternoon, when he was remanded for a week upon the application of Sergt. Murphy.

A mbetihg of the shareholders of the Old Caledonian G.M Co. was held in Auckland yesterday, at which the report of the directors Bhowed that the operations of the past year had not been so successful as had been hoped for, but that there was no need fir the shareholders to be discouraged. MrJ Brown was re-elected a director. Mr 3. M. Lennox, who was in the chair, said that a special meeting would be hold to consider the advisability of re-forming the Company.

In the course of the proceedings of.the Borough Council last evening a report was read from the General Purposed Committee recommending that the Council should pro* cure a larger firebell than the one now in use in Queen street, and have it placed over tbe Graham»town engine shed.'; that each member of the Fire Brigade who serves for a term of not legs than 12 moiitha be paid 10a 6d to» wardß the cost of boots destroyed by attend* ing fires; and that the advisability of re* pairing tbe res denco of the Shortland engine* house keeper should bo attended to. It was deoided to refer thoe three matters.back to the Committee to report further regarding them at next meeting, but permission was granted Sup?. West to procure f;r the Bri» gade a cap and a pair of trousers for one of the members. L .

Thb annual "meeting of the members of the Thames Distriot Hospital and Onaritable Aid Board will be held at the offices in Bailij•treet on Wednesday nexb, the sth. inst., at 5 p.m. Tbi* wil| be followed by a statutory meeting, which will take plaoe at the same place at 3.30 p m. for the purpose of electing a Chairman for the oniuih? year, and for such Othtr hmiaeif an may cone before it,

Sat.B the Man; warn Daly Times: A rich 6tory is told of 'he Ho i Mr Fergus' recent visit to Woodville. As most people k >ow, Mr Fergus is in charge of the Defence De« partmerit, under w-dch he*d the police for c is classed, and in pursuance of his duties, he called in at tha Woodville po ice sfati n. Greeting the affable officer in charge, Mr Fergus said he had some recol eotion of meeting him some few years back lown the coast. The constable could not recall his former acquaint* anoe with the stranger. «nd facetiously busge*ted th-it he o -uld hardly remember all the prisoners under his ca c ; b -t the humor of the situation wd-- not so apparent to 'he r ;u»rdUn of be pe-tue when hi* superior offiour casu .Hy mentioned wh he was

Tendebs are called for by M> Dunlop, manager of the Suxon GL \f Co, for carting quartz from the mine to the Prinon Imperial battery, and also for removing mullock from the hopper. The tenders must be sent is to the Company's office not later than noon tomorrow.

We would call the special attention of all dairy farmers at the Thames to the announcement that appears elsewhere that Messrs Thoa. Veale and Co., of Pollen street, are prepared to purchase good, fresh butter in any quantity, to be paid for on delivery.

The following figures show that New Zealand '.as at preseut a very prominent lead in the development of the new trade with the United Kingdom in nutter t»'id ohriese. Duri ii? the'pest year t.he total value of the butfct-r exported from the Au tra a ian co oniea was £22,000, out of w'woh New % iland expo-i«d £13,118, against £3882 from the other colonies. Cheese is a largar item and almost altogether bo far in the Jhands of New Zealand, seeing that during the past year the value of cheese exported ;from New Zialand was £24 193. while Australia sent only to the value of £5u5.

A •ohbespondbnt from Broken Hill says that the place beats anything that he ever saw or heard of for dust. On a recent Sunday he and a friend were out drimg and their horse fell and was literally buried in the dust of the road. Water is so scarce there t^at even th<? first class hotel* charge half«a«orown for a bath, and it is sometimes second hand at that