TE AROHA.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 111, 25 March 1897, Page 4

TE AROHA.

Tub annual meeting of the 'IV Arolia Rifle Voluuteers was held in the Pablie Hall on .Saturday night. Captain Coehranc occupied the chair, there being ouly eleven other members of the company present. The first business brought for. Wind was a statement of aecouuts for the year ending February 28th, which had been duly audited by Lieutenant Whiteley and Private J. Evans. The company's account showed a credit balance of CI Oj '.ld, but, as Captain Cochrane explained, there were outstanding accounts to pay which would leave a debit balance of about £3- Against that again were subscriptions due by defaulting members, amounting to something like £lO. These he reckoned as good assets, and only required looking up. Vol. Evans said that considering the Government had withheld the capitation last year the outlook could not be considered a gloomy one. It only required united effort to-cusure the future success of the company. He would move the adoption of the balance-sheet as submitted. This was seconded by Corporal J. T. Maingay and carried. A Finance Committee was appointed, consisting of Corporal J. Stanley and Colour-Sergeant Scott. Corporal .7. T. Maingay and Vol. J. Evans were appointed auditors, and the following members were elected o Shooting Committee : Corporal J. Stanley, Vols. J. Salmon and J McKce. Vol. J. Sain,on was duly appointed Secretary to the company, and he expressed his willingness to perform his duties without remuneration nntd such times as the company was in a better financial position. Vol. J. McKee was elected to the position of armourer. Corporal .T. T. Maingay called attention to the unsatisfactory state of the butts, discs, etc., at the rifle range. After some little discussion, Corporal J. Stanley and Vol. J. Salmon were authorised to see the necessary repairs and improve vents carried out. The Secretary reported that re uniforms there were plenty of tunics on hand, but trousers were at a discount ; in fact there was not a decent pair available for issue. It was resolved that Vol. J. Salmon have custody of the uniforms, and that any member requiring trousers shall purchase them on their own account pro tern, the price not to exceed £l, the amount to be refunded out of the capitation grant. The absence from the meeting of certain uon-commissioued oilicers who could have attended was adversely commented upon. It was resolved to call a recruit parade for to-night (Thursday), and every following Thursday night, excepting when inspection parades were called. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. The Te Aroha Brass Band, conducted by Mr C. H. Lawn, gave a select programme of sacred music in the Hot Springs Domain on Sunday afternoon, which was greatly appreciated by a large concourse of residents and visitors. The prompt business-like maimer in which .the Bev. Joseph Campbell conducted the floatation of the Montezuma

Gold Mining Company (Te Aroha) with- ; out the aid of professional company, promoters must commend itself to all right thinking investors in gold mines. The fact that the rev. gentleman himself, his personal connections and immediate friends, have retained the greater part of the interest in the mine is in itself a guarantee of good faith, which ought to inspire confidence in the breusts of the most doubtful member of the Londou Stock Exchange, as to the future prospects of Te Aroha goldfield. Mr Campbell has consented to act as consulting geologist and managing director in New Zealand, and to direct

all operations connected with the property until it is dividend paying. The London directors have expressed their conviction that Mr Campbell's special knowledge and experience, especially in connection with the practical working of the tliermo- hyperphoric treatment of ores, will be of the greatest service, and value to the company. It is intended, if possible, to create a parent company by steadily building up. The directors will take no fees except out of profits, and no commission or brokerage has been paid or will be paid, as all the shares have been placed privately. The new enterprise is favourably looked upou in London.' Tho Montezuma Gold Mining Company (Limited) has been duly registered with a capital of £30,00U in £1 shares. Mr John Williams, Te Aroha, is the original vendor of this valuable property, and he retains a considerable interest in it.

There is an important matter to which I would draw the Te Aroha Domain Board's attention, and that is in connection with the valuable magnesia spring just outside the south eastern boundary of the domain reserve. The spring at present opens into an earthenware pipe sunk into the ground, and is exposed to (logs, horses, cattle, etc. Not only that, the approach to it is auything but inviting, as one. has to brush through rushes and fern and cross svyampy ground, -ind after a shower of rain the path is i.-npassable for ladies or invalids. If the spring were railed round and a space left for a turnstile, it would prevent wandering horses and cattle from interfering with it. Then, it would not cost very much to make a proper track from the domain gate to the sprint', which would tend to popularise it. as this would biiug it within reach of many who are at present debarred that privilege for the reasons named. At St. Mark's Church on Sunday evening, in the absence of the Kev. E. J. Mcl'arland, the pulpit was occupied by the Rev. Mr Strange, who preached a most effective sermon, which was attentively listened to by a large congre-

gation. Owing to the detention of the Chairman of the Town Board at the Piako County Council meeting on Friday last and the absence of another member, the Town Board meeting was adjourned (for the second time) until Monday, 2'2ud hist.

There is hope for the hopeless bachelor and there is hope for the anxious maid. Those are my Beutitnents after hearing of the marriage a short time back of two old sweethearts who had been engaged for HO years. One of the contracting parties is a friend of mine, so I can vouch for the truth of the foregoing statement. Judging from appearances, there will be several weddmgs in Tc Aroha district before the end of the present year, between parlies who will not have been engaged more than 12 months. That sounds more like business.

• An eminent London physician has ob turned, good residts in dressing burns with milk. Compresses are soaked with milk and laid on the burn, to be removed night and morning All the local bodies in the Waipa, Watkato, Piako and Raglan Counties advertise in The Waikato Alters. This in itself, proves that the Akgus is the best advertising medium. Electricity in motor form has robbed teeth-tilling of much of its former terror. The work is done in one-fourth the time. The mallet, driven at a high rate of speed, is almost painless when compared to the old hand or foot treadle process. Quite a novel suggestion is put forward by the Financial News in connection with Mr Seddoc's request that the name of the gentleman whom it is proposed to appoint as the new Governor of iNew Zealand shall be submitted to tin; Colonial Ministry before the appointment is confirmed. It says : " New Zealand is anxious to have a voice in the selection of the next Governor of the colony. Suppose there were to be a little reciprocity, and that New Zealand let us have some .-ay in the choice of Colonial Treasurer. English investors have suffered more through Mr Ward and his like than the colony lias from the obsticate coitstitufonalisni of Lord Glasgow and his predecesiorg."