Several rresh claims have this fweek been pegged out at the Tui. > *-■• • The formation of Thompson's 'track should prove of much benefit to ;those located on the Gordon special settlement. Ohuiemuri County elections next 'Wed nesday weelf. , As will be seen by advertissment in another column, tenders clotfe- at 6 o'clock this evening for the formation of the Tui track. The work will be let in three sections of about 45, 27, and 26 chains, respectively, starting from near the hut and Maori plantations at Tui Spur, and ending close to Champion Lodes Nos. 1 and 2 claims. The average grade will be about one in .four and a-half. The track when finished is to be 6ft wide in the solid, and all trees and scrub must be cleared for a width of 10ft on the upper side and 4ft on the lower side of the track. The work must be completed within three weeks subject to a fine of £5. per week. Much credit is due to those who have shown such energy in connec tion with getting this track started. Messrs Penk and Allen, contractors for the additions to the J Hot Spiings Hotel,' have already erected the en tire f ramp work required-in their contract, and boarded in the ground' floor portion. , Mr-Jus. Lavery, contractor for the alterations to the British; Hotel, will probably have the neqessary framework ready for erecting' by M'pn&tiy

On Tuesday ln^t n man named, Peter Jlnch#m, employed in, equating tiiji^er f«vr •*§>r Vf e.£; h &ears- tfeWflf wf||abj|jjt| t^ ihak4 : M>tr^|, Ms foot B|p£ed&l|e a.&k, eoming<sofytfcw|th gr||i^fo|(fejonjh|l fool, |*1» ttin^i?i|b^tlffpii^h Xh| b^tlaifrjakii^ •oft t^o'no"|FVli^oi^p'^&be^ having been properly dressed the suffeier is likely to be able to.resume work agai" after a^J^ne. ' * #^ -^ inent hns been manifesting iteftlf In Waio-n wiMdUvs ih uMujjWnoWsY TbWfrioS \vunton~destruction~of property^hould~be* put down with a strong, hand,vandj.if any, of the few (for "we 'feet sure the Vemarß •tfan olfrysppl? 'td"'a"'very'*Binan ISwnSßeff who amuse themselves thus at the expense of others t are .caught in Jlagranti, delicti we sincerely trust they will be jiaugiita lesson they will not quickly forget. : .Somli fifteen ni^n 'arei ii&wLemployed in completing (the, .formation pr , the 1 uanch\ line of; tramway -to* Fergusons biittery, v.nd ravoijjredf}by ,f |he (.line ( .1ine are making excellent progress^with the Work in hand. 