Notes in the Waikato.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1667, 22 June 1875, Page 3

Notes in the Waikato.

(From our own Correspondent.)

NOVEL HOBSE CURE.

William Eughes, a half-caste, who lives at Totara Pukapuka, near Kopua, and who cultivates many acres of land there, had a horse that got staked under one of its fore legs, which made it quite lame He obtained the following herbs, viz., poporo, pavara, panuko, and hutiwai, put a portion of each into a pot of water and boiled them for some time, and with this lotion he bathed the wounded leg of the horse ; in a few days the horse was able to walk on the leg. The wound was a very dangerous one, and was at the least four inches deep.

RANGIAOHIA SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

At ftangiohia the settlers have subscribed £100 for the purpose of erecting a school and teacher's house, and applied to the Board of Education for a similar sum, which however has been refused on the ground of their having no funds available for that purpose. As the settlers have all paid the Education Eate for the past year, they think that the Board has not treated them fairly. They really intend at once to build a house for the teacher, who is already appointed by themselves. The Church of England at this place, formerly built by the natives through Bishop Selwyn, has lately been re-shingled, and the steeple is now covered with zinc ; this ha 3 all been done at the expense of the settlers. This is the native church which was entirely built of matai wood, and is in a good state of preservation. THE ALEXANDRA HALL. The hall that was being built in Alexandra when I was there in March last is not yet completed, and at the present time no workmen, are employed on it. An offer was made to the committee by the Presbyterian body a short time ago to furnish funds to complete the hall, if the committee would allow them the use of the building for conducting their Sunday services. The committee discussed this proposal and then they discovered that they had enough funds in hand to complete the building themselves, and therefore* declined the Presbyterian offer. • BENEFITS OF THE RAILWAY. The inhabitants of Alexandra have for the last five months suffered severely in consequence of the inability of the steamers to came up the river, owing to the great draught. They have had to employ barges to bring op their goods, and the additional expenses incurred reaches, with*the extra for cartage, 75s per ton. They have, however, already benefited by the opening of the railway to Mercer, as the freight on goods has been reduced to 45s per ton, whilst previous to the opening of the railway 90s per ton was charged. POSSIBLE MAORI WAR. During my stay at Alexandra I was for two evenings° in the company of several of the members ef. the armed constabulary force, and was glad to hear them express it as their undivided opinion that during the life-time of Manuhirii Rewi and the King, no war would ever arise, as they had decided to have peace at any price. They also were of opinion that their successors might possibly hasten on a war, but should one ever arise, it would require at least a good equipped army of 4,000 men to subdue and occupy the country and the nature of the country would be in favour of the natives, and a great sacrifice of Europeans would necessarily be made before the strong Maori position could be taken and held possession SIR CHARLES BURDETT. Strange to say, at Alexandra may be seen no less a person than Sir Charles Burdefct, Bart, who is now serving as a constable there.