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WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS. (New Zealand Herald.)

Cambbidge, Dec. 31. The Armed Constabulary have made considerable progress with the road from Taupo to Wanganui, having already formed some fifteen miles of it round the lake. Contracts have been let for putting up those bridges within a month. The road when finished will be a great convenience to the travelling public. Hukunui, Dec. 81. The new public hall is now all but completed, and will be opened on the evening of Thursday, the 10th January, with an entertainment and dance. The building is neatly finished, has a good stage, will seat a hundred people comfortably, and is nearly free of debt. Other improvements are going on in what is fast becoming the neucleus of a country township. Mr. Freer has taken the contract for the erection of a couple of houses, and the timber is on the ground. The site of a town was laid off here by the Waikato Land Association, who give every encouragement to their employes to purchase a section and build, selling them the land and erecting the house on something like building societies’ principles, taking out the payment in work. Te Awamutu, Dec. 31. A presentation of a handsome watch and chain was made to Miss Alice Devin on Friday evening by the choir of the Wesleyan Church, in recognition of that young lady’s cheerfully-rendered services at the harmonium. Mr. Wright, with a few appropriate remarks, made the presentation. Now that the Hon, Mr. Mitchelson, with Mr. Maxwell, may shortly be expected to visit the Waikato, with a view to effecting something in the way of railway reform, our settlers should urge upon them the desirableness of making proper provision for the carriage of fat cattle to the Auckland market. Special cattle trains should be despatched twice a week, early in the morning, so that the cattle would be received direct into the saleyards for that day’s sales. These trains should stop at no intermediate stations—taking only through passengers. It is the stopping at so many places on the line, with mixed cattle and passenger trains, that bruises and deteriorates the fat stock forwarded to Auckland by rail from this district. A jolt at each stoppage and start knocks the animals about, injuring and bruising them. Again, the cattle-trucks should be constructed with the doors or entrance at one end of the side, and not as now, in the middle. The beasts, on being got in, would make at once for the far end, and not stand, having no choice where to go, to be beaten and shoved out of the way to make room for the next animal. These alterations were submitted to Mltchelson’s predecessor, but received no attention from him. As a Northern man and a business man, we may look for better treatment from the present Minister. The question of freight and its absurd and incomprehensible classifications will also doubtless be placed before him when in Waikato. Why so many classes of goods ? Surely two, weight and measurement, would be sufficient —an uniform rate per cwt. or per ton, per foot or per yard, would meet all requirements, with a rebate, say on artificial manures, machinery, and some other goods. These are matters which are in everybody’s mouth, and will have to be more satisfactorily settled sooner or later.

Morbinsville, Dec. 29. Mr. Evans, brother-in-law of Mr. John Gifford, met with a serious accident yesterday. He was riding after cattle when his horse fell with him, breaking liis collarbone, Mr. Evans was driven into Hamilton, where his injuries were attended to by Dr. Beale. The necessity for a member of the police force being stationed here is still as urgent as ever. Will not the police authorities see to the matter ?

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 34, 8 January 1884, Page 3

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Tapeke kupu
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WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS. (New Zealand Herald.) Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 34, 8 January 1884, Page 3

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS. (New Zealand Herald.) Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 34, 8 January 1884, Page 3

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