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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 313, 12 July 1898, Page 2

Mr Dumbell, Government Auditor, is at present in Hamilton auditing the books of various local bodies for the period ending 31st March last. The annual Oddfellows' Ball will be held iD the Oddfellows' Hall, Cambridge, on Wednesday, 3rd August next. This event is always looked forward to with pleasure, as it is always well managed. The first election of Councillors for the Borough of Te Aroha was held on Saturday, "when the following were returned, viz :—Messrs A. W. Edwards, E. Gallagher, D. McLiver Wallace. S. L. Bygrave, S. L. Hirst and P. O'Meagher. The Council will be constituted as above, with Mr Jas. Mills as Mayor. In connection with the recent sales of properties near Hamilton, we learn that Mr Holtby has purchased " Breton " from Mr N. I. Hunt and has already entered into occupation. The 'Silverdale" Estate has, we understand, been purchased by Mr Kneebat, a gentleman recently from the Old Country. On Saturday evening a farewell supper was given in the Salvation Army Barracks, Cambridge, to Captain Gibbs, who has beeu transferred to Paeroa, The captain has gained the respect of all with whom he has been brought in contact during his stay in Cambridge, and he carries with him the good wishes of many friends. The petition requesting the Dairy Association to reconsider the removal of the local Mr Barker, to Mercer has (writes our Te Awamutu correspondent) been forwarded on to suppliers in the district with the exception of one or two who are at present away from home. We have it on very good authority that ere long a large boarding-house will be erected in Cambridge. The site for it has been purchased, and we trust the building will be proceeded with forthwith to as to be ready for the next season. Every year the visitors to Cambridge increase, and the want of an establishment such as the one above referred to was much felt last season. The funeral of the late Mr Warr was held on Sunday afternoon, and notwithstanding the inclement weather a number of old comrades and friends assembled to pay their last tokens of respect. The chief mourners were Messrs Charles Warr (son) and Crawford aud Powell (sons-in-law) of deceased. The Rev. J. M. Mitchell officiated at the grave. In this issue the relatives of deceased return their thanks for the sympathy extended to them in their bereavement. A Press Association telegram last night states :—Mr E. J. Einch has been appointed Inspector of the New Zealand branches of the Bank of New South Wales, in place of the late Mr W. G. Ehind. For about seven years Mr Finch has been Inspector ot the Queensland branches of the bank. Previously, he was branch manager of the bank in Dunedin. He is to Le succeeded in Queensland by Mr Gilbert King, who was Inspector in New Zealand during Mr Rhinds' illness. fc Attention is drawn to an advertisement of Messrs Barr Brown and Co., who have taken over the business of land aud commission ..agent lately run by Mr W. J. P. Gaudin. Mr R. Barr Brown is the Secretary of the Equitable Terminating Building Society (Surr-Bowkett System), which enables members to obtain loans of money without paying interest. We have been advised by Mr Barr Brown that an allocation of £2OO will take p'ace on the Sth August ; so intending members are advised to apply early. A meeting of all interested in holding a quarterly meeting of the Waikato Farmers' Club at Ohaupo is convened to be held at that place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday next, 19th inst. This is, we believe, the result of the proposal made at the last meeting of the Waikato Fruitgrowers' Association, aud as it is obvious that, if successfully carried out, the movement would tend to still further increase the sphere of the Club's usefulness, we hope there will be a large attendance of settlers who have not yet become members. The Rev. Joseph Campbell called at this (Te Aroha News) office yesterday evening, and showed us a wedge of bullion weighing some 10'2oz. and valued at from 8s (id to 10s per oz. This bullion is recovered from low grade ores not amenable to the cyanide process and can he made to pay by the hyperphoria process. At present this extremely low grade refractory stuff is being treated at Ss per ton ; but Mr Campbell hopes to reduce the cost of treatment to U 3 per ton. The rock breaker has proved a source of disappoinment and will have to be renewed as the original plant does not crush small enough. Mr Campbell is perfectly satisfied with the results that have attended his operations, and feels justified in advising the company to extend the capacity of the plant. Consequently work will be suspended lor several weeks, and it is possible that he will have to visit the Old Country shortly with a view of laying the results of his operations before his directors.

On Saturday morning about 10 o'clock an elderly woman named Bullet) fell down in Pitt-street, Auckland, and expired a few miuutes afterwards. The creditors in a bankrupt estate in the North Island have been informed that the munificent dividend of fifteen-sixteenths of a penny in the pound awaits them. We, have pleasure in informing our readers that Mr W. Little, of Cambridge, who for some time has managed Mr Manning's branch shop in that town, has purchased the business, and will in fntute carry it on on his own account. By the attention he has devoted to the business and his obliging manner, Mr Little has made many friends, and we predict that he will find the change to his advantage. He has our hearty good wishes for his success. A sawmill is a factory under the terms of our legislation (says the Post) and consequently it is necessary that any accident happening in a mill should _be reported to the Inspector of Factories. Messrs Harrison Bros'., of Upper flutt, having failed to report an accident which occurred recently to one of their employees, were fined 10s with 14s 6d costs, at "the Wellington Magistrate's Court. Mr Kenny, S.M., pointed out that the maximum penalty wis £lO. Last week, says the Dunedin Star, no fewer than ten head of cattle aud five sheep slaughtered at the abattoirs were condemned by Mr Snowball as unfit for food. Cue of these-beasts was apparently a fine animal and regarded as such until the intestines came to be examined, when a perfectly awful state of disease was exposed. The inspector is well earning his salary. What horrible stuff we must have occasionally eaten as meat before the abattoirs were erected. Mr John Hutcheson, Labour member, spoke as follows in his speech on the Address-in-Reply :—" I am not the only verdant idiot in this House that understood last session that it was merely a library to cost £7OOO. But, sir, I never like to be deluded, and I never like sophistries and ambiguities told to me and the tongue to be put in the check when my back is turned. I never trust again when that sort of thing has been done to me. I can never recover confidence when once I have b tn betrayed, and I say that amongst other promises that were fairly aud squarely made to the House has been broken." We may mention that after making the above remarks Mr Hutcheson's name appeared in the division list as voting against Capt. Russell's amendment.