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Waikato Argus, Volume XV, Issue 6039, 12 September 1903, Page 2

Mr W. Thompson (Messrs Carthew Thompson and C 0..) land agent, Hamilton and New Plymouth, reports the sale of Mr Donald Morrison's property of 131 .icres in the Pukeriniu district, to Mr Arthur Rosaiter, of Carterton. Further developments have occuried in the Stratford arson case. Some weeks ago a man named Salmon confessed to burning a furniture factory two years ago, and implicated others. He was committed tor trial. His alleged accomplice, Hitchcock, will be charged with the offence, and Salmon will be called as a witness against him. The Hamilton Band will give an open-air concert in Victoria-street, Hamilton, this evening, commencing at 7 30 sharp, when the folio wing programme will be submitted :—Quickstep, ' Valiint Volunteer'; euphonium solo, 'Village Blacksmith'; march, ' Slaßher'; valse, 'Vaterland'; march, ' Capiscolus'; ochottische, ' BUiahing Beauty'; valse, •Woodland Whispers'; quickstep, 'Fighting Fusilier'; 'God Save the I King.' For Children's Hacking Cough at night take Wood's Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6

At Trinity Methodist Church, Hamilton, to-morrow evening a memorial service will be held for the late Mr Morns. The Anglican service at Tamahere to morrow will be in the afternoon - not at 7 p.m. aa stated in the list of seivices on our fourth page.

Messrs Edgecumbe and Wheeler, land and estate agents, Hamilton, report the sale of Mr Mawhinney's farm, near Fraukton, containing 233 acres, to Mr Philip Lee. The Maoris who recently were awarded compensation for the deprivation of land taken for the Paeroa-Waihi railway had their claims settled on Thursday. The amount involved was about £IBO.

Another gentlemen's golf handicap tournament is about to be started in Cambridge, for which the entries will close on the lU'h instant. The ladies' match for the niblick has been postponed until after the match with the Hamilton team.

We understand that Mr A. Swarbrick, of Hamilton, has been nominated for the position of lay synodsmau for the electoral district of Waikato on the General Synod of the Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly known as the Church of England.

At a meeting of tho Canterbury Land Board held yesterday the Commissioner intimated that il was the intention of the board to prohibit persons who had been successful at a ballot from taking part in any "-übspquent ballot. This would stop the bartering of land which now goes on.

Owing to the non-receipt of copies of rules from kinded bodies, the meeting of the sub-committe of tho Waikato Chamber of Commerce, which was to have been held this evening for the purpose of drafting rules, has been postponed. Members will be notified of the date on which the meeting will bo held.

lb is probable that the regulations requiring the police to take the finger prints of accused persons will be repealed. It I*B considered that the duty is not one which the police should be called upon to perform, and, moreover, it is held that, except in certain cases, it is not right that persons awaiting trial should have their finger priuts taken.

There is a regular and extensive business carried on of drafting German lads into our mercantile marine, where they remain a twelvemonth, and are then recruited into the navy ot the Fatherland. This is Germany all over ; but, of course, she can hardly be blamed for taking advantage of our easy ' freetrade ' ideas in everything.—Cardiff Western Mail.

We call the attention of oar readers to Davis and Co.'a auction notice, in thia issue, of a clearance sale at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday next of houße, land, horses, buggy and harness, household furniture, etc., the property of Mr Perrin, who is leaving the district. Intending buyers would do well to inspect this well-kept house and grounds.

Thus the Fox ton correspondent of the Manawatu Times :—The value of hemp exported from the colony for the year ending 30th June last was £577,204. This shows an increase on the preceding year of £194,824. Over £200,000 of this increase is due to better prices. The export of hemp is not tar short of the value of grain exported during the same period, and ia in excess of the value of kauri gum and tallow.

A return of the comparative prices of commodities in Wellington in 1893 and 1903 has been presented to Parliament. It shows that house renc has risen 25 per cent., meat 30, coal 10, firewood 40, men's clothes 16, sawn timber 40, ham bacon and eggs 25, while flour has fluctuated from £8 to £l4 a too, being now at £lO 17s 6d. Bread has risen from 2Jd to 3£d per 21b loaf, tea has fallen from 3d to Gd per lb, rice, sage, tapioca, jim, dried fruits, currants, raisins, and kerosene are sliahtly cheaper, and tobacco and ready made clothes are about the same.

Our Raglan correspondent writes : —All thoae really interested in the progress of the Waikato district (of which Raglan is an important part) will be pleased to see that steps are being taken to form a Chamber of Commerce, and all parts of the district should take an interest in the movement. We were glad to see that the chairman of the Auckland Chamber in his recent address spoke of including this and other districts. Several local men are on the provisional committee, and some others equally desirous of helping it forward might also bo added. There was a good attendance at the Salvation Army Biorama concert in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, last evening. With the aid of an up-to-date machine, worked by skilled operators, a large number of animated and limelight views were thrown on the screen. The limelight scenes were very pretty, while the animated pictures, which included a large number of views of New Zealand and colonial scenery and humorous pictures, were in many ways far ahead of anything of the kind yet seen in Hamilton—they were so clear and distinct. Everybody seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. A company song and selections by the mandolin band were well received.

The Government has introduced a Native Land Rating Bill. It provides that all nativo land shall be liable to the full amount of all rates, including special rates levied in the district. The Governor may, however, declare that any land occupied solely by natives shall be partially or wholly exempt from such rates. Native land is to be exempt from all rates if the title has not been ascertained, or if it is used or set apart as a church, burial, or school site, or it occupied or set apart aa ' papakenga,' or solely for the maintenance and support of Maoris. It is also provided that when default is made in payment of rates on native land tho Minister may authorise the Maori Land Council to administer the land.

For the year 1894-95 the export of butter from New Zealand totalled b'6,2830wt, of the value of £263,244, as compared with 263,195 cwt, of the value of £1,268,759 for the year ending March last. The export of cheese was greater by 5060 cwt in 1895 than last year, but owing to increased prices the value of last year's export was worth about £20.000 more. Only 25,000 cwt of frozen beef, of the value of £33,544, waa exported in 1894-5, as compared with 281,404 cwt, of the value of £381,823 for the year ending March last. The number of carcases of mutton sent out of the colony in 1902-3 was about double that for 1895. About half-a million carcases of lamb were exported in 1595, just about one-fourth of the number for 1902-3 (2,104,544 carcases, of the value of £1,053,363). A woman was arrested at Waihi on Wednesday en a charge of shop-lift-ing. A tradesman in the main street had his suspicions aroused by the manner of a woman outside a drapery shop opposite his premises, and warned the proprietor. The woman, it is alleged, after seeing that the street waa clear, proceeded to purloiu a large roll ot dress stuff on show outside the shop by working it underneath her skirt, her every movement being followed by the proprietors within. The woman then walked across the street, followed by the proprietor, who placed a had on her shoulder, whereupon the woman immediately dropped the roll, for the possession of which she offered an excuse that was nob conaidered satisfactory, and was marched off to the police station. Her house was subsequently searched, and was found to contain articles alleged to have been stolen from, other establishments. Shop-lifting has been very rife here. The accused is a married woman.

11l Auckland yesterday a young girl named Susan Mangau, aged 16, waa committed for trial for stealing £2 10s from the dwelling of Hasan Martin, who had befriended her. A young woman named Amy Hoase, charged with stealing u bracelet valued at £l2, the property of Florence Neilson, was similarly dealt with.

Wm. Nicholson, the lighthousekeeper who shoe himself at Waipawa on Friday last, died in the hospital early on Thursday. He had not had a sleep for three weeks. Deceased was a resident of Invercargill when appointed to the lighthouse service 24 years ago, unci his wife is an Invercargill woman. They were for some time at Mokohinau, north of Auckland.

Some days ago, when it was reported that several local Civil servants had clubbed together to import twelve American bicycles, at a landed coat of £5 each, a succession of bicycle accidents was anticipated. So for this has not been the case, but the sequel of the purchase at the present time is as follows: One machine has been sold, one is in a saleroom, one ia available for sale, and oue has been given away aB a present.

This (Saturday) evening a grand limelight exhibition will be given in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, illustrative ot life in Japan, John Ploughman's pictures, Ben Hur, and statuary by eminent sculp tors. Two hundred beautiful coloured picturea will be shown. The mußical programme will include: 'Toilers,' 'Little Hero,' 'Allan Water,' 'Sweet Sixteen,' ' Kimberley,' 'Smiting the Rock,''Calvary,'' Better Land,' 'Holy City,' etc. On Sunday evening au illustrated saored concert will be given.

Some 400 head of cattle have already been entered for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's Ohaupo sale, to be held on Tuesday next. There ore many choice lines of stock coming forward (principally empty cows and one to two-year-old cattle off turnips), but we would draw special attention to the 115 head' of purebred shorthorns, bred by Mr Schnackenberg, and the 50 veariing to 18 months old steers from Te Mata. Full particulars in usual column. The sale will start at 12.30.

In this issue apears an advertisement from the well-known horse-owuer, Mr J. Browne, in which he notifies the services of his horse Musuapeer will again be at the disposal of breeders this season, but he will not travel through the district. Muskapeer ia such a favourite in the Waikato that travelling is unnecessary, the owner experiencing no trouble in filling hia list without it. Muskapeer is one of the few of the illustrious Musket's representatives left in the Auckland province, and ia the only horße in the Waikato t ! >at can claim the great horae as his sire. His reputation ia already established, and his stock have always borne a good name as racers, hacks, or harness horses.

The usual' monthly meeting of the Hami ton West, School Committee waa held on Wednesday evening. Present :—Messrs Hatrick (iu the chair), Parr, Tucker, Going, Davis, and White (secretary). Inspector Mulgan's report on the High School was received ; it showed that the school was doing good work, and that the pupils are making satisfactory progress. Be emphasised the necesesity of having a separate class room, as the school is overcrowded. Thia is a matter which the Committee have for some time urged upon the Board of Education to settle, but the usual statement, 'want of funds, has delayed the carrying-out of the purpose. Correspondence was received from the Railway Department re conveyance cf children to and from Huntly to attend the Hieh School, the Department having been requested to a'hw chi'dren to travel by the 9 30 a.m and 3.30 p.m traius. Tho letter promised that the matter would be carefully conaidered.— Through the efforta of Mr W. C. Davis, the firm of Cadbury Bros, has kindly donated a box of specimens of cocoa at various stages in its preparation for use in object lessons in the school, also a well-got-up book, giving a full description of their extensive woiks. The Secretary was instructed to thank the firm for their interesting gift.

Yesterday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company concluded one of the best horse sales ever held in this part of the colony, and right up to the tiuish the bidding was spirited, indeed it was keener at the finish than at the beginning. The auctioneer, Mr Chas. Hunter, kept matters humming from 9 a.m., yesterday until the sale concluded about 4 p.m., and the number of horses quitted is between five and hundred. The prices yesterday were : Medium draughts £3l 10s to £46, plough and farm horses £26 10s to £3B, good upstanding hacks £l9 10s to £2l, buggy horses £2O to £26 10a, good cobs and ponies £lO to £l4 10s. Mr Hawkins, of Jhristchurch, was a large purchaser of ponies, many of which will doubtless appear at polo ere they are much older. A number of colts from the Gorton Estate, made from £lO to £23, and one of them that was sold ab the former price afterwards changed naurls at double, the money, the jump in price being caused by tho agile manner in which the colt jumped the gates aud fences in the Boroujih yards, here tho colta were sold. The colt waa by Hornpipe, and the way in which he negotiated the fences was unique. He just skipped over a five foot six inch fence as if was a yard and repeated the performance about 50 i times.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS Mr W. H. Soper inserts a notice. Send your boots to Salmon to mend. Xihikihi Town Board : Meeting of ratepayers. Waikato Gun Club : General meoting next Wednesday. Opening notice: Taranaki Boarding House, Cambridge. Wanted ; Lad for farm, Cambridge ; man for farm, Hautapu. Antonio's circus at Hamilton next Wednesday and Thursday. Clements Bros., carters, coal and firewood merchants, Hamilton. Mr E. J. Wilkinson, Cambridge, has a complete range of school books. S. Fouleham, Hamilton, is a cash purchaser of bones, bottles, Backing, etc. Tenders ; Grading and formation, Rangiaohia Road Board : timber repairs, tarring and painting bridge, Waikato County Council. Mr W. Thompson, Land Agent, craws attention to a cheap Hamilton residential property for sale, comprising 5-roomed house, 2 acres freehold, acre orchard,|and 16 acres leasehold. —Advt. In this issue Madame Cavaye notifies that she has commenced business in Hamilton as a costumier. • Madame is just over from Sydney, brimful of fresh ideas and new fashions, and sho is to be found at Clarernont Villa, Thaokeray Street—better known, perhaps, as Ohaupo Road.

Gone ! Vanished ! Absolutely Cur ed The old man's Cough is gone. For years he was troubled with Asthma ; now he is quite cured ; Bock's Balsam cured him. It has cured others ; has cured thousands. Bock's Balsam cures Bronchitis in all its stages, old standing Couchs, ordinary Colds ; heals Cuts, Cracked Hands, etc. Bock's Balsam is free from narcotics. Relieves everybody. Thousands testifv to it. Many a blighted life has been mads happy by it. Is 6d at all leading chemists and stores. Locally from Parr Bros, Hamilton : G. M. A Ahier, To Awamutn ; F. D. Corboy Kihikihi ; Pickett Bros. Morrinsville. This Waikato Akous is known as The Settlers' Paper. It has always espoused tho cause of tho farmer and fearlessly supported all movoments calculated to further tho interests of the district.

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Hamilton Borough Council met at the Chambers laHt evening. There were preaent :—His Worahip the Mayor, Mr C. J. W. Barton (chairman), and Crs. R. Parr, J. A. Young, J. Bettley, D. Salmon, W. Dey and H. S. Hardley. Apologies.—The Mayor apologised for the absence of Cr. Coyle, and leave of absence waa yrauted to him owing to illhealth.—Cr. Dey apologised for the abHence of Cr. Pearson. Footpath —Mr A. Swarbrick asked permission to take roateiial from the gravel reserve, Lot 32, to raise the footpath in front of his laud, Lot 244.—This was referred to the Works Committee with power to act,

Bkidge —Johu Burua and Co. wrote that the chief engineer of the American Bridge Co. would shortly call upon the Council.—Letter received.

Old Buildings—Dr. Mukgill, District Health OfficiT, wrote re the house occupied by the late Mr R. Bishop, which was burned down hy order of the Coroner. He pointed ont that under ■Sections 349 and 351, Municipal Corporations Act, 1901, the Borough Council had the power (and it was their duty) to prevent houses in such a condition existing in the Borough. He hoped an inspection would be made, and that if any more such dwellings existed they would be pulled down.—lt waa decided to have several old buildings in the Borough demolished, and the Inspector of Nuisances was requested to report to the Legal and Finance Committee with this object in view. Chaklemont Street.—Mrs Roffey wrote applying to have Char.'emont Street, Hamilton West, opened up,— Referred to the Works Committee. Drain—Mr J. E. Tidd called attention to the nuisance caused by a drain through his property in Collingwood Street, and asked to have pipes put in.— Referred to the Works Committee for their report.

Finance.—The clerk read the following financial statement: —Balance, Aug. 11th, 1903, £962 16&6d ; accounts passed, £BB 18s 7d ; accounts paid since, salaries and wages, £42 0s Id ; total, £1093 15s 2d. Receipts : Dob tax, £1 2a 6d ; affixinc seal, 10a 6,i ; local subsidies, £2 18a 5d ; cemetery lots, £2 10s ; rents, £26 10s; cost of deeds, £6 6s; Waikato County Council licensing refunda, 10s 3d; Kihikihi ditto, £7 4s 4d ; rate, 1902-3, £3 5a," arrears, 12 6d ; 10 per cent., 7s 91; total, £sl 17a 3d ; debit balauce, £lO4l 17s lid.

Accounts.—The following accounts were passed for payment:—T. \V. Maunder, £5 4s 3d ; Waikato Times, £1 2s 6d; H. Kelly, £3 18s; Gas Company, £47 6s 3d ; petty cash, £5 19a 3d. Cemktbbiks.— The foreman in his report detailed the work that had been carried out at the Hamilton West cemetery, and recommended that clearing work should be executed at the cemetery in Hamilton East. — The Council resolved to have this matter attended to.

Road Mktal. —The Mayor said he was not yet in a position to furnish information regarding the cost of road metal, but as soon as the information was forthcoming it would be laid before the Council.

TOWN Hall.—The Mayor reported on the progress ma.de by the Town Hall Committee, and said roueh plans had h-en procured for a building to coat £3OOO. Complete plana were expected every day from Mr Mahcney, architect, and *s soon aa they arrived they would l)e laid before a special meeting of the Council, and steps taken to arrange for a pull on this and the drainage question.— Tho report was adopted. Water Works.—Cr. Young, Chairman of the Works Committee, laid before the meeting a report upon the Hamilton waterworks. He estimated the cost of maintenance at £4OO per annum, and recommended that the loan rate of 9d in the £ on the annual rate be collected at once on all rateable property within the water area. This would yield £2lO 16s 6d, which could only be devoted to paying interest on loan. After paying £175 in interest a balance of £225 has to be provided for by the consumers, and those non-consumers whose property within the water area comes to within 100 yards of any portion of the water works. The methods by which this £225 can be charged and collected were various, and must be fixed by bylaw.—The Turncock reported that altogether he had made about 80 connections. The amount of gas consumed in five houra waa 850 feet, and the water pumped in that time totalled 30,000 gallons. The water consumed weekly at the present time amounted to 14,000 gallons.—The reports were adopted. New Road—Mr H. Biggs, surveyor, forwarded plans, etc., for a road from Collingwood-street to the Hamilton West Railway Station, past Mr Coates' brickyard, with a cross road at the top of the hill. The total cost of tho work was £2lo.—Tho Mayor said it was only a question of a very short time when this road would have to be opened up, and Mr Coatea had offered to contribute £25 to the work. It would also be necessary, he said, to consider the advisableness of putting in a aiding for trucking stock from tho saleyards. The cost of this work would be £3OO, and Mr Coatea had promised to pay £l5O towarda it.—The Council, while expressing the opinion that the work was a desirable one, considered that in view of the expensive worka which were now in hand and the state of the borough finances it would be inadvisable to undertake the expenditure at preaent. Rate.—The rate was struck in accordance with notice given at last meeting, and the ratebook was signed by the Mayor and Cra Parr and Young. Gravel. —Cr Hardley drew attention to the destruction of valuable building sites in Grey-street, Hamilton East, by the removal of gravel, and moved that no more gravel should be removed from those pita.—The Mayor, in seconding the motion, said there was no doubt valuable property was destroyed, and it simply showed the necessity for obtaining proper metal for the roads —Cr Young thought tho motion would bring things to a deadlock, aa no other gravel could be obtained in the borough. He moved, aa an amendment, that the matter be referred to the Works Committee for their report. Cr Bettley Beconded. Cr Hardley said a whole street waß being carted away.—Cr Dey said the pita had been closed several times, but the carting had still g"nc on. He suggested that if it were really necessary to remove the gravel the work should be done in a systematic manner and nothing taken from below the proper level. The amendment was carried, only the Mayor and Cr Hardley dissenting. Footpatus.—Cr Bett'ey referred to the damage done to the footpaths by the laying of the water-pipes.—The Foreman of Works waa instructed to have the asphalt renewed where required, aud the Council decided to inform the Gas Company that in future they would be expected to make good any damage done through making connections. Wateutrouoh. —On the motion of Cr Bettley the question of erecting a watertrough in the main street, Hamilton, was referred to the Works Committee with power to act. LiMPS.— On the motion of Cr Young it was decided to erect a lamp at the corner of Victoria and Rostrevor streets.—A motion hy Cr Bettley in accordance with notice given at last meeting, that four more new Star lamps be obtained, seconded by Cr Salmon, was lost, the majority of the Councillors considering that the town was now well lighted, and it would be wise to keep within the estimate, £IOO a year, which had now been reached.—Only the mover and seconder supported the motion. MEETINGS.—In accordance with notice of motion given at last meeting, Cr. Parr proposed that in future the meetings of the Council bo held fortnightly, ius'encl of monthly as at present.—Cr. Hardley seconded the motion.—Cre. Bettley,

Doy, Young and the Mayor opposed the morion, expressing the opinion that it would bo preferable to call special meetings to deal with special subjects when required. —The motion was lost, only the mover and seconder supporting it. Pike Appliances.—ln accordance with notice of motion given, Cr. Parr moved that proper fire appliances he obtained lor the Borough, and that the matter t'e referred to a committee consisting' of the Mayor and Crs. Dey, Young, Bettley and himself, for their report.—Cr. Dey seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Library Grounds.—Mr J. C. McCrea asked on behalf the Library Com mittee to have the Library grounds straightened up —Referred to the Works Committee with power to act. Lamps.—The Manager of the Gas Works wrote that he had erected the additional lamps as requested, except one at the corner of Cook and Nixon streets atid near the corner of Grey-street and Cambridge Hoard, the piobahle consumers iu those pltic-s being so few that it would not pay the Company to extend the niains so far, and they would be unable to be supplied with gas at present. —Cr. Parr moved and Cr. Dey seconded that the letter be received.—The Mayor said it was not right that the Council should be dictated to in this manner. The Council was a good customer aud should receive some little consideration in a matter of this kiud. He moved that the Company be asked to comply with the request of the Council.—Cr. Hard ley seconded.—The motion was withdrawn and the amendment carried unanimously. Legal and Finance Committee's Retort.—The L c gal and Finance Committee recommended that F. W. Lang, Esq., be writ'en to, to get the Government to give affect to the wishes of the Council in reference to the exchange of pound sites. The committee reported that the Borough Solicitor cot having taken the necessary steps to sue absentees as instrucedjViy the Town Clerk, a year's rates will now be lost.—The report was adopted. Woeks KePoBT. The Works Committee recommended ihat Mr Jas. Quinn be appointed Pornian of Works at 8s per day ; that lot 372 Hamilton West he leased under Improvement Clause at £5 per annum for a term of 21 years ; that the pine trees at the cemetery be felled and destroyed, as the roots are becoming a nuisauco and that the work be let by tender ; that Mr Storey be empowered to procure a suitable fur Borough work. The committee reported that the work at the cemetery was progressing satisfactorily.—The report was received and adopted. Retrenchment.—ln pursuance of notice of motion alleged to have been given, Cr. Salmon moved that the positions of Building Inspector and Inspector of Nuisances should be abolished, and the duties be attached to the Town Clerk and Turncock respectively, without remuneration, in order to effect a saving of £3O a year.— Cr. Bettley seconded the motion.—Cr. Young pointed out that this would necessitate the rescinding of a resolution aud the substitution of another, and the motion was not in proper form. —The Mayor said the motion had come to him as a surprise, and he was not prepared to discuss it without notice. —Some discussion then took place, during which Cr Bettley was ruled out of order. —He accepted the ruling, and said he was sorry Cr Salmon had not heen treated with more courtesy.—The Mayor : Everyone is treated courteously here, Cr Bettley. There is only one at this table who does not treat people with courtesy; hut I shall not name him —Cr Bettley : Thank you for the compliment, Your Worship. —Cr Dey said he did not agree with the views of Crs Salmon and Bettley at all. Sup* posing they had given the clerk an increase of salary it was done in recognition of his merit as Clerk, nnd not with the object of forcing upon him the Inspectorship of Nuisances or any other position. Besides they had no guarantee that either the Clerk or Turncock wou'd accept the extra dutes unless they were paid for it.—Cr. Hardley strongly opposed the motion, and objected to the work being tacked on to anyone without extra pay.—The Mayor spoke in a similar strain, and advised Or. Salmon to pat his motion in proper form and bring it forward for consideration at next meeting. This the mover ageed to do, and the sub. ject dropped. DOMAIN BOARD. The Domain Board met immediately afterwards, the same members being present, with the exception of Messrs Bettley and Salmon. Lots 35 and 3b'.—Mr J. Knox, valuer, assessed the improvements on Lots 35 and 36, Mr Peterson's section, Hamilton East Belt, the lease of which has now expired, at £352, which did not include a stack of oaten sheaves on Lot 36. He considered 10s per acre a fair upset rental per annum for these lots.—lt was agreed to put the property up again at auction, and on the motion of Mr Young to assess rents in future at 5 per cent, on the unimproved value.