ALEXANDRA.
(FBOM OVU OWN COHBESPONDEHT.) The surrey of the frontier line of road bel ween Alexandra and Orakau is , being rapidly pushed ahead, and as soon as the natnes now employed in constructing the Ford Redoubt have completed that work, they are to commence fascinine and forming the road, work-ins; towards Alexandra. Orakau " to bemade a principal post.fchus protecting Kihikihi without the necesaity of keeping a strong force in the latter place. The distance along the frontier lino between Alexandra and Cambridge » about 30 miles, nnd a regular night patrol will be kept up along the whole length as soon a 3 sufficient horsei have been procured for the A.O. troop. We had a visit from the promoters of the Waikato Settler* 1 Steam Navigation Company, yesterday. The share list left hy them had 2150 shares taken up, and about 850 more were taken up here during the afternoon
New Name fob Satof.— a Yankee dined recently at Jtfmton, whore they had matrimony pudclin* witb a very fine wine sauce for dinner. Ho got through with the sauce, when mine host kindly inquired, " Will you hare some more of t.io pudding ?" "No, thank V,.," was the reply ; " but I will thank you for a little more of the 'intment."
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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 172, 14 June 1873, Page 2
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209ALEXANDRA. Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 172, 14 June 1873, Page 2
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