ALEXANDRA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 178, 28 June 1873, Page 2

ALEXANDRA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

You will no doubt wonder why I have been silent so long a time. Tho fact is, there has been nothing to write about, although some of the correspondents of. your Auckland contemporaries have so expanded their brains in attempting to keep the paper* supplied with something, that they have been the means of some of the most unmitigated rubbish appearing in print that ever was published. It it not necessary to criticise individually the effusions of these unfortunate victims of the cacoelhex scribendi (disease, but when one talks about the Waikato settlers having had to pay twopence per lb- for the freight of their wool to Auckland — an assertion which would damn ,any district in the eves of intending speculators — and another says that the Edueat ; on tax collectors are getting five shillings per day and 10 per cent, on all that they collect (a great many people are inclined to doubt this, and would like to learn the truth) , one cannot help noticing it. The Lallah Eookh streaked up the Waipa this morning in a wnj th»t quite astonished the people here. Site travelled from Whatn Wbata to Alexandra in two hours and a half. Ido not believe that this has ever been done before. Notwithstanding the obstacles thrown in the way to make the receiving of goods conveyed by this steamer as inconvenient as possible, the Lallah, after discharging part of her cargo at the landing place lately constructed by the Alexandra Town Board (with the assistance of the W^aikato Steam Navigation Company), steamed to the more welcome shores of the old landing, where she soon discharged the rest of her cargo, and then steamed away merrily, leaving a most favourable impression of her abilities and suitablenps< for our trade. The Odd Fellows' ball held here on Wednesday night, owing to the very bad weather, was not so well a't'nded as the promoters would have wished, but those who did brave the diffioiilty of getting over to the room, which had been carefully prepared and remarkably well decorated for the occasion, were completely rewarded by spending a most happy night, and gave such a glowing account of the way in which they so thoroughly enjoyed fchemsolves.that those- who who were frightened by tho weather are quite dissatisfied with themselves for their timidity. Wa have read the report of Paora Tnhaero's visit to Tokangamutu, and feel more confirmed in our confidence in the Government when «c knowthat there is nothing further aggressive to be feared from the natives themselves, and that they ridicule the idea of our taking, any further steps toprocure Purukutu. You have called for justice, Auckland has honied for it, and editors at a still further distance from the probable scene of action bare screeched for retaliation ; the Australian and Home press are calmly watching and waiting for results from these howls* &c. j and if we donothing, no end .will be the amount of fun that wilt be poked at us from all sides.