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CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not neceasarfly 1 endoVse ths opinion's exprfesSed by olir correspondents.']'?

(To the Editor of the Waieato TiJifcs.) Sib,— l think' it' should" 1 be publicly known, for tho honor of whom it may concern, the" manner in which the Pirongin District B~oard have let tho Ta Bori Perrj for tho ensuing year. In the first place, allow me to explain that this ferry was established and maintained by the Provincial Government for the last" lour years, almost totally for the beneflt of the Pirongia settlers, nt a cost to tho Government of £06 per annum. Last year, -in common with nearly all theferriea in the prdvjnce, this grant was discontinued; At the last* annual meeting, a few of the settlers carried a penrfy aero rate which will probably produce the magnificent sum of about 540, though it was urged J by some that 1 it war absolute folly to levy * rate which was hardly worth collecting, and at the same time diminish the Government grant in proportion ; in fact a few" of tho v settlers in this distWA, to save themselves n, penny atf'ncrc sacrificed about £100 '6f Government grant and absentees rates. Now tho' Board* hafe detei'ininodto hare? ti'fred fdvry, not for the public at large, bufc for tho getifrous large-minded individuals" wlio" live iv this favored district. A few ratepayers' at Alexandra, with a* spirit' of philantrophy which does more credit to their hearts than their heads; through their^proxy voted'for theireS 1 fer?«£ for thcSr neighbours, but not for thsfms'e'lves. 1 .. But not content with having a "free ferry* for the privileged few at other people's expense, the Board, in the* plenitude of their wisfiom^ rightly judging that tho present fSrrymrfn might not be complacent eriough to meet their view's, wrote' to the? Waikato Compnny, for whom he is also ngent, asking would €heydppoirit th« nffw fetrrrnsn, whoever ho might be, to be agent for the steamers ; in fact, asking them to dismiss their ugjerif^ff it wail nrce"ssary, to eifhble Hie re'iidents of this" delightful place to cross the ferry free. For coot riuflncvty, shabby meanness, arid'baso ingratitude to thd public by whose fnhtU'we hava so largely benefited, this transnetion excels anything I have 'ever heard af in the history of Highway boards. — Pam, &c, Ed-\Vakd G. MJ'MiSn; o lidle Chairman Pirongia District Board. P. 3. — There i» « clause in tho Act disqualifying persdns wlib have beort guilty of heinous crimes from being Highway Trustees, I* think" in the ahiorided Act which is promised it might b<( ndvhntageous to enlarge this clause to meet cases of thfc description.

fTo the jfcditor of the Waikato Times.) Sill. — t'haVe the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter asking me to furnish yoifvtfth a. list showing the number of sjbeep-in'tho various districts in the Waikato. I hereby give a list, dividing the settled districts into tlirCe sections. No. 1, the Delta, by Waikato river, from Ngai®awauia to tlie Bald Hills, and from the river at that point by a straight .line to Alexandra, including Hurapipi, by the Wnipa to Ngaruawabia, 8110. No.' 2 District, from Ohaupo to confiscated gj>ahdnry at Sotorangi, thence along confiscated line to" P«rna, down that river to' Alexandra, thenco along the lino described in No. 1; to Ohaupo, 8520. No. 3 District, from the river fit Bnld Hills, by stra : ght Una to Oiiaupo, thence to llotornnga, tlience to bridge ab Cambridge, including east sirle of Wivikalo river to Hamilton, 14,260. Finding it difficult, to define districts, I liavo adopted the preceeding^divistctn, hoping' tliis supply tlfd infofraation you require. lam also happy to state that the mnjor portion are very good long-woolled shoep — many of them would be hard to beat in any part of New Zealand, and tho owners report unanimously heavy fleeces, and intend increasing the nutu&ors of their flocks. Regarding the number of boles of wool sent out of Waikato this year, you will got a more Correct account from tho W.B.N. Co. I rdmain, &O£ John Sxtxciman, > Inspector of Sheep, Horotuo District. ♦■ Bvoad Meadows, Dec. 21, 1873. g^ -0

6n Snnday morning, isOth Z^overnbVi*', a q'unn'tity of.oaten bay, about seven tons, collected and put together during tbe previous week, by Mr John Ivers", a smull farmer" at Tifiugelly, was destroyed by fire. The loss (about £80) is a largo ono for a poor struggling mail, as most of tbe farmers in this locality are. The cause of the Cr6 13 attributed, and there is little doubt about it, to the fact, that a heavy, waterproofdressed, tarpaulin was fastened tightly down upon the top of thejiay, to guard against expected rain. This prevented the esSpc of tho gas genbratod by tbo ftrmonting hay. Tho gas would accumulate behea'th (he farpaulin, which was blac^-coloured and acted upon by the sun, which, thdjjj'gh the day was cteudyj' occasionally shone out strongly and caused the gas td generate Htid ignite. Had there been no tarpaulin upon tbe hay the gas would have escaped, and tbo fire would not hare taken place. Or bafety would have been secdreti, had the coverftg been raised a few feet above tho hay. Too 1 great caro cannot be exercised in such motterj. Specially in 6ttci» weather ai we have lately^xperiencen le feather is unsettled, and the hay 'is oftoMnurriod from the field before it is properly cured. .In nny<?a'se> 'ivhei'* tarnaulim aye ussd, they shoold be kept off" the h'tfy, except when it is actually raining, or, ifleft ovor it, they should be raised otf poles above the heap. $yen so, care is necessary, for only laßt harvest, in tho same neighbourhood as the acci* dent just mentioned occurred, there was another instance. In this cas"e a farmer had just prepared a l«rge calico covering for a stack in course of building. The calico had been dressed with linseed oil, and was to be hoisted above tho lity on tall pojes at either end ol the staok. The covering was all ready for hoisting, laying for s few hours only upon the top of the hay, when emoko from it was observed by tho men working in Ino adjacent field. The men hnatenefl to tho spot, and arrived ju6t in time (odrag the calico oil' the hay, before tho latter ignited; btit not before it was too late to •aye the covering. Farmer! would do well to bear thebe dangers in mind, *nd uae more care than uiuallj characterises them.— Toivn and Country.

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Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 255, 30 December 1873, Page 2

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CORRESPONDENCE. Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 255, 30 December 1873, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE. Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 255, 30 December 1873, Page 2

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