The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM PORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1871.

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 316, 23 May 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM PORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1871.

'' ' • %(| ' <i'» "ii -\i i expect ing tho Alexandra Crickc' Club i.o a ii fonlo.npor.ivv — President, Cnptim 11 C Morrlsnn ;_m.v pi.-sulent, Capmin H. 0 North "roft ; tiv. . ; surer, Ely Drown; secret jry, Y. l)iiY.il ; honor m mem- i bus: W. Scott, J D Hill, a V T. 5..1.11, J Aubui, E O. P i*s Ciplain Tiejrai, E Hill, A sinus C.ipl mi r.ockett. - U Sea urn be, Di- W.uwinjton. 11. L Pultus. Tins (Jlu!) ua>> e-U'jhs!n\l \ovi<m!.ir Ist 1871, nntl now numbers 37 phiMiig inouiber-, being an increase of 15 on last jear. Sis matches have heon pln.ml this season, m four of winch the- [ Club has proved victorious. Tlie batsmen who hare been most conspicuous tins season are C lrlton, Morrison, P. B >nd, Bertram, Steel, and Brown. The bowlers of the Dlub nre White, W. Uond, A S. Cox, T. Bond- Messrs E. B Coy and P Bond have shown best form in fielding. One of the C übV officers r ports as follows: — 'I am sorry that I am not able to give a veiy flourishing acconnt of our Club. , I do not know how to account for it, but nevertheless it is n fact that we always mako a bold start at the commencoment of the season, nnd then nf.er a few smart practices and a match or two the interest dies out, and 1 we generally end the season in a very impecunious slate as to funds, and with very dilapidated tools.' A meeting of the ratepayers in the Town of Ngaruawahia and Newcastle districts, wns held on Thursday, at the Delta Hotel, for tho purpose of considering the Highways Bill, Major Wilson in the chair. The clauses of parts three and four were considered seriatim, nnd resulted in the two resolutions following be ng carried: — 1. "That Cent nil Boards as proposed in part three would be unworkable.'" 2. "That the proposa' to allow sub-districts to borrow money and pledge the rales lor seven years is unsound." It is purposed to hold this following religious services in tho Waikato to-morrow i — Church of England — Alexandra, 11 a.m.; To Awamutu, 3 p m. ; Kdukihi, 6.30 p.m.; Hamilton, 11 im. ; Ngaruawahia,. 6.30 p.m. Wcslcyan Methodist — Cambridge, 11 a.m. ; Fukerimu, 2.30 p.m. j Hamilton, G 30 p.m.; Te Awamulu, 11 am. Mr Sheehan staged, on Thursday, in the Provincial Council, th.nt before he asked the Council to proceed further with the Education Bill, he would obtain the highest legal opinion in the province as to whether the rating clauses in the Act could he i nforced, so as to yield the amount which it was estimated n ould be collected. The opinion will be looked for with some degree of interest.— " Cioss." After the review and inspection of our two Cavalry corps to-d.iy, there will be sports of various kinds including horse racing, steeple chase, paper hunt, &c The two corpi will also lunch together. The Suez mail arrived in the Waikato last evening, and thd City of Adelaide, with the Sin Francisco mails is due iv Auckland to-day. Tne outward February mails via San Francisco, reached that port on March 18. The rating clauses of the Education BiU were carried in Committee on Wednesday evening by 16 to 13' The Poll Tax of '2.Q* upon all male adults also pa««ed the Council. It will be observed that the Bank of New Zealand, Ngaruawahia will be closed ou Monday, the :45th in»t, in commemoration of Queen's Birthday. The cutter Agni » was advertised to leave tho Manukau for Waikato Heads yesterday.

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