ALEXANDRA. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 340, 18 July 1874, Page 2

ALEXANDRA. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Trb annnal meeting of the ratepayers, Alexandra Highway ' District: was held at.the Alexandra Hotel, on Thursday, Uie 16th July. Mr-Ifcynoid* wti voted to the chair, and" read statement of ncrounts for the past year, Rates collected amounted to £42 14s. Received from Colonial Government, £84, dtittssl 3j4d for sundries. ' Total receipts, £128 9s 4d. Expenditure 1 o -Forming road»r-£53 17s metalling and channelling ; £5 16s, bridge.* and culverts ; £4 5s 6d, commission, on amount collected : 18s, printing and advertising ; £2 17s, sundWes. Total," £136 16s lid. A rate of Id in the £on value to sell wsrs decided upon. The following" werfe' elected <Tru#eri for the ensuing year: — Messrs J. D. -Hill, M- Assmus, W. Sloane, S. Bright, and J. Wilson. Mr W. Sloane was, at an after meeting, eltcted chairman. Messrs Perry nu& Grant; Auditors. The annual meeting of thn ratepayers of the Mangapiko District was Hlio<held'»t?thr A-ltxapdra Hotel -on the same date. Mr Sage occupied the chair, and read statement of accounts to the meeting as lfelfows V Eeceipts— £7l2 8s : expenditure— £524 17s. It was proposed by Mr Higginson and seconded by Mr. Roche, that- the rate for the ensuing year be Id in the £on the value io sell. •'Mr Tisdal'l moved as an amendment' find Mr Rogers seconfled, 'That the rate be |d in the £.' The amendment' was carritd after much discussion. The following .were .appointed Trustees for the eurrenfc year :— Messrs German, Tisdail, Webb, Hall, and Vickers. Mr German was elected chairman of the Board. On Wednesday there were two cases of unusual interest heard in our Resident Magistrate's Court. The first was Fohlen t McMinn. This was an information laid by complainant. ' TJbaJ; defendant did unlawfully, and without any just cause, annoy and interrupt one Ueinrich Pohlen'ln the peaceable conduct of his lawful private affairs, and did prevent him oarryingon ths same as he otherwise would have done, wherefore the said Henrich Polilen fears' that the said Edward Graham McMinn will repeat the said annoyance.' I don't pretend to be a ' lawyer, but in my rather varied experience the above appears to me the most extraordinary information that was ever graced with the signature of even a' New Zealond J.P. I wns always under the impression that an information should contain a specific charge. Mr Madden appeared for the defendant and, as was to be expected, the case was dismissed. The other case was Duffus v. Brown. The defendant in this case considered he had a grievance only to be settled by the " strong arm," but not that of the law. It appears that defendant horsewhipped plaintiff, who objecting to the process, divested himself of bis coat wjthtbe- intention of retaliating. The result not proving verj satisfactory to the plaintfff, he sub»equenfcly sought redness at the Resident Magistrate's Court. The presiding genius, by what line of reasoning I am not aware came to' the conclusion that there was a balance of £1' and costs, in plaintiff's favour. Thirty immigrants arrived here yesterday. Some people fear that they will not all readily find employment. I think differently ; but as their arrival here is only partially known at present, there are no means of judging.