SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.)

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 382, 24 October 1874, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.)

Hamilton, Friday. His Honor the Superintendent, accompanied by Mr Hollow ay, arrived in Hamilton at 2.30. The members of the Hamilton West Board waited upon Hid Honor in reference to the boundaries between Hamilton East and Hamilton West Boards. The ! questiou involved was the management of the punt and landings. The Superintendent advised the amalgamation of the two Boards, and stated that moneys j would &oon be available for roads, etc. in the district. He introduced Mr Holloway to the deputation, and in doing so, said Mr Holloway represented 10U,000 men anxious to better their condition. He thought that it would be advantageous • to get a better cla&s of immigrants than hitherto. Mr Holloway spoke, also Messrs Hammond, Reddon, Steele, and Vialou, who supported his viewa. ; Mr Jlolloway purposes going vux Cambridge and Te Awamutu to Alexandra. Captain Steele will accompany him. A memorial has been sent to the | Superintendent in order to get Mr Holloway's time I of stopping in the colony extended in order that he may thoroughly visit all the divisions of the Waikato. The request will probably be acceded to. The meeting was influential, and fairly represented the people.

Wellington, Friday. The Douglas having been towed in, was placed in quarantine. Thirty children have dieol on the i passage from measles and whooping cough chiefly. { There arc- 20 cases still under treatment. She has i experienced very bad weather.

Dunedm, Friday. At tlie &ale of G. M. Bell's, Paimea shorthorns I at East Tairei, the highest bids were for the cows Queen of Butterflies, and Ruby, they realized respectively 32f> and 290 guineas. They were both knocked j down to F. Ketchingfor Joseph Clarke, of Moa flat. | The eattly realised 4700 guineas. An estate of 450 ; acres was sold, prices ranged about £15 to .£2O per acre. The sale was the most important ever held in the colony. Breeders from the North Island and Canterbury were represented ; Victoria also had buyers. The whole herd was secured for Now Zealand.