The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 423, 2 February 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

The annual meeting of the members'and supporters of the Church of England was held in thp church on Sunday evening after service. The Rev. F. 0. £lo}d occupied the chair. There wis ouly a moderate attendance at the meeting. Mr Lloyd briefly addressed the meeting, he said that he could but express satisfaction at the progress church work had made in the district during the pist y«ar. Mr. "Bj ron the Treasurer, read a statement of accounts, and Messrs Hume and Giffhe. "were appointed to axiditthem previous tfc their being handed over to the new committee. jThe next business was the election of Churchwardens for the current year. The Rev. F. C. Lloyd nominated Mr W. N, S .Messrs Hume, and Salmon were elected by the meeting. Messis Hume snd Giftney were elected .auditors for the current year. The following resolution was proposed by Mr Byron, " This meeting \iew« with very great regret the unavoidable niisoinderbtanding which prevented the church being placed at the disposal of the Presbyterians on Sun■day last." The lesolution was seconded by Mr Giffney and carried unanimously. Mr Hume undertook to forward a copy of the resolution to the Rev Mr Mason who on account oi the misunderstand, ing was unable to conduct service in the church (Considerable discussion arose as to whether the <Church should be repaired or a new one built, eventually on the motion of Mr Hume seconded by Mr Oiffney, it w?«s decided to repair £he present edifice. A vot», of thanks was pissed to the Rev. B. Y. Ash well f r h s gratuitous services during the past yeJ r. Also to those who has epr s'de-1 at the haranouium, tue choir, and to those who conducted lay 'Services. A letter was read from the Secretary of •the Cjuroh Association, Mr Dyer, asking that the amount of contributions to the fund be increased. The meeting directed a reply to the effect that (taking ino consideration their h^avy expenses neicessaiy for the repair j of the clv eh that the request •could not be complied wirh. A vote of thanks to Ahe c. &rman concluded the proceedings. On Saturday last a meeting was hdld at Patejfcingi, for the purpose of electing a School Committee for the current ye^r, The following we c elected j&leßsrs Hume, Roche, German. Barry and Finch. A public meeting waa held afterwards, W. Scott, Esq. hi the chair, with the object of protesting the district of Paterangi as proclaims I, and -to represent to the authorities the necesaity of amending the same, in order to include Paterangi proper. At the meeting a Bailding Committee was appointed viz. ii — M^rs. W. Soott, Mtckay, and Jl, T. Millar. Upwards' of £60 towards the fund wa» promised in the room conditionally, on the bomHnriftfl being altered bjr the Education Board &6 r quested. t ■jl^o 4-Aiijtßljing machines a^p'in pill operation in the jDpi^jWjrhopl of.QiiflVid/a, tae yield of wheat is

We have been requested to intimate that there ■vill be two Publican's Booths and one Temperance 3joth on the Race Ojurse at Tamahere. Tne right jU erecfTthe saißie will be sold at the.Hamilton^ Hotel m the 10th iust.,by Mr Keunedy HidL— -Adfr. C-iinbridgd assumed quite a lively appearance ast week owing to the preaeape dftiit large number A' natives of tlie Ng.itihaua tribe. The object of visit was to receive the purchase money from he Government for the IVSveoharo B.ock, Ihe sheep, sent by Mr John Allan overland from tf -ipier, 2,800 arrived on S-ifairday last. . he/ were drafted at Taotaroa yestetf ay Monday, and are h a.ioa oebbur class tlian aiij ..iouerto received, being .ally— fchree=qu»rter bred, long wools, "with good uiouths..v Eieven hundred were sold at the drafting yard, by Mr Ch-ts. Storey, at 15s each, and the o-Uauce will be for sale at Cambridge to-day, Tues»d^; A meeting was held in the English CLv -eh, xta.ngid.jiua, on Saturday last for the purpose ox <.lfCtmg a school committee for the :ensuiug year, fheßv L C. Brady was vot^d to the chair. Tne oaainnau read tne advertisemeiJ ff^p the Provineia. Gazette caliiag the meeting. Bn \ne mjtion ot hi si. OautHiignam, secjnd^lw by JfofiNGjiFord, the fotowing were duly elected a^hool comiaittee: — JEte\ L. C» . Brady, (J<ipt Bockett, Messrs C. J. Storey , J<iW3& Ojaaiagaaui aad i\±falden. A\obe of thankt was carried to the chairman,, ana tin s meeting t«ixninated.