KIHIKIHI. (From a Correspondent)

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 424, 4 February 1875, Page 2

KIHIKIHI. (Fr om a Correspondent )

The meeting of ratepayers fur Kihikihi school district took place on Saturday, the Treasurer's report showed a balance in hand of £5 odd. A large handsome bchool-liouse b.^s been lately erected, and the school is -w til supplied furniture, the whole cost was nearly .£2OO, half of which was subscribed in the district. The settlers have always found tlie Central Board willing to help those that, help thf nisei yes. I think the Hamiltonians would\ do well to follow our example instead of grumbling,"^ caveliiug, and asking the Central Board to .do | everything. It v\ould be an injustice to Kihikiki and other similar distiicts, if the Central Board" were to uive large gibnts for building purposes to one district and not to another. I may remark that the district of Kangiaohia had feubsciibed £100 towards building a school-house, although »s yet they have no teacher, and have paid the I ducation Rate for two yearr. So there are other districts in the Waikato that fare worse than Hamilton if that is any consolation. The Armed Constabulary under Captain Northcroft have finished the erection of a new fence round their paddock, and are now proceeding with the erection of a fenco round Mr Hendersons two acres. If the oflicer commanding would direct them to fence the school reserve, or some other Government land, it would be tnore creditable to the force than improving private property, there are also plenty of roads in the district on which as you suggest some portion of the force might be profitable employed, » The residents of Kihikihi have resolved to separate from the Kangiaohia Highway Board, and form a Town Board. At a public meeting held lately it was also unanimously desired that the Branding Act should be brought into operation in the district. The people are at a loss to know what stepis are necessary to take to effect the * same. > If yon can procure a copy of the Branding Act, and publish it in one of your issues with any further instructions you will greatly oblige your subscribers. The Natives are bringing in a considerable quantity of Rye grass this year, it is of good quality and will come much cheaper than the Poverty Bay seed. v V A large quantity of Hay has been saved in the district this season, some of the early saved was • damaged by wet, but a large quantity of the latter saved is of superior quality. The pasture in the district is abundant, and there is a large number of prime fat cattle in the paddocks ready for market. The ploughs are now busy preparing land for grass, in a year or two more there will be no fern land in the district. I