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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 451, 8 April 1875, Page 2

There were only three persons, excepting the cm1 veners, present at the meeting on Tuesday culled to organise the means of getting subscriptions to the Williamsons Testimonial Fund. Mr Hammond was in the chair. A resolution was passed to appoint a canvasser. This was all the business transacted. We notice by advertisement that Mr Smyths will open a night school in Flist Hamilton, on Monday next. This will provide an opportunity to many 1 youths ot adding tQ the scanty knowledge imparted * to them before leaving rhe distiiut school. 1 We regret to report that a small house, the property of Mr James Ever, situated at Hnkanui, ' was tota'ly destroyed by tire on Tuesday afternoon. Nothing w'utavei* wis sivsl. Tv owner was ' absent at the time, and only arrived home to wit- * ness the termination of tho -tire. Captain Steele 1 and Mr Fr-izer were passing. at the .time, but any "* efforts they were abl« to in_ik.; prove 1 fiUjJe. On I nesday the machinery for the Mangapiko saw nulls passed tip the river. The prices of timber a* the present time is very high, and any enterprise I calculated to reduce it is to be hailed with satisfaction. A si«v mill is wi 1-nr.i als) to b r j opan 'd at * Mercer shortly. There is now upwards of 30,000 feet of timber laying at the heals, but w\.ntof ctrv'uup prevents its being dcliv red to the consumers. The charge against Ci..^, Lite S-^-g ant of ihe K"u;iiie«r V" >lunteei # \I iV.w, vi> heard at NginiawahU on Monday, and adjourned for a we k. A man, named Thorn is El wards was brought up at tii»R.j.si le it Magistral/ a' Cmrt, T iaui 3 s, clvirgnl* ; with shouting with int-nt to mur.ler one — John 1 Loovry. It is generally 'behe\ed that Edw.ink' wife'-s on luct, a*i\l the snlH^ijueut failure of las law cisbs, h is civ its I an ab umm'ij i of iu f ellect, which ' led to the. aGt for wjiich he ia now in custody. 1 We notice that John Simpsm, of Te Aw.imutu, . has ti'ei'hirf p3titi >n in bi'ikmotcv in the District : C^'irt of A'lcklanrl*, boMe l at H imilton. l - At tho SJ«l>rea»e Court on Txio^luv J.iat, Hone r Tarah vas committed for three months for killing aad Btealing citUc. — Rjhorb M irfcin w.ia nentenced : to eiglxteen months' imprwoxunent for stealing from 1 a dwelling} and Heniy 'Smith charged with com "" " r mitting arson, ut Otahuhu, was ditcfa-irged. ' ] Mr ' William Pivierthns been elected member of th'e Pro\ incLil jUjuncil ( ior tho-T «aia^, aft«r a ke^a .. ''-conteiit vi:h Mr >Y. Jtuwc, by am ijoiitv of 59. ( The parcel of quartz weighing. iboutSowt., b'.\>ugl> down by som^ uhineninri pv^speotors to be- t^.-.ip,! 'rind red.iceil by Mr C. S\ Quint, of the WiUo^ghby- : ht,n:et,battf rv, was 'vstenl.i;/ t'uj ther tie.tNd ;d tlu | "#uik o^A % '^tjali<i, «i.i,(l ifouif'^as a yield of thro ' ■foyl a, "half #)iihi v $ of r^iiieU gold. 'I bait di<J "JpJ^B(SoUd*gfflidf" J pJ^8(S0Ud*gfflidfa f *td*tlie tou-.^^Xiiam^Auvej-J 'W/' *- '- l -■-' •-.-— -v*A; -■ :