KLHIKIHI. February 8th, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 581, 10 February 1876, Page 3

KLHIKIHI. February Bth, 1876.

A public meeting was hell in the school mom, on Saru*day evening last, for the purpose of considering th« proposal of getting » Town Board for this township, Mr Parrell was elected to the cbair. Tne Chairman 4n stating the object* for which the meeting was coriToned, Slid there were about 35,000 acres in the Rangiaohia Highway Dutrict, of which Kihikihi formed an important position. It w.n for the mot part divided into what may be called small farm*, md had *wo ruing town-hipa and tome promising tet' laments e*ch of which had top-rate and dis tinjt cuvims 'or roads, byways bridges, culverts, &o. He thought 'O meet the pressing require mi»nts of all parties and places n^ede! a good d**l of tune and ciretul administration oa the pirt of the Dis'rict B^rJ .The time had lie const 'ered amyeil for Kihikiai to have a separate i Board, whose undmded attention could be given to lm^ro/inj tue appearance and Advancing the interrt<t<of their rising town^iip. Tae meeting after fairly discussing the question and taking into consideration the probable amount of i reTcnua to be demed from local sources was unaijiinoiuly of opinion that a Town Bourd was required for Kihikihi Proposed by Mr P. Corboy *nd B^cxnded by Mr alo crieff that the ' following reBideif(s bo a coinmitteo to draw up u pent ion and obtain signatures to the ratne foi truiismission to ilia Honor the * Superintendent prtyinjj for a Town Bo ird for the township ol K.lnlnlu, viz : Mes*rs Furr-Jl, P Corboy, Maunder an I Kothtry Tbo want of a pLI <■ Libnri in th- tuwnihip was next brought L>y the C)i linniin to tlie nonce of the meeting It whs well receitt'd and a resolution was passed dircc Lug tht> Cnairman to wii<e to Me«rn LtDg bud^e and Suver to ascertain ihe number of Tolumos tlieae gentlemen C'Ulii furnish to form the nu luf* of a Library A »o>e of tbanlta to . the (Jk^-rcloael Wie pr<>C"edin«s.

KEWS UF WINCIM. Ever iinci tha Ep«om murder this township • hi* been vmted by n.ittv t -s in unusual numbtr*. Oipof th m lold Mr Hastie of tint pmui that Wtniata m no* iiifo iin.l sound m the King Coil >try that lie traTelled from Ornkei- !>y nighi aljn^ the lailway lmo to F.tpuur.i, uinl from 1 1 lenee made hit ««y to tuo VV»ik»to hea<U where he took, a oanua by .night und, cross. ny over, pa^B'fd .aluci; the western aidu of the Wtipa to hia destination, and tha 1 » fire hub ' llAjsd m tha rangfs near Kihi^iii by wa\ olwjoiciug for iiis arnvul.— Owx Coheks lONDKNT.