THE HAMILTON GOVERNMENT TIMBER BUSHES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 609, 15 April 1876, Page 2

THE HAMILTON GOVERNMENT TIMBER BUSHES.

Fkok all sides we bear but one opinion u to tb« great wrong indiujui^oe which will ba iaihoted on the dUuiot If the sections containing the bushes known at Willoa't and ffaminond'a arc not withdrawn from tke Gorerniaeiit land tale of tke 3rd proiimo. The thaxka of the commanity are due to our correspondent Ratepayer for firso drawiag a-wmtioa to the matter. Today it will b# teen that another correipoadent i».itet to u« on the tubject, painting out another phuaa of tbe puoho lot* and inooafeaieaea which would be *u«ta'aed bjr the alienation of theaa allotm«iita, and a«ting ut to indicate the method whiou tliould be adopted tj prnrent moh fcliena lion taking place, whether by memorial or public meeting. Tke belter plan would be to uh both meaut, but if one ia onljr vied, the latUr. The cop/ of a carefully prepared ra»olulion unani mou»l,y pixbod at a public meeting called for tat purpoie by the Chairmen of both Hamilton Town Boardt, forwarded to th« Hou Dr Pollen, tks Coaaiiuioner vnder whoso iattructiont th* mIo of theie and otiier lands belonging to tin General Gofernment it proclaimed, would doubileii hare the effect intended, and would be none the lew effectire if followed up a few dayi afterwards by a uumerouily-eigned memorial to the tame effect. Public feeling it already very •trong on the matter, and we ha?e heard the conduct of taoie at whose instaaoe these allotmo.iU have been put up for sale unirersally candetuned. [cjiaoe the akoTo was written, an advertisement by the Choirmera of the Hamilton Highway Boards has been handed to us for publication, coarening a public mee'ing on Wednesday next to consider the subject. Great credit is dne to the local authorities fo<.< their prompt aotiou ia the matter.]

LOL, No 17, Noaruawajha.— W» rtmind memben of ihit Lodga that a meeting will tike plao« this trtning at th« tuuat hour «nd pi toe. DtUMK AND WILIDLLT iNJVKINft jPeGMBTT.

— John Dovrling, connoted of tbtto offencoi, wm •eateuced to 14 dajV imprUoame&t at Hamilton bj tht Betiddnt Magistrate on Thuradaj int. Ecwawat Sailobs.— Cbwlti Hirrii and William Raltray, tiro teamen, deMrtert from Har MajeaLy'a flagship 'PoJirl,' wort brought b«for« Major Olara, J P, at Hamdtoa 0» Thartday, and remandad to Auckland.

Koa»uiwa.hii.— Di?iu« Some* wu held y#iterday mormug at Trinity Churoh. A vry impreuiv* lermon mitabio to tb# aured ••»- ■on w»t preached by tka Rtr 3 Y Aihwell to m large and attentire oongreeation.

St Johk's, Tk Awamutu. — Divin* lorricc mil be beld at 11 am to-morrow (Eutw Sunday), whoa tbare will be » ool«br»tion of the Holy Comnunion. Y»»Urday eremng ipeoikl ■•mca «h b«id to ooiauoiaai'tU -Uat U9iu tolenm (ait of tb» Ohureh.

CuaxiDCtl. — Good Friday pMi«d off Tory quietly hare. There was no Dirina Serriof oa account, w« la*r&t of • mitaadtrttandiDg oa tb« p»rt of the minuter of th« dUtrict.

Bill at KttiRUAW ahu. — Ih« Independent Order of Odd F«llo«ra, L»jsl D«IU Lodge, with thair accuatomed good fellowship, intend holding sd Anoiv«r«arj Bait on llondaj eTeniog next. We wuh lortra of th« " light fkntastio" a p>eaa*nt e*«ning.

tfr Satiours, i.LCturDßi.— Thtr* will bo » calebration of tha Holj Communion at 8 o'elook 10-morroir (Eattar morning). The Laj Readar'a c-amce will be h«ld at 11 ft m, and the Hot L 0 JBradj will officiate at th» 7 o'clock aerrice. Diiine Serrico w*» held jeiterdaj morning being i ood" Fridftj.

Waikito CatnCHrfAHSHiP. — We notice from tht lilt of Church Strrioei to-morrow that th# Minister of th-n diilriot bu four wrricei (on* of them k double one) and nearly 40 mil«i to ude. Surelj il >• time am importaat dulrict likeCatubndgo andOhaupo had a rendtot Mi* nuter to ihemcelres.

IIBBUCTION IX TSI VRIOI OF BWUD.— The era of competition lias set in ia Hamilton. C b«ap olothiog, followed bjr cheap meat, bar* iow been >ucceedtd by a fall iv bread. The ftkert bare lowered the price of the 21b loaf rom 5d to 4d, and none too tooa, oonsideriag ' he low pi icei ru.ing for flour.

Good Friday at Hakiltmt. — Yesterday being Good Friday *H p'acei of buaiaeii in Hamilton were uloied. Moruing «ad erening •erTicw were held in St Pater* CiwrcU by th« Ber Mr Gaidar* aad devotions were conduotad m tba Boaaaa Calholic Okuroh, Hamilvop Eaifc, iv tUt arening by tha R«t Patbar Gtaldau. loday being Holy Saturday, Maw will ba calebrated by i he Be r Falhfr Golden at 9am in lh» But .Bamiltoo Church.

GpoD Fsidat.— Xuterday set ia with glorious weather tad hol-CKWt buae. The d»y wm kept at » strict UoiuUj by the majority of the W»ik4io p»opl« ia the runout towataipi. A number of picuio »ad ple»tu.» paruet wer* or^aaited, mnd tUrted out ia Turioa* dircotio n. Good Fj iday, Holydaj »nd holiday, p&tied off m Good Ftidnj tbould— peacefully aad Hrenelj, wit'a I uolhiag to mtr the hurmony of io lolema •& QOCEMOO.

bUBsIDIW TO HIGHWAT BOASDI -A. t«l«gr*m froJtt Welliogtoa which w« publish elsewhere, contain! important intelligence for Highway Board* ia roipeot of tubgidiei uad«r the wraugemeat of iftit senioa for pijmtnti tot bow bodiea. The i.iteDdod action of tuo Qor«rumeat oompietelj maeii ihe «u« «• put bj our correipond«nt from Kir«oi, *i the graati arc to b« mad* upon arieurs m w«U m ratti of iht ourr«at jear ollfcted.

I Ti AwAictrrp Dxiuino Clvi — Tbii Olub i Mm beea rrcenuj reorgaoued mad strengthened bj the addition of sirei'al new and valuable menaotn. Taa little bnad of Theipiaoi, we uudeaUnd iatend giring, if pombU, monthlj pci/o. lUinC'i tarougti tli* •ntuing winter month* hoping to »s.-i»t m suppljing ibe much felt w»ut of »iuuM.neat iv tbe d.itiict, »• well m to utilise sod help to pay off the debt of the Te Awamutu Public Hall. The objoola are praiseworthy, and to#re>ul| will, we hope, be »atisf.tctorr to aIL

A TiJOTINOIAI- GoVKaKMBNT QtAZSVSM pub« l ; »hed oa Wedoeuay contain* a proclamation dtclm"o2 the tovru ot Kuglaa a aisiriut uuder the Auciianfsr.' Licantiug Act, 1863 Amendmint Act, 1871 j also the ac-eptsnoe of tbe fol> lowiag teadu'** for iulmd poaial nrrice* :—Bstwoea Ao c* »ad Etgiaa, J W ElUs, £20 ; betvree« Waicoa «nd Hamilton, Juuei Walker, £30. Mr Heacj Negro r« hai alio, w* ■••, be* a appoiatea kcrpjr of the public pound at Alexami u» £aat, Mil Ilia th« Aleiindr* townihip dis ti icf..

Momdit'i Rich.- Waikata, w« Me, will b« Huh leprcMnted in ih« Jlaiter Moudaj'i r«oo»»t Eltoit'ie. Ihe folio wiog *r« kbe weiguti for th» TfuJenuoii'i Plat* (haadicap), o: iOsori ; dut*ace, onf iniU : — j

Accidbm, - Weareexceeiliaglytorrytoaay that Mr i> Ne*te, the euorgoiio cutter -met contractor, J of Hamilton, hat mot with the low of a hone wbil« eagagod lit carting grarel for the road* being metalled by tU« Kiriktnroa Road BowJ. Oa Weo ueiday whaa ono of the me a ia his em plojtaanb was dnring a load of grarel from tha pit* n«ar Capt Steol«'i plao«, he maqaged by torn uaiicbanc* ta g«fc tha cart oreriumed and tb« result wat that the foreleg of on* of the boriet wiu brok«n. The anim*l # which wat not Mr Ne&let, but had be«u borrowed by him, had to b« killed. Oa Tharcday it waa arranged between Mr Neale aad the owner that the ralue of the animal should be estimated at £15, which low will fall upon the former.

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