The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 646, 11 July 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Or whatever suite or persuasion, religious or political « * » « * *Terp ihalltlic Prcsi the Peoi*i,b'« right maintain, Uunwed by influence ajid unbribed by gain.

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1876.

Shop at Nqabttawahia. — Mr J GKlroour advertises for trndefa for tho erection of a shop at Ngaru&wtkhift. •

Tb AwAinmr Entebtatnmext.— The ' To Awamutu Drauintio Oomp<jny'a next rerformanco takes place to-morrow evening in the Pubno Kail.

Ngabtuttahia. — A. public mrot.ng of tho inhabitants, for the purposo of expressing an opinion upon tho present political tspecb of nativo affairs will be held at Ngaraawahia, oa Mondnj next .

F*T Oattm. — We undersfcoivl that Mr Reubon Parr will leare Pukurirau during tho present w*ek, iritb 80 bead of fat onttle for the 'Auokknd market of the 21st inst.—iuch intimation, we ■upposo, boing mado with thn reservation— if ho can get iafely over Walker* Gully with thorn.

Loyai. Oiukgb Institution. — Th« numbers of the Institnbioa nr« hnriti'd to moefc to-morrow pyening nt 5 pm, iharp, ia the Victoria Hall, Hamilton Weifc. The Annivenary of t,h» Order will be celebrated by n ball and supper to-mor-row orening at the sama placo.

CttownnD out.— rOiring to press of mafcfcpr, Hie lottora of "Mr Bratant" *nd " Johnny Bilcy'" «re held over, al«o the Editor's remark* on P L'§ l«tter, and other matter of general interest, including the report of Ills HamiUion East Meeting of Saturday lasb, for the establishment of a Po»t Office and Telegraph Station at that township.

Wssibyait OtfAssit FtrwD. — A concert, part rohi{iou« and purfc sooular music, iv, aid o! the fundf of tho Weslejnn Clmrch in Hamilton, « ill bo hold this erening in tho large room of tlio A C Barracks. A. fall programme of tho psrfjrmance will be found ia oar advoi tiling column*, including one of Ilmi do Morakr.s'a popular songs, "Wltonthe "World it Hushed in Sloap."

Police Conbtabib yob Whata Whata.— Tl> 0 suggest ion made by the Whata -Whata oorivg. pondont of the Timbb, has, wo are glad to fiml, b<vn acceded to by t-ie officer commanding the di*'riot, Lieut Col Lyon, and yosterday, Oonstable McKnight was despatched to that settlement wliero ho will perform the duties of pjl cc constable. 'Xhe selection, wo understand, is n to* j suitable ono ns Constable MoKnighb ban had a considerable amount of Viotorian exporionao ia the performance of official duty of this kind.

Hamilton LiTBRAEr Institute. — Tho meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Court Houso, Hamilton, of those interested in tho formation of a public Institute and Reading Boom was w/»U attended. Col Lyen having boen Toted into tho chair, Mr Searancke opoued fcho pro oeedingn by stilting that he had called the meetiDg (or the purpose of seeing what funda there were available for paying the debts of the defunot institute, wliieh had been es'ablithed in 1872, h <d ben frozen out by tho destruction by fire in 1574 of tho building in whioh it was hold, and had lingored on B'jme fix months till ifc finally expired in November of 1874 At that time tho mfliubevjjexerted themselves to pay off tho liabilities, rind £20 was collected, which however still left a debt of nb nit £10 14s. To meet this thoro wa* now in the batik a sum of £2 6s, two lar<;e tables, four forma, a couple of awing lamps, and a bo'»k case containing about 100 volume's. A goot many moro bo.)k» wore out among the^ «ellleri which would doubtless be returned as soon a-i the Institute wu» re3Ußcitated. All or tt'iy one ol'-the old Committee was liable to be *U'd for ihe deb% mil he lojkei to tho ajsrts to 'so.iure him against moh nn orent. If he or any one of them wero sum-noned, and th^y hid tren threalfnrd, tien the eflbcis would bo soil, and it would be all the moro difficult to resuscitate tho inatiluiijn. lie thought the bank bnlanc , bojks, furniture, &c, mi^hl be handed or r to tho new institute in consideration of the debt being liquidated, nor would there be miuh difficulty m obtaining from Col lyon the uso of a suit:ib/O room in the AC JBariack-. Whon the late lustilute ivco ia full vigour t)>"e number of subsenburff varidil from 45 to 55. It w.is tben I rualved f'af. an Afaociatiou to be nall-d the Hamilton literary Institution be csfa^'ishrd. On the moiion ot Mr ilswiiherson, soooiuli"i bv Mr K'dley, it wa» pi-opostd that the subscription for .-Dumberohip- bo 20» ])6t \iw.\\ca, payable quarterly in advance. /Messi'* Sanda, Hump, VYhitalicr, O'^*il, «ad Dr Vfaildington were

lofif-H n tlr tr cjn -\>] Tt n"ii 'o' for Ml* piiniS ' >t nym)n vm) /i>i-» th" trji ilVnn^ the p-npo ty of f'- • i»f" m>.'if it 11 in ? ciTjTi- m■» Jo* n>o nS"'N M t!i i npvv one, to renort to a rfornral mcHtirvij; 'liat day foiin'^ui. A voio 01 lU'iiide to ike chair

TT T /MTT J TOV Y\<*T Tt^rVSTTTP TrniTWYY DlS* nyjTf-r _'i nvriiil meet iii-j of rvepaj'-n wis hrVI on Si-nrri^v ofrprnoin, af t!*o Royal Hot 1 ?!, TJ iiiiiitoji iiaol, JLr fi I* S«ud<>ii m tlm olmir. The i.>il(>.>iiiK pf.iteuifnf of awonirs irw iwl to lie meet nit? am] o»"jorj. Keoeinfs : — Ru<n col-.ett<-d, L 66 Hh 91; sub crip:ionfl, L 5 ; Koad Board graut, L 43 19a 1 i ; under dot* Aot L 6 ; imijnrn^in? \ct, L5l o<i ; Itndr'es, 141 17s. Totnl 1.214 12a 101. Fxpendifuro : -Forming roa'ls, L 43 2n : Mrttnlling do, LG9 tfs ; bridges and cttl^rls, L 23 Is ; otlior vrw, Ll4 Jss 10 1 ; csmmi^hn on collecting LG 13^; unHer dog Apt, Ll6j ; under impounding Act, Ll3 6i 6d; salnrios. L 4 ; printing *ni acWortimnij, L 4 5s 6 I ; l«*t>i»l «p. nsos, Lli 14i81; sundries 29 4a 41. Total, L 214 12a 101. A rate of ono halfponny in tlie pound was proposed, but an amendment vrtt carried rbut the rato be ono pnnny in the pi.und. JVlnetrs Cumraint;,' Potter, 'Harris, Cole-m&n,-and I'ippin were elr&e I trustees ; Messrs Seddon and Ilimb, auditors ; Messrs Reed and Pennon, fonco viewers, and Mr Gelling Secrotur; and collect or.