THE COUNTIES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 697, 2 December 1876, Page 2

THE COUNTIES.

Thh "Cross" of Thursday gave a Hat of County ridingt and the nnmber of mombcrs allotted to each from information obtained at the surrey office. We saw at a glance that the account of the "Cross," aB regaided our own countiot was full of inaccuracies, giving t^ Waipa County one member more than the Act allows, missing a ridhtg altogether out of Waikato, and stating that Kinkiriroa had never been even a highwoy district. In the afternoon of the same day the " Star" publi»h»d a lelograpliio extract from tho " Qizotte" iisued that morning in Wellington, which we give bolow, and which, we believe, will be found nearer the mark, though we are inclined to think oven yet with some sH^ht error, due perhaps to tlie wire. It is as follows : — •• Pi vko County. — Waitoa, 3 Councillors ; Mata Mat a, 2 ; Taotaoroa, 2 ; Pateteroi.

Waikito Ci>untt« — Cambridge, 2 Councillors ; Taintthere,.2 ; Kuikiriroa, 2 ; Kanuanri, 1.

Waipa Couktt. — Newonitlo, 1 Councillor ; Hamilton, 2+ Mai^apiko, 2 j Rantriaohiu, I : Pnkekura. 1.

Raglan Oountt. — Onewhoro, 1 Councillor ; Te Alcuu, 1 ; Kuiiei, 2 ; Pirongia 2 ; Whunga 4 e, 1."

UambiudcuCattlkSai.k —Mr Bnghfcs' sale of cattle at the (. .un bridge yards la advertised fur to day.

Billiards — A. match, fingers v cue, will be pl»y> d this oveniug, »t the Royal JLlotel, Hamilton Kant. Austin was beaten ou 'lhur«day, »ud a^aiu last night.

CRiciCkT. — The Zm^aris boat the Ngao riMwiiliia aud Urn od Amalgamated te»moii Thursday, by 1 run and 2 wickots t, go down, —full particulars in our next.

Inspection of Crops.— A notice appe»r« in our ndrertiiing columns ad drowsed to the members of the C»robrulgc Farmers Club, announcing that the first infection of farm oropi, under the »u»picea of the Ciub, will take plaoo during the tirat week ia January nemt. A liat of the award! to be made followi.

Thb Hamilton Punt Approaches, though newly put in order, are not, it »eems, altogether what they should be A loaded dray passing on to the punt, on the East iidw, on Wednesday, was too muoh for the framowork, and one of the auppurts underneath Rave way. Fur.uriately no further accident occurred.

The Entertainment Committhk gave a moat successful entortaiuniont lust, night at Lequesnea Hmll, Hamilton East, concluding too late, however, to enable us to give a full report in to-daya issue. There was a tolerably fair attendanoe, and the after piece, an operatic burlesque, LSD, was well rcoeived.

Cambridge S&lb Yards. —A meeting of thosu interested in the above yards was held at the National Hotel, Cambridge, on Saturday evening lant. A conkidorablo amount of augry dlscussiou took place, an<l ultimately a committee consisting of Me«Brs Fiflber, Parker, W Martyn.Clsrke, and J*iuea Kuucimin was appointed to take steps to have thd yard* openaaioonaa possible. They were to have conferred with the Town Board onTuesday lust, but at the hour of meeting thu Board informed them that thoy had arranged the matter, and would pay the oontraotor at onru takmg the fees to pay the interest on the money borrowed for this purpo-e, oo that the yards will be opened at once.

Masonic Banquet and Affiliation o» Bug. thk Hon. F Whitakbu. — We loam from the " Herald" that on Tueiday.Jßro. tho Hon. F Whitakor, P.M. of Lodge Ara, 1.0., and one of the founders of Freemasonry in the colony, was affiliated in Lodge Sir Walter Scott, S.C., preparatory to his takiug the position of Provincial Grand Master of the Scottish Constitution in the North Island of New Zealand, for which he has been nominated by oil the lodgei interested and under the Scottith Constitution. The W.M. and officers of tho Corinthian Lodge, JS.C, and those of the Lodge of Light, 1.0. t together with a large number of visiting brethren attendod, and the Froumusona* Hall, ia which the ceremony was held, was crowded to exces. The K.W.M., Bro. the Rev. Bro Jamei Hill, performed the impressive ceremony of atfiiliatiug the diatmguwhod brother. After whioh, tho Lodgo was called off, and rc-aaaeinbled in 099 then h»lf-au hoar to partake of an excelleot banquet.