NUARUAWAHIA. December 8.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 700, 9 December 1876, Page 2

NUARUAWAHIA. December 8.

A petition hat been for .varied to the Minuter of Public Work*, from the residents here, asking for a tmall platform to be erected near the Octagon, for the oolveaieuce of the passenger traffic by the Railway If th.a bo granted, it will save • consi'Jerible walk, as the ground laid off or the station is a good balf-mile from the business part of the town, and it would be tantalizing to rush past your Hotel for this distance, with the anticipation of walking back in a broiling sun. Mr Stewart, who wa» here yesterday, was spoken to on the subj ct, and fa»orably entertains the matter. The aame day tbe first ootch paned over the bridge, the Chairmen of the Board* ia this dittnet wrote to the Government, asking that the Bridge might be opened for traffic at once. Tbe Government are evidently moving in the mattrr, as Mr Stewart has teen communicated with on the question of tulla. Something w<-nt wrong with the Punt tb.il morning, and, on raising tbe deck, a good deal if the ironwork was found to be worn, and the plates under the rollers, in some parts, quite* i^oue, and the rollers cutting into the deoks of the boats. The tloa S 1 Whitaker was wired to at once, that it became a matter of utoeskity to open the Bridge, as, at any time the Punt m*y become unworkable. For the sake of the Hamilton Ferry* service, it is also important. Report speaks of tbe Punt there being very rotten, and as some delay would ocour ia getting this one transferred, it behoves tbe Hamilton people to agitate in this matter also, and at onoe. —Own CorrisPONDBNT.

Our fellow-iettlers will soon bo visiting Auckland and we advise them, before making any purchases, to walk into the City Hall ircade. Th« is an establishmen t conducted after the London stylt.^ By buying there you can procure all you » require in the way of Clothing and Furniture. The goods are carefully packed and despatched without trouble to the purchaser- We see there the greatest display of gojds in Auckland. Furniture for the Drawing, Dining, Bedroom, and Kitchen ; i arpets, in immen •• *»iiety, from 8d to 7s 6d per yard ; Flo or Cloths, all widths; Bedding of every description, and UphoUtery work. Hoi jo way an 1 G-arlick have secured th o servics of Mr R Cranwell to superintend the iurnishing department, and his long experience is a guarantee for good work. A nicelv-ai'orted stock of Meu'n and Boys' Clothing, thu latest fushions in Drapery and Millinery Goods, Baby Ware and Underclothing. The proprietors sail al low pnees to command a Cash Tkade. Go to Hollo way and Qarli.k's City Hall Drapery and Furniture Arcade (show rooms 166 feet long), Queen-street, Auckland.— [Advt.]