THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1876. THE ELECTION.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 707, 28 December 1876, Page 2

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1876. THE ELECTION.

At th© request of several we give the exact state of the returns for the four Waikato Counties ; Piako, Waikato, Waipa, and Raglan. la two cases, at least, there has been no election necessarly so in that of the Patatere riding, County Piako ; for, from the very nature of the case the whole riding belonging to one wan, he alone was qualified to stand, bnt then there was no one left to propose or second him. For Wangape riding, County Raglan, there was also no candidate. In the case of Patatere, probably the Government will appoint under general powers given in Clause 52 ct> the Counties Act, but ordinary cases, »uch we presume is that of Wangape, are provided for by the '45th and 46th sections of the Regulation of Local Elections Act 1876, the Returning Officers having to appoint, by public notice, a day not less than twenty nor more than twenty-five clear days from the occurrence of such vacancy, for the election to fill the same ; and shall in such notice appoint a place within the district, ana a day, not less than seven nor more than twelve daj£ after the publication of such notice, for receiving the nomination of «uch candidates. In the case of the Piako Ridings there were no con. tests, and in that of "Waikato County there was only one, namely, Cambridge, to be fairly no called, for at Tamahere. Mr Douglass with, drew after the first vote was polled for him, and worked heartly for his opponents. The Elections were more hotly • contested in the Waipa County, where there were no less than four Candidates for each of the Ridings, Mangapfko and Hamilton. The results are as follows :—: — Piako County. Councillors, Messrs W. P. Chepmell, A. W. Gubbins, J. C. Firth, W. L. C. Williams, R. H. D. Ferguson, James Forrest, and Major George. Waikato County Counoilors: Messrs R. Kirkwood, G. E. Clarke, P. Leslie, W. Cumraiog, R. F. Claude, J, 38. Whyte, and J. Gall. Wa&aV County Councillors : Messrs R. D. Hill, Germainn, ,I. H. Mandeno, J. Fisher, R. W. Hammond. W. McGregor Hay, and Major Wilson. Raglan County Councillors : Messrs W. H. Walks, J. N. Pelgar, R. R. Hunt, and E. McMinn.

. Bahkbu^jpcy. — It will be Been by cur •dyortimng column* that Mr Loogbottom, •toiekeeper, of Hamilton, ha» filed a statement ia the Court, that be is unablo Km me«t hit eugagementi with hit creditor!.

%Nx Steamer Hamiltonia building »tNg»ruawahia (or the VVmknto S.N (J. will be lauuched en Mond*y next iin. mediately after the arrival of the "W»ikato" fr»m .Hamilton on her excursion trip. The hull is all rtady for receiving the machinery. This will be the first ■tumor launched ou tie water* of tbt Upper Waikato.

Mb John Knv>k ha<? beou appointed vi''n< r to tho Hamilton Highway District.

CnicAP Lixd.— We otaerre in the AucKlnud Commerciul news that Meaara Oochrano and Son sold bj Aueti"n on Wednesday 17 allotment! at ttirerhead for half n crown »n allotm»nt and a farm af 77 acres st Wangarei for two sbiling* «n J a pennj per lore. The report did not mention'»ho extent to which the lat ter hud been improved.

Hamilton B M Court. —There was only one case on Thursday, of little op nj public internt, Crawfoid v Maitin, m which the plaintiff had auppiied goods to defendant, as the latter pleaded ou the authority of hn employer, but a? plaintiff maintained on defendants own response bihty. The claim wat -for £2 Cs and judgment was given for plaintiff with costs £'S lJh. Mr Hay appeared lor the plaint iff and Mr Madden fur the defence.

Mr Macandrew anb the new Regime. —From what* writer in tbe " Otago Witness" tayc, it teems that Mr Macandrew has been still holding possession of the Provincial Government offices in Dunedin, and tending all official correspondence that comes in up to Wellington, from whence xt is duly returned to Mr McLean, who is next door down there. Mr McLean, however, it will bo seen by a late telegram has taken the bull by tue horns, and shut up Maoandrows letter-box. The County Town question appears to bts an apple of discord in the working of the new constitutional changes all over the colony. In rnauy counties in Victoria the system is adopted of hok'i q the Council meeting alternately in the various towns of the county, to as to give all parts of a shire an opportunity of meeting their representatives. Tne system (says the ' Duustan Times ') if carried out in New Zealand, would, we think, work well, and would prevent that feeling of discontent and jealousy that i»«ure 10 arise if aDy one town has, so to speak, the monopoly of all the meetings ana business of the county.

The Shaw Belief Fum— We have been requested by the Committee of thu above fcund to publish the following statement of aitiounts received, and also to return thanks on behalf ot Mre Shiiw tor the munificent way in which ttie appeal was responded to. Mrs Slinw ii about to return to England und Btates she will never forget the kindness sbo »n to her since her bereareaient. Collected by Mr Kiley, Cambridge, £13 5s 6d ; collected by Mr Webber, Cambridge, £14 di 6d ; Lumbago Ministrel^, £12 ; Te Awamutu Dramatic Cozjid, £6 13s ; Onward to Viotoiy Lodge, I 0 &T, £7 4a ; Hope of Cambridge Lodge, I OUT; £6 2*6 d ;JHope of Waikat© Lodge, lOGT, £1 +s ; Star of the Ea»t Lodgi , 1 0 GT, £1 19i ; and donation Iroia the Mew Zealand Insurance Company, £10. Ciotnl ±72 17a 6d.

Cricket. — A meeting of the sub■crioer* towards the Hamilton West District School Cricket Fund was held last Saturday, in oue of the Immigration cottages. There were 13 present. Mr N. K. Cox tieing voted to the chair, the teaeber explained how the above fund bad been start* d nearly four jears ago, but, as ao many of those who then contributed had amce been drafted out into the world, that, it would be better for the subscribers to form themielres into a regukr club. The receipts for the season, a< yet, amounted to £3 17s Id (5a of which wm carried over lioin last year). The expenditure, 26a 6d for » bit and 6d for repairs to ball, total 27a, leaving a balance in hand ot £2 10* Id. The turn of £1 14s Id was still due from the playing subscribers, who, according to the exuting arrangements, had to give 2s 6d during the season. There were 22 ploying raemberf. A* feeling o£| «%tisfaotion was expressed at the prosperous position of the undertaking, and it was resolved that it should merge into a regular club, entitled the "Victoria CO." The following were then elected on the committee, namely : Messrs John Oilltm, Junes Martin, Hy. Hide, Cecil Danvers, William Daris (Treasurer), William Jones (secretary), and Joseph Mirnro. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. Greut credit is due to Mr Danvert for his active exertions in making the game of cricket as popular at it is with the lads under his more immediate charge, aad it is a somewhat noticeable face that while, in Hamilton, three years ago, it was with the greatest difficulty a single cricket club could be got together, there are now no less than four in a flourishing and prosperous condition.

Th« Small Bird Nuisance.— The " Cro«a" of Thursday states, " that such is the distrnctiTe nature of the blakbirds in the Donutim gardens, thai;, while last year there used to be sold some £10 or £12 worth of strawberries weekly, this year's yield is entirely destroyed by those birds as soon as the fruit begin* to colour. This is a heavy loss to the lessee." A correspondent writing from Pukekohe, says: "Uropa of all kind< are -lookiug well ; potatoes splendid. Tne wet weather is hiuderiug those who have hay and grass, and some of the wheat is ripe, and the rascally sparrows are playiug the mischief with it. They seem to prefer a graiu and fruit diet to that of anything else. Perhaps, they will take to the caterpillars when the gram in all secured. Let as hope so. In Takaa th«y have commenced shooting them, and there is to be a wholesale poisoning next sowing time."

The latb Fatal Accmdest to Mr Kueab'a little boy was scarcely correct io detail as reported by na the other day. Mr Kusab, himse'f, u-furms ua that it was twenty days atter the Accident that he died, and eight days before his death that any symptoms of lock-jaw appeared. He waa, on^the lat of December, jumping under a ch'-rry tree, when he foil ou a aucker of the tree, which had be.n eateu to a stump by the cattle, and which pierced the heel of bia foot, from which the blood flawed freely. It wu poulticed for several nights, aed continaed to heal. On the thirteenth day after the accident, there waa noticed a strange t look about his face ; hia nostrils were dilated, and when dcbired to open hia mouth, he could only open it partially. He waa in good ■pints, going to school and playing with hia school companions up to this time, ■aying hia foot was all right, for the cound had healed. On the seventeenth day, he laughingly told his parents to look at his knee, how it shook, and on hia being lifted up on a aeat, to look at his foot, he fell back straight, and aaid he oould not help doing Jt. The next day ha was not a lowed to get up till' the d ctor shoukl »cc him, so ho amused himself reading and aiuging on the sofa. The doctor taw him on the following day, and aaid he would die, which was a great shock to hia parenti, who nevor had the least idea of auoh danger, as he had often huit hut foot worae on previous occasions. The poor little fallow died tbe next day, bearing hia Bufferings most patiently. Even between the convulsions he would aay he " suffered no pain." Up to the last ho oould partially open hia mouth to drink. lie wa* juat seven years and one month old. Tbe obituary notice appeara in today's is&ue, and will doubtleas re-appe»r in the Auckland papera, in whioh oity Mr Kuiaba, before settling in Waikaio, wm well known and much reape cted by a vary large numbar of persona.

A coin w* 1 to Mb Psegav — On Tuesiiay nn 1 * j\lt >-«jgn, of HHmilton West, nc 'Onipaniet by Ins wifo and grandson, were citiiiinj from the Ng.inriwahia race's, tlio traD va* up*et and lbs occnpinta thrown henvily to the ground. f Jhe accident hapicntd about three miles out of Ngarunwuua, and no oncwas alnufcto render «ssntinc«, everybody beinK at the races. Decn»n, it seems, was the wors» for liquor, and swaying over the side of the trap bid wife leaned over to save him Hum falling, and thu weight of the two— the off- wheel being on slightly rais-d ground — capHKud the rrhicle. Depgau was tlirowihTi'-flently on the ground, and lay oa liU b»ck quite seme less, but, Mrs L»eegans»y«, tpp^rcatlj unhurt. She tiersel fell undernca\h the rehicle, and in scrambling out cut lor face, and as it afterwards proved received a severe shaking, and was much bruifod*bcut thu right aim and left hip. Thf child was unhurt. On ■cratubung frctn under the trap the fouud the horse ly in; on his side, and all efforts she could nake without assistance to rave him were unsuccessful. Mrs Deegan then retuined to Ngaruawahia for assistance, and the first person she met was her son, who rode at once to the sceno of the accident. When he got there, ac found Deegan lying with his bead in a (uol of blood, with a Urge gash aoresa his iorehead, and the horse, winch Mrs JJeegin had lett some yards away from him sad lying with its. head in the opposite di*ection, standing almost over ttui prostnte man. It would seem that the horse tad kicked himself clear ot th« trap, breiking the shaits, and then injured Dee^au where he lay. The unfortunate uuu was sent '-on ■to <the Hospital at" ' Ngaruawahia, and Mr Uwynne, of Hamilton, who passed the spot in hit nap shortly after, brought on Aira Deegan and tho boy to Hamilton. Mrs Ddegan waß, yesterday, much braised and shaken, and confined to her bed.

The Cottage of CoNTBNr Hotel, Victuua and liobsou Streets, Auckland, VT. B. Lanqbhidgi;, Proprietor, having been Eulaiged and linproved, atforus unequalled Accommodation, aud will be found a Reuily, VV ell-appoiuttd, -Firetc>a3S Hotel. — [Advt.J Our fellow -uettlers will soon bo visiting Auckland and we advise them, before nuking any pureha-n'S, to walk into the Ci'y Hull \rcadt. This is an est-ibiidh-nent cou.iucied after the London stylo. By buying there you can procure all you require in the way of Clothing and Furniture. Iho good* are carefully packed aud despatched without troub c to tuo purchaser. We see there the greatest tlisphiy of goods in Auckland. Furniture fur Mie Dm wing, Dining, Bedg room, and Jutchen ; Carpets, in imajensr variety, from 8d to 7s 6d per yard ; Floor Cloths, all widtbt ; iteddiu^ of erery description, and Upholttery work, Holioway and Garlick hare uecured the servici b of Mr 11 Cranwell to superintend the furnishing department, and his long experience its a guarantee for good work. A mcelv-aisortwd stock of Meu's and Jjoys' Clothing, the latest fashions in Drapery and Millinery Goods, Baby Ware and Underclothing. The proprietors sell Ab low price* to command & Cash Tbadx. (Jro to Holioway and Garli.-k's City Hall Drapery and Furniture Arcade (show rooms 106 feet long), QuecQ-atieet, Auckland — [Advt.]