The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 725, 8 February 1877, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to ail men, Of whatever etate or persuasion, religious or political * * # ■*•». * Here shall the -Presi the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 187.7

Thk Waikato Stbam NAviaATioN Company, we understand, have with their accustomed liberality given a subscription of eleven guineas to the Waikato Turf Club. • Fat Cattle. — Fifty choice fat' oxen passed through Hamilton, on Wednesday morning. They belonged to Mr. Parsons, le Awamn:u,and are for next Tuursda'y sale. , Tendbks for ploughing 200 acreß of fern land at Matarena, Waitoa, will be received at the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, up to 12 h iust. -LIOBNSiNa Court.— The lollowiog days are appointed for -the sitting of the several Licensing Courts m Waikatu : Newcastle, March 6. h; Eamilton, March .8h; Cambiidgrt, March 9; Raglan, March 6th 4 Alexandra March 6 ;h. The Caicutta Sweep an the Handicap Pigeon Match will be drawn for, at the Volunteer Hall, this evening, at eight o'clock. r - Piano Tumng. — It will be seen, that we have now a resident piano forte tuner m Waikato. Mr E O Shepherd of Whatawhata has commenced business, and is ready to attend on application. -Haeapipi School Committee,^ — At the late meeting for the election of a school committee for the Harpipi district for the current year, the outgoing committee consisting of Messrs JioJgaon, James, Livingstone, MoMinn and Rathborough were eltcted. Te Awamutu School Committee. — A public meeting was held m the Hall, Te Awamutu, on the 27fih ult., for the purpose of. eleotiug a School Committee, when the tollowang names were unanimously approved.: Messrs Sloane, Walton, Maudeno, Johns, and Bush. ' The Alexandba correspondent of the " Herald," we see, attempts to dispute the accuracy of our telegrams respecting the exclusion of the pakehas, Morgan aud Lanauze, from the King territory. The facts as given by us were, neveitheless, correct, except, that Morgan e't on being ordered to do so, without tendering fuither compulsion necessary, Mr Kennedy Hill will hold an im portant sale of well-bred horses, to-mor-row, at Gwyne'B Hotel, Hamilton West, comprising thoroughbred racers, hacks, carriage ponies and draught stock,. Also a quantity of sadlery and some two tens of ■flour. On Wbdnesdat night and Thursday morning the river was steadily riding with the flow of water occasioned by the rains : up country. I<» reached a height of five feet and then began as steadily to full, .though probably it may be some days,- if even fine weather set m before the Waikato reaches its level of a woek ago. It WILL be seen that m very many of the valuation notices issued by the local Boards the place where the assessment court is to be held is not montioued. The appointment of the place rests wilh the Judges of the Assessment Court A belief has generally prevail, d that the appointment of .these jud^ea has not yet been made. Their appointment, however, wa- published m the "New Zealand Guz-tte" of tue 23,-d^Dec. lS7rt. The,; are for R.iglan, County, Dr HatjSint j for Waikato and Piako county. Mr Searancke ; for Waipa, Muj ir Mair. Mr Searancke publishes the names of the places where the Court will be held, fur Waikato County, m another column. A notice appears, as required by the third schedule of the Rating Act, m our columns on the part of the Mangapiko Highway district, addressed t > the several persons wlioae names appear m the valuation list for that district, and who lire thuo md vidually warued of their liability. The Wellington Rao bs take place at the Hutt 011 the Bth and 9th inst, and for the convenience of the betting public the governaient have opened a telegraph station on the ground. Messages, may therefore be transacted from outside stations to the race course, each diy after 9 a m. Many who were present at the late Ohaupo Show, must have-noticed several agricultural implements On exhibi ion from the workshop of Mr Wilkinson of Te Awamntu, which, for finish bf workmanship, Btrenlh aud durability were quite equal to the imported article. As will be Been by advertisement, Mr Wilkinson is prepared to receive and execute orders from settlers, as well as to repair implements out of order. - . Thb' OOBBEOr OABD 05 THE BACES.— We have sics of our own enough to answer for without having' those of other people fathered upon us. The correct card of the races is saii to have been so only m name. Islesman was omitted f.om the Handicap Hurdle race^ the weight, carried by Tommy Dodd was different, to that stated ; the pony race was omi t;d altogether ; t c entranca mone,. of the Maori race w s made pounds where it should have b°- " shillings, and the p-inte wia blam.df r these errors, and moat loudly by tbos> most actually to b.ame. But the fault did not lay ,

with this . office. The cards as issued by ua are faithfully printed frqm . .the copy furnished. The printer has no option thau to follow his copy. "He has no right even to use^his own discretion, us what might appear to him to bs mistakes might be intentional alterations, Yesterday's cards may have been all that was said of thorn, probably they wer.e, but the fault is not ours. The Hamilton Wbbt Cojs c but. — There was a large attendance last night at the new Schoolhouse, Hamilton West, on l ho occasion of the entertainment given m aid of the funds of the School building Committee. There must "hare been, we should imagine, nearly ISO. persons present. Toe performance also was a suceesß, the several songs, instrumental pieses and readings being given very nicely. 1 "' w We Cannot however., omit to mention *6s specially "deserving ' of notice, the services rendered by a lady amateur at present on a visit to Hamilton from line Thames, Mrs Kilgour, whose licli soprano voice, cultivated style, and dear and distinct articulation m the beautiful song of" The blind g'rl to her Harp" fairly took the audience by storm. More than once during the delivery of her song this lady was interrupted by the general bursts of applause, and at the close was again and again called on for a repeat. The programme, with one or two exceptions, was faithfully carried out, an I we may congratulate the School Committee on the financial success of the undertaking.