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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 732, 24 February 1877, Page 2

A Schoolmaster for the , Hautapu school is required. Intending applicants muse apply to Captuiu Rune niau on or before the 10 th proximo. Fruit.— Mr Trewheaila of Hamilton, we see, is pr.-pared, to supply the lo3al market with choipe fruit, having received a stock of apples, plums, orange 3 and grapes.: ; Tenders.:, for the erection of a new schojlhouse; at I'aupiri will be received up to the 14th March by tbe chairman of the school committee, Mr T H White. Mr Juan Ham, of Otuhuhu, is now landing a quantity of now seeds exThurland Castle. A full catalogue of the severaluinds to hand appears m an advertisement elsewhere. Fat Cattle. — Mr Bosanko, we- arc requested to hi ate, will forward about forty head of fat cattle from To Awamutu to Auckland next w^ek, m time for Mr Buc'ldand's sale of the Bth March. Catholic Chohch, Hahelton East. — This i 3 the last day on which tenders for the erection of the new Catholic Churcb, to bo built at Hamilton East, will be received by the Jiev Father Golden. Correction. — A clerical erroe appears m "Suap's " letter m our last issue, where the site of the station is alluded to as having been proposed to have been placed at the 'junction of the Whatawhata and Ngahinipouri rivers. Tlio word " rivers" should have been "roads." Harapipi School Hotjse.— Tenders for the erection of this building will be received by the Chairman of the committee, Mr McMinn, up to the 17th prox. Plans and specifications may be seen at the residence and at the office of the Ceatral Board Auckland.

Town Property, Hamilton. — Mr John Enox has received instructions to sell m the estate of HP MoPherson, two acres and cottage in' the town of West Hamilton, horses, cow, saddles, and bridle 3, and a variety of other goods. ■; ■ ,-..■ ''■;"■".■'

The usual Cambridge Cattlb Sale will be held by Mr.Buckland, on Tuesday next. A full show of cattle is already advertised, consisting of some 90 head of cattle, m good conditon, twenty cows m calf, a number of young heifers and steers, and some 400 head of sheep.

Assessment Courts'— The time for the sitting of Assessment Courts will soon be here. The first of those, occurring m tha Eoiir Counties, is that to be held at Rangiriri, which will take place on the 28th inst., Wednesday next, as will be seen by reference, to the advertisement which appears m our issue of (o-day. That for Raglan will doubtless I be published m a few days.

, Faraz Cabl's Bijou Tbotjpb, as will be seen elsewhere, visits Hamilton next week, and will open' cv Tuesday niijht m the schoolhouse, Hamilton West, whicli has been engaged for Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The troupe will play, we understand, two nights m thb western and two m the eastern city, A full programme will appear m our next,

A SINGULAR Instance of the little value placed upon manure by some of our local -agriculturists 'was mentioned at Hamilton yesterday. The plan once recommended by .a member of tbe Cambridge* Farmers' Club, of burning the straw upon a farm, was being discussed when a resident of Kihikihi present gave a still more striking instance m point. He ,has an acre of land at 'Kihikihi' ■somewhat cropped out, and speaking "of the scarcity of manuro to a neighbour, wlio is reckoned a good and successful farmer, the latter said to him, pointing to a large heap of well -rot' eel manure, "There's as much us you want ; take it, it is no use to me." Our friend did so, and carted away fifty loads at a cost of as many shillings.

The Coitntv Aor for Waipa— Yes. Ob No?— Shall we run the Coun'ies Act] or let it slide m Wajpa, U the question o be very shortly decided by the ratepayers of the several ridings. Notice appear m our advertising columns, calling public mettiugs at Hamilton, Pukerimu and Nagaruawahia, to consider the advisability of bringing the whole of the Counties Act into force. That at Hamilon"will be held m the school house, on Wednesday evening nesfc. TnePukekura ratepayers meet at tlia school-house ou Thursday, the Ist proximo, and those of Newcastle, at the Delta Hotel, at half-past tvvo o'clock on Tuesday afternoon next, the 27th msfc. Doubt/ess, the ratepayers it I! Rangiaohia and Mangapiko ridings will meet to diacuaa the question a'eo.

Meeting op Cbedttors. _ A first meeting of the qreditow of Mr Henry AlcPherson was held on Tuesday before Mr Montgomery, Registrar. Mr John Kncx occupied the chair. Qa. the motion of Mr. I. C. Hammond a resolution approving the liquidation of the e3tate was earrieu by a mnjority of ?, and Mr Ham inond was appointed Trustee. A motion liropoip.l.'by.Mr J. K. McDonald, an'i itco del by Mr N. R, O>x that th»4obtor"be re.^iested to furnish a stat-^ rnent cf wh*t property he had on 3 montk

previous to fcho uH, M , and" what property on filing and the dale when. he was last solvent, aid the cause of Imlibsolvency, and that he furnish a stata'jijent of docounts by next meeting waa'rejectad by 4to,a. Tbe^mount of^liabifities wjfr *,112j/s3J. The value bf the assets wis r.ot given. .., : j

Te Patci's Victim,— The ' '• JTer>ld ha i the following respecting; M organ, murdered on Tuesday m Ngaruowahia gaol: "Samuel Morgan, who has baen so cruelly murdered, was a rain of good education, although, unhappily, he has for several '-years 'lei' a soine" wMfirFegiT" far, life. He r came pat. to jtfew Zealand, more tHan "twentyifive 'yeaW ago,' when s quite a youog nun, to join his uncle, th<j Rev- John Morgan -of the ChurohofEn^^ land Mißsiou Station at Te r Awatnuu. There he live'd'fbr some y&irs, and at ill) time of "the war he waa occasionally employed as. an interpreter, t? the^foroos. He* married :.a halfloait^ whoi h^l' bjeen welh'educated at v 'the^ KeV** J J M6rgiii'd school, and at Auoklaod, and who by her mothers side is oonneoted with Tawhi ao's tribe, the Ngatihikairo. Oar readers will remember thut a few weeks-atgo some apprehensions was caused by the surveyors being turned. off from a piece of land at Pirongia, which belonged to Mrs Morgan. It 4 w*B said that the deceased w,as angry at his, wifej iwhphadrseparftted from him, for selling the land, and thereupon stirred up Te i iNgakau to drive off the surveyors. Morgan, however, do • H not seem to have been himself popular among the Xingites, for a few weeks ago Rewi sent him down out of tha King country. Rewi sent word that Morgan had planted Borne maize within the aukati, and that when it was ready h might return and reap it, but that he must not come back to live with them."