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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 733, 27 February 1877, Page 2

Auction ; Sale, ' Hamilton— We would ik mi ad our readers that Mr Kuo£ uolda an auction salo of cOtCagj and land, horses, cow, Saddlery, <s.c, to-uiorrow, ac 2 p.m.

An Alexandba girl .ate four pounds of a weadiiig-oake in order that'she migtu d.eam of her futu ehusonnd. And now she says money Wouldn't hire tier to marry trie man shesaw' in that dre-ioj.

The NgaruawAhia Uaol—There is cp be an euquuy made by ti>e Government into the of the Ngaluawahia gaol, peuding which both the gaoier aud warder have been te nporilysuspended. Counties Act.—Wo uuderstai.d a uieciiug to, uousider the advmbi.ity

working the Counb-es Act was he d Paierangi ou Satur.tay, after tbe Road Board meeting, the pinicuiars whicu vvid, do'untiess, be forwarded lo us lor pu'licat oa in due course.

The Counties £ct Public Meettnos. -Wo woal'i lemiud ratepayers thit tne public nueniug to consider the advisi-ui.i-y of w<>iktu4 the d uuues Act in its entirety will be hold at tins afternoon, at th? Delta liutei, aud thtt at Id tmliou west to-morrow evening at the Sehod tfouse Hamilton at 7.30 pm, Tue Pukerimu meeting takes I duce on Taursday. The "Bay of Plenty T.mea" states:— By aJI reports the w.iieat crop grown by t>e natives at Matapihi lias turned out exoelleniiy well. Turaahiug is oeiog pro. oeeded with by degrees, and us e idi lot i- pass-d through the machine, the reBlilt proves that the gram is heavy and thequally of the t>es!;. We are informed that a boat loid brougut to town on < hursday changed haujs at 5s bd a bushel.

Accident at Tamahebb. A man named itaynoids, in the employment of Air: H .Thine, of Tamahere, int;t with an accident yesterday that will p 'oba ~ly be attended witu serious coiiSeq leiices. tie was chopping firewooii for ihe house with a tomahawk when he struck his left wrist with such f «rce as to drive the edge of the tool an inch dei>p into his wrist above the root of the thumb, cutti lg into the muscles and hmall bones. The w.und was bound up to stop the seveie hwmorage which Bet in, and Dr Waddmgton was sent fot. ■■••••'• The Tenders for the erection of the OatUidto Church at HumiN ton East, were opened und fowud to be as follows : Pea Bon, £647; Taylor 456 ; Stewari, £4i,Q ; Maddigm and Miliar, £443 Message, £407 lOd ; Price, (accep ed) £392,. The building will be commenced immediately, and the underdirtaking. intlie hands of Me Pricj, wil, it is needless to .-ay, looking at <hat gent e* •nan's work in many p»rts of the district, be faithfully and satisfactorily carried out.

An Accidbnt occur ed which nearly ■■"•suited ia tue loss ofthe middle fi'igur, of his left hand, to a Mi- Smith, near Dmubridge. It npp?ars that on Saturday last, he and his brother were cutting •iown ti-tree scrub, when the bill-hook Sliced usile and completely severed the tune of the middle fioaer.at the first joiu!, a > that the end of the tinger lapped over. Mr Smith came in to Hamilton at once to Mr R J? Sandes, and had thd wound dressed.