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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 749, 5 April 1877, Page 2

Owing to Pressure on our s^ace caused by the publication of the Waikato Council by-laws, the full report of tho Zangari and Cambridge cricket match, where f ,he -score was 205 to 60, the leading article, and the report of the Te Awamutu concert are held over for cur next.

Ihe Jusr List. -A meeting of the Justices will be held on Saturday, to adjust the Jury List for the current year

One hundred pounds of hay is equal m value, as horao feed, to 501bs. of oats, 541bs. of barley, 1061hs. of wheat bran, 2751b5. of carrots, and 751bs of maize.

Bishop Cowib, we understand, may be expected m Waikato on Saturday. His Lordship will conduct divine service at Ngaruawahia on the morning of Sunday, proceeding m the afternoon to Taupiri, where he will hold servico at 3 p m.

Kihikihi Races.— -Owing to a telegraphic mistake, the name of the wiuner of the Hurdle-race at Kihikihi vyas given as Comet instead of Count, our old friend belonging to Mr F C Smith. Wearealso glad to hear that Count is likely to remain m the Waikato.

The announcement that Neilson " carried all before her m Pittsburg" is slightly ambiguous, since it leaves the mind of the reader m doubt as to whether she forgot ber bustle, or m the excitement of the occasion, adjusted it m. a manner" diametrically opposed to the prevailing fashion. -

Meeting of Creditors.— A meeting of creditors m the estate of D Carnachan, storekeeper, Cambridge, was held yesterday m the Court House, Hamilton. : Mr J T Johns m the chair. A resolution was passed to wind up the estate under the Act, and Mr John Buchannan, of Auckland, was appointed trustee.

Cambridge Farmers' Ojgub : Farm Inspection. -The second, or autumn farm inspection, it will be seen, takes place on the 19th of the present month, Entries for the several classes, for which awards are given, must be sent m, m writing, to the secretary on or before the 17th inst. As will be seen by advertisement, there are eleven classes of entries for which prizes are offered.

Thb Waitara Meeting.— The "Taraj nakiNews" says: Much uncertainty seems to exist respecting the promised meeting of Maoris at Waitara during the present month, lb is said that this arises from the Waikato3 waiting for an invitation from Te Whiti. who refuses to bid them, knowing that if he does so the onus of filling bheir hungry -sbomachs will fall upon him. There will mosb likely be a meeting ab Waitara, and the interesting fraternity who call themselves the •'Twelve Apostles" will possibly abteud it. Seizure op Ammunition phom the Maoris. — The Ohinemuri correspondenb of bhe ' Thames Advertiser ' writes : — "Sub-Inspector Bullen, who is now m charge of this district, came up to-day on a visit of inspection. On his way up he seized a keg of leaden bullets, which was being transhipped from the Ruby to the Riroriro, for conveyance to To Aroha. The keg was m a dirty sack, and was supposed to be a parcel of corned beef. The affair has caused a great sensation here. The keg and contents were lodged, on arrival at Paeroa, at the A C sbation, and there will, of course, be an investigation. Ema Te Aoru, I hear, claims the keg as her property."

The Roiorua Natives, ib is stated by a gentleman lately returned from that district, have prohibited the taking photographs of the scenery, except by payment of a special license fee. The following is the translation of the notice : —"To the Europeans who visit Rotoraahana who photograph at that place. They a,re to give to Hoani Kahutaka five pounds (£5) Should they not consent to pay this money, they must cease photographing at Rotomahana. The reason thab this agreement is determined on- is that, ihey will receive a great deal of money for their photographs when exhibited for sale. Also, let writing names on the terraces oease."

The Moanataiari news is still of the same encouraging character. Not a day paEßes but it turns out its half ton, more or lesß, of rich specimens. Last week a 30s dividend was declared, and there will be another m a few days. The shot of gold is 15ft m width, and the same rich specimen stuff is seen m the stopes above and on the floor of the winze. That prices have not ranged higher is probably owing to the fact that many large holders have parted with portions. Mr J M Clark, for instance, sold last Wednesday 400 shares out of the 1,300 held by him realising some £8,000 for less than a third of his interest. As there are some 500 holders of the scrip m this mine, fort nightly dividends will do much to advance the present prosperity of the community. Un Saturday and Monday the men were employed m timbering up, but the crushing of specimens on hand still continued, a large quantity of rich stone being left over from Inst week. The amount of melted gold obtained for last week was 10,2950z Ildwt, of Lhe value of £26,610 16s lid.

Judge Fenton at the Thames.— The sitting of tho Native Lands Court, which was to have commenced at Shortland on Thursday, before Judge Fenton, was adjourned until Wednesday, the 4th proximo. The Court was formally opened by Mr Edward Hammond, Secretary of the Native Lands Court for the Thames District, and adjourned until that dale. Since then a further cause of delay has arisen, of which the natives have bsen duly notified, m order that if inclined, they may remedy the same. The notice is addressed by Judge Fenton to the principal chiefs of the Ngatitamatera tribe, resident at Ohinemuri, and is to the effect that so long as they insist upon offering obstruction to the free navigation of the Thames River by the Ngatimaru tribes of the Aroha, and continue to forbid their attendance at the Native Lands Court, so long will the Judge refuse to adjudicate upon any of the laud claims m which they are interested. This nofcico does not, of course, refer to any of the other claim 3 to he investigated, which include lauds at Whakatiwai, Hikutaia, Puriri, Tararu, and Shortland. These claims will be first heard when the Court commences its sitting. — « Thames Advertiser.'

Auction Sales.— Hamilton will be busy ou Saturday \ tho hammer of the auctioneer will be going from ten m the morning until late m the afternoon. Not that the good people of Hamilton are going to be sold off m consequence of the hanging up of tho County Act, but on the contrary, that goods from outside the district are being senb to that township as the best market for them. In the morning at ten o'clock Mr John Knox will lead off with some 10,000 ft of timber sent up by Mr Gibbons to feel the market, all of whith will bo sold without reserve. Then follow Messrs Grant and Morton with r-lio remainder of the goods m the estate of Mr A A Btissenden. This B>dewill beheldattheHamilton Hotel.and G Wynne's yard will bo re^onnni with the cry of pjga, no less than 68 of these shrill voiced amatems at one and at the same time taking part m a grand chorus to the aecoiupaunnent of the " goiuy, goiDg, gone, solo of the auctioneer. Perhaps] however, as these pigs aro all represented m. the adveiti-enieut as being "wellbred" they will, as a central rule, not all speak at once. Mr Graut will offer a large assortment of agricultural implements, grass seeds, growing crops, and buildings on tho farm. At 2 p.m. Mr Kennedy Hill enters upon the scene, at

the Hamilton Hotel also, and will offer tor sale a quantity of office fittings and furniture, drays, harness, saddlery, horses.cows, a two wheeled Scotch plough, sheets, bedding, and other agricultural implements, the whole performance to b 3 enlivened by., intermittent adjournments during the day to the adjoining bar for refreshments,