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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 750, 7 April 1877, Page 2

The Bishop will preach at Ngaruawahia to morrow morning at eleven, and at Taupiri at three o'clock in the afternoon ; also, at St. John's, Taupiri, at 11 a.m.

The Late Ngaruawahia Election. —" Ah, ah," said a Ngaruawahia man to a Hamilton citizen yesterday, "although you did send down nine absentee voters to the election to vote for the Major, they didn't do him much good, for we gave them ' fitz.'" An Earthquake was felt by some of the resideuts of Hamilton on Thursday night, er rather yesterday morning at three o'clock. The shock, as stated by one famiiy, who were awakened by the occurrence, was rather a smart one, Capt Beere, who felt it, informs us that the shock appeared to be coming from South to North. The Auckland Mails did not arrive iu Waikato on Thursday night as usual, owing to the steamer * Waikato,' which was due with them, runuing aground below Rangariri. The * Bluenose ' was at once despatched to relieve her of mails and passengers, but it was a fair example of the blind helping the blind out of the ditch. The Bluenose got stuck herself. Yesterday morning, however, the Bluenose got afloat again, and about midday the Ngaruawahia portion of the Mail and passengers were landed at that township, the steamer bringing the Hamilton and Cambridge Mails and passengers on to Hamilton later in the afternoon.

Mr Thomas Mobbi*, who arrived in Hamilton yesterday overland from Napier, met, v. e are sorry to say, with a very nasty accident on the road. When about tixty mile 3 the other side of Cambridge, riding up the Bteep hill above the native settlement of Avvitu, in the gloom of the eveuiDg, he got off the horse to walk, order to make the ascent easier for th animal, and stepped with one foot at once into a small hole in the road, severely wrenching the ankle. Though the pain was very great, Mr Morriu remounted, and with one foot only in the stirrup, finished the journey as far as Buckland's Station, whence he was driven into Hamilton jesterday, by Mr B Kirkwood.

Hukoh RITtTAU-M.—A correspondent df the Billarat 'Courier' writes :—"The people of Buninyong are not in love with Ritualism. On the 10th inst., a reverend gentlenun from a neighbouring town, a 9 announced on the previous Sunday, attended to officiate at- the communion service at Trinity Church, previous to the conseoratiou of the Buninyong Cemetery by Bishop Thornton. The trustees and churchwardens, however, not being in favor of the reverend gentleman's alleged High Churchism, looked the church doors and refused the reverend gentleman admission. The latter gentleman, having obtained a loaf of,bread „frqm a baker, formed himself into a picnic party, and made the ascent of' Mount Buninyong."

A. CoKBESPONDENT FBOM PaTEBANGI writes asking us to insert a few lines of local news from that distriot. We do so re&dily, and take this opportunity of stating that we shall always receive with; pleasure, and publish such communications form known correspondents in the scattered districts of the Four Counties. There are many localities too small for the appointment of a regular newspaper correspondent, from which, however, there may occasionally be received items of news, interesting to the general readers of. the district, and the publication of which, may be both interesting and beneficial to the residents of the particular localities themselves. For these we shall always be happy to reserve space in our columns.

Impobted Stock. —The "Poverty Bay Herald" notices, that two ohoice specimens of stud stock have been introduced into that district by Mr Poynter within the past few days. That gentle-" man having lately had the mosfortune to lose a valuable imported Lincoln ram, he has supplied its place with another excellent animal imported, into Hawke's Bay by J H Coleman, direct from the breeder, Mr Davy, of Yorkshire. It is a large framed ram, showing excellent points, and the season before last it yielded no less than 241 bs weight of wool; the weight of' last years fleece, owing to some mischance, could not be ascertained. Mr .Poynter also purchased a first-class young bull, fourteen months old, well grown, dark roan oolor, by Mr 11 R Russell's well-kDown "Crown Prince," his dam by "Abbot of Ressington." The renowned " Sir the Abbot's sire. Both animals were landed ex Pretty Jane, on Wednesday morning, iu excellent condition.

Public Works in Waikato Disteict. —Independent altogether of expenpenditure on buildiags, swamp reclama tion, and other works of a private character, which will be large during the coming winter 'ind summer, there will be a considerable expenditure of public monej in the Waikato district, between £40,000 and £50,000 probably, during the next eighteen months. We need not say that this expenditure will be very appreciably felt. 'lhe laying of of the permanent way between Newcastle and Ohaupo, a distance of 19 miles, will coat some £17,000 in rough numbers. Forming the line from Ohaupo to Te Awatnutu will probably cost some £12,0U0 more,' and a further sum of £6,000 will be required to finish it. Then there is the bridga at Hamilton estimated to cost and which probably will cost a thousand oi* two more. It saems, too, as if something really would soon be done in the matter of the Thames Valley railway, so that we may fairly hope to see this pirfc of the Auckland diatrict receive that attention in the matter of public works expenniture at the hands of the Government to which, from its importance as an agricultural and pastoral district, it is justly entitled to.

Batrd's New JBriok Buildings. Hamilton West.—Tenders for the erection of the block of brick buildings on part of the Bunk acre in Victoria street, 1 West Hamilton, will be received by the architect, Mr Vialou, up to the afternoon of Wednesday next. The buildings will occupy a 60ft frontage to Victo ia-street, being a handsome two-storey edifice, with ornamental facings and designs, and will have four shops on the ground floor, being built, in fact, after the manner of the Brunswick Hall in Auckland. In the centre there is a passage 10ft wide x 20ft in depth leading to the krge room at the back of the main building, which is 24fi x 60ft, and intended to be used as an auction room by Mr Kennedy Hill. On either side this entrance are two shops, those next to the entrance, being of considerable size and having from the back a staircase loading to the upper storey, ha'f of the entire length of which will be let with each of these two shops. The two outer shop 3 will eimply have a front and back room biU no upper room, and will be specially suitable for offices. Both floors are lofty and well lighted; and when this building and the Bank alongside are both finished, filling up the entire frontage of ttie Bank acre in Victoriastreet, Hamilton will possess a pile of buildings that Queen-street itself would be justly proud of. We understand that the work of the erection of the new Bank building will be commenced on Monday. The cottage standiag on part of the site to be occupied by the new bank was removed yesterday.

Vialott and Company's workshops have become quite an institution in Hamilton. Several additions and improvements have been made to the workshops and show rooms of late, and there are now appliances for manufacturing, and a stock on hand, that would be a credit to more pretentious towns than Hamilton, or more populated districts even than Waikato. Mr Vialou not only undertakes to plan and mild a house, but keeps upon his place all the lequisite material for its construction, even to tne papering and paintiug, and to the furnishing it fully afterwards. So, too, with the farm. Tools and implements of every description, iron-wire fencing, gates, and a large of machinery are to be procured at this emporium, or made to order in the proprietor's workshops, whether it be a wagon or buggy down to a buter washer. And speaking of buggies, it was only yesterday our attention was drawn to one standing outside Messrs Vialou's wheelright shop, that had jusb been renovated, after being invalided some half-dozen years. It has been tastefully and substantially repaired, the old cushions re-covered, new fittings, supplied the iron work repaired, repaintedand varnished, and looks now almost a new turn-out, and with a fresh lease of life. When settlers and others have had a break down with their traps, or have wanted them rejuvenated, it has been the custom to send them down to Auckland. No one who looks at the buggy now standing opposite the workshops, awaiting its owner fetching it away, but will admit that it is no longer necessary to send such vehicles to Auckland for repairs, when the work can be as well done j in the district.

Pleuro-pneumonia.—The Chief Iq. spector of Sheep, Melbourne, writing on the subject of pleuro-pneunionia, says : " As this disease has unfortunately been acclima iaed here, but little need be Baid about it. The probable loss in Australia from this source is set down at £8,000,000 in Uie report of the conference of the chief inspectors of stock, held in Sydoey iu 1874. The following extracts from an eminent authority will show that little confidence can be placed in the argument that because certain diseases have not

yet reached us, therefore they never will :—' In this country (says Fleming the authority referred to, spoakinu of pjeuro)* its cause has been pretty well 'determined?' Itiuvaded Prussia in 1802, and soon spread over Northern Germany. Tn was first described as existing in Russia in 1826. It reached Belgium in 1827, Holland in 1833, Great Britain in 1841, .Sweden in 1874 Denmark in. 1848, 'Finland'' in 1850, Cape of Good;;Hopa m J834, th*v United States of America-vin"lS43, Mel-* bourne in 1858, New South Wales iu 1860, and New Zealand in 186*.' This disease is said to have been eveu more destructive thin the cattle plague." The London 'Gazette' of the 18th January last chronicles thirty-niae outbreaks in England in the week.

Tb Awamutu Conosbt.—The oonoert held in tha Public Hall at Te Awamutu, on Monday last, was hot so well attended as might have been expectet, but those who did go were not disappointed, a very excellent programme having been prepared, which, however, through the unavoidable absence of some who had promised to come was shorn of some of the best things. The following solos were given by ladies:—" Happy be thy dreams," "Yesterday," " Wont you tell ;me why Robin,'' "The bells of Abeirdouey," "The Liquid gem," and the song with chorus, "Cnildrens voices," was very much appreciated the chorus being sung from behind the scenes. The "Old Sexton" was very well sung, and : received with well merited applause, and some comic sangs and recitations by a visitor in the district put the audience in good humour for a dance which followed and was kept up for a few hours. The programme, though short, was all good, and was gone through without any unnecessary delay. The ' Poverty- Bay Standard ' says —" The master of the G-übbrrie school is in trouble; a par.ent has complained to him tha} he &ends his children clean to school in the morningaud that they return with something more than they took away with them, and he threatens to remove tnom from the school if the evil is not abated. It will be seen at a glance that Mr Maberley is placed in an awkward position. It would be difficult to trace the real offenders. Thore is no'doubt that some of the children might bo cleaner, but it is difficult to know where to dnw the line in such cases, for it. would often happen that a child after leaving; [home contrives to accumulate any quantity of dust on face, hands, and clothes, on the road to school. The remedy rests iu great measure in the hands of tbo parents, the schoolmaster will look after the insides of the children's hauls if the parents will look after the ou'sides. The native children have booh charged with, want of cleanliness, but they will compare very favourably with many of the pakoha youngsters in this respect." The above reminds us of an anecdote we hoard some years ago of a circumstance which occurred at the North Shore, at Lucas's Creek, if we remember rightly. The fchoolinubtor was.a retired captain iu the army, and was naturally disgusted at finding, more outside than in the inside of the children's''head?. When we kist heard of him ha was in trouble with his lpcol committee, inasmuch as he had put in general orders on thj Fridiy, before closing school for the week, that the children were to " parade on Monday morning with small-tooth-combs."