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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 833, 18 October 1877, Page 2

Thb Banks m Waikato will closed on Thursday n»xc, the day of the Cambridge Farmer's Club dtile Show. The date of Mr Huine's sate at Ngaruawahia. has, it willueseen, been altered from the Ist proximo. tothe29sh mat. ; Cattle turned out oo th Hamilton East Townsbip Higa way district run must kjep a sharp look out for the ranger on and after the fc4th iusc, if they do Dot wish to fiud tneir wa> inside the local pouud. . • The Chairman of the Newcastle District Board uotifi a tha Mr John E igcumbe'a stur^, Ngaiuav.bia, is the place appointed for the paymeut of the rate. , Title to Conjiscatbo Lands. -The ' Dunediu Star ' has jbeaa exercised by iuforma iun th*C the whole qu ation of tue title ot European purcha«<3 of oonfiV S4t«d land is about to be tested by an notion ot ejectmeut against toe proprietor ot a larg« estate m Witikato. ' Hamilton is to have ita local baud, at least au effort to establish one will be made on Saturday evening, when all those iuture-teil and musically iuclincd are mvi c i to meet at VValker'a Commercial Hotel. This Members nf ihe Presbyterian boily iv Wcatdiu W.ukau<t are i (.-quested to meet m the Te Awamutu H<*ll on S^ouTilay af.ernoou uext, iur t(i'- purpost< ot electing a committee of inauagemeno to ai range the Church Services of the district, f tie uiiaiturations vi Mr Wright havo be v secured lor cue district.

I Footpaths having btem made by the Board of East Hauiii ton m many of the streets, ie very natur^hy appears desirable that they should be preserved rom injar> by peoplu riding or driving up >v them. A notice, otatmg that the police have b :eu requested to proaeoube all parties so offeudiug, ia pablistied by the Chairman • of the B .ard m auotuer columu.

Oambaidob Cricket Club.— The annu&A meeting ot tho G^mbnd^e Cricket Club has been fixed for next S» urday, on. which day a friendly match will be played m che Goveruniaut paddock — Civihaus v. Constabulary. Tnere will be some ttuiart pl*»yora ou both nides, so a clobo maoen may be looked for. As ih<ire are a large number of oricketers m tne Cambridge diatriou now, the club auduid make a better show this year than they have done during the last three or fonr seasons.

ABVANCuMBNT OJ OAMBRIDGB.— The number of ouildings m course ot erection at Cambridge, and a foice of Borne sixty men employed m road making not far from the township, aud last out not least ihe e&ieusive operations earned on by 'tue Waikato Swamp Compauy have ail told upon the trade of the distract ifivery wnere there is »v appeaince of budkneda and prusponty. Maay of the buildings are approachtog completion. cue Church of Eugland i > arßon» ; »o will be finished m about a troCnight.' Tha JTarmers' Cub Huuae also seems likely to be ready for tue show day.

Presentation to Me O. E. Mackintosh, of (JAMBitiDGa — On Thursday last, at i he o<aiuar> weekly meeting of the Harmonium Society, .Mr (J. K. Mackmioah Was presented with a hanasoino silver-muuutud ebouy bacou, m reuoguition ot his kind i»nd eiticieot aetvicea as Conductor ot tne bociety. Iho pre&enc was very appropiute, aud bore Mr MuckinCouu's uuDjC, with a suitable ii.Boriptiun. It was prebenied by Mr Brooks, iv the uaina of the members of cue Society, and received by air MackißtOah with a tew well cnodtm remarks. '

Tot . Nkwcastlb and Hahilton Railway. ■ Ammfßb the pa-xengeis yeßlerilay.frotn Newoaetje were the contr«otprsf[ror the ctmpletion of the section of the railway between Newdstle and Ohaupo, Messrs Topham and Angus. A commencem^nc will be made m plate )ayi"g'bet"ween Hamilton and Newcastle on Monrlny from the latter end of the line, and .when H trail ton -is reaohed the line will be ballasted between tho two places before proceeding with tb" tfamil* ton-«>baupo seotion. It is expected that the Newcastle- Himiltou seotiou will be completed m working order m about four months time.

Mr 0. J W. Bart »n, of Te Koab, has been appointed ranger to (he Newcastle. District Board, and will reoeive all dep&Bturage fees, which must be paid on or; before the 31at inst. Pigs, sheep, rigs, enure horses, or bulls, found on the run will he imppusded, and the 16th section of the impounding Act, 1867, will be strictly enforced m the ease of entire cattle. Clause 45 provides that the owner of any suoh animal whioh may be found at large either on lauds of the Crown or; on any land not the property of the owner of the animal, may be fined m a penalty not exceeding £20 ; but m *he owe of xige. to double that anoant,

Thk Memtmrs of tk j Hamilton Contingent of ' the Te AWainu su Oavairy Volunteers meat ■jvery afcoruuou at 0 o'clock lor preliminary drill, but on Saturday next the para.ie will ba nold at 2 p.m., for revolver and cirbiue drill. After this drill, firing foe prizes will .cake plaae at the butts. Thuro m-o aevou money prizes, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere. ' ,

JEUraAPU SOHBOII EtfTSBTAIN'MBNT.— , An eveuuig'd aininusemeuG , will He afforded the settlers of Haunipu, on Monday uezt, when a panorama illustrating lite ia the Arctic regions will ba exhibited ia the school room of that distrioc. Children will be admitted half price. The proceeds will be applied m ail of the ttautapu Sunday acJool, and for the purchase of a reading desk.

In hia opening oharge to the Synod, the Bishop thus alludes to the two Waikato euros: — "From Hamilton tue Rev W. Oalder pays periodical visits o the Piako aad Wuatawhata m addition to bis regular ministration* at Cambridge and Ngaroawahia ; but the dUcr.ct. is much too extrusive for the oaru of ouo oiergymaa, however energetic he may be, and 1 hope very soon to relievo him of a portion of it by oonstitutiog Cambridge a separate oharge. The' Rev L. 0. Brady vow holds periodical services at Ngariiua pouri on the Waipa, iv additiou to nis other miniatratious ; aud it wid not be his fault, but m oouaequence of the unbridged state of the streams between the Waikato and Raglan, if he does not pay regular quarterly visits to the latter settlement and its neighbourhood.

Mr Crook's bntkrtainmbnt corn^s off to*nighO ia Che large Barrack Uoom, Ham. iltou West. Wh«never Mr Crook aaa exhibited his Lime light disolving views iv Auokiahd they haye elicited unqualified praise from the lojal presß. The light is aa»d to be good, the views caemselvea artistic ami entertaining, and the details of inauagemaut perfect The* Star' of a la.c d.*te alluding to these performances at tne Museum, and Institute exhibition says : — ." Mr Crook's series of .views Dy hydrogen light continues to bo aa popular as before. They certainly contribute largely to the suooess which has been achieved, and they deserve that it should be said of them chat they are the bant epaoimens oi tue kind we have seau m Anon.. aud." 4ud again ia its issue of tho 19 »h ulwno, tue Baau paper says, "Oi caeso ««*» we caauet apeak to highly." We learn that Mr Crook intends taking a tone through, the VYaikaco disbnuoa, and ha de^ervua the patronage of the people for sin unassuming labourß m the diffusion or cheerful knowledge YeateicUy evening Mr Crook tried the iig ig m ■ tho Barrack Itoom, aud we ouu personally testify to the quality of nob ouiy aa to this, and a very important part of the enterciaiueat, buc to the exeoilum. oharaoter of the vievoa exhibited. Anioug ti em were a apiuudid group of otacu'uy, an the repreßßutation oi uuioWa ot lite like silo aud hie like appeai-uno^.