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Waikato Times, Issue 844, 13 November 1877, Page 2

The-Political Position.—The public are pretty, well wearied of the struggle for place now going on in the Assembly. The Opposition it will be seen have met check by counter check. The Government will not allow the direct want of confidence motion of Major Atkinson to oome on out of the regular pourse, and by speaking against time may probably stave it off some littl" while longer, buo they cannot prevent Mr. Travers or any one else moving an amendment on Mr. Stout's privilege motion —"That Ministers have acted unconstitutionally and improperly and arc deserving of censure." This is to all intents and putposes a want of confidence motion, and the Opposition party are it .is Baid pledged-to it.

Messes Htjntbb and Nolan will hold their usaal monthly sale at the Cambridge Yards on Thursday next, the 15sh instant, at 1 p.m.

Me Wklls, jeweller, of Queen-street, arrived yesterday from Auckland, and prooeeded through to Cambridge, where he wiil have on exhibition to-day and tomorrow a choice stock of jewellery.

In respeot to the memory of the late Mr Kichard Parker, the Ohaupo Cattle sa'e which should have taken place cj-day has been postpone 1 until to-morrow, Wednesday, the 14ih instant. Indian Famine Relief Fund. —Ngaruawahia has been zealous in its contributions towards the Indian Famine relef fund. A sum of £34 16s 61 has been collected and forwarded to Auckland. Last night the Hamilton subscription lint reached a sum of £lO 2s 6d.

MrJMcLernon, Jkwklleb, of Hamiltoa, as will be seen by his advertisement, 13 an advocate of the principle of supporting local industry. Mr. MoLarnun has a larjje and varisd assortmeat of choice jawellery on hand at fair pricea, And very naturally considers that be has a first claim on the inhabitants of the districts The Masontc Installation.—The railway authorities, it will be seen, have, at t[i? requoat of the Wuikafco Lodge, agreed to issue single tickets on Thursday and Friday, the 29ch and 30th instant,, available for return up to and including Monday, the 3rd D cembar. This will enable Masons from Waikato to be present in Auckland and to take part in the installation of Bro F Whitaker as Jt'roviucial Grand Master.

The Pjjojkctjed Native Exodus.—W" take the following from Fridays • Evening Ssar': —"On Saturday a deputation of K-iDgites, consisting of Tiwai and two others arrived at Waiheke, and held a meeting at Matiatia. Their objeot was to induce the natives residing here to leave and go to the Waikato (King country). Timi Maehe (.Tames Marsh) replied to their korero, and told : them that they would not leave, the other natives could do as they pleased, he was a Government native, and said that if the Europeans were all to be killed and destroyed by the* King Maoris he would be killed too, Other natives followed in the same strain, and Tiwai will have to go back as he came,

Claim, to Waikato Lands.—la our issue of the G-h mat we drew attention •to the fact that Mr McDonald, of Wanganui was on a visit up-counfery with certain Ngatiraukawa natives as a deputation from the tribe to ask Tawhiao to give them lands aS Jiangiaohia. Orahan, and Mangatautari. In anoiher column will be fuimd a letter from Mr McDonald, drawn f >rth by refrence made to bis visit, which was copied from our columns into that of our Auckland con temporary. Now, Mr yLcDonald's lete ; would se in that certain natives allege that their lands have passed from them without due opportunity having been afforded them of being present at the Compensation Court, oc rather that two Court, at both of which it was necessary these natives should be present, were held by the Grove/nmenb, the oae in YVangauui and the other in Waikato, on the same date.

Ox Saturday Mr W. Mirtyn of IV.T carrow, Cambridge, passed through Hamilton homoward from tin show held the previous day in Aackluiid, with his two su cessfui exhibits MeivyJegs, which took firot prize for the best entire in the class of roa Istera, and 'tis two year old fill, which also too'c first prize, as Ihe best 'draught filly foale I since August 1575. Mr Mirtyu deserves ere it for bis piucU and spirit in not letting the vVa kalo go unrepresented among the sucooss/ul exhibitors at tha Me lopolitan Cattle Show of Friday last. The prizes were nii-rely certiOcates and therefore the expense of sending animals to the sliow whether a ■< cessfui or not would be considerable. Doubt.ess this deterred many from sending cattle, sheep and horses from this diat>i"t. A 1 th« Christchurch show some £1,700 was given in prizes and sudi an exhibiiion would call forth compeiitors from all p irts of that P o vince. Iu Auc land the sh*>w seems to hare been a purely local one, inter or in some respects, especially in shesp, to that held at Cambridge the other jay.

Hamilton West Cemetery Concert. —'The eiHenaimiit-nt spoken of in a late issue as being ab"ut to be fluid for thv purp >se of liquidating the debt incurred Dy tne Hamilton West Cemetery Committee in repairing an:l the graveyard, lias been arranged to tuke plac? on the 29 instant. Ic ia not long since a similar entertainment was given in Hamilton East for a similar object, and, as on that occasion, so ou this, we crust the general public will liberally respond to the call made upon them. The object is one which appeals to the sympathies of all, and we are happy to learn that already a very general feeling has been expressed in favour of making the coming 'entertainment a success. Local amateur talent which guarantees the arobtic success ot the undertaking nas air. ady p-oin sed, and several uave expressed their williugn. ss to assist in the s*le of the tioketa. 1c is a htaltuy sign of cue good leeli g and bon accoc-i wuich exist in a d strict, wb-n on an ojoaoion of this kind people aie f .uud ready and willing to Bluk all lauds 01' class and denominational and work together for the advanctm nt ot tt|'joaimou object. Ellekslie Sports—Sunlaylnurswerj observed by the tel.-graph department on Friday lttt>t> un d waen our five o'ulocit telegram came through, trie floal portion of the Prince of Wuh 3 cup race had not teen run. We now give the full account o. this race from tho ' afraid.' Our local v-hampiou Hutton seems to hayo had it

nil-his own'way :—' Princo of VValeJjipifpV —*EJor this' race there were caiiiwgons aliened. Thore .Btagp; of 160' yards and airtdlhar fip'O yards'. The • loVjnjet> <va3"Jrta in|||at3, aitdi resulted l as fMowa ; ji—lst h||g !.&* teahjt, 7 yat-ds, 1 4§|rfU, Ht)foh, WPire,ttffafck 2. ' Won some w has'easily ; aluriiu a very g)od. third. Time l(j£ seconds. 3rd beat j L«\ Dalton; 10 yards, 1; W. Met.tatn.. 2 yards, 2.. Tais over, as tlia tirat two in each lieat were entitled to start £>r the liual and only tvvo Started, lfiijal heat, 150 yards:—Ail the—winners -of - re this heat. Tiie result was a very close finish, Huttoli winning by a short foct, (iaiilt being second by a little more in .front of Dalton. - ;Tue time, 15 4-sth seconds', is very good: %wp winners in this racj soured 6, 4, 2 points respectively fjr the-. Cup'- The seeoad- stage of;the; Prince of Wales Cap was (later lathe/day)/ run' : "off,- being a kandicip ot 600 yards.-. The result was— Hutton, 15 yards, 1; K, Gfoulfc, 20 yards, 2 ; J. Dalton 30 yards, 3. Tuis racj confirmed the result of thff tir3t stage rkcing fjr the Cup, and:showed that in liuv.ton we have a very good man. tie won easily in 74 Bioonds, running s wi.h a long free stride, and making his effortat the right time. ; ; f Thb * ThaMjbs Advertiser' seems ta be somewhat appreaensive that the removal of the Upper Thames Naii've's'froin' Ohinemuri betokens more than appearson tue surface. la its issue on Thursday in speaking of tne Native Department ic Bays: —"A policy of firmness and not flattery is the only safeguard for the future of this Department, aud we fear the day is not far distant when that pulicy will be put, to the test* Already the uiouds are gataering in the dißtanc lionzjn, aud the ' flour and sugar policy ' is doing iis work amongst the pampered Kingites, who threoean to rebel agaiusitue hand which preserves them. The withdrawal of the Ohiuemuri and other natives to tne bjrders of the King eouutry is only the gaiheiiug of the clouds which niuit sooner or later break over, the devooed heads of the Native Department. We feel more than ever tne necessity theie is on the part of the settlei s to fear the department and ' keep their powder dry,' for recent events and correspondence between the King country and tue Thames joints to trouble in the. distance. Depend upon it the struggle, Wuen it does come, will be ' short, snarp, | aud decisive,' The compensation olaims i of the past will not aguiu be re-enacted, .Every Betiler will be ready to pay off old soores, and will disdain to soaud on cjremony. He would require to be a pofcor- I lul potentate who wid dare attempt to check the freedom of. action on the pare I of the settiers resident in the vicinity of .King natives or their allies, for ihe next struggle will be settled without the inter veiitiou of Imperial forces. :