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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 870, 17 January 1878, Page 2

Mb Isaac Coate3 is advertisforing swamp Hands. Messes Hunteb and Nolan's oattle sale at Cambridge takes place to-day. • Making Hat while the Sun Shines.— The Canterbury land sales for the month of December realised £41,452. Sons of Ulsteb.—The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge will take place this evening, in the Victoria Hall, Hamilton. After service at the English Church at Ohaupo, the Rev Mr Willis will meet the members of the congregation relative .to future arrangements. Defaulting Ratepayers of' the Hamilton Highway District are cautioned that all rates not paid by Saturday next will be sued for without further notice.

A nottfoation of the day of election, of the first Mayor for the Borough of Hamilton appears in our advertising columns. The Hamilton Highway Board will receive tenders up to 2 p.m. on Saturday next, for gravelling about 14 chains of road leading from the town boundary to the Hamilton Railway Station.

William Johnstone Lodge.—The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Lodge will be held- te-morrow evening, in the Odd Fellows Hall, Cambridge. "We are glad to find that the Postal Authorities have adopted the suggestion made by this journal, that a- second mail from Auckland should be forwarded to Hamilton. Home Sale.—Mr Buckland will hold his sale of horses, arrived from Poverty Bay, on Saturday next, at the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge, also a number of useful agricultural and medium draught horses, and riding hacks.

The West Hamilton School will be opened next week under the superintendence of the newly appointed Master and Mistress, Mr and Mrs J. M. Murray, Notice of the day of opening will be given in our next issue. The Railway Authorities will issue return tickets available for the one day only, oh the 29th instant, between Hamilton and Newcastle to Auckland and Papakura at single fares. This will give Waikato settlers an opportunity of attending the Auckland Regatta, or what is of far more interest, the Papakura Races, The Sheep Fate at Ohaupo on Tuesday proved so great a success that Mr A. Buckland has given notice of his intention of holding a similar fair at Cambridge on the 29th inst. Those intending to send sheep for sale, are requestod to forward due notice as early as possible to Mr R. Bradley, at Hamilton.

Masonic Hotel, Cambeidoe.—Mr I. R. Vialou, the architect, will be in attendance at the Masonic Hotel, Cambridge, to-day, at noon, to point out the alterations proposed to be made in the building, and explain the specifications in reference thereto. Tenders for the work will be received by him at Hamilton up to noon of the 21st inst.

A large bire occurred in Newton early yesterday morning, originating on the premises of a bootmaker named McAlpine, whose family with difficulty escaped. The Rising Sun Hotel was in the same block, and appears to have been the next building destroyed. The flames j spread rapidly, and in addition to the i above mentioned buildings, the following j were destroyed or more or less injured:— I Three cottages at rear of the Hotel; I Streeter's, pork butcher; Prime's grooery, I Newton Hotel, Waddell's bakery. The j origin of the fire is not known. Bridge at the Narrows.—A meeting of the committee for the erection of a bridge at the Narrows, was held at Mr Claude's, after the sale on Saturday last. Dr "Waddington in the chair. A subcommittee was appointed, consisting of Messrs S. S. Graham, S. Steele, Ed. Lake, Jno. Runciman, "W. Hunt, and Wm. Martyn, three to form a quorum, to meet on Saturday, the 19th January, at Grwynne's Hotel, Hamilton West, at 3 p.m., for the purpose of making suoh arrangement for the erection of a bridge over the Waikato river, at the Narrows, and collecting the subscriptions. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr John Runciman for his exertions in the matter of the proposed bridge. Levy, the Cornet Player, will appear in Hamilton on Wednesday night, the 23rd inst., with his grand concert company. Hamilton is specially favoured at the present time in the matter of first-class amusements. Mr Levy and his company have, it seems, a single disengaged night daring their visit to Auckland, and this one night, thanks to the present convenience of railway travelling, they are able to devote to the principal country district of the Province. Such a musical treat as the performances of the world renowned Levy and his able company is something quite out of the way in this part of the World, and settlers of the district far and near will doubtless make an effort to be present, on the occasion.

Foboed Sale of Land fob Bates.—A correspondent asks what steps are necessary to take for the recovery of rates by sale of the land** The jafttter was fully expgmed inst. ahjioat o6mgteted> Thelram, had yesterdays Bfeett been laid wqrk, dtioulcv th&wdataer oMu? up will be engine j&now a mile of J QxfaF credit is due tio' for the diligence used in pushing on the completion of the lino between Hamilton and Ohaupo, T which, like the NewcastleHarndtdn' 7 '- exten'Mitfri; * ifl^^e-feirn/-*wefl and thoroughly done, but which, nevertheless, may not be so soon after completion taken overby the .Government, as there'are one"or two" bad piecesoo r swamp upon it. The contractor has to maintain the line for three months after it is taken over, and consequently the greater the delay in such cases, the greater the advantage to the r Government. That the line may ; not be'open in time <for the Ohaupo Races will, however, make ne difference, for practically- it would at present be quite as easy, indeed easier to reach the race course from Hamilton than from any station beyond. If pat down at the nearest point to the rape Course, the passengers would'have a mileland a quarter to walk, the greater portion of whichi would be.swamp, passable on foot but with no defined track, and through tall titree s»rub. The next nearest point WOUld be at What if) f.r?lled AtVinann'c

station, a distance 01 over two. miles. Here there is a ditch cut through the swamp on either side the road "way, but though the latter is not formed, it is easy to walk, and a horse might even be led over it. The local Highway Board applied lately to the Government to metal this portion of swamp road, and be believe an offer has been made by the authorities to Mr Topham to gravel it at a certain price, but whether that offer will be accepted, or whether if accepted the work will be completed before the middle of next month we cannot say. Even then we should imagine the road by Hamilton, though longest in distance, practically the nearest. The ■ AxiroAfc-MEETimj of the members of the congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, was held in the Church on-the 12th inst., the Rev W. N. de L..Willis in the chair. The day was apparently not well chosen, and the meeting was but thinly attended, many of the principal settlers of the district having had business in Hamilton on that day. The Chairman, in his opening remarks, expressed his thanks to the Churchwardens and other friends who had shown him much kindness since his arrival. The minutes of the previous meeting were' read and confirmed. A report and statement of accounts was presented by the Church Committee. The report referred in brief terms to the loss sustained by the district in the death of the late Richard Parker, Esq., and noticed the movement to erect a monument to hismemorv in fha

church. Reference was also made to the erection of a parsonage; to the need of further subscriptions to .meet present liabilities; to the necessity of painting the church as soon as possible, of providing more seats in the body of the church, and a kneeling cushion for the chancel. The report concluded by congratulating the district upon the appointment of a resident Minister. A report and statement of receipts and expenditure waß also presented by the Parsonage Building Committee; these showed a large debt as still owing to the contractor- The Treasurer stated that he had yet to collect 4350 of the subscriptions which had been promised; ho hoped the amount would soon be gathered in. Colonel Lyon was nominated by the Minister as his Church .- warden. Mr T. W. Hicks was elected peoples warden, and the following were elected as vestrymen:—Messrs Reynolds, senr., H. A. C. Fergusson, and C. S. Ashwell. Resolutions were passed, authorising the Building Committee to borrow a further Bum for the enlargement of the parsonage house. The introduction of " Hymns, Ancient and Modern," as the Hymnal to be used in the church, was proposed and agreed to; the change to be made as soon as conveniently may be. A proposal was made and approved of, to hold a social gathering of. the members of the congregation early in February. Votes of thanks were passed to the organist and choir, the lay readers, the churchwardens and members of committee, and to the chairman.