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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 919, 14 May 1878, Page 2

Me Buckland's Ohaupo live stock sale takes place to-day. Messes Hunteb and Nolan hold their • usual montlily cattle aale at Cambridge on Thursday next. The Cambridge Tkoop ov Cavaliiy Vouwteees •will meet for half yearly drill ojji Fvjday morning next. • PRxviiEG-as (OP/pHB New South Wales Parliament. — g ]BUI has been read a third time giving the Paiiiaj^eut pf New South Wales powers, jpnyileges, and | immunities similar to those of the J|Couse xfi Commons.

Sims and Gray, oontractoi-3 for th c I ejection of the Hamilton. Railw.ay Station Motel, arc advertising for carpenters. Tenders for additions and. alterations to the Alexandra Hotel must be sent m to Messrs Keals ■ and Son, architects, Auckland, by to-morrow. I iPATv Cattle.^ About 90 head' of fat .cattlcj, sixty of which belonged ty Messrs* Wjlliamson and Cox, and the remainder to Mr'S. Steelc and others, pasaoaffchrough Hamilton yesterday, en route for the Auckland market. ' I Ciiaktkbixo Steamers. — A Berlin tele- ■ gram of the 11th ultimo says: — "There is. active competition between Russia and England m chartering steamei'3at Germau ports. Two! steamers, chartered by Russia, have left Hamburgh with sealed orders." ■-■-■■ -.-,-. , R.A;r.. — The Sons o£ TJlster are Te'iuestedto attend Lodge meeting at the Victoria Hall, Hamilton, on Thursday evening. The usual monthly meeting of the members of Lodge; Win. Johnstono Svill bo held at the Lodge Room, dambridge, on the evening of Friday. The Bliindells, proprietors of the •Evening Post,' have, through their lawyers, called on Mr Gardner, of the ' Chronicle,' to apologia?, under a threat of an action for libol for insinuations impugning the genuineness of the special English telegram'} of the 'Post.' Mr Gardner refuses to apologisfc, and says he will abide the result — a 'writ for £1,000 damages, wliich will at once be issued. TnR Hamilton Bridge. — A very satisfactory telegram was received by the Mayor of Hamilton, on Saturday, from the Premier, Sir George Grey, m reference to the. bridge subsidy of 3,000. The Premier regrets the delay that has arisen, states that it has .been no iault of his, but from some mistake m the Public Works Department. It further states that he has telegraphed to Wellington to put the matter right. Business Ldts m Hamilton.— To-day Messrs J. D. & K. Hill will offer for sale two sections of allotment No. 80, Victoria Street, Hamilton, being the vacant space between the shops of Messrs Missen and McGarngle, and each having 30 feet frontage to Victoria Street. There is very little freehold available ndw m the business part of Victoria Street, and the opportunity is one which should not be lost sight of. The sale takes place at 2 o'clock. The Cambeidge Public Hall Building Committee may be congratulated on their having completed the task assigned to them mso satisfactory a manner. The hall is a credit to the town .and district generally, and we have no doubt that there will be a good attendance at the public meeting, which by advertisement is announced for Thursday evening next, when those Who are interested will be called upon to elect a committee for the future management of the hall.JJ Important to Highway Boakds. — The following letter appears m Saturday's Auckland 'Star': — "To the Editor: Sir, — Can you inform me if it is true thai a certain legal firm m Wyndham-streei have given as their opinion that trustees of Highway Boards have no power tc spend money on roads or other works.— Yours, etc., A Ratepayeb. — [We believe there is truth m the statement, the grounc of the opinion being conflict betweer Colonial and Provincial legislation.— Ed. 'E.S.'J" The Premier, the Native Miuistcr, Tv Tawhiao, the King's son, and a number oi influential natives left Alexandra yester day forenoon for Ngaruawahia. Arrive* there, Sir George Grey went on by speuia i train to Auckland, but Mr Sheehan, Tf TaAvhiao, and several other natives, cam< on to Hamilton yesterday evening, taking up their quarters at the Commercia Hotel. This morning, the Native Minis ter, Tv Tawhiao, and others, proceed t< 'Tamahcrc, to settle certain inter-triba matters, where they will meet Ngatirakax | and other natives, and, amongst these i Te Ngakau, the King's secretary. There has been a considerable fall o: rain throughout the district during th< last few days, though certainly not mor< than has been required by agriculturalists The grass lands have put on a new coa' of green after the long drought, but as yet the underground supply of water hai not reached the ordinary standard. Th< wells are yet unfilled, and probably wil remain so till the lakes, which m som< cases (as for instance the largo lake noai Hamilton) are above the liver level, read a eortain height, and the water s< collected soaks away iipon the uppei strata to wliicli the wells reach. A Meeting of the Hamilton Borougl Council was held last night— the Mayor and Crs. Gardiner, Coates, Beale. Cox Gwyuuc, Hume, and Gaudin being present The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. A telegran was road, as follows, from Mr Gcorg< (Jrey, at Alexandra, respecting the speri fioa'tions of the bridge, saying: "I hvv< received your telegram. Am very sorrj for the mistake which has taken place }i tho Public Works Office, Have tele graphed to the Minister of Public Works who will get it right at once.' The cash balance to the credit of th< Council was Btated as £65 8s 4d. A motion, proposed by Or Gaudin, seconded by Cr Coates, that the meetings of tin fjouncil be held fortnightly instead o: | Tj-ejs^y was carried. Cr Beale's beinj the oniy dissentient vote. The weekly meeting qf the Hope o: Waikato Lodge of Good Templars wa! held on Thnrsday evening last, when th< ■ usual business was gone through. Bro Coofc, W,C,T., appointed a committee o: amusement, and), ifc is to be hoped that th< pleasure derivable from' the energy o: that committee will be of such a character as to increase the number of the member; of the lodge. After the ordinary businesi had been transacted, the installation oi officers for the ensuing quarter was pro ceeded with, and resulted as under:— Bro. Cook, W.C.T.; Sis. Fanny Eoffey W.V.T.; Bro. W. J. Cellem, W.S.; Sis Davis, W.F.S.; Bro. Davis (sen), W.T. Bro. William Hyde, W.M.; Sis. Lucj R,oftey,W.D.M.; Sis. Adamson, W.R.H.S Bro. Charles Davis, W.L.H.S.; Bro. T Davis, W. 0.: Bro. Hinton, W.1.G.; Bro Israel' Fevraf, W.O.G. Sis. Roffey, sen. who has acjied &s W.C.T. with greal ability during the pagt quarter was unanimously accorded a vote of thanks on her retirement from offioo. The Members of the Hamilton Contingent ot the Te Awainutu Volunteer Trooj conclude their drill to-morrow; Thej commenced drill on Thursday last, with t master of forty-four of all ranks, and after a short inspection and drill on the barrack grueu, Hamilton, marchcl out ii colujif 0 $■ I'ou.tc uc S{^° at |M] Peacoeke's pjajie, where they wore'lpul through a number of uyojutions nnc dismissed. Since then, the reg'iuai' diolh have been held on tho barrack green am: m the Government paddock, and, thougl a large number of recruits have only jusi joined, there was very little- difference Qfosejryable m the general smartness of th< corpsj and this i# all the more remarkable as the unevencV of the ground m the Government paddock renders nupy oj the evolutions and ' inanojuvros all the more difficult of execution. The corps has a siua-4 and soldierlike appearance, foi which credit is doubtless due to their own officers, hut> thei* precision Uf. /Jrill is due to the unceasing attention to, ana tijorougl knowledge of his duty by tUe drill insfcruetor Sergeant - Major Fraser — who has fcrQUghfc 0 the whole of the Waikatc Volunteer CuvaUy to » Statp pf ef&viojuy

and discipline something quit:; uuusual a m volunteer cavalry troops. To-morrow night, the half-yearly drill will be brought to a close by a Volunteer Ball, given by fi the- Contingent, m the largo room of Pearce's Commercial Hotel. A groat ] many invitations have been issued, and excellent music has beea. provided,.regardloss of expense, for the occasion, and tho < ball is likely to be one of tlio most successful of those which have latoly • taken, place m Hamilton. 3