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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 923, 23 May 1878, Page 2

'' V-To-mohbow; being the. Queen's Birthday,' the Banks^iii Waikato Will be closed* Db HA.RTJIATOJ, of Auckland, died at his residence m that city on Tuesday. Tenders for the erection of a store at Hamilton East ' (labour only) are called for by Mr T. H. White. Waikato and Auckland Railway. — .Tickets issued to-day and : to-morrow, May 23rd and 24th, are available up to Monday 27th next. TAwniAo, it is reported, has determined to call a meeting of his people to consider Sir George Grey's proposals, either near Kopua or Hikurangi. Liberal as the proposals are, they "will be opposed. The Auckland Permanent Co-Qpora-tive Building and Investment Society have opened branch. Offices m.. Hamilton and Cambridge. Mr Gco. Edgecumbe has been appointed agent for the firstmentioned, and Mr- J. Houghton agent for the latter town. Ouaxoe op Pulpits. — The Revi ¥m. Evans, of : Cambridge, will preachat Te ATvanmfcu -at '11 a.m,; P&fcerangi, at 3 p.mij and Kihikihi, at 7 p.m., on Sunday, May 26. Mr Wright will conduct the Presbyterian services m Waikato East on that day. > • . :'■': < A Post Office having been established at Pukerimu, those sending letters to residents there are reminded of the necessity of ' addressing the letters dur^ct, and not adding the word " Cambridge," as formerly, for an additional postage will be charged on letters for Pukerimu sent mistakenly to Cambridge, and refoi'wafded from that post office. The Piako Road. — We are glad to hear tliat Mr Coletnalii the contractor for the formation of a portion of the road between Hamilton • and Waitoa, at Black-' more's Gully, is malting good progress with the work. When this portion of the road is made good, thoro will be an excellent highway to Piako. Meantime, we would warn travellers riding past the works at night to be careful, as the cuttings m their present state are somewhat dangerous. iTu Tawhiao's party have returned to Alexandra. Public notice has been given by one of the Kingite chiefs that m the case of any European found trespassing on native land m pursuit of game, his gun will he taken from him. Major Jackson is. the* only European we have heard of who has been invited, to shoot beyond the confiscated boundary line, and that that gentlemen was going to make his first day's shooting m the King Country was the reason of his name being; one of the first favorites m the Calcutta Sweep at Hamilton on the best local bag made on the 21st inst.