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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 931, 11 June 1878, Page 2

Tenders for wire fencing, labour only, at per mile, will be received by Mr George Edgecurabe, Hamilton. Turnip Crushing Carts, made by -McKihnel, of Dumfries, are on^sale at the establishment of Mr J. S. Buekland, Hamilton. The meeting of the electors of Waipa called *by Mr A. Cox, M.H.R. for the district, takes jriace on Thursday evening • next at the Court House, Hamilton. Tenders for the appointment of Public Poundkeeper at Cambridge will be repeived by the Waikato County Council imfcil Thursday next. I ■ .' To-eay is the last on which tenders for the erection of a hotel at East Hamilton will be received by the architect, Mr I. R. Vialou. ' , j Mr A. Kenny, of Nixon Street' ] Hamilton, anu^unces that he has opened a, commodious boarding house, tit which all the comfort 3of a home, without the responsibilities, may be * obtained at moderate charges. Hamilton Football Club.— But few members were present at the meeting called for Saturday evening, and the prosecution of business .was" deferred to a" more convenient season. . Plans of the new store and dwelling, to be erected at Cambridge for Mr Thomas Wells, may be, 83en at. the office of the : architect, Mr Jas. Wrigley, or at the store of Mr /Wells, Cambridge. Tenders will be received ;tiutil Thursday next at noon. Mr. Owen McGee and. the Jockey Ciim.— Mr Lusk, the solicitor of Mr Owen McGee, has oaused a writ to issue on the Auckland Racing Club, claiming £2500 as damages for the action taken by the stewards m disqualifying the horse Falcon, and m suspending the plaintiff from running horses for two yeara on the Auckland coursei , . J ' Erection of a Barn and Stable at Waitoa.-*- Tenders for the erection of shed, stable, and barn (plans and specifications of which may , be seen at the office of iMr ■ G»3.. Edgecumbe, of Hamilton) will be received m Auckland by Mr W. S. Laurie, of . Queen-street, until tomorrow. Public Meeting, Cambridge. — A public meeting of the ratepayers of the Cambridge North Township 'Highway District will be held m the Town Board: Building on Saturday next, to take into consideration the proposed stoppage of road between Lots 418 and 419, and the opening a road m lieu thereof between Lots 417 and 418. ; . The Pukekura Highway Board announces its intention of meeting on the 22nd inst. for the purpose of striking a rate of nihepence m the pound, for the period commencing July Ist, 1878, and ending 31st March, 1879, the rate becoming payable on the 31st day of August next, at the house of Mr H. Fitzgerald, the collector to the Board. The following approximately represents the time from England ?to New Zealand by tho various routes:— By sailing vessel, 90 days ; by San Francisoo route, 41 days; by sea through the Canal to Snez by Galle and Melbourne, 61 days ; by overland to Brindisi, and by railways across Isthmus of Suez, 53 days ; by overland, to Brindisi by Singapore, Brisbane, and Sydney, 6 1 days '. We have been, requested to draw the attention of the postal authorities to the fact that the. Piako mail, which does not leave East Hamilton until 8 a.m., is closed at West. Hamilton at 1.30 p.m. on the previous day. , On .enquiry into the matter we 'find that the. post master at Hamilton lift* no.regujar means, of sending .over the Piako mail later '.m tjje day than by the Cambridge coach, „ . ; ' : Oiiaupo-Te-Awamutu Extension.' — One of the 'first fruits of the new loan reaped by this district is >. the: acceptance of the tender of Mr Foughey for the construction of the extension of the railway from Ohaupo to Te Awamutu. The price at v/fyich the work has been I ' taken is botween £28,000. and £24,000,' and as soon as the' usual preliminaries attending tli6 acceptance of the tender have beon Gompletcd; the work will be commenced. Th-avfj? Wai&ato „ Railway. — The Grahamsbown .' Star ' , says ':—■" We learn ' that advices by tslograph have lj.eni received .by the Chairm iv of the Thames Valley Railway" Committee of > the despatch from Wellington of papers and infoi'matlon regarding the proposed line and the bill to be drafted, 6n receipt of •which steps will be taken to hold another telegraphic conference "with the local biVlup iutorested, "preparotory to having o -WJf n/.'ppared. Wo trust there will be no' dtjay ovc*- matter, as the time is short before tli^ s^ss^n. of Parliament assembles, and the proWi tiiKQ s^ins peoulini'ly favorable to having jiAw l)reliniiniivicH sot-led for the coming session."

I St. s Petjbb's Church Bazaar. — The ladies of the congregation of St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, liave, we hear, determined to hold the forthcoming 1 bazaar m aid of the Sunday School , v buildi«g fund m the volunteer cavalry-*' i drill -week m November^ .^)A good^de&L; of interest' m being tajcen* m /fc£e affairj iind the ladies ' .are alreajay busily engaged m Making very exf&juive a^ elaborate preparations for whai^heVfin^nd shall Ibo one, of the most Biicceq§||J^ffairs/s£~'tho kind ever carried out m Hamilton;' ; : , Thk c640,T)00 Grant.— The folloAving telegram, dated the 7th instant, has been isme:l irom the Treasury :— v The pay-' roent of £40,00.0 voted for public works m Auokland will be made to-morrow. ■ The distribution of .the amount .wil^-be made equally fl bet\yeen^ the eighteen.. 'counties' having elected- cbunojls." (13iis sum will be a Svindfail for'tlie eighteen, counties, including of course those of Piako, AVaikatdj iWmjfa,,\ and Raglan j ( giving them each a'aum of ( -£2,222 for .rd-diattributioii among Iheir respective road boards The "Champion Cup, )Which was awarded'at the Intor-colonial Exhibition, , recently h?ld m New. South Wales, to the Messrs Maclean for the champion Durham bull Duke of Newcastle, .has beeu on exhibition m the shop window of ; Messrs ' W. Phillips; and Son, 4ueen , Street, Auckland, and will doubtless make its appearance m -Waikato, m due time, when it will be a matter of no little interest. The cup, which is a massive silver' one, bears the following inscription :—" Agricultural Society 'of • Ngw South Wales. Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition, 1878. Champion Durham Bull « Duke of Newcastle." Awardedito Maclean and Co., New Zealand/ ,: Waikato Grown Quicks.— Mr James Forrest, of Cambridge, announces that he has 250,000 well-grown white thorn fluicks on sale, and at lower prices than last year's rates. They are grown from ! Waikato seed, and from the sample we : saw, are fine strong healthy plants. Mr -Forrest has peculiar facilities for the growth of quicks. The haws have to be gathered and kept ,m certain mixtures for nineteen months' before the seed can be sown, and the principal mixture is the loamy subsoil about Cambridge. The soil there seems to be' the most suitable that could be had for 'the growth of quicks, and this will no doubt account for . the fact of Mr Forrest's yearlings being fully as strong arid large .as the two-year and even throe-year old quicks imported.. Trout Ova. — Wo learn, from Saturday's ' Herald,' that the Acclimatisation •Society have received — per the mail steamer City of Sydney — from San Francisco, . a consignment of eight hundred ova -of the Tahoe trout, the gift of Mr Thomas Russell, CM,. G., who has directed that the whole cost of procuring, packing, and transmitting the ova by steatoer; should Be defrayed by him. This species of trout is said to be one of the finest that inhabit the rivers and j streams of, the Western States and Territories. It is excellent eating, is hardy, and affords capital sport to the ' legitimate angler. It is easily caught with hook and line. We are' glad to learn • that the consignment has been received m excellent condition. The only remaining question will be as to its successful hatching-. The ov.i is at present at the fishhouse m the Acclimatisation Society's Gardens, where it will be hatched out, and then the young fish will be deposited m streams favorable for their nuture Whatever may have been said of the introduction of particular species of birds, the thanks of the public are due, to Mr Russell for this valuable fish. A Self-acting Sewing Machine : — A i Vienna mechanician has recently succeeded,, after many fruitless trials, m constructing a sewing machine which, does not require the person working at ?it to submit to the unpleasant and unhealthy nee'essicy of constant bodily exertion, viz., setting the machine m motion , with . the foot. Since, for pecuniary reasons, the application of electricity, steam, or water power was impossible, the ' inventor of the' new machine was restricted to gravitation or elasticity, and he, preferring the latter force, has contrived to make springs strong enough to keep an ordinary-sized machine m motion , for hours. A system of cog-wheels is arranged underneath the surface of the table upon which the machine is fixed, and by a handle at the side the spring is wound up with the greatest f alicity. The velocity at which the machine works is entirely at the option of the person using ! it, and can be used od libitim,, and m the simplest manner. , A Meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held last night, at which, m the absence of the Mayor, Cr. Hume presided. All other councillors were present. A petition, signed by a large number of ratepayers (97) was presented • by Cr. Pottor, asking that a survey be ; made at that point on i the. river opposite Cook-street on the East side, and Victoriastreet on tho West side, to ascertain I whether or not it would be the most suitable site for the bridge, as affording 1 easier gradients, a better bed across the ■ river, .and more direct communication. A report brought up from the Finance i Committee, respecting the deficiency m the accounts, recommended that the ; matter should be sonsidcred by a committee of 'the whole Council, which precludes L the public from learning »the particulars i of the afiair, as the Oouncil m committee : excludes strangers and the Press. . The balance at the bank was stated as being £35 Os 9d. Tenders for selling lease of the punt were r received : — J. D. &K. Hill, £6 ss ; John r Knox, £2 2s. The question of the petition > was then referred to, and 1 Cr/ Potter [ stated that if the allegations of the peti- • tion were proved the petitioners had | very good reason to ask that their case . should be carefully considered. On the motion of Cr. Potter, seconded by Cr. Dawson, the petition was received and ordered to be laid on the table. On the [ motion of Cr. Potter, seconded by Cr. \ Cox, the petition was referred to the ' Work's Committee. Cr. Potter obtained ' leave to suspend the standing orders m | order to. bring forward a motion petition- ■ ing the Government to make the bridge ' r at Hamilton a free bridge., He then [ moved, and Cr. Gardiner seconded, a motion to that effect. Cr. Gwynne thought that as the Government proposed ■ giving the town allotments to the Maoris, ■ they ought at least to build]a bridge for the ! Borough, which would benefit the whole ; North Island as much as Hamilton. Cr. ' Cox feared that if the Government built 1 a free bridge they would, build it where they : and not the inhabitants desired. ■Or. Hume agreed with the motion, but ; thought there should be no delay m getting on with the plans, &c, of the proposed bridge. -A committee consisting of the Mayor, Crs. Hume, Cox, Gaudin, Beale, ■ and the 'mover was"' ordered to carry out the motion. Gi 1 , Potter drew attention to tho want of gravpl supplied for the roads, which were boiug 1 destroyed for want of metal. It was ordered that tlO supply of gravel be tendered for. A motion to pay auditors' fees, not exceeding a guinea each for each audit, was carried. ■■.■■■ . Consolation.— inebriate : 'Now, look here, what.l sh y is, what the use o' rtehes ? 'Spose a man\s a Ifothchild's bank -eh ? Well, what's good of itP Ho can't get more, drunk tlum ' lie cau — now, can he?' — Fuuny jfqlks.