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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 972, 14 September 1878, Page 2

A cobbespondent, writing from Ngaruawahia, informs us that that township has been for some months past, through the forethought of the agent of the New Zealand Insurance Company, provided with a small engine, buckets, and two ladders. Waieato Railwa-j Chabgkes. — Recommendations have been made to the Minister for Public Works by Mr Lawson, the Commissioner for the North Island, to reduce the freight upon potatoes and flax forwarded by railway from the Waikato. It is said that one "Waikato settler has guaranteed 1,000 tons of potatoes to the Auckland market if the freight is made reasonable, and thus check importation from Canterbury and Tasmania. The recommendations arc likely to be carried into effect. A further reduction upon coal is also talked about, but Ministers have not yet seen their way to decide m favor of that proposal. La Cbossb Match at Hamilton. — There will be a game of La Crosse this afternoon, m Mr Jolly's paddock. The Alexandra Club come down, first to show off the game, and tben to engage m a scratch match with some of the Hamilton men. There will be a short game at football most likely, to wind up. All desirous of learning this new ..game, are invited to attend, and, doubtless, if the day is fine, there Avill be a full muster of ladies and others upon the ground. The Price of Meat. — Our remarks last tt eek, says the ' B erald,' touching the scarcity of fat stock, and that the retail prices to our citizens would probably be still higher, have been fully confirmed by the results of last week's sales. At Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's, on Tuesday, both beef and mutton raised 6d per lb., and the quality very inferior ; consequently, the butchers have again been compelled to advance the price about Id per lb. The matter is becoming Very serious Even at these rates, some of the farmers are reserving what stock they have for still higher figures. Meainvhile the butchers do not know where to look for meat to supply their customers. We are almsst solely dependent on shipments from other places. Nkw Seeds.— Mr S. T. Millar, of Patcrangi, has, it will bo seen, received his now seeds of the season, consisting of carrot, mangold, and turnip seeds.

Tun Muudku of thk Maoki Woman. — The ll'.sld.-at, Magistrate tclt graphed from Gisbcu-ne on Thursday to the Minister of Justine (Mr Slioehnn) as follows:— "Have just returned from Wniapu. Wo exhumed the body of the murdered woman, and held an Inquest, took evidence, and adjourned to -Gisborne, bringing the jury withyne. The'body was well preservedThe doctor's evidence will be important. Major Ropata was not present, as ho had started for Gisborne. Our success is due to Major Scully, who hud been up there since ouiiday. The natives refused to allow the doctor to outer the house after the post mortem, — because touching a dead body he was tapu, and the Magis- . tratc had to take his evidence through the window^' Mr Keiirick adds, and it is an important fact that he chronicles: — " Many leading -natives -expressed tome and others, thoir -gratification at the,de-/ termination' to enforce the laws. They tell me this is the fourth murder within three months j committed up there. Three others remain unpunished." WXtKAToXHjbRsE SADE.r-Vlr J. - 1 . Buckland will hold his regular monthly horse sale at Cambridge this afternoon, when he ; will •■'ofter »' number fof' useful animals, and a variety, of . farm implements. Thk Whatawhata Spring Cattle Sale takes place' oh. Tuesday next.. Mr J. S. Buckland has received entries 1 of a considerably niitnber of /cattle and some well bred .sheep. ' Messbs J. D. and K. Hill Tvillhold their usual sale of furniture, produce, hay ticc, this afternoon. Tbnders will be received by Mr D. Richardson during to-day, for the erection, lobour only, of a seven-roomed house at Cambridge. The Oambridgb District Highway Boaud are calling fer tenders for the performance of a' variety of works m their district ; between the Tamahere bridge and Leslie's bridge, and between the latter bridge and Martyn's gate. Two of the trustees will be on the ground on Wednesday next to show this portion of the work to intending contractors. A meeting of the Narrows Bridge Committee will be held this afternoon, at Gwyhne's Hamilton tlotel. Waikato Turf Club.— A special meeting of members will be held at Pearce's Commercial Hotel on Monday evening. Town op Ngaruawahia Highway District. — A vacancy having occurred m the Board of, the above- district, through the resignation of Mr T. Hedger, a meeting of the ratepayers will be held' at the Delta Hotel, on the evening of the 26th inst.,to elect a trustee m his place. Grand Stand, Ohaupo. — The tenders for the erection ot a dining room, &c, to the above building, must be sent m to Mr T. H. White by noon of Monday next. The Borough Council Election at Hamilton resulted on Thursday m the re-election of two out of three retiring Councillors, namely : Captain Dawson and Mr A. Potter, and. m the election of Mr John Knox. Tho three unsuccessful candidates followed close on their heels, the numbers being — Dawson, 112 ; Potter, 95 ; Knox, 90 ; Wood, C. C, 87 ; Coates, 85 ; and W. Jone«j 70. Now that the election is over, any little feeling that has been engendered will, we trust, be allowed to die out. It is exceedingly desirable that tho Council should come with calm deliberation and good temper to the discussion of public matters entrusted to its care, and this can hardly be the case if, either through the Press or otherwise, a feeling of discord between its members — who, very properly no doubt, agree to differ — be continually fanned into a blaze by taunt, sarcasm, or invective. Gravelling Road at ■ Pukekura. — -•Tenders will be . received" by the Pukekura Highway Board for gravelling 100 chaina of road with fifteen yards of gravel to the chain. The. Chairman will show ' where the : gravel is to be taken from, and will receive tenders up to the sth Droximo. • • .

The Furze Nuisance has become quite unbearable m some of the country distxicts m Waikato, and local boards have found it necessary to put m force the powers vested m them by the Public Works Act. The latest instance of tliis is the case of the Pukekura Highway District Board, which warns settlers having lands contiguous to roads on which gorse is growing to have the latter cleared off within one month from date, or it will be done for them, and the cost sued for, together with the penalty provided by the Act. Papakuka Cattle Fair. — Messrs Hunter and Nolan propose holding a second cattle fair this season at Papakura, when about 800 head of cattle will be yarded. Hunter and Nolan's Cambridge Cattle sale will take place on Thursday next. Mb. N. H. Abbott, well known as the host of the City Club Hotel, has become the purchaser of the United Service Hotel, Queen street, and will open the same on the Ist proximo. Under Mr Abbott's management, the United Service Hotel will, no doubt, resume the position of one of the leading hostelries m Auckland, which it formerly enjoyed. The water m the Piako River, as m the Waikato, is very high at the present time, and the settlers, for want of a railway, are making the most of its being easily navigable to get up a season's supplies. The little steamer ' Pearl ' made a very quick trip on Monday last, leaving Grahamstown at o p.m. on Monday wilk a cargo of bricks and general merchandise, and arriving at 4 a.m. on Wednesday opposite Mr Woods' Nottingham Castle Hotel. Here she discharged cargo, and left immediately, reaching Grahamstown at 4.30 the same afternoon. The third of the series of school concerts came off last night, m Le Qacsno's Hall, Hamilton, and, m spite of the bad weather, there Avas a good attendance, tho children as usual making a great feature of the occasion. A long and interesting programme was got through, much to the enjoyment of the audience, and Mr Field, the teacher of the Hamilton East school, and those Avho assisted him m the get up of the undertaking, deserve groat credit for its most successful issuo. Wb saw, yesterday, a dray load of as fine mangold wurzels as any one could wish to see, being carted into Mr Buckland's yard, at Hamilton. They came from the Swamp Association Company's Station, and were remarkable for the evenness of their size, weighing about twelve or fourteen pounds each. They were yellow g'obes, and, if an average sample of the crop, speak well for the producing qualities of tho estate, and for Mr Reynold's skill.