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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 979, 1 October 1878, Page 2

Tknukks for the supply of 200 yards of gravel at the Hamilton Railway Hotel will be received, on or before to-morrow, by Mr T. H. White. Mb T. H. White will receive tenders, on or before the 7th instant, for tbe erection of a huu.se near llokonui — laboa' only. Messrs Totter and Cassidy announce m our advertising columns that they took no part m t..0 proposal to raise the price of moat m Hamilf.oll.

The London correspondent of the 1 New York Herald ' writes under tl»e iate of Juue 16, upon Socialism m Europe, that it is asserted " that London is tho head-quarters, of the Socialists, and that on tho M^htlay following the iitterftttted assass^a^ion. the Foreign.Office m, Berlin receiv^ a letter, posted m DoMon me, Saturaay before.,' warning tttepi thaffthe Emp|ror, andi if possible, P^fiace Bi|fnarck, Iwould be assassinated oi?4heJp§r'yl day^nat the attempt was >. made^#*There isj^without' doubt^: great" '■ perturbation among 1 the reigning families of Europe, who feel themselves helpless against^ .the„,Jfcerrib^ round them, and know not whose turn may come i-njixt. At; lahy- inomejiit, m some back room, m an obscure London street-, a-harid-may^be dipped into a ballot box, and the fatal.lot drawn forth which consigns sonic' other 'nigh personage to death." A meeting of ■ ratepayers, was held m the Royal Mail Hotel, Ngaruawahia, on Thursday, the; 26th instant^- to elect a Road Board Trustee, 4k place .of s Mr Hedger^ _;A^lar^emumb'er*of> electors put ihi^^app^^h^eji, MeßsrßbSuntl..and Dickeson were tho candidates. On the ballot being -taken; the numbers stood: Dickeson;. 20; 'Hunt, 12. The former •jentleman was declared duly elected. —A long-conversation ensued m respect to the refusal of the; Government to give a site for a sale yard.; It is now quite possible, wo understand, that thoy „will> be erected by private enterprise. l •. It will be .seen, on reference to the railway tinie-table that the goods train now runs_ daily between Auckland and Ohaupo, instead of three times a-w«3k, as tormerly. A passenger carriage is attached.-"' ■'-' ■-■'■ '•> ' „ Tne following, are among the appointments pf Returning Officers for the several ridings m the Piako and Raglan Counties, jiotifbd m the,/ New, Zealand Gazette ' of the. th iustant: — County of . Piako : Waito, .W.illiam Nooii ; Matamata, William White; Taotaproa, Michael John De ver : Patetore, .Frederick Wild. County . of Raglan : Onewhero, William Walker ; Tuakau> Charles Marshall ; Karioi, JamesLaTrobe ; Pirongia, Robert Ormsby ; - j Whangape,, John.Coyle. KiNOFisHKB, the thoroughbred horse, accompanied by six mjires,'£arrived at Ohaupo,. from ..Papakura/' on Saturday, and^was.takeri charge of by Mr ty. Bond. He will stand at Ohaupc> oniZpuesday s ; at Te Awamutu, on Saturdays ; and at Mr Bond's .-farm, oross roods, the remainderof the week. Kingfisher is m excellent, .condition^ and has ; received numerous promises of support m the districts m which he is. to stand. The owner, Mr Walters, intended to sell him last year, .but Kingfisher's stock having m the meantime given great promise of quality, he is a,t present withdrawn from the market. "La Crosse," it seems, is likely to become acclimatised m Waikato as a popular sport. There has been, for some time past, a "La Crosse" Club established m Alexandra, and thefeffect of the show game, played by theV Alexandrians on Saturday week last, m Mr Jolly's paddock at Hamdton, has led to the formation of a " La Crosse " Club at the latter place. Mr C. C. Wood has obtained a number of " La Crosse " bats for intending members, and the ; Cub will be initiated m the course of a short time. A dangerous practice prevails m many of the townships of firing gorse hedges far mere' mischief's sake, which, now that; the' fine weather has set m, may prove exceedingly' destructive to adjoining houses and; fences, Fires have been lit during the past week by boys m Hamilton, which nave with some Difficulty been , kept from destroying neighboring fences, and it has become necessary to, draw the attention of the police to the matter. The act is one which may be punished by fine or imprisonment. : ! Mb H. Johnson informs us that he ha 9 sold Welland; Farm, lately advertised m the Waixato' Times,, for. the handsome sum Of £10 per acre. The farm is situated near Alexandra, and consists of 150 acres of land m grass. Mystery Creek Bridge. — The following tenders were received on Saturday by the. Hamilton Highway District Board for the bridge, brick culyert, and cutting, at Mystery Creek. Tenders for the bridge were as follows: — T. G. Sahdes, £310; — . Pestrucci, £336 ; Ross and Gibson, £26-5. For the culvert: T. G. Sandes, £36.5; Steadman, £226 10s. The Hamilton Council had called for tenders for both bridge and culvert with the intention of ascertaining which was the most desirable work of the two. The bridge was abandoned, and Mr Steadman' s tender for the culvert was accepted. There were no less than sixteen tenders sent m for the earthwork job (a matter of some £9 or £10), showing that — whatever it may be about Cambridge — labor is plentiful I enough m Hamilton, namely (at per yard) : — Wilson, 7?d ; Steadman, ditto ; Hall & Co., 9d; Baker (accepted), 6d; i Kennedy, 7^d ; Boggs, 7|d ; J. Lees & Co., 6f d ; McCabe & Lees, 6£d ; Birmingham, 9d ; Hynes & Co., ditto ; Lovatt, ditto ; Deegan, 8d ; Norash, 7£d ; Kohleis, lOd ; Bell & Co., 8d; McPherson, 6jd, St. Peter's Sunday-school, Hamilton. Tenders are called by Mr T. FT. White, and will be received until Wednesday, the 9th instant, for the erection of m> school-house at West Hamilton. Mr J. 8. Buckland's Cambridge oattle sale takes place to-day. The Hamilton Bridge. — A telegram, dated Wellington, Friday last, has beon received from Mr F. A. Whitaker by the Mayor, stating that at an interview that day the Premier had promised that the grant of £3,000 for the bridge should be available for the Borough Council forthwith. The following letter from the member for Waipa, Mr McMinn, was read yesterday evening m the HamiUon Borough Council:— "Wellington, Sept. 19, 1878: Sir,— l have the honor to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 6th instant, conveying the thanks of the Council for my interest m the affairs of the Borough, and to assure you I am very happy if any exertions of mine should have been of any advantage to Hamilton, At the same time, I must inform you that it is mainly owing to the indetatigable exertions of Mr F. A. Whitaker that your Borough is placed m the favorable position which it now occupies. — I have, &c, T. G. McMinn. To Wm. Gelling, Esq,, Town Clerk, Hamilton." A MEETinG ot the Hamilton Borough Council was held last night. Present : The Mayor, and Councillors Cox, Gwynne, Gaudin, Beale, Knox, Potter, and Dawson. Several letters and telegrams were read. An application was received from the punt lessee for a grant of £0 for a new rope. Applications were, also, received askiug for a footpath m Hoodstreet, and to abate a nuisance m Colling-wood-street. Letters were read from the engineer, Mr Breakoll, explaining that he had replied next day to the Clerk's letter of the 6th instant, and asking that bo might be personally heard on the matter, as statements, injurious to his professional character, had been made at the previous meeting of tho Council. The Mayor thought that, as the letter referred to had been mislaid by the Clerk, no further explanation Avas needed, as Mr Breakell was thereby exonerated from all blame. Councillor Potter thought it a duty to Mr Breakell to allow him to be heard on the matter. Councillor Knox thought that the explanation made, that the letter had been duly aiiswered, took '

away any Bting from renrirks that might have been matte under a different supposition. Ho thought that the matter showed that the Council should have a separateiletter box. The following reso-r lution— fproposod by Councillor Cox, and: seconded-by Councillor Knox — wascarried unanimously, "That the letter sent m by Mr Breakell to this Council having turned; up, which caused the remarks at former-, meetings, ho is .exonerated from the act of andj-his Couiioil regrets that* fyhe discussion %x>k place" ~*deopy 6f ' this resolution was ordered to ber sent to Mr Breakell. Tho request of the punt lessee was complied with. The Colling-wood-street complaint "was referred to" the Inspector ot Nuisances. .It was resolved, on the motion of Councillor Knox, to form a footpath m Hood-street. ...A number, of accounts, &c, were read and referred to the Finance Comraitteel Ihe debit balance was stated as M 5 19s 9d. On the proposal to consider the appointment of officers and salaries, it was resolved on the votes of Councillors {Knox, Gaudin, Grwynne, and B.eale, against those of Councillors Cox, Potter, and Dawson, " That the matter be considered m Committee and not m Council." The Maybr gave notice of motion for preparing the plan >of a system of drainage to be carried' out by a special vote. Councillors Potter and Dawson drew attention to the state of the street near Le Quesne'fl corner, and from Harris's corner to Cassidy's, m East Hamilton. Referred to the Works i Gtemmittee. f -- ' ' '