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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 985, 15 October 1878, Page 2

Txe ' Gazette' of the 3rd inst., to hand on Saturday, contains the appointment of Henry William Northcroft, Esq., of Hamilton, Waikato, to be a Resident Magistrate for the diEfcrict of Waikato. The Wattaba and Hikubangi Meetings. — Parliamentary papers m reference to these meetings nave been anxiously looked for, m the hope that they would throw further light upon these diplomatic negotiations with the King natives. A voluminous paper of 1 1 pages, headed, " Report of the Waikato and Waitara Native Meeting," has, says the Wellington (Jorrespoadent of the ' Herald,' telegraphing on ."Saturday, just been circulated; 70 pages are reprints of accounts published by the ' Weekly News,' Auckland ' Star, 1 ' New Zealand Herald,' ' New. Zealander,' ' Taranaki Herald,' ' Budget,' and ' News,' from their own correspondents at the meetings. The only original part of the paper is the last page, which contains the original Maori and translation of terms offered m writing by the Premier to Tawhiao. In our advertising columns will be found the advertisement of Mr H. Waite, wholesale tinsmith, of Auckland, who has only lately enlarged his establishment, and has added the newest machinery to enable him to turn out all descriptions of tinware on the shortest notice. Tknders for the erection of four bridges, material and labor — plans and specifications of which may be seen on application to Mr W. C. Breakell, — will be received by the Chairman of the Tamahere Highway Board until noon of to-morrow. Mb H. Roche, of Te Awamutu, desires vi to correct a mistake which appears m his letter published m our issue of the 10th inst., repecting the slanderous abortions made by an anonymous correspondent to the ' Herald.' \»r Graham's name ought to have appeared as a supporter of the present ministry, instead of that of Mr Rutherford. Nkw Hotel, Te Awamuttj. —We understand that Mr I. R. Vialou, Architect, of Hamilton, has received instructions from Mr L. B Harris to prepare the plans and specifications for a large and commodious hotel near the proposed Te Awamutu Railway Station. It will be fitted up with all the necessary comforts and conveniences of a fiast-class hotel. We are glad to notice that the marked action wliich L.as lately characterised t'ha laud market 'haa not been eoniined to im- I proved farms and large blocks afc a dis- j tance from the fiettleinenta. Mr Peter | Walker having lately purchased a block 200 acres on the Piako Road, opposite hi.-» property of Woodstock, is now cutting it up m allottmonts of from 12 to 50 acre.*, oa deferred payments. Already, he has pold nearly half of it to a few hard working BGttlera, and, no doubt, the remainder of it will be disposed of. The situation is midway between Hamilton and the large ■list net on Vhin side of the Piako, which is rapidly being- improved, and, for many year a, will opeu a wido field for contract j work and labor of ever}' description, j The surveyed line ta the Thames also ■ passes within a. mile of the property, j For sonic- time, there was a prejudice i against the laud m this neighbourhood, j which lias now bren effectually reinui'td, j mi Mr Walker htia produced crop:! ami ' (J7.1133 uei-otJf'i to rioti'j iri (he district.

The J'iakti road, altojretlur, U.is made npid stride < lately. Workmen sue now busily emplyed inreduoin-r the ymdients of tho pruily beyond <Jaj»t:iin -Steele's. Tin- biidyu ill, TUuckmorc's Utilly is also finished, inn! (undors are lei for gravelling nil fclio wnyjvojn the town belt feu the end ol ! the ivirilcit-iroa boundary. Tub ritoiid|v:i) Oambuidgk County.-- A. 'public mec(a% of ineiiiori;ilisl;s for the (M)ristru«l,ionf>of the proposed (Jmmty of Cambridge, lind of eteotors living within the proposed .boundaries, is called id* 3 '■ p.m. on Biitnrday next, and will- be held at the Public Hull. Cambridge. The object is to consider the roph of the folonisi.l Secretary to the memorial, and k) devise further measures that hhull lead to the realisation of the projeofc. Titn Oomrr itti>o o' ! Mie Oa-nliridjfeShow will mei-t this evoniiitf. Eitrie- for the Show cline t»)-d:iv. Tnra Lvnr. m:i>ih;n Disatii m Hamilton — jSfocli-iuy is lcn.nvii of "William Oswell's antecedents, or Hietuer or no he has relatives He left Koine few articles of property, and money m the Bank of New Zealand, which will, of course, be aduiinI i«tove<i by the Curator of Intestate E^tiitos. The hut ho lived m was a mere m ilavihift wbare, iind this .-ergeunt M-j'..i'tv.'ni has had taken, to pieces to ascertain whether any money or papers had been hidden m it, but nothing was found. Deceased had been for some time Mitciinjj from disease of the heart. liAftitiKixism, avc are sorry to loam, is developing itself m East Hamilton. (JMi iSu.iday night, i-erfcuiu individuals, as U> who.se identity there is iuoie than a coiu I jwturc, ;mmsed themselves by pulling out the stakes of a newly- wattled fence round • r NicholV- acre. Mr Niehol is quite unable to see where the joke comes m, and wo recommend these rollicking rams of East Hamilton to put a point on it by | returning one of these moonlight nights aud putting the fence up again. Ihe slip-raiUt of Mr W. ' 'umniing'H newly sown paddock were also out m two the same night, aud destroyed. Mk-,s a Hunter & No lax will hold their next sale of cattle, at Cambridge, on Thursday next. The Raglan sales tiikos place on the 24th inst. The Sale op Mb Cow ley' a .stock, at Cambridge, will be held to-day, when Mr Auckland will otter a number of dairy cows, well-bred bull, steers and heifers. Mb J. B. Hat's valuable estate of " Woodstock," 20 miles from Auckland, on the railway and Great South Boad, is, it will be seen, for private sale. . Tendees for tha right to erect one refreshment booth on the ground, on the day of the Cambridge Show, will be ye ceived by the csminittec. up to Thursday next. Mb J. S; Buckland will offer for sale, at Ohaupo, on Tuesday next, the' 22nd hist., after the arrival of the train from Auckland, a small farm of 7o acres, near Ohaupo, all fenced, and having a fourroomed house upon it, and 50 acres of grass. The .School Ciuldben's Concert and ENTdBTAiNitfiNT, which took place last night, at Le Quesne's Hall, was as succesafuir'as the proceeding ones of ; the scries, which is saying not a little for it. The Hall was filled, and every one, children and grown peoplo, seemed' to enjoy themselves amazingly. We scarcely care to particularise, but some of the performances were too good to be passed by without notice, and notablly the song of Miss Kate Hunt, " Shule Agra ;" while amongst the performances of the children — we trust the application of the term may not, with one, at least; lead to an invitation to pistols for two, i and coffee for one— the comic songs of Master Arthur Cox, and the really brilliant execution of Miss Lizzie "Walautt on the piano, deserve special mention. There was a very well-executed qaartette—piano, violin, and flute, — which would have been none the less enjoyable had a portion of the audience, anxious to show their bad taste and ill-breeding, refrained from attempting to keep time with their feet, and, towards the close, Mrs McPherson delighted the audience — and especially the Scotch portion of it — with some exquisitely- rendered Scottish airs, which one of the clan (whose leg's began to twitch and his feet to move, as though galvanised into life), declared to be fine dancing music, " J ust thrawn ay/a', nion!" The entertainment broke up with " God Save the Queen," sung by bhe children, and heartily joined m by the audience generally. Intending contractors for cutting the draiu od Mr Hunclmtn's property, at Tamahere, are notified that that gentleman will meet them at 10 v.m o» Friday morning, at Mr Tinne'a, to sbow them the line of drain. Thh meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, to have been held last night, was adjourned until Tuesday evening next.