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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 994, 5 November 1878, Page 2

The Hamilton* Bazaae. — Grand preparations are being made to render the bazaar, to be held m Hamilton on the lesfc three days of the month, an unqualified sucsoess. The object to which the money will be applied— -embracing as it does not only a Sunday-school and schoul library, but a Public Hall for Hamilton — has elicited a very general interest m its behalf. The ladies of the Committee are working indofatigably, and we are informed that already very considerable additions have iioeu received, m the shape of presents of articles of various kinds for sale, whilo there is scarcely a liousp m Hamilton m which fancy or some kind of needle work is not going on with a view to increase the stock of goods to bo dis» j posed of. "Wk understand ano'her Childrens' Concert will bo held early next week, at the Hamilton Hall. Mti ,T. S. Buckland's Cambridge Cattle Sfi].P takes place to-day. t

A bequisiticvn to Mr J. B. Whyte. to allow himself t:> be placed m nomination as Mayor, for the Borough of Hamilton appears m our advertising columns. It was' only yesterday thfft^Mr Whyte accepted the position, and already sbme fifty names have been appondetf, to the requisition, Which, by put^next issue,^will be qpnsidcrably enlarged;:' ;V $$''"' Tenders for the^orectionipf a hotfel a, the Townshi^f X|§per TMmeSt; fpr Mr E.^Missen^iwill be bv|iho Arphitect^sflr 'IV-jffi ! Whit^^up tov^)ti . ofj Tuesday next, the ; l2th inst. ' "' ' • Business of all kinds seems to be prospering m Hamilton . Mr Trecwhellar , who; not long ago, took over the biscuit making busiuess of Mr Johns, and added new machinery to that formerly m use, finds that business has so increased that ho has need of a new and improved planf, and is about, at considerable expense, io erect machinery, comprising the yery latest improvements, so as to be enabled to turn out biscuits of all kinds, equal m appearance, as they have always been m quality, with the imported article. A reduction, too, has boon made m the price of bread of one halfponny m the 1b for cash transactions. At the rotating of the Cimbrdgo Farmers' Club lasc night, Mr James Runciman moved that (his Club hold its next Show at Hamilton East, m Sydney Square, provided that our noighbour settlers m that locality give a guarantee to the eoramitfceo of management of this Club within six months that they will be m a position to curry out the Show m a similar spirit to which it has been caaried out the past; two years at Cambridge, viz. : by having- Sydney Square levelled, fenced m, and undertake to crsct suitable yards and pens previous to the time of holding tho show, and that this Club publish their result m the Waikato Times and Aucldand newspapers. Mr Clark moved, as an amendment, that the question be postponed for six months'. Mr Fergusson seconded. On being put to the meeting, there were five hands held up for the amendment, and eighteen for the motion. Pai»akura Cattle Fair. — Messrs Hunter and Nolan's third Cattle Fair of the season will be held to-nxorrow, when a large number of cattle, a large proportion of which are three and four year old steers, will bo offerfld for sale. Nominations of candidates for the Ridings of Cambridge, Kirikiriroa, Rangiriri, Tuhikaramea and Hamilton must be sent m by noon of to-morrow. Referring to the handsome new brick buildings about to be erocted for Mr N. R. Oox, at the corner of Victoria and Hood streets, the Auckland ' Star,' waxing f aoetious, says, m its issue of Friday : — The allotment is directly opposite the Bank of New Zealand, and is not at present graced by any building having the slightest approach to architectural grandeur. Hamilton people aro puzzled what to think of the probable destiny of their vacant allotments, and have from the first resented the rumoured location of Maoris thereon. Residents are so unministerially disposed' as to assert they prefer the idea of seeing such new structures as Mr Cox proposes building, to having the company of Tito Kowaro, Te Kooti, or any other natives, with their squaws, and pigs and dried shark.?, and piccaninnies round them. If a Maori King should ever reside m a "Waikato Settlement, and make Hamilton his headquarters, he will assuredly have a single eye to the occupation of the Borough Council Chambers, which reminds one somewhat of the native style of palatial residence, while the two enormous pillar.? would furnish inexhanstible material for the genius of His Majesty's woodcarvers and house decorators, who could, by the way, further immortalise the presiding spirits of the Council by modelling first, out of one of the bef orementioned pillars, and m bold relief, the slight but graceful 1 figure of the Mayor— sarved of course m true Maori style— in purls imUwalibm, while the other pillar should m like manner carry tke manly form of Mr Potter. , Curiosities op Expenditure. — • Iv a return of expenditure on the Parliamentary buildings for the year ending- June 30,.1578, we find the following remarkable items :— China, £i 4s ; magic kindlors, £2 16s; washing towels, £63 83; hair brushes and small tooth combs, £i 12s; siew sleeve for messenger, 12s; stuffed pillow, £2 9sßd; rat traps, £lGs; J. Mackay, chair, £S. We trust there will be some enquiry into these items. Wo want to know who the stuffed pillow was for, and why rat traps are necessary m a 'Parliamentary building; also, who uses small tooth combs. Why, also, we should like to know, should members put the country to an expense of £63 Ss for washing. Why do they not wash thoir dirty linen at home? Where are the amounts for turning members' coats, and how much has the country to pay for whips ? What has Mr Fox to say to the item, £13 12s Gd insurance on wines, and will Sir Gourgo Grey protest against wines being protected m this fashion, and tea -and sugar being allowed to take care of _ themselves ? We don't altogether object to a new sloevo for ,1 messenger, but we should protest still loss were tho amount expended m finding new messengers for some of the sleeves. [Since the foregoing was m type, we have learned what the stuffed pillow— £2 9s 8d -—was for; the odd 8d was for brown soap and sugar. Having experienced the miseries of one of Job's comforters, the afflicted hon. member, no doubt, thought that a stuffed pillow would, under the circumstances, be highly conducive to his comfort.— Wellington ' Chronicle.' County Elections. -— The following candidates were nominated yesterday for the Hangiaohia Riding, County of Waipa : —Messrs W. S. Rutherford, j. Cunningham, J. S. Edwardes, and J. Sloane. Messrs R. H. D. Fergusson and H. A. C. Fergusson were, on Saturday, returned unopposed for the Taotaoroa Riding, Piako County. For the Newcastle Riding, Messrs R.. R. Hunt, Patrick Corboy, and Major T. Wilson, aro nominated. Tub following a;e the Postal contracts for Waikato services: — Newcastle (IS'garuawahia), Whatawhafca, Waitetuna, and Raglan, thrice weekly,' A. Barton, £1-10 ; Raglan and Aotea, weekly, Wm. Brazilian, £20 ; Hamilton and Ngahinapouri, weekly, H. J : Davys, £25; Hamilton Station ' and Post-office, twice daily, W. K. Carter, £8 ; Hamilton and Cambridge, daily, W.K. Carter, £17.5; Cambridge and Pukorimu, thrioe weekly, W. X; Carter, £2.) ; Ohaupo, Te Awamutu, and lihikihi, daily, W. K. Carter, £100; Ohaupo, Pateranari, and Aloxandra, thrice Aveekly, W.K. Carter, £70.