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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1011, 14 December 1878, Page 2

Hamilton - CoirTDraENTiCAVALBY Voldnteers. —.The usual monthly meeting- of the members of the. aboyo corps will be hold this ovening'j atfPaarce's Commercial Jtlotel. :,' :J Ax "--° " x "^

The Hamilton BoßOuaH .Council has discovered that in one respebt its powers are less, than those of the District Town Boards, which preceded it. The JVlunicipal Corporation' Act .gives no authority to boroughs M charge and J collect fees for the depastura^c,of cattle, the framers of the Act ino doubt,' that when a town tit the. importance'of a bprbugh,it wouldnbt be" considered: advisable w allow' 'cattle' to ruii at larjge at all within its Tiie Hamilton Borough _ Council' tKerefore, giveii riptice thafi'aU;'monies for depasturage of f 'cattle, paid'.to the borougli rangers, isince Dejemberlast, will ( be returned, on application to the Town Clerk.

Narbows••: Bridge Appboaches.—The Cambridge Highway District Board has followed suit, and, like that.of the Hamilton district, is calling for tenders for making cuttings and embankments, as approaches to the east end of the Narrows bridge.. Tenders will be received up to the 20th inat. Although; these works, on both the east and west sides.of the river are being lindprtaken by the lpcal Board, we cannot but think that they are' essentially a county affair, and that eitlier board.has a just Glaiin.uponihe respective county to whioh.it belongs, for a subsidy in whole or in part of the cost of such undertaking. The Narrows bridge is not built' simply for the convenience of the residents of either Highway district, and though the cost of keeping these approaches iu repair-will be a future .legitimate charge\nponXthe4.ooal.boards, the first cost of "constructing Jheih should be made,' a on*'^nb' r general public, of the district,..that ip, on the funds of the two counties, TTaipa £,nd Waycato,--; f\ Waikato-Thames RailwaV,—We learri from 'Herald,! that shortly after landing', yesterday, Sir Gv-Grey was 1 interviewed by Mr Brodie,.chairman of the! Thames,Coiinty Qpuncil, ; and Messrs L. J. Bagnall and J. Brown j members of the Council, in regard to the Thames and Waikato Railway. He stated that it was the intention of the Government to : construbt the line, and he himself felt an especial interest in .the work, having made promises on the.subject to his constituents, He was, however, not aware how matters stood in connection with the surveys. Mr Maoandrew, the Minister of Public Works, would reach Auckland that night, and he would consult with him on the subject. On the arrival of the Taupo at nine o'clock on Thursday night, Mr Macandrcw arid Mr Blackett (engineer) were seen with respect to the Thames and Waikato Railway. Mr Macandrew said it was his intention to commence the line at tho tiavjiesj; possible moment, and he beliovod ho would be ab]o jiq commence it at both ends. His Worship the Mayor of the 'lhames, Mr Speight, and Mr Kooble are .also in town for the purpose of seeiug Ministers in this subject. : Catholic Sekvices will be resumed in Waikato to-morrow, tho Rev. Father. Golden having returned from Auckland, whero he has been assisting tho ministrations of Father Hcnnebcrry.

A man named Fredk. Willia, arrested on a charge of drunkenness, at Ngaruawahia, was brought up to Hamilton, by Constable Harper, charged with the offence, at the Hamilton Police Conrt, yesterday morning, and and costs. That a man sM|sUl brought away to obtain an inlpyievvptith a IJiittiug theSfjolice M hadmnybeen requir|j|| sary wahia of the BeVviceß constable during his absence. Yet, such has been rendered necessary, and may be so again at any time, through ■ the»scarcity, of, Justices of the Peace to bQ, found in that township. The only resident J.P. is* Mr • R. R, .Hunt, who isi of tennecessarily away on business. Mr Byron lives some five miles from the and it was practically nearer to take the " drunk " to Hamilton, than to Te.Kowai.. Surely, I the Government might'find./some one or more suitable gentlemen in Ngaruawahia, on whom the honor and du6y}o|, theJoSce might be conferred. c -" \i ;'-' *Tnte'' •b# whose .charaoter.. for.gonial,.hospitality is well known, is determined to keep. Up the timp : honored custom. of closing. His term of office, which; expires .on. Tuesday, with a. ball. . A. ; hundred :and • fifty cards of invitation have been issued by Mr. and Mrs Vialou, requesting,|tb J e j Tijleaßure { .of their guests company at a .ball, ttf be given on Tuesday night next,- in t.he. large room at Pearce's x'pmmtji'bial 'Hotel.. The ability of Mx Pearce' and his establishment will be taxed; to its the time for preparation heirig necessarily short, andthe.suppertp be provided of a most recherche description. The room will be tastefully ornamented jwith floral decorations, and every convenience and. accessory for the comfort, amusement and acoqra* modation of 'the guests provided. No one knows better than the host what such an affair should none 'better than the proprietor, of. the Commercialhow it should be-successfully carried out in ! detail. ' M ■ H '"" : ■

Thb Land Tax. —Mr Benjamin Maclean, the Deputy Land Tax Commissioner ; for the Provincial. District of Auckland, having now returned from ..Wellington, has commenced 1 the organisation of nls department.; Several necessary appointments, says the Herald, have already been filled, and, no time-will be lost .in the selection of suitable persons as valuers. We understand, that.-' several 'applicants haye : forwarded • communications asking to be' appointed collectors, but this cannot be done, owing to'such officers not beirig required' by the Act. To prevent ; disappointments to many persOns, ; •it > is ' as well this should be generally known. Groat eare will be exercised in the selection of the necessary clerical and otheroutside assistance, and it -is : not 'improbable _.tha^ ; . the'"whole machinery connected tax will be in full: swing; in; the of a view weeks. The valuers, itf-w % behgyedj;' will enter on their duties on the' first'of the year, the. -necessary/ repprds. for these officers being expected iff the steamers which are,due.bbtK at Auckland and the Manukau to-morrow. ; : . Imjpobtant Sale of ,-Live and . Dead Stock. —One of the most important .private sales of; stock held for some time in the district, will take' place; on Tuesday .next, when Mr' J. S. Buckland will r offer for sale the .well-bred shorthorn cattle, useful farm horses, young horse stock, and ] large ■ collection of modern farm implements, belonging to Mr L. B. Harris, on his farm,, half-way between Hamilton 'and JTgaruawahia. There are thirtythree choice dairy cows —some,, of them very superior animals,'and in calf to King of Barwood, .the well-known champion shorthorn bull, bred by Mr Morrin. The bull himself is, also, for-sale. The two-year-old heifers and heifer calves are, also, by this bull. . The young horse stock are by Prince Arthur,. Merrylegs, Benathalath, Nugget, and Fancy. The sale will commence immediately after the luncheon, at twelve o'clock sharp, to. enable the auctioneer to get thrqugh the various lots the same day. 'Busses will be placed, t we bolieve, on the road from Hamilton, but, as . the railway runs through the farm, persons attending the sale Twill be able to get there and /back by the mid-day and evening trains. y,r? ? '. ... Messes J. D. & K.«lfoE"wiH htild a large and unreserved sale of goods at their auction mart, Victoria-street, to-day, commencing-, at- rn6on, vwheh; they will offer of drapery, boots, aud crockery.; also, some 30 pigs, drays, spring-part, and a quantity of Assam tea in 41b tins. '

Pubxitobb Sale, Piano, &o. —Messrs J. D. &K. Hill will offer, for ; sale at noon toiday a quantity of superior household furniture, comprising an excellent pianoforte in good order, tables, \ ook-stands, whatnots, beds and bedding, and all the etceteras of a household plenishing.

• -By a Gazette now issued at Wellington, lot 48, block -r-, town of Ngaruawahia, has been, permanently reserved for a public library; " i , .Teotehs' for the erection of the new Railway Station Hotel, at Te Awamutu, must be sent in to' Mr Vialou, the architect, on or before Monday next;

Tamaherb Bridge .Approaches.— Tenders for,wideningjand; lowering the cutting, near Tamaliere bridge, .on the Hamilton and ..Cambridge road, will be received by the Chairman of.the.Kirikiriroa Highway Board, until noon of Wednesday next. CititiEET.—-The County Eleven of New Plymouth intend paying Auckland a visit about the 28th or 29th inst., when they will contest the Auckland teams, on their own groundj atJthQ-^Qiaai 11 ' .- v Hamilton C.; C.—-A i match willbe played to-day, at Hamilton,. in Mr Martin's paddock, between an eleven of: the: Hamilton Club and eleven of .all Waipa.,.,The, teams are composed as.j fouows:—Waipa:: Messrs E. B« Cox, Lang, Bond,.' Bond, Westnoy, Foxall, Soper, Broomfield, E. Hill, Barton and A,. M. , Taylor. Hamilton, team,: Messrs J. Wood, H. Steele, C. Gfleeson, Rhodes, N. .B. Cox, Ellison, W. Hunt, Sandes,.E. Pilling, Forrest, and Edgecumbo. If the afternoon is fine, a large number qf, ladies and others will doubtless .the ground, as the is likely,'to be one of the best contested of the season. ~

The name, of the township on the Beeohworth road, at which the National Bank"was stuck up by Kelly's bushranging gang, is Euroa. They took away .£3OO in gold, and iUyOO in notes, and afterwards stuck up Younghusband's station, at Faithful Creek, cutting the telegraph wires, to facilitate.their escape. A very pleasant pionic party was enjoyed on Thursday by the'scholars and teachers of Mrs Ross Watt's ostabliiihmenfc, and that lady's friends aud their families. Some seventy children and ladies went down by the train to the old Mission Station at Taupiri, returning by the late train. The day was beautifully fine, and children, and grown persons too, enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The Education Board, at its meeting yesterday, refused to allow now libraries, establishod aftep the pnd qf the year, to participate in the Library Grant now under distribution. Ngaruawahia and Tc Awamufcii will have secured their share of the subsidy, but Hamilton, which ought long since to have been in a position to do so, Avill not participate in the grant through the indifference of its inhabitants. >