The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1057, 3 April 1879, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

! tlie enfcite approbation of the King natives. The postponement of the Kopua meeting till the 28th April is the result of Te Whiti's action. Ifc is currently reported, he says, that no Government officers, except the Premier and Native Minister, will be invited to the meeting.

Equal and exact justice to all men, _ Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. ***** Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and whbribed by gain.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1879

The meeting held to-day at Hamilton of those interested m getting-up the Cattle Show m Waikato, m ths coming spring, took a practical view of the matter, and have initiated m a business-like way what we hope may turn out the maturing of the previous efforts of the district m that direction into a truly General Institution, which will receive the sup. port, not merely of the two Waikato societies and the settlers of the district, but of the older and more powerful Agricultural Association which has the Provincial Capital for its centre. It was proposed by tho Farnieis' Club, some six months ago or more, that the next show should be heldinSydney Square, Ea-it Hamilton, provided that that site was levelled, and suitable yards were erected. It has been thought more desirable that the show, if ifc take place m Hamilton, should be held m that part of it which would be most convenient for the settlers of the Waikato District as a whole, and of the Auckland public, whether as visitors or exhibitors ; and as the one reason why the Farmers' Club fixed upon a site eastward of the river no longer exists, that no reasonable objection could be urged to transferring the site to a spot m all other respects more suitable. There did exist at the time the question was mooted by Captain Runciman m the Farmers' Club, a very good and sound reason why the show should be held eastward of the river, namely, that owners of valuable cattle would not risk the chance of injury to them m sending them across the punt at Hamilton. The erection of the Narrows bridge has quite done away with the force of any such objection, and ifc is, indeed, more than probable that by November, the traffic bridge at Hamilton will, itself be open.

The spot now proposed for the show is one of Mr Jolly's grass paddocks, adjoining^ the Hamilton railway station, the use of which for such purpose that gentleman, during the course of yesterday afternoon, very kindly placed at the disposal of the Committee, and ifc has this advantage — that ifc can be easily reached by rail from all parts of the Waipa County and from Auckland, while ifc will be as easily accessible for the Waikato County as the spot first proposed on fche East side the river.

A very great object m holding the Show at Hamilton, and at such part of Hamilton as would be most; conveniently reached, is to encourage the introduction of exhioifcs and visitors from Auckland. By holding fche Show close to the railway station, visitors when the Show is over would be able to return early the same afternoon by train to Auckland ; they would be pub to no extra expense of coach traffic, over a distance of between two and three miles m leaving the Show yards for 4)e station, nor have the prospect of perhaps being crowded out of the vehicles, and having to walk the distance at the last moment. To those bringing exhibits from

Auckland the convenience thus afforded will be even still greater. It was stated at the meeting yesterday that, if the Show is held near the railway at Hamilton, the Messrs Morrin and other owners of valuable stock will send some of their first-class animals to compete with our local flocks and herds. This is no small matter to secure, for we must bear m mind that our interest as a district is to work steadily up to a point with the .Auckland Society, when ifc will amalgam? te with us m holding alternate Shows at Auckland and m Waikato. We hope to see this taking place before many years, and when ifc does our Waikato Shows will have attained a standing ior themselves of something more than mere local rank.

As may be gathered from our report of the meeting, a committee of five was appointed, whose secretary was instructed to write to the two local institutions, asking them to each appoint a committee of five, aud naming a day for a general conference. The fchreo committees are to appoint a working committee for carrying out all necessary business arrangements m getting up the show, which, with the co-operation of the Cambridge Farmers' Club, and that of the Waikato Pastoral Association, could not but prove, m every respect, a success. We feel quite sure that their combined efforts will be heartily met by the settlers of the district generally, and that the result will be an exhibition of which Waikato may feel justly proud.

Our Alexandra correspondent writes, of da'e yesterday, stati g that the action of Te Whiti at Waimato has