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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1079, 24 May 1879, Page 2

We must again and pointedly remind our readers, and especially advertisers* that Business Advertisements, must be addressed to tne Manager, Literary Matters to the Editor of this.journal. By adopting ttiis very obviously necessary rule much inconvenience and many mistakes would be avoided. Hamilton Cast Bridge Approaches.— We are requested to intimate to intending tenderers for the above work, that tenders should be sent previously to the Hamilton Borough Council.meeting, at 10 a.m. on Monday next. Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers.— The muster of tae Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers, on Thursday afternoon, for parade and inspection of horses, was small, in consequence of a. report that | was circulated, that there would be no | parade, owing to the uncertainty of the arrival of the . Governor. Captain I Runoiman was uncertain whether to postpone the parade or not till Thursday morning. Therefore, there were only about twenty troopers present. If, however, the Governor comes to Auckland, over sixty will go down to the reception. The HonMr Sheehan viewed the troop,from the window of his apartment, to which he had been confined for two days, through indisposition. It was understood that he was in favour of the men being paid for the expenses of the trip. It was decided to take both dress and undress uniform. The Hamilton Contingent, it will be seen, parade on Thursday. Major Jacksons Sale.—One of the most important sales of live and dead stock held in Waikato, comes off on Wednesday next, on, the premises of Major Jackson, at Te Awamutu, when Mr J. S. Buckland will offer for sale, some 17 head of quiet dairy cows, and a large number of yearling and two-year-old and three-year-old stock, all well bred, also a well bred two-year-old bull. He will also offer some valuable Lincoln ewes, and' Major Jackson's valuable horse stock, both heavy and light draught. The farm implements comprise a great variety, and all in capital order. The sale commences at 1 p.m. sharp. Some valuable, trained sporting dogs will also be brought forward,

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NoABtxAWAHiA.—The Rev. W. Calder will hold a Children's Service, at Holy Trinity Church, to-morrow, and preaohin the evening at 7 o'clock.

The Biethday Holiday.—-The Mayor of Auckland has convened the public holiday in celebration Queen's Birthday for Monday, the 26th, instead of Saturday,, the 24th. The alteration has been made, lays' yesterday's * Herald', by general desire, and -we are assured that there will,he'a largjeTattendance at ;all the sports'fchan could have been expected on Saturday. The change is principally due toCap't. LeKoy and Cap?: Dighan, who procured the signatures to the petition which was sent ;o the Mayor. The Cambridge Racecourse, which t has lately been relayed with turf, now shows a good and even sward of grass, and promises to make a course second to none. The grandstand, too, is nearly completed; the workmen will have finished in about three weeks' time. „... ...

hj The statement of the Special pondent of the ' Star', which appeared in that paper of Wednesday that the new brick culvert at Mystery Creek had* collapsed and that the wheeled traffic had. to go via Cambridge, is not correct! The: old bridge is far from safe, though'it is quite possible to lead a horse across, but it is ettough- to lcrosa the oreek itself in wheeled, conveyances, and this has been; and is being done up to the present time.-

Native Lands Court, .Cambbidge.—On' Thursday, the Court sat for a short time, and several testamentary orders> were made. This concluded that portion of the. business. The natrveß then applied for a further adjournment, as they had not yet been able to interview the Hon. Mr Sheehan. It was, accordingly, adjourned shortly after ten o'clock, till Friday morning. A short time afterwards, some Ngatiraukawa chiefs asked for a meeting with the Native Minister, but he was not well enough to grant them an audience. They then asked for a meeting with Rewi, £o discuss his boundaries with them. Rewi consented, and, accompanied by Mr Grace, met the Ngatiraukawa chiefs opposite the Hall. Rewi made this statement, and the chiefs objected to what they considered an attempt on Rewi's part to exercise His authority over land which did not come within his mana. Several natives got up to speak at the same time, and there was considerable excitement, and the discussion turned upon the action of the Government. Mr Grace then got up, and stated that, as that was not the object of of the meeting, it had better be broken up. The natives then dispersed. A meeting of parishioners' of Holy Trinity Church, Ngaruawahia, will be held in the Church, on Monday evening.

■Waikato-Thames Railway Obstructionists. —The Thames papers state that the. owners of property in the vicinity of Shortland, through which the railway line has been surveyed, are making such exhorbitant claims for compensation that there is a probability of the work being delayed in consequence. The local authorities are doing everything in their power to get the amounts reduced, and are also urging the Government to push on with the work and take what land is required under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1876. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson, will, after all, it seems, visit Auckland previous to the Session. The delay in the Vice-Regal visit was represented as very distasteful to the people of Auckland, and on Thursday evening a telegram was received by the Premier from the Colonial Secretary, stating that until after next week the Governor was unable to fix the day on which he could leave for Auckland, but that as soon as His Excellency could fix the day he would telegraph to the Mayor of Auckland. It is therefore now quite certain that the Governor will visit Auckland before the meeting of Parliament, and that Lady Robinson will accompany him.

Game fob New Zealand.—We learn from the ' Herald' that Mr Peterson, the, manager of the Guano Company's deposit at the Chesterfield Group, has forwarded, per Capt. Burke, of the ketch Venus, to the Acclimatisation Society, a present of five birds of the partridge species. They are the first birds of the kind seen in New Zealand, and will be a welcome addition to the Society's gardens. We had not an opportunity of seeing th 6 birds, as they were out of the cage among the guano bags, but understand they do not take the wing readily, but scud along the ground very rapidly, afford gpod sport, and are excollent eating. MR R. GbAHAM AXD THE ROTORUA Lands.—The following is the position of this case, the result of which will be looked upon with general interest. The Government sent a surveyor v and a party of men to make a survey of the block, but the natives' resisted, preventing the survey, from proceeding, and broke the surveyor's instruments. The piece of land in question is called the Koutu. It is beautif uly situated on the shores of Lake Rotorua, an would undoubtedly be the site of a township. The natives have placed Mr Graham upon it, and we understand he means to have the case fully tried. It is alleged that the payment made by the Government is merely a shallow affair, and that the person or persons who received the, money were not the proper owners. The argument on the other hand is, that if the Government overlook what Mr Graham has done, and permit him to reside on the land and take possession of it, they will will not be able to turn off persons all over the island, who have squatted on land on which public money has been paid, alleging that they do so by leave of the native owners.