"We must again and pointedly remind our readers, and especially advertisers, that Business Letters and Advertisements must be addressed to the Manager, Literary Matters to the Editor of this journal. By adobting this very obviously necessary rule much inconvenience and many mistakes would bo ayoi4«4« *\j; :
Mb W. Payne, who left here a few weeks ago, m accordance with an invitation from 'the New South Wales Agricultural Association, to aot as judge at the late Sydney Show, returned on Thursday night by the s.s. Hero, and has brought back what he claims to be the best yearling ', Hereford bull ever brought to New Zealand. The animal, says the « Herald,' was shewn at Maitland, on tbe Hunter River, where he succeeded m winning the firat prize m. a field that the judges declared was never excelled m the colony, and afterwards exhibited m Sydney, where he again took first honors out of 14 competitors. He was purchased on this ground, and Mr Payne subsequently refused JGISO on his bargain. The animal is from the calebrated herd of Mr Reynolds, of Tocal, on the Hunter River, and that gentleman, at the late Sydney Show, obtained the two champion prizes for the best male and female, Hereford. Messrs T. and S. Morrin's celebrated Shorthorn bull, Lord Hastings, was greatly admired by the New South Wales breeders, and if there had been longer time for him to rest on shore before the day of the show,' he would have been m better condition, and more on a par, as to appearance, with the animals exhibited. He beat all the imported bulls, and gained . seoond honors m one of the grandest displays of shorthorns ever seen m Sydney showyard. Mr Payne had the satisfaction of disposing of the whole of Messrs Mori-ins' stock, and, m two instances, obtained twice the sum placed upon the animals by Messrs ■ Morrin. Lord Hastings and a bull calf were sold to Mr George Lee, of Bathurst, and the remainder tm Mr Hodgkinson, of Windsor* Mb J. S. BvoKLANn's Hamilton Horse Sale takes place to-day. Thb Land Tax Valuation Lists are now on exhibition, and we draw the attention of our readers to the advertisement m another column. The places where the lists for the Four Counties and the borough of Hamilton may be seen, are notified. Wk regret to learn that Mr W. McGregor Hay met with a somewhat serious accident on Thursday, which has confined him to the house. He was riding a young horse, when the animal commenced buck-jumping, and Mr Hay was thrown, striking his ribs heavily, though no bones were broken. Pheasant Shooting. — Capital bags were made m the Waitoa district, on Thursday. Mr Moon and Mr Hitchmanwere out, and Bhot 23^ hrace between them, and a party of four from Auckland, amongst whom were Major Campbell and . the Captain of H.M.B. Emerald, shot 36 ( brace between the four. Tate Hamilton Town Land Reserves. — A Gazette, published on the 22hd inst., contains an Order in' Council, proclaiming the Hamilton West and East Recreation Grounds brought under the Public Domains Act) 1860. The lands included, are those known as the town belt, 162 aores hi West Hamilton and 168 acres m East Hamilton. Another Order m Council delegates the powers under > the Public Domains Act, 1860, to the Hamilton East and West Domain Board, that is, the Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Hamilton, that is, when boiled down, the^Council. The first meeting of the Board is fixed for the 12th proximo. Sportsmen will be pleased to notice the firm hand with, which our Resident Magistrate m Waikato is determined to , to put down pooling, m the example made of one Peter Kay, at Ngaruawahia. £31 19s is a good prioe, but none too much for such a one to pay for three days shooting m the close season. There is a good deal of poching going on elsewhere than m Ngaruawahia, iboth by licensed and unlicensed shootiests — sportsmen we cannot call them, for no sportsman shoots game for sale. The vacant R.C. Bishopbick of AuokitAND, — Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed that his Holiness the Pope has not, over so long a period, appointed a Bishop of Auckland. A suggestion has been made that if a number of the most influential of their body would prepare and sign a petition, and forward it to Rome, asking to have a Bishop appointed at once, there request would probably be complied with. We are informed that it was m complaince with a similar petition that Bishop Moran (was appointed to Dunedin, and Bishop Redwood to Wellington. The Lectube at the Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, by the Rev Henry Bull, has been postponed until Thursday next. The same lecture will be delivered at Cambridge, on Tuesday. . On Wednesday, two cattle, belonging i to the late estate bf Cox and Williamson were killed on the railway line by a passing train, and on Thursday Mr Jolly's bull had a narrow escape, the down midday train coming nearly to a standstill before it would move out of the road. Really, the railways are becoming' a pefect pest and • nuisance to country settlers, who should take immediate and vigorous measures to force upon the notice of the Legislature, the injustice and loss to which they are subjected. On Wednesday night Mr Camp gave an entertainment m the Public Hall, Cambridge, consisting of a Magic Lantern and Dance, which was well patronised by the Maories* who seemed to enjoy 'the English dances, which they entered'into with great spirit and showed remarkable wlrill and agility, inspired as they were hy the lively strains of the Cambridge Reed Band. A few prizes were distributed, and all seemed satisfied. Tlie same performance was gone through again on Thursday night, when a much larger number attended, as on the first occasion it was not known until a very short time before the performance began, that anything was to come off m the Public Hall that evening. Seed Gbain.— -A very important matter to farmers is to procure good and true seeds of the kind intended to be sown. Indeed, for the matter of that, there is as great a science m the growth of seeds as m- that of cattle, sowing from selection. This, however, most of our farmers will not take the»trouble to dol but rely upon the good faith of thost they purchase from. Mr Adam Laybourne, of Auckland, has laid himself out to meet these requirements, and is now advertising white Lammas wheat for autumn, and white Tuscan for spring sowing; also splendid oats of different varieties, and what should be more extensively used than they are for green feed m New Zealand, seed rye and tares. The Government statistics just published m Victoria show .that the area under wheat m that colony m 1878-79 was 658,413 acres, while m the year before the area was 564,564 acres, showing an increase for 1878-79 of 93,849 acres. The yield this year is 5,715,465 bushels, and, as against' the previous season's crop of 7,018,257 oushels, shows a decrease of 1,302,792 bushels. The average produce per acre is 8.7 bushels for 1879, against 12.4 for 1878. The area under oats is 133,403 acres m 1879, against 105,234 m 1878, with 'a production of 2,040,486 m the latter, or an increase m favor of this year's hatvest of 307,511 bushels. The average per aore is 17.6 bushels this and 19.4 last year. The area under barley for this season is not summarised, but the production of the year is 415,424 bushels, against 378,706 bushels last year, '
Jakes Kenneoy, formerly the Sergt.Majorof a contingent serving m Waikato, was arrested yesterday, for trespassing on the railway line at Hamilton. Be had been drinking, and started, after dank, to find his way, be said, to Whatawhata, but got no further than the 1 railway line, where he lay down to sleep. . Fortunately, perhaps, he was found m this state, lying , across the rails, and removed to a plaoe of ; safety, or otherwise the down night train "would, m all probability, have held an inquest upon him. Yesteb6!ay morning at half past nine o'clock, a special train passed Hamilton station, having on it the Native Minister, Hewi, Ngatimanapoto, or Manga as ho is now called, and several chiefs of influence, en route for Auokland. Hamilton Borough Levels. — A meeting of the Hamilton Borough Counoil will be held on Monday, the 2nd June, for the purpose of hearing objections to the levely fixed for Clarence-street, from centre of Hood-street to centre of Palmer-ston-street. Mb Tbeewhellab, baker, biscuit maker, and confectioner, of Hamilton, is not going to Hide his light under a bushel, and, like a wise man, uses the columns of this journal to allow his oustomers and the public to know what he is about. Mr Treewhellar has received, from home, a large consignment of very beautiful ornaments, for getting up wedding birthday and christening cakes m first-rate style, and, doubtless, if cakes were muchly used at funerals, Mr Treewhellar would be equal to the occasion. We doubt, however, if, m that case, he would pro duce anything ao. tasteful cr so pleasing as the really very exquisite ornaments, bijouterie m sugar and silver, with which he is now prepared to render even more attractive than heretofore his well known and much appreciated confectionary. A. very handsome sugar vase with group of flowers, really a work of art m its way, will be exhibited m his shop window today, and within is a very large collection of ornaments for dressing cakes of all descriptions. Birds, butterflies, flowers and animals of sugar, relieved by flowers and foliage are most artistically grouped. There are turtle doves, billing and cooing, for wedding cakes, sugar cradles, with the sweetest of ducks of babies m them for christening cakes, and fancy ornaments of almost every conceivable kind. The stock will well repay inspections, and, as Mr Treewhellar has imported them direct from home, he can now prepare wedding . and other cakes m better style than any Auckland house, and at lower prices. -
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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1082, 31 May 1879, Page 2
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