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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1089, 17 June 1879, Page 2

Tiik following are Assessment. Courts m the Land Tax District of Auckland : — Courthouse, Raglan ; Council Chambers, Waikato ; Ohaupo Saleyards, "VVaipa ; Wiiitotara Schoolhouse, Piako. • New Zealand Snailways. — A narrow guage, but not an arrow speed. The Te Awamutu Ploughing Match comes off on the 1 lth of July. We -would draw the attention of our agricultural readera to the list of prices offered both for ploughing and specimens of potatoes, caiTots, turnips and mangolds. Entries must be sent m to the secretary, Mr J. H. Mandeno by the 7th July. Teotjeks for additions and alterations to the Presbyterian Manse at Cambridge must be sent m to Mr D. Richardson by 5 p.m. to-morrow. Me T. H. White will receive tenders till noon of to-morrow for the erection of a house for Mr L. O'Neill at East Hamilton. Hamilton dog-owners are requested to go to Constable Murray for collars for their dogs. A charming pattern and good fit guaranteed. That Ministers contemplate holding several Executive meetings during the stay of the Governor m Auckland is reported by the ' Herald,' the object being to decide upon the various matters affecting the interest of this Provincial district. With the Hon. Mr Sheehan, Hon. Col. Whitmore, and the Hon. Mr Swainson a quorum of the Cabinet is now on the spot. Amongst the matters which the Governor and the Cabinet will dispose of, it is reported that the negotiations between the native Minister and Rewi will bo considered, and the basis of an arrangement formally decided upon m the presence of Sir Hercules Robinson. Reported Retirement op Judge Penton. — It is said that His Honor Judge Fenton has sent m his resignation of the Judgeship of the Supreme Court. This will be a matter of regret to bar and suitors alike, for a more painstaking, upright, and agreeable-mannered Judge never sat upon the Bench. He has, says the ' Herald,' intimated m various ways that the office is likely to be vacant aftei the expiration of the present month. He has told some members of the profession that his presence m Court on the 23rd oJ June will be the last time of his officiating as Judge of the District Court. Ploughing is being extensively carried on at Mr Firths Matamata Estate, where he has some 55,000 acres of land m one block, three-fifths of which is good level land, and the rest undulating land of fail quality. This year, there will be some 1500 acres sown with wheat, and 350 C acre 3 with turnips. Reckoning surface and other sowings, about 6000 acres have been put down m grass during the past season. At present there is a two thousand acre ploughing contract going on, which keeps busy 28 three-horse double-furrow ploughs, and, besides these there are some 18 or 20 teams at work belonging to the estate. The Victorian Reform League is arranging a banquet of welcome to Mi Graham Berry, and a celebration of the "success of the Embassy m England.' 1 Mr Berry will subsequently deliver a lecture detailing the history of the Embassy. The new platform of the Reform League inclndes a progressive Land Tax, letting all Crown lands upon equitable terms, the re -adjustment of and re-letting of pastoral lands for adequate rent, the re -adjustment, and where necessary, extension of the present protective policy, electoral reform, the abolition of plurality of votes, making voting compulsory, the establishment of ci national bank of issue, the payment of members, and the furtherance of the mining interests of the country. Mr Harp complains bitterly that t certain road between Hamilton .and Piako has been closed up by the Tamahere Board, and traffic lias been forced into a newly made swamp road. The ap> proaches to the culverts are dangerous and the cuttings are so narrow that all vehicles have to keep m the pno track, Something-, he says, will have to be done at ouce jor traffic will bo altogobher stopped, and even the mail will not b( £.ble to go through. We must again and pointedly remind our readers, and especially advortisbrs, thai Business Letters and Advertisements mnsl be addressed to the Manager, Literary Matter* to the Editor of this journal By adopting this very obviously necessavy rule mulJh inconvenience and man} 1 mistakes would bo avoided. The Sale op Trees at Whatawiiata by Messrs J. D. & K. Hill, from the well known nursery of Mr George Mason, of Hamilton, will take place on Thursday next, at noon, at the Whatawhata Hotel. Mr Hale, the well known baker and confectioner, of Parnell, has leased the ba'<ery and business of Mr A. Potter, at Hamilton, and has commenced business m the district. Mb LeQuesne, through failing health, has been compelled to give up business m Hamilton, and is selling off his stock oi general merchandise, at a great reduction, with still further discount for cash. Major Keddell, R.M., and Wardeu of the Ooromandol goldftelds for the past 9 years, left by the s.s. Rotorua for (he South, m order to assume the Wardenship of the Clyde District, Otago. Sale of Live and Dead Stock. — Messrs J. D. & K. Hill will offer for sale, to-morrow, on the premises, East Hamilton, the whole of the live and dead stock of Mr James Boon, consisting of dairy cows, store cattle, horses, farm implements, and 100 head of Avell bred young sheep. Luncheon will be provided, and i the sale Avill commence at noon. The contracts for constructing the approaches to the Hamilton cart bridge, on either side the river, have been signed by the respective contractors, Messrs Livingstone and Booth, west side, and Mr Ja.s. Coo mhos, east side, and the work will be commenced to-day. Tho work of bridge construction is now being rapidly pushed on. The piers of the land spans on the east side arc erected, tmd the spans on the west side will be completed this week. The contractor is pushing; on with the temporary staging.

We learn that the thoroughbred horse, Derby, hsis beon purchased by Messrs B. aud H. Garland, of Cambridge, tind*will tako tip his old quarters m this district. Darby should arrive by the next trip of the Hero. This horse will command very much greater favor than m old days, as his sfcook are now beginning 1 to prove themselves. At Mr Buckland's horse sale, at Gambridge, on Saturday, bidding was not very spirited. "Northern Hero," a well known entire, was knocked down for £16. As much as £70 was refused for him little more than a year ago. The 'Lyttleton Times' of a late date says: — Many of our readers will remember the departure — some six years ago— of Mr Alfred Cox for the North Island, after a long residence m Canterbury, and how he carried with him the regrets and sympathies of a very wide circle of friends. Those friends who are not yet acquainted with the fact, will be glad to learn that he has returned with his family, to again take up his abode m the district from which his heart perhaps was never wholly absent. . Those who remember him best will not be surprised to learn that this genial, worthy gentleman endeared himself during his absence to all who lived about him, old oriyouug, rich or poor, by the active sympathetic interest he took m all that concerned his welfare. The Waikato Times of April 19 contains a description of a farewell meeting, at which three separate presentations were made to Mr Cox — one by his numerous personal friends, another by the Vestry of St. Peter's Church, and a third by a number of little children, whose young lives had been rendered happier by the kindness of Mr Cox and his family initiating and conducting for their amusement a series of musical entertainments. The ceremony of reading the addresses and presenting the memorials took place m the pretty garden of the Hamilton Hotel, when Mr Cox spok ein reply." The report is then reprinted from our columns of the 19th April. The Bjblly Ijang. — Information respecting the Kelly gang has been brought to Mansfield that the gang are m Puzzle Ranges, some 20 miles from Mansfield, and a strong party of police went off on Monday. They are said to have come on Kelly's camp, and found two saddles and other trappings. Further information , which may lead to their capture has been brought m to the police. Sub -Inspector Pewtress and ether members of the force are said to be on a good scent, and their return is anxiously looked for. All the facts point strongly to the surmise that the gang have not been many miles out of the district, and other circumstances affording strong proof of this have been ' given to the police which it is not deemed advisable to make known at present. L Speaking of the New Loan, the Hon. E. Richardson, addressing his conj stituents at Christchurch, said: — As regards public works, he might say that from the expectations of the Govem- | ment there was nothing but a new loan j for it, aa he had great faith m the resources of the colony he should be found supporting it, as no doubt many other \ members would also be found supporting. \ He would then contend that so long as J money borro wed was spent m reproductive . works, there could be no fear m increased borrowing. Mr MacandreAv had claimed ' for himself the credit oi having instituted | a new policy of public works, and now the policy was to make railways out I of land. In 1871 Sir Julius Yogel wished [ to bring m this very policy, and said that ' not a mile of railway should be made s unless land were set apart for it. Mr Macandrew was a determined opponent 1 of this very scheme, and it was owing to his opposition, and that of those who L worked with hiln, that the railways were i paid for out of borrowed money.' It i therefore seemed to bo hardly fair for Mr I Macandrew, while falling 'back on Sir f Julius Vogel's policy, to take credit for } having propounded a new one. He was ) scarcely satisfied with the Government i proposals on this matter, as they had the i Tapanui job, and later still the Waikato- ; Thames Railway, neither of which had • been authorised by Parliament, or dealt f with by the Legislature. When the } House met, he should feel it his duty to , bring the matter up, to see whether the : Government could be allowed to play such pranks with the public money, 3 without the consent of Parliament, as r they had done with regard to the Tharaes- , Waikato Railway. The construction, as ' proposed by the Government, was one of t the most extraordinary character he had . ever seen. Ho must say that a company, t which had started to form lines under the District Railways Act, had a fair claim [ on the Government to pay for them, , because the Government had taken over 1 lines m other parts 'of the colony, which really came under the Act. He thought this was going back to the old state of \ things of training up people to rely upon , tho Government to do everything, instead of stimulating people to do something for 3 themselves.