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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1099, 10 July 1879, Page 2

Babnett and Mubkay, of East Hamilton, give notice that they have found a gun, which, unless claimed within fourteen days, will be sold to pay expenses. . The Victoria Variety Troupe are announced to appear at Cambridge on Monday, Tuesday, afcd Wednesday evenings next. Mb G. (Lovegbove, house, sign, and coach painter and paperhanger is a candicate for popular favor m his particular business. Notice to Sheep-ownebs. — Unless the Schedule A, sent to owners of sheep, is filled up and returned to me on or before Saturday next, such owners will be returned as not having complied with Section 21 of the Sheep Act. — John Runciman, Inspector Waikato Subdivision. — [Advt.] Miss Emily Faithful's paper is responsible for the following:— "We saw a Christmas card the other day which had been sent to a young lady at a school of design. It represented a grotesque figure at a lecturer's desk, and underneath were the following wo.ids : — " * Where are you going to, my pretty maid?' • I'm going to lecture, sir,' she said. 'And what is the subject, my pretty maid ?' •The total extinction of man,' she sjjid. * Then nobody'll many you, my pretty maid.' •Advanced women don't marry, good sir,' she said." Riding on Footpaths has become a nuisance m Waikato townships. On Tuesday a horseman was fined £2, and coats, for this offence m Hamilton, and we Hee that the Chairman of the ■Rangiaohia Highway Board cautions the public against the perpetration of the same offence at Te Awamuhi. The Annual Meeting of of the Rangiaohia Highway District will be hold m the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, on Saturday, the 20th instant.

Hamilton Rifle Volunteer Band. — Those desirous of joining the band about to bo established, m connection with the Hamilton Rifle Volunteer Company, are requested to send m their names to the officer m command, Capt. Dawson, before Friday, to-morrow. A special meeting of the Hamilton Lodge of Odd Fellows is called for Tuesday evening next, at the Lodge-room, East Hamilton. The Annual Meeting of Ratepayers of the following Highway districts will bo held as under : Kirikiriroa, this day ; Waitoa, Pukekura, and Cambridge North Town Board, on Saturday next. Te Winn's Poweb over the natives, says the 'Taranaki Herald/ is very great. One, on being questioned the other day, said that he would not only plough and make havoc with the settlers' property according to Te Whiti' s orders, but if Te Whiti gave the order to kill the settlers, then they must obey ; he added chat he would be sorry to kill anyone, but he must do it if Te Whiti commanded him. They were just like soldiers— they had to do whatever was told them. If, therefore, Te Whiti is not dealt with, and the power he possesses taken from him, the safety of tho district will- never be secure. This only shews the necessity there exists for the Government keeping the natives sent away from returning to this district again, for at least sevearl years to come. The 'Taranaki Herald' also says: If great care is not taken m dealing with the Maoris now m custody, the Government will be non-plussed, and the native difficulty drif c into a more unsatisfactory state than it was before. Introduction of Trout Ova.— The advisability of introducing trout ova this season was brought up for discussion at the meeting of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, on Monday last. The Secretary had received communications from Mr Johnson, of the Christchurch Society, on the subject, offering ova at £8 per thousand, and fish at 30 per hundred, also a letter from the Dunedin Society, offering ova at a much less price. The question as to whether fish or ova would be preferrable was raised. — Mr Palmer said there would be much greater risk with fish than with ova. It was, m his opinion, essential that they should introduce trout, for they had many streams suitable for them. He had always doubted whether they could acclimatise salmon. — The Chairman agreed with Mr Palmer. The Thameß was most likely to be successful for salmon, but he did not think the Waikato was at all suitable. — Mr Palmer pointed out that the Maungatawhiri. River was particularly suitable for trout. It was near Auckland, and easily reached by rail. — After some further discussion, it was agreed to expend £50 m tho purchase of trout ova m the proportion of £40 worth from Canterbury, and £10 worth from Dunedin. TITOKOWARU TO MaJOB BBOWN Gbeeting.— The following is the text of Titokowaru's letter referred to m our last issue : — " These are words of friendship to you. You have got all my young men. lam not angry nor am I dark about it ; I am rather joyful. There will be no fighting or violence of any kind. From your friend Wabu." A corkespondent writing from New Plymouth says :— lt ha. been a difficult task to obtain correct information as to the manner the arrests have been made, the A.C. Officers considering it their duty to keep the public m the dark if possible. It has been stated by some, the prisoners were hand-cuffed when arrested. Major Tuke refuses to give any information on this point, but there is one tiling certain, the prisoners were not hand-cuffed when brought into town. It has also been rumored that the natives at Waiti did make a show of fighting, and that a struggle did actually take place between a constable and a Maori, and that the former had to present a revolver to the breast of the native before he gave m. Judging at Cattle Shows. — I am glad to see (says a correspondet of the ' North British Agriculturalist') that there is a growing disposition to give a fair trial on the system of having one judge instead of three at cattle shows. I happened to be a director of a local society where the plan was tried many years ago, and it worked admirably; why it was discontinued I do not very well recollect j as it is now an old story. I should much like to see a fair trial of the plan made by some of our most influential societies, as there are many reasons why I think it preferable to the existing system. The following are a few of the reasons ;— l. I think one man will go through the work much more expeditiously than three, as there is no time lost discussing the various points of the animals, and the timo lost m this way (especially when the judges disagree) is often very serious. 2. Because men are often found who would (when associated with other two judges) agree to awards that they would not have the courage to do, if the responsibility rested entirely with themselves. 3. I believe if the one judge system were fairly tried, the public would very soon find out' who were good judges and who were not, and we would not have incompetent men going out as judges, and taking shelter under the wing of men more able than themselves. I would suggest that two judges Bhould be appointed for each class of stock, and that they should take up the classes alternately. This would overcome ' the objections that the work is too much for one man. Selling a City.— The city of Altoona» Blair County, Pa., has had 20,000 inhabitants,;but there is no money m the city treasury, and it owes a debt to the State for corporation taxes of 4208 d. 10c. The State has obtained judgment, and has notified the authorities of the city that unless the debt is immediately paid the city shall be sold to satisfy it. Lockhaven and Sunbury, it is reported, are m like case with Altoona, and must be knocked down to the highest bidder. This power of the State of Pennsylvania to sell up its delinquent cities is a peculiar one. The Twelfth of July will be celebrated m Waikato by a dinner at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel, Cambridge on the evening of the 14th inst. Monday next, the 12th falling on a Saturday. In our last issue the price of the tickets was by a mistake printed 2s 6d instead of 10s 6d each. An emergency meeting of the William Johnson, Loyal Orange Lod<*e will be held at tho Lodge-room on that evening at 7 o'clock sharp, when visitors are invited. # The members of the Institution m Waikato are expected to join m the celebration of the Anniversary. A private telegram from the Empire City of last weeks date states that the leader of the gold prospecting party now engaged m the vicinity of Wellington called at the office of the 'Evening Post,' and showed some apparently rich specimens of gold-bearing quartz which he stated to have been obtained comparatively near the surface of the ground, not more than a mile from the boundaries of the city. He and his mates were sanguine oi finding payable ground. N One of the largest eggs, to bo laid by an ordinary hen, we have ever seen, was brought to this office yesterday by Mr J. Moses, of Hamilton. It measured eight and a-half inches m girth round top and bottom, and four and a quarter inches round the waist, and weighed three and a quarter ounces ; just the sort of eg<>- we should like, if allowanced to only ha_f-a-dojj.u for breakfast.

Taitpibi Stone Quarry.— The Government are desirous of leasing the stone ' quarry at Taupari, and will receive tenders until noon of the 6th proximo for the lease of the same for seven years, together with buildings, shed, roads, fixed and movable machinery (boiler and atone crushing machine excepted) tram plates, &o. Tenders to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auokland. East Hamilton Police Station. — The Government Gazette, just to hand, contains notification that Lot 301a, town of ; Hamilton, parish of Kirikiriroa, has boen set apart as a reserve for a police station. The Hamilton Borough Council has struck [a rate of Is. m the £, payable m one sum on the Ist day of July instant. The above rate must be paid within fourteen days of this notice, or defaulters will be handed over to the solicitors of the Council. A somewhat dangerous accident occured on Tuesday to a young man named McKenzie living at East Hamilton, and employed by .Mr Wiseman, saddler. While cutting wood the the axe .lipped and the edge struck his instep, severing a small artery. In the absence of Dr Waddington, the aid of Mr R. F. Sandes was called m, and he successfully treated and dressed the wound. The friends of Mr D. E. Rhind m Waikato, will be glad to learn from our telegrams of last nights date, that that gentleman was acquitted yesterday at the Supreme Court, Auckland, of the charge brought against him of obtaining money under false pretences. ' Statistical. — A comparison of the vital statistics of New Zealand with those of England, made by the 'Hawke's Bay Herald', gives some astonishing results. In England the birth rate is 25 per 1000 of the population yearly, and the death rate 23 per 1000. In New Zealand the birth rate is 41 per 1000, and the death rate 12 per 1000. The excess of births over deaths m England is 55 per cent ; m New Zealand 230 per cent. The difference between our Colony and other European countries is far more marked. In France the birth rate and death rate are about the same — 30 per cent. In New Zealand the mortality m all classes is about the same ; m England it is 8 per cent m the first year of life m the upper classes, and 30 per cent among the children of the poor. The The average life of the wealthy clascs is 55, and of the working classes 35. Mr 0. E. S. Rose, of the Duke of Cambridge Hotel having disposed of his business to Mr R. Kirkwood, requests that all outstanding accounts may be paid to him before the 21st instant, at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel, after which date legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery of those unpaid. Messrs. J. D. & K. Hill will sell by auction on Saturday next, at their Mart, Victoria - street, Hamilton, tho large wooden building at East Hamilton, used by Mr Thorpe, near new -iotel, also the residence of Mr J. S. Jackson, and< half-acre on which it is .ituated, at East Hamilton, close to the Cambridge road. Thb Te Awamutu Ploughing Match will take place to-morrow, on Mr J. S. Buckland's farm, near Ohaupo. The difficulty of returning the same day by rail will, doubtless, prevent many from Hamilton and neighborhood attending both the Ploughing Match and Pigeon Match, which takes place the same day. We, yesterday, telegraphed to the Manager of the Railway at Auckland, but found that the Department would not undertake to put on a special train for Ohaupo northward, except under a guarantee of ninety passengers. From all we learn, the ploughing match is likely to be a success. Newcastle Highway District. — In consequence of the severe illness of the Chairman, the annual meeting of ratepayers of the above district did not take place yesterday, and is postponed until the 23rd inst.