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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1164, 11 December 1879, Page 2

Wxare desired to inform our subscribers | and the public m general that on the first of this month the Waikato Times passed into the hands of a new proprietary. In future the whole of the management and the editorial department will be under the personal supervision of Mr E. M. Edgcumbe, for some years sole proprietor and editor of our East Coast contemporary the Bay of Plenty Times. To-day's issue has the imprint of the .new proprietary. We understand that his Excellency the Governor will be present at tho Auckland Summer Meeting. ; The Honorable the Minister for Public Works may be expected m Waikato about the middle of February. Ma S. Bhiohj ■will sell on Saturday next, at Cambridge, the whole of the materials contained m the bridge near Mr Leslie's entrance gate on the Hamilton and Cambridge road. The Chaboh jmjainst Mb Stjtxon. — The Native Affairs Committee on Tuesday, by a majority of one, agreed to a report exonerating Mr_Sufcfcon from the charges preferred on Davey's petition. Prize B^ulls fob Matamata. — Six I Shorthorn, prize bulls, which were exhiI bited at the late Canterbury Pastoral : Show, were purchased by Mr J. C. Firth, [ and passed through Wellington on Tuesday,' on board the Penguin, en route for Auckland. Local Self Govbbnment. — Mr Pyke is reported. to have given notice m the House on Tuesday, " That the existing system of looal Government is unsatisfactory, as ifr limits too greatly the power of .local governing bodies. The existing system is inequitable/ as it imposes upon the local bodies the entire burden of local power and public works, and does not provide adequate means to carry out such works, and that it is the duty of the Go* vernraent to amend the system, and provide some more efficient system of local government."

Mb K. Hill will offer for ' salo, on Saturday, .the 20th inst., allotment' lls, Hamilton West, with cottage, situated at tho, dorner of Victoria-street and Station Road.

Th« salo of tho Rev. L. C. Brady's household furniture and effects, dairy cows und splendid hacks will be hell today by Mr Kennedy Hill, at Te Awamutu, commencing at 11 a.m. sharp.

Me Tbewhkbllab, confectioner, of West Hamilton is as usual to the fore with preparations for Christmas festivities, and advertises the arrival of a new and choice assortment of confectionary of various kinds. As on former occasions these have been selected with great taste and judgment, and there are some really very pretty works of the confectioners art m the wreaths, bouquets, bonbons, and fancy packets of confectionary, which form a part of the new stok. Not the least recommendation ia that the prices aro lemarkably low, these goods being imported direct from home by Mr TreWheelar.

\ meetim<J of the ratepayers of 'the Hamilton Highway District will be held on Saturday afternoon at Gwynne's Hamilton Hotel, to consider the alteration of the boundary between the Hamilton and Tuhikaramea Highway Boards. Tenders will be received by the Hamilton Board up till 12 o'clock of that day for the formation of the Whatawhata road from Mr Edgeoumbe's corner to Stokes* Bridge.

Sale op Valuable Towjst Property, Hamilt »n. — A valuable section of four acres m a central position of the western portion of the borough of Hamilton, will be offered for sale by Mr Kennedy Hill, on Saturday week, the 30th inst. The property is well known as the former residence of the owner, Mr Charles Johnson, and is now, with the cottage erected upan it, let for a yearly rental of £58 10s. It will be offered m one lot or separately, and from its proximity to the Hamilton bridgej and the fact that it has three frontages, one to Vicfceria and another to Colling wood- streets should make it exceedingly valuable.

Tenders will be received by the Tuhikaramea Highway Board up to Saturday, the 20th inst. for the survey of about six" miles of road known as Clarke's road.

The first competition for prizes by the Hamilton Carbine Association will take placet at 9 a.m. on Saturday next. The committee will meet this evening at Grvynne's Hotel to arrange prizes.

The Inspector of Schools, R. J. O'Sullivan, Esq., during Ids visit to Waikato has made himself acquainted with the requirements of the settlers for school accommodation m the Cambridge West and Kirikirirda districts, and has decided upon the necessity for schools being built m both districts. That for Kirikiriroa will be erected about four miles down the river from East Hamilton, near Mr Turner's place.

Thel annual meeting of the Hamilton .Choral Society was held on Tuesday evening last, the Rev. W. Calder oooupying the Chair. The bttlttnoe-sheet was read as follows; — Receipts: By* subscriptions, •68 10s; salo of music, £2 4s 6s; \April concert, £16 8s 6d; December concert, £7 8s; balanpe from last year, £8 9s 6d. Total, £43 0s 6d. .Expenditure : To, mudic, £13 17s 3d; lighting chapel, £7, 6a ; stomp, £L : sundries, 4s lOd ; Mi* Culpan, proceeds 6f concert, 47 8a; balance m hand, £13 4s od. Total, £43 0s Gd. On the proposal of Mr. Laishley, seconded by Mr Uulpan, Mr Northcroft was and on the proposal of Mr Hedgcock, seconded by Mr Laishley, Mr Jl. G-wyne was elected Vice-president. Mr Culpan was unanimously re-elected conductor, and Mr .Laishley re-elected secretary and treasurer. The itev. W. Calder and Messrs R. F. Sandes and T. H. White were appointed on the committee.

. A SOMEWHAT curious accident occurred m Hamilton yesterday aiternoon. The Hamilton Hotel is being painted, and the workmen had m use the very long ladder whiohis kept under the balcony m case of fire. Fortunately, no one was on the ladder at the time that an erratic whirlwind came careering dow.nVictoria-streot and whisking up the ladder aforesaid hurled it down. In its fall it passed within a couple of inches of Dr. ftandes shoulder, and had it struck him he must have been seriously, injured, if not killed, as the ladder was a very heavy one.

Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's next Ohaupo sale takes place on the 18th inst., Initmotiong to add to the advertisements the announcement for sale of fifteen head of prime Christmas beef arrived after the-' outside pages had gone to press, and we therefore give it publicity m our looal columns. .

We understand that it is intended m a few days to arrange for holding a concert m aid of the prize, fund of the East Hamilton School, which will no doubt.be liberally supported by the inhabitants of both side tho rivers.

The Pbomenadb Congest m aid of the fund for providing prizes for the children of the Hamilton West Public School will take place ■ to-morrow evening m Mr Gwynne's grounds. The novelty of the occasion and the object for which the concert is held will, we feel certain, ensure a very large attendance. The public will hare the satisfaction not only of providing tho usual school prizes without being solicited for subscriptions — the Education Board not allowing local school committees to expend school funds on such objects— but will obtain an evening's intellectual enjoyment at the same time. The charge for entrance to the grounds will be one shilling.

Thk weather has been extremly hot and close 'during the last few days. A case of sunstroke is reported as having occurred yesterday at Ngaruawahia to a son of Mr Dickeson. Our readers will, however, be glad to learn that the result has not proved so serious as was. at first expected.

An accident, caused by rapid driving, to a former resident of Waikato, Mr James Smith, livery stable keeper, is published m yesterdays Herald. Mj Smith, with Mr Murray of Napier wore coming up Queen-street m a buggy, drawn by Connaught/ Ranger, at a good speed, and when abreast of Fort-street encountered two Wts, one going np and the other down,' and m attempting to pass through them, came m contact with the one going down, or on the west side. The effect of the collision was so smart as to pitch Mr Smith from the front seat, and throw him against the wheel of the othor cart, tho wheel, unfortunately, scalping him. Mt Murray was also thrown out from the back against the wheel, and got his right leg through the spokes, but, fortunately, the cart was drawn up sharp, and he escaped with a few bruises and a shaking! Mr Smith was picked up, bleeding proiusely from the crown of the head, and taken into a druggist's shop, but the serious' character of the wound was apparent, and he waa at once removed to the hospital. Accounts therefrom at a late" hour la^t night ware to tho effect that the scalp of his head was almost clean gone, but, ho far as could be ascertained, the skull was not fractured.

The meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, called for last evening, for the appointment of a valuer, and other business did not take place, a quorum not being present.

Tenders for building a seven-roomed addition to a house at To I'ore, called for by Mr Pistrucci, of Alexandra must be sent m by noon of Saturday next. i

The regular date for Messrs Hunter and Nolan's Cambridge monthly salo falling on Christmas Day the sale will be held on Monday, the 22nd inst.

New Zealand Coxibt News.— Judging from the prominence given to the daily do* ings of Her Majesty the Queen ''and- Royal Family generally m the leading English journals, I should presume, saya the " Loafer m the Street," such intelligence must possess a large amount of interest to a great section of British readers. I think New Zealand journalism might be considerably improved m this respect. I am induced to make the remak by a very interesting telegram which appesred recently m one .of the Northern papers. Here it is: — "The King has ordered a coat to be made by an Auckland tailor, as he does not like the fit of the slop ones." Matters^ such as the above desire to be more widely circulated, and I'm sure the proceedings of Maori royalty would be ;read with avidity, as thus for instance:— On Monday Tawhiao planted spuds, and m the afternoon played euchro with Hiroki and a few other high-class murderers. On Tuesday his Majesty received Ngatipotipot, who being m temporary diffloultiea with Europeans on account of having shot a few surveyors, was accommodated with apartments m the royalwhare. On Wednesday Tawhiao went pigstalking. On Thursday received Government envoys bringing gifts from Nativo Ninister His Majesty expressed himself dissatisfied with the quality of tho presentations, and warned the envoys to be more careful for the future. The. Aboriginal Treasurer was directed to make out Grey and Sheehan's account for feaats provided, and to request immediate settlement sf the same. On Friday and Saturday Tawhiao slept, an ammusement his majesty is very partial to. On Sunday the Rev Te Whiti preached an eloquent sermon before the Court. He informed the hearers that the time had not yet come."

New Zeal/And Looaiv Loans. — On this subject the % following remarks appear^ m Westgarth'B circular of September 26th • — The practice of sending for sale to this market small municipal, or other looal colonial loans, has now become so general, and is attended with so much difficulty, inconvenience, and disappointment, that a few words of explanation on the subject may be useful. New Zealand has been especially fruitful ia this way, and the issuing 1 parties, feeling assured of the excellence of their security, are surprised to learn that these small loans cannot be disposed of, not even with so "much as 6 and 7 per cent, interest. The fact is that a very small stock, no matter how good the security, is an unneerotiable stocK simply because so small. With this prospect the market will never buy such stocks, and the investing public begin to follow the market's precaution. These small

ionns, therefore, as they pour unceasingly into this market, meet with an ever narrowing range of custom, until there is 1 at iast an inconvenient block of such small stocks. If such loans are to continue to be issued, the only euro is to devise some plan of unifying the stocks by a consolidation arrangement for each colony under a Government commission. The require!.ment qf the market is a. uniform stock of marketable quantity, oach successive issue forming a continuation exactly of what preceded. The various borrowing bodies must consent to be jointly and, severally liable m such* a case. Such a stock, regulated by a Government commission, might be issued at 5 per cent. It is, of course, difficult to make such arrangements; but where there are difficulties versus difficulties, it ia for those concerned to ascertain which difficulties are the least.

- Property Assessment Bill. Tho Assembly sat until past three o'clock on Tuesday morning m committee on tho Property Assessment Bill. On clause 21 relating to property exempt from taxation, Mr Saunders moved as an amendment to exempt agricultural implements from taxation, which was carried on a division by 32 to 16. He moved a further amendment applying exemption to agricultural implements m actual use, which was carried by. 24 to 20. Mr Hislop m tbo first line of Clause <$l moved an amend ment to exempt all personal property which, was negatived by 35 to 13.