ALEXANDRA. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1227, 11 May 1880, Page 2

ALEXANDRA. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Our business people here are still complaiuing of the dulness of trade ; the late rams, although very beneficial to the fanners, have not been plentiful enough to materially affect the river, which still remains too low for the natives to bring down their produce.

Pigeon Match. On Saturday la&t a Sweepstake Pigeon Shooting Match, eventuated with a few of our local sports, when, somewhat to the snrjtt'ise of some of the competitors?, Mr Hugh Kirk wood carried off the stakes; one of Council's birds fluttering out of bounds, so losing his chance. The following was the score :—: —

I have not heard of any particularly good bags being made by any of our pheasant shooter* tins, season, as the birds are generally wild, and not too plentiful. In the King Country, however, they are very plentiful. I was up two days last week, but as, I confess, I prefer to catch them .scratching, or am very likely to miss, I was not o\ erloadcd returning liome, although I h,id lots of shooting. The Waipo, County Council have erected a fence to the appioauh of the Waipa Budge, and affixed a notice cautioning the public against using the bridge as being dangerous, a-5 there ib no other mode of cro.sising the usual traffic is going on. "We have not heard of any tenders ha\ ing 1 as yet been called for the repairs ; it is to be hoped it a\ ill not bo delayed much longer or a bimiler accident to the Tay Bridge difjiisstcr on a small scale ■willashiirectly result.

Native Items. Last week some natives, a\ ho are going to live 011 laud at "Waikato Heads, lately returned to them by the Government, arrived here from Te Kuiti, with 19 head of cattle, -which they intended to drive down, but "were stopped by the ranger, as of course they had. no pass ; they were somewhat indignant until the reason was explained to them. They drove their cattle back to Kaipiha, where they havo left them until they get a permit to travel with them. ( reneral regret is felt at the removal of Major Mair to Auckland, who has .so long resided here. It Avas generally hoped that he would not have left the district, the late Government having thought it necessary to have some seven or eight agents, &c., to represent them. "With the headquarters of Tawhiao ao near, in the case of any difficulty arising, there being no Government representative here might cause serious complications to arise, which the presence of a gentleman like Major Mair (in whom the Kingites have every confidence) would be a great public benefit.

Tun new Pure Cash Sj stem now being initiated by G. «md C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It lias been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strirtlv carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where tho goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gamer. G. and C. sell their drapery, niillinary, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in .1 ro-opcrath c sot icty, w ithout the risk of being called upon to bcurapoition of theloss should the. yen's business prove unsatisfactoiy. G.irlirk and Ci.mwell will aim to letain the confidence wlmh the public have hitheito shown them, and ai o detii ruined to gi\ c the pure c ash systc m a lair tii.il; whether they gain or lose the fiist \ear. Countrj- buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though the\ made a pers.on.ilselection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads bedding, and general house tuiniture, the latgest ytoition of which is turned out at our own tactoiv, wilt be maikcd at the lowest 1 einiinei ati\ c pm es, and <i disc ouut of five pei c ent. will be allowed to those who pa\ at the time ol pun lus(\ G. & C having teallsecl the entuo value of their stock during theii lato t.ish sale, the piesent stock is \i w \\» iin vim y lioirr.ni. An inspoctum is imitoil. — Gykikk. v\a Cr \nvv 1 1 1 , fit \ Hall Furaishiny Artade, Qucc^ ijticct, Autkjanci. %

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