NGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1277, 4 September 1880, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA.

At 'Hunter and Nolans sale on the 27th ultimo there was a limited supply of" cattle, Stores went high. A good atteridance, and prices were satisfactory. A rumor has got abroad through the columns of the Jlerald,th&t we are-shortly-to lose the services of Col. a,nd" Mrs Kooks. On enquiry I find there is about as much truth in, the report as there ,was in the statement, '" that there was still a prospector in the ranges at Firewood Creek, "also Herald \ This township in the vicinity of the Post Office, will shortly present quite a pleasing appearance. There is a road to bo opened between the Station and Mr Lang's shop, and a Town Hall erected at the south corner. During the holding of the inquest on Wednesday, our old and esteemed fellow settler Mr Peter Kay went the whole hog for better or for worse. During the evening he entertained a large circle of friends at the Delta Hotel. The evening's amusement was brought to a close by a magnificent performance of our Town Band, out of respect for their aforetime chief. The Wai pa settlers, in order to keep pace with the Times, are about to start an organ of their own. It will be ground and edited at Whatavvhata. By-the-bye, that puts me in mind of a statement made by the Whatawhata correspondent of the Times, viz., that Mr Limmer was acting as agent for that enterprising firm of speculators John Abbott and Co. There is, I find, no truth whatever in the statement, and Mr Lhmncr, who is much esteemed in the district, intends availing himself of the privileges open to all who consider themselves slandered. Mr D. B. Hindle's numerous friends and admirers — fair sex in particular — will be glad to hear that he will shortly arrive in Waikato. That lamentable attempt at a partisan organ, the Auckland Freeman's Journal — save the mark ! — has found its way into the hands of a few individuals in Waikato, who try to make the most of its petty columns. Many will regret, if only for the sake of the religion it is intended to advocate, that newspaper j talent has become so degraded. Mr John Knox, the indefatigable representative of the Waikato Orange Lodge, attended the inquest on the late George Barker. After the inquest Mr Knox arranged for the conveyance of the body to Hamilton, there to await a military burial. — [Own Correspondent, Sept. 3.]