TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1881.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1429, 30 August 1881, Page 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1881.

The Native Lands Court will reopen at Cambridge on Tuesday, the Gth September, for the transaction of business. If the native party are not successful in obtaining another adjournment, an immediate sitting of the Court will tend considerably towai-ds the realisation of the settlement of the Patetere country, which is now fairly under way as far as preliminary matters are concerned. Though the Patetere Block was passed through at the last sitting of the Court at Cambridge, there yet remains a little business to be .settled before any practical steps can be taken towards the settlement of the land. When the Court opens, the sub-divisions of the Blocks which are as yet in dispute, will be decided. In the entire Patatere country there are night different blocks, and amongst the native party interested in the disposal of the land there are twenty-five non-sellers, whose interests have yet to be disposed of. The survey of several blocks is being pushed forward, so that they may be ready for bringing up for adjudication when the Court sits. The Native party incend applying for an adjournment, and it is possible that they will be successful in obtaining their object ; but as the settlement of the above matters is necessary to the settlement of the country, it is to be hoped that the business will be permitted to be proceeded with.

At the London wool sales on Saturday ,8000 bales were catalogued, and a fair demand was again experienced. Scarlet fever is showing itsblf again at the Thames, and several children have died. Cable messages from Sydney state that Small-pox is still on the increase. The mismanagement at the quarantine station is the general subject of remark and legal proceedings will probably ensue. Mr Hanmer. representing certain of the intending Te Aroha settlers, has left for that district in company with Mr Purchas, surveyor, who will lay off the blocks of land as required. Telegraphic communication with Wellington was interrupted last night, south of Napier. Hence the meagreness of our intelligence from that quarter. The proposed new hotel at Morrinsville is meeting with a considerable amount of opposition. A requisition has been drawn up and signed by nearly all the settlers in the surrounding district praying the Licensing Bench to refuse the license. The Land Ho! Association of LyttoJton, Canterbury, appears to be well supported. At a meeting 1 of the members held on Friday night, office bearers were elected and the preliminary business done. The object of the Association is to promote the Nationalisation of the land in New Zealand. A man named Matthew Loveday was brought up at the R.M. Court, Cambridge yesterday morning, and charged witli the larceny of a salt-cellar, saltspoon and fork, the property of the proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, on Saturday night last. Accused who had been in the lock-up since Saturday, was sentenced to 24 hours' imprisonment. Arrangements are being made by the respective committees of the Cambridge and Hamilton Chess Clubs for a •tournament to come off on an early date in September. The match will be played at Hamilton in a room in S. Peter's Parsonage, kindly placed at the disposal of the players by the Rev. William .Calder. The committee of that admirable institution, the Cambridge Public Library, are about to- add a fresh supply of the ] newest books to their already well-filled

! shelves. The librarian, Mr Dods, has proceeded to Auckland, where he will make a personal inspection of the volumes before purchase. We are glad to notice that,the institution is steadily increasing in favor, the nightly attendance in the reading-room reaching now a. considerable number. It is the intention of a well-known landowner in the vicinity of Cambridge, to cnt up his property into small farms, \ and offer the same for Bale about the New Year. The land is some of the bent in tho Cambridge district. We are not authorised just at present to give the nnine or the oxact locality, but we hope shortly to affor 1 full particulars. At a meeting of the Cambridge Domain Board, Lcla on Friday evening lpsfc, it was agreed that the Jockey Club bhould have the lease of lot No. 17 for racing purpo co s to bo available for Cfittlf Shows and Volunteer review drills, etc. Several conditions of lease were drawn up by the Chairman and adopted. A. report of the proceedings appears in another column. The members of the Cambridge Town Board held a special meeting at the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge, on Saturday night last, re the Queen-street West contract. After much discussion they resolved "That the Engineer, Mr Hosking, be instructed to so alter the grade between pegs 15 and 16 to 32 that the least possible quantity of earth may be removed." In an account of Mr Edward Parsons' farm, Te Awamutu, which appeared in this journal a few days ago under the heading " About the Waipa," a rather important error occurred. It was stated that the amount of honey secured by Mr Parsons last year wa« 5 tons. It should have been 5001ba. Mr ParsoDß says last season was a very untavourable one, otherwise he would have saved at least 2ooolbs, which is about the quantity he looks forward to getting this next season. We hear on very good authority that it is not Tawhiao's intention as at first rumored, to proceed to Mokau. He has given notice that a meeting of the chiefs in tho North Island will be held at Hikurangi on the 16th of September, after which that settlement will be abandoned, and the King will oome to live near Alexandra, just within the confiscation line, in which neighborhood extensive preparations for planting are now being made. The friends of the late Marcus Clarke, the Australian Hteratttur, have decided that the most desirable way to raise a fund for the widow and family is by issuing: a Memorial Volume, being selections from a number of the most popular works of the lamented author, the proceeds to be devoted to this object. The volume will be edited by Messrs George A. Walbtab, Garnet Walsh, and R. P. Whitworth, and will be published by subscription at one guinea A list lies at our office, and we shall be glad to receive and forward subscriptions. We have been shown the plans of the new hotel which is about to be erected for Mr W. S. Bucket Morrinsville. The building will be a very handsome one, two storeys in height, with a detached billiard-room and kitchen, with all the necessary stabling, &c. The dimensions of the main building, which will contain 15 rooms, are 36 x 36, and the kitchen 16 x 12. The architect is Mr Wrigley of Auckland. Tenders for the erection of the building, are invited to be in by Friday, September 2. Large as the new S. Andrew's Church is when compared with the older place of worship, it may be doubted that it will be able to accommodate the large number of people from all parts of the district who intend to be present at the Consecration service to-morrow. A number of Hamilton people have expressed their intention to be present if possible, and we notice that to meet their convenience Mr H. Vaughan, ef the Commercial Stables, has decided to run a coach from Hamilton to Cambridge, leaving the former place at a quarter to nine in the morning, so as to be in plenty of time for the Consecration service at 11 o clock, and returning aame evening. We have been shown the plans of the proposed Kihikihi Town Hall, and a very neat substantial building it promises to be. The general dimensions are :— Length, 70ft. ; width, 28ft. , with a 14ft. stud. The interior will of course, be fitted with the requisite stage, &c. At the front an ornamental portico 9ft. x 28ft. with a balcony, (the latter intended to serve as a rostrum for candidates during the forthcoming election), is to be erected. The architect is Mr Archibald Miller of Kihikihi, and the design reflects much credit upon his taste. Tenders for the building will bo invited in the course of a few days. Lieut. Herman, well-known in connection with Thompson's Diorama of the American War, with which entertainment he has for many years travelled as lecturer and ventriloquist, gave a ventnloquialentertainmentatLeQuesne'sHall, Hamilton East last night, to a very appreciative audience, and at the close distributed a large number of valuable prizes. To-night he will be assisted by Professor Logan, the great American illusionist, and a very excellent entertainment may be calculated upon. Both gentlemen are well-known as providers of exceptionally good entertainments, and no doubt their efforts will be attended with success. A large number of gifts will be awarded. There will be a grand matinee to-morrow. The Hymns and Anthems and special prayers to be uped tomorrow at the conacration and evening services of S. Andrew's New Church, Cambridge, have been published in full in pamphlet form. The book contains sixteen pages of closely printed type. The hymns are printed with the marks of expression which are intended to be observed : the psalms are all carefully pointed and accented for chanting, and the music is printed at the head of each psalm. The words of the anthems " In Jewry" and the Hallelujah Chorus, from the Messiah, are also printed in full. The services will be chiefly choral 1 , the pieces and responses being sung to Tallis' festival setting, and^ all the Amens being Bung at both the services. The rubrical directions are very full, the intention evidently being to do everything possible to assist the congregation to join heartily throughout the services. A small charge of sixpence is made for each copy, which however will only go a very small way towards recouping the expense of printing. The final practice of the choir will be held this evening 1 at half past seven o'clock.

Mr J. S. Bucklaud will hold his usual horse sale at the National Hotel on Saturday, the 10th September, when he will submit a splendid lot of animals for sale. Mr H. Vaughan will run a coach to Cambridge to-morrow morning, leaving at 8.45 o'clock, and arriving in time for the consecration service at S. Andrew's Church. Mr R. T. Millar, the well-known seed merchant, Paterangi, makes an important announcement re the arrival of new seeds ; a price list is added. A meeting of the creditors in the estate of Francis Ciawford, of Hamilton, will be held at the Coiirt-house, Hamilton, on Tuesday next, for tho purpose of passing a resolution that the debtor be discharged. The fashionably-bred thoroughbred entire horse Leander, the property of Mr William Stafford, of Nelson, is advertised to stand in Waikato this season, and breeders will do well to reserve themselves until they have had an opportunity of judging of his merits. Full particulars as to pedigree, &c, will be found in another columns.