Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1476, 17 December 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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Ac ;i meeting of the (\unhvidgo T<>\\ n Boaid held rocenily at Cambridge, liic (liairiu'iu, Wi;r,T,s, <hv\\ attention to the advi.sablene^s of Hie people of Cambridge at once availing- themselves of the, benefits conferred by the Town JXiotriits Act, which comes into l'or< c in this colony on the Ist January next. The principal leasou lie urged was that a number of town endowments, sot apart as an inheritance for a future corporate body under the provisions of the Uegulation-j of Towns Act, 187«5, a\ ould iv all probability be lost to the toun, as the act under -which they had been set apart had been repealed. V>y a large number of our readers it will be remembered that under the above act 95 acres uero withdrawn and temporarily reserved as an endowment for a future corporate body. But this act has since been repealed, and the land, which consists of many valuable town allotments, now lies in its natural state, neither tho townspeople nor tho Government ] laving- any log'al lion over it. Unless action is at once taken to secure these valuable endowments to Cambridge, and thus secure to the township a very substantial revenue, they will in all probability be offered for sale, and thus be lost for ever as endowments. "We agree a\ ith Mr "Wells in thinking- that by immediately taking advantage of the Town Districts Act is the most likely way to secure tho property.

" Echoes from the Cafe" and other interesting matter are held over, owing to pressure of advertisements.

An important meeting of the Hamilton Troop, Waikato Cavalry, will be held at G-wynne's Hotel, this evening, at which all the members are requested to put in an appearance. Among other business, the resignation of Lieutenant Johnson will be considered.

We have been requested to notify that the seventy horses advertised by Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. arrived at (Jam bridge yesterday in good condition. Our readers are reminded that they will bo sold at Cambridge to-day.

The Returning Officer for the Thorndon electoral district (Wellington) has laid an information against the Hon Mr Pharazyn for plural voting.

We are pleased to hear that it is the intention of the musical amateurs of Hamilton and the neighbourhood to teuder a complimentary concert to Mr T. A. 801 l at an oaily date. Mr Bell has. always been ready and willing to render his valuable assistance in any local effort, «iud the action of those ladies and gentle- ' men refeired to will be a graceful recognition of hig"ser.vice3.

Intelligence received from Normanby last night states thai a, deputation ■ of natives has left for Parihatca, following in the wake of others from more northern hapu^ who left yesterday. < The .object of these natives is to look to' the' Welfare of

their crops ; great anxiety being felt amongst them as to their subsistence during the coming winter, and they suppose that nothing will bs left for t lem but to return to Parihaka.

New Zealand ' flax, per ton; is quoted at £19 to £21 10a, and tow £7 to £9.

Tht following are the latest quotations for artificial manures : — Boneclusl, Sydney, £6 to £8, according to quality ; Auckland, £1 to £8 10 a ; Peruvian guano, £17 to £18 ; Huon guano, small lots, £6, bags included ; boneflour, £8 to £9 10s. We are glad to hear that the native obstiuction at Maungatautari is neaily at an enil, the great body of the natives having acquiesced in the right of the owner to occupy the land. Ploughing is proceeding rapidly, and before long a groat change will be effected. A correspondent desires to know if eduoptien is compulsory in "Waiknto. He siy- hi hopes it is and gives as his lv.istiii fch.it \\ ilking 1 through the principil at i erf; of one of the most important tov/n-hips in "W.'iilrito he sw in the window of an unoccupied shop a placatd beating the wouls " Rkmo;ved Oper-ixtk." Mr T. Trewheellar, confectioner and biscuit manufacturer, Hamilton and Cambridge, left at our office yesterday, some excellent specimens of buiscuit-j made by him. They are of different sorts but of uniformly good quality, and fully equal to anything of the kind imported, After tasting these biscuits we can come to no other conclusion than that there is no longer any necessity to go to Auckland or elsewhere for such goods.

A man named William Cook was brought up at Cambridge on Wednesday, before W. N. Searancke, Esq., and Tnos. Wells.. Esq., J.P., for assaulting Hugh Rea at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel on Tuc&d.iy c\ cuing by striking him on the eye. The accused, who pleaded guilty, was fined 40s and £1 18s costs, or in def.iult, one month's imprisonment in Mount Eden.

The Cambridge Reed and Brass Band played a number of selection* in front of the Cambridge Public Hall on Thursday night l,it>t. The members of the band mustered pretty strong, and the music showed signs of improvement since their last public appearance. A large number of the public gathered lound and enjoyed the entertainment.

It is not an uncommon thing for cheap illustrated newspapers to utilise old woodcut-, find occasionally we have seen the poiti aits of eminent men doing duty for a " Mnrdeier.' It teems that photographers at Wanganui are following this plan, for we have been shown a photogniph which is underlined "To Whiti," that is no more like that notorious chief than it is like Gladstone. — Taraiuil i Herald.

The attvance guard of the Te Avoha Christian special settlement party left Hamilton on Thursday en route for their new home via Matamafcn. Messrs. Cox and Johns have chosen this route aa they will be enabled to journey down the river through the pettlemeut. For this purpose they have purchased a boat and forwarded the same to Matamatd. They thus hope to obtain an idea of the capabilities of the Waihon for steam navigation, having purchased in England three steam launches which are shortly to avlive in Auckland. We hear that Mr Roche, one of the first settlers on the block, has also taken steps to get a small •teamer in the river so tlut there will be no lack of the means of transit.

The property lately purchased by Mr E. Hewitt, of Cambridge, from Mr J. W. Merrick, containing eight acres, is certainly one of the finest sights in the neighbourhood of Cambridge. It is beautifully and conveniently located, showing a frontage to Queen-street West as well as to the Hamilton road to Gieystreet, and to one of the unopened Domain roads. The land is "nib-divided into aeie sections, and is well planted. The propei ty aho contains <i coinfoi table eolfdge and an extensive fruit and vegetable gat den. Mr Hewitt, we hear, contemplates oauying out extenshe impio\ements by electing a handsome twostorey \ ilia residence, laying oil the entile grounds and planting the same, and miking a carriage drive from the road up to the house.

Some few days ago not a little excitement, mingled with much satisfaction, was manifested in Cambridge on lcceipt of the intelligence that u large school of salmon had been seen in the Waikato river near the bridge, and that any peison w it> at liberty to exercise his angling genius on the same. Mr Chitty's net, which was then out of order, failed to bung any of the visitors above the surface, but it has bince been put in better condition, and on Thursday last a number of gentlemen set to work to capture the fish. They nhortly succeeded in bringing about fifty out of the water, but their expectations were somewhat disappointed by finding thai- the fish they had caught were not salmon, but good sized mullet,

In a letter addressed by the hon. the Attorney General to Mr G. 4. Wilson, of Gisborne, and which is published in the Gisborne papers, he expresses the following opinion regarding the proposal of leserving freeholda by the Crown : — I have given full consideration to your letter in which you ask me if I could support a proposition for leasing instead of beUing the Waste Lands of the Crown. Such a mode of dealing with, the public land appears to me opeu to the gravest objections, and with my present light on the faubject, I at once answer I could not support Ruch a plan. Without going fully into the subject, I may mention that there appears to me on the surface to bo fcwo objections, which I consider fatal — (1) I am satisfied that the inducement to become a leaseholder, instead of a freeholder, would be very unattractive to persons intending to settle in the colony ; and (2) experience in the neighbouring colonies has shown that the periodical payment of money to the Government on account of land, by way of rent, or as instalments of purchase money, operates most prejudicially. To my mind the true way to prevent the accumulation of unimproved land in the hands of individuals is a judicious system of taxation.

It has been decided that the bazaar in aid of S. Andrews' new church, building fund, Cambridge, shall open on Boxing Day, at the hour of twelve noon. Visitors coming about that time will be able to have a substantial cold dinner at the refreshment stall. The bazaar will also open on the Tuesday at 4 p.m., and it will remain open each evening until after ton. Refreshments can be had at any time, and tea will be provided between the hours of half-past five and seven o'clock. It is proposed to hold an anction each evening afc half-past nine o'clock. A circular inviting the public to give support to the bazaar has been printed, and widely circulated. We are asked to state that the name of Mrs Hart Hioks has been accidently omitted in this circular from the list of stallholders, to whom contributions ,ar> invited to be sent. Mrs Cuf]worth will have charge of tho refreshment stall, in which she will be ably assisted by other ladies. The ladies of tlje ..congregation have spared no '. pains toirender the wjio'le .'{inderlaWntt a , '. giiccefes.' We sincerely r hopq t , that. ; |he 1 publjc wiij|, ensuW its being a, i monetary point of view. There", js'.on^ \ feature in the coming bazaar, w)iich, we J thio]<,iJ§,qui|b^ ne\y r in namely 1 a real Cbr&ttriaa tree, ' many to whom a i

Christmas tree Wings happy thoughts of far off England will be enabled to show their little ones something of an English Christmas in the one glimpse which has been prepared for thorn with so muoh trouble and kiud thought.

Messrs Sindes and Co's new adveitisement iv ill appear in our next issue, Mr H. T. Sib ley lias been appointed valuitor for the highway district of Rangiaohia. Mr S. McLcrnon advertises a choice selection of goods for sale during the Christmas holidays. Special attention is directed to an important advertisement by Mr J. Moses regarding his new premise^, Cambridge, nett the Bank of New Zealand. Mr T. G. Sandes, engineer to the Kirikiiiroa Highwey ])o<ird, invites tenders up to the 4th eroumo for the erection of a bridge over the KomaWor.iu at faupin. A very attractive programme has been drawn up ior the Oxford. Races on ISo\ing Day, and will be found in our advertising columns. I'liere are si\ events, and the prizes offered should command a fair number of entries. ». Tenders are invited by the Pukekura Highway JJoard for deepening and enlarging di.tin neat Rotorangt. Mr Robert Harris notifies that he intends giving up the drapery part of his business, and icspecttully solicits intending pin chasers to give him a call, as some really cheap lines will be disposed of at an enormous sacrifice. The programme of the Ngaruawahia Regatta and Sports, to be held on the 2nd fanuaiy, is published elsewhere, and should secure attention. A very liberal programme has been provided tor the Hamilton West Sports, to be held in Victoria-street on Boxing-day, and will be found in our advertising columns Two valuable silver cups, worth, respectively L 5 and Lto ■ire among the prizes. The cups aic now on view at Milne's Hotel. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great succe=s in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at in establishment where the goods, are marked lovv to ensure a rapid sale must be a great q unei . G and C. sell their drapery, millinery, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to beam portion of thcloss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. G irlick jnd Cran'.vell will 11m to retain the cohdence whuh the public have lnthei to shown them, and .ire detei mined tognethcpuie cash s\ stem a fair tn il ; whether they gain or lose the first jear. Country buyers on remitting cash withordei will be supplied with goods at co-operat\e prices ; just the same .is though they made apersonal selection Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor t loths, bedsteads, beifding and generai house furniture, the largest portion ot which i? tinned out at our own fictory, vvillbc marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay .it the tune ot purchase G and C. having realised the entire value ot their stock dining their late casli bale, the present stock is M',w AVU cm \l'L\ HOLtiiii.— An inspection invited. — Gvkmck \si> Ck v\\\ 1 1 1 , City H ill Furnishing Arcade Queen street, Am kland.