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Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1499, 11 February 1882, Page 2

direction by appointing Mr 15, Hadfield bandmaster. . The Alexaridra bancl how* musters JLB members, and meets twice a week for practice.

At a meeting of the members of the Hamilton Band, held on Thursday evening, Mi 1 Gwynne, trustee, in the chair, a letter was read from Mr R. Edwards, resigning the post of secretary, on the grounds that he had not sufficient time at his disposal to devote to the interests of the institution. The resignation was accepted," and on the motion of Mr Gwynne a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Edwards for his past services. The matter of appointing a new secretary was deferred, as it was understood Mr Edwards would keep office until a successor was appointed.

A handicap pigeon match will take place at Eamilton on Wednesday next, commencing at 4 p.m. Nominations are to be made with Mr Clarke, Royal Hotel, oi 1 Mr W. Percival, Auckland, on or before Tuesday next.

A meeting of the Hamilton West School Committee was held in the Volunteer Hall yesterday afternoon. Present : Messrs Hume (chairman), Gwynne, Campbell, Bradley, Yon Stunner, and Knox. A letter was read from the Board authorising an expenditure of £2 10s to repair desks, also notifying'the appointment of Miss Susan Murray as pupil teacher. The committee recorded their vote in favor of Messrs J. M. Clark, R. Laishley, and T. Peacock, candidates for seats on the Board of Education. This was all the business.

The sale of the effects of the late Mr Brown, ncav Pen Court, including agricultural implements, horses, and cattle, house furniture, and other sundries, took place at the farm on Wednesday last. Notwithstanding the inclement nature of the cither there were between fifty and fciNty people present. The prices biought were considered reasonable. Mr Clarke, of Cambridge, was the auctioneer.

Mr R. S. Brown, of the Nottingham Ca&tle Hotel, Piako, wishes to state in answer to a statement winch has heen made in print, that so far as he knows, no one has uomplaiued of the want of stabling. So far from his not having made an attempt to rebuild the premises burned down recently, he was in Grahamstown a week after, and ordered the timber necessary. He was not able to get the material on the ground for some time, but it has now arrived, and carpenters are at work rebuilding the stable.

Mr Oaverhill has, says the Hawera Star, adopted a new method of dealing with the caterpillar pest. For two years past he has lost a considerable quantity of oats, but this year he has put around the crop a trench with overhanging sides, with the result that multitudes of the inseots have been collected. Hundreds of larks have appeared on the scene, and have made short work of the caterpillars each morning.

Nantucket is a place where women are not ignored. They outnumber the men sixteen to one. The post of flagman at the railway crossing is acceptably filled by a woman, as ai"e many other positions which are usually occupied by men. On a recent Sunday three of the six pulpits were filled by women. The Rev. Mrs Phoube Hanaford preached in the Unitarian Church, the Rev. Miss Louise Baker in the Confregational Church, and the Rev. Mrs F. Ellis (colored) in the Colored Baptist Church.

A late number of the New Zealand Gazette shows a gratifying state of matters iii connection with the Post-office savings bank. The deposits during the last quarter amounted to £66,232 against £36,964, the total amount withdrawn during the. arne period. These figures are very suggestive, and can only be taken to indicate an increase in the general prosperity of the colony. During periods ot depression it is natural to suppose that among the less opulent classes, such things as savings bank balances are in a great measure absorbed. Indeed there can be no better barometer to guide us in forming an estimate of the general prosperity of a country than the savings banks instituted therein.

A Parihaka correspondent of the Taranaki Herald writes :: — *' Several days ago a number of the natives who had been expelled from the settlement returned again, and commenced to hold a meeting in the marac. The Government were informed of the occurrence, and orders were given to clear the visitors out. This peremptory order was conveyed to them by Captain Messenger, and an hour's notice to quit given them, coupled with a threat of arrest if the order was not complied with. The natives thought it was prudent to avoid the inconvenience of being arrested, so Avithin an hour they had all cleared out with their baggage."

A pleasant little ceremony took place at the Royal Mail Hotel, Ngaruawahia, on Tuesday evening last, when a few old settlers and immediate neighbours presented Mr J. H. M. Carpenter with a handsome watch chain and locket bearing the inscription : — "To J. H. M. Carpenter, a token of regard from old Waipa settlers." Mr Carpenter's departure from the district led to the above expression of esteem that he is held in, by everyone who lias had the good fortune to be associated with him. Mr Carpenter has taken his full share of public duties, having for many years been a trustee in the Newcastle Highway Board, and his valuable services, in connection with the Waikato Turf Club in sporting matters, arc well known. He was one of the proirotois of this institution, and has always taken a lively interest in its welfare.

Our Te Aroha correspondent writes yesterday :—": — " There is nothing startling to communicate. Work is going on as usual with satisfactory results — that is to say, that golden stone continues to be found. Our great stumbling block, however, is the want of a battery. I think I am not wrong in saying that if we only had a battery near the goldfield pi'oper, or new find, that we should be daily turning out the precious mefcal in payable quantities. I think the disease will work its own cure ; in other words, the ground will have to be manned and worked, the consequence being that those obstructionists to amalgamation of claims, some of whom are so sanguine that they will hardly listen to any terms, will have to become hatters, i.e., work their individual interests themselves, or allow them to be forfeited by the mining inspector, who, by the way, left here this morning, after a sojourn of some clays ; he means work or forfeiture." . ...

The first meeting of the ratepayers of the newly formed highway district of Okoroiri was held, pursuant to notice,, in the . Oxford : Hotel, on Thursday last. There were, about twelve ratepayers in attendance. Mr E. ; Maclean explained' to the, meeting what steps had been taken in the^fonnation of the new district, and concluded r by stating that'^Majbr Wilson had been appointed by the Colonial: /Secretary the chairman of the^rst meet, ing. Major! Wilson, then took' the chjjir, '. land f ormerly opened the meeting by 'read-, f ihg' l the',adyertiseinenii 'in THe\ "Wdiltato \ Times, and'! called y on 'those , present' to' ;proceed^tq f the^elecjWon ir of a board of I trustiee^.tfor^hevyearti The