The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1503, 21 February 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 21, ISB2.

Wb trust that strong representations on the subject of freeing the Hamilton Bridge will be made to the Premier during his visit. Groat and numerous as have been the benefits derived from the bridge, the toll imposed has placed serious restrictions on their application. Country settlers, especially, are debarred by the excessive charges from using the bridge to any extent, while even the town residents regard the impost in the light of a heavy burden. Sheep and cattle breeders living within a few miles of Hamilton invariably make use of the Narrows Bridge, and truck their stock at Ohaupo, rather than pay the toll demanded before they could reach the Hamilton station. This, in these days of low prices and uncertain markets entails a loss upon the farmers which they are for the most part unable to bear, and on their account alone the question of freeing the bridge ought to bo favorably regarded. But there are other considerations, scarcely less important, of which due cognisance ought to be taken. In the first place the bridge, however great the service it renders to the people of Hamilton and the surrounding district, is in reality a work in the niaintainence of which the whole of the province is concerned, inasmuch as it forms mi important link in the chain of communication between the northern capital and the great unoccupied country to the southward, in which tl'e Government possess such a strong interest. Moreover, it conveys across the river two main roads which possess not only a prospective, but a present importance, namely, that between Auckland and Cambridge, and the largo settled country in the neighbourhood of the latter place, and that connecting the East with the West Coast, the Thames and Tau7*dnga with Haglan and the "VVaipa. That a mere handful of people should have to pay nine-tenths of the money required for interest and sinking fund, simply because they have the good or bad fortune to be located in the vicinity of Hamilton, while the remainder of those to whom this bridge is a real benefit, whoso properties are enhanced, go scot free is most unfair. Again, why should Hamilton of all places in the. North be made to pay so stiffly for benefits conferred, while all other places similarly circumstanced are not called upon to do so —witness Cambridge, Alexandra, Te Rore, Whatawhata, Ngaruawahia, Mangare, and many other places % Furthermore, Hamilton in the matter of public works has been out in the cold for some time. Not that wo would regard the removal of the obnoxious toll in this light : we confess that to our minds the concession would be no favor, but merely the commission of a simple act of justice — the removal from the shoulders of the few, of a burden ■nhich ought in all justice to be borne by the many.

At a meeting of the Cambridge Public Hall Committee, held last evening, the tender of Mr Carter (L 400) for additions and improvements to the hall was accepted and the work will now proceed. The English Waterloo Coursing Cup has been won by Snowlight. Our Raglan correspondent writes : — Tho Rev. Father Luck lias just paid his half-yearly visit to this district and lias as usual been well recehed. It i.s the intention of the Rev. Mr Sliide to deliver shortly a course of lectures. The first one is to have for its title, "John Wesley" and from the ability of the lecturer, I have every confidence of hearing a good lecture. A meeting of the Cambridge Highway Board was held at Camp's Hotel, on Friday, for the purpose of openingjtenders for the construction of the concrete culvert at Ewen's hill. The tender of Mr Forrest was accepted, the amount being £108. The members present were Messrs Graham (chairman), Martyn and Smith. The Hautapu School Committee made an application to the Board of Education a few days ago for a graut of money to execute certain repairs to the school building. The board at the meeting on Friday granted a sum of £10,' intimation of which has been "sent to the committee. This gi ant, though welcome, will not be sufficient for the purpose, and a further application for assistance will shortly require to be made. ,Mr E. Hewitt of the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge, was the, object of a very cowardly attack on Friday^ evening , last. A man named OBrien entered the tap-room in company with a few,othe^s. and fd ter addressing a few words to Mr Hewitt, "who' was behind thebar, lifted a , glass and threw it violently at his head.

The missle fortunately struck some woodwork which saved the head of Mr Hewitt from a very dangerous wound. The matter has since been placed in the hands of the police, aud- O'Biien will be smn,nioned before the bench on Friday jiexi;. At a meeting of the late Racing Committee, held in the Kihikihi Hotel on Siituuk} evening last, it was decided to hold tho .annual races as usual on St. Patrick's Day next. The programme will shortly be published in The IVadato Time. — Own Correspondent. Host Pearce, late of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, ha 9, we learn, been extending operations. In addition to the Flagstaff Hotel, at the North Shore, he has entered upon pos&ession of those centrally situated premises, the Wharf Hotel, Queen-street, Auckland. The premises are most conveniently situated for Wa-ikato residents visiting Auckland. A cablegram, dated the 17th inst., informs us that the steamship Orient which left Melbourne on January 5, arlivecl at Plymouth that day. Her cargo of frozen meat and butter has been examined, and was found to be in good condition. A gentleman who has made a test of quartz from the buck reef, Te Aroha, writes as follows :—": — " Out of lib. quartz I received ldwt. Gdwts. bank test, which will run llozs. to ton. Price, £2 16s per ounce. " This is a very gratifying result, and should stimulate those interested to make a trial crushing on a larger scale. We were shown yesterday some excellent specimens of stone from the Young Colonial and New Find claims, in which the gold shows freely. The stone has been much admired by those versed in goldmining. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held last night. Present— His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Peat, Vialou, Hill, McGarrigle, Gudin, Bradley, and Jones. — Mr Gardiner wrote, complaining of the damage done to his property in Hamilton East by the flooding of the lower part of Cook -street. The letter was referred to the Works Committee. — A circular was received from the Colonial Secretary, advising the council that the subsidy, £191 lu\s Bd, minus £137 for hospitals and charitable aid, had been forwarded. —The Works Committee reported re Peach Grove and Cemetery roads, and several other matters. It was decided to form and gravel about five chains of the Peach Grove and to make the deviation recommended in the Cemetery road, Hamilton East. — The Mayor moved in accordance with notice that the Hamilton Edbt pound be lemovod. from lot 405, borough endowments. — The motion was carried. — A notice of motion by Cr. McGarrigle, that ratepayers unable to pay uiles be employed in borough works, was withdrawn. —The whole council was appointed a deputation to meet the Premier on his arrival in Hamilton, and it was agieed to meet on Wednesday evening to prepare a list of subjects to be brought before ministers. A report of the borough workman, recommending that scupper holes be made on the bridge, was referred to the Woiks Committee. Some other business of minor importance having been disposed of, the council rose. At Friday's meeting of the Auckland Board of Education the following business of interest to this district was tiansacted : — Jla>i</cn) L — This was an application to make the school a full-time .school, and the school at Churchhill a night school.— Agreed to. They also asked the Board to take up a reserve in the town&hip. — Deferred, the Inspector to report. Te Aioka (GoldJicM.)— lt was le&olved that if the committee secured a freehold of two acres, the Board would consider the question of building. Te Awttnnttu. — The erection of out-buildings in this district was authorised, to be paid out of the school fund. Camh ulgc. — This was an application for an additional tank. The estimated cost to be £6 10s. — Granted. Churckhdl. —This Mas an application for swing-lamps, necessary for holding evening classes. — Application declined. A very successful paper hunt came off at Hamilton Ea&fc on Saturday afternoon. The course was laid off from Sydney Square, across the adjoining acre allotments, crossing the Cambridge road a little above Beale's corner, and again in the vicinity ot the old redoubt. About twenty horsemen turned up to participate in the sport, and a large number of visitors in carriages and on foot were present as spectators. Only some half-dozen, however, got over the fences, and only four, namely, Messrs H. Steele, A. Kelly, T. Hunt, and E. Pilling, succeeded in negotiating the whole of the 23 fences, some of which were pretty stiff. Those named got around without a mishap of any kind, Mr Kelly leading. Some dissatisfaction being expressed by those who did not travel over the course, a fresh start was made, Mr C. Johnson taking the lead and keeping it to the finish. The horses of those who had already gone around were by this time pretty tired, and it need not be wondered at that several falls occurred, with, in some cases, disagreeable results. Nobody was seriously hurt, however, and another hunt is spoken of to come off at an early date. Of Mr H. Pisher, the late husband of Miss Ada Ward, whose death at the Cape was mentioned in my last week's notes, the South Australian Register writes :—": — " On Miss Ward's return to the colony some two yeai-s ago, Mr Fisher accompanied her as leading man, and while in Tasmania they were married ; subsequently they travelled together through the colonies and then returned to England, after which they went to the Cape, where Mr Fisher purchased a share in the Lantern newspaper, for which he drew the cartoons and wiote many clever articles. He subsequently left for the Fields to start a similar journal there, Miss Ward deciding in the meanwhile to do a tour of the colonies. While in Adelaide Mr Fisher displayed great ability as an artist, and the Cape papers, in referring to his sudden demise, regret the loss of his services to the local press."

Tenders are invited by the Oambaidge Highway Board up to the 24th inst., for road works near Tamahere bridge. j Mr O'Halloran's coach now runs regularly between To Aroha and Ohinemuri, doing the journey to and fro in one day. Tenders are invited for the erection of a Wesleyan church at Kihikihi. A special meeting of the Waipa County Council will be held on Tuesday next ie Government grant to swamp road. . The new pm-e cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who bujs at an establishment _ -where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a trroat gainer. G-. and C. sell their drapery, milliner)', 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 bear a portion of the loss should the 3 ear's "business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year Country buyers on remitting cash withordet •will be supplied with goods at co-*operatve prices; just the same as though/they made a personals^, lection.' Furnishing goods, such as ? carpots, floor cloths, bedsteads/ bedding 'and- general house furnitur6, the largest portion of which' is \ turned out at our own factory, willbe marjeeq at < , the jovjest'remunerative prices, and a discount of 'five per cent, will be' allowed to those who pay at 1 the time of.purchase; / G. and C. haying- realisedJtho entire value of their, stoclc dining their lats i cash' sale,' the l presenKst6ck is new ANb chba!>xy ! bought.— An inspection ipvited.^GlßtlcK-ANB, ' Cranwbix, City Hall Famishing Arcade Queen" street, Auckland,, " . _ ><. ,