The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1635, 28 December 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 28,1882.

A telegram was received from the lion, the Premier, last evening, to the effect tlxat the money for freeing the Hamilton traffic bridge is in hand, and will bo applied to the puipose for which ifc is intended so soon as the necessary arrangements are completed. We understand that steps to this end are being taken, and it may be expected that the ceremony of declaring the bridge free of tolls will be performed at an early date. The Otahuhu cricketers play the Alexandra club to-day. The Anglican services at Ohaupo ou Sunday next will be at half-past faix in the evening. Through some unexplained cause, our Auckland correspondent has not supplied us with an account of the laces on Boxing Day. The Cup was won by Welcome Jack, Tim Wlufller second, and the Poet third. Tie Hamilton Roman Catholic Bazaar closed on Saturday. The total receipts amounted to nearly £230. An interesting report is unavoidably held over. Parents of children attending the Hamilton West school will be interested to learn that Miss Elizabeth Davis, lately pupil teachci 1 in that school, has received the appointment of pupil teather at the Huntly school. On Christmas Day divine service was celebrated in the various Anglican and Roman Catholic churches iv Waikato. In most instances the sacred edifices were appropriately decorated, and the congregations were large. The arrangement entered into between Mr Sutton and Mr Johnson lor the transfer of the Raglan-Hamilton mail service has been approved by the Chief Postmaster, and confirmed by the Post-master-Geneial. The public will now be assured of a regular and well-appointed line of coaches to Raglan. We have to acknowldge receipt of the current number of the Illustrated New Zealand Herald, which contains inter alia several engravings illuefoative of the Austral disaster, together with well exexecuted portraits of the late Mr BJehard Grice, of Melbourne, and, the late Mr, James Seaton, M.H.R. for the Peninsula : (Otago). The present number is above i tlwJ average in merit. Tie privileges of the Cambridge Jockey Club New Year's Day meeting were sold by Mr George Clarke at Cambridge on Saturday last. The following are the prices realised, with the names of t.he buyers :— Grand staud bar, Mr Gl'Hett, £12 ; Good Templars' booth. Mrs Vowless, £1 10s ; cards, Mr Giliett, £5 10s • >ack paddock, Mr Brocklesby, £2 ; gate's, Mr Giliett, £29. , The competition was very spirited, and the prices realised were considered verygood. The Waitoa Highway Board at its last meeting received three tenders foe contract No. 6 as advertised in The Wukato Times, namely, thai of H. Ross, diggfatP 1 drain 4s 6d per chain, end earth work lOd per yard. M. O' Donoghae, digging d*»» 5s per chain, earthwork 10d per yard, & Voysey,' digging drain 8s per chain, e*rtfi work lOd per yard. Ihe tender oft Rosr.wass accepted. For contract No. 5," there was oao Render, but thctenderer neglected to sign fcis name. Other teridersjwould, have been; h$ bat tor t the vr&y the specifications 'haa' bepn made out, utd the engineer waa, not present. It was resolved to, call f avewnAen ■ auew for all the eoufcracta except '"No. (6,* ( 6,* together with works m the Richmondand Gorge roads; &c. M. 1 0* Dbnoghue was employed to w&MBE !£&#%?& bkd holes onctto road imm.^Q/A^oUf. The Cambridge West School brojce up- for't'Aeiv' 'Ghristmas^holid^ya^ mJ".\: day last. The-sehool determined to ( award a number «, of, p_nzeoto, itne^chaarett^hS] cottldtbestj^rf^thegi'*sel^es in %n vexaroinaJd^Ji&opin§|u4a||^^ 'thV'Wep)'#rclideac6n|^l^^BaMM

their surpnffe at^WcPHvl^Ba^ state which appeared throftajioukhtlie%\vhole school* In Wjne staiit^MS fcH i^w ra,Br a,8 dim* wit I^|fleeidWwhiett #|| theWßest, and JentitltlNl topa prizq. fu|iie cllmrman of $omim|tec who V'isl P|S| cn * Ml} ll rea * in H&triUutlng<!|&o ]M»jpj which I Vei-««|tlstly^Sd h<sbMtly.l<ftfp!d.' Each i Standard was takeii^byj^Tt^elf, and a prize awarded foi- each subject — reading, I writing, arithmetic, spelling—the number ot prizes being 30. There weic ateo five pi ize3 giv.oii for'sewing. 'The work was twammed ami judged by^Mis Bruce of tho Pukerimu school. The' 1 work siilimitteil wa-> excellent and well done, reflecting great credit on the school. After tlie pi izos were award ud in tho school the children ;\U went into the playground, and enjoyed some sports, loot and sack races, and skipping, a prize being a wauled to each of tho winners. The \ children enjoyed themselves immensely, and at the conclusion gave three ringing cheers for the master and teachers. After the vacation there will be a special prifce given to each pupil who obtains a certificate from the Board of Education for attendance. Also prizes for extra subjects, to those learning to play the pianoforte, etc, all the prizes were books selected and purchased by the committee out of a special fund raised for the purpose.—Correspondent. A correspondent at Wairoa South sends us the following : — A public meeting of the settlers took place in the hall on the 19th Dec. to give expression of opinion to a circular sent from the Tamahere Farmers' Club, Waikato, % asking co-operation with them to petition the auctioneers to sell by weight as done in America and introduced in Great Britain. I Mr D. Crawford was voted to the chair, and read the circular to the meeting. Mr J. Bell said he heartily supported the Waikato people's ' endeavour to establish the reform of selling cattle by weight. It would teach farmers and farmers sons and unexperienced butchers to judge the value of cattle better. It would also advantage the Stud Company by showing the tanners the difference in price of well-bred cattle and coarse- bred beef. We should always be ready to learn, pick up a good lesson, and gain wisdom by the experience of others, and add to improvement. He would also like to bring under the notice of the Tamahere Farmers' Club and farmers in general in Auckland the necessity and advantage of taking a leaf from the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Society's book. Tho farmers there have had their eyes opened in seeing tho advantage of combining together. Society after society,had been loi mcd in Oamaru, Timaru, and on thiongh Otago. Ho was informed by Mr John Buckle, the originator of the bchcme, who bad settled on a farm at the WcUtard, and had also been successful in establishing another society there m connection with Taranaki, Hawera, Normanby and. W.iiinate Plains, that the Canterbury Fanners' Society did business last year to the amount ot £37,000. Mr J. Buckle volunteers to come to Auckland iE his service and experience in forming societies would be of any avail to the farmers, provided they give him a shake down and pay his return fare. Ho thought as they could not import direct from"England to the Waitara or Taranaki, they could mutually combine to each others advantage if a farmers' co-opera-tive society were established in Auckland. Mr D. Crawford said he had some friends last year visiting from Canterbury who spoke highly of tho advantages they dorived from the farmers' society there, Mr G. Forbes said the auctioneers could sell a number of cattle by weight as easily as they sold a number of bales of wool by the lb., and it would be no disadvantage to them. Mr H. Sutherland thought the farmers in Auckland had slept, too long and were behind time. They should wa-ko up, better late than never, and tako advantage of every modern improvement. It was well known that the farming business was not a lucrative profession and no bed of roses, but a struggle on from dusky morn till dewy eve. They should be glad to take advice from Bi other Jonathan and our advanced neighbours in Canterbury. He proposed a committee should be formed, consisting of Messrs Bell, Crawford, Elliot, Forbes and the mover, to co-operate with the Tamahere Farmers Club and any other leading districts as Mangere, Waiuku, Pukekohe, &c., &c, in advancing the agricultural interests of Auckland. Seconded by Mr W. Moore and carried unanimously.