The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1746, 13 September 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1883\

The Cambridge 1 Domain Board meets to-morrow evening for the purpose of considering the petition, of the domain land lease-holders (a second and more "concise petition iiaving been drawn up) on the matter of an all round reduction,' in tho rent of ihe various allot-; ments. In the new petition which' has htm. drawn up, and- whjch, willto considered tomorrow eyeaiijg the petitioners, reptesentthat should their prayer not be EavQurab}yerite)v> ta,tne<:l jj&itUeir/bpidingP^X^^HwJj I }^

waycof fenciag, ploughing, and laying down ift grass, which thoy have carried out according ■to the provisions of jtheir leases. Already a comparatively largo? number of the domain: allotments .' have been throw.ii irp 1 by persotns who leased them at the' prices which they were induced to give through the strong competition at the auction sale. They now,,tind that have not turned out as they" anticipated,' that the allotments which they believed would become a Source of profit and convenience have not, so to speak, clone all that was expected o? them ; and heaving paid their first years rent, they consider it wise, to withdraw and give somebody else a chance of making ends meet, a task which they themselves have been unable to do. There can bo very little doubt that the rents paid in the majority of cases, in which brisk competition was experienced, are far too high, and entirely out of proportion to the benefits derived. The petitioners point out that they were induced to go far beyond the market value, and th it had the allotments been leased for by tender instead of by auction, tho prices would have fallen far short of those obtained. The Domain Board entirely agree with the lessees that the rents paid in the majority of cases are far too high, and will, we have little doubt forward the petition to the Governor, with th<» l'ccommendation that the prayer be given effect to, and that a substantial reduction be made. If some reduction be not made, a large number of allotments will be thrown up, the rents, will consequently stop, and the large income w hich the board at present derives will fall to zero. <)n the other hand, if tho routs are lowered, we have little doubt that not only will the allotments be Icept on by their present holders, and improved, but those at present unoccupied will be also taken up.

The Victoria Road between Cambiulge anil Taiiwhaie is unpasaable for tiaffic.

Steps are being taken to arrange for a football m.itcli between Auckland iuul Waikato on Saturday week.

A school children's concert and il Alice takes place ou Tuesday next at the sehoohoom, Ngauiawahi.i. The progiamme is published in smother column.

The annual meeting of the Cambi luge Cricket Club will be hcl 1 at the Duke ot Cimbiidge- Hotel, on Saturday nevt, at 7 p.m. Membeis aie requested to attend.

The principal places of business in Cambridge were closed on Tuesday afternoon in honour of the occasion of the la^ ins of the foundation block of the new Wcsleyan Church there. Iti s pleasing to notice that such harmony exists among the vaiions Clnistian denominations of our distiict.

The following players will represent Alexandra in the football match against Cainbudge on Satml.iy next :— Messis Halls (captain), Julian, Martin, Galvin, Connor, Hopkins, Coffin, Hinton, Marshall, (iraliam, Chapman, New sham, Gordon, Chandler and Sullivan. A corlespondcnt, "Drop Kick," speaks in very high terms of the capabilities of the team, and \entures the opiniou that they will astonish the Cambridge men.

The chess tournament, with living pieces, performed at the Opera House, Auckland, on Mouday night last was> a brilliant success in every respect, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the large and fashionable audience. The costumes weie appropriate and handsome, and cost, it is sai I, at least C3OO. The game w.is to have been repeated last night, and will probably be exhibited sever.il times.

Mr T. Y. Dnncan, M.H.R. for Waitaki (North Ot.igo), was a passenger to Waikato b^' yesterday's train. He pioceeded to Cambridge by coach, and thence will go to Te Awamutu, with the object of becoming acquainted with the distiict. Mi Duncan is gicjtly pleaaed with what he has seen of the North, and the city of Auckland in paiticular.

The soiree and social gathering m connection with S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, will be held in the Public Hall to-mtfht, when, judging from the number of tickets that have been disposed of, a large attendance may be expected. The programme consists of vocal and instrumental selections, addresses, &c, and promises to afford much entertainment.

The meeting of the followers of the Blue Ribbon Army, in connection with the C4ospcl Temperance Mission, held in the Public Hall on Tuesday evening last was a very successful one. The attendance was unexpectedly large. On the platform were the Rev T. Spurgeon and the Rev S. Macfailane, as a deputation from Auckland, together with a number of Cambridge gentlemen. Mr Morris occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a somewhat long address. The speeches delivered during the evening were very interesting, and at times entertaining. An attempt was made by a few elderly hoodlums at the back of the hall to disturb the meeting with catcalls, etc., but tins nuisance was nipped in its infancy. There was a good choir of music, Mr Fred. Houghtou presiding at the harmonium. Another meeting of the same nature was held in Baptist Tabernacle last evening. Our space does not permit of our dealing with the proceedings at length. We will, however, refer at greater length to the mission in our next.

The Crimean veterans' dinner at Auckland on Monday evening, in commemoration of the fall of Sebastopol, was attended by about 40 of those who had taken part in the campaign either as soldiers or sailors, besides a few specially invited guests. The chair was occupied by Capt. Handley, and the re-union was a most enjoyable one. Responding to the toast of "The Army," Captain McPherson (late of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, bnt now of Waikato) said he was perfectly sure that in any such meeting as the present, held in any part of the Empire, the toast of " The Army" would be received with enthusias.ii. Captain McPherson then related some of his experiences in the Crimea. He stated that during the advance at Alma, when his regiment was going forward he glanced up to the colours, which then only bore the words "Cape of Good Hope," and saw the words "Good Hope," and it impressed him at the time as being a good feign. In speaking of Inkermann he said he did not think there was a single battle on record where British pluck and determination' were better displayed than at that battle, at which engagement the real, bull dog courage of the Englishmen was shown. Ou that occasion, when there .was 'not time to load, the English soldier threw, a stone, or., used, the butt-of:his musket. Captain McPherson then, read ■ the farewell address of Sir Colin Campbell to the Highland Brigade, and the -recital , had , visible effect, on those present, t -.' > »<! * Thfe ReviWm. Moyley le f etyxipd ! in the • Wesleyau^Churen^ Cambridge^ 7 on , Monday everiifig l $u%3 'taking tttff'ytivi {subject' 1 ' 1 Div Gttthtte,S*weacKWj » : wtKor, lar^eiittendan^bfm'e^bWomthaf^&i £regation/and - tho9e^oflb«^clturohfe

ing one all through, and tic spoof's pleasing delivery aud fluent style made ifc very acceptabpj and entertaining, iThe collation which' wjis takertjtjp, and wfriph wa|Jti rMof-the Keto£ZeaMnd <Weslsy|iu Ch^ii'ch pEioan $t£anil t §*yrQ/( considerable. ThSß^iecfcurer vva'l accordecra^ hearty ypte ef feli f aulJB;at tlfojconclnsioii'^f hi^leotlfrc, ann tJ|V proceediiigs - teyrhitfafEid '^ith prayer."" * J " * '