The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1753, 29 September 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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It will be seen that the Governmentiufcond taking prompt measures to put an end to tha native trouble at Kawhia. A party of coimtabulavy we to be stationed there at once, and Mr Btygß himsfilf jvill be on the spot in a few dtjra, i^-w*;^ , . Nothing,, new '.hwj'Jw.JißpiJ'ofl q»e-

Whntuaio is ntill squatted on the block. It is expected that a (settlement will be effected by Mr Whitaker. The criminal sittings of the Auckland Supreme Court commence on Monday. A cable message dated Melbourne, September 27th, informs uh that Waterloo has boon scratched for the Melbourne Cnp. The Cambridge Town Board has not aB yet received definite 'uiformatimi from the Government regarding the £800 Jorui. The Cambridge Domain Board has not yet received the Governor's reply to the petition of leaseholders re the "reduction of rents. We are obliged to hold over our correspondent's report of the grantir fancy dress rink and ball at Te Awamutu on Wednesday night. - At yesterday's meeting o* the Waikato County Council, Cr. Primrose said it was his intention at a future mooting to move for the Htriking of a general rate over the whole county. The usual weekly meeting of the Cambridge Skating Kink was held on Wednesday evening List, when there was a fair attendance of members. The Cambridge Cricket Club play a scratch match, the first of the season, in the Government paddock to-day. The tender of Messrs Bigg and Empson for 21 years' lease of the Kihikihi domain grounds, 42 acres, was accepted at the board's meeting on Thursday evening. The Auckland Agricultural Company has erected a fine new shearing shed and sheep station on their Paeroa estate near the .Rapids at Horahora. A meeting of natives was to have been held yesterday at Hukanui to meet Major Te Wheoro and Te Ngakau, who are making a tour round the bettlements, explaining the scope and objects of Mr Bryee's Land Act. In another part of this issue J&ill be found the programme for the Cambridge Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, to bo held on Wednesday, 21st November. There are six events, including a hurdle race and a stooplechasc of £30 each, and the Spring Cup of £50. The New Year's Meeting will be held on the Ist January. A concert will be given in the Alexandra Public Hall, by the pupils attending the public school, on Thursday, October 11th. The musical portion of tho programme, will be under tho direction of Mr T. A. Bell, and after tho concert, Jarloy's celebrated collection of animated wa\v orkrt, which have greatly delight jd other audience*, will lro exhibited. The whole will e-melude with a danco. The first anniversary services in connection with the Hamilton branch of the New Zealand Evangelistic Society will be held at Le Quosne's Hall to-moirow mm ning and evening, as advertised. Mr | Geo. A. Brown will pi each at both services. On Monday e\emng a tea and meeting will be held in the hall, at which speeches will lx) delivered by Messrs Brown, Aldridge, •and othcis. On Tuesday evening Mr Biown will lecture at tho same place on " Signs of the Times ; or, what are we coming to ?" A correspondent writes to us, remonstrating against the lcadiness with which .strangers' cattle are impounded at Cambridge, .since the lecent by-law of tho town board regaiding cattle on the streets of the town has been brought into foice. Ho says he know .s of one pewm who was driving cattle through the town, when, as is genei ally the case, some of them broke away from tho driver. The next heai dof them wa*s they weze in the local pound, for which the very unreasonable figure of os pui head had to bo paid to ielease them. This wo consider a gios.s injustice, and tho necessity of discerning between tho cattle of local owners and those merely parsing through the district, should be impressed upon tho i augur. The following "specials" to the Pius* Association, dated London, September 2'> th and 23th, have bjen published in the Auckland Herald :— The committee of the Biitish Association will bo asked to \ot_e £200 towards an expedition to New Guinea.— Hanlan agrees to iow Laycock anywhere the l.ittur wishes, if allowed £300 for hi.s expenses. — Y. soveie gale has passed o\er tho County of Linienck, and .some considerable damage has buen done, the Town Hall being loweiod to the giouud. Foynes Terminus has also .sustained seiiou.s injury.— Mr Archibald Forbes has piiblishod an essay on the social characteristics of the inhabitants of the A usti alanian colonies. — The latest new.s from China is to the effect that the " Black Flags " intend to march on Saigon. It will be remarked with regret that on opening up the Mataura's cargo of frozen meat a poition of it wa.s discovered to be rotten. This i.s i\, chcuinstance to be deplored in any case, but it is paiticulaily unfortunate in tho present instance, as the Mataura was Auckland's pioneer ship in the trade. Moi eovei , this was not hei iir.it cargo of frozen meat, so that those in charge ought to have possessed a thorough knowledge of the business. No particular 1 * arc to hand, and the cause of the mishap cannot therefore l>e assigned. The following are the quantities and the shippeis of mcftfc br the Mataura:— N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., (m 77 cai cases mutton, 239.V cai cases mutton, 4 V carcases veal, 40}: carcases veal ; Fisher and Co., 42(5 cai cases of mutton, 21 boxes fish, 5111 backs mutton, 51 brace peasants, 2 boxes assorted meats, 6 hindquaiteis beef, 1 leg mutton ; Grico and Parker, 202 carcases mutton.