The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1791, 29 December 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all na en, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawcd by influence and unbribed by gain. SATURDAY, DEC. 99, 1883. The Native Minister, accompanied by his ' secretary, Mr Butler, arrived in Hamilton from Kawhia on Thursday afternoon, and proceeded to Auckland yesterday morning, We understand it is not Mr Bryce's iutention to visit the Waikato ag»in for some time ; unless something special arises requiring his immediate attention. The survey bf. the King 'country will; be proceeded with immediately, in ' 'accordance with the arrangement made with the Ngatimaniapotp and other chiefs, but it ia verylikely' that the surveyors will; be obstructed 1 in their work by theidjsaftec- , ted natives,' of (wjionj we belipvetbj&e arty many. , / Wa^aaui and ~Rw|',f>»^d; •

survey will thw^e callecnipon to exert their inflne)iceaira'?stre&gth| in supp cs* >slng N ariy N obslju^tfon vvyiyh" may aiise, t &nd iHbuhl fhiaT^tiot fi^ieffoct'nal, we ,iindeifeb»4 thl Amjwi Oyastabul iry will 'be ptttlou dut^ t^lkVote^l^the surveyors. This,/iu' a great men.^^,/acuo lints for Mr I>ry<Je kct'piirp^be"bdnstal)ul.iry in their winter quarters in Waik.ito instcnil of as is usual, sending them to ro.nl work in the interior during the summer months.

The Cambridge Jocfcey Club, we understand will commence Improving the grand stand, and course, generally,after the New Year -Meeting. Mr McNeish's new residence at Cim bridge is a very handsome «md wellbuilt'Structnro, and reflects credit oa local workmanship. Mr D. Richardson was the architect. The Rev H. R. Dewsbury's lecture on " Charles Dickens" will be delivered at Cambridge on Thursday evening, 10th January. The lecture will be in aid of the new Wesleyan Church there. We learn that it is intended to usher in the New Year at Hamilton with a short service in S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, commencing at 11.30 p.m. and concluding a few minutes after twelve. We learn that the horse Snake, the winnov of the Oxford Cup, has been pui chased by Mr James Ransfield for £35. Sn.ike has only recently made his appearance in racing circle*, and in a very promising horse. The Delta is announced to run from Ngaruawahia and Hamilton to the landing near the racecourse on New Year's Day, for the convenience of those desirous of attending the Cambridge Races. The Ranginri will run to Huntly from Ngaruawahia, carrying excursionists to the spoits there on the same day. The members of the Whatawhata Spoits Committee have taken great pains to have all the course in good older for the New Year's Day sports. It has also been arranged to have a dance in the evening, to finish up the day's amusement. The Cambridge Band, at present under the tuition of Mr Jas. Stewart, intend giving a concert in the Public Hall on the evening of the Cambridge races in aid of the band funds. The band is, once more, fairly proficient, and with the assistance of local amateurs the evening promises to be a very enjoyable one. The band is a very deserving institution, and we feel sure the concert on New Year's night will be largely attended by the Cambridge public. The annual treat for the children attending S. Peter's Church Sunday-school is arranged for New Year's Day. The childien will assemble at the Public Hall at 10 o'clock, sing a hymn, and then maich to Mr Jolly's paddock, at l<Ynnkton, where games of all kinds will be indulged in, and their cieatuie comfoits attended to. P.uentb and friends will be welcomed. We wish them a bright and happy day. A vocal and instrumental concert, in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Church, Kihikihi, will be held in the Public Hull there on New Year's night, Soveiallady amateurs fiom Auckland, including Miss Swan, now wellknown to the Waikato public, have kindly consented to take pait in the conceit. The fact of the day being a holiday, together with the quality of the musical tieat to be provided, bespeaks a very successful evening, both for the promoters and the audience. We regret to say that the wellknown Waikato racer Robert-the-Devil has been destroyed, this step having been necessitated through his unfortunate accident on the Ngaiuawahia racecourse on Boving Day. Robert, who was owned by Mr Jit indie, of C.unbiidge, was a great favourite with the Wailcato public, though of late he has been somewhat unfortunate in his performances. He was well backed to win the New Year Handicap at Cambridge. At the R.M. Court,- Cambridge, yp.sterday, befoie Mr H. W. Noithcioft, 11. M., and Captain Corbett, the charges under the Gaming and Lotteries' Act against H. Keir and W. T. Carr, for promoting a raffle for the disposal of the horse Chanticleer were dismissed. The charge agtvinsr Mr H. "Gillett for permitting a laffle to take place in his licensed piennses was also dismissed. A correspondent writing from Cambridge makes a suggestion for the consideiation of the cemetery trustees, and which he hopes that body will see its way to give effect to. He thinks that a small wooden church or building of some description should be erected in the cemetery, and this he considers would be a great convenience on funeral occasions. He complains that some few days ago while the funeral service was being read, the lain was coming down heavily, and there was no place of letirement and shelter for those who attended. A correspondent writes:— "Please be good enough to inform me, through the medium of the Waikato Timks, whether it is the duty of the collector of the Waipa County Council to call for the rates, oi whether the ratepayers are compelled to incur the expense of sending their rates to the residence of the collector at Hamilton ?" Clause 25, Rating Act, 1882, answers the question as follows :—"All: — "All rates shall be payable at the office of the local body, or at some place publicly notified for payment thereof." Mr Jones, of Hamilton, was appointed collector for Waipa County, and the rate was made payable to him at Hamilton. The weather during yesterday was very showery, and extremely cold at times, particulaily towards evening, when an almost winter - like shaipnpss prevailed. Notwithstanding the constant heavy showers, which are usually accompanied by stiong gusts of wind, the wheat still looks promising and upright, and should afford a much larger return than anticipated. In some places the fanners have already commenced to cut their hay, and with a few days of fine weather now they will be i ble to save their hay ciops. The countiy at the piesent time presents a very promising appearance, the fmit, particularly the peach, being the only marked failure of the season. The potatoes in some places cannot be said to look particularly healthy.