KIHIKIHI NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1841, 24 April 1884, Page 2

KIHIKIHI NEWS.

opuving 01 rai: r,vxi> couir. Tin: Laud Com fc opened here at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Chief Judge Macdomild and Judge Putkey pi eliding. The opening was meiely formal ; the couit wa> adjourned tit the request of .some of the natne.s till Monday next. There ».ii a cnnsideiable amount of fencing" among the natnes, some of them tiying to get Rewi to hhow his hand, by eithei abandoning his claim as <i ga/.etted applicant to the land, thu» placing himself at a disad\antage as a countei-claimant, ox else agiee to let the couit pioceed with thf ca^-e. The couit ha\ ing decided that the case should go on, Itewi applied foi an ad]ouinnient for n few d.iyh, so that the \arious paities could oiganise themsehe^. He saicl he did not like to abandon his child (Tawhian), but ho had no intention of giving up his claim to the land. The Ngatiiaukawas and Ngati lianas distiust each othei \eiy much, and aie placing a game of cit)ss-pui|)oses ; howevpi, ]>,uties will settle down to business when they find the case is really going on. A gieat deal of peisonal feeling is displayed among the natives o\cr Maungatautaii block, it one its to judge by the Molont conti overlies, accompanied with fi antic gbstuies, between members of difleient tubes. Mi Bryce's Bill has put a stop to the lavit-h advances hitheito made on the land on such occasions, and as a necessai y consequence the nat'\es have ver\ little money to spend, so the business people will not reap a golden harvest this time.

MISCKLIAXEOLs. Tho Hoaid of Education have decided to sell tho old school building .md site by public Auction at an o.uly date. It is a <i pity the building could not be obtained foi a hbifiiy and leading mom. The Town Uoaid applied for if for the puipo^e, but the poweis that be have decided to sell it. Major Jackson and Mr Fan ell, chairman of the town bo.aul, niton lewed the Ministei foi Public Winks on Friday last with reference to niatteis pertaining to the distuct. Mi Mitchelson i>roimsed that the post-office building should lie attended to immediately, which means of com si? that suitable accommodation will be pnnided for tho postmaster, who, since he has beeu heie, has lived m a cottage inconveniently far from the office, and which ho will soon ha\e to give up. Tn view of the sitting of the Land Court, the town boaid applied for a constable, and one lias been appointed. The board find it lather difficult to get labourors for tho vaiioiib works m progioss. There is plenty of employment at present, and working men could get woik easily in the town. The street woiks aie being energetically pushed on. A poothpath is being made along Whitmore-stieet in the direction of the Government buildings and school. This is veiy necessaiy, as tins stieet is very bad in wet weather. The county council have taken o\er this road, and it is time they made the necessary improvements before the wmtei sets in. There is -one very bad spot in wet weather near the coiner of the Government paddock, which wants looking to at once. The remainder of the street is veiy good. A< this is the main road to Canibiidge, the necessity of the work is very apparent. With regard to the unfinished load referred to iv my last, I have been corrected in njy infoi mation. The road, which only runs past the .south side of the domain, would have been finished, but the contiactor — who ib x also the contiactor for the stieet improvements — was permitted to give up the former for a time, in older to push on the latter work, which is consideied of more importance, Building is pretty brisk at pi e<?ent, the allotments leased from the Presbyterian trustees are being built upon : Mr Weatherill has built a butcher's shop ; Mr S. Bond is getting a store built on this propei ty. Mr Ellis has made large additions to his store, making it one of the finest stores in WaU kato. One feature I noticed which will add gieatly to tho convenience of customers" that ir, a room in which the stock of boots is kept. This will be very convenient, especially for ladies. There is large accomodation for storage of goods in the basement and on the upper story. The sto.k is large and varied, so there is no excuse for anyone sending to Auckland or elsewhere for goods. Of QQiu'se, everyone is hopeful now the sitting of the Land Court is an accomplished fact. Tlie G-overnment paddock will soon present an altered appearance. The storeroom and office, and quarters for Seigt. Major Dinneen are being erected there, and Opl. Lyon's house will soon be built. The strength of the station is 27 men at present. — (Qwa Correspondent,)

In our advertisement columns will be found the complete list of tbe lots to be sold by Messrs Clark and Gane, the property of Mr Penzolz, jeweller,j ewellcr, of Cambridge. The sale takes place on Monday next. M -ssrs W, J, Hunter and Co. will sell at the Cambridge Yards on May Ist, fat cattle, f-t sheep, store cattle, dairy cows, Sec. On Saturday. May 3rd, they will sell at the Cambridge Yards a large number of useful horses, doubleseated buggy, &c. On Monday, May sth, they will hold a t sale , of cattle at the £Jgarqairabia , Yards', when a largo number will be »nbmltted, i Cattle not.sold pan be forwarded, to Qhaupa . for