THE CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD AND ITS SECRETARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1969, 19 February 1885, Page 2

THE CAMBRIDGE DOMAIN BOARD AND ITS SECRETARY.

ro run kditoii. Sm,- The inconsistency of boiuc of out public niPii is atiiiost art striking as then iinpuuctii.ility. You hare on sevei.il occisiuns icferred to the frequent manifesto tions of tl)c latter, as experienced at almost e\eiy meeting of local bodies and institu turn*,. _ Th.it |)iil)lic men should he iucon-.ii tent will, pel haps, surprise veiy ft-w who know anything at all of public hf»>, foi such, peril i|w, is one of tin- pnulego-, <i( th.it f.nouied sphere. ]sut for a dow might violation of the time honoiued in,i\iin, to pi.ictice wlnt you pi each, commend m>! to tho C.iiiil)iidt;o JJom.un Ho.ud. Tine august litttlu body met recently to considi-i tho question nfai reals of lents, ard aftoi discussing the matter at much length, and viewing the situation with a profoundness peculiar to such cases, came to the conclusion that the cleik (officially) was a very en ing man indeed. The clerk h.td to all appearance* been sadly neglecting his duties, the busino™ of the boaul had run to confusion in his chargo, tho finance had got inextricably involved, and altogether affairs had got ho far behind that a radical change w.is conditionally announced. Now that tho public has he.ud oho sido of the question, it is but fair that they should hear the other, and by comparing both they will bo able to make then own deductions. Tho question at Usuo upon which this serious complaint was founded, w.w that of arrears of rents. The bo.u d complained that lesoecs had been allowed to fall behind, that arreaia had thus greatly accumulated, and that a Lugo Mini of money w.w unnecessaiily lying out, while tho boa id w.is pitying hi'a\y niti'ie^t at the bank on an overdiaft, which, were things properly managed, should not exist. Tho resolution passed by the baud, and which is now on the minute-*, puts all the bhuuo at tho door of the unfoitunito secretary, and intimates that should ho not succeed in lessening tin; aueais l>efoio a given time, hm services would be dispensed with. Such a resolution comes nicely horn men, who, themselves, as lessees weio at tho timo they passed this Haine resolution tho largest defaulters on tho list. They themselves, or at least two of their number were frequently applied to tor their rent*, nor did tney respond to tho call of the secretary until after tho passing of tho resolution lefei led to. I n fnct tho excuse frequently made by defaulters for not paying thoir rents wan that when tho members of the boaid had wiped out their at rears, it would then be quite time enough for them to do likewise. No doubt at tho next meeting of tho board, tho resolution will !>•» eiased fioin the minutes; in the meantime, however, I think it my duty to otft-i some explanation of what would seem a serious delinquency on the p.ut of one of our most popular public officers.-- T am, &c. Lu\. Ciunbii'Jge, I'Vbiu.uy l.Sth, 188.1.

fioon Xhkuum..— A coi respondent states tli.it tlie largest tally of sheep shcaiiug iv the Aahbuitoii (Jorge wis done by Thomas Lcstei, K.iiapoi, \\ ho got througli "212 sheep in 8J hours. The animals weic well shorn, and had Lester been pushed, he could hare increased his scoie. No other shearer was within 70 sheep of him How to Treat a Haku Milker.— A concspondunt of the Minor and Farmer applies tliu "hot water cure" to hnrd milking cows in this way. Bpfore milking put two or three hamlfuls of hot water upon each teat, as hot as the hand will bear. After Riving the teats a thorough soaking, wipe lightly with a dry cloth, or atup with the hand until them is no danger of the waicr (hipping into the pail ; then milk at once. ]>y this means a hard milker can be milked in half, the usual time,