TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1997, 25 April 1885, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU.

Thk Cambridge corespondent of an Auck landpupei, in Monday's i—ne, m drawing attention to the neces-ity of hay mera special stock tiam run to th .t place, stated that the Rotorangi station had -ent fiom Cambridge three trucks of cattle, The cattU in question weie sent fiom Ngaroto station, and a» a matter of fact no Rotorangi cattk have ever been shipped fiom Cambridge. All the cattle from that station have until, the last twelve months, been shipped form Ohaupo, but since then tney have been sent from Ngaroto, which is only two miles from their nearest paddock. The greater num her of cattle sent to the Auckland market are sent from stations along the Main Trunk Line, and it is scaicely fair of the corret.pondent in question in showing the nece-sity for a stock train to that place to " crib" for that district cattk that have been sent from this. He h.s been drawing a little on his unmagmation Such statements are calculated to mislead not only the public but the railway di pait ment. There is no reason .vhy them should not be a cattlo train inu from Te Awanutu and Cambridge, which could inett at the Frankton Junction. Surely the number of live stock sent down weekly from Waikato because of the low pner of w heat), a.would warrant the department putting on a special stock train ; it would be n convenience not only to the farmers but to the travelling public. No soonur is the branch line opened to f'anibndge that theie lagitation at once togetcittle ti.iuis iun there to theescluMon of a distnctth.it send* more cattle to the Auckland market*. The settlers should not allow such iijjjginaij returns a* Appeared in the Hcruld to go unchallenged, but should try their utmost to get what they should have been granted before. It is to be hoped they w ill take tbe matter up and .see what our meuibeus can do for them. Mr Deans successor, the Rev. J. J. Mather, has aimed here, and tho Weleyans intend to celebi.ite his vi rival bj having a tea-meeting jvnd concert on Wednesday ne\t. Seveial clergymen will take part in the welcome, .uid dulnei &ddrcH«cs dining tho evening. The di-tnct is being canvassed for «nigois, so that we may expect a good evening's entertainment. Sergeant Gillies is engaged taking the names of all those who are required to serve in the first-class militia. It is rather amusing to see two or three young fellows coining along the street, aud when they catch sight of the lynx-eyed sergeant they suddenly have business to transact in another street. Since tbe militia scare, the sergeant's former friends do not recognise him (that is, his friends under thirty). They may as well give in with a good giace, for they cannot escape. The strength of the volunteer cavalry has suddenly increased. I believe it ib up to the standard, and before any more could be taken on an authority had to be applied for to the Government. It is a doubtful compliment to pay tbe corps, this sudden anxiety to join its ranks. Before the militia was ordered to be enrolled they never thought of joining, but now they have suddenly discovered that the cavalry corps is a most respectable one and deserving of support. I would suggest to the commander tho advisability of assembling the recruits for drill and giving them about two hours a day in the manage. I remarked one omittsion in the various reports <>f the opening of the railway, that is the remarks made by Taonui about the hind on each side of tho railway and what was under tho surface. It is evident ho alluded to minerals, and from tho tone of his remarks I judged that he expected to have seen Mr Ballance to arrange about prospecting for the [atter. I hope arrangements for this purpose will soon be made. There were no less than eleven nominations for the Rangiaohia Road Board on Thursday. Tho following are the names of those nominated '.—Messrs J. Ramsay, J. Farrell, W. Sloane, A. Kay, W. Taylor, R. Burke, R. Cunningham, J. Cunningham, It. BelJ, (''. Churches and G. McKinder.— (Own Coi respondent.)

Havino been «ent a book entitled Summer Forms, after a careful scrutiny w e h»ve desided that " Summer poems and Summer not."