The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2075, 24 October 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Fquil md c\irt justice In nil in<-n, Of wh.it*<>r\cr sine or \n rsuasion, religious or polinr.-il Hurc sh ill tin- Press (lie 1 Vople's ri k 'ht maintain Unawed by influenre and unbribed by gain.

SATURDAY, OCT. 2> h ISSo |

The canvass for shares in the meat slaughtering interest, is being actively carried on, and so far with very great success. The objections to the scheme are few and far between and come only from those whose interests are affected through their pockets. The great bulk of the small farmers are most favourably inclined towards the scheme, and it is simply for the want of funds, iv most instances, that people do not take more shares than they are subscribing for at present. The owners, too, of large properties throughout the district are evincing ,x keen interest in the matter, and arc taking shares very freely. This is as it should be, and must give very great encouragement to the promoters of the scheme to proceed energetically with their work. The directors of the Co-operative Association will shortly hold a meeting to consider the matter, and receive the. reports of the can\assers, which, if entirely favourable, will no doubt induce them to stait to work immediately. Several schemes for detail work have been propounded by shareholders in various parts of the district, and these will no doubt receive the careful consideration of the directors. One thing seems clear, and that is that the amount of money required to start the concern will not lie as gicat as at first thought, and therefore the dilliculty of starting is considerably lessened. But one thing Me would \eiy much wish to impioss upon the farmers is, that they must not turn back because they consider success is attained, but push the matter on to a finish, and not rest satisiied until they absolutely see their bullocks, sheep, «te, hanging up in the market in Auckland, ready for consumption. The statement that the Auckland butchers would be antagonistic to the movement requires modification, inasmuch as a large number of them have directly signified their appioval, as also thenintention to deal at once with the association, and it is a certain fact that when the affair is successfully iloated, many others, who at present may not be in a position to act independently, follow in their wake It looks certainly as if the project is to be a success, and it only rests A\ith the f.irmcis themsehes, in our opinion, to make it .such.

The usual meeting of the Hamilton l>k'isl,iti\o A-iMiciatutuvwll beheld on Tuesday nc\t.

A general meeting of the member-, of the Walk ito Rowing Ohib, w ill bo held :it tJuynm'-. llntol, Hamilton, <m Monday evening ne\t.

The death is announced of DrAlcxandei Young, the Medical Supcnntundnnt of the Avondalo Asylum, Auckland. The deceased pen'lemui, who w.h only 34 ynars of Age, hat! been in delicate health foi some yeais past.

All who wish to take part in the sinning during the- mission which is to be held in S. Petei's Churcli, Hamilton, commencing »>n Wodnovl.iy, November 11, arc invited bvodveitisemcnt m another column to the choir piacticc-s on Fnday& and Snnd.iys.

The annual meeting of the shareholders iti tho Patuiaiisri Clico^o F.ictoiy Company, will be hold in the old sehonlh(m^e on Satuid.iy iK'\t, to iccoivc tin 1 annual renoit and bil.vncc slioct, and t<> elect dirocttn-b and auditor-,.

Cricketers are requested to roll np on Sydney Square, Hamilton, Unsaftoi noun at 3 o'clock, as there will bo .1 good muster for practice, .and a meeting of nicinlicii will, bo held aftenv.uds to an. m go about in.iteiial and ofchei mittei->.

Owing to the fact that a number of l.irnkins ha\o been in the h ibit of using; the boit of .the Hamilton Rowing Club on Sundays, to the detmnent of said hint and the annoyance of the public, it is notified in another column that trcsp.issoi -i in the boat-shed, after tins date, will bo prosecuted.

The programme of t?ie spring mooting' <if the (J.tmbiidgf Jockey Club will be found in another column. -It con si>t>nfa Handicap Hurdles of 30in\i, a handicap of (iO-xn*. .1 Maiden I'lato of 1. ") mi v*, a. Helling Steeplechase of ."Oii<\w, a Stcw.ud-*' Handicap of 30so\s, and a Fieo II indicap nf I"hoys. The races take place on l-'nday, 20th Novombor, and pi online to bo \eiy siiccps^ful.

At Thursday's meeting of the Atickhn'l Ciown L.nuK Bo.ud, tlio AsMstuit Siu\cy<ii (icnei.il foru.udcd ,i ie pnit, on tli«* .ipplicition of Hcniy Byion for a licence of mine for coal under Jiike Jvinulii.i, near Ifuntly. —It was .igiocr! to piant a license foi tucntj' <mc yeai-, ; rental dotcinimorl l>y the cli.uiniin and tlio Assis taut iSiirst'j'or (Jcnrr.il at .v»y pncp not lu^-> than l)d, and not to exceed la per ton royalty.

Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Holmes, the mcmbeis for Christchurch, were cuter tamed .it .1 binquot by their constituents on Wednnsday evening. The speeches \seie not of a \eiy inteiostinpr cliuraclei. Tlio T'i.ist and West CiM'-t Railway was the nll-.ib->oil)in^ topic, and Sir Julius promises to spo justice done to C.interbuiy. He defended the action of tho (irneinmcnt dining tho past session, and claimed that ttio me.isuro p.iss^d were of a inoic useful than .my that had seen the light for years.

The following special messages to the L'rcss A^ociation, dated London, Oct. 21st have been published -.—The Agents(itsneral, including Sir Haul S.inmel, are ar-inng-]i)K with Sir P. Cunliire Owen, Hccictiry of the Colonial Inhibition, for the opening of a National Training School of Cookery at the Exhibition, where sixpenny dinners, nnde from colonial produce, will bo provided. — M. Henii Rochefort demands that M. Julos Feiry bo impeached, in connection with the conduct of affairs in Tonnmn during hia administration. — Mr (iosciipn in his electioneering campaign is vigorously combating the policy of the Hadicil party — Colonel Stanley 11 lpquestmg tlio Indian (government to make tho neccs«ary reduction on cnble inessagen required by the telegranh coni])anips.

A special meeting of the Pukekuia. Ito.id Hoard w,w held nt tlio I'ukckura scho.il loom on Wcdncsdiiy. Tie nf nt : — Messrs Fisher, Scott, Reynolds and (Jucp. In accordance A\ith losolutioni l),iised at last meeting of the boaid, it was resolved that a gonei.il ) ate of {,d in tht> £ ln> mado on all rat.iblc piopcMty in the di^tiict", )>ayablo in ono sum on the 21st day of November, 1883. After tho

speenl meeting, an oidinuy meeting of the Imikl was held. A lellci was leieivod tiom Ml John liiidgm in, leqin stm™ pu-iin>-i'iii to eioct two gates acioss theioid, uljoining his piopeity, Puktkuia, between lots 11)4, 150, 184, 227, and agicemg to paint them white, and easily ope'iul and shut. Resolved that pei mission 1.0 gi anted It was lesohed that Mi Hugh I-'it/geiald bo le-appomted colloctoi, and In 1 uithorisud to sue foi i ites if necessary. The meeting of the shareholders of the U.uubmigi! D.tuy I'lnduco and Bicon F.iotoiy hold on Tluu-day afternoon wis thoioughly successful. The cans" of <K'lay in the matter of supply was sihsf ie toiily accounted foi. Tho hst.went louud in the loom mid 2N"> gallons woic .issiiikl foi a statton Monday morning. Tins amount will doubtless be giettly augmented h\ tlioso who did not attend the niei'tin^. It ii confidently c\pectod that the supply tin-, season will ri> up to abr>ut SOO pallons Tlv Pukerimu srttlcrs ha\c aheady jiionn-ed about .">0 p.illons, but we expect that hefon long the niimbei of suj)|)heis on tin*- side of the river will largely increase Mr Lew is' suggestion that boirio of the l.iifre land owneis and other non-snppliers should be waited on by f i committee of the dnectois i« a good one, and would no doubt h.ise a successful result were it given cffecOo. It has been agreed that the Mippliers shall be paid quaiterly. It wah intimated at the meeting that it was the intention of the duectors to proem e a buttei making plant, s.n that that bi.vnch of davy work uu^ht be undei taken towards the close of the picsunt season. Mr OBrien, the tunnel contractor, has got the fii&t. two canoe loid-. of matrrial np to Te Kuiti successfully, the weight being about 2.J tons. This took five men a week to accomplish. The men at tho tunnel speak well of their treatment at the hands of the natives, who have been supplying meat of good quality at Od per pound, and potatoes at 2W, with added for packing. Were it not for this fact, it would have gone hard with tho men, as arrangements not having been yet perfected, delays in getting up tucker, &c, are of frequent occurrence. Four men are at present engaged felling bu«h, and a party o{ tuwyers are cutting timber for tramway*, ifec, so that it may be considered that the contractoi has made a- f\ir start with his work. The natives have not inteifered with the men in any way, nor are they likely to do so unless something unfoieseen happens. Mr Hetit, we hear, ia about to cuct slaughteryards near tho woik and dine cattle up, when it is expected that meat will be procurable at 4d per pound all lound, certainly not an exorbitant rate in such an out-of-the-way place. Oits can bo got at Te Kuiti for 4« (id pei bushel, and tray ellers cm be aecominod ited fairly well en roiitf". Wages at the tunnel are, we undeifetand, l h per diem.