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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2394, 12 November 1887, Page 2

The third cricket match, Press v. Public, takes place to-day, at 1 pan. Wi Tako Ngatata, M.L.C., a wellknown loyal chief, of Wellington, died on Tuesday night at the age of 87. The “Gazette” contains a notification of the applicitiou for a patent by Mr Johns, of Te Awamutu, for a weeder. Speaking at the Colonial Institute, Mr Service strnmrly advocated the construction of the Pacific cable. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Financial Statement and other papers presented to Parliament. A late cablegram states that a party of moonlighters in County Kerry shot a farmer, named Kirby, dead in the presence of his family. The Financial News, in an article on the excessive borrowing of the colonies, denounces the gang of New Zealand politicians living on 1.0.U.’5.

O’Brieu, the Irish agitator, imprisoned for sedition, has been removed to the prison infirmary, on tiie recommendation of the medical officer.

Very heavy rains fell on this side of the Raglan ranges on Thursday night. The creek at Waitetuna rose five feet, and flooded the roads and lands adjacent.

Mr Trewheellar has in his orchard a young apple tree of the Bismarck variety, about Oft. in height, that is crowded with fruit clustered like strings of onions on every limb.

To-day’s supplement contains, besides “ Tie ami Trick,” interesting articles on agricultural education, bathing and swimming, literary notes from Paris, “ Bohemia,' 1 and other matter. Members of the Hamilton Choral Society are particularly requested to attend a rehearsal on Monday evening, at the Public Hall, Hamilton, and to bring copies of Mozarts twelfth Mass, and their Carol music.

A mare belonging to Mr Trewheellar bolted yesterday afternoon with a lad named Moore on her back-, and tore away past the police station down to the river side. The boy held on well, and fortunately came to no harm.

In our Supplement to-day will he found an interesting letter on the sugar-beet industry, written by Comte L. de Jouffroy D’Abbana, French ’ Consul at Wellington, to which w'e referred in a former issue.

There appears to have been a narrow escape from a serious collision in Auckland between the two rival ferry boats, Victoria and Eagle on Wednesday. Until steamers were crowded with excursionists, and it is asserted that one of the boats attempted to run into the other. An enquiry is to bo hold. The entertainment in aid of the funds of the Hamilton Brass Band, which was postponed m order that it might not clash with the concert in aid of the Waikato District Hospital, will take place on December 2!) th, (race day). The programme will comprise a negro minstrel concert and farce, particulars of which will bo advertised at a future date.

We draw attention to a notice in this issue of a Carnival fete to beheld in Major Wailson’s groundnut Cambridge in aid of tit. Andrew’s Church. It will be seen that it presents many very novel features in entertainments of this sort, gipsy camps, ladies’ cricket match, concert with negro entertainments, aunt sally. Punch and Judy and other games and pastimes, besides refreshment booths, &c. X

Mr 0- LeQuesne called on us the muniing after the late concert and claimed Urn “ token” winch was found in the. cash taken at the dour, and explained that he is a collector of old coins and had this one in his pocket at the time, and in purchasing three tickets ho handed it by mistake with other shilling pieces in payment. Of course, every one will exonerate Mr LeQ.ucsne of intentional “meanness” in the mutter.

With reference to the actions brought by the North New Zealand Farmer's On-operative Association against shareholders for unpaid calls lately hoard in the Auckland District Court, .Judge tioth Smith gave the following judgment for the plaintilfsHis Honour found that a quorum was not present at the beginning of the meeting, but that the proceedings having been gone over again, after some of the members present had paid their calls, the defendant had to and failed to show that a snllisient quorum was not present. The mode of voting should have been objected to at the meeting.

We understand that dissatisfaclimi exists amongst tbo settlers on the Waipa with tin; terms entered into by them with the Agarnawahia Creamery. It is said that they were led to expect a clear 2.hl per gallon for their milk, whereas they in reality obtain only 2d, for they reckon it costs them one farthing per gallon to convoy the milk to the creamery, and another farthing to bring back the ekim milk. This they blame the Freezing Company for, as cutting the business very line. The settlers, however, intend to fulfil their part of the bargain this season, but hope to be in a position next year to obtain more remunerative, terms.

From our Alexandra intelligence it will bo seen a Native Laud Court to sit at Cambridge will investigate the title for the land taken for the purposes of the Trunk Railway through the King Country. It is not surprising to learn this arrangement gives great dissatisfaction to the natives interested, as none of the A’gatimaniapoto, who arc the owners of the land, reside anywhere near Cambridge, and they very properly object to attend a Court hold at a place so inconvenient to their people. Moreover, it will be a breach of faith, as it was distinctly stipulated by Walianni and other chiefs prior to placing the Rohe Fotai lands into the Court, that the hearing should he at (Itorohanga. This, as a case in point, bears ns out in a recent leading article in which wo animadverted on the present absence of system in holding Land Courts, and that instead of roaming about from one place to another, they should bo fixed permanently in one central locality, convenient alike to the natives tribes within a properlydefined district. Naturally, the Ngatimaniapoto will refuse to attend a Court at Cambridge.