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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2485, 14 June 1888, Page 2

Between July, 1885, and June, 1887, eighty persons have been drowned in New Zealand rivers. The Lancet thinks there is danger of a plague in using Pasteur's Bcheme for exterminating the rabbits. The Registrar of Friendly, Societies says, "New Zealand societies have lost heavily by the " building mania," as it has been rightly named." Major Walmsley was in Cambridge on Tuesday, and will attend Captain Bockett'.s sale to-day. He iB buying horses, presumably for the Indian Government. At a meeting in Dunedin of artisans and others interested in the manufacture of agricultural machinery, it was decided to ask the Government to impose a duty on reapers and binders. Gordon Leslie Coward, who was in the Waikato recently, as agent for Messrs Webb's pianos, pleaded guilty to forging ft cheque, and was sentenced to nine month's imprisonment. The Salvation Army have organised a " native contingent" to carry on a mission through the King Country, begit • ning at Whangroiui and working northwards. It is under the charge of Captain and Mrs Holdaway and Lieutenant De Blois, a halfcaste. Mr 0. J. W. Barton, having resigned the office of Mayor of Hamilton owing to business changes, Mr J. Knox has been choseu acting Mayor. An election 1.0 till the vacancy will take place on July 4th. The nomination of candidates will be made on the 2:2 nd inst.

A Maori woman named Caroline, whilst riding past Mr Kill's farm at Whatawhata, on Tuesday, was thrown off her horse, which was frightened by a dog rushing at it. Her hip was put out of joint at at old dislocation. Dr. Murch was sent for yesterday and attended to the sufferer.

Twokegs of butter. Isllbs net, sent Home by Mr Walter Crump, of Tikorangi, and sold at Liverpool at the beginning of the year, realised 112 a per cwt, and the net proceeds to him wore !)Vi, Mr Crump informs theTaranaki Herald that lie had sold the same class of butter in Waitara_ at 4d per lb. The butter was sent Home in kegs in the freezing chamber of the Rimutaka.

A meeting of Waikato teachers and others to form a branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute will be held at the Cambridge sehoolhouse on Saturday next, the lGth inst. As the retrenchment scheme of the Auckland Board is affecting the country schools very seriously, it is expected that there will be a good attendance of teachers and persons interested in the education of their children.

Our Melbourne correspondent writes I want to bo first in the field with a suggestion. In regard to our great show, the cognomen tl Melbourne Ceutennial Exhibition " is too cumbersome by far, and I propose a more colloquial form. In London they have had the " Fisheries," the " Healtheries," the "Colinderies ; " so I suggest for ours the " Centenneries." It is handy, neat and appropriate; so I pray yon let it be the " Centenneries " in future.

As it was decided to hold a special soldier's meeting on Tuesday evening last, the Salvation Army at Hamiltou did not have their usual march on that evening, consequently Hamilton had Quite a dull appearance to what it has had during the last month. Over GO persons attended the soldier's meeting, and several matters concerning the army were discussed, and a very pleasant evening was spent, the meeting breaking up a little after ten o'clock.

The Native Land Court Act 1886 Amendment Bill by the Hon. Mr Mitchelsnn provides for the registration under the Lund Transfer Act of conveyances of land by natives not held by Crown grant; and his Native Lands Frauds Act 1887 Amendment Bill provides that deeds executed by natives are to be verified, and shall have no effect by way of conveyance or lease, unless they have endorsed on' them a statement of their contents in the Maori language signed by a licensed interpreter.

More petty stealing has occurred in Hamilton East, two "Cambridge" girths having been Btolen lately. It appears that on Tuesday evening last two young men rode to the Salvation _ Army meeting and tied their horses up behind the hall. During the meeting some evilminded person or persons removed the girths from the saddles and carried them away. Consequently one of the young men (who was riding a young horse he was just breaking in) had to ride eleven miles, and the other about five miles, without girths to their saddles. The police are on the look out.