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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2504, 28 July 1888, Page 2

The main road from Raglan to Whatawhata is gazetted a County road. The Ngaruawahia Cemetery Reserve and Waikato Model Farm Bills have passed tho Lower House. The Government intend to take borough valuations as the basis for property tax assessments, thus saving £5000. Mr Whyte has presented a petition from certain residents at Cambridge praying for the abolition of the totalisatur. Steps are being taken in Auckland to establish a paper mill, the material to be used being the native kahikatea wood. The first of a new series of literary evening's in S. Andrew's schoolroom, Cambridge, is advertised for Tuesday next. The Premier has informed the House that, Mr Withy's amendment being defeated, salaries below £150 a year will not be touched. Mr Turnfcull has moved that all papers connected with the Pnkekura and Puahoe blocks, Waikato, and Messrs Gnce and Benn's dealings with native owners thereof, be laid before the House. A meeting of the parishioners of S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, will be held in the Public Hall, on Wednesday evening next, to consider the financial position of the parish. A rival to the Salvation Army has taken tho field. Pastor White, of the Christian brethren of Hamilton East, held an opeu-air meeting in Victoria-street last night. The manager of the "Acme," Skating Rink advertises that to allow of members of the Cambridge Rink attending, the Rink will be held on Tuesday evening next, instead of on as usual Monday evening. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a handy little book, called the Pocket Eiiclyclop<udia, forwarded by j Messrs Gordon and Gotch, of Melbourne. It contains a fund of useful information compressed in a small compass. Major Jackson said in the House that the cost of cattle killed on the line between Ngaruawahia and Hamilton would have paid for the fencing of it. The Minister of Public Works said it would cost half a million ta fence in the unfenced lines in the colony. Dr. Hodgkinson will ask the Premier whether the Government will make the question of decentralisation and reform of local government an integral part of their policy, and will they next session bring down a Bill for the reform of local government on lines similar to those of tho Local Government Bill recently introduced in the English House of Commons? With reference to the proposed working bee for planting the Lake reserve, Mr John Parr otfers hulf-a-guinea to be spent in trees and a day's work, towards that object. It would be as well if those favourable to the idea could meet together to arrange some plan of action. Wβ, therefore invite all those desirous of assisting to meet in the long room, Thk Waikato Timks Buildings, on Tuesday evening next, at half-pa-it seven. Although there was such a down pour of rain on Thursday evening, there was a very fair attendance at the Salvation Army meeting at Hamilton West, and a goud meeting was held. We are sorry to state that Mrs Clark—who has taken a great interest in the Hamilton work of the "Army " since they opened here, and who has acted as organist with great abilitywill " farewell" to-morrow, (Sunday) even ing. The second public enrolment of soldiers will take place on Monday evening at the barracks. Concerning the re-survey of the late Hon. James Williamson's estate, near Hamilton, the Minister of Lands said the survey was made on the authority of tho late Minister of Lands. It was usual to require payment from the owner of half the cost, but Mr Williamson declined to do this, The old maps were so defectivo that the plain on the Crown Grant cuuld not be depended on for the puaposes of the Land Transfer Act. It was proposed to require Mr Williamson's executors to refund half the cost before allowing the plans to be used. The total cost was about £3SO. In the action Hay y. Barlow and Jackson (writ of prohibition), in the Supreme Court, in which plaintiff appealed against the expenses awarded to witnesses in the case Hay v.Barlow, tried by the R.M, at Hamilton, judgment was given for plaintiff in respect to the expenses awarded to Mr Dufanr and Barlow, which were disallowed, but the expenses awarded to Messrs Northcroft and Cowpet were upheld. No costs were made against thedefendants, the case being regarded as a, teat one. We have received from Mr Wilfred Badger, copies of his two works, "The Licensing laws of Austialasia" and "The Land Transfer Laws" of the Australian colonies and New Zealand. The books are neatly bound, and the letter-press is excellent ; they are exceedingly useful as books of reference, and contain a digest of English and colonial cases. We hope to be able to give an extended notice of them at another time. The works were printed and published by the Lyttleton Time* Company.