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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2538, 16 October 1888, Page 2

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Ouit Late Boniface.— After being in the market for some little time, our Wliata whata Hotel has changed hands, Mr W. McLeish being the purchaser; f«r something like £300 and thatgentleman takes possession of a snug and substantial little hostelry. Of tho outgoing proprietor, Mr Dawsoii, it mny justly be said that he has conducted the hotel in a manner alike creditable to himself and to the district. Mr Dawson retires to his farm to take up, to him, tha more congenial task of cheese making. 'I'm: Ckkamekv. — The Ngaruawahui Creamery hasngain started, and our settlers are bestirring themselves with the view of supplying a large quantity of milk. Some of those who supplied last season are not doing so now, but we have some new suppliers to take their places. A very general feeling exists, that the price given for the milk is too small; particularly upon the point ventilated in your columns a short time since—viz., where the milk yields more than the standard percentage of cream. This has been a sore subject, and looking at it from a commercial standpoint, the cieamery owners have no right to expect the settlers to make them a present of the extra cream which is obtained from rich milk, and that is what the present system virtually amounts to. If the creameries paid so much for every unit of cream, taking the month's average, and rejecting all milk below a standard quality, much unpleasant feeling would be avoided, and it would be a greater inducement for farmers to feed their cows well and obtain rich milk. Pitoi'KHTV-TAX.—'The Property-tax man is round again, and although we can all sympathise with Mr Roche in his desire to "Have the Property-tax abolished, and nothing substituted for it." As it appears to be unavoidable, it is satisfactory to have an assessor like Mr Hadfield, who, as a plain reliable man and resident fanner, can certainly form ideas and just estimates of the various values. We liopa the assessor will see his way clear to make substantial reductions, for if we have to pay taxes, let us know what we have to pay, and put an end to the miserable faiee, of paying, nominally, a moderate tax upon values which, subjected to the stern test of the market, have proved, times without number, to be entirely fictitious and illusory. The present' valuation lasts for three years, and wa trust the Government of the colony will never again find it necessary to send men round the country to heap additional burdens upon honest and industrious families, who have, by their toil, improved their holdings, thereby adding to tho wealth-producing power of the colony. Amusements. —Like its larger sisterß, the other Waikato townships, "Whatawbata is not to be left behind, in the matter ot fashionable amusements. Our rinking season was wound up by a grand carnival on Friday evening; iill, or nearly all the skaters being in fancy costumes, and very picturesque and pretty they looked. Slany of the costumes showed much originality and good taste. To say who, (among the galaxy of beauty) was the belle of the ball, would be to incur a responsibility, so grave, that your oori'Mpoiidcnt, tl.ough hu is known to have " faciid death in several forms, ' must decline to accept it.