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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2614, 13 April 1889, Page 2

A sixty-ounce nugget was found at Moonlight, Greynioutli, one of tho oldest diggings on the coast, on Thursday. This is the second largest nugget ever found there. It was found about forty feet above the bed of tho creek.

A harvest thanksgiving service will be hold at Tamahere to-morrow, at 3 p.m. Owing to pressure of advertisements, our To Aroha news and other matter aro held over. The Defence Minister, Mr Fergus, lias been recalled to Wellington and returns from Auckland at once. We understand that a flax mill will shortly be started in the Taupiri district by a Southern gentleman. Genial rain fell on Thursday night and Friday which will have a most beneficial effect throughout the district. Colonel Shepherd arrived in Hamilton on Thursday to make arrangements for tho approaching Easter encampment. Threshing operations are now in full swing throughout the district. We notiied a fine new oight-horse-power engine in Thursday's train for Mr I<\ O'Neill, of Cambridge. Col. Forbes has kindly placed at the disposal of the Hospital Calico Ball Committee ample paddock accommodation for those attending the ball, which it has been definitely decided to hold on Thursday, May 20th. The caste of characters in the drama " Helping Hands," to be performed by the Comus Dramatic Club on Saturday evenin" next under the patronage of Colonel Shepherd and the officers and volunteers of the Auckland district, appears elsewhere. The Auckland people are not pleased with Colonel Shepherd's arrangements for the guard of honor to attend His Excellency, Lord Onslow on his arrival, and are endeavouring to indues the Thames and Coromandel volunteers to in Auckland on that occasion. -"' Michael O'Donoghue, a debtor under examination by the Official Assignee, stated as a reason for filing that he had been sued by the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for £41 Bs, cost nf maintenance and medical treatment of his sister, who was hopelessly paralysed. We would remind ratepayers who intend to exercise their votes at the general election of road board members during the first week in May that they will, in accord, ance with Section 39 of the Road Hoards Act, 18S2, be deprived of the right to do so unless they have paid all rates duo by them up to 31st Match last. There was a special meeting and parade of tho Hamilton Light Infantry last night, to arrange matters in connection with the encampment and also the annual Ball on Tuesday next. The Company had a inarch out, under Captain Reid and Lieutenant Kirk, and mustered fifty strong. After the Maori races at Woodlands on Saturday last a most eujoyable dance was hold in the Hukauui Hall, at which a goodly number were present. The affair, like the races, was under native supervision, and tho proceeds, some £3 12s, wore generously donated towards the library fund.

We have been shown a beautiful specimen of fancy text writingand illumination by Mr Smytho, of Hamilton Ka.-t, which are proofs that ho can take a very high place as a limner. The designs are exceedingly chaste, and the colouring rich and tasteful. Mr Sioythe should be in a wider field than Hamilton to make his skill known and substantially appreciated. A correspondent enquires whether a ratepayer who has not p.iid his rates for the current period may offer himself as a candidate for election as a road board member. We are of opinion that as by Section 30 of the Road Boards Act a ratepayer who has not paid his rates is deprived of his right to vote at an election, he is disfranchised and consequently disqualified as a candidate, or even to nominate one. The Rev. C H- Girland arrived in Cambridge by Thursday's train, and it will be seen, on reference to our advertising columns, that he will preach the anniversary sermons in S. Paul's Church tomorrow. On the following Thursday a soiree and concert will bo held in the Cambridge Public Hall for the purpose of welcoming tho new minister; which will also give him an opportunity of becoming acquainted with his flock. Mr Garland will no doubt be heartily welcomed by all classes in Cambridge. The vestry of St. Andrew's, Cambridge, have decided to take the hint given in our columns last week, and purpose taking stops to dispose of the model of the church that remained over from the Japanese POto. They have written to the Colonial Secretary, asking for permission to raffle tho model, and in tho event of it being granted those who had taken tickets in the Urge, doll's house, which was unfortunately burnt in the Duke street fire, will be offered tickets in the church model in lieu.

Mr Howden, watchmaker and optican, Victoria-street, Hamilton, has shown us a special line of the latest kind of spectacles, which ate highly recommended to those wlim use aids to their vision. They are styled the. Pausodunoptie ; md are made of 'Brazilian pebble eneased in frames of oxidised steel, and are so shaped that the wearer can easily look over tho top of the glasseswithout obstruction. These glasses which an! also tinted are very much in demand, and arc sold at a fair price. Mr Howden has also on view pieces of pebble, showing the. stages at which it is cut from the rough stone to the clear polished glass.

On Saturday last at Woodlands a race meeting was held, which was wholly carried out by the natives of the Hukanui settlement. A large number of natives, including Tawhiao, the Maori king, as well as a good sprinkling of European visitors were present, and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent, Tho racing on the whole was good, some of the finishes being very close. Some of the natives "ran" a primitive totahsatoi- which seemed to be doing a good stroke of business, but none of the dividends wore amazingly large. Wβ understand that a credit balance of over £'7 lias been carried forward to next year. One noticoible feature at tho meeting was that there was no liquor on the ground.

On Thursday evening, by invitation f com Mr Lovell, the pop ular host of the Taupiri Hotel, the members of the Taupiri Cricket Club met to wind up tho season with a supper. An excellent spread was provided. After the board was cleared, the toasts "The Queen" -'Host and Hostess" " Taupiri Cricket Club," otc, were pronosed and duly honoured, and with songs from several members, a very pleasant evening was passed. Attention was drawn to the remarks of a Paterangi correspondent writing to The Waikato Tijikh, but it was decided, that as the said correspondent seemed ashamed of his name, no notice be taken of his remarks.—Taupiri correspondent. Messrs Kaye and Carter, of Christclnirch, have leased the Canterbury Roller Flour Mills at Ashburton, long and favourably known in the trade. They intond carrying on the business as heretofore, and are in a, position to place their brands on the inai-ket under very favourable conditions for buyers, giving special attention to all shipments at Lyttelton. Their quotations will appear in their market reports, which appear in our commercial column every week. We may say in connection with these reports that Mr Dickeson, of Ngaruawahia, now obtains all his malt from Messrs Kaye and Carter, and that no doubt accounts for the improved excellence of his ales lately. The privileges in connection with the autumn meeting of tho South Auckland Racing Club will be submitted at auction to-day by Mr Knox. The steadily increasing support accorded tho efforts of the South Auckland Racing Club is manifest by the large number of entries for each event on their programme which is sure to draw a largo gathering from all parts of tho district. The prices realised at the summer mooting for tho gates and buuth, £.'!7 10s and £17 10s respectively, would leave a good margin on this occasion. Farming operations at this season will not interfere with the attendance, as it docs at the time the suinmer meeting is held. '■Lance-Corporal,"in the Yeoman, writes:—'' What about the next Rifle Association meeting ? is already a question that is being asked pretty generally, first, when will it come off. Captain Soicnior villo thinks it must take place about Cup time—the beginning ot December. Then as to weapon —it will be either the new arm which is about to be served out tu the British Army, or the Martini-Henry, the latter in all probability. However, I happen to know that the Government have ordered 500 of tho former, and will know in the course of a week or two by cable whether they will be available or not. If they cannot be had iu time theu Martinis will be procured, and once they are used by the Association, its good-bye to Hniders and Kyiioeh !

The resignation of Mr Fisher from the Cabinet has been followed by a published report of an interview between that gentleman and a pressman and by a letter from the Premier to tho Post. In the Premier's letter appear the following remarks :—ln one of your sub-leaders yesterdav, which appears under tho heading, " The Vacant Seat," you quote a passage from Thk Waikato Times, and then go on to say that "this entirely confirms the statement telegraphed by our Auckland correspondent, that Mr Fisher's .-eat in the Cabinet had been ofiVod to an Auckland member before Mr Fisher resignod. This, it will be remembered, was authoritatively denied by the inspired Ministerial orpin. The indecency of the offer is only equalled by the audacity of tho denial." Your correspondent and The Waikato Times have been completely misinformed. No portfolio or seat in the Cabinet has been offered, either directly or indirectly to uny person since tho Government was completed in ISS7. The alleged offer, had it been made, might certainly haro beon called indecent, but the denial by the New Zealand Times being entirely warranted by the facts can hardly be called audacious.