The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2734, 21 January 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 1890.

Through pressure on our space, we are compelled t<, hold over our leading article, and also our report of the Cambridge and Taotaoriia Road ISuard meetings. King Tawhiao went to Mercer yesterday morning for the purpose of arranging a party to take part in the Jubilee celebrations. Inspector Emerson, chief of the policoin tliU district, has been on a tour of inspection during the last few days. Ho left this morning for Raglan. Bishop Grimes, of Christchurch, was a, passenger from Te Aroha to Hamilton yesterday. He was the gueat of Father Fox for a few hours, and left again by train for Rotorua. By proclamation, under the hand of His Excellency the Governor of South Australia, the importation of sheep from the colony of New Zealand han been absolutely prohibited for a period of two yeare from the first day of November last. A large party of tourists arrived in Oainbiidgo on Saturday evening, amongst them being Mr Wilson, of Broken Hill fame. They came through from liotonia by Mr OarterV conches, put up at the National Hotel, and left by yesterday's train fur Auckland. We haar that a number of lads, taking advantage of the absence of the caretaker at diiine sen ice, are in the habit on Sunday evenings of gaining aa entrance into the Hamilton public baths. The police are on the alert, and if any boys are caught in the act, they will be made examples of.

Archdeacon Willis and his family are taking a holiday at the North Shore, Auckland. During his temporary abssnee, the Rev. Mr Bates, of the North Shore, will take the services at S. Andrew's, Cambridge. He preached on Sunday to fair congregations, his discourses giving great satisfaction. We are pleased to hear that a good deal of the fl.ix machinery damaged at the late fire at Newste.id will be capable of being used again. The mill belongs to Messrs Reynolds and Pitt, not Reynolds and Steele as stated in our report of the tire. Mr Steele sold his interest in the concern some timo before he left the district. At the last meeting of the Crown Lands Board. Lot 175, Parish of Pukekura, containing 12 acres was vested in the trustees of the Pukekura Road Board as a gravel reserve. This, with another reserve of about 11) acres the Board had previously secured, will supply gravel to the district for the next 100 years. At a committee meeting of the Hamilton Amateur Swimming Club, held last night, it was decided to change the date for holding the annual gala from February loth, as at first proposed, to Wednesday, the 19th. Three boat races wore also added to the programme—viz., a pair oar race, a sculling race, and a canoe race. Harvesting is in full swing on several farms between Hamilton and Cambridge. On one or two farm.s the machine isengnged cutting, on others thedraya carting,'while several have the crops already stacked. Those who had their crops out felt rather anxious when the slight shower of rain came on last Saturday evening, but furtunately so little rain fell that no damage will result. Mr W. K- Carter, of Cambridge, we understand has sold his handsome thoroughbred mare " Coral :l to Messrs Wilson Bros.; of Broken Hills. Tha mare went down by train yesterday, and we venture to say the handsome daughter of Musket—Erycina will ba by no means the worst bargain in racing stock Mes-irn Wilson Bros.'have made during their visit to New Zealand. Last Saturday, Mr Thos. Wells of Cambridge had a tine sample of keeping apples on viow in his store. There were two varieties, viz., tha New Rock Pippin and Late Schelle. They had been grown in Mr Wells' garden, and we can testify to their soundness, fov \vs naissplci them ; and both varieties were firm anil of good flavour. Apples Mieh as these sVmhl n.r.v command a big piico, eyen in tho local markets. An occasional correspondent states that tho roar) from liotorua to Maketu will soon be in good order,,and in fuct will be available for any description :if traffic in a time. I'ivc contract)* have been let to .Maoris, in addition to the iluropenns at work upon it. the whole bomg in clwga «f Mr Denis Murphy, who must have his har.da full, for he now has charge of tho roads from Maketu through Rotorna to Oxford, and ti.ia j.s a sufficient guarantee that tho work will bo \vf\\ done. We commend the action of the Government in mnking this ro;id, as it will open up a quantity of valuable land near Tc: Puke thiit ut present roirii;in* on thujr hands. Sine*) tho iimiuoradle Taiawwa, eruption, nothing hits been rton.9 »fr

Mio road until the present work was undertaken. Tlie iislies dopnaited by the eruption choked up the ciesk; , , c.insitig them to change their cours*, and in many places bridges Hint formerly spanned creeks, are now a coßsMcrablo distance from the water. Wo presume mo.-t of the traffic from Tunr.injfn to liotorua will go along this road when it is completed.