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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2793, 7 June 1890, Page 2

Some interesting papers will be read at the meeting of the Hamilton Branch of the Waikato Farmers' Clnb today. The Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, 'will be opened as a skating rink on Monday evening next by the Eureka Rink Company. The committee of the South Auckland Racing Club will meet on Tuesday evening next in The Waikato Ti.mks Building-?. Mr Charles Lake is proceeding to Wanganui, with the objoct of purchasing a first-class Clydesdale entire, for service in the Cambridge district. A list of the horses to be offered by Messrs J. McNicol and Co., at their special horse sale at the Hamilton Borough Yards on Wednesday, 25th inst., will be found in this issue. The Government of Victoria has voted this year a sum of £104,450 for rabbit extermination, £32000 of which is for killing rabbits, and the remainder for advances for putting up wire netting. We understand that the National Bank have accepted Mr Doyle's tender of £7(i5 for the re-erection of the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, The contract has been signed and the work will be proceeded with at once. Messre Bartrum and Preston, flax millers, Taupiri, whose mill has been closed for the last few weeks, are about starting again. This will be hailed with satisfaction by the small settlers in that neighbourhood. A special meeting of the Waikato County Council wns held yesterd-iy afternoon, when the resolution bringing The Local Bodies Loans Act 1880, and The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act ISSG into operation within the County was confirmed. There was no sitting of the R.M. Court held at Cambridge yesterday, as there was not any business to be brought forward. It is usual under such circumstances for the magistrate to have a pair of white gloves presened to him, but who is to provide them ? At the sittings of the Supreme Court in Auckland, yesterday, Paul Aubrey, of Ngaruawahia, against whom appeared the charge tor malicious injury to the punt at Ngaruawahia, the property of the Raglan County, was discharged, the jury finding a verdict of not guilty. According to the American Agriculturist, in the State of Missouri maize is being burnt for fuel, only fetching 7id per bushel; oats, 5d ; beef, -hd to jd _ per lb ; hay, 8s per ton. To these calamities add the extra cost of many of their requirements from their protective policy, and the farmers lot there cannot be an enviable one. It had been arranged by the members of Lodge Beta, Hamilton, to celebrate the installation of the newly-elected officers by holding a ball on St. John's night, June 24th inst. It has, however, been decided to postpone the matter indefinitely, out of respect for the memory of their late Brother George Edmonds. The epidemic raging amongst the Maoris near Mercer, referred to in our last issue as having caused the daath of seventeen of their number, is generally supposed to be a form of the prevailing La Grippe. No further deaths have beon reported, and the cases are daily becoming less numerous and the form of the disease is less malignant in its character. At the annual meeting of the Kirikiiiroa Licensing Committee, held at I p.m. yesterday, there were present: Messrs Primrose, Gillett and Coates, and the only application was for tho renewal of the accommodation license for the Tiiupiri Hotel to Mrs Lovell, widow of the late Mr Lovell, deceased. The police report was favourable and the application was granted. A movement is on foot among the grocers and wholesale merchant!) in Wellington for repressing the practice of cutting trade, which, it is asserted, generally ends in those selling at low prices finding their way to the Bankruptcy Court. To further their end the grocers have formed an association, and chosen Mr Kennedy Macdonald, the well-known auctioneer, as president. The example set by Wellington might be followed with advantage by tradesmen generally throughout the colony. Over competition has been the great evil in all departments of trade for many years past. The annual meeting of the Cambridge Licensing Commissioners was held at noon yesterday, in the Court-house. Present: Messrs J. S. Bond (chairman), C. Craig and J. Ferguson. The police report as to the manner in which the three hotels have been conducted during the past year was favourable. The license of the National Hotel was transferred from H. Gillett to Arthur Bach. Mr Hally appeared for Mr Gillett. Arthur Bach thon applied for a publican's license. Mr Hally appeared for the applicant and applied for an adjournment until the 10th instant. Granted. The licenses of the Criterion and Masonic hotels were both renewed. At the meeting of the Crown Lands Board held on Thursday, it was decided, in reference to the granting ot permission to the Taupiri Coal Company to mine under Lake Kimihia, that upon the company signifying in writing their desire to withdraw from the agreement entered into with the Board under the resolution of 10th November, ISBS, and upon payment for the coal raised at the rate of the original agreement, viz., 0d per ton, a new lease be offered, on the following conditions:—l. The area in question is (MO acres, comprised in Kimihia Lake. (2) That the lease be f>r a term of 21 years. (9) That the. dead rent be Is an acre per annum. (4) That the royalty be fixed at 4d per ton. (5) Subject to the conditions in the Coal Mines Act. At a meeting held in the Hamilton Wesleyan Schoolroom last Tuesday evening, it was resolved to establish a Literary ami Social Club, and a series of rules were drawn up for its management. These rules provided that tho objects to be sought are tho increase of the virtue and knowledge of its members, so as to increase their happiness and usefulness in society. For this purpose it is intended to arrange for lectures, essays, discussions, readings, recitations, music and various recreations. Any person of good repute may become a member on payment of the small fee of Is per quarter, after being elected by twothirds of the members present at the meeting. Sixteen persons were enrolled as members, and it was decided to formerly open proceedings next Monday evening, when the President, Rev. S. Lawry. will give a lecture on "Our First Fifty Years," being a review of our colonial history. This lecture is to be given in the schoolroom, and the general public are invited to attend free of charge. During the course of the evening the Executive Committee will submit the programme for future meetings,

One hundred horses from Otorohnnga will be offered at Ohaupo on Tuesday next by Mr W. J. Hunter. The remains of the late Mr George Edmonds, of Claudelanda, were conveyed to their last resting place in the Masonic burial ground, Hamilton East, yesterday afternoon. The funeral cortege left the deceased's late residence at two o'clock, and, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, a large number of friends and neighbours had assembled to pay their last respects. The brethren of Lodge Beta took charge of the coffin at the house, conveying it from thence to their Lodge-room, where a short service was held, after which the funeral procession was again fonred, and proceeded to the cemetery. The Rev. Mr Lawry conducted the burial service, and at its conclusion the Worshipful Master of Lodge Beta, Bro. A. Primroap, read the sad but impressive Masonic service. We are in receipt of Messrs Samuel Vaile and Son's published list of properties for sale and to let or lease, ihe pamphlet has been printed at the Herald office and is well arranged for reference. The properties are indexed according to locality, ranging from the extreme north of the provincial district of Auckland to the Taranaki and Hawkes' Bay districts. The publication is a handy vade mecum for , investors and to those looking out for farms and other ureperties either with the view , of purchasing or of occupying as tenants. In addition to tli« large number of properties described, other useful information is also supplied, giving areas and mean temperatures of the different parts of the colony, the agricultural statistics for the province of Auckland, and other equally interesting information.