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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2900, 14 February 1891, Page 2

It is rumoured that it is the inten don of the Government to increase Ministerial salaries by returning to those which prevailed during the ooldendoan clays, viz,, Premier 1.1700 and other .Ministers £l-.'U. We can hardly believe this, but it is impossible to calculate wh;it a party '■ pledged to economy'' may do in this direction after the two sessions' episode. Gratitude is a virtue and the members who pocketed XISO for five days'work may feel bound to exercise it in favour of Messrs LJallance and Co., who smuggled it for them.

Tho opera oi " M u-it.ana ' will !•■> prorli;i.-i■■ 1 at Alexandra by the heal ilperi (Jhi!>, on thelTih im-t. Mr R. Crowe, Inspector of Public . •cho.ils ariived in Hamilton yesterday,, and •■.'ill inspect the schools in the distiict. The local option poll and election of cotmi'itte" for the Waitoa Lie'using Disiiict has been postponed till next month. An extended list of entries for .Mr W. J. Huntei's slie"P fair, to be held on Wednesday next at I lliaupo yards appears in this is lie. The him Mitchell, who was committed for trial the other day at Cambridsro, was taken to town yesterday by Constable llrennan. Mr J. C. Booth the well-known W'aikato sportsman, returned to Hamilton yesterday, after his visit to Sydney. Mr IJooth is looking well after his trip. Our attention has been called to the fact that the bridge on the HamiltonOhaupo road, near Mr J. McXicol's, is not ill a tit state, to carry the trailic of the traction engines which may soon be expected.

Messrs J. Duncan, J. Foster, J. K. McDonald, J. Trow, and Shilson have been elected as the Licensing Coniniittr.e for the Whangaiie Licensing District. The local option poll takes place on Saturday next.

From latest reports we are sorrj to siiy that Samuel ilynilman, the yotinj mall will) was injured in the Unfitly niin ing accident is in a very precarious state and grave doubts are entertained as to tin recovery. The muggy heat since the rail on Thursday has been almost unbearable A. gentleman who had spent soinc tiine it Queensland, informed us yesterday that hi had never felt the heat so oppressive then as it was in the Waikato on Thnrsda; night. The rain on "Wednesday nighi and Thursday has been the crowning blov to many of tile farmers in Waikato, whosi crops had suffered severely by the proviow wet weather, and which are now com pletely destroyed. The season so far ha been an extraordinary one. Owing to the heavy rains of tht last few riays, the Waikato River has risei jonsi-lerably, and at the Hamilton Bath ;hB whole of the platforms and the die.-sing •ooii's as high as the seats are under water This season has not been a very protitabh me for the lessee of the baths. Another parcel of the flax tha. ,vas damaged on the ship Leading Wind .vent through to Te Aroha by lhun-day .r:iiu, o >ii2sif?nccl fco Air Adams. Phe down jour of ram on thnt day would not eer .ainly improve the condition of the irticie, notwithstanding that it was tar >aulined. Our Cambridge corresponded isks who is to look utter "Richard Mitchell ihildreti. There are ten of them, and th ather is in Mount Eden, awaiting hi .rial and the mother is in the Hospital The' Salvation Army have seen to thei vant.s so far, but they cannot, be expectei o continue to do so. Cn Wednesday evening, a soi it Mr Hadden, of Taupiri. was missed b< lis parents, and although diligent eaacl vas made for him, on Thursday and yester lay no trace of him was found. It i eared that the little fellow tumbled olf tin lailway Bridge, into the Mangawhari >eek and was drowned. An instance, showing how wel. urnips grow uppn new land, may be seei mMr V. .Tolly's suction, situated on tht watnp road to Whatawhata. The tuinips lovering about 50 acres, look very fonvarr .nd healthy, though gro.ving upon somi lill land, which hitherto has not been re ■aided as first-class. However a crop o or nips fed off with sheep, is an excelleni ireparation for future operations. The competition to select the earn to represent the Hamilton Light Ln antrv Volunteers in the ride match for th l Jordon ItiHes Trophy at the Mount Jidei latige on Saturday nest will take plact his afternoon, at the Butts, Kirikuiroa nd will be open to all the members of tin ompany. It is hoped the weather wtl iold up as this is the only opportunity tht ompany will have to make the selection. It is not often we see a crop c: mckwheat. Quito lately, however, w< loticed an excellent crop growing on tht arm of Mr Mears, at Ohaupo. Buckwheat 3 considered a good crop for cleaning tin and, besides yielding a large quantity o iseful grain for poultry feeding, etc. ng by the appearance of Mr Mears mddock, we should say that wet weathei s the very thing for it. Mr E. Aubin, son of the late Mj fohu Aubin, of Alexandra, is abou ;o proceed to England in u pursue the study of medicine Hr Aubin will be much missed u lis district as he was ever to the front u ocial mattars. We trust Mr Aubin wil ie as successful in his studies as his lies riends can wish him and that in due tim< ie will return to New Zealand an orna nent to the profession and a credit to tin ;olony. A correspondent draws atton ,ion to our reports of the meetings of tin -familton Borough Council and Waip; Jounty Council contained in our issue o she 12th inst., wherein it is stated tha ;hese local bodies had appointed Messr rWton and Maunder to be Presiding Olh :ers at the taking of a poll for locil option fie says that Section IS of Licensin" Vet, ISSI, as amended by sub-Section o ieccion 4 of the Triennial Licensing Com nittees Act, 1SS 1 .), reads : — u lhe Returnini Mieer shall appoint such person as h; .hinks fit to be Officer, &e., osc. The appointments above referred_ to wuuh lonsequently appear to be ultra vire-. The Hamilton Amateur Drama ,ic Company have very generously decidet ,o play the. celebrated national dram; ' Rob Roy " on Thursday evening next ii ( id of tlie Hiintly accident fund. Wi ,hink we have no need to urge the attend mee in Urge numbers of the residents o !Hamilton and surrounding districts fo nuh a worthy obiect. _ Those who atteni ,vi 11 have the satisfaction of knowing Mm he money they pay at the door will In ipplied to succitir the widows and tlx and nioicuvsr the entertainnien tself will well repay another visit, and fo h"se who have not yet seen the play, Wi :an assure them that they will thorough snjoy it. Mr Charles Arnold, (Hans tli< iJoatman) has been interviewed by a New iastle-on-Tyne Chronicle reporter, win vritesOf New Zealand, by the way, M Vrnold is glowing in his praise, the super! iliuiate and natural resources denoting l is one of the most rising colonies in tin vorld. As regards the travelling arrange nents, they do not seem to have been m lifticult as might bo imagined in so young ; lountry. The services of coach, althougl loinewhat dangerous by reason of the fre [ucnt precipices and perilous curves o oad, regular and abundant, and the mil vays and Union Steamship Company (lit he rest towards providing very sulficien neans of locomotion." We believe the memory of tin ildest inhabitant would be severely taxei o bring forward a similar season to the on veare"now experiencing. Raining spell ire not unusual during the summer months >nt the steady persistence with whicl leavy t'i'.in has fallen right through th e'asou, with intervals of only two or threi lays Hue weather at a time is altogcthe Jheuominal. Of its effects upon the gran n'ops we need not refer. Some farmei lave told us that their stooks got quit' jre.en again. But now we hear that a con finance of wet weather is likely to rot tht :arly-sowti potatoes. These, in many cases ire not quite ready for lifting, but are toi ■ipe to lie in the hot wet soil without re :eiving injury. The ordinary monthly meeting if the Newcastle Road Board was held on Wednesday last. Present: Messrs Cotjoy (chairman), Foxall and Bycroft. A etter was read from Mr Shepherd re native ilaim for compensation lor road deviation ie Mangeakaka. The chairman was authored to furnish all the information on the natter in the possession of the Board. \lr Bycroft was deputed to obtain the lartieulars of any (•><'• eminent tt.n.'ne.vliich would be suitable to oiler in exhange with the Hospital Board for Lot 01 Pukete. Tenders were authorised to ie called for the supply of timbet for lotlnvell's budge uver J'.lackwater Creek. few small accounts were passed for payneut, and the Hoard rose.