HUNTLY.

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

HUNTLY.

Thk. .Minim; Casks.— Trio sitting of the court, hero to take evidence in the clnivKes of negligence brought against the contractors for the new dip is proving :i very protracted one. It is nof.a season for much hurried exertion, either mental or physical, added to which there is evidently a reluctance on the pait of those, witnesses who were or are employed mi the dip in question, while under examination, of affording any information as to the plan of timberinir, ifcc., adopted prior to and ut the time of the accident, and the magistrate lias had a delicate task in extracting anything like a revelant answer from some of the witnesses. The 3:tso against, the contractor.-, has closed, and that. ne..in>t t'ne manager will now be proceeded with. Di;.\inai;k.—Tt is sincerely hoped that the Wi.ikato County Council will take immediate stens towards improving the drainage of Huntly, which is dangerously neglected. On Thursday, as n result of the previous night's rain, the road between the hotel and the school was impassable for pedestrian-', being one large sheet of water. Something should be (lone, and at - once, near the now Police Station, as the water lies there, and stagnates, at this season of the year, a silent vet sure menace to the health of thuse in the immediate neighbourhood. Thk Nkw .Dip. — The Messrs Ralph liavo ! already commence 1 to take coal, which is of a superior quality, out of their new dip. Lt is a. bright, hard' coal, and burns excel ! lently, Ron Roy.—The fact that the Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Society intend givinc a performance of " liob Hoy, on behalf of the disaster fund has been noted here with gratitude and pleasure, and it is generally understood that a pretty large contingent of the Huntly folks will be there. In order to do so sundry and divers conveyances will be laid on, varying from "Messrs Fri ir, Davietf, aud Co's steam launch, to Bob u itten's buggy. What a pleas-ire loving people we are 1 G hi; uc it Matt bus.—Apropos ot church matters, which are exercising the minds of our Tamahere co-religionists just now, we were anxiously looking forward to a visit from the Bishop last Sunday week, and in the eveningan expectant and devout congregation assembled to hear his B adslnp. After waiting in grim silence for about an hour it was announced that there woul 1 not be any service. Mrs Clark had notsent her carnage, and as there had been a drizzling rain falling all the afternoon, the danger of damping the Diocesan feet proved too great, so we regaled ourselves with a hymn, and went home with our faith in Bishops sadly shaken.