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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2904, 24 February 1891, Page 2

Thf monthly meeting ot the Hamilton Domain Board will be hold in Hie Borough Council Chambers this evening. The estimated population of the colony, inclnsivo "f Maoris, en the 31st ]>rT>nibor was 675.750. Males &>i,3rl, frtin'iles 313,376. This ve^i - , for the first time since the formation of the Borough of Hamilton, th,.ro |~ia not boen a single objection made to the valuation of the Borough, as fixed by Mr C. J. W. Barton. The Hon. Mr Copley, Commissioner for Crown L-mds for South Australia arrived in Auckland from the South on Sunday and went, to Te Aroha yeste-day, ...cco.op-.niod by Mr Humphries Commissioner of Crown Lands for Auckland. A special meeting of the Hamilton Road Board will bo held on Monday noxt the 2nd March, at 10 n.m. at the office -,f tha Hoard, to consider an ai>|»lication made by Mr A. Allan on behnlf of he settlers at Te Rapa, to form a road to the railway station. We" would remind our Cambridgereaders that tho St. Paul's fruit soiree takes puce this evening at 7.30 P.in. in tho schoolroom adjoining the Church. The entertainment will be a very «ood our and everything betokens a pleasant evening tor those who attend. A meeting of the Te Aroha Jockey Club was held at the. Palace Hotel, on Wednesday last, when several matters in connection with tho Club's meeting to be held on March 20, were discussed Musts McNicol and Co. will sell the |.rivile"o3on the 13th March, and Mi- L. Adams has secured the right to work tho totaiisator at the forthcoming meeting.

As showing the immense quantities ot meat both live and dead, that are bein" sent from American and Canadian pirt'-i to Great Britain, the arrivals for the iiiarter ending October last reached a total of 01,113 cattle, l!), 042 sheep, and •'O3 542 quarters of beef, being a large increase over the deliveries during a corresponding rieiiod in the previous year. Some uneasiness was felt at the Whatawhata creamery, owing to several of tho boiler tubes being burnt out, and a stoppage of the machinery seemed imminent However Messrs Reynolds and Co were equal to the emergency, and procured a portable engine from Hamilton to run the separators while the factory engine was being repaired, This prompt action is much appreciated by the suppliers, and the secretary was instructed to thauk Messrs Reynolds for it. By the train from Te Aroha yesterday morning, a (he-ton lot of the flax which was bought by .Ur tt. n. Adams, of Waiorongomai, from die ~f the Leading Wind was sent to Aucltlin.l The flax, which has been re-dressed | •it Mr \daiii:)' mill, between Waiorongoimu and 'I'e Aroha, looks none the worse for its immei-Muii in the saltwater. No timo ia boin- I,,st in dtaliug with the flax, and it is expected that the whole shipment will be wain placed on the market liisido of two months. In connection with the sale ol Crown Lands which will be held in tho Court House r.t Hamilton, on Thursday, March lillh, we have heard that representations have been made to tho Commissioners to forward plans showing the position ot the different lots. It frequently happens that with the exception of those directly interested, no one can find out anything about the lots, under offer, but with a map before them people in want of land can Ret a very fair general idea of the position of the landa to be sold. The following tenders were received by the Hamilton Road Board for the works on the -Id Whatawhata road and Stokes Bush road :-T. Tebbs : No. 1 contnct ion..in- and grilling per chain, gravelling 7d per yard; No. 2, forming :h (id per chain (accepted). T. Jones : No. 1, formnv', grading and gravelling lo< per chain • N->. 2, forming tis lid per chain. Hunter and Mclntyre: N). 1, furmin" and grading 7s per chain, gravellin" 10 J per yard ; No. 2, forming (is (id per chain- B. Murray, tender informal.

His Excellency the Governor, with Mr Wulrond, his private secretary, ms<ed through Hamilton by train this morning hum To Aroha. His followers with Irs cmiige ar,d horses wont through from Cambridge, where they went on tofrom llntoruii, His Excellency going to lauranea on Saturday and tlieuce to Te Aroha .m Sunday. The Countess of Onslow and her children arrived in Auckland from Wellington on Saturday. Captain Guthrie, A D C, accompanied the party, who procceded to Government Houso immediately oil 'Arrival.

The weather i n Axickland on Saturday afternoon and night wa« very sHvero, a heavy down pour coming on about two o'clock, and continuing till bunclay night. Considerable damage was done to drains in various localities, and a landslip occurred near the Newmarket entrance to the Tunnel, and passengers had to be conveyed out to Newmarket in 'busses, where a train was wail ing to take them to their destination. A gang of men worked all bunday, and the obstruction was cleared away hofore evening. The shooting at the Mount Eden range for the Gordon Challenge Cup h id to be discontinued, the driving rain obscuring the targets.

Although there have not been so many complaints as previously with reeard to the robbing of orchards in and around Hamilton, there seems to be some ening on. Yesterday evening Mr George K e I, of Hamilton East, found two lads, Joe Johnson and James Butler, helping themselves in hia orchard near the Oddfellow's Hull. He managed to catch these two youngsters, and inarching them over to the police station, laid informations against them, and they will appear in due course. We hope the macistrates will uitlicfc a penalty on thurn which will have the effect of putting a stop to this kind of pilfering, as the only loss is not the fruit stolen, but the wanton damage which is done to the tree*.

Wβ would remind our readers of the entertainment and dance to ba hmd at Ohaupo tn-morruw (Wednesday) evening in i,id of Mr Aylward, a patient in the Waik.ito hospital. A s,'i)»d programme has baen arranged, the first part of which will include vncal and instrumental items, and α-rone tlwse who may bo expected to assist are tSalnion and Cassidy, alts Qnaltrough, Messrs Burpfess, t».irland, Hookey Piince, Vause and others, lne c.mcert will ba followed by a magic lantern exhibition by Mr Vaaso of a t.«r " R.mnd about London." Tim views art) all new, tii-ot-clasa and highly interesting, while a large nmuber of comic pictures will be added for the banetit of the younger folks. The charges are low, aud a " bumper house" is expected. The annual picnic of the employees of Messrs Collins Bros, and Co., .stationers, Auckland, was held on Saturday and the steamer Maori was chartered to uUa the paity to Home Bay, Motutapu. O.i arrival at the island the passengers had to ho landed in boats, the first of which iv.ieiied tho shore safely, but the second containing about 15 persons capsized and the wliolo party were thrown into the water. Several of tho young men who could swim assisted the ladies to the boat, where th°y held on, and with the assistance i.f tin. , yacht Muriel and Messrs Gouk and Silver, all were rescued with the exception of MU.S Maud Harling, aged 13, who seemed to be drowned unnoticed amid the confusion (xn«equpnt on the accident, hlforts wi-ru at .mo- made to recover the bodv, but without avail, and the soach of tho Water I Police on Suuday also proved futilo,

A meeting of tho committee of the Hamilton Swimming Gala is convened for Thursday tioxt.

Entries for the various events at i.liH Ohinemuri .Jockey Club's race meeting on ,St. I'.itiiok'-i I Jay cl-ise on Monday. Tho programme of the Te Aroha Jin'.key Club's annual racy meeting to hn •idd mi Wood'* course, To Aioha Wi!«t, on I'ilday, March 20t.1i, appears ill this issue. The annual harvest thattks-

_'iving Ki'rvice at St. l'.-t':r's Church, Hamilton, will b« held on Sunday nuxt, when tho Rev. Dr. Hooper will preach at tho nviriung service. Contribntions of grain for decorating will be thankfully received at the I'arsioiiiitfe dnriiiß the week and of fruit and Hmi-ors at the Church on Saturday. AH wlio are willing to assist at the decorations are invited to meet at the Varsonaßß on Kridav afternoon.

In spending a small sum in criivel for tho streets, which are in a vory bad state, tho Hamilton Borough Council would be Kiive.d a considerable sum, an if the road* are left as at present, by the timo the winter sots in they will bo simply impiissa-ble. Not for many years was Vic toria-otreet in hucli » dirty state its on Saturday and Sunday last. Various portions requiiinc {,'raveilir.K were pointed out by the foreman of works in his last report, and the Council should give them their very earliest attention. We are very pleased to notice the strong demand which tins existed in Waikato for s nno time past for youne; cattlo of both sexes. As a rule the demand for young Btock does not set in until the winter and towards spring, but this soason as last as thecalvis wore weaned and able to go upm grass alone, they havo been bought up. A very ltuco number have gone to Raglan, Messrs Langley being purchasers for all they can obtain. We believe it is a good plan to take the quiet hand-fed calves of Waikato over to the large runs on the West Coast, and bring them back again when full-grown. There can be no surer indication of the incroasmg value of cattle, than this keen demand tor tho young stock uf both sexes. "We are requested by the treasurer of the Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Club to state that the amount to be handed over to the Huntly Disaster Fund is £17 0s 2d, a cheque for which will be forwarded by this morning's mail. Subjoined is the balance-sheet in connection with the entertainment by which it will oeseen that tie exnenscs were kept down exceedingly low : — Receipts : Taken at door, €15 17s ; tickets sold, Mr Sandes, 18s; Mr Munniii?, (is; Mr Salmon, 14s ; Miss Allen, £1 1»; Mr Parr, Us ; total, £13 IS*. Expenditure : Mr Eaßletou for wigs, 7s !),i ; carriage of dresses, -Is lid; postage, and telegrams, oj 7d • li"htin» and hall, His ; amount handed over, tl7 Cs 2d ; total, tlB 18s

The harvest thanksgiving services in connection with the Hamilton Wesleyan Church were held on Sunday last, belli morning ami evening. lhe church was very tastefully decorated with grain and fruit, of various descriptions, evergreens and flowers, and looked remarkably pretty, the pulpit being especially so. The Rev. S. J/iwry conducted tha services, and that gentleman preached hoth edifying and appropriate sermons. Hymns suitable to the Decision were also sung, lhe congregations at both services were large, considering the unsettled state of the weather. A continuation of the services is to take place on Thursday, when a social evening i'i proposed to be spent.

Njw that public attention in the colonies is being so hrgely directed to tho Danish butter, which fetches the top price in the London market, perhaps Home of tho leading principles, which have helped to bring this brand to its present hHi position, may be followed with advsuituL'e. One of these is the rigid inspection to which all hutter is .subjected before being exported. This might be regarded in New Zealand as an interference with the liberty of the subject, but hud it been carried out in the past, and seres of t>ns of buttur condemned m tho colony, instead ot being eoui to Ei)t-l;'.r,d, to bo sold there as carf. preasL, l<> the m.iuiftwt injuiy i-f our dairying interests, it would liuva man better for us all. As showing the purity ot I Mnish butter, out of 77."i samples analysed by I'rofessor Stein not one was found to be adulterated.