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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3028, 10 December 1891, Page 2

We hold over our report of the Cambridge Borough Councd Meeting.

We need scarcely remind parents and others of the entertainment to be given by the pupils attending the Hamilton East school this evening in the Oddfellows' Had.

In our report of the proceedings of the Kirikiriroa R i Board in last issue, a typographical error occurred in reference to Mr Ooates' meeting contractors. Saturday 18th should read Saturday 12th.

Mr August Bay having been appointed Post-inaster at Raglan notifies that subscriptions to tho Raglan Kawhia Medio 1 Fund have to be discontinued. Whenever Ins duties will permit Mr Bay will be ready to afford help iu all urgent casus.

MrK Souter, of Cambridge, lost a valunble three-year-old by Ingom-ir yesterday morning. Some other horses were chasing it in a small paddock, and it jumped at the fence, caught the top wire, and fell, over braining its bick. Seeing it was a hopeless case, Mr Souter shot, tho animal. Tenders are called by the A. A. Co. Ijd. for extensive drainage works, at Waitoa, und Mr lireakell will meet intending contractors at the Waitoa Station, to show position of i.lie proposed drain aud afford any information that may bo desired on Monday next, at ten a.m.

The Association cricket matches for Saturday, are I'aterangi v. Taupiri at Hamilton, and Hamilton v. Cambridge at Cambridge, AH playing members of the Hamilton Cricket Club are requested to roll up to practice this afternoon when tho team to represent Hamilton against Cambridge will bo picked.

A commercial gentleman just come up from LHmedin, making a stay at O iimiru on tho way, informs us, Timaru Herald that t.ho OiMU.'.ia people are despondent. at Ihe state of the crops in the neighbourhood. The country looks well between Tima.ru and Waitaki. and again from near l'almersfon to Duuedin, but from the Waitaki to Hampden ur thereabouts tho pastures aro poor, tho grain crops thin, backward and wilhoring.

The monthly meeting of the Hamilton I'oinaiii Board was held ou Tuesday evening, Present : Messrs I'arr, in the cliair, Sandes, Tippeu, Wood, Slade and Reid. Mr Goodson appliedfor tho transfer of his lease of Lots Nus. US and .')(!, Hamilton Kiut, to Mr Peterson. Tho application was granted. One account was passetl, viz., T. G. Sandes, .CH lis. The price for admission to the pavilion on Sydney Square was fixed at Is for adults, and tid for children under 1V yoars of age.

After last harvest (says the " Ashburton Guardian ") a Wakanui farmer shipped to London, by the Brabloek, a consignment of 13121 sacks of oats. He drew an advance of a shillinß a bushel on theui, besides all shipping charges. Last week ha received accounts .sales, and had the satisfaction of receiving a further cheque for nearly £21)0, netting the handsome price of la 5d per buuhel, free "f all charges and interest. The boil; price he could have obtained for the oats, At the time of ship meot, was Is :.'d » bush'.'), The on. t s wero Danish.

Xhe subject of a supply of .vater fin- Ohaupo iniroduced by Mr J. Ci. Eimsley at the Waipa. County Council in:), ting on Tuesday is a very important in.it i er, and one t.o which we hope tho Council will give serious attention. Tho ivrt.nt of water for stock coining from long di-t 111 cos has often been felt, but we hope 11 e day is not far distant when that want wiil be filled. Ah the question of cost seems to stand in tho way, no doubt many of the farmers and the auctioneers would contribute towards any suitable scheme. Mr George A. Bunciman of Marshmoadows, who purchased one of tho Walter A. Wooil mowing machines from Mr T. Slade, of Ilamili cannot, spoak too highly of the work done by this machine, which is working to perfection. The machine is cutting trefoil two leet high, and as thick as a mat, and the rosult leaves nothing to be wished for. Farmers should bear this in mind in purchasing this season, as a cheap machine is worse than useless to thein, and the mouoy spent on a eood machine is soon lecotipud by the excellence of the work done.

As showing that times throughout the district must be improving, we may mention some remarks made at the last meeting of the Waipa County Council. Speaking with reference to some small work which required to be done in Alexandra, Mr Finch said that, he could not get any one to do the job, which did not require any skilled labour. The Engineer also said that throughout the county he found the greatest difficulty in getting men to do odd repairs as required. We think this speaks very well for the district, as a few years ago plenty of men were very glad to get a day's work on the roads. Perhaps the creameries havo had something to do with this.

On Tuesday next the president and other town members of the newlyformed National Association of New Zealand will bo in Ohaupo. They will hold a meeting in Delaney's Hall after Mr McNicol's sale. The object of their visit, we presume, will be to establish branches to carry out the objects of the Association. This, as Mr W. F. Buckland vory tersely put it at the meetine in Auckland on Tuesday night last, should be to oppose tho other Association litely formed in the South for the purpose of upsetting the existing conditions of society.

In another column is advertised the propramme of the grand concert to ba given in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Thursday evening next, in aid of the Roman Catholic Free School and Church. Among the performers we notice the names of Miss Alice Rimmer, Miss K. Jolly, Mr T. M Jackson and Mr (!. Mayes, all of whom havi established themselves as favourites with the Waikato public, and whose appearance is sufficient to assure a large attendance. An exhibition of Mrs Jarley's wax works will be given at the nf the concert. The prices of admission iko reserved seats (plan at Mr Bond's)oa ; front soats. 2s; backseats, Is.

At this particular season, when orchardists aro more than usually troubled with no und of insect nests, Mr C. T. WrenV notification that he can supply a useful set of appliances for their destruction at lios will, we should think, be eagerly taken advantage of. Wo are also in receipt of Mr Wren's supplementary catalogue, which quotes prices for hand, bone and grist mills, broad-cast hand so.ver, ike., giving description of their make and capacity. The price-" set nsivn-t these machines is low enough to be within the reach of every settler. Mr Wren has also arranged for a limited supply of tho seed of the new great fodder plant, lathyrus silvestris or Hat pea, which has been so highly spoken and written about of late. Wo would recommend those interested to send to Mr Wren for a copy of his catalogue.

The Melbourne Argus says : The Australasian colonies aro all linked together for good and evil, and uo power can dissolve this national federation, It could almost be wished that the sitiuation were otherwise as regards New Zealand, where a. combined Radical Labour party is in the ascendant, and where the inevitable results of radical labour legislation are being experienced. Mr Ballance was moved to declare last week that the laws lie has passed and the laws he is passing could occasion no alarm to capital, and were occasioning no al&rin. This address, it seems, was cabled to Great Britain, and now wa are informed that leading London financial houses give a direct denial to tho allegation of the New Zealand Premier. Some English capital has boon withdrawn already, and more will bo taken away as deposits and mortgages fall in, because the present charges are resented as a breach of faith, and it is feared, of course, that heavier imposts may be ordered later on. If you can tax absentee investors Is in the & you can tax them 10s. And the sins of New Zealand are visited to some extent upon Australia, for if one colony sets the example it is assumed that others will follow. The fear is unfounded to a large oxtent, for there is every reason to believe that the conservative forces in Australia are coming together for a rally that will set labi'Kr-dernag.igism aside for many years to come. We are a community of freeholders. The freeholder is never a plunderer, and he is to be the main factor til the coining struggle. Mr Ballance, it is to be noted, talked the old talk last week

about rendering New Zealand attractive to the working man, but so far as Victoria is concerned that rubbish has had its day. We have plenty oi" labour hero to meet present wants. What we want, is to make this

a colony that will attract capital and will keep it here when it has beon attracted, so that wages and values may be kept up to a high normal .standard.