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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3104, 7 June 1892, Page 2

The appointment of Mr B. Muir as rlog registrar for the Whangape riding of the Raglan County is notified in this issue. Mr Hayter, Government Statist, returns the value of Australasian imports last year at £71,874,000 and the exports at £71,084.000. Friday next will be quite a fieldday at the Cambridge R.M. Court, for we understand there are something like half-a-dor.en criminal cases to be heard on that day. Mr J. McNicol will hold a clearing sale of live and dead stock at the late Mr Seymour's residence, Hautapn, on Wednesday, the 29th inst. Full particulars will be found in this issue. The ordination and induction of the Rev. L. Macdonald will take place at the Presbyterian Church, Te Awamutu, tomorrow, at 2 n.m. A tea meeting will be held in the hall in the evening. Mr Playford, Premier of South Australia, has suggested to the ActingPremier of New South Wales that the Conference on coloured labour should include New Zealand and Tasmania. A special meeting of the Raglan Coontv Council will bo held at Moon's hotel, Raglan, on Saturday, 25th inst., to strike a special rate to provide, for interest and sinking fund for a loan of i' 242.

In the Government Gazette of May 2Gtb, Mr Ernest de Courcy Urury, clerk to the Waipa County Council, has been appointed clerk of the Licensing Committee* for the districts of Alexandra and Pnkekuni. Mr McNicol in his letter upon the "Right Sheep to Breed " claimed that ho had been the first to introduce the "Border Leicester" into YVaikato, this statement lie des'res us to correct as the late Mr Richard Parker, of Rotorangi was the first settler in Waikato who did so. We are glad to note that Sir G. Cray has refused to pledge himself to bring forward a motion in the Honse in favour of Home Rule for Ireland. The reasons he gives for his refusal are very much like those which we urged last week when commenting on the intention to ask him to do so. We understand that Mr McCaw, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company's properties, will assume the management of the Fenconrt Estate in about a fortnight's time. Mr M. Harrison, who has been temporarily in charge since Mr Bailey's retirement., will return to Lockerbie. Mr Bullock-Webster'3 win with Nover Miss in the Handicap Hurdles at Eih rshe yesterday will, we feel sine, be received with very general satisfaction by t-lie lovers of sport in Waikato. In connection with the name of this horse we believe that so far he has never missed being placed in every race for which he has started. Mr Webster's many friends in Waikato will be glad to congratulate him on his success and will hope that this is but the first of uiauy wins that ho may score.

Mr Thos Wells, of Cambridge, has lately acquired a pieco of land that will prove of great benefit to his business. It reaches from i)ake-sti'eet to Breweiy-str.-;et, and contains more land than the whole of his premiss now cover. He will now have a good entrance for wagons, &c., from either of tho above-mentioned streets, and a very large yard in addition. The entrance in Duke-street will be between Houghton's old store and Mr Pierces shop, »nd will also allow of agricultural implements being exhibited on either side. The first of a series of parish evenings in connection with St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, will bo held in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on evening. In order to allow of all the parishioners attendina, the charge for admission h is hc-n fixed at sixpence, and a capital evening's entertainment will be provided. It is expected that this series of entertainment* will prove very popular in Hamilton, and the proceeds are to be devoted to improving trie uhnrch grounds.

The Butchers' Association of Adelaide has raised the price of meat Id all round.

Mr John McNicol .vill hold a special horse sale in the Himilton lioromth Yards at 10 a.m. to-morrow. Over 200 horses of all classes are entered, and a largo attendance is expected. There is on view in Mr Manning's stationer's shop window, in Hamilton, a copy of the letter which accompanied the late presentation to Mr Brooktield on the occasion of his leaving the district. The letter has been beautifully engrossed in Mr Siator's well-known artistic manner, and aopended to the document are the names of all tho subscribers to the testimonial.

Archdeacon Willis desires to thankfully acknowledge the following additional sums in response to his recent appeal For the Russian famine relief : Miss Hooper, 2s 5d ; Miss Sinclair (school collection), 3s 10 1 ; W. S., (M ; and the following collected by Mis* Dyer: Roberts, 2s G1; T. Marshall, us ; W. Evans, 2s Gd ; F. J. 8., 2s Gd; Miss Cushney, 3s Gd ; E. Hally, 3s ; Miss W irtle, Is ; Mr Hewitt, Is. Total amount f'*r famine relief t" date, £4 Gs lid. On behalf of the persecuted Jews : W. S., Gd ; and the following collected by Miss Dyer : Friend, £1 ; H. Forshaw, 4s; Mrs Brooks, Is; Miss Hooper, 2s Gd ; Mrs Priestly, 2s Gd ; Mri John Hally, 2s Gd. Total amount for Jews to date, £2 13s. The several amounts in last acknowledgement credited to T. W. M (mnouoting in all to £2) should have been credited to J. W. M. The collections are now closed, and the amounts will be remitted by the out going mail this month.

A meeting of a very pleasing nature was hold at Mr Wells' residence at Cambridge last Thursday evening, when his employees with their wives accepted an invitation to dine with him and spand the evening together in a social manner. The employees (numbering 12) all turned up ; four brought their wives and two were accompanied by daughters, and a couple of commercial gentleman (Messrs Colegrove and Hoyte), who happened to be in the town, joined the throng, so there was a goodly company. The dinner was a most recherche one, and after due attention had been paid to it. Mr Onions proposed the health of Mr Wells ; and in doina so spoke of tho esteem in which he was held by his employees. In responding, Mr Wells thanked his employees for the manner in which they all interested themselves in looking after the business. Ho referred to the " hard tinus" several of them had passed through in conjunction with him, but he trusted those days had gone never to return, and that in the future they should have many such meetings as the present. He made some very pertinent remarks regarding capital and labour, and then proposed the toast of " The Employees." This was responded to on their behalf by Mr Forbes. Mrs Wells and the family were heartily toasted on the proposition of Mr Rowe, which was duly acknowledged by Mr Wells. Mr Forbes then gave '"Our Commercial Travellers," and in doing so referred to the great assistance they often rendered to various institutions in the tr;wn by helping at concerts and other entertainments. Messrs Colgrove and Hoyte both responded to this. The remainder of tho evening was devoted to conviviality, the commercial gentlemen —especially Mr Col-grove—-proving a ereat acquisition. At 11.45pm. "AuldLang Syne" was sung, and tho visitors departed. Such meetings as the above augur well for both employers and employees, and we trust Mr Wells and his employees may live to enjoy many such I evenings.