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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3206, 12 January 1893, Page 2

A movement is on foot to form a brass hand at Olinnpiya meeting heing conveiled with this object in view for Saturday next. Special sale of Mr Wise's horses will bn held in the Hamilton Borough Yards by Mr W. J, Hunter to-day starting nt 12 o'clock. At 1.20 p.m yesterday Captain Edwin wired : " North to west and southwest ; gale with rain, and after twelve hours from now glass fall." A meeting of the ratepayers of the Tuhikaramea Road District is convened for Saturday noxt to consider the opening and closing of certain roads, There will be a special parade of the Huniltnn Light Infantry this evening, nt 7.30 p.m; at the conclusion of which tha prizes won at the lata competition will be iirescnted, By an Order-in-Council, the Kaihu Railway, which has been tinder the management of tlio Minister for Public Works up to the present, has been placed under the control of tho Railway Ooininissinners, The polling for the proposed £OOOO loan for the Ridings of Paoroa. Karangahake, and Waitekaori, took place on Tuesday lust, resulting as follows Total for the loan, 135 j as against loan, 43. A majority of the ratepayers on the roll (3SG) not having polled in favour of tlie l>>an, it wa< declared lost. This result is duo to tho largo number of absenteces owners. • , «... Owner? of premises infected by the operation of tho Factory Act are reminded that such promises moil bo re-ei-tewd before tho 31st of January, the feu being the sains ih last year, The ro-gi-tration has to bo olfected every year. Owing to an amendment in Iho Act, all premiioß wh'ra two or more person? are employed are fact u-ies for purposes of the Act, and must be registered. Mr 0. O. Montrose will be in II uniltnn to-day with I lie view of making arrangements for the delivery of his Viry interesting lecture on " Lights and Shadows of New Zealand BiWletieliK" Mr Montrose was a resident in Hamilton many years ago, and filled tvith much ability the position of editor of this journal. Wo feel snro lie will be welcomed by iv host of bis old friotnls and admirero. Inspector Emerson and family left Hamilton by yesterday's train, en ront'i for their now destination-Napier The inspector was not allowed to leave altogether without sumo recognition, as he was met nt the station by a number of friends and the Mayor (Mr John Parr), who presented him with an address and a handsome ! gold albert and locket, which had been subscribed to on the previous evening, and three hearty cheers were Riven as tho train moved off, Mr W. J. Hunter will sell tomorrow at Ngaruawalna Hie privileges ifthe forthcoming race meeting, to be held at Ngaruawahia on Saturday, 21st January. The privileges consist of the gates, race cards, publican's b:ioth, temperance and Maori lomperauce booths; and as such capital entries for the various events have been received, the attendance of the public will be large. The prices, therefor,*, should range considerably higher than on any previous occasion.

Mr Kennard, the contractor for the painting of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, met with a nasty fall yesterday, resulting in i> dislocated elbow, besides several sovere bruises. Whilst engaged in his work painting the upper story of tho building a rung of the ladder suddenly broke, precipitating Mr Kennard to the ground. Those who witnessed tho occurrence were at first fearful that a much more serious injury had befallen Mr Kennard, and they were considerably relieved when he rose to his feet, The dislocation was reduced by Dr. Kerr, and ai it is the loft arm Mr Kennard hopes to be at work again in a few days. During the last day or two there has bean an unuiual influx of Maoris into Hamilton, aud they appear 11 have com t in from all quartera-from Tmirang.i, Kaslan, Waitetuna, Maungatautari, and Lower Waikato. The cause of this, ive find, is the opening up of a new gum field. Mr Isaac Coates, a fow days since, secured the right to dig gum on the Tauhae portion of the New Zealand Land Association's property, and lie has made arrangements with the natives to dig the gum, For many years past the Maoris havo endeavoured to obtain permission to work on this land, but unsuccesifully, an.l it< fame has, in c'onsoquoncc, boen magnified until it lias come to bo looked upon by the Maoris as i veritablo El Dorado—so intioh so that it is not yet a week since MrCoates concluded his arrangements tvifli tho Association ; aud yet word has readied the localities referred to above long onougli ago to have enabled some of them, the Tauranga Maoris, in the meantime to cart pretty well »l! their belcinninpi near as far as Hamilton. Opmtions start to-morrow,

From the Manawatu Standard, wo gather that Mr Harkness, M.H. If. for NrNon. has determined to contest tho seat occupied by Mr E. M. Smith. The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, will be held in the Parish Schoolroom on Monday next, at 8 p.in. The Californian Thistle is seen in patches in different parts of Canterbury, and some anxiety is felt at its spreading, fanners who have covered tho plants up to a considerable depth with straw in order to smother the iveed, say that it has grown up through the straw as vigorous as ever. Mr J. T. Matson has received a letter from England (says the Christ-church Press) which conveys the gra'ifyin? intelligence that inquiries am boing made in London for farms anil properties in New Zealand, Tho letter further states that the distance and exponso prevents many fanners coining out here, but notwithstanding this numbers of farmers and small capitalists liavo made up their minds to come out. This should ho welcome news to tho colonists in New Zealand. At the committee meeting of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, held at Ohaupo on Tue-day last, tho recommendations and suggestions imde by tho previons committee wrre considered and adopted. Somo further amendments were proposed for the next year's schedule which wero freely discussed and accepted. The' secretary was instruchl to get the schedule put in hand and distributed amongst intending competitors with ;n little delay as possible, so that plenty of time may bo given for preparing of stock, At the BSI Court held yesterday, before Captain Jack-on, at Hamilton, judgment was given in tlm case A. Dawson v. H. Booth, claim £5, for detention of a cow. Tho ovidence had been heard on the previous court day. The R.M. gavo judgment in favour of the plaintiff for £3, or return of Iho cow and costs (£3 8s (id), Mr Hay appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Dyer for the defendant. In the case Hansen v. Johnston which was dismissed last court day,' Mr Hay, who appeared lor tha plaintiff, applied for a ro-hoaring, which Wa« not granted, The other case, Waipii Coiintv Council v, P. Kay, claim for rates, was adjourrad until next court day,