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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3210, 21 January 1893, Page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mer< candle Agency Company will hold their next tvonl sale in Auckland on Wednesday, 15th February. Portions of Sections 40, 41 and 42, Parish of Waipa, have bosn taken for thn purposes of the construction of the Nffaruawjtltia-Akifcea Road, At 1,40 p.m. yesterday Commander Edwin wired North-east to north and west gale, with heavy rain within 12 hours from now. Glass further fall. We remind those interested that the privileges in connection with the Aquatic Carnival, to be held on Monday, January 30th, will be offered at the Hamilton Auction Mart this afternoon, A new find is reported at the Thames (Tnini Cuek) three miles buck from the beach. Samples of nice st'inc were brought into town on Friday afternoon and they are estimated as worth an ounce to the puund. The Customs returns for the December quarter shows that great progress is being made in the New Plymouth district. Exports for the quarter were valued at £31,1)72, against £!B,f)u(j for the sanr.e quarter 1 ist year, The imports also more than doubled in val.ie during the same period. These returns do not include cargo sent away by the direct steamer To Koa, which was valued at £20,000. During last week fully 120 tons of butter were sent away,

We hear that the wet season, with its consequent rank growth of grass, is having a prejudical effect upon the lambs, causing them to scour, and checking a healthy growth. A change of pasture (if possible to higher lands), with a good dose of Larney's Anthelmintic, will be found immediately beneficial. Of courso dagging must be carefully attended to, as a dirty lamb rarely recovers a bad attack of scours,

We hear that a narrow escape from what might have been a serious accident occurred at the Koromnta bridge, near Wbatawhata. It appears that Messrs Bruce, Galvin, and Graham arrived there on Wednesday afternoon, with a mob of cattle from Ohaupo. Mr Galvin then attempted to swim his horse ovor, himself still on it. Thoy weut in and under, and were with some difficulty got out again, Eventually the party had to make a long detour round by the hill--, Mr Dellicar senior of Hamilton has complained to us of the pranks of larri kins in his neighbourhood by which he is at present a loser of a gate. Twico lately his gate has been removed; the first time it was found in Mr W. A. Graham's but this last time he has not boen fortunate enough to recover it at all. He has been to the police, but thoy are unable to trace the perpetrators and Mr Dellicar would he glad of information from any passers by that would connect anyono with the removal of the gate.

Mr Browning will be gratified to learn that thoao gentlemen who accepted Mrs Gwynno's kind invitation on Tuesday last to partake of the trout which ho had caught at Okoroirn very much enjoyed the treat provided, The fish were in capital condition, the flesh being firm and flaky, and of that deep pink colour only to be oqualed by that of salmon, " tho king of iish." Let tis tiopo that it will ba but a Imv years before all tho strains in tho Waikato will abound with this delicacy, as in addition to the spurt alforded this very acceptable adjunct to our staplo articles of diet will lm welcomed, and wdl then be within the reach of rich and poor alike,

By the Gazette, of January Bth, tlio meeting of Parliament has been Inrthcr prorogued to the 13th April next. The Hesßian fly has made its •inpearancn iu tho crop* in tho Lnveil's Flat district, Otago, and ono farmer is said to. liavo had 25 acius of striding cum lies' troyed.

A special Vienna correspondent of Router enters int-i details respecting a new rifle lately invented by lierr von Maunlicher, which he describes as a weapon of terrihlo flestruotiveness. As many as 120 rounds por miiiiito have been fired from it, and it hac no more recoil thnn a rook rifle,

Trout are plentiful in the Patea river this season, fish of 3J tj 4lbsboing fro qiiootly ought by Mr l'aton, who is almost our only local disciple of Isaac Walton, Hu confirms my previous observation as to the growing abundance of wild duck, and attributes it to the samecauso-the increase of fish,—Star,

We hear that the Waipa flood leached a higher point at Whalawhata on Wednesday evening than at any time during the great flood of 1875. Higher up, in tho Tuhikaramea district, the small streams were backod up fur miles, rendoring the mads impassable, During Thursday tlio river dropped about a foot, but it will be soino days boforo the lower bridges are passable,

Tenders for Hospital endowments were received and accepted by the House Committee of the Waikato Hospitil Board on Thursday, as follows: Hamilton West: Lot 288, H. N. Quick, El 2s 6d per annum. Hamilton East: Lot 218, Mrs Vowless, 18s por annum; Lot 257, Mrs Vowless, 15s per annum; Lot 147, H, L, Hooper, 15s per annum; Lot 317, B. Murray, 10s per annum. No tenders were received for the other lots.

At a meeting of the House Committee of the Waikato Hospital Board, on Thursday, tenders were received from the New Zealand, North German and National Insnranco Companies for insuring the Hospital buildings and Refuge, and that of the Now Zealand (Mr W. Doy agent) was accepted, but the rate will not be disclosed until the next meeting of the Board. The representatives of all the other insurance offices in Hamilton declined to tender. In a recent issue of the Hawera and Normanby Star, we notice that the local bodies in that district are experiencing the same difficulty in getting tenders for road repairing and other necessary works, as has been the case nf late in the Waikato, and whore they have boon obtainod, the prices have ranged higher than for several years, denoting a scarcity of labour, This state of affairs is ground for considerable satisfaction, indicating, that labour is being employed at more remunerative and, let us hope, more reproductive work. On Thursday forenoon a number of lady members of St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, formed themselves into a workinto bee and scrubbed tho church, floor pillars and seats, With so many willing bands the work was very quickly and thoroughly done, the workers using Pearson's carbolic sand soap, a supply nf which was kindly forwarded by Mr H. Tristram, and for which the ladies desire us to thank Mr Tristram. This is the second year that the ladies have scrubbed the church, and on each occasion Mr Tristram has made a generous donation of soap. The first case of bankruptcy of an aboriginal unlive in this district is that of Wirimu Piiihi,the first meeting of whose creditors was called lor 11 a.m. yesterday at Mr J. S. Edgecombe's office, Waikato Times Buildings, Hamilton, Mr Dyer was present as tho bankrupt's solicitor, and tho creditors present wero Messrs A, Scott, E. Jones, and W, de R. Turner on behalf of tho Waikato Hospital Board. There being no quonn present, Mr A. Scott was elected chairman and the meeting adjourned sine die after expressing a wish that the horses—the only assets-be sold by Mr MoNicol, The assets are estimated at £8 and the liabilities £115165, leaving a doficioncy of £107165, Inspector New, of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children, made a remarkable discovery at West Hartlepool the other day, Whilst investigating a case of alleged child desertion he met with a youth, apparently about eighteen years of age, who had the appearance of a largo froft. He was entirely naked, and was hopping about tho stone floor of his father's house with the movements of a frog. The inspector left the houso to communicate the matter and take action, if necessary, but on returning found tint the human frog had been sold for a sovereign to a person who intended to exhibit him. The father has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment,

Next month (February) there is to be a very large gathering of natives from all parts assemble at Rotorua. This meeting is tn appoint a native Council and Governor Iroin amongst themselves, and they will make laws relating to their land. The meeting will uphold the Queen's mann, or power, in New Zialatid, but will complain against the New Zealand Cabinet and Parliament and their laws relating to native welfare and land matters, The natives suggest that they frame such laws and obtain the Queen's sanction of the same, having no connections with the New Zealand Governments, The Governor will either bB selected from the North or S mth, but Major l'okiha, the great Arawa chief, is expected to be elected to that position. This meeting will not recognise King Tawhiao and his assembly,-Bay of Plenty Times.

As may be seen by our advertising columns, our Wesleyan friends at To Awamntu are going to make an effort on the 17th March (the date of the annual show) to effect much needed repairs to thoir church. They undertake tn provide a first. cia<s luncheon for the visiting public, also refreshment stalls and tea throughout the day. Tlioy will also have on the sumo day a sale of useful articles, an exhibition tree laden with prizes for the young people and a fish pond, Friends from far and near are respectfully requested to render aid in making the undertaking a success by sending donations of money or kind to the following members of committee Mesdames Gittos, Millar, Rogers, Howard, Holloway, Collins, Fry, IWdgmnn, Kirlc, and Thomas, Parsonage. Hamilton.

The Carteiton Observer says: There is not much prospect of the Wniiarapa Ram Fairs proving a great success this year, for there is hardly a breeder in the district (unloss we except Mr E, W, Dorset and two or three others) but has disposed of all the rams and ram lambs he can afford to sell, The bulk lias heeri for the West Coa«t and Hawkers Bay districts, It is reported that there is a disease amongst the West Coast flock?, and many sheep have died there through an unknown cause. The sheep seem to suffer from no acute nlfection, but hang their heads, droop, and die. One of our Wairarapa farmers, who has juit returned from that district, and is capable of giving an opinion, says the cause is starvation; that the runs are overstocked. By the 6ame token, lie says the cause of the excessive mortality amongst the hoggets on the East Coast is nothing but starvation, the runs being stocked beyond their pastoral capacity. Writing: of the proposed State farms, the Timaru Herald of Saturday says; It will be a bad thing indeed for for New 2Wand if the State is to become a cultivator of the soil, and to employ battalions of ordinary faun labourers either on wages or as sharers in the profits. There is no necessity for anything of the kind, and we cannot imagmo a scheme more destructive of the independence of the working classes, The men employed would not be " co-operativo" in the proper senso of the word, bocauso they would not have the management of the land which they were cultivating. They would be at the beck and call of a Government official, and even the best of them would quickly come down to the level of" the Government stroke." The Minister of Labour requires the most careful watching just at present. Ho and his colleagues are full of socialistic and coinmsnistic fads, and if they were allowed to have their way they would speedily reduce New Zealand to the level of ancient l'eni. Among: the passengers detained at Otorohanga by the floods were Sheridan, of the Native Land Purchase Department, and Mr Elliott, Under-Secre-tary for Mines, Tlibv hnvo had a meeting with the natives with the object of inducing the natives to place their lands in the hands of the Government, so that they may bo thrown open for prospecting purposes. The matter, we are pleased to hear, is in a fair way of being brought to a successful issue, Alost practical miners arc sceptical as to any of tho " King country" boing rich in minerals, but the same has been said of so many other places, that in this instance those authorities may again be out in their reckoning. In any case it would be a great advantage if the country were thrown open to prospectors, even if they did not find any of the precious metals, a more general knowledge of the interior of this part of tho island would result, and its adaptability for settlement when these lands are thrown open for occupation would bo mofo quickly ascertained.