WAIKATO NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 161, 8 July 1895, Page 3

WAIKATO NOTES.

A case of cattle-stealing was- tried on Wednesday and Thursday at the S.M. Court, Hamilton.■:■ Four natives and halfcMtea were charged with stealing and killing a cow, the property of Mr John Powell, of Hukanul After a' mosb; exhaustive inquiry Wilson, a half-caste, was gentenced to sir months' imprisonment, sod the other defendants Abraham Ngahiri and Hua gob four monbhs' imprisonment each, and Kino was acquitted owing to the evidence he. gave against the others. The akini of the animal,was nob found at all, ■ and the caße for the police was proved by the defendants themselves. -' ■ The numerous friends of Mr F. J. Yon Stunner will be sorry to hear tbab he has had a stroke of paralysis, and ab presenb is in a very precarious condition. His medical attendants hope, however, for the best, and, should no further attack'supervene, wo may hope to see him about again. Huntly, 'July 4. At a meeting of bhe Huntly School Committee held this week, Mr Pebrie's inspecI tion report was considered. It was on the trbole satisfactory, though he was not Vatisfied with the reading and tables..: -The Library Trustees this week received the welcome intelligence that the transfer of a site for a library from Mr W. J. Ralph to them had been completed. A readingroom and library will be erected very shortly. "■A request was received by the. School Committee from the Musical Society asking for the use of one room of the school for their meetings. Ib was decided to grant this, "a nominal charge being • made the : Satiety. Several residents of Hunbly Westacross the river towards Raglan, have asked the committee to get the boundaries of the I'Knntly school disbricb altered so as to include them in ib. Ab '.'present, though tbeirchUdren attend the Hunblyschool, they ire not included iri any school district, and are thuß precluded from' any voice in educational matters. The Committee recommend tbab bhe Board of Education alter the boundaries as requested.