CAMP TE AWAMUTU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 219, 26 July 1864, Page 3

CAMP TE AWAMUTU.

j_rnoM orn ow.v co«respoxi>ent.j .7 aly 21. Since remitting niy last communication no events of great importance have transpiied, everything being unusually quiet. This morning lit an early hour TOO rank and (ile of the iilllh Kegiiuent, under command of Captain Johnstone, marched through <■« runic lor Pnkeriuni, to replace tlie detachment, of (hat corps who I-iteJy left for the Queen's Kedoulit. The diminution in the strength of tlie garrison at 3vilii Kihi eaused by their removal, lias been supplien by 100 men of the 2nd W'aikato licginient from the new camp, Alexandra. A perfect revolution has been made in our postollice department, which, unlike revolutions generally, has not one good point to recommend it. The delivery of the mails, previous to tlie present change, was most regular, they having- been received and forwauled regularly every day; whereas, under tlio piesent arrangement, tlio wliole of the large; military population on this side of ivgaruawaliia have to waic tor three consecutive days without receiving any communication whatever from (lie outer world, or having a chanco of communicating, however important the matter nuiy he. The work which was before so creditably perfonued hy the monnted orderlies, lias now to be carried on hy water the entire distance to Auckland via the "W'aikato Heads, so that as far as newspapers and letters are concerned, wo aro literally left "to the mercy of the waves." As far as Ngaruawahia the .steamers are quite adequate to the pcrfoimance of the work; but as the "Waipn Kivcr is not always navigable for the larger boats, the delivery of mails on this side of that station is bound to be uncertain —the discovery of a now snag, or any other such trivial circumstance, being sufliciently important to delay our mails a day or perhaps two. The atcst iile of the Ileuai.i> that lias come to hand is dated the loth instant, published just six days ago. If tlio mails were delivered even three times a week, as it was proposed that, they should be, we should be perfectly satisfied ; but*" one mail a week" is really too bad.

At l'uUerimu tliero has been some misunderstanding between the Waikato militia settled thoro and the Colonial Government, originating, report Bays, in the dissatisfaction of the men with their land"— which they say is poor in quality. They state, that the spot selected Cor them is a perfect Sahara, the percentage of sand to soil being tremendous. The third winter meeting of the Te Awamutu Gymkhana which was fixed for this day, has been unavoidably postponed till the 30th inst.