WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6271, 22 December 1881, Page 6

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

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Hamilton", Wednesday. It is intended 300n after the new year's holidays to get up a complimentary coneert to Mr. T. A. Bell, the Government instructor of music for Waikato, who has been ever ready to assist in arranging and conducting musical Entertainments in all parts of the district for charitable and other objects. The District Court sat again yesterday, and was occupied until evening in the case of \V. Millen v. Duncan Campbell, claim £05 15s 5d for work and labour on clearing land. Mr. Beale for plaintifl and Mr. Hay for defendant. Ultimately a verdict was given for plaintifl* for £119 against which a set off of £38 19s Id was allowed leaving the verdict prac'ically one of lid, with costs £1S 17s. Gould Bros. v. Caldwell was called on at 5.30 p.m. Mr. O'Neill for plaintiffs and Mr Hay for defendant. This was a claim of£lo6 0s 4d for goods, money lent, and grazing reduced to i'loo to come within the jurisdiction of Court. Judgment was reserved, His Honor promising to send the same by post. The Hamilton B r ass Band has proved a very useful institution and well deserving the support of the Hamilton public. An excellent opportunity of assisting the funds of the band will be afforded on Tuesday evening next, when a grand display of fireworks will take place, at million prices, on the lawn at Gwynne's Hamilton Hotel, the baud playing selections of music daring the evening, after which a quadrille party will be held in the Public and Volunteer Hall, the band furnishing the music. I'iakd, Wednesday.

Mr. Lovett will have his contract for the construction of the railway as far as Morrinsvillc completed within a mouth. The large culvert is finished, and all that remains to be done is to complete the bridge over the main road near the station, and trim off some of the cuttings between Jenkins' land and the station.

A full meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held last night, when the tenders for the borough valuation were opened. There were only two—Mr. J. Edgecombe, £14 10s; Mr. E. Hope, £12. Tlie latter was accepted. Mr. Peat's motion for holding the meetings fortnightly instead of monthly was postponed till next meeting. The remainder was purely routine' business. As it was the last night of the Mayor's attendance, he took the opportunity of thanking the Council for tlie uniform courtesy and good feeling exhibited towards him during the past year of office, and lmjiod tljo same friendly feeling would be continued during the coming year. Cambridge, Wednesday.

Are Karaka, the native arrested at the Thames and brought here, charged with stealing a horse, the property of Mr. Gwyuneth, C.E., appeared at the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday, before Captain Jackson, R.M. It wa3 proved that the prisoner was one of several Maoris joint ovrners of the animal in question, aud that one of these sold tho horse to Mr. Gwynneth without prisoner being aware of the fact, who took the horse away, believing it still to be his property. The chargc was dismissed, there being no apparent felonious intent. Mr. T. G. Sandes is engaged laying off Mr. Fantham's farm for sale in various sized allotments. One piece of 100 acres, on which the raeeecurse is situated, lias been laid off for the Cambridge Jockey Club, who have privately purchased tho same. [BiyrELEORAI'H.—OWN CO URESPON DENTS. ] Hamilton, Wednesday evening.

Alex. Smith, who attempted to strangle liis wife, has been adjudged of unsonud mind by Dr. Carey, and was committed to the asylum to-day. It appears he suffered from sunstroke in India, and two years ago was thrown from his horse and sustained a slight concussion of the brain. Ho has not slept for a fortnight, and some six weeks ago attempted to kill his wife.' The charges against T. C. Hammond will be postponed till the first sittings of the Resident Magistrate, the justices not caring to sit on a case involving points of law. Cambridge, Wednesday evening. There was a narrow escape from conflagration ou Monday night. A lighted candle fell on a bundle of tow in Griniby's upholsterer's shop. He was unable to put out the flames, and ran into the street for assistance. Messrs. Norgrove, Bates, and Hitchman came up and pulled the blazing bale into the street. All three were more or less burnt, but succeeded in sa\ing the premises. Had the fire taken hold of the shop, which is in Duke-street, many of the leading business premises must have gone.

The Licensing Bench yesterday granted a license to Harry Simmonds, a half-caste, for a hotel at Patetere.