WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6421, 16 June 1882, Page 6

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

, • -* — : — . [IROM OCR OWS COREESPOXJOEXTS.] Hamix-tox, Thursday. Nearly the whole of yesterday was taken up at the Resident Magistrate's [Court with the case of the Borough Council v. J. C. Booth, the Government cor tractor for the repair of the western approach to the bridge. .The claim was for £5 14s value of old material removed by the contractor. Evidence was put in to show that it Was according to usage, if not to law, for a contractor to appropriate old material when not otherwise specified. A verdict was given for plaintiffs for £5 6s, and costs £7 3s 6d. The state of the approach to the public school is ia a very bad condition, and children attending there are unable to get there dry footed, and have to remain in their wet boots all day. A request from the school committee for the formation of Gardenstreet, the proper approach to the school, was made to the Borough Council at Monday night's meeting, but though the Mayor moved that the road b« laid off and specifications be prepared for next meeting, the motion was allowed to lapse for want of a seconder. ' Ameetingof those interested in re-forming the Albion Football Club was held last night, when a number of members were proposed and accepted, and the necessary ofiicers appointed. Cambridgk, Thursday. At the first meeting of the new Town Board, Mr. Hosking was appointed Engineer to the new Board, on the same terms a3 to the old one, and he was instructed to prepare fresh plans and specifications for the Karapiro bridge, the Government plans to be used if necessary, the cost not to exceed £600. A long discussion ensued as to works required for Chapel-street, when ultimately £20 was voted for that purpose. According to the Act, all publicans' license fees, dog registration, slaughter - house, auctioneers, and other local revenue, hitherto paid to the County Council, will now be paid to the Town Clerk. Sergeant Forster, of the Armed Constabulary, returned yesterday from his commission to investigate the state of the several burying grounds in Upper and Lower Waikato, where the killed of the Imperial and local forces in the Waikato war lie buried. In some places, as, at Rangariri and Te Awa-.J mutu, the graveyards were securely fenced in, but the head-boards had rotted avv'ay ' more or less, and were choked up with briars, so as to render it impossible, as at Rangiriri,' to get near them. The burial grouud in,the> worst condition was that at Paterangi, on Mr. Goodfellow's farm, where the fences were down, and the cattle lying about on the graves. Sergeant Forstcr's report will be made to Colonel Lyon, and presented to the Assembly during the present session. It is stated that Mr. Fergusson intends sowing 200 acres of wheat this season on the Gorton estate. The peal of bells for St. Andrew's new church has arrived in the ship Cumbria. Heavy rain set in again last night, and is continuing, with every appearance of last- '