WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6534, 26 October 1882, Page 6

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[FROM OUR OW.N- COHKE.-rO.NDK.NT.--.] Hamilton, Wednesday. TIIK plans of the proposed chee=e and foneon factory have been referred back to the architect as ueed:e2ily c-xr.eusive, and instruction^liave beeji gi veu to prep.ire a set of plans and estimates 0:1 a scale more commensurate with, the class of buildings described by Captain Runjnniui a≤ in u= e ill the United -Statei.

Cambkit.<;e, Wednesday. Mr. Hales, the .District Jingiiieer, ami other profe-sioii.il members o: the department, are- expected in Wuikato the latter end of the wet-k, when tho question iu dispute with respect to the location of the HauUpu aud Feucourt Stations, and other mattvrij, will be settled on tiie ground. It is expected, also, that the party will visit the Waitoa, and inspect the litre of the Thames-Waikato Kailv.-ay, between Murrinsville and Te Aroha, for some 13 milts of which tenders will be invited at an early date.

[ur teleckaimi.—ows.c mrtzsr indxst.] II 'MII.TO.v, Wednesday evening.

Mr. Knaggs, 0.K., lately employed on extynsive drainage works at Ciinstciuirch, arrived at H.-uniiton to-day to take the lovirli of .1 large swamp, the property of Mr. J.imca Williamson, extending from Hamilton to Ohaujto, with the object of entering on extensive reclamation works.

At a meeting of the Waikato County Council to-day—present, the chairman. Captain Steele, and Councillors Wells, Knuciman, JUewett, and Primrose—the only business iras the confirmation of the resolution dividing the Cambridge riding into two ridings, giving two members to the country and one to the Cambridge town district. Couuoillore .Wells and Hewitt protested against the resolution as an injustice to Cambridge, lessening ita- representation at a time when the monetary adjustment, re Karapiro bridge, was pending ; and an amendment was proposed that the resolution passed at tho last meeting be not confirmed. The amendment was lost, Councillors Steele, Primrose, and Runcimau voting against it. Councillor Wella theu raised an objection to tho legality of to-day'e meeting on a technical point, and it was resolved that tho clerk apply to the law officer for advice ; also with regard to the conrse to bo taken re fresh elections, tho Act giving no specific guidance. The question, of hanging up AcJ Svas discussed, and the ifohnrrnous expression of the Council was that such a"course* would -bf advisable after the end of the year.