WAIRATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6636, 23 February 1883, Page 6

WAIRATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENTS. I

Hamilton, Thursday. j Considerable inconvenience was experi- ; enced here yesterday, and of course at J Kihikilii also, by the circumstance that the lvihikihi mail bag, from Auckland, was sent to the East Hamilton Post Otlic> l , and that of East Hamilton sent on to Rihikihi. The mistake arose from the practice of continuing the old Maori name as the official name of the East Hamilton office, which is known to the postal authority s only as Ivirikiriroa. The West Hamilton School Committee have written again to the Education Boa.rd pointing out that with an average daily attendance of 175 ch'ldren the teaching staff is utterly insufficient, asking that a pupil teacher be appointed in the place of Miss Salmon, transferred to Ngaruawahia, that an extra pupil teacher be al-o appointed, and suggesting tho names of Miss E. Biggs and Miss Newell, the families of both of which ladies reside in Hamilton. An answer was received yesterday simply saying that in reference to the application Miss Biggs and Miss Newell had been already placed.

A man, name unknown, a swamper, was given in charge to the police yesterday for stealing fruit from Mr. Le Quesne's garden. Tiie fellow coolly walked intD the garden, tried the quality of the fruit oil the various trees, and then selecting such as ho approved, walked outside, sat down, and commenced quietly eating them, giving an impertinent reply to Mr. LcQuesne when spoken to about it. A man who did the same some two months ago to the garden of Mr. Gaudin got a month in Mount Eden. Mr. Le Quesne has declined to accept the standing reward of £5 offered by the Hamilton Garden Protection Society for information furnished to the police in such offences. At the extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Waikato Chet se and Bacon Factory Company, held last nigSt, a resolution was passed unanimously authorising the directors to borrow £1000 at 7 per cent., as payment for the land required for the company's purposes. The Te Aroha mail coach was several hours late yesterday in reaching Hamilton, owing to the heavy rains between Te Aroha and Waitoa. Oil Tuesday the road from some threo mites the other side of Morrinsville to Te Aroha was flooded, and the Waihou river so high that the coach could not cross that evening, while between Hamilton and Morrinsville the dust was flying. As usual, Hamilton and immediate surrounding districts ore suffering from excessive drought, while accounts from districts further afield speak of heavy and refreshing rains.

At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's, held after evening service last night, the resolution of the vestry and ladies' committee to hold a series of concerts, two or more gift auctious, and to raise monthly subscriptions for the liquidation of the church debt, was agreed to. Messrs. Wilkinson and O'Halloran have retired from tho list of condidates for the licensing bench at Te Aroh.-., and the remaining five candidates, Messrs. Lipsey, Stafiord, Rocho, Adams, and Lavery have been declared duly elected.

Cameridoe, Thursday. Mr. Hay has consented to withdraw the three remaining charges against Mr. E. B. Walker and others in connection with the native eviction at the Pukekura block— namely, that of not, of assault, and of malicious iujury to property. It is possible, however, that another charge of forcible entry may be laid, but whether so or not cannot be known until Mr. Hay has received his final instructions. To-morrow the cases against Cook and Symonds, for keeping hotels at Waotu without licenses, will be proceeded with at the Resident Magistrate's Court. Mr. George Clark has allowed himself to bo placed in nomination for the vacant seat at the Town Board. At a meeting of the stewards of the Cambridge Jockey Club, present Messrs. J. P. Thompson (Chairman), Hewitt, Stubbing,

Allwill, Forrest, Ashcr, and Dr. Waddington, the resignation of Mr. E. Maclean as a member was received with regret. The resignation of Mr. Robert Fergusson was also received, but a resolution was passed—"That the Secretary acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Fergusson's letter, and inform him that the club declines to deal with it until his subscriptions for the last two years are paid." Both resignations were made, as stated in the letters sent, «it.h tile object of getting rid of the responsibility as trustees for the Jockey Club incurred by the club in the lease cf the old ricecuurse and grand stand. Before the mee'ing broke up it was resolved to give £."50 to be run for at the Autumn Meeting on the 2nd and 3rd ol May next.

A f a meeting of householders the following w< re elected a school committee for the ensuing year — namely, Messrs. Cowley, Main, Morgan, Norris, Pickering, Russell, and J. .J. Smith, Mr. Smith was subseqiienty elected Chairman.