WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6814, 19 September 1883, Page 3

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[PSOU OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Hamilton, Tuesday. An abominable piece of larrikinisni: was perpetrated on Sunday last. The Borough Council have placed a watering trough, for horaes near the end of the bridge, which is supplied frqm the water brought from a spring on a higher level, in an underground iron pipe, and discharging irom a swan* necked iron pipe into the trough.. This latter portion of the pipe has been twisted until it has been broken in the joint below ground.

The Wailiato Cheese Factory Company hope to make a start on Monday next. In consequence of representations njade, the advantage Of sending letters at the charge of a penny stamp only will be extended to those going from East Hamilton to West Hamilton, as -well as. those going from West to East Hamilton.

Cambridge, Tuesday. Mr. J. A. Douglas, as will be seen elsewhere, haji offered the well-known steeplechaser, Qujlp, for Bale. At a meeting of the Town Board it was resolved to recommend the Governor to reduce the rents of the leases of the Domain lands; whjch the Board considered exceesive 5 but that in the event of the ients being reduced, the provision? as respects the improvements ebould be rigidly enforced. A windmill pump is to be placed at work on the recren' tion reserve, Mr. Forrest's offer to erect one for £26 3? 6d having been accepted. It is the intention of the County Council, to levy a separate rate of one halfpenny in the £ on all rateable property iii the Patetere outlying district and oue of three-sevenths of a peony in the £ ia the Te Aroha outlying, district.

The annual meeting of the Cambridge Cricket Club was held on Saturday night, when the following officers were elected :— President, Dr. W&ddington ; Vice-President, Major J. Wilson ; H. E.. Cotton, paptain ; J, P. Sharp, Treasurer and Secretary; Messrs. Stubbing, Kifkwood, Moore, Case, and the Rev, Mr. Dewsbury were elected a committee of management. Mr. Forrest has been authorised by the County Highway Board to see to the repairs of the. Meungakaw4-road at an expenditure not exceeding. £6.

Te AwAMtrxtij Tuesday. Sergeant-Major Carley leaves heroatthe end. of the month on a visit to the South to drill the Wanganui cavalry and the Wairpa light horse; . The' improvementa and .alterations to the cheese factory's premises are. now nearly, completed, and the new plant will be erected' in the course of. a few days. Large, parchases of springing cows from 'Auckland and elsewhere have been.imported by the settlers iato the district during the paet month, or six weeks,.and it is expected the daily supply, of milk will exceed 1600 gallons..

T5- i... r»v • Alzxakdra,/ Tuesday . Bdgbtpf theDafavesairested wi.tHMahnki, who have completed their sentences, arrived yesterday.: They are to-day entertained at Wnatiwhatihoe, : and are. relating .their gaoj experiences; They arfe all in capital spirits. The Amatenr,Dramatic Club performance here, on, Thursday next,, prolines to be a great encoess. A return football match between thb'Ale-t----andra and the Cambridge Cliil»3 is to be iplayed here on Saturday next;. It is anxiously, looked forward to by our men* who. intend, if possible, to wipe, out their late defeat.