WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6816, 21 September 1883, Page 5

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS ]

Hamtlton, Thursday One of the hardest frosts of the season was experienced this morning, making the tenth of a succession of frosts we have had since tho morning of Tuesday week last. The peaches and early plums will probably suffer/; but the land ia in fine working order For the plough. The young grass feed has ..been completely cut back. - Th- meeting of the Blue Ribbon Army at the Public Hall was well attended. Mr.' Wiseman, of Auckland, occupied the chair and delivered an address. About a dozen new adherents to the corps were enrolled.*^

Mr. Dodd, one of the Adelaide settlers," and liis family, Who sorae time since pur-, chased land it Tamaberc from the Waikato Land Association, arrived in Hamilton yesterday, en route from South Australia, and proceeded at once to the occupation of his farm. ■

The Hamilton Rowing Club have called another meeting for Monday evening next,. when it is to be hoped the meeting will not again fall through for lack of attendance. The boating season will aoon be here, and there is much preliminary work to be done before the club cup get their boats in working trim. The committee appointed by the Domain Board to carry out tbe expenditure of the grant of £25 to the cl ub have resolved to expend it in forming a road to the lake and forming a jetty for public use, and not, as was asked, in contributing towards-the cost of erection of a boat-shed. .. . Ngaruawahta, Thursday." The children's concert was a very suefips'ful affair. The string band from Hamilton rendered valuable assistance. An important sale of live and dead stockat Te Kaeo takes place on Thursday next. Cambridge, Thursday. The Blue Ribbon Army in Cambridge.is -, now 150 strong. Some 50 new recruits were added at the recent meetings. * ,Sff' Te Wheoro and Te JJgakaU are stumping the native settlements, explaining and advo-, eating the Native Minister's new Land Act.'? At the close of the Mutual Improvement. Association's meeting, on Tuesday evening, an opportunity was taken to move a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. M. R. Keesing for his exertions in so successfully carrying out the arrangements for the social gathering of the preceding week. The following is the team of Hamilton Colts who tvill play against the Cambridge team in the football match, in the Government paddock, on Saturday nextVon Sturmer, Palmer, Gwynne, Jolly, Beale, AUwrieht (2), Aitkin, Somers, Davis, Mayes, McKenzie, Devitt, Pearson, Jones, Odium., Gribble, Windsor, and Calderwobd. y.,-■■