WAIRATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6930, 2 February 1884, Page 6

WAIRATO DISTRICT NEWS.

o |FROM OOR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) Hamilton, Thursday. The Hamilton East Primary and High School re-opened yesterday. There was a full attendance at the former, amongst whom were three of the High School pupils of the preceding term. The attendance at the High School yesterday was only eleven. Mr. C. J. W. Barton, whose services have been engaged to canvass the district in behalf of the proposed Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association has met with a large measure of success in every direction. Farmers appear to fully realise the fact that while their land will freely produce they cannot, nevertheless, farm with profit so long as they have no direct market for their goods, that they take the whole risk and cost of production, and the middleman steps in, and with little or no risk secures the greater portion of the margin between the cost of production and the price paid by the consumer. On the other hand, in the purchase of seeds, manures, machinery, and in the cost of working, his land is greatly enhanced by the middleman's profit. By establishing the co-operative association for the middleman he sees that he will save largely, both in buying and selling, and after all as a shareholder in the association receive a share of whatever profits have been made out of himself and others. Mr. Barton has received assurances of support from all parts of the Waikato, and after a visit to Piako, which will occupy a few days, a public meeting will be called at Hamilton, probably about the full moon, in another ten days' time, when the undertaking will be definitely launched. Moerinsville, Thursday. Some idea of the serious matter the wet season has been to settlers may be gathered from the fact that on the Lockerby property, with all labour-saving machinery and appliances, the whole of the hay crop, some 300 acres, was entirely lost. In my last communication, the word Tauwhare was printed Tamahere in reference to the visit of Mr. Allright, the erection of a schoolhouse, and the need of a local post office. Tamahere has a post office of its own, and the schoolhouse on the ground given by Mr. Graham is being rapidly erected. KiHiKiHr, Thursday. The new schoolhouse being built by the contractor, Mr. Burns, of Alexandra, is fast approaching completion. Cambridge, Thursday. The cricket match to have been played on Saturday between the representative team which vißited Auckland and the Zingari Club is off. | [by telegraph.—own correspondents.] Hamilton, Friday evening. At the meeting of the Kirikiriroa Board to-day—Present : Mr. Primrose (Chairman), and Messrs. Steele, Runciman, Thomas—an application was received from the Cambridge Board to co-operate in June in poisoning small birds. The Board instructed the Clerk to reply that tbe work should bo undertaken by the county which could strike a special poisoning rate, and to write the Waipa Council on tho matter. The Clerk reported a debit balance at the bank of £69 Kis 6d. Cambridge, Friday evening. The body of Mr. Sharp's little girl Agnes was found last evening floating near tho booms. At the Piako County Council—Present: Mr. J. P. Campbell (Chairman), Messrs. J. C. Firth, J. T. Firth, Williams, Ellis, and Chepmell—the Council went into committee oh the tramway business. Tho Eocineer reported on the state of the Cambridge and Tauranga road between Mangawhera and Waihou, and received instructions to call for tenders forthwith to complete that portion of the road, the oost not to exceed £140. He also reported on the road from Oxford to Matamata, and that he had let a contract for putting the approaches to the bridges in good order, and patched bad places on the road. He recommended no permanent works should be done on the road except the bridge, pending the completion of the Rotorua Railway line, as he thought the making of that line would necessitate considerable changes in the road. The report was approved and adopted. Waitoa, Friday. At a meeting of the Waitoa Highway Board—present, Messrs. Chepmell, Gould, and Black—the tollowiug contracts were let: —No. 9, Mace's outfall drain, and Kershaw's road, on deferred payment blocks, Collins and party, £140; No. 10, building bridge over Piako River, J. Heathcote (accepted), £207 ; Mercer and Marshall, £216 10s; N0.,11, Pia-koiti-road, £200 ; No. 12, Bremnera cutting, George-road. James Shaw, Is per yard ; No. 13, cutting Waihekau Hill. There were five tenders : O'Donoghue, Hid per yard (accepted) ; Donovan, Is 6d; Samson, Is 3d; Ryan, Is Id ; and Burgess Bid. The Engineers estimate was Is, and the Board considered Burgess's tender too low. The Cussen-road contract was let to O'Donoghue.