WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7614, 17 April 1886, Page 7

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Hamilton, Friday. As will be seen in to-day's obituary notice, Mr. George Scot Murray was drowned at the wrfsclc of the Taiaroa. The unfortunate gi-ntleman was a brother of Mr. J. W. Murray, head teacher of the West Hamilton . iiool. The Hamilton Lake, 141 acres, which lies on the borders of the borough, has just been vested, by notification in tho New Zealand (.u/.stte, as the property of the borough. Cambridgk, Friday. It is reported that our old friend, Mr. Robert Bradley, is about to return to Waikato and resume his old position in the well-known auctioneering firm of which be was so long an energetic and useful etnploy6, [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Te Awamctp, Friday evening. The Property Tax Reviewers for this district (Messrs. T. Wells, and E. J. Roche), held an Assessment Court here yesterday. There were thirty-five objectors, most of whom attended and obtained a reduction. Cambridge, Friday evening. Frank Nicholson, who was arrested yesV rday on a charge of issuing valueless '.! , ques, was to-day brought up before the 1...\i , and remanded to Auckland. Ihe Ven. Archdeacon Willis, who has I < en in indifferent health for some time past, 1. 1.», on the advice of his medical attendant, pme away for a change of air and scene. '! he Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Aookland, takes charge of the parish during the Archdeacon's absence. ii eorge Leaning was charged at the Police Court to day with having been drunk whilst in charge of a wagon and four horses on Ist April last, and was fined 20s and costs. The additions to the Cambridge Public School have been commenced by the contractor, Mr. R. Kerr. The Rev. J, S. Eishwortb, who succeeded the Rev. H. R. Dewsbury in the charge of the Cambridga Wealeyan circuit, has arrived here.