WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7799, 19 November 1886, Page 6

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Hamilton, Thursday. The nominations for the extraordinary vacancy in the Kirikiriroa Road Board, caused by the retirement of Mr. Thomas Runciman, mast be sent to the clerk at hia residence, Eirikirlroa, on or before noon of Saturday. , The erection of public offices in Hamilton for Waikato is already making its influence felt in the advancement of this town, and in attracting the growth of the business portion of the town towards their proposed site Mr. John Knox is giving up the lease of the large and convenient brick premises occupied by him in Victoria - street, as an auction mart, and is getting the timber on the ground for the erection of a large new mart adjoining his general store in Victoria-street, at the corner of the block on which the new public buildings are to be erected this summer. It is also ntated that the row of one-storey offices between Gwynne's Hotel and Hattricka will be raised by the addition of another storey. St. Peter's Church was filled yesterday at eleven o'clock, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr. Duncan Ward, of the Public Works Department, Hamilton, to Miss Lucy Searancke, second daughter of air. W. N. Searanoke, formerly R.M. of the district. The service was performed by the incumbent, and the choir mustered in full foroe. The Wedding March was played by Miss Newell, and the newly-married couple left for Tβ A wamuta. Huntlky, Thursday. Recently it has beoome desirable to give access to the mines by a road here which crosses the railway line, but which of late years has not been used. Application was made by the Waikato County Council to the railway department, asking them to make a crossing on the railway at this road. Since the last meeting of the Council a reply has been received to the effect that the department, though bound to maintain a crossing, are not bound to make it, and inviting the Council to do so at its own expense. This the Council is not inclined to do, as the road was a publio road before the railway was constructed, and legal opinion is being taken whether, such being the case, the railway department is not amenable under a clause in the Public Works Act of having caused an obstruction to a public thoroughfare. Messrs. Ralph Bros, have discovered a valuable seam of coal on their property near Huntly, at the depth of 100 feet. It is of splendid quality. Aβ there has been a large area of land already proved to contain coal, there is every likelihood of a new mine being opened in a very short time. It is within half a mile of the Government railway line, and can be easily worked as it ia free from water or other disadvantages. Alexandra, Thursday. The Pirongia Mineral Prospecting Association, having a balance of funds left over from its operations, has wound itself up, and by resolution handed over'the money in hand to the Alexandra Publio Library Committee, The match between Paterangl and Hamilton orioket clubs will be played on Saturday week on the ground of the former olub, not at Hamilton, Rangiriri, Thursday. The bridges, tenders for the construction of which were to have been called for this month, in the Waerangi portion of the outlying district of Rangiriri, have been found to coat so much more than was estimated that the work has been deferred until after the next) meeting of the Waikato County Council, " I

On Saturday a cricket match waTS a here between the locale and the WUtaW Cncket Club, which resulted In •/*£Wμ* former by six wicketa and one ru n ' the IBY TBIJEQBAPH.-OWN COKHESPOxDKNT 1 M, William Joh£Z.?k» yesterday elected as represent ,'?? county of Raglan, on the new wJw' Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.