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Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1558, 16 May 1903, Page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council will be held at Morriosville on Wednesday, 20th inst., at 9.30 o’clock. The Hamilton waterworks still continues to drag its weary length along. The Hamilton Borough Council lust night postponed consideration of the matter for a week in order, that a legal opinion may he obtained on the question. On Monday evening a social evening will no tendered to Bishop Lenihan, in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Gann, bridge. The promoters wish to point out that the function will he purely of a social character, and members of all denominations will he heartily welcomed. A meeting of delegates from the various Waikato and Goldfields Racing Clubs will be held at Te Aroha this evening to discuss matters of import nee to the various clubs and to endeavour to arrange for concerted action. Among other matters which will be brought up will be the appointment of a permanent handicapper and the question of regisr tering jockeys for the day at small meetings. We have been requested to state that the following will bo the Roman Catholic Church services for the Waikato district to-morrow:—St. Peter’s, Cambridge: There will be no Mass. At 7 o’clock in the evening the Bishop will preach ; administer the Sacrament of Confirmation, and give Benediction. —St. Mary’s, Hamilton : Mass at 7.30 a.m (Celebrant, the Bishop) ; and 11 a.m. The Bishop will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation and make his visitation at the 11 o’clock Mass. At 7 o’clock in the evening the Mission will be solemnly closed by Father Benedict, Order of Preachers. In connection with the reported purchase of the Thames Hauraki plant by Mr H. A. Gordon on behalf of the Government, Mr Seddon states that the purchase will have to be passed by Parliament. He has also pointed out that the money sunk in the plant by the Government amount! to £30,000. That is, however, small, comparatively speaking, seeing that the company had spent £130,000 on the property. The main reason for the Government buying the plant was that they already had so much money in it. The Government would be prepared to allow the plant to be used on reasonable terms by any company which might be formed to test the deep levels. When the question of the Hamilton traffic bridge was being discussed at the Council meeting last evening, Or. Young said it would ho remembered that some time ago the Government promised that when the bridge was re-erected they would undertake the supervision. This, taken on the basis of the estimated cost, would mean a saving of something like £IOOO to the Council. Since then, however, Mr Metcalfe had brought pressure to bear upon the Government, with the result that the promise wai revoked, Ho trusted when the matter was brought before the Premier this fact would not be lost sight of, and an endeavour made to have the promise renewed. Tile Mayor said ho was well aware of the facts of the case, and would see that Mr Sodden was enlightened upon the matter. Ho thought there were very good reasons for supposing that the Government would undertake the supervision of the bridge, and he considered Mr Metcalfe’s action on tlie occasion referred to quite uncalled for. At last night’s meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council Or Dey drew attention to the wretched state of some of the back loads in the Borough, and several other Councillors endorsed his remarks. The Mayor said he was quite in sympathy, and would make an effort to have an improvement effected. Ho strongly condemned the manner in which gravelling works had been carried out in the Borough for some time past. Thu work ho said was left until the winter was upon them, the roads were soft, and the carta which conveyed the gravel cut them up in a shameful manner. When the gravel was placed on the roads under these circumstances it was no time before it was trampled out of s’ght in the mud. Ho would see in the future that such works were undertaken at the proper time. How is it that so many local bodies adopt similar methods ? It is just possible that the scarcity of labour has something to do with it. Whatever the cause, it is regrettable that so much money should be thrown away year after year, the good derived from its expenditure being practically nil, all for the sake of a little want of judgment or forethought ou the part of the local authorities.

Mrs Isherwood’s social dance held iu the Oddfellows’ Hall, at Cambridge on Wednesday evening, was a great success. It was an introduction to her weekly dancing class. The attention of the members of the Cambridge Choral Society is called to the fact that the adjourned annual meeting will be held on Monday evening, in Victoria Hall, after the weekly practice. Messrs Davis and Co., auctioneers and land agents, report having disposed of Mr Walter Seaiancke's fine farm rf 400 acres at Te Pahi to Mr R. A. McCardle, of Piroogia, also 500 acres leasehold adjoining the above. On Wednesday next the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile will hold a clearing sale of furniture, cattle, buggy and horse, at Cambridge, on account of Mrs Carnaghan and Mrs Tribe. At the furniture is almost new and in good order there should be a large attendance of buyers. The sale starts at one o’clock. See advertisement in another column. The Hamilton Methodist Circuit is doing its utmost to cope with the needs of this growing district. The Rev. S. Potts who is well-known in the neighbourhood has been located at Ngaruawahia, and w 11 enter on his duties at oace, preaching there to-morrow evening at 7 o’clock. The church officials hope that the settlers will fully appreciate this attempt to meet their moral and spritual needs, and will attend the services as much as they can. At the meeting of the Auckland City Council on Thursday night, a letter was read from Mr Wo.. Richardson, asking for the return of the £lO he forfeited by failing to poll the requisite number of votes in his candidature for the Mayoralty at the recent election. Ha made the application on the grounds that had he polled 31 more votes his deposit would not have been forfeited, and that owing to the arrangements for taking the poll being inadequate, hundreds of people went away without voting. The Mayor moved that the request be declined, and the motion was unanimously adopted without discussion. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS Wear Salmon's shoes. Try Plantekoa Ointment. For sale : Corrugated iron tanks. Found : Sum of money, Te Awamutu. Wanted ; Lady help, n ar Cambridge. Hamilton Library Rail, Wednesday, May 27. Ladies’ jackets, cloaks, etc., at Mr Elatrick’s, Hamilton. Hamilton Ping Pong Club : Singles tournament postponed. Sale of Sections, Horotiu Parish : Messrs S. Vuile and Sons. Social evening to Bishop Lenihan at Cambridge on Monday evening. Speech by the Premier, and banquet to Mr Greeuslade: Hamilton, Monday evening.