The Waikato Times. UNKNOWN TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1872.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 30, 9 July 1872, Page 2

The Waikato Times. UNKNOWN TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1872.

'• !')i". certain that you can walk before you 211trinj'i. to run " This is a motto which it would be well lot , the starter of every now project- to boar in mind. The Proprietor of this journal has discovered that he can do the former, and is, in consequence, determined to jniike the greater ellort. We have much pleasure in announcing that wo fee' justilied, from the support which lias been accorded to the W.wk.ato Ti:>iks } in making ]>üblic that if is intended shortly to increase its size. <u place o.f giving, as at present, six columns of rending" matter, each is-ue will consist of ten eolumn.s. and when necessary this number will be increased to tit;eeii. More perfect arrangements are about k> be in ado to procure regular information !ivm all parts ov the district on all matters of local and general interest. During" the sitting' ufthe Assembly woshall furnish parliamentary reports which will be condensed by our special correspondent in Wellington in such a manner that each matter of public interest will bo noticed in our columns. We shall by this means !<e enabled to give the reports of the proceedings in a readable form, only serving up the wheat and omitting , the large amount oi tares to bo found in the debates. The increased space at our disposal will enable us 10 devote more attention in each issue to agri. cultural and pastoral subjects, thus affording our readers much useful information. In conclusion it may not be out of place to point out to the settlers in this district the daim Unit the Waikato Times has upon them. In the irrst place it was launched at their request, and in the second it tends to their own benefit to support a journal advoQiting" their iiisc-incivasiug , interests.. In making this remark we have no intention ot insinuating that the majority of the settlers imYo not ace avied to the paper the support promised or expected.

A if.cutiiiL' of the \\'aii:a(.<) ! ; te:ini Vacation and Coal Company (Liiiii'edj v.a.s held at M.;i <-.<-r, on the'Oth iiist., -"A vA-.kU Hie accounts ior tli'j past year were sul.united to ttic ohnrclioldci:-;. when tlic r«.-port and i %vere .-.dopted', and Mkkkj-s Ma.-f'arl.Mi'-, and I Wad l< y v/fi-i; 01-jcted directory, it wad resolved to Ijuild .stores afc Hamilton Knat ;'.nd V/cat, Te Uorc, and A!t-:,;u!'lr;i fur tlie convr-irinvo of the settlers .ilorinj,' ;;'.';(!;; arriving or yw:ui'.ir_c shipment. Xo <lividu:<i"' v.:ik declared either ut this or the previous iiiiniiiil mooting. Mr. 11. W. llohinstm ha.- i-ten μ-izi--:ted Deputy-l:e-i;-,Uai- of Jiirth.s, aud Deaths for the district of H;jini!t«m. A of the HiihscrihcrH to the Cambridge I iloary, and" also of ih« i« of rhe Ucading iloom, was held at the Duky of Edinburgh Hotel on 'l'hur:-,<l:iy evening la.it. On accouiit of the night belli;; wtk, tin: attendance w;n not Lirgv, Mr. Jaints ll,'illy wuii called to (he chair. The balaiico-ahcct of the IJbniry (,'oinmittee was read by the Treasurer, Mr. Campheil, who slated that, alter all accounts had been paid, including the purchase of. a large nmiibor of new books, and after payivig for a bookcane and other furniture, rtiery viw still a balance in hand of .IM lUs2d. There are about thirty «übsciibers to the Library, whk-h now numbers over ;JOO vobimcK- all roally-gtiod and readable works. Tiif! Treasurer to the IJe-i.diny I'ooin stated that its allairs were in anything but a satisfactory state, which wiifj to be atttribitted to the i>aueity of subscribe] b, and, as the room itself was a considerable distance from the main road, and had no lire-place, that there; was no proppeot either of an addition to the number of Tiiembora or of iui improvement in its finaneifil state. It was consequently r&solved to wind-up the Reading Kuoni, the Library to take ovi-r whatever periodicals v.x-re on hand or ordered, and to ]>urehaae any furniUiro belonging to the I'e.iilin-- Itoom. A joint Committee was appointed to make the necessary .irrangeir..: ntn in regard to the- wiiidiiig-up of the Ikcadingl'oom, ai«l the transference of its effects to the Library Committee. ..M't.;i- parsing a vote of thanks to t|ie Chairman the proceediny.s terminated. Wo have no desire to create any unnecessary alarm, but think it well to suggest to the authorities in c'lch of our townships that it would be wise on their part to consider beforehand what steps they would adopt for the isolation of any person who may unfortunately be attacked with small-pox. This disca.se is seldom absent from any of the large Kurope-an cities, its spread is easily checked by the means adopted. The alarmist tone adopted by our Auckland contemporaries is calculated to excite an extent of fear for which the cause does

I not exist. i The I lev. Mr. Ashwell will conduct Divine Service on the first and third .Sundays ofoeach month, in the (Jlnirch at Ngaruawaliia. We are glad to learn tlut an effort is being madeto organise a good choir for this Churoh. Tliere is plenty of good .singing material at hand only waiting to be utilised. A meeting of the Ngaruawahia Town Board, at which all the members Averc present, took place on Kit unlay last. It "was proposed by Mr Fitzpatrick j and seconded by Mr Harris, that the Chairman be j authorised to pay Mr llobert Fleming, contractor, for the (100 yards of cutting iu the township, - K also for the carting of 200 loads of earth for the repair of the roads. agreed to. The Chairman was instructed to communicate with Mr Hunt, the manager of the W.S.N. Company in reference to obtaining the assistance of one of the steamers to recover and re-lay the punt-rope ; also, that lie should j with all possible celerity have the rope repaired. It ■ was agreed to call the Annual General Meeting for the l!.">tl.i instant. The graud stand on the raeecoiH'ge at Hamilton Mas unroofed during the gale on Tuesday last, and the whole structure driven considerably out of ths I perpendicular, rendering it liable to, be entirely deI molished by the next gale we have. The Waikato Turf Club should at once see to, having it secured. We are sorry to sny that the Board whose duty it is to attend to the ferry at Hamilton have iill iwed the rope on which the punt travels to get i ifco such a dilapidated state that but for coni tinujil patching and sereing by the ferryman we i s'lould now be without a pant; iu fact the rope ! is in such a state that the ferryman cannot run ; t'ie punt above half speed, and the chances are ! greaoly in favor of its parting at any moment, I leaving the punt free to follow the course iof the river with who.ever may have the • bail fortune to be on it at the time. Coinnuinica- ! tiou with either side of the river would then be \ impossible, tkere being neither boat or canoe here : available for that purpose. The Board is highly : culpable in not having provided a new rope long ere this, as they have received during their term of ofik-e about 40/ in rents from the ferry. Had 1 they dune so (instead of making the i:oad from the bench, which was not a. work of necessity there being a good road with an easy gradient to the top of. the hill) a considerable amount of 111feelinir would have been prevented, and they ■ miuht have retired from office conscious of having ' done their duty. Their .successors will be appointed ' this week ami will doubtless soon be called upon ! to provide the cost of a new rope out of a probably empty exchequer. The way to manage it will be a problem not very easily solved. The adjourned annual meeting of the Hamilton Institute was held iu the Keadinp-room on the 4th July, Col. Lymis. Trciideiit, in the chair. The President, ■ after stating xbf business of the meeting, called upon ' the Secretary. Mr. Dando. to read the report, which. stated that the financial condition of the Institute was prospereus. The receipts during the pa>t year amounted to £5-1 35.. cf which £31 l n s was received in subscriptions I ami £2-.' U's (or lectures and concerts. The expenditure ; is £40 Uis od. of which £12 11s (id had been paid iiisub- : seripti'Mis t.> newspapers.. A balance of £4 tis9d remains iii the hands of the Treasurer, but books had been ordered to that sc.ivihitU. Two grants of books had been received from the Provincial Government, amounting to •50 volumes, sttiutiard literature. The Committee tendered ' their thanks to those ladies and gentlemen ■who had ; assisted at concerts, and delivered lectures, which had sc > largely increased the funds -xt their disposal, and coniirafni'ated members generally ou the success and greai amount of-good achieved during the past year. It was j. proposed by Sir. Highlcy. seconded by Mr. Siuith. that ■ the report be adopted, "which was cawied. The President t !eu called upon the meetiiii? to elect two scruti- ' noers, as the voting.for e!ect : o iof office-bearers rquired, . in accordav.ee with the rules, to be done by ballot, and ~ Messrs. Edwards and McDonald were appointed. Mr. *• Tanh'eld propose! that Col. Lyon be President, which was seconded by Mr. High;ey and carried, there being > no other candidate proposed. Col. Lyon retxirned thanks, and expressed his willingness to further the ! interest* of the Institute by every means, in his power. i A. E. Cox, E<q,, and Capt. Steele were proposed as Vicepresidents, and, on the ballot going round, A. E Cox. Esq.. was declared .elected. Cipt. Steele was elected 1 treasurer; Mr. Dando. secretary; Mr. Clark, librarian ; Sergt.-Major Duneen. Me-srs Tanfieid, Guudin : and Smith, the managing committee. Some discussion , j en-ued with regard to the rules not being posted up, and [ thie Secretary was directed to post them. Tuesdav, the ; 9th. at 7.30 p m.. was appointed for a general meeting to ■ revise and amend 'he rules, if thought necessary. A : ! vote of thanks to the President, which was carried by acclamation, brought the meeting to a close.

The usual-monthly inspection parade of the Wai" l.ato Rifle Yshulteerfj was held in the shed on Satur" day last at 6"'{<) p.m., under the command of Capt* Gumming. There was a good niusteriiotwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. After inspection the company weie put through several evolutions. ' v/eich were performed in a creditable manner. On parade dismissing, a meeting was held, Captain j Cumining in the chaiv, to elect a manning committee for the ensuing year, ihe otiicers being a standing committee. Several members were proposed, and | the following were elected :- Sergt. Mullions, Y015..! Colcman, Bistable, Neilson, and Bandjnaster j Shanaghan. The committee elect held a meeting immediately after, and through a considerable amount of business. The bandmaster anticipates getting a tune out of the pipers in about a week's time. The weather has been so damp lately that he , has been unable to get the drummers on as fast as he would have liked, ikibsoriptiyii lists in aid of ; the band fund have been opened, and a fair amount subscribed, which the committee Lope to have considerably augmented when the baud are able to ; play for tlio delectation of residents, ; The ll<:raUl in reply to a statement in the Vto*s says the (Superintendent has not been negociating i tor land, cither on private or public account. j Mr. Kaye, the mail agent,, according to (Jreville. ; was aware that the small-pox had broken out on board the Nebraska, hut omitted to inako the '■ fact known to the authorities.