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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 56, 7 September 1872, Page 2

By proclamation in the' Gazette, dated August 22 y the Auckland province is declared, ft district under and for the purposes of Diseased Cattle Act, 1871." To take effect from; date of proclamation. The following constitute the Auckland Board: Joseph May (chairman), Every Maclean, and Thos. Cawkwell.. . The- wire* was again- stretched across the river at Ngaruawahia,. yesterday; it has had the - wornipaits replaced by new ropes. A new wire- has also been stretched. across- at lfam : lton>; the risk travellers in the district ran of tak'ng on, mv-oluntary journey of uncertain extent down our fast riinrrng.river is thus removed. . Major Jackson's speech, as given. m.tlie telegraphic summary of the Daily Southern Gross was as follow . » That many members seemed' anxious to avoid 1 a change, even- if tlie public works management had not been quite satisfactory.. As a direct i-»sue he naoved, as an amendment to Mr. Stafford's resolutions, ' That in the present prosperous: state of the country it would-not be desirable that there should'be any change of Ministry.' \VO are glad to* notice tliat tlie Rbv. F. C. Uoyd arrived by the 'City of Auckland,' so that we may shortly expect him in the Waikato. We'call attention to Mr. Knox's sale to take place to-day at Hamilton. The whole of Mr. Joseph's stock will be offered for public competition. Particulars will! be found in another column. We regret that the report of the meeting for-the purpose-of forming a Rifle Association for the Wai-kato-reached us too late for-publication in this issue. The report we have received is a very full one; it will appear intnni* -nnrf-.. • • .s ; , , The coal tra le of the Waikato is likely 1 shortly to become* very extensive. The partial failure of the supply from Bay of Islands in conjunction witli the cheap rate at which vessels can be loaded at the Waikato Heads,, cannot fail' to command" the trade. The s.s., St. Kilda received' a supply at the Heads a few davs back, and' the CF. p.s. Luna is expected to call' in" before leaving- for the South. _ Several vessels which are expected with timber will take a return freight of coal'. The ' City of Auckland,' from London, with 321 passengers of both sexes, arrived. We trust that some of them will" find their way into the Waikato to supply the deficiency of all kinds of labour at present in the district. Domestic servants are most wanted.

Enquiries are made respecting' Robert Watt,. 30 j years of age,, arrived' in- Auckland eight years ago, J with Mr. Pierce, a draper, served ifl the Waikato, last heard" of about two years since at Taranaki. N. Z~ TT'rald. a | A'rr advertisement ha 9 appeared in the Star,, callings a- meeting of those who served against the natives,. " For the purpose of considering the best means of protecting the graves of those who fell during the late war:" So- far as protection to the graves goes, that has been pretty well attended to, but many of the erections over the places of interment are in a lamentable state of decay. These were mostLy erected bv the comrades of'the fallen, wllo are, necessariHy, from their absence, debarred from keeping them in repair r this duty, therefore; devolves upon those who are reaping the benefits-of their gallant actions. Wetrust that some- steps will" tte taken by the settlers in the Waikato to raise funds to be added to those subscribed' in Auckland. Whilst on the grave question, it will 1 not be out of place-if we call attention to the wonderful piece of architecture over the'grave of King Potatou, at ruawahia. It will be remembered that some t\\ o months back, the original structure yielded to the force of the wind and became a perfect wreck. By the orders of the government the constabulary have been employed! for the last month in producing a- facsimile of the original monument, house, cupboard, memento, tombstone, or by whatever name the architect, Mr Joy, would'like it called. We can, without any hesitation, recommend'all students of architecture to visit Ngaruawahia, where we promise them a view of a style of architecture without a name, or its equal in absurditv. It has windbws, doors,. gables, and cornices innumerable,, and altogether is a. truly wonderful' sight. As we before pointed out, the original structure was erected over nothing; and by what process of reasonings the government felt themselves justified in perpetuating the absurdity both in sentiment and detail, wa are at-ar loss to understand. The money would certainly have been much better expended in repairing some-of the graves of our own countrvmen who fell during the war. Among the parliamentary papers received is an annual return of lands held under depasturing and other Teases,, except goldmining, and of rent?,. &c. The return is made up to the end of last year: " The total area held under depasturing leases is 15,000,023 acres, for which £107,764175. 2d. is paid in of rent. The province of Auckland returns 58,750 acres for which £55 yearly is paid; Taranaki, 24 acres, £2 6s. 4cT. rent; JA'awke*s Bay, 3*L9,081 acres, £1,082 4s. 9d.; Wellington, 1,350 acres, £193 6s. 2d. rent; Nelson, 555,396 acres,. £3,837 18s 9d.; Mar — borough, 1,029,198 acres,. £4,226- 19s. 3d. rent; Canterbury, 5,403.606 acres, £33,980 IBs. 6d. re at; Westland,*3l,4oo acres, £428 18?- lOd. rent ; Otago and Southland, 7,480,718 acres. £64,013 17s- sd„ rent."

A " little dillic.diy" Inn spru. g up, siys the llaickt Bay lit-, a I, in the di.str.ct of Maiuwat u, with (X) the Norwegians. It appears that an election took place for a seat in the District Board- 1 here wentwo parties, the cite the "settlers," anil the other the Norwegians. The latter returned their man at the head of the poll. This had made the "old settlers furious, who have written to the In<le)>*'ii<l*nt, that they will not recognise the newly-elected member, und aillrm that the Norwegians were broig.n down in- a body by Mr Monrad (a son of Bishop Monrad, late Premier of Denmark) to vote en a r a!n.<t the " settlers'" candidate. The circumstance lias cftused a la.ge ajnount of correspondence, and a deal of ill-will. The follow ng t>le<>ram has been received at Duned'n bv a private fiim:—" New Zealand wool hiw improved 2d. per lb. s"i<the commencement of the sales. —Star.