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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 147, 17 April 1873, Page 2

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To the X htor o('(he W'ukmo Timh?, Sir, — I noticed in Tue*day's Nsuo, a query, signed Riflp, as to what hart been done with the subscriptions paid into tho W.ukato Hi flc Association 9 If Ritle, or any of those who poid their subscriptions enquire of the gentleman to whom the\ paid their money, he, no doubt, Mill be able to inform (hem where it i«. 1 ihould ior> nmeli desne to sec 11 good Rifle Association in "Waikato, and will promise it my most luurt^ support. Hoping to see borne energetic individual tale the in it tor injlund .md bnng it t > an lSbiie -I an, Le ,

(To the Editor of the \V\ik \to Timbs ) Sih,— The conditions under which Captain McPherson con-t-enfed to be nominated us our reprcscntutne were, that he would retire before the Assembly met, if the p.irlies who re(|iiostod lum to stand could find' a suitable substitute, or .telam tlie right to retire at any time to suit himself. At that time Captain Freer was offering himself as .1 candidate, but Ihe inhabitants of Wuikato thinking that a resident would be much more likely to loot after I heir interests than a nonresidont, choso Captain McPherson as the best out of the rc*irit»<ts who would consent, to be put in nomination. I consider the foregoing explanation is in justice due to Capt McPherson ; seeing that he, at prcsent^'holds a G-ovcrnmcut appointment, b-jth his tongue nndpen are tied — I have, ke, F\IK I'LU",

Anvirß to Youso Oni>i,v>, — Uv nil menu*, if yon enn, keep pigs. L'roporly managed, they* will make you almost independent of jour butolier. " iYow , then." wrote Cobbott, " tins hog is ulto^illui* .i good tiling." So lie is. You can rut him nil up , you cm gn tiu> whole ho^, hv> u tLio tip of the Miout to Hint of (lie tail. I'hus, b^ substituting pork for beel ami multoii in (heir prcsiMit ilimi'iiuos, )ou make botli ciulo liK'ut.— I'rnch.