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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 967, 3 September 1878, Page 2

The' for the erection of a store atj Easty.Hamilton, for Messrs Coates and Small, must'be sent iii to'Mr T.H. White by Friday next. : ;;! ;l - ; •

Hamilton Borough Coxmcir, Vacancies.—The nomination of candidates to fill • the' tseats vacated .by rOouncillors Potter, Dawson, ; and Coates, ( who retire this year according to the provisions of the Aot,Thaving polled .the.least number ol votes at., the first election, took place yesterday. __The names of Messrs W. Jones, Jphn Knpx,C.;o. Wood,A. Potter, T. Dawson,. < and Isaac ; Coates, -were posted by. the Town Clerk, as duly nominated candidates., .The' election takes place on the 12th instant.. Tenders for the erection of a sevenroomed house iat Cambridge, will be received by Mr Di Richardson.until Saturday, the 14th inst. Brethern of the Sons of Ulster are summoned to attend at the Victoria Hall on : the evening of the 12th inst. for the transaction of important business.

Tiia thorough-bred horse Kingfisher, the property of Mr Walters, will stand in WaUcato during the coming season.' Kingfisher J is : too well known to need comment as to his value and qualification as a sire. He will be to be found at Mr Bond's cross roads, Te Awamutu.

.Te Awamutu ' * Public Library—A meeting of the Te Awamutu Library Committee was held in the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, on Friday, 30th ultimo, to receive the account of books of the Library, and to appoint a Librarian in place of Mr Maclaurin, who is leaving the district. The committee expressed much pleasure in acknowledging the Government Grant of now books, to the value of £lO. The thanks of the mectimg were also voted to Mr Maclaurin, for his past services, and Mr A. R. Miller was requested to act as Librarian, pro tern , from .whom intending subscribers can obtain books, at any reasonable hour, or any information connected with the Library. The Committee appointed for the present year were: —Messrs J. H. Mandeno, Winstone, Rutherford, Clough, Teesdaje, and Wilkinson.

Huntkr aad Nolan's Papakura cattle fair takes place to-morrow. The Alexandra correspondent of tlie ' Herald' telegraphs as follows, on Saturday:—"Rowi's actions at Waitara are condemned by section or otlier. Their objections to Jfrfe pondfto.tjare ndtbascd upon obstruction notions,! but 'jbHat he,.(Rewi) BetsauSfi olpthe dying re-', quest of Potatau. Rewi himself acknowledges he cannot accomplish anything «mtho.uJ^w,^ the Ngathnaniapoto chiefs wil not sup port .liiin'. ,* ." '! ■'•'' I |,'; <' j' ' . ■;;, jj< \;• Mejiobials to the Government, to re""taiff'tKe tecvwos' of"bT)th"' v "Vtf'Se^i i anclsr aftdSMaJpr /&fiEJr, alf.Rjc!<ide,nt" Magistrates, in Waikato, are being numerously signed The one in the case of >ir Searancke ;has received, Friday, about one hundred and thirty signatures, iu Hamilton albne 1 / Jiiid ;js subsplibedf to\in every'' part or the district, for,' with very few exceptions, Mr Searancke, by his painsJtakuVJr consideration on the .Bench, ! His' impartial -.and straightforward': indupendent action, Has oommeuded hiriiP«(ftt'3to'/jEhe>re9pegt l antl i;esteem of ;the community, tiis removal from tho office rhe'HuoWfrholda iwould, be, yer# ■fgenerjillyc regretted.*; ~; t ; ;... : . _; M ,! : ; .•;; ■?.'% '' * <! l*iiE Hamilton Station- RoAD.-^There were no les^'tHrineigllteSn'tendersreceived on »Sa'turd T ay, (from p'ersons willing to" .iuidei'takQ)the : cutting of about, a f mile of >jclrarnsj ,on fi the road,.from, the Station to the Borough boundary. The tender of \li'Banks,jit-3sper chain, was accepted. .:It,:i«(i?itendod, to cut a two foot ditch, eighteen inches deep, up.both sides of: the road, leaving .a.,nine feet, footpath on 1 ci,tjhf?vtside,,}Uid ( niitre drains ( leadingauto the.*c fro'm.the) swampier portions of the roadway. ~ , : .

Whangamarino Bbidgb.—-Tenders fo'r 1 the construction of ' a bridge over Whanafamarino river ; near Mercer, will' toe''received"' by the Waikato County (Jouncd until noon of Thursday next.

Sale of Stock, Garden Seeds, &c.,' John Knox has received instructions from' Mr Palmer, ■yvflip, ,i£ _leAvin«[Hamilton, tp; dispose of —by auction, on Saturday next —draught mare- and')-pony,"heifer; calf, csheep, dray and harness, .-implements, and a very choice assortment of garden seeds.

, f /The usual monthly meeting of Lodge' "William' Johnson, Ne'. 21, wul be held at the lodge-room, Cambridge, on Friday evening next. I iTKE Hamilton JBrtdoe DeSew^jjres.— A telegram from the Borough Agent, in Wellington-,* would; have been read at the Council last Slight, "ha'd the meeting taken place, stating that the Government were iw3lling-'to take hip £5,000 ; of• the bridge debentures on,the security of the tolls, ,the balance, of the tolls, after payment 6f the' interest, Ho' be deVoted to a'sinking fund /•/:;•;;

There was : ; no meeting of the Hamiljtgn Borough. Council last - night. ' A goodly muster of tlie general public, expecting ;a ; lively discussion, put in an appearance, but were doomed to disappointment: ' Some four Councillors only were present as late as a quater to eight, namely, Messrs Cox ! , Grwyrine, ; Potter and Gardiner j and the Clerk, as authorised by the Actjfadjpurded the meeting until tomorrow) evening, at seven o'elock.

= Football.'—Last l Saturdays the return match 1 between Mr Davis' High School and Mr i; Murray's Public School Clubs was played in Mr Jolly's paddock, near the railway station. .Like the last match, this ended, in a .victory for. the High School Club by one touch-down and one goal. The game Vas very even, and both sides well. For the High School Club, L. R, Beere, F. JoUy, W. Von Stunner, A. Cox, and R. Gwynne, played a good game, For the Public School Club, C. Odium, T Martin, F. -Odium, and. H. Andrews, preyed excelfenuy. k J£ftev the game was over, Mr Teaihs u£ to his hotel to have some bread and cheese and ginger Ibeef, they did ample justice -' *' Mr *GwrirNNE's BrtMARD Table, at the Hamilton Hotel, has been taken by Mr HaTry not only an adept at the coines with very excellent testimonials of private character, and is, therefore, one' of- those billiard-markers, to call whom_by his christian name and tin.. your pocket, need not be considered,.asi detrimental to character, as the proverb in such cases made and provided hathat. v Mr Jones understands his business, we are' informed, and therefore lovers of billiards may expect to find, j at the. Hamilton; Hotel, a, well kept table, and, when they are in cue for the game, a cue that wiil suit them.' *