Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1347, 17 February 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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croft's law. All the latter notices avise under distinct Statutes, and must be published in a paper circulating in the district to which they relate. The consequences of following the Resident Magistrate's dictum would, therefore, be to render a large portion of these notices, and the rates founded upon them, absolutely illegal. Common sense, and the flagr&ncy of the job with which Mr, JNorthcroft was practically charging the Government, should have caused him to pause and inquire before attempting to instruct the local bodies in laws about which most of them would probably be able to tell the Resident Magistrate a thing or two. We have already shown how Mr. Northcroft's ill-judged wandering beyond his brief might have caused some of our local bodies to flounder ; let us look now in what position he would land unfortunate bankrupts. The New Zealand Herald, Mr A'orthcroft says, is the only Gazette he knows of in the provincial district of Auckland. Well, let him turn, then, to his file^Hfew Zealand Gazettes of June 1876, and he will enlarge his knowledge. He will discover there, under the hand of the Governor, and Mr. Bowen, Minister of Justice, a proclamation making the Auckland Star a Gazette in bankruptcy for the provincial district of Auckland. Now, how would it fare with debtors who, relying on our R-.M.'s acumen, neglected to publish their notices of insolvency in the Gazette proclaimed under the Bankruptcy Acts ? The chances are, that any creditor might afterwards upset the entire proceedings as invalid. The whole affair illustrates the old adage about a little knowledge being an exceedingly dangerous thing. Mr. Northcroft has allowed himself to figure as a " blind leader of the blind," and it will be well if the lesson teaches him to be more careful how he strays from the texts before him. The faot is that the law and common sense alike demand that all notices concerning the affairs of our Local Government shall be published through those mediums which are most likely to come under the notice of the people they are intended to reach — in short, "in a newspaper actually circulating in the district." And, so far as the Waikato is concerned, there can hardly be any difference of opinion as to which paper most completely fulfils that condition. We do not hesitate to say that it would be infinitely less absurd to compel the publication of all Auckland advertisements in the Waikato Times, in order to meet the eyes of Auckland people, than to order the insertion of notices in the Auckland Herald for the purpose of bringing them to the knowledge of Waikato settlers. We challenge an examination of our Auckland subscribers' list by those who doubt this assertion.

We understand that a private match will come off on the Ohaupo Racecourse to-day, befcweon Mr J. Hunt's Glenfern and Mr Brindle's Skylark, for the cum of £20 a-<<ide.

Mr Walters' horses, which are to take part in the races to-day and tomorrow, arrived in Hamilton on Tuesday night,and were quartered at Mofflin'B capital Btables. They are lookinsr well and likely. All the horses intended to compete have now arrived.

Yesterday Mr Gwynne brought into this office some magnificent specimens of the " Goliath" plum, grown in the orchard of Mr A. A. Fantham ut G-wynne-lands (Jambridge. The fruit, which is quite as lurg3 as a peach, is in color a deep red, ■while the flavor, as we can testify, is simply delicious.

We have received another letter on the vexed question of the Te Rore bridge, from Mr R. Neal, but aa no possible good can be effected by its pubhca' tion,the Government having decided finally upon the matter, we decline to give it insertion, and must close this correspondence.

The revolution in Ireland is comprehensive. Positively a meeting has been held in Belfast, and a company formed, for the purpose of 'introducing hansom cabs, brougham cabs, and landaus,' and suspending the • ould Oirish jan tin* kyar.' Shade of Larry Doolan, has it come to this ?

Some difficulty seems, according to the local papers, to have ariaen in regard to the Poverty Bay Petroleum, industry. The operations carried on so far, do not seem to have been in accordance with the requirements of the case, and it has been suggested that the Government should secure the services of an experienced man, for the purpose of making thorough tests.

Hamilton presented quite a lively appearance last night, knots of foreign sporting men congregated at the different corners, discussing the events of to-day in the most animated manner, while the local talent were eagerly picking up the crumbs of information aa they fell. A shooting gallery and a Yankee salesman were also in full swing near Gwynne'a Hotel.

Mofflin performed the journey to Raglan, and back on Tuesday. The road with the exception of that portion between Hamilton and Whatawhata, which is simply disgraceful, was found to be in good order, that over the range especially so.

Next Sunday will be observed as Harvest Festival both at Cambridge and Hamilton, We understand that the decorations at S. Peters' are to be very good this year, and the music carefully rehearsed.

It would seem that the opposition to a licensed house in Cambridge Weit is as strong as ever. A meeting has been called for to-night, at the Mission-room, to consider what coarse shall be adopted. The opposition have already secured an influential and numerous following, and it is expected that there will be a large meeting.

A Maori, Hamiora Mangakabia, sends us a letter and circular of some importance. In his latter he says: — "I. am going to Cambridge as agent for the, natives who have claims to Patetere.* I have all the telegrams and correspondence about Patetere, also, the accounts and tjie amount claimed by Government, amount- 1 ing in all to £11,034 12s lOd. The larg- , est part of this Amount is, disputed by two . natives, bat they agree to %35Q0, The

amount of money disputed is £7504. The rent due.for Pateteite from 1873 to the present time, at £905 per annum, is £6635. I have also a circular, which I intend to distribute among the natives." The circular is in Maori, and is- a very lengthy affair. It embraces a history of the affair, with the telegrams sent by Mr Bryqe to Mr Sheehon, and the accounts. Herald.

In a Calcutta Sweep of £26 5s on' fcho Waikato Turf Club Handicap, drawn at the Commercial Hotel last night, Hippocampus was sold for £3 10s ; Lone Hand, JE7 15s; Golden Crown, £3; Yatapa, £2 ss; Maori (late Auckland), £3 10s ; Kenilworth, £1 sa ; and King Quail, £7 sb. In a sweep of about equal value on the Handicap Hurdles, Blink Bonny fetched £4 ; Tempest, £1; Harold, £1 ; Sportsman, £6 ss ; Harry Mount, £8 ; Lone Hand, £1 ;Te Whetu passed in.

The Secretary of the Auckland Board of Education has forwarded to the chairman of the Bautapu School Committee, for presentation to Master James Maclaurin, the certificate of District Scholarship, awarded to him after the examination held in December lust. The Scholarship is tenable for two years from the Ist of January last, and entitles the holder to an allowance of £30 per annum and to free tuition at the Auckland College and Grammar School. There will, unfortunately, be no opportunity ,of making* a formal presentation of the certificate, as Master Maclaurin has gone to Auckland to attend the College. The Hautapu people may congratulate themselves that their school has been the first in Waikato to produce a District Scholarship winner.

At a meeting of the Cambridge Town Board on Tuesday, at which Messrs J. P. Campbell (chairman), Pearson, and Johnson were present, the Secretary was instructed to write the Rev. W. Bull to have the furze cleared from Williamstreet, adjoining his property. The Secretary read a statement of accounts, showing a credit balance of £94 7s 2d. It was resolved to instruct the Engineer to take certain levels, and to call for tenders for gravelling the footpaths. The Engineer was also instructed to give an estimate of the cost of forming Queen-street. It was resolved to inform the owner of the steamer Alert that a wharf charge of 10s per week would be made for landing goods. It was resolved to request Mr Kirk wood to draw the attention of the Waikato County Council, at its next meeting, to the fact that the Cambridge Town Board has only obtained County subsidies to the amount of £80. during the past two years, and to ask for a fair proportion. Accounts amounting to £26 were passed for payment. An account from Mr Wright, £7 3s, for making a dogkennel, was referred to the Waikato County Council. The Board then rose.

A very pleasant moonlight excursion was made in the steamer Delta, on Tuesday night, in aid of the funds of the Hamilton Band. A start was made a little before 8 o'clock, there being abont 130 people on board. The night was cloudy at first, but whea the steamer had proceeded a few miles down the river,the moon shone out brightly, greatly to the enjoyment of the excursionists. A halt was made at what is known as the halfway paddock, and here the greatest number disembarked, and went in search of peaches. The steamer was then turned, and Hamilton was reached about lOo'clock. The Band was of course present, and played a variety of airs during the evening, providing also the music for the dancing, which was engaged in at short intervals on the fore deck. The financial result will be the addition of a small sum to the Band fund.

Mr Patrick Leslie has sold about 800 hundred acres of his estate at Tamahere, including the beautiful homestead, Wartle, To Mr J. J. Barujrh, a gentleman newly arrived in the colony, who has had extensive experience of fanning in Yorkshire. Mr Barugh, with his son, has for some time past been making a careful examination of the land in the Northern portion of this colony, and it speaks much for Mr Leslie's land that he should have decided upon selecting it in preference to the numerous other farms offered to him. The purchase was effected through Capt. Steele, and the district is to be congratulated on having secured in the persons of Mr Barugh and his family, such really valuable additions to the ranks of its settlers. The picture, however, has its reverse. "We are, unfortunately, in gaining Mr Barugh, losing a gentleman who has ever been in the front rank in Waikato, and in one respect »t least, in the breeding of sheep, has been of much real Bervice. Mr and Mrs Leslie, who propose going to Australia, will, we feel sure, be greatly missed. They will carry with them the kindly regards of a very large number of friends.

We are sorry to learn that Mr Jared Allwill, of Cambridge, mot with a severe accident on Tuesday afternoon. On returning home trom Buckland's sale, Mr Allwill endeavoured to drive some of his horses, which were in the road, into his place. Instead of going in at the gate the horses rushed past and Mr Allwill made after, in order to head them, and going through the fern on the side of the road, the mare he was riding stumbled over a small hillock, throwing the rider heavily to the ground, fracturing his thigh and inflicting other serious injuries to one of his shoulders and about the back of the head. Mr Allwill lay insensible for some time until he was found by one of his men and conveyed to the house. Dr. Waddington was sent for and was fortunately found while on his way to Hamilton. The doctor set the injured limb and under his kind and skilful treatment the patient is doing well, although it will necessarily be some considerable time before he will be out and about again.

Recently the engineer of a train near Montreal saw a large dog barking furiously. The engineer whistled, but the dog paid no attention to the noise and refused to stir. The dog was run over and killed. The engineer observed that the animal crouched close to the ground as ho was struck by the cowcatcher, A minute later the fireman saw a bit of white muslin fluttering on the locomotive and he stopped the engine. On going back to where the dog had been killed it was discovered that not only the dog, but a little child had 'seen killed. It was then seen that the dog had beon standing gaard over the child and had barked to attract the attention of the engineer. The faithful animal had sacrificed his life rather than desert his charge. The child had wandered away from a neighbouring house followed by the dog, and it is sup* posed that the child laid down and went to sleep on the track.

A very pleasant concert and entertainment under the auspices of the Wesleyan Sunday-school, Camoridge, was given in. in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening. The Hall was well filled by an, appreciative audionoe, and , the chair was occupied by the pastor of the church, the ]$cv. Henry Bull.. t After an overture qn the Harmonium by Mr John Houghton, jnr., the annual report of the school was read. , Then followed ,» long, and varied 'programme of solos/ , choruses j and recitations by , the children, under, the leadwshiE.pf %C.D,Mackin•toflhti Mr^HongHtdn^layiri^.tlie !Bccbm», [ punimonts, , Bq% ; <thp »in^ng, j*ad the elocutionary ej^prj^^tn^.cbjlld^en' wet» J < praide on thoae, under .^hose {(are 1 they., b«ve been. The Key.' D f Griffia «od m

Smerdon also contributed to the programme, the former contributing his favourite "Northern Farmer" in an extensively humorous style. The usual votes of thanks having been accorded, the entertainment-was brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem.

Mr Mofflin will despatch a coach from , Pearco's Commercial Hotel to the Ohaupo Racecourse, at n o'clock this and to-morrow *ittomings. K. T. Millar, of Paterangi, has received ex A.C. de Freitas, a. fresh stock of seeds. Mr Arthur Connolly, jun., has taken Mr Vialou's shop, Hamilton West, and commenced business as cabinetmaker, upholsterer, and French polisher. A public meeting of settlera of the Pukekura and Cambridge West Districts is convened for this evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Mission-room, Cambridge, re granting a license to a house in Cambridge West. Tenders are invited by Mr Murray, of Anuandale, Piako, for ploughing one thousand acres. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, in our "Gazette" columns, notifies the sale of sundry rural lands. W. J. Hunter and Co.'s next Cambridge Horse Sale takes place on Saturday week, 26th. Creditors in the estate of Angus Camp, bell, of Hamilton, are requested to prove on or before the 22nd inst. Mr Charles Walnutt of Hamilton, brewer, has filed his declaration of his inability to meet his engagements with his creditors. Messrs J. C. O*Qawr and John James Howe have taken over the wheelwright and blacksmith business successfully carried on by Mr I. R. Vialou, who has given up business. The Hamilton Amateur Band are requested by advertisement to meet at Gwynne's Hotel at half past 10 sharp this morning. Messrs Hesketh and Aitkin, many years in the employ of Mr Alfred Buckland, have taken over the seed and grain business lately carried on by that gentleman. Mr Aich. Clark advertises for tenders for the stock-in-trade of William Oliver, storekeeper, Alexandra, up to the 23rd inst. Mr J. S. Buckland announces an important sale of horses at Cambridge on the 26th inst., and a choice lot of cattle at Whatawhata on the sth March.