TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1881.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1399, 21 June 1881, Page 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1881.

In order to bring up arrears of local matter we are compelled to hold over bcveral leading artic'.e.s upon important subjects.

We publish in full to-day the report of the case, Edg.iv v. Montrose, heard at Cambridge on Friday, as stated in last issue. We .shall comment fiuther on the case in next issue.

John Sheehan, Esq., M.H.R., arrived in Uambiidge fiom Tauno on .Sunday night, and will proceed to Auckland to-day. We are glad to hear that he has recovered from his late indisposition.

We are glad to note that the Kirikiriroa Road Board have effected certain much needed repairs at the northern approach to the Tamahere Bridge.

The Resident Magistrate's decision in the horse trespass case, Crosbie v. Coleman, delivered last Wednesday in the Hamilton R.M. Court, is published in another column. Mr N orthcroft handed the written judgment to a reporter of an Auckland paper, which is the reason for our having been unable to publish it to those very directly interested— Waikato settlers — at an earlier date.

The Cavalry team, under Lieut. Johnson, arrived in Hamilton from the Thames last night, having left the latter place at 2 o'clock on Sunday. We are compelled to hold over an account of the trip until Thursday.

The School Committee, East Hamilton, have received a letter from the Board of Education informing them that the Board has granted a sum of J6IQ towards sinking a well, and that a sum bad been voted to cover the cost of a kitchen range obtained by the school- 1 master for his residence. Mr Allright, the Board's architect, had been instructed

to piepare plans for' an addition to the teaoher's dwelling. The question of increasing tho salary of the second assistant teacher was deferred for the present.

Professorand Madanie Haselmayer npfeuicd in (Jambiidge to crowded houses on Friday and Saturday evenings last. Never was an entertainment bo well patronised in Cambridge, nor one so much appreciated by the people of that district.

The Volunteer authorities in Wnikato have received a cheque from the Government on account of the last halfyearly drill, the amount being at the rate of 7 a per day per man, minus a reduction of 10 per cent. Nothing has transpired regarding the Novomber pay. It will be seen that not only has the pay been reduced one half, but the 10 per cent system has boon pushed to the utmost limit of absurdity. Comment upon such a state of matters is needless.

The attention of the Tamahere Ro.id Board might be directed to the great amount of damage being done to the main road by pigs. In many places the holes rooted out are sufficiently large to endanger the safety of the public. We would also draw attention to the necessity which exists for expending a pound or two in taking the water off the same road.

The storekeeper of the. Public Works Departmont was in Hauailtou last week for the purpose of ascertaining the best means for delivering the material for the Hamilton bridge on the site of the works, a considerable quantity having arrived iv Auckland. We understand that as the result of this visit the Government will continue the line of rails from the Victoria-street station to the west bank of the river. This will of course necesMtato the lowering of Victoria-stieeb at this point, and prob.ibly ouo of the engineeiing staff will bo here shortly to take the sections, when following out their usual practice the Department will no doubt call for tenders for the work.

We believe it is an accepted fact that the scarcity of game in the Waikato is ni a gre.it measure (hie to the havoc made by the hawks, and that these birds annually dustioy a largo number of young poultry. In the face of this we wonder that no determined measures have been rcsoited to for their capture and destruction. That it is not by any means difficult to accomplish this has been proved by thrpc settlers at Hantapu, who u lthin the last two months have (succeeded in catching no less than 70 liaw«s. The means employed arc oidinary steel rat 111 1 ap&, baited with a bit of lean meat. At this time of the year the hawks find it no matter to obtain food and in consequenca they fall an easy prey. If every settler weie to go to work determinedly — there 1^ very little trouble involved— the nuisance would be considerably abated before the winter ends.

We nave been waiting for some time to hear when we should have the pleasure of announcing the coming of the fiikurangii Hunt Club harriers into our distuct, and may now say that it is probiible we may have them for a few runs during the season. Several well-known sporting gentlemen m Waikato have talked the matter over, and hope to give the inhabitants of the different districts the pleasure of a day after the hounds. As means to pay expenses is the principal obstacle, we hope every lover of the old sport at Home will come foiu.ud with his mite, and assist to realise out here one of the oldest and most most popular sports of our younger days. — (Communicated.)

An adjourned sitting of the Distiict Comt, Hamilton, for the hearing of bmikruptcy and undefended civil cases was held yesterday afternoon, before His Honor District Judge Macdonald. In bankruptcy, at ><■ David Sherriffs, Mr. O'Neill made an application for an order for the bankrupts dischar/re, which was granted ; vi > c Henry Robertshaw a similar application was inado by Mr. O'Neill and also granted. The only civil case was that of J. is. Buckland v. J. F. McGuire, an action to recover £32 18s, being the balance of an account of £183 9- 3d for cattle and hors.es sold, Mr. O'Neill, instructed by Mr. Beale, appeared for the plaintiff ; tho defendant did not put in an appearance. Robert Bradley, agent and accountant for the plaintiff, was examined and proved the debt. His Honour &aid ho was afraid he had no jurisdiction ; the original account was for 'filSsfli3daud of tho £153 Us 3d for which defendant had been given credit only £7 had been paid in cash— Mr. O'Neill said the bill of particulars before tho Court differred from that forwarded to him. Under the circumstances he fe.ired that His Honour was right — His Honoursaid he would adjourn the hearing of the caao until next Court day to give the plaintiff's solicitors an opportunity for making further arrangements.

An important public meeting, called by the Chairman of the Cambridge Town Board, will be held in the Town Hall to-morrow night, to consider the advisableness or otherwise of petitioning Parliament to pass the Town Distncbs Bill, and also to take action in regard to the question of railway communication with the important centre of Cambridge. The objects of the meeting have our heartiest sympathy, and we trust bo see a laige and influential meeting and satisfactory results. The question of connecting Cambridge by rail with the main line is one of absorbing interest, and it is not likely that it will be allowed to be quietly shelved through the instrumentality of sham surveys, such as we have seen lately. On this subject we hope the meeting will speak in decisive terms. We have waited from time to time hoping and believing that some step in the direction of the practical commencement of the work would be taken, only to find at last that we have arrived at the point whence we started. But it is plain this state of tiling? i& not goincj to be blinked any longer. The mattei of the Town Disti icta Bill is another subject of the first impoitancc to Cambridge, as well as to many other places similarly situated, and we ha\e leason to think that the Government intend moving in this direction during the session. No harm can be done, however, by reminding them of the utility and need of the measure, and this we aie sine will be done.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Kinkinrca Highway District i» convened for Wednesday, July 6th, .it 2 p.m., at the Waikato Council Ciiambeis. The Rev. Henry Bull will deliver hia lecture this evening in the "Wcslcyan Church, Hamilton, at half-past seven. Mr James Parker, of Hautapu, advertises quicks for sale. The Hamilton District Board propose striking a rate of 6d in the £on all property in that dibtrict for year ending Starch 31st, 18S2. A special meeting of the members of the Cambridge Troop, Waikato Cavalry, ii con\cncd for Saturday nevt, at 4 p.m., in the Public Hall, Cambridge. Charles Otho Montrose, journalist, has filed hib schedule. First meeting of his creditors will take place at the Court-house, Hamilton, on Monday, July 11, at 11 a.m. Mr Lamb, proprietor of the Ngaruawahia Steam Flour Milh, notifies in our columns that he has for' sale flour, sharps, bran, oats} Sec., 1 at the lowest current prices. We would draw particular attention to his spring and >Vintcf, seed wheat of guaranteed quality. , i Mr John Knox wjll hold an unreserved! sale of furniture, &c, at his store on Saturday next, tlie property of tho late Mi" John Clarke, AVoodlands. • ' ' ; Mr Kennedy Hill will hold' Mis tisual weekly isal^'of pradu'ee, ,&c, on Saturday next. '