LATEST NEWS. (BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1449, 15 October 1881, Page 3

LATEST NEWS. (BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Auckland, Last Night. At the Board of Education meeting today an application from Hamilton East for a lean-to for the school building for the purpose of seeming food, &c., from the ravages of the rats wab asked for. Co.st, £4 10s. Granted. A second application was made for authority for palings and fencing, which wai also gianted on condition that expense does not exceed £10. Te Aroha school committee asked for a school building ; having made previous application for same, It was stated that the woik is ah aid y on the list of grants foi considt'iafcion. A (juaiter share in Waitekaun was sold to-day at £500. Joseph May goes to Chn-tchurch at the end of the month to act as judge of Lincoln .sheep at the Cauterbuiy Society's Show.

Dunkdin, Labt Night. Thcio has bceu a very strong northwest galp blowing hcic all day, and there are several bush fires iv the vioinity of the town. >So far it is not known how much damage has been done. Ao the Mipreruo Court to-day the action McLeod v. lleoves, being a claim for £2,0i)0 for malicious prosecution was tried. The circumstances which led to the action arobe out of a hcene at the close ol the Dunedin Exhibition, when borne wine was taken, and by the authority of the committee MoLeod was prosecuted for larceny. The leault of the tiial wes a nonsuit, on the ground it was not proved there w.is insufficient cause for the original prosecution. At the Duntroon races held to-day, the Maiden PUte was won by Yaldhursfc, Shepherd 2nd and Racket 3rd. Trotting race won by Mooney, Agent 2nd and Charles 3rd. Duntroon Cup : Coldstream Ist, Swagman 2nd and Little John 3rd. WrawNGTox, Last Night. The boating season opens to-morrow/ with a procession of boats. /