TE AWAMUTU. MEETING OF PARISHIONERS OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1804, 29 January 1884, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU. MEETING OF PARISHIONERS OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH.

Ax a i 1 journed meeting of the p.tnshionc2s was hold on Wednesday eveuiug, i» the church, the Rev. Mr Phillips m the chair. The attendance was veiy poor indeed, only eleven being present. The report and balance-sheet wei e read and adopted. The contiibntions fell shuit of tho amount of stipend guaiantocd last year by the vostiy by £20 3-.. This discloses a must unsatisfactory state of affairs. While other denomination-, ai e in a flourishing and puispeious st.ite, the Kpisooplin.ii Chinch in Te Awamutu is the leveise of piospeious. Tins is in agieat measiue owing 1 the apathy of many of the congregation, who l.uvly attend and still moie raiely contubuto anything towaulo the cluuch funds. There .ue oUiev causes also tr» winch the e\As>tm<$ stat« of alfaiiN can be attributed, but foi obvious icasdus any lem.uks on them in ]m\\t would not bo ad\ toable. it was decided at the meeting to lot the sittings, as by thK means the revenue of the church might be incieased. Mcssis T. Hunt and Toasjdalo weie re elected waidoiis, and seven other gentlemen as \estryinen. thi: ciiLi m: fvcrom. The directois and shareholders of Waikato Cheese F.ictoiies have reason to congiatulate themselves on the result of the merits of Waikato and Canterbury cheese. It \\ ill pioNCiiu incentive to the managers to maintain tho quality of the aitiele. It has been proved conclusively that Waikato can tuin out as good aiticles as Cauteibury. The Auckland niei chants and gioceis ha\e no excuse to pui chase the foreign m piefeience to the locally-made ai tide, for the quality is superior and the price quite as le.isonable. It is to their advantage to oncomage local indiibtnes, especially those in winch the fanning community is in any way mteiested, for they must know that if the farmei prospeis they will also piospor. Now that it has been pnned beyond a doubt that we can tuiu out as good cheese as our Southern friends, would it not be ad\ isable to tost the qualities of Waikato bacon in the same m innei ? Shopkeepeis in Auckland has e always been \ery much prejudiced against Waikato bacon, and if they knew bacon came from this, distnct they would have nothing to do with it. I know that on one or two occasions some very bad bacon was sent from Waikato, but that does not piove the whole of the locally made aitiele to be bad. Oa one occasion a large quantity of bacon was stint fiom the district to Auckland, but when de.ileis heard where it came from they would have nothing to do with it. Now, the bacon -was excellent, but the name prevented it beiug sold. One agent, however, undeitook to dispose of it, and at a good price too. He packed it up, shipped it off to Lyttelton, to an agent there, who re-shipped it to Auckland, and, as Canterbury bacon, it brought the highest price obtainable in the maiket. So much for prejudice. To retui n to cheese factories. Theie aie nearly 40 tons of cheese in this factory. Five tons are packed ready to complete an older, and since the trial in Auckland an order for two tous has been received. The daily supply of milk i» still about 1200 gallons, but, as a matter of course, it will not lone? leniain at that figure. The deciease, howe\er, will ba compensated for by the extra richness in quality.

NATIVE MATrEHS. The individual who rejoices in the historical name of McBeth has paid a visit to Whatiwhatihoe, and is doing his best, assisted by Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, the Bay of Islands celebrity, to stir up the natives to opposition to the survey. What a pity it is the law cannot compel him to stop his mischievous interference. A few months' residence in that building where a paternal Government provides board and lodging in return for a _ little manual labour, would cool bis seditious ardour. I met a Ngatihaua chief a few days ago, and he was jubilant at the prospect of tho speedy downfall of Mr Bryce's policy, which is to be brought about by the assistance of the great pakena rangitira (?) who came to see Tawhiao. There are moie pakeha rangitiras than McBeth inciting the natives to opposition, but they may as well give it up. — (Own Correspondent,)

JIIiiCEMAN'KOU.S. Tho Go\ eminent pxddock here is getting into a disgraceful btate. It is overgrown with dog ddi-ies, a most troublesome weed, and one not easily got rid of. It will soon lme a piolific ciop of sweet biiar, auothci pest, and unless something is done at once, this paddock will become adepot h'om which the country will be well supplied withweed-* of all descriptions. Theie aie plenty of A.C. stationed at Kihikihi ; .six; or eight of them would clear the whole paddock m a day, and thus pi event it becoming an unsightly object in the place. If tlie authorities weie only made acquainted with the facts, I have no doubt the mattei would be attended to at once. The farmers are taking tune by the forelock. Acting upon Mr Mitch elson's suggestion that a sketch plan should be made of the desiicd altoiations in the station cattle yards, a number of poisons interested met at the i ail way station last Wednesday, and i made a plan of pioposed improvements, I \vl\\cl\ cou*\kt of uwTCAseAlyvWcUngaccuwunadatiou, atiofcher loading t'.icc find a dtlifting race. Tho latter need only be tried to lie appreciated ; its value is only undeistood by those who Ji.ivo tried and seen ifc used. If tho proposed alteiations are carried out, four mobs of cattle can bo yarded at one time, and two trucks loaded. When not I in UbO f i>v catttii, two trucks oi sheep caw be loaded — viz. : one truck on the upper and lower floors, and another on the lower floor. The accommodation is urgently required, and it is to be hoped the Minister for Public Works will see his way clear to have it cairied out at once. I regret to say that Mr Benge, our popular school teacher, is about to leave us, he having obtained an appointment at the North Shore. Under his care the children have all made wonderful progress, and he has always taken a wai m interest in the welfare of his school. To him is due the credit of haying established an excellent school library. In leaving he will carry with him our best wishes for his welfare ir. his new sphere of duty.

A quadrille assembly will be hrlcj in the Oddr fellows' Hall, Hamilton East, this evening 1 . Mr William Sloane, chairman of the Rangiaxihia Road Hoard, notifies in our advertising columns that all rates not paid oa or before the 15th prox., will bo banded over to the solicitor for collection,