Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1870.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 882, 2 December 1870, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1870.

Messrs. Rqutledge, Kennedy & Co. is\\\ sell by public auction, at their new stpres, Tennyson-street, at 11 o'clock sp-moi*row ? without reserve, a choice ancl valuable consignment of fancy goods. The Export of Stock from fqrb Ahuriri for the month ending sQth November comprised 79 head of and 725 sheep. This is smaller sjjan we Jiave known it fqr some time Shipping .Return.— : There were 28 arrivals at, and 31 departures from, jPort Ahuriri during the month ending gQth November, shqwjng an aggregate Ofi §,§B2 and 3,305 respectively r—the pilotage for the like period, to 474 19s 10q\ The Escaped official Intimation has been received of the cap\v\vb pf Dujrepn, the last pf thp runaways, \ qui he jbs commonly reported to \)p fa jhe custpdy of sorne, natives at sastle Ppint, wjio are peeping him, till (bey w|ias reward tjjjey are likely le pfe fer te WfiWW.x

.Resident Magistrate's Court.—Tljisi morning two /civil cases occupied the attention of tfoe Court. Raymond v. Charles.—A. ehaim of £ll ss, fpr clothing lejEfe in his charge, which had nob been delivered. Mr Lee, -who appeared for defendant, pleaded not indebted. piajnti# deposed that he was a master mariner; that he was lodging in Mr Charles' house, the Commercial jlotel, aboiit February or March last. He had occasion to go to the country, 21$ he thought, for about a week, but having been employed to fit out the '.'JVlaryAnn Hudson," at Poiangahau, his stay extended over several months, and he only arrived jn town last Saturday night. Before leaving, he gave a bag containing his stock of clothing, into the charge of Mr Charles, who locked it in his store-room, raying, '5 You will find them all right when you come back." Among the clothes in the bag was a pilot overcoat, nearly new, which had cost 10s, black cloth and tweed suits, shirts, drawers, cap, boots, &c. On His return he paid the balance of his account, and asked tor his bag. JV([r Charles ynlo ls:ed the store-room, and pointe4 it put, saying " Here is your l?ag." He took it over to his lodgings, and turned it out, when, he foimd that with the exception of three articles of little value, all the clothes he had left were missing, and their place suppllea 1 by a sack, an old coat, trousers, and some other articles (produced in Court) in the last stage of dirt and dilapidation. The string of the bag had been cut, and it was not tied in the sarne way as he Jeft it. He at once returned and complained to Mr Charles, who said he would rather pay for the things than have any disturbance. He had twice before left the same bag with Mr Charles. Nothing had ever been said about charging for its storage —By Mr Lee: J. put the bag in the storeroom myself, and got it again myself. Mr Clnu'le> unlocked the door each time. He knew what was in the bag. All my properr.y was there except a blanket and an extra pair ot drawers, which I took to the country. I did not tt 11 defendant two different stories about what I had lost.—Thomas Ware, a lodger at the Commercial Hotel, called by the plaintiff, seemocj to know very lfttle about the subject. He deposed, among other matter, that the key of the store-room was generally in Mr pliarles's possession. At other times it was hung in the bar.—John Charles deposed that he was landlord of tfye Commercial Hotel, Port Aliuriri Remembered Raymond leaving the bag in the store-room. Did not know what it contained. Remembered plaintiff faking away the bag. He afterwards came back and said that a cap ? pair of trousers and boots were missing. Witness asked if that was all, and he replied yea. Witne-s said he was sorry that such a thing had occurred, and that lie would replace the goods rather than have any bother. Afterwards plaintiff said he had lost aU the other articles for which he claimed. As far as witness knew, the bag had never been touched. The servants had access to the storeroom, but he believed them to be strictly honest. Much valuable property was kept in the room, and nothing else had been missed during the past year.—An altercation here ensued between the parties, and as a similar irregularity had taken place before during the hearing, the magistrate threatened to fine them £2 each for contempt of Court if this conduct was repeated.—Mr Lee quoted precedents to show that an innkeeper, when acting as gratuitous bailee for a lodger, was not responsible as in the case of a guest or traveller. —: His Worship adjourned the case to tomorrow morning, to consider this subject, which involved a very nice point of law. —Some amusement was caused by the plaintiff inquiring what he was to do with the rubbish with which his hag had been stuffed. The worthy magistrate recommended him to return it to defendant, which he promised to do.— Hague v. Flanagan. —(Adjourned case ) —JVLr Lee, who was cajled as a witness in this case, corroborated the statement of defendant, that £5 out of the claim (£5 14s 2d) had been paid. It had not been properly entered in the settlement of accounts in the late firm of Hague & Parker.—Judgment for 14s 2d, and 13> costs, his YVprship infoimin.g plaintiff that he must look to Jarker for the £S X

He once more came before the constituency upon two principles, viz., economy in the public expenditure and free-trade,. {Cheers,) It had been said that a Cabjnet Minister was to come from Wellington to oppose him there in Parnell. (Cheers.) That gentleman, the Hon. Mr Gisborne, was one for whom he bad the greatest respect. lie was an honorable, upright gentleman, and he (Mr Wood) was ready to receive him. He bad heard it said that because a minister came here that alji constituencies were to vote for that ministerrand follow the example of the City East. That he considered a slavish doctrine. He would not be a joint in the tail of any Ministry. (Cheers.) He did oppose the motion of the Colo Dial Treasurer; but he did not hastily oppose that motion. It was usual for the jColonjal Treasurer, at the .close of the financial statement, to propose a resolution. That resolution was proposed without notice. But on this occasion there was this addition to it, that it must be carried there and luen, and the consideration must come afterwards. (Shame). That proposal was to put an imposition upon the articles consumed by the people. He would tell them what was the effect of it. 'Most of the main articles of food were to be enhanced in price. The duty on bacon was raised from a penny to three halfpence ; beef (sajted), from to 2s to 4s; butter, from Id to 3d; cheese, from Jd to 2d ; biscuits, from 3s to 6s; potted meats, from 2s 6d to ss. These were sweeping additions. And similar alterations were made in the tarijt with respect to flour, wheat, oats, and maize, which were free before and always tree. On the 28th of June this statement was read, and at 10 o'clock on the following morning all these duties were to be imposed. He waited in his place to the very last moment, and only then opposed the whole thing. He did it not for the sake of opposing the Colonial Treasurer or the Government, but he objected to duties being imposed in this manner upon the main articles of the food of the people. (Cheer..;.) This was a policy that would benefit Canterbury, and not the province he came from. And if he bad to act Over again, courtesy or discourtesy notwithstanding, Le would oppose it again, (Cheers) He (&jLr Wood) had paid minute attention to the resources o„f the coluny for a number of years. What was its position now ? He found the colony in debt to the extent of nearly seven millions. The Government expenditure could sometimes scarcely be met, and the revenue had to be supplemented by a vote. In these circumstances he did not think the colony was in a position to undertake such large proposals, and the attempt to carry them appeared to him to be little short of a swindle. Seven millions had been borrowed, and how many people were the better of it 1 Some time ago the Province borrowed .£500,000. He (Mr Wood) was the Colonial Treasurer. It was to have been expended with economy. What had been got for it ? There was the Tainaki Bridge (a useful work), a leaky Court-house, a half-finished Lunatic Asylum, a gloomy Post-oipce, and the ruins of the railway just below them. (Cheers and laughter.) Pie would tell the electors what be would have agreed to. There was a loan of a million to be guaranteed in England at per cent. He would haye agreed to that proposal, arid to spend that money on reproductive works. The farmer yv&s indeed a very excellent man. There was a time when he did not complain. Biit now he had heard that their farms was mortgaged heavily, sometimes perhaps to the full value, and in some cases a little beyond that. (Laughter.) Well, what was the consequence ? There were such things as interest to be paid, bills to be discounted, and commission agents to be employed. Were the people "to be taxed to enable the farmers,, or anybody ejsp, to pay interest for money ? (Loud cheers.) Of all parts of the worjd the province of Auckland was the last where a protectionist policy would succeed. What did she produce ?—gold, flax, gum. These things were sent to all parts of the world —-England, Svduey. \\ r would be the

MR READER WQQV ON THE GOVERN. MENT POLICY AKP FREE-TRAPE. Mr Reader G. Wood, M.G.A., addressed his constituents at Parnell on Monday night, November 1.4. There was a large attendance, and the greatest interest manifested in his speech. Mr C. Pike wag in the chair. We cull a few extracts from the lengthy speech before us, as reported in the Auckland papers :-r-

result if they put on an adverse tariff? What would be the consequence ? What did they get f-r the gold, flax, gum ? The articles which formed ?he prime necessities of the people. What did this approaching drought say ? What was the cry for rain fur ? What did it mean J (Cheers.) Well, but they may say " This is an exceptional season." So may next year be exceptionally wet, when potatoes and hay would be rotten. (Cheers ) What was the meaning of this protectionist .business but that the prime necessities were to be made dear to the consumers, that other folks could pay interest ? The system of exchange between country and country was not to be interfered with without the greatest injury to the people of them. It was true that local industries were the jewels of any country, and they should be fostered and encouraged by all means short of taxing the people to support them. (Cheers.) But if they electe4 him he would go to support great principles—principles which had been advocated by the greatest names, from Adam Smith to John Stuart l^ill —principles which had contributed to the happiness of the largest industrial population in the worjd—principles which were based upon truth and justice—principles which would make this country what she was sure to be in good tjrae, and what her position would entitle her to be—the Britain of ths South. (Loud cheers.)

A unanimous vote of conijdence was passed in the speaker, and cheers were given for " Reader Wood .and Free Trade."

It is quite refreshing in these days of pandering to read a speech so courageous, as that of i\£r lieader Wood. Even ibose most opposed to him must acknowledge that he knows his own mind, and is not afraid to declare it, and these are which, amongst politicians, are most valuable and most scarce.—r Thames 44? vertiser.