The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 630, 10 May 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1878.

There is at FFampiU'ii ivliat is c:i!lt"i Curamtm, li.ool> acres in extmt. upon which tnvin-rs of hnrs.s t'tvl kittle, wlu tiike otit iicitis.'S, are perinitfctl to »t» pusturi.- tlie same by «>,!. fnt annum. Awrtlinu' to th f> t'«:ieral w<>vt'mTnt'nb (tuztttfc' the fet's roi the use t!»i» common hist year nmoniitef! to the- sum »>£ L2O. Such- nn ino-m.-w ttlfl In: pa 1 try *m.njrt» tt »l it cost nothit,. to secure it : l.nt a ran-j.-r w snpp.-s«M-to 1 Vf t-linrire of the commottasre- nn 'l v:-. i-s Jhviin -Jen octai* ion nlly for the ptirpuau of renewing old and granting now

licenses. Jfobody in Hampden 13 apprised of liis movements, which are of a strictly secret character. '• He comes as a thief n the night! " No announcement if" his intention being ronclc in any shape ,or form : and woe to those d*-p:isturers that ;ire found tinpr-par-d. Tinny <>r f»rty Uoiirs is the time which 1"* srr's aparc f"' 'he transaction <>f "is nt:d if [ those who have cattle or horse.* '' ■ti tri»- Common, and whoae l:av. x[>ir"d. fail renew them, having heard of his lordship's visit .-,no lis bit3inesi, they receive a lessor l t .. severity of v.liicli rather astonis' e--i.ein—tlieir horses and cattle ;m: inir.ormded. To our mind, tins j.s arhirrarv and exceedingly unj isr. B--tor -uteh a step is tak-n depa.vunns siioisl' lie afforded an opp»nunity of eitiiei removing their live stock from the common, or paying the licensinir fee ; hu they are not phiced in a position to <l. either the one or the other. The lai.siei is, ne believe, almost unknown to tin Hampdenit's, nor has he sought to makhimself known except !■>'_ ivputarit.n, and, as way he imagined. a recommendation from tie Himpd-nit.-.-uoiild not b-of wry givae vatu.; to him ;t passport into a new .KWiiutniii. H.ii.ilid lie l.e r-Uioved from his present . sphere of usetiilne.-s. 11.-'d-t:.i3 \er; I u-.-U in its way, v.h-n !>y _ ih | -sy.-tem ; hue v/itsil •"•'i is drapeiah. ami devoid of WMfi.'., hi: is iv only Its. Lss. but he is an 111 1o':-•. ;t f.!« nuisance. Wu have had ampl-r evi.hnc tn the conduct. of other Goveivtmeii oflicialtf. whose p< ctiii.u iy toiie-rvaiiv. method of conducting the business o. rluir departments ie*s neces>iiated then retirement into private tiie, that the- present Govei-iu::. tit v:ill i:-»t permit site: noitsetise. In the thai Hampden Comimil evil will he lecr'tied, w. now call the attention of f e Government to it. Tuis is onr complaint : We Ilea; that tho rainier, when he favors Hamplien with a. visit, carries wit!i him a number of forms inadequate to 111 e..t t!u requirements of tho3e de.-it'in ' to license : that he remains in Ilam;.de;i a l.v. hours ; that only those v.iio naor-.-ii t-» b in the township and come into coma.tr with hi l " know of eis arrival, bec!«i~? hia i..-t;def! visit 1 ' n>'C publicly announced ; ami rl'.si rhe cattle <>i tb'ise who do u r-jtst-.-r. be-iitife fitl.er k'' ll '- ore3-*nce in the town atel his lataamu. " they cannot procure £• -ri.i»«v I without a"V warning. Who em >vomu-i ! that the 30*ft0-:.cr.- Common oiiiy pr...-iue<-an income of L2O or so a year I rh< present system m:iiiagem..-i:t is aitsuer able for such a nie:'.i:i\J i per!v worked, it might U- to reduce LlOa ; for there an' person,; wh,, ,1 Hot live in t!u: township that would l>. •iiud to. *:co;isit*t»aiiy n.'.-iU'i' nsi» « it. As it is at in ii.ai.i»|;ed. .-ires ti> have any!h'.i'.< W't" lt heea'tse of the f.rohahiii'V ...t !»«• ' eXjiense and incotiveJnetic.i ! J>

unfair :tn | >'> 1111' tii: ti ■» ' :,|U ' [r wi.idd in i;i>irlfl this ! -i lai:u >i submit!-'it t> iiuM*'-- iMin-t:---"-OoVi-rinm nl v...n!il a;. if that v ••tiid I t' tic.snl. c-ft L-.,;ily j;H ii.Jr. wi.nl.l fii'-n mil into t'-iu ..f r':o S! . v-li,. u.uild v.o'.'l; it r,> V.l.rlrit it :■» ;:f ;>fc!iiriit virMiaily lyip-.nlk- : and (lit* 1.-tv.- t.-f f>n.vnt.' a i.-trj_'cr smf. l- a v.iv, ~ n;> i L-'bnti 'i«-:—t > st\ ..f '.is sal irv—; iu-ti fro.,, lie. v.!:r.»t »!<>!>"=" is utllftlOHS. ali'i :>..,ty C"i:oTTicit 1' a V"|"» •jr.cvatiC'-. 1., .liciod. Wo "'-r b-hcy- | ' ("lovi l'itiiit.lil \vlit tuamr ill.' 1 If i;|-!■■■. 0' >hl 111' 'Il V. li. :: !:iadi ;!vai ' of t:i ■ .-.at',-o maftvrs : but if tlu'V srioiild. w,j won!: the dt,'sirablfiio...i t-mr j'werin a Uitinb-.r of tilt* li'tal [>..iko f' ICJ t is9i!t> litMiist'S, and otherwise act as c?!:>fodrnin of till' Jiolind.