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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 28 July 1880, Page 2

The intelligenee from the "front," as t some of our contemporaries delight iu calling the ~Waimirte^Ksnis-shows- that—theGovernment have not yet hit the , ,j;ight : method of coping with the Native difiictilty. j The fact wlioTiave* now lang^ished.M;^tA'!fM , dveV ! S^yJAl', , j to be dt tamed~for-a~stillr-further—indefinite ( pe§o£(, whicli must have become known j tfttbe f illowers of Te Whiti ere this, does \ not app :ar to deter them from still setting , the Government at defiance. Our telegrams \ to-day.state that the fencing operations are to be flushed on with even greater vigor, , and oi e young dark skin has stated . ppbliclj that he is going to be taken prisoner. \ Unless the Ministry speedily devise some \ means fcf settling the difficulty, there is a - fair pro spect of half the Maori race being in \ gaol before long to be consequently main- j tained • .t the cost of the Colony. , The i iovernment do not favor & tft¥ upon importi d coal. In the House yesterday the , Colonic I Treasurer said the use of New • Zealam I coal was so rapidly superseding that ■ of the imported article that Government , did noi think it necessary to impose a tax on i the Jai ter, He might have added that, thanks to the Grey Government, New Zea- , land c oal was used by tlje railways, and a 'great: aving thereby efleefcod. The Railway Commissioners raise a doubt : as to a - h ether the ratbs charged for carrying wool ind agricultural produce on the railways : eturn a fair profit. Referring to the tarna ;e of' cfties?* products, .'f hey *t say iVA' " Wp are fofm a_.deeided wheti er t|je Jjn(W"flre ' on thi 3 at a heavy loss, or_whetJ)er the other Colon es are deriving from it an exorbitant jprofit ;*btrt w?have lilrtie doubt thata closer '■ invest have beep ai»leto make woult is the "«>. ■ {♦-.£;>; Th toSm pose upon the public the whole burden of oh irity, Ir the House yesterday the Coloi ial Secretary said the - Qovarnri'tent symp utilised with the orphans and widows o'f thje men killed in the Government sludge "chafi! lei at KumaraT Hut" they 'did' lio't" propose making provision for. them, believing •that public benevolence would meet all the re^u: reme#t3'pf? " *"**•*» • ; It has been;JsßOtfj^for s.qtfte, timQ,that the_ Rail'ray Department 'are 'carrying timber ..from InvercargiU to Christchurch at a redi< ulously low. rate. The. qiiestion has been referred to-on 'seveiraF ©ooaaions, and the injustice; o£ the. proceeding, has poin ledidutjjliy -in varidus 3ocaiitiesl,"r. .tcrciting to our readers" to learn 1 What the Railji'sy Commissioners have to say upon the subjjet. With respect to the carriage of tiinl er, they say The ,vj'6"have tajje n leads irresistibly to tfye cquclqsiqn tfiat whene?er T that product: is carrie 4 under "the existing tariff for a disfcajtce -exceeding 75"miles, it is so carried at an absolute loss ; and if at the same time!" the haulage is over "hca" y grades, the cost to the Colony amc unts to 50s for every 20s received to the Crec it of the railway.account." - I: it necessary to go to for a term in c rder to qualify for positions ifi the Native Dej artment pf'the'GoverimTen.'fr service-?; \Ve "are Jed to..ask this _ qiiestion by two stater mei its made in the House of Representatives "yes ;erday by the Native Minister. In reply t6). Ir. J. B. Fisher, Mr. Bryce is reported to imve said that Alexander M'Donald, who -has lately been appointed Native Land Purchase Agent at Otaki, is the sanie who was •sometime since convicted and sentenced at the Supreme Court, Wellington, for stopping the mail coach and shooting a horse. He to: a man'capable of rendering good service jb the position to which he had been ap'gointed. Again, in reply to the same member, the Native Minister admitted that .one Edward Francis Harris, who is gazetted a Native Interpreter under the Native Land Ac; in the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th qf January, is the same Edward Francis Hjrris, who in J. 569 was sentenced to six .ye its' imprisonment for forgery. Mr. Bryce ad led that, when., .the ~ appointment was m: de, the fact of Harris being a'convict was no; known. He (Mr. Bryce). read a letter of rei accompanied his ap plication,' sigjifeij * "Ju'dge l of the Native Land Court, a resident magistrate, op 3 or two .the peace, and others,. iu aposkd in the„djs.triot i whers.safris lived.. What be cerrupt and' "disgr^evS o v ' 'Cokmyj • C< uH : %c^ : -W#7K ; cureftheVser.viC€s . 'K sily as ai d should reap a higher reward.'' - "" " V Captaia ; elegraphs to-day : —Bad w sather is appr&aahufg direction between north ' anct west and A further fa.ll) of ' the glass .Mil .take place, bit rising gg&fl The (Other day, whjrn japtl& Avere" throngjir g into JflbWfiS Jo signify thpir profession of approval or'disapproval of a- certain v. p».; tbf . j - the , T?as h sard toj3»toaCk'c4ns|o« s T! si to thi3 _ ; .0 livet ? J> - Coileagiie :" I a of tw '.coafr as r he en-, 'fared "i' Preiaier': " Surely he does not mean to vote on that i de—and against us~?" —Mr. Oliver did a day. Numerous werg tfrp flpecnlations in tie minds of those Tnen-as tp could "hive brpuglji,about.fineii3P SSt^Q^jn^nt - -such' 'a "breach" in 'tHe" ' sol id'''wall^urider x hich weak had s leltered themselves. Mr. Oliver, too, felt tic novelJyiof/'Ks t^fu^isnV? j 'TV(htJStThis c jlleagues were deploring his absence, and .1 ad almost ceased to call to mind the words cf thst pathetic song "Will he come?" Mr. Oliver bade /tdieux to the old friends S 'hose accjuaintancesbip J;e had momentarily i jmembered, evidently j» error, snd with firm erect, made the best of Ilia wq-y to his ,t arrowing friends on the other side. Mr. ] Leeves observed the whole proceeding—the i rroneouß entry —the discovery—the pert urbation the retreat and, when the (lliairman of Committee was about to ani ojmce the result of the division, he rose i o a point pf order. He wished to know l ow it wa# that Mr- OJivcr had gone into a 1 sbby with him and yat voU'4 in the oppoi ite lobby, and whether or not such a proi ceding was perriiisniblo in Parliamentary iracticc. Ho explainod further that Mr. )liver twisted out of the first lobby in a nodt extraordiimry manner. In fact ho niglifc almost wiy that he reminded him orofWy of AU-of-it 'l'vviMt. Tlio Cliainniin roply could not ho heard by Cffljiii of the Hfdvo of appluuito that followed Wp brilliant joke, to lire oil' wliieli the author cunni»gly conjured up an oxouso that Parliamentary hod boon violated.

I :ar3ou^ojj^lj^; tied 10s, wsi|§the s tor. T^t^^iiraainj^jid.]j|||ia6l orh similaro&ence, were eacEfined Sltywith he alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. This morning, just before 12 o'clock, there larrow escape from r>3iWO. oft tlje iermanent way men wererepairlrig the road, vhen, by of two ;rains si le by side in oppdsite dire'ctiins, b'n'e' rf the rr en~who had—been-attentively ng ball; ,st under a sleeper found he was in ;he way of one of the trains, and, of course, without looking behind, drew back just as ;he oth ;r train came up to his back. He ivas knc oked down, falling right across the netals, iware o: the'two trains being in motion, saw 1 lim doi m, and without' the slightest' tfesita;ion drew him off the line his pick-axe fust as the first wheel was within three inches >f bis rigtft * &rm*.* /FojftMha&TyT tE& nan th is escaped uninjured excepitby"a few scratch ;s. 4- eft 3 accident, fortunately not of a very serious nature,- occurred in Tyrie-s'treet,' opposite < ur office, at noon to-day," wlien a boy named M'Kenzie was knocked down and run ovir by hansom ca,b, driven-by GJeorge Bracer 1 'Tri^company'with^his^father, l bhe bo / was crossing .the when..the jab cane "along a£. a very' mo.derate,.J&ce..' Mr. M 'geifaie' leaving' th?. boy ; in the middle of'the road.' Had he remained in this positioji -he' Would: have, been perfectly; safe, b nt just as the ,cab was close 'upon him; he the'example of his father. and'JrusTied; in' front of -the horse. 'The d river, though succeeding by a bit of good i udgment in avoiding the possibility of the buy bjsijig jknoojted' clown ai*d tripled upow by %eThiaa§,; failpd: tir clear; the- lad altoge ;her, He w,as knocked down; and one qif wheels passed over hislefi leg, but, so far as we can learn, without inflicting apy aerio.u 3 injury, though the boy was barely ableli o walk afterwards.' ■ The- driver was feeftf: om. blame in.the matter,.... r We would remind our readers that the Pllilh irrflonjc Society \yill' thy* evening pepea; ' f Maritana P ". Qf.S'iWPIi.TOS so su( cessfull'y given last week. The concert will take .place irf'the ,T6eS-street HalL' *•, j. Tlu.Rev. C. E. Barley, to deliv ;r alecturfe in'the Primitive Metpipdist Lecti ire. Hall, to-morrow ftveijiug,Jon- "'£|& A gollectipn will be" made'i& aif of the-church funds. r / : y r ( * ; The following is 'the' teim' ! ctbsen fo' repress nt Gamai'u in the match- withjtlie Tpunedin Zingari Football Club, "to lie played op the eld Cricket Ground on neyt, play qommsnoing. at 1.30 ■ Q. Hare y (Captain), Booth (Depu%-'Captauij, SnSwy-Gv G-renfell, Clayton, Davy,' Forces, M'Dmald, Johnston, .VTones, W. W,,! ©odk, A. Cliurch, Dj and • 3Bani}.ejr : man • *. ' - A meeting' of Board was held -to-day g,t fifte -Board's 'ii} Tyn< :-street. There were J, C Gilchrist (in "the chair), Jackson,-Elder, Crui jkshanks, and Isdale. Mr.'J. M.'Birr, Engineer, .'was' also 'in 'attendap.cejl 'The mini .tes of last meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward- -correspondence read and approved. A letter was read from the County Clerk, intimating, ;'th'St .the Cou: ity-CQUjiqil had confirmed the decision of tl e ratepayers, closing certain roadlijiea in bloc i %' a,nd typek 14, Oajnaru, Mes 3r§.; that the conveyance of roadline through _\l r. Gilford's propert'y was- about completed: Mr. Jackson drew attention to a sharp curve on i his road, when it wasdecided to adjourn and inspeefc-the- road.--.-AfterH;be-ordinarj bus ness had been completed, the members for the Windsor roadline to. .Bobbin. .Qrqek, . gev :ral in}pf'oven}efit3, bpt defsrued-- -The llngiiieep's report! on! Jt'Oad.lint s to railway station at Iraki's Jablq fwas ord jred to- staiid pver till-mext mieejtingr; The Ins pector reported that Mr. William Meel; hac offered, to jillow". the 3'o4rd' to-,quarrj stoi ie r oh his.land'for re'p'airs'to'Coal.Pit Road", anc also offered to cart same on to the road. Re! olved, ; "*That ,'be-;a.c-cep ted with.thinks, the Inspector to proceed li il& -vyijrlf JJ3 soon cari'ovettake'it.' Th i a^sqi.regsrtgd- ;Pi roailine at Weston would have t§jbe t|lj;er thi offered for Re solved, " That the 'Waste JsMs. JBoard be writtfefi tOjaskingothemrjiiSt ;to.^proj3 r peo wi h the sale of said section." Account: li,niotihtiiig' to :; LS3 <l6s°sd th( .Board.adjourned to.view the .proposec jos 4'propeity On returning ;^s-^ec|'4e^ ikson'sisugges.ti'pn re ffie oa,: 1 for tenders for theiworts so coin; ve rance is signed.i • , --r 4 Che Greymouth Star has the following':— M •. de Lautour is a coming man, and fore m< st among the young colts'. The Governm«nlr UPt-put up any.pnejio risply. ; ..Gi thj side of the Opposition, a Maori me'ifibe an I Mri Shjimski,uther.?hjember jforjWaitaki sp jke. The latter is a very shrew_4 character an d does credit to the JewiSh- race. < Thougl net a brilliant sp.^ak^r,.he.is.,a hard; matte: of fac|i' riiaii,'' arid' *Tjigiijy"' V'tb m ißiber-B en, botji sidppjjf _ the. Hipuse, ;] ;; -