SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1883.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 14, 8 September 1883, Page 2

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1883.

The session is now on if s last foic.s. and (he electors of New Zealand will soon have an opportunity of asking" their members what has been <lon° for the last throe months at, Wellington, iti'l the members will then have an opportunity of explaining to their different constituencies what imprwtnnt V«*ts have been passed or rejected, ;iivl nive an account of th ir ste>*. ir ship. No doubt souk 1 important, mu.ismvs .avo passed on to the Statute Hooks Jin-l become law; atrain a numl <m- of Bills of the utmost importance h ive b.'en either thrown out or dropped, owing to the lateness of the session. Of course, when Bills are thrown onfc no fccoption o«»n be taken to such a course, as a member is fairly entitled to vote jts Up may think best for the good of tiie Colony an I his constituency. For this reason it is necessary when an flection takes place the people, who have the voting powr in tUeir hands, should be very csirelul how they use that power whici the laws of a free and enlightened country ufive t/ie u. Too often indeed we have found iv New Zealand persons t'locted l)O"a:i=n* they could speak fluently, .io oth« j r ({iialiiic.ition appearing t,o be necessary to fit a man for a position of trust and custodian of the inte vst of the electors. Surely we are c.irrie 1 siwiy at t le moment when we eon*, -nt to be represented by persons only po^psodof such a recommendation. In few instances do we find fluent speakers making good members ; enrrying out the oVI Tda^e, " sileneu \a goiiieiij" electors ahouU be-

fore selecting a representative to look nfter their interest ami the inter j st of the. Colony in Parliament, be \ cry cautious oi a Haunt speaker, and not illow tnoius-elves to ho carried away by claptraps. We do not for a moment wish our renders to think we hold (tie opinion that, a flaunt, speaker canimt, make n good member, we only wi-h 10 warn electors on all occasions not to accept the surtac i qualifications of a man, but to go deeper into his past ;vs well as present career, ainl see if he is possessed of the most qualities ii'ivssary to m\ke a good member, when the time comes for debating and passing mi imp >rtfint measure ; it is then tlwit the country requires tne assistance of "ier ablest men, who, by their voting, can decide what measures are host for the good government of the country. ! L'l.e second cause referred to> abo-vo for ; Bills not passing into law, via., hems: dropped, owing to tne lateness of the session, tequires carefuliy looking into to ' find the so uuon or the cause. {Session ifter session tne same tiling happens, an 1 successive slaughters of innocents invjirinuiy take place. Tnis is wnolly owing to the loquacity and vanity of a ceitam section known a» tluont members in consequence of which tne tune ;mi money of the country are .»qii'»ndered in ! was od in members m. iking great effui ts to appear clever, by treating tinHouse to loiii^-wiidei orations. Uudou 1 tedlv nc here hit osv one of the real causes of the lengt.i of the session, •md et>n».' |Ut*ut droppiusj of Bills. Tip' 1 present scsmou uas produced a particular case in point viz . the Dargawlle breach of privilege c.ise, we have caret ul ly rol'iuiiijd in the past i'ro.n refeuini; 1 to this imfor tunale afl'iir, awaiting tlie report of t.'ie committee. Tie lejxjrt is now to. han 1, and what do we iinl / Tne mem'i'T b>r Auckland City \V\>t in his ewdeuce states : " I did not charge these gentlemen with pervHul dis.ionur ordis!ionest\ (meaning the Premier and Colonial Secretary). This of course was a distinct denial of any corruption or dis.ionest practices on the part of tiie Ministets. so far so good, and hud the member tor City West stopped at that, the handsome apology contained ni these few words would have had to have been accepted by the Premier and Colonial Secretary. On all occasions it is advisable to let well alone ; tuis course I the member for Auckland City West did not take, and here comes the sequence. The member for City West on being requested to formulate hi*. i charge in precise words, hands in a longwinded charge against the Colonial Treasurer in reference to a sum of money over which he asserts the Colonial Treasurer had control, but which (we will assume for Mr Dargaville's sake) through want of knowledge on tho part of the member for City West, turns out to be liiconvet.. The evidence of Mr Dargaville's witnesses goes to show it has been tiie custom since ISIS to deal with the money ns at present dealt with. The Solicitor-General gives hi* opinion that the disposal of these funds is ; entirely outside the control of the ' Colonial Treasurer, and in this particular , instance referre I to the deposit were jmulo by cheques signed by the Com- ' mission er of In&urance and countersigned by the Controller-G 'ner.il, aftei 1 the Commissioner had consulted the Coloni il Treasurer in reference to investing the money, and the . reasurer informing the Commissioner he had no Tre.i-.ury Bills to di&po^e of, the Commissioner thereupon <ieals with the funds in tne usual manner. The committee wind up their repoit by saying the chafes made by the member for City \\Vt .uv entirely unfounded. Comment U needless. This an 1 similar unfounded i charges atra'nst honorable members eu- | trusted with the administration of the Government of this country to put it in a mild way, are very unju licious. What must people outsi le of New Zealand think of a country t tat elects a lari^e ma] uity of its representatives to support .v government composed of members con-lantlv accused of what are ultimately piovedlobei>roun Uessand absurd charges of coemption. Tms is \vno re our previous arguments come in favour of conetituencio- e'ecting comtii in sen<"> busln in place of fluent spea.vers or, iv other words, win I'tag-* of claptraps. In the course of Mr DrgavilleV speech he asked honorable mini >e:s it he iiad been impetuous to put it down to his n.itionolity, in other words, if he had made a fool of himself or com ■ uitted any iriwious eiror. "I ctu't help it because lan an fri^imin.'* Ti: \ flo i. Walter Joans-ton, in replying, very properly said it vv.v-j a libel on Ireland.

A rush of advervisments at the last moment o 'mjje's us to hold # over a nihintuy of inter* s - in* matter. We understand the water- right, fcnown as Cook's right, has change! hauls this vre?\ io capitalists who in ten I at no distant cbto erecting rmehinpry for crashing, up the Waiorongomai Creek. During Ihe week tiie fioitl has been visited iiy Messrs Comiriki-y an 'l Spratt, gontlemen ;>eknowie !gel of vaat mining experience. Both gentlemen, after snbiecting tho various rafnos brought unler their notioe to close insuuetion, exprcsye.l tlieii entire approval :md conviction of (he permanency ami payable nature of the field generally. The authorities should take immediate '-tops to fill up tho dang'TOUH hole in G uirchfilrcet, at tho back of Mr O'Halloran'a Auction Mnrt. The next tiling we shall hear of will be tho Council getting mulcted in damages an I heavy cost by some person breaking a iog, an arm, or possibly, relations prosecntincr the councillors for manslaughter. At iiie present time we arc not at all sure the worthy Knight of the hammer has not a good claim at law against the Council for damage done to his property. Wo would again call the attention of theLibrary Committ«f to She vote of £5000 folikarica, passed this session. No delay

t-hould be lost in making armlication to Government for a pioportion of the vote for thin district. The residents of Shaftoslmry and surrounding districts will lenrn with satisfaction that Messrs J. W. Can- and Sons, boatbuilders, of Auckland, have nearly finished to the order of Mr Roche, Ohiueroa, a very handy and complete steam launch for the river trade between Te Aroha and Ohinei'Ga." Mr R'oache, in- his usual plucky and business-like manner, I has spared neither expciwe 01 trouble in making the little carrier as near perfection: for the requirements of the district as possible. The following we dip from, tlie Auoklanl Star:—-" Messrs J. W. Garr and Sons arc just finishing a Hieiim launch, built to the order of Mr Roche, of Te Aroha. She- is 30ft. long overall ; 6ft. 9in. boam ; Sft. 9in. of hold ; is diagonally built, and will be u^ed for lowing purposes at the farm of the proprietor. Mr Jvoohe, jun., who has been snperinten ling the constru nion, has expressed himself highly satisfied with the faithfulness of the construction and design." Mr James Macfarlane le p t Tauran<?a at &. 30 on Monday morning, stayol an hour and a half ft^Kati kati, and then ro le over the new track just finished, arriving at Walker's Hotel in rime for dinner. Mi- Macfarlane reports the road to be in really good travelling coniiiaon. About 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning the residents of this district were awakened from their slumbers, by the my severe claps of thunder, followed by the heavy rain. The maoriea hold this as a sign that winter is finished and fine weather ai riving. The members of ( th<f Pinko County Council havo on all occasions, showe 1 theuis-'lvos ready and willing to do all in their power to assist the inhabitants of this Iti Hng, axil we feel sure we have only to su<»<^st, the f Miming and passing of the bye-laws for the p u-pose of making owneis of p»gs, cattle, <&o. ( keep their animals from annoy. ng r te law-ab'. ling population of this part of the world, and with summer arriving to keep their animals in Accordance with the ordinary sanitary laws of towns. It is with pleasure we hail what appears to be a re..val ot the good oil tunes of the Thames, in the dividen 1 line, two dhi 'avis being declared payable oji September £<,h. vue iroui thu Prince Imperial of eight shillings, and the other from the Bright Smile of sixpence. Messrs Bradley an 1 Co. have receive 1 permission from Mr C >ney, the Po.stm istor at thf Tunnies, to delay tin starting of their coach until the first of Octouei, o.wng to the at present impassable stale of the roals. The usual monthly meeting of the School Committee was held in the school-room on Monday iwiiing last. Present — Messrs J. Lavery (chairman), J. F. Cocks, R. Mackie, and J. Allen. The Chairman read a letter from Mi O'Halloruii, a member oi the Committee, tendering his resignation as Secretary. It was resolved that the resignation be accepted, the Chuuii'in expressing regret on behalf of himself an { those present tlut Mr O'Halloran should have decide I on giving up his present position, and on losing his .services. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, ordinary voutiae biv-uncMß was then gone into, passing accounts, tfce. A long letter was read from Mr O'Connor, the Schoolmaster at Waiorongomai, stating that those who had been usui,; the school -house there for the purpose of dancing, hil so abused tho piivilrge by upsetting the deoks, greasing the floor, and injuring the school property, besides leaving the place in a very lirty btate, &c, that he ha 1 felt it his duly to lefußo them the key. The matter "was •hacussed, and the Committee fully appiow*! of ihe step Lhju Mr O'Connor hai taken un ler the Circumstances, an I the Secietary was requa-Ued to communicate with himto thai el?. >»(, and requcU 'i<r rVU for the fufc Jte be should not give upvl.e key o. a \y such purpose witliout first obtaining the authority of the Committee so to da in tho usual form. Mi' John Alhvood's seat on the Committee was declared vacant through nonattendance. Mr J. F. Cocks proposed that Mr Ilott be eteae'l to one of the" vacant seats. Thi«> wus seconded by Mi U. Mackie, and carried unanimously. Mr R. Mackie proposed that Mr D. J. Frazer be elected to the other seat. Seconded by Mr J. F. Cocks, and carried unanimously. The Chairman next proposed that Mr Iloct be elected Secretary instead the of Mr O'Halloran, resigned. This was seconded by Mr Cocks and earned unanimously. Mr R. Mackie moved that the minutes of last meeting be adopted. Secomlo IbyMrJ. F. Cocks. The Chairman read letters from the Boar 1 of Education in reply to a recent application for a singing teacher and a second assistant teacher, stating that the li;ard ltd not sec their way clear to appoint a teacher for singing, but that they woull endeavor in appointing the assistant teacher applied for, one who would be capable of teaching singing. The Chan man also read a letter fio'n the Boar I approung of the site, 2 rcres, offered by Mr S. E. Mac\y for a school at Wniorongomai. Mr R. Mackie gave notice that at the next meeting of the Convmttee he woall iuoac that she Rev. G. T. Marshall's application for the vibe of the school-room once weekly after school horns, for the purpose of «i\ing Bible lessons to children who wished to remain for same, or whose parents .lesirnl that they should stay, and which application was lefused, be re-considered. Mr Crump has nearly finished plans for extensive additions to the Waiorongomai Motel. Another storey will be placed ove* 1 tho whole of the main building, with a balcony tunning round the front ,'tnd south end of tho house. The upper stoiey will contain two lnrgo private sHuny-rooms, ten bed-rooms, a haih-room and lavatory. The present on tiauce will be widened to eight feet, and made into a private entrance, keeping the fam.ly portion of the hotel entiu-ly private from tha bai and tap-rooms. A In rye light of stairs will be Ixed at the end of the present passage near the billiaid-room. The late additions made a tew months ago for foed-rooms will ue cj.iverted into a public hall, a passage six feet wide will divide the h ili irom the hotel building. Ample provision for escape in case of lire is pioyidc 1, together wk'i <tll the etceteras necessary to constitute the Waiorongomai a first-class family hotel. Mr Lawless leserves great ere lit for the plucky enterprise, on all occ lsions, hr has di inlaye.l in anticipating the requirements and com^rts of th» public. Mr Crump has ceuamly dnplayo I 'reat skill an ] t'iste in pro lucing the plans, A vl deserves the highest, piaiserorttv us ml and .iaaiuental design. We un terstand tendeia will be calle \ for immediately the fine weather sets in, the state of the roruLs, together with fact of having to unroof the present building in rainy weatner, prevents tendars being called immediately. On Thurslay evening Kvjt; the Rev. Wm. j Moiloy, of St. Albans, o)ir'»{.Mwi'oh, deliverel >i lecture in the Wesleyau Church. There wuj a good number present, bit the building was by no means fillel. Tiie Rev. Ferguson, Presbyterian Minister, occupied the chair, anl introduced tho lecturer, whose snbject was " Tho Salvuiion Army : its lessons an 1 warnings." The iqv. gentlemen handled tho * subject in a mont able manner. At the elo«e of the Jecturo a collection was male in aid of the Wesleyan Churoh Building and Loan Fund. * Men should be at onco sent up the hill to repair the pacK track. -We are well 'within the limits of facts when wo say the track is positively dangerous. Not long ago we n. 1 . 1 o chronicle in thu colmhus .)' ,his jonr.l il a serious Iqss to Messrs Appicgati: and James

by one of their valuable ho'"«es falling over Diamond (Jullv crossing. Two men at least should be kept constantly at work qp fchU track. We trust the Council will give the necessary authority to have tho men put on. We nuderstand Mr Basket has applied for the freehold of his section from the High. School Grovernois should satisfactory arrangements be come to. Mr Basket intends ereefcmg a woollen factory. We trust the Board of Governors will see their way to. grant the request. It is impossible to. always arrive at a correct conclusion of events when looking several' .months ahead. There can now be no doubt if at the starting of buil Ting tramway tnd battery, a tramway had been constrtieted from the river landing ta the Waiorongomaf townsh,p an enormous saving could have been made to all parties concerned. We yet think it is not too late to construct a good permanent tramway for the purpo^ of conveying the large quantities of goods required for a mining population such as we confideaLly expect to see locate 1 about the town-ship at no disUiut ilate. The matter is well worthy of (he attention of capitalists as a leniunerative investment. At present we leave the matter to jhe consideration of borne entei prising person with command af the capital necessary to carry out such an impoi fruit work. In another column will be found a business notice from Mr Henry Buttle, announcing his intention of starting as a sharebroker and mining agent in Auckland, giving special attention to the formation of companies. Mr Buttle has spent a month on the field and carefully examined the principal mines and reefs, feeling thoroughly satisfied with the permanency and payable nature of the reefs Mr Buttle has deci'el in dealing wiln the public on purely shar jbroking principles. We can only say wo wish tho gentleman fvcrv success in his. new venture. Tho ordinary meeting of the Piako Council takes plfce at Cambridge on Wednesday, the 12th inst., at 11 a.m. The residents of Waiorongomai should lose no time in deciding whi' i h mad should bo recommen led to the Council from the main road to the township. A meeting of the committee of the Te Aroha Jockey Club was hell on Monday e\ening last, when theie were present — Messrs Cuff (in tho chair), Quinlan, Coloman, O'Halloran, Bradley, and the Hon. Secretary. The committee decide 1 to submit the following progrgmma to the general meeting to bo held next week : — liace me<»tincj to be hel 1 on Friday, tho 23rd November next, rices to bo in tho order written. Handicap HurUp Race, 2 miles ; Maiden Plate, 1j- miles ; Oroldfiekls Han lioap, 2 miles; Novel liaoo Handicap, 1 mUe: Mineis' Pnrse Handicap, 1£ miles: Handicap Steeplechase, '2^ miles; Consolation Race, 1 mile, prizes to amount to iboufc £'600. President : P. Comisky, K*q ; Vice-Pi trident: J. B. S'nith, TCsij ; Stewards: Messrs ft. S. O'Hullor.iu, T. L-uUos.s, .7. Cuff, H. Whitaker, Wa-nwrignt, T. Bradley find T. Wells; Judge: C. S. Stafford, l']«jq ;\Sl»«ter : J. .->. BuckUn 1 ; H.vn hcipp-'r : T. F^iton; Clerk of Sailor W iinwu.;lit ; Clci * ot Ccjiir^e: Eouben Pan; Fieasurer: (I. Llppoy ; Soerufcuiy : l' v . P.vviit. 'Die rices to bo run uultu- tiit? Aucklan I Jockey Club rales. The meoliot> then aljoainol. In another column appeals notice of registration o-i tlic In\'j.!ic-.s. Cbai.cc, and All Nations Gol hftiniog Companies. A mc^'ing of thi rnjmbers nf the Racing Club wiil bo held at Qninlnn's Hotel on Tuesday even ing, to receive roport of Committee and othc-is business. A notice of a meeting of sharehollers, to be held at My 1\ A. Whiter ollice. Auckland, nppeais iv our advertising coluaiiu, for ihe puipose of forming the Lady Ferguson, Fraser No 3 and Argyle License Holding into a Company. Mr Beere, District Engineer, visited the road works now in progress of completion from Waiorongomai to Shaftesbury. The earthwork is nearly finished, only leaving the bridges and culverts to complete" the contract. An advertisraent appears in another column, calling a meeting of subscribers to the Library ot 7. 30 this evening in the Public Hall.