(Hard Fact Rheethmes by the Duke.)

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 354, 27 March 1889, Page 6

(Hard F act Rheethmes by the Duke.)

The bit? Ships they ■sycll Shoveed by Gowk his sons and Jus men the pumps whont to work, by Engine and Steam the dock for to empty three hulls for to Clean And Auckland Aristocracy whom nothick can Shame displayed there gentilcty, tis said' they get on trust ■ The occasion was opening the Calliope clock by two ot old fighting machines find person fchat' could, gen tilety forpc received a free ticket to lanagans Gorge The viands where woll served the boose plemiv fnl and the best, and for hours the waiter found little rest,' Supplying the hungry doing there best,- And lanagan was tosted for supplying the spread. He winked they did not lenow whaf. he had in his head For these Citisons whom Chance had made leadine lights of the laud had promised to recoup him the .money ho spent, and show him Some favour if ho humcreft there plan And the Selcotones flocked to the tables sq large AndHhey stuffed find they drank at lanagansf Gorge- 'c> ,"•,»•.< >> And the Kpyerncr prnisod the work as well dono "while Ui^dock'Bnghicr' Claimed his- Share 01. -'" v 'the'praiKO ] ! * J > Now livery ono. took .there full Share of the , .Spread

till the Wine and the ,wiskey,>Yas Confusing therp head if ' , } r ' Now Hie big dockisExcepted, the work p ssed as well done , " , and Ships of {ill nations; f n st'Entering^ ts po to? I but lanagan finds these- Shody ones words is Jiko „- i ■, » - <~, *••* there positions very Shocly and 'mean, and jjives ~ ~~ . , him ocaison for plenty of Spleen „ ' .' , Though there promises wher bad the gathering? large! > they Stuffed to repletion atlanagans Gorge Now the Sailors the workman and also the traps all tired with the days work, and the hot Sun on there bucks, where mvited to the table to' Eat up thcj-Scraps. of the beef and i lie .mutton the tuvkrvs and geese and scoff up the leavings 1 of this Enornrus feast. Provided Clunclesf only on a promise io pay, when the funds Could be Stolen on Sum future day. But. the c J . < Champagne the wiskey, the grog and- the beer Excited the workman, and the bold Colonial naval who never never fear and they in Conduction with the bold brilish tni\ being 'filled with dufch Courage whero ready for war, and us us>al '* ior wunt of Something 10 yiap they wound up the feast by nssulting the Imps And the morning 1 after with Byes swolen larg c they found Cause to rcniber lanagnns Gorge It is ju&t possible to have too much of a good thing, and even the enthusiasm of our would-be reformers in the retrenchment crusade may be oartied beyond fcho bounds of prudence. Mr Udy (who, by the way, has just been authorised to attach the imposing letters J.P. after his signature) is the retrenoher on the Hospital and Chaiifcable'Atd Board, and he evidently does nob believe in half measures? It is no secret that ifc was a "retrenching" motion of Mr Udy's thabindnced Dr. Lindsay to sever his connection with the Hospital, and thab the threatened reduction of salaries materially hastened, or perhaps I should say facilitated, his departure. Dr. Lindsay was as avoll liked as a man could be, and I am safe to pi edict that the institution will never be keot more orderly than it was during his management. Dr. Lindsay, however, has sevored his connection with the institution, havirg gone into business partnership with Dr. Haines, and private partnership with Miss Stone, daughter of Mr O. B. Stone, and I wish him all sorts of luck in both undertakings. ' * * i it ■. A * <■ Bub what about his successor, and Mr Udy's motion ? Mr Udy proposes to pro? mote Dr. Bell, the present House Physician, to the position of Resident, Surgeon, held by Dr. Lindsay, at the munificent salary of £200 per annum. . Well, that is nob so very dreadful, for it is a rise for Dr. Bell, but look what he piopo^cs to do to fill Dr. Bell's place— " That advertisements be inserted in the Wellington, Chriptchurch, and Dnnedin papers, for a qualified medical man to fill the poeibion of House Physician, with salary at the rare of £100 a-year." Fancy a duly qualified House Physician, for £i 183 skl per week, and fancy that same highly-educated, •skiliedj and duly qualified medico, being at the beck and call of the Hospital patients not only every day, but day and night, any hour or any minute. What on earth are we coming io? and has the bottom fallen out ot the place? Such meanness is lcally -beyorid notice, except as d subject for ridicule, and I sineeiety hope the Board, if -disposed to coincide with Mr Udy's views, .will, ior the sake of the reputation of the fair city of Auckland, retrain from advertising, their meanness in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington. It they must have a duly qualified hou&e physician for £1 18s s£d a week, do it quietly, for goodness' sake ; but a libcle more generosity Avould be raoie acceptable, I should imagine, even to the overburdened ratepayers, whom Mr Udy is apparently so anxious to relieve of a very minute portion of their heavy load.