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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 476, 31 May 1890, Page 2

Public meeting.inTe Alpha Public Hall this evening. Chair to be taken af 8 p.m. by ,E. Gallagher, Esq.

The usual monthly meeting of the Te Arolra School-Committee will ;(ie held on Monday'next in the'school house at 8 p.m.

The Chairipan of'the Tauranga County Coimcii lias received a letter frottt: Mr W. L. G. William's P'f Cambridge, in Which hn stays : “A committee“of the-Pinko County Council visited the Cain bridge •Tauranga road tq make a report on the cost, of'making a driving Voad for stook-driyin'g purposes.' The'Committee will report against the toad in the matter of cost, so I aril informed.' I 'have talked the matter over with Mr Rich, iind'he; will.give you a road for driving purposes through his clearings to the' bounty boundary,' and'a camping ground of 25 acres on the top .of the range: You will now know what it will cost.you to connect' with Mr Iv'ieh’s clearings, which are'ab-'iit 25 chains from tlie bep'l jof.the r« ad eastward aciresg tlie big .creek.at the county hoivirdafy" .imuiA >.«.

We direct attention to Messrs J. MeNicol and ,Co \s advertisements, announcing forthcoming auction sales.

Dr Williams, of Urn Thames Hospital, was UMin ied on Sunday last to Miss Madge Blackley, Jate-a nurse'in the'same,institution V

Mir Tonge, and her two youngest sons leave Te Aroha for Auckland on Monday next, cn route for Broken Hill, where the lads have been promised emploj-ment at first rate wages. They are both smart, industrious jboys, and are sure to ge£ rip, ' Xyiiile New Zealand lias been priding itself bn tlie grri\yth"bf the frozen mutton trade,' Chicago has equal reason io plume itself on the expansion of its ' export of beef. The ' ' Siiiithfield market 1 last Christinas preserved V'pri'e" of the jurist astonishing displays oj: meat ever got 1, together even ‘ in that great distribution centre, A large proportion of this came from . Chicago. Four firms' during, the week preceding Christinas landed close on 27,000 quarters, most of it from “Popko polis.” An especial feature, Was a 6onsignment of carcases of bullocks which had been prize-wingers at a cattle show at Chicago, the handsome quarters, with the show of cards and ribbons, making we are told, something of a sensation in the mar-

Some Melbourne capital has been introduced into MessrsClimo and Bowden’s tailin sr business at Thames,trnd a lie w departure will be the result. ’ All The herdans, except two, are being removed and Watson and Denny pans substituted. Six pans are being placed in position, but provision is made for six more, if necessary. v One-pan is considered equal to sixteen herdans, so that the plants capacity for treatment is enormously increased, as there were only seventeen herdans on the premises. It is also claimed by those who by experience arp-entitled ffo express ,jm opinion that when properly erected, and worked by lnefi'vvho understand them, the pans save more gold Mod lose less mercury than the herdans, in proportion' to tlie quantity of stuff'treated. It is asserted that tlie pans have not had fijir piny on the Thames iiecanse ot inaccurate adjustment when being put together and placed ip position, and being run two quickly when in operapap. —Advertiser. Tlie following tale is told exemplify ing lm\v London directors of colonial mines manage the business from a distance. A certain gold and silver' mine at Georgetown, North Queensland, haw turned out over L 120,000 woith of bullion in 12 months, and, yet the end of the yo ir hi ought them L 15,000 in debt'. The manager had to write to London for all his orders. On one Occasion lie wrote asking for, steam power and pumping geal', as the water was getting troublesome ; at tlie same time he said some money should ha expanded over tlie dam, as it did not hold sufficient water in dry' weather. When the letter was being considered by the Board in London, up rose the Chairman and placed the position in a nutshell by. delivering himself l as follows “ Gentleman, this difficulty is easily overcome. It appears there is too much wutuf down the mine, mid too little on the surface. Why not then put year battery down tin* mine, where there is plenty of water?” And he looked triumphantly around for the expected applause. Fanning is more progressive than any other branch of industry. If a farmer does not keep step with the advancing progress of the ;|ge, be bad better seek some other employment. It is no use to sell out and seek some richer soil, or more propitious climate. Work, constant and intelligent, is required in all climes and lands. Cultivate habits of greater economy, but do not skimp yourself or family. Stop the leaks and wastes. Competition is more pressing and more intelligent tlmn in the days just pa-t. Have better implements, and ta.»e better care of thorn. Breed and keep only the most profitable class of stock. Have arrangements made for wprk for rainy or stormy days. Arrange the farm and stoek so that summer will not he one grand rush, and winter a season of idleness. Move out of all the old ruts, but not out of tlie Colony or neighbourhood, Make everything coclit, and carefully count everything. On a farm, as elsewhere, a man seldom rises higher than his aim. If a farmer gets ahead and wins, it is because lie is a business man, and directs bis fanii on business principles.

One of the most dangerous fads of the New Zealand “ Liberals ” is a progressive land tax. The public advocacy of this by proponent politicians, including ex-Minis-ters, has done a great deal to snare capital away from the colony A’liich would otherwise have been invested in or lent upon freehold estate. fimt which, owing to the fear that the “ Liberals ” might he able to put into practice their revolutionary views sought safer fields, where the ownership of land is not regarded as a crime, and where its propretoVs are not looked upon as tit subjects for legalised plunder. The “ Liberal' 1 politicians and the “ Liberal ” newspapers in New Zealand have cited Victoria as a shining example of the beneficent, effects of a progressive land, tax, and ardently exhorted New Zealand to follow in the footsteps of her enlightened and energetic sister. It is rather rjnfortumite for them that the basis of their argument is utterly erroneous. There is no such thing as a progressive land tiix in Victoria. The Act which they ignoranti}' confound with a progiessive land tax law is the statute which came into operation about thirteen years ago. This Act provides' tliat all estates over G4O acres in extent, valued- at upwards of whether consisting of one'block or several blocks not more than five miles apart, shall be taxed at a rate of one and a quarter per cent upon their capital value, after deduct' ing therefrom the sum of £2,500. The taxable estates aredivided into four classes. Class I. consists of-land capable of carrying at least two sheep; to the acre. . This land is valued at £4 per acre. 'Class 11. comprisekNand which will carry' a sheep and a half per acre, and this is set down : at £3 per 'here,- Class 11,1. is miide up i of land parrying One sheep per aei'e, and this is valued at L2 per ahre. ' Class TV. comprises'land carrying less than -ii siieep to the acre, and this is valued at per acre. AH fbUr classes'pay the same rate ori tliei? capital value, 'fitiiiielyj per'ce'nt. This' is surely not -a progressive land tax. Under a progressive lanii tax’ tlie fate per cent is increased according 1.0 the 'capital value,For'example, it iiiiaiit be two per cent on - L5.U00, three- pel- cent on all. above that up to Ll 0.000,' imil so on, till a maxinnirn ot' say,LlOO,(H\o or over that sum Was reached; which 1 would pay the top rate.—Advocate. 1

Hie monthly meeting of the Waito a Rfad Board will be held at Aloninsvi\le to-dav.

An will he seen by advertisement, a musi« ill and literary entertains ent will take place in Waiornngomni Public Hall, on Wednesday evening next, 4th prox. We understand an excellent programme has been prepared for the occasion, and as the effort is being made to provide funds to pay arrears of rent of the Public Hall, in connection with Wesleyan Church ser« vices, we have no doubt" there will be a full f louse. A As air example of profit-sharing in business, it may be mentioned that Mr. C. Fidler, of the Royal ’Bejjrsju'ie Seed Stores has been accustomed for several years to conduct his business on something'after the nature of co-operative principles. According to Mr Fidler’s arrangeinents. every person wno remains in his employment for not less than nine months pf the year is entitled to a percentage of the actual net profits realised during the year. The percentage is given in proportion to the position the party holds in the establishment, and it is paid op the occasion of the annual re-union of the employees. This year’s reunion was held a few days ago, and in the course of the?' evening several gentleman bore testimony to' the success which had attended this system of profit-sharing. Mr Fidler him-’ (self, who presided, said that the bonus had proved a great incentive ti his assistants to promote the best interests of the’establishment, and had been the means of vastly extending the business during the live years it had been in existance. We are pleased to know the same liberal system is being' introduced into this (Jpjony. A Wellington resident, doing a large turn over yearly in business,'recently informed us that he has adopted the same method, of profit-sharing as that referred to above, and was thoroughly well pleased with the result! ” ' '