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Tauranga Argus and Opotiki Reporter, Volume 1, Issue 27, 25 May 1867, Page 3

Queen's Birthday passed ofF very quietiyjiere. There vvas to have been a seleet ball given last night, but it fell through ovving to tbe stevvards not being ablelo procure musicians for tbe occasion. A feu de joie was fired on the parade ground by a portion of the remqant of the 1st Waikato Regiment, consisting of thirty men and four officers, with one good result, that not a duck vvas to be seen the.vvhole day afterwards. The Maoris, evidentlv appreciated the " strong muster." A rurr.or has been in circulation the last few davs that the Hauhaus were comihg in from the bush to fender allegiapce, but up to the present they have not done so. We are informed on very good authority that great : privation exists amongst them, and that before long they will be only too glad to submit. Wesliown samples a few days ago of fcider, peppermint, cloves and syrup, manufactured here, and avust admit that it is of a firstclass flavour and descriptbn as we have met vvith in New Zealand, ;ar superior to manv so-called syrups made in the colony. It is mar.ufactured by Mr J. Bodell, vvho has had large experience in the above line. It will seen by reference to our advertising columns that Mr T. Robertion's Te Papa Bakery is now in full working order. Mr Robertson's extensive experiencdv as a pastrycoolc and confectioner is a sufficient guarantee that none but a firstrate article will be turned on the premises. Tlie samples shown to us are of a very superior description. We wish him every success in his new undertaking. The bakers of Tauranga are selling bread at fourpence the.twa pound loaf. Arratum. — In last issue in giving an accouilt of the meeting held at Mr Douglas store, we by mistake said that Mr Chadwick proposed Captain Fraser tothechair. It should have been Mr Warbrick. In reference to a port of it was Mr Warbrick that proposed not Mr. \'orri.-\ Ihe latter gentleman beiiig the seconder. . In coonection with the vi'sit of his Ilonor, John Williamson, Esq., to Tauranga, tho thanks of ihe: wliole oomniunily are due to Captain Fraser, Messrs. I W'o t-Iiri/'.L-, .aaJ AavAnnl (il'ier irw.it iert.-c-ii. who tuok all il : n ai-gementsjm hani, and c rried tl.em out with sach complete vsuccess. When we take into concideration the incalculable good that will be derived to "the district, through this visit we eongratu 1 ite the settlers that there at least a few good and pushmen vvho have the iiiteresls and prosperity of the place in view. There cannot be a doubt that muijh good

to Tauranga will result from the short sojOurn of his Honor amongst us. During his stay he was'coastantly engaged (when othervvise not oecupied) in gleaaing all tlie information that he possibly could, iil order to turn it to account for the future prosperity and bqiefit of both European and native inhabitants. The X. Z. Herald, speaking in reference to tle appointment of the native chief Paul Tuliaere, wlo accompanie^d his Honor ,to this place a few days ago, says : — " In alluding the latter appointment, wfe give the present Superintendent the credit for havingpractically taken the best possible method o'f preving the Maoris the sincerity of the desire on the part the colonists .of this provinco to live on peaceful terms With them, and to admit them to a share of the goVerniHent of the prqvince. We are glad also to know thalthe natives themselves apprediate the intentions otlhis Honor. Paora Tahaere, or, as he is better known-, Urhaps, to our readers as Paul, of Orakei, has been Irequently requested by the General Government touct under them, but has persistentty- refi^ed, sa,ying he had no faith in the intentions of the General. Government iowards his racC. On the present occasion, however, he willingly accepted the office of aiding with his advifee and conferring with the Superintendent and Executite Cduncil iu affairs relatiug to Ihe native people in tlp province of Auckland. Another noticeable feature ajjpears in the Gazettes lately issued, that they are printej in Maori as well as English. As an instance of the progress of Opotiki* we maj men tion the fact there are new stores and neat dwellings being erected. There are also two hotels there, and it will be seen by feferriag to another colutnn that Messrs. J. Skene (late Gaptain in 1st W.R.) and Co. have commenced business as auctioneers, commissioa agents, &c. , Gelting in the Cash. — Before the cash can be got in, the bills must be got. There are weeklv bills, monthly bills, quarterly bills, half-yearlv bills, and yearly bills due at Christmas. Do we slop here indeed? no. Credit is often a veritable ogre, devouring the tradesman's substance by the most tortuving process of locking up his capital. He can get in smaller accounts at a short date, as a rule, easily enough ; they are contracted by pru dent people who like to cleur their waj' regularly as thej' go. But the longer the credit the liarder to get the money, in many instances circurastances force people into debt, and if poor, with the be'st intention to pay, as soon as he is jn a position to do so, his credit is stopped, because at the time he in reduced circumstances, vvhile the reputed rich can have uulimited credit ; but when those poor believers in outward shovv wake up some iine moruing and as they sit glancing at themovning paper, first he looks at the leader, little treubllDg

about the number of hours of anxiety that it costs the author. condemn the writer as fool, an idiot, and at once sends in au order stop the paper. He glances over the shipping, as he is expecting a large consignment of goods for the celebrated ifirm of Jones aud Co., but he finds that she has not yet iirrived. He quietly glances ov'erthe commercial, local, and police news, at the sanve time fidgetting himself about a heavy bill he has to meet in a couple of days. He was sure that Diddlem's was all rigbt, for had he not been an invited guest the night before, to a splended ball given by hira, when»all the elite of the city was there. Then there was Fizz, Pop and Co. were' right, and Bunkum, could be pounded upon. He now comes to head ' New Insolvents.' Why tha^ gliastly and terrilied look. Before his Honor — - Diddlem, gentlemen, liabilities, £10,000 ; assets, nil. Fizz, Pop and Co., liabilities, £4,000 ; assets, £5. Bnnkum and Co., liabilities, £7000; assets, £150. He is overwhelmned, distracted, for he cannot meet his bills, and bds himself, the reputed wealtjiy marchant, to adoptthei same course as the dupers. The poor man what of him, we shail refer to that on another occasion. ^