THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3519, 6 April 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1880.

In another column we publish a report of the proceedings at a meeting held at Tapu, re the road up the creek, and the survey fees charged by the Waste Lands Board. We would recommend the first matter to the favorable consideration of the County Council and doubt not but that Cr Thorburn will strongly advocate it at the meeting to-morrow. In the matter of the remission of the survey fees, we think the Waste Lands Board might meet the Tapu settlers and grant their request; indeed, as one of the speakers remarked, the improvement of the land should be in itself of sufficient guarantee.

We have received from the local agentsi Messrs Lawless and Co, a copy of the current week's number of the New Zealand Punch. It is exceedingly well got up, the caricatures being excellent, and the letter press very "readable. The principal illustrations are a cartoon portrait of Sir George Grey, and a cut, Betsy Bryce boiling over, the Parihaka pot. In next week's number Punch will publish some of the results of his Thames trip.

The famous pedestrian, young Scott, Mill show in the Thames on Friday and Saturday, commencing at. 9.30 p.m. Friday, and finishing at 9.30 Saturday evening, in which time he will endeavor to accomplish the 112 miles under 24 hours. In the Theatre Royal Auckland he completed this wonderful feat, and as he will do the same thing here next Friday, it shows plainly his wonderful powers of endurance. "When only 12 years and 3 months old he defeated Edwards the Australian champion in Danedin in a 7 miles walking match.

A meeting of persons interested in the Thames Hematite Company, was held at the Hauraki Club Eoom last evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr W. J. Barlow presided. A large amount of information relative to the claim was given by the Chairman and Mr Bennett, and it was decided to send parcels of raw material to Australia and Great Britain for experimental treatment.

Mb G. T. Wilkinson succeeds Mr E. W. Puckey as native agent here.

Mb F. Egginton, a popular member of the Telegraph Staff of this place, has received orders to proceed to Blenheim. A number of his friends met at the the Govepor Bowen hotel last evening for the purpose of drinking his health and wishing him success in his new sphere of work. Mr D. E. Gellion, who occupied the Chair, proposed Mr Egginton's health in felicitous terms, referring to his -olcilLasacricketer, and his good fellow* shipT^TW.toasf was drunk with three cheers, and aistrtkat_iorthe future Mrs Egginton. Mr EggintonFsrh>^~«uitably responded, the healths of Mr andmrV Symington, the Telegraph Department (responded to by Messrs Harrington and J. Baxter), the Thames Cricket Club (responded to by Mr Crump and the Chairman) followed, and were each and all received with musical honors. Mr B. Lewis proposed the health of the Chairman, which having been drunk in bumpers, was duly honored and responded to, Mr Gellipn taking occasion to refer to the great efficiency of the Grahamstown telegraph officials. A happy hour was brought to a close by the singing of Avid Lang Syne. We wish the young gentleman every success. He has been an obliging and competent official, and his departure will be a serious loss to our cricket club. He left by the

Rotomahana this afternoon, a large number of friends going to the wharf to bid him farewell. We must not forget to state that before leaving Mr Egginton was presented with a handsome album by his fellow-officers as a token of the esteem in which he was held.

The Berry family have been receiving from the Victorian Treasury annual salaries as under:—Mr Graham Berry, £2175; his father-in-law, £400; first son-in-law, ±.400; second do, £260; first son, £230; second do, £200—total, £3665. The the third son—Graham Berry, jun., act, 16—is in the Treasury on probation, training to receive a salary.

We have before called attention to the new law touching the registration of electors, and have urged every person wishing to secure the franchise to interview the Registrar, Mr Allom. The fact that Town clerks, County clerks ■ and secretaries to Highway Boards are not now required to furnish lists of their ratepayers, will cause many persons depending upon that means of securing attention to be overlooked, and so every person to make sure should fill up the necessary forms of application to be placed upon the roll.

The Auckland Free Press is piling on the agony about an alleged charge of adultery against a priest of the Auckland diocese. The editor tells the story in true Yankee style, with catch line headings.

At the E.M. Court to-day, one drunkard, who had been remanded for medical treatment, was discharged. Major Murray, J.P., occupied the bench.

Commenting on the designs of the Lincolnshire delegates a Canterbury paper says:—"How it came to pass that the delegates pitched upon the Auckland district for their selection is easy to explain. There is absolutely no Crown land of any agricultural value left in this island, with access to shipping centres. Furthermore the stupid land mania of last year has handicapped in a variety of ways lands already in the hands of settlers so as to preclude it from becoming easily marketable at a moderately fair figure. The Waikato land selected by the delegates is, on the contrary, within easy reach of a market and will probably be sold to them at something like £3 an acre." How it came to pass that the delegates pitched on this part of the colony is because the land is the best. Messrs Foster and Grant are not the first English capitalists who have tacitly given the palm to the Te Aroha lands.

At a tangi recently held on a young native, who died at the Ngarongo pah, Waimate Plains, one old native orator in a long speech deplored the degeneracy of the Maori race through contact with the European re the fact that Takapo (the deceased) was a young man. He said that in former times only the old men died of disease; now the old men lived, and the young men, after learning from the pakeha to drink waipiro (whisky), and to say " God damn," took ill and died. This was delivered with great fervour, was attentively listened to, and evidently made a deep impression. When the speaker commenced, beer in large quantities was being handed round, but towards the after* noon the supply was by order of Hone Pihama, stopped.

Abbivaxß: Z.Z. Nail Rod, without nails; P.P. Queen of Seas, Club House and others. More additions in the picture line to Beading Room, only wants inspection.—Lawless and Co.j Tobacconists, &c.

C. MeLrvKß has just received a fresh stock of the world-renowned Old Judge Cigarettes, imported direct from New York.