The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4013, 8 November 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.

Late cablegrams from Ireland speak of the doings of the Irish Land Commission appointed under the Land Act of the last session of. the English Parliament. It would appear that notwithstanding the advice of the Land League to the contrary, tenants are submitting their complaints to the adjudication of the Commis sion, and the number of cases sent in is increasing rapidly. This state of things j has doubtless been brought about in a great measure by the advice given by Archbishop Croke and other prominent members of the Catholic Church, who have counselled submission to the law, and a fair trial for the , new Land Act. A message of yesterday's date states that owing to the enormous amount of work pouring in on the Commission, the Government have been compelled to appoint several sub commissions to deal with the increasing demands of the people. The following extract from a document issued by the Secretary of the Land Commission will give an idea of the provisions of the Act, and the benefits promised :—" Fair Kent.—Every existing tenant from year to year in Ireland of an ordinary agricultural or pastoral holding is entitled to have a fair rent fixed for his holding, either by the County Court judge or by the Land Commission, or it may be settled by agreement with the landlord or by arbitration. Security of Tenure.— Whenever a fair rent is fixed, either by the Court or Commission, or by agreement oriby arbitration, the rent cannot be raised or altered for 15 years, nor can the tenant be disturbed during that period. In the last year of the 15 years the tenant can a£ain get the rent settled, and a new term of 15 years granted, and so on. It is not therefore, merely a term of 15 years which the tenant gets, but practically a term renewable every 15 years. It amounts to this, that the tenant paying a fair rent and treating the land in a proper tenantable way, and not subdividing or subletting his farm, will be safe from eviction or arbitrary increase of rent, and his rent cannot be increased by reason of his own improvements. Sale of Tenancies.— Every tenant may sell his tenancy to any person at the best price he can get, but the landlord is to have the first right of buying, at a price either agreed on between the parties or to be fixed by the court. Acquisition of the Holding Out-aud-out by the Tenant.—There are' provisions in the Act authorising the Laud Commission to advance money to tenants to enable them to purchase their holdings and become absolute owners of them. Fixed Leases.—There are also provisions enabling tenants for life and. other limited owners to give leases in perpetuity to teuauts." The prifi-

leges conferred are thus described in detail, under the headings, " Fair Kent and Security of Tenure," " Arrears of Kent," " Pending Ejectments," " Leaseholders," "Unfair Leases," "Judicial Leases," " Fixed Tenancies," " Laborers," " Acquisition*:; of"; Land — Peasant Proprietors/ " Emigration ." Upon all these points the clauses of the Bill are explained;! in jUuguago easily understood The summary, concludes :—" The above are., some' of-the ■■great* advantages conferred ofi Irish tenant farmers by the Land Act (Ireland), 1881, which provides for nil security in their holdings, the fixing of f'iiir.rents,,aud tho,,rij;ht , uf free salt> : ; and offords the opportunities to occupiers to become the owner.-* in fee;of their holdings. It is not intended by the foregoing statement to set forth or include all the pruvisious of the Act, but only to afford a general view of its m-jre important provisions."

It waa staled tli.it the writs for t.bo new elections were to be issued t>-day at noon, but no men:ion of such a f.tct is made in our lato telegrams from Wellington. In consequence of the drenching rain Mr Carpenter's lecture ia postponed until Monday evening next, 141b.. Mb Bobert'Stout has been writing to a Southern paper in.vigorous denunciation of the, policy which i> being 1 curried out by the Government on Ihe Wuiraate Plains* He accuses his fellow-countrymen of having determined on the " murder of the Maoris." Mb H. T. Kowb addressod the electors at Kovesvilleon Saturday evening last, imd received a vole ol thanks and confidence. In another column appears the notice of application to register by (he manager, F. A. White, of the Youug Colonial Goldinining Company. The eba'e v register of the Now Golden Crown Company will be closed on 'Thursday next, the 10th inst., till Monday, the 14Uj inst., when a dividend of two shillings and sixpence per share will be declared. Me Hill invites his friends to meet him at the Waiotahi School-houßa on Thursday evening next. " : . ■ The Bank of New Zealand notify in another column the closing of their establishment to morrow in honor of the anniversary of the natal day of the Prince of Wa'es.

Mb Robert Workman i 9 carrying on extensive works at Wniomo, and has already a good looking quirtz.-reef .-opened out. A liltio gold ib occ»Bionally seen in the stone, sufficient to wurrant Mr Workman in preparing for the erection of a battery and the construction of a water race. In another portion of-the claim a lode has Deen discovered in which rich patches of galena or silver ore are met. The stone contains a large-percentage of silver, and Js richer in this mineraljihan any yet discovered pa the field. r 'We .trust Mr Workman will be rewarded for his "perseverance, and the expense he has been put to in prospecting in. Waiooip.

The miners in the New .North Devon have petitioned the board of direetiors for an increase in the rate of-wages. Only sixpence extra is'allowed beyond that given workmen on the flit, to those men who have to walk so far to their work. It takes [a. man nearly 11 hours to go to hie work in the Devon, do his shift, and get back to his home again. At lea9t an extra allowance of one shilling should be given under such circumstances.

Mb Alley, a candidate for the Totara Riding, has a new address to the electors in our present issue. If he is returned to the Council, he will guarantee that; Ma fellow settlers will nob require to use block and tackles to extricate their, horses out of the bogs left ou.the main lino of road. ; The straightening of the Waiotahi Culvert does not seem to have been of so much use after all, for the slight raiu last night haa doposited a good deal of s-ind and stones in the portion of the culvert below .Owen street. It was thought I ha' the increased fall, added to the straight* course, would be sufficient to keep the culvert clear, but it seems this is not so. However, when tin: upper portion of the culvert ish'nifihei an increased speed will be given to tlio volume of water, and it is possible this .will keep this troublesome aquaduot free of debris.

Al the Tiki crushing is going on as satisfactorily as oould bn desired. Tho tramways are new in good working order. A steady' supply of quartz can be kopt going, and there 1 is no expectation, of any further stoppages. Tho battery plant has bean inspected by Mr Jobaon, Lispector of- Machinery! and it is going smoothly and well. A fair .show of amalgattifis to be eoi'n on the plates, but no ono seems disposed to hnzurd an opinion as to the result $ those interested seem satisfied' of one point, that it will prove payable. A lot of work is now being done, the fiuo weather ottering every encouragement to prospectors. Ibfia thought fc ere will yet be a brisk summer at"Tiki.—C. Mail.

Notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain last evening thoro was an excellent attendance of (he electors from all parts of the Waiotahi district at the meeting which, was convened of the friends and supporters of Messro Coutts and Brodie, the present representatives of the ri.iing in the County Council, who ure ■ candidates for re-election. Mr Thomas Kawden, tno convener of the meeting, was called on to preside, and Messrs" J. H Hod^e and E. Bcstic were appointed joint secretaries. After Meadrs Brodie and Coutts had expressed their viewa on the various matters of local.ioteresb, they were tendered a hearty vote of thanks and confidence. The meeting then resolved- i self into committee of tbe whole with power to add to their numbers, the riding, was arranged into small districts and the various members of committee were appointed to look after the interests of the candidates in their several respective locali'ies. A vote of thanks to Mr Eawden for cpnvoning the meeting,, and to the School Committed, for the use of the building terminated the proceedings.. *

We learn, that Constable Haslett has been ordered to Paeroa, and Constable Menzies will return to tbe Thames from Te Aroha to take Gjnßtable Haßlet't's.. place. The citizens will part with regret with Constable. Hasiett, who has been stationed on the Thames for over 5 years, and during that time has proved himself an etlioient'officer and a most obliging public servant.

The following extract should prove encouraging to thosn who have recently tuken up lodes of stone for copper allied with gold and silver and also for those who> often took all pyrites as refuse:—The result of a trial shipment, of pyrites sent to England by the Reform company at Lucknovr, inear Orange (NY3. w■.),- is to hand, The parcel was 17owt of stone, from which 2450z8 of gold and 55ozs of silver were obtained. In addition to this large return —probably thF heaviest/ yield of gold per ton yet obtained id any part of Australia—several more shipments, supposed to be equally rich, are : on iitheir way to England for treatment. ; This rich shot, which is dipping almost perpendicular in the Company's ground, at present shows no sign of diminishing in waalth, aud thejjkcho says that a Sydney firm hoe offeredj£2s,ooo for the mine, but that the shareholders^ who are few in number, are not incline!! to part with it for the amount.