The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4705, 5 February 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.

It is a gratifying fact that the consuming jealousy which has so long been existent between North and South New Zealand is fast disappearing, and, let us hopo, with the result that the unanimity of'feeling likely to be consequent on such a consummation will be in the direction of colonial prosperity. It was lamentable that internal dissensions should exist in a bright young colony like ours, and sad to contemplate the " House divided against itself," which meant, sooner or later, its fall. Why.their interests should, for one moment, be considered inimical appears to be beyond the bounds of rational thought. Hare we not, as colonists, a common interest to serve ? Should not the general weal of the whole colony be of more importance to us, as a people, than the parish disputes and provincial puerilities o f wranglers? Can the sun of prosperity shine on a country which is quarrelling with its awn interests, and acting like an ill-reared family, each member of wfcieh in struggling to obtain undue .advantage .ojrer its brother, and losing sight of the fact that while each member is squabbling for the possession of a larger portion, of that. given them than U its share, they ;are mi»aiD£ that jifbich they, &$ a united bfady,

might secure for themselves. Human greed is proverbial, but common sense frequently acts as an antidote for it, and in the matter of the antagonism so freely shewn in the battles of North v. South, although unaccountable animosity has been in the past displayed, we hug the I belief that such exhibitions of folly are things of the past. The feeling deprecated by us has been to a certain extent fostered by intermediate cities or their representatives ; the animosity cherished by many Aucklanders against Dunedin, and vice versa, has been rather encouraged than otherwise by Canterbury and Wellington magnates, who, while the two extreme ends of the colony, were indulging in " Kilkenny cat" performances, were working oracles in the way of secur ing the "loaves and fishes." We feel now that we can congratulate ourselves on the thought that this childishness is at an end, and that the various representatives who have been entrusted with so huge a responsibility as to attend to the wants of the colony, appear to have awakened to the fact that their work entails attention to the interests of the colony, and it is not a Eoad Board's or vestry meeting's business they are elected to attend to. The broad views expressed at the recent Annexation Conference held in New Zealand should knock some of the " Little Pedlington " ideas oufc of theheada of legislators, and teach them that, no matter how comfortable it may be for them to individually think, " Well, I have secured so many thousand pounds for my constituency," it would certainly show a fairer political spirit and more of the characteristics of statesmen were they to interest themselves in the study of what would be most beneficial to the colony generally. We trust we have seen and heard the last of such puerility, and that even the members in the last session of the present Parliament will evince an inclination to act more nationally than they have been hitherto disposed to do. Should we be disappointed in our hopes, we have no hesitation in saying that a platform having such a foundation will be raised during the coming general election, and its acceptance by the people is not a matter of the least doubt.

Thk railway contract is fast approaching completion. The embankment between the Sawmill and Kauaerangft fridge is finith^di and the conrejance of material iyer th»*otnstructed portion for the purpose of camp^otip ing the work is now going" on* V* \ ;'~, ** Ik accordance with the decision, previously arrived at, the p.s. Te Aroha Has been withdrawn from the Paoroa trade, and in lieu thereof tha s.s. Memsahib, with barges, will leave here twice weekly with cargo. ' \ u

The directors of the Dart Company yesterday afternoon declared a dividend of Is per share. This is the first declared by the new company, and after paying it, iti all £3CO, there will be a balance of over £300 left in hand. Abouh 200oza of gold per month covers the expenses of the mine.

The 'state of the District Hospital for the week ending on Sunday night last is»• follows :—Remained, 20; admitted, 4~V dis». charged, 2; died, 1; remaining, .2 females, 19 males, total 21. ,

, JThkAe was a short' sitting of the District Court this morning. In tho absence of the Judge, the Clerk of the Court, Mr Allontn presided, and granted two orders of discharge. The first wbb applied for by Mr Miller on behalf of Moses. Noa'; in this estato the liabilities were stated at £261 6s lid, and the assets at £20. The other case was that of 0. M. 0. Joy, of Te Arohaj the liabilities were set down at £545 11s 6d, and the assets at £185. The trustee's report in this matter was not entirely satisfactory, and the debtor was examined by the Court as to certain improvement! effected on his son's, property, and the purchase from his estate by bis wife of some Hew Find Co.'s shares. Mr Campbell represented the debtor. Two cases for adjudication under the new Bankruptcy Act, viz. : those of Thomas Caldwell and Sherlock Bros, and the long pending case of 0-arvey v. Ema Te Aourui were adjourned until to-morrow morning for the attendance of the Judge, who is expected to arrive at the Thames by that lime, but if he should not, the hearing will be further adjourned.

' Theee wbb no sitting of the Police Court this morning, but it was a narrow escape of ?one. At the hour at wuioh the Bench is usually occupied, a drunk was brought in to the locfeup, but the inebriate did not appear to be well enough to even deny the charge, so he will have had tweoty*four hours for reflection before he faces a deliverance of stern, justice. ':f ■ The enquiry info the stranding of the barque Fußileer on Turakina BeachjWhanganui, will be held to-morrow. The barque is not injured, ■ but some doubt is felt as to whethpr it would pay to get her Qff. : The ppclcefs of the clothes, of tha Tasmanian cricketers were rised in the pavillion at Dunedin on Saturday, and -bout 4?50 stolen. The police to>day arreafced a young man named Man on suspicion.

The nominations for immigrants forwarded by the out-going mail were:—Auckland 135 soul?, Taranaki 1, Napier 26, Wellington 38, Maryborough 7, Nelson 7, Hokitika 2, Obristchurch 86, Otago 51, Invercargill 29. The fees received ware £1058 2a 6d. The following are the nationalities:—English 57, Irish 95, Scotch 25, foreign 4; the remainder are families. • '

A pjbpuxatiok of the Duuedin Trades and Labour Council waited on Mr Stout on Saturday night, and ho agreed to draft a bill for next session to enable seamen to pbfcaJß the franchise by holding electoral rights similar to miners' rights. He also agreed to d<*affc a petition to have Dunedin reformed into one electoral district.

Thj: bowling match, Victorians r. Christchurch Bowling Club, was held yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by eight points. Play began at 3.30 p.m. ga four rink', and continued until 6, when tfaa score wae-r-Victorians 99, Christchurch 91. In the early part of>the game the visitors had the adTantage, yhjle Jatpr tb# local men retriefed their position somejyhat. The Victorians were entertained at'a banquet fa tkfi ereoing. '

Constables -Ifichae} Naughton, who has been stationed at Hphusvitte for some year?, was brought jpto Auckland yeetejrday ? ajjij wss cosami&kpd to ihe'^hau Lunatic A'syljjio. Naughton was a qhieb officer, and mijeh re* spected in the district, his mania being money .§

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Timber Company was held yesterday, when a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, amounting £5492, was authorised. The net profits for the year were stated Bt £■■ 2,268 10s 6d/ The annual meeting of the Auckland Gas Company was also held yesterday. The net profits of the year were £15,22112s Bd, out of which a dividend of 8s 6d per share for the past six months, absorbing £3273 16a 6d, was declared.

The Auckland Star says : "We learn that Mr Fraser, the purchaser of the Triumph, has received notice from the underwriters that the legality of the sale will be disputed. A gentleman from New South Wales has also been engaged during the past ten riays making inquiries, and he leaves by tbe outward mail, carrying with him a large amount of information relative to the disaster and the subsequent procedare at the wreck. We believe Messrs Russell and Cambell have been acting as legal advisers in the matter. The probability is that if the evidence adduced, when submitted to the under-writers, appear to justify them in resisting the claim they will do so, leaving the owners to BUe for the amount, and to settle the question as they please."

Two youths at Onehunga while out looking for peaches on Sunday evening in a bay near the Whau Block-house, observed what they considered to be a woman suspended from a tree in a secluded gully. Accompanied by one of the boys Sergeant Greene went to the place yesterday morning, and found the remains of a man suspended by tbe neck with a flax rope from a tree. The scalp and a considerable portion of the fla»h has disappeared, so that the bo.^y must have been there for months. A dark cloth sac coat, blue cloth vest, and a pith helmet hat were lying near to the root of the tree. The other clothing consists of dark coloured cloth trousers, and a Scotch striped shirt, with another cotton one underneath. A small portion of dark brown beard is adhering to the chin. The nether limbs were detached from the trunk, the arms and upper portion of the body being alone suspended.

The rash to Larrikin's, Mohikinui, West Coast, says the Westport Times, has now almost ceased, owing to the difficulty of access to the ground, but this is not going to be of long duration, as the County Overseer is now here with a number of men to lay tff the inland track through the Gorge and to connect with the Lyell goldfield, which will be a great boon to the hona fide miner. Many of the men who visited the ground had to return without placing a pick in it to test it from the inclemency of the weather and other causes, but they ell seem determinei to pay another visit as soon as circumstances will permit. A little gold has been got by Sherlock and party, and others have also received encouragement to return when the track is pat through.

Union Bank £1 notes altered into £5 notes hare been discovered in circulation in Dunedin.

At a meeting of the Dunedin High School Board of Goveiaors yesterday, letters were read from Mrs Stout and Miss Dalrymple suggesting the advisability of instituting classes for the teaching of cookeiy at the Girls' High School. The consideration of the subject was postponed. The Editor of the " Schoolmaster," pub-