The waikato argus GEORGE EDGEOUMBE Proprietor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.

Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 184, 16 September 1897, Page 2

The waikato argus GEORGE EDGEOUMBE Proprietor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.

The remarks of our Ohaupo Correspondent in reference to tho petition in course of signature to Parliament to grant a subsidy in order that the beet sugar industry in tho Waikato may be started on a fair basis, are indicative of the careful instruction the supporters of tho Government havo received, to impress upon all people, in season and out of season, that " the spoils are for the victors," and that constituencies which return Opposition members have no right to anything which it is in the power of Ministers to withhold. It would be difficult, we believe, to find 20 men in the whole Waikato district who are not convinced that the starting of a factory would lead to a large influx of population, mid give Waikato ar. impetus which cannot be looked for as likely to be brought about by any other means. In addition it would at once add to the value and make saleable at the increment of a very largo proportion of the land held by the Assets Board, which is in fact the property of the people. It has been proved by demonstration times out of number that the raw material can bo grown to perfection in the district. If the factory starts on tho lines pro posed the farmers will have a guarantee of a market for all the beut they can produce at a price which will leave a very large margin of profit when compared with that of grazing or the cultivation of any other crop. We have heard it urged that tho farmers would be at the mercy of the capitalists who provide the money to erect the factory and conduct the business, and that the price of the raw material would soon come down. In reply to this we may point out that the capitalists would be more at the mercy of the farmer than the farmer at that of the capitalists. The factory would be a wdiite elephant if the farmer refused to grow the raw material, on tho other hand the farmer could grow other crops and bo in no worse position than he is to-day. The factory could not be taken away and would always afford ample security to growers that any contracts entered into by its owners would be fulfilled to the letter. The present proposal before the fanners guarantees a fixed price for the term of five years for boot of a specified quality and the guarantee that this will be carried out is as we pointed out the costly plant, which to all intents and purposes the country would hold as collateral security. When the term expires it would be optional with the proprietors to renew the contract on the same terms, but if they attempted to exact terms unsatisfactory to the grower, the grower could put in another crop, and the capital invested in the plant would be non-productive of interest.

On our fourth page this morning will be found another letter from our lady correspondent in London, dealing with scveial items of particular interest to colonists. A meeting on behalf of the Mothers' Union will be held in St. Peter's schoolroom, Hamilton, on Saturday next, at 2.:>0 p.m. The Government veterinary experts are engaged in enquiring into the mortality among the ewes in Canterbury aud Hawke's Bay districts. The Sydney diver, May, is expected in Wellington on Sunday, and will proceed by the Tittauekai lor the scene of the wreck of the Tasmania. Sergeant-Major Scanlon, olliccr in charge of the Pahneiston Police Station, died on Tuesday morning. He had been about thirty years in the force. The New South Wales Government have received a cablegram announcing the death of .Sir William Windeyer, at Bologna. The deceased was a Judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court. A telegram received from Napier last night .-ays :—The wreck of the Tasmania, as she now stands, oil' the Mahia Peninsula, was sold at Ghent's Auction Mart for the sum of £25 to a syndicate of Napier gentlemen. Our Raglan correspondent writes —We are all sorry to learn that Mrs Dando met with an accident in the streets of Onehunga on Sunday week. Her arm is broken in two places, she had only left her home in Raglan the previous week. Mr Kowin, representing Lovell and Christmas in Taranaki, received a cablegram from his principals at Homo last week, stating that the prospec's for the season arc good as regards both butter and cheese, and that advances equal to those of last season may be made.

During the voyage of the Anglian from Auckland to Sydney a stowaway, whose name is unknown, jumped overboard. A boat in charge of the dhief Officer was lowered and searched for an hour, but without success. The Wellington Industrial Association Committee has decided to hand over £ISOO of the Exhibition surplus to the Education Board, for the purpose of adding to the technical schools, including accommodation for the association, five scholarships are to be given for the examinations arranged by the technical school committee. Notwithstanding the rather rough weather of late, the Hocks in this district. arc promising a good percentage of lambs this season. Amongst the stud sheep at Woodlands there h.s been scarcely any mortality, one Lincoln ram being responsible for over a hundred and thirty lambs. This indicates that the sheep have wintered well. An innovation in the method of settling commercial disputes was introduced by two firms belonging to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, applying to that body to appoint, a committee to arbitrate. The lu'cs of the Chamber provide for such action, but this is the first time in its twenty years of existence that the plan has beeu re sorted to. We draw the attention of intending horse-breeders to the annual stallion parade, which will be held at Cambridge on Thuisday next, the 2;srd instant. Owners of stallions should note that entries must reach the Secretary of the Fanners' Club not later than Tuesday, the 21st inst. The entry tee is 2s Gd per animal, and all horses must be on the ground by 11 a.m. on the day of the parade. At the meeting of the Auckland Board of Education on Tuesday, the resignation of Miss Crowther, of Hiku taia, was received. Mr W. M. Gelling has been instructed to enter immediately upon his duties of assistant master at Paeroa. Mr E. J. Walters is appointed head teacher of Hikutaia school, and Miss L. Vincent to Ruapuke. Mrs Fagan is appointed sewing teacher at Te Mata. It was decided to accept the site offered at Okoroire. The King of Tahiti is a free and easy potentate, without any assumption of " side." Mr John Duthie, of Wellington, and his party, on their recent visit to the island, were introduced to the king at the palace with all the formalities of State, but when later on the party returned to the palace, after having seen the s'ghts of the place, His Majesty was discovered splitting firewood in the backyard. There arc such curiosities, it seems, as domesticated kings. The annual meeting of tho South Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association was held at Timaru on Monday. The net profit for the year was £7917 His 7d, plus net balance forward £625. The directors propose a dividend of six per cent, and two per cent. bouu= on paid-up capital, and a four per cent, bonus on purchases by shareholders, a similar bonus on salaries and wages, fifteen per cent, refund on commissions earned, £1250 to reserve, £ISOO to be written off freeholds, and the balance carried forward. We are pleased to learn l hat Mr William Bowman, of Cambridge West, has passed the examination entitling hiui to a certificate as au engine-driver. We believe lit is the first Waikato man who has gained a certificate by examination, the cthcis having all been granted for long service, etc. For several seasons Mr Bowman has rented Mr A. Wallace's engine and threshing and chaff-cutting plant, and the farmers will be pleased to know he has made a similar arrangement for the present season. Wc congratulate Mr Bowman on having passed through the examination ordeal successfully. The Agent-General is endeavouring to obta'n a competent medical expert to rake charge of the Rotorua Sanatorium (writes the London correspondent of the Christchurch Press). So far Mr Reeves has not been successful in securing exactly the kind of man wanted for the post, and he rather anticipates being obliged to have recourse to one of the German spas. This will probably involve a personal visit to Germany, as he finds the German authorities havo a pleasant little habit of taking not the slightest notice of letters addressed to them on such subjects.

At tho .Stratford Magistrate's Court, a cattle dealer, named Hills, was fined -10 s for exposing a diseased cow for sale. For leaving a cow on the road, he was fined £2O. The Stipendiary Magistrate said, under Cluse 27 of the Stock Act this Mas the minimum penalty,being £2 a day for the thirteen days referred to m the information. Had the information included the twenty-one days tho beast was about, Hills would have been liable to a line of £IOOO, the maximum penally being £SO a day. The Stipendiary Magistrate advised Hills to petition'the Minister of Justice for mitigation of the penalty. At a meeting of the Christchurch Cycling Club on Tuesday it was decided to vote against the proposed amalgamation of the League and the Alliance. On the motion of Mr T. Clarkson. it was decided that it be a recommendation to the League that in the event of amalgamation not being carried, that body should approach the amateur clubs ot the colony expressing willingness to take immediate steps to cater for amateur sport according to a strict amateur definition. Under this proposal the League would govern both classes of sport, guaranteeing that pure amateurism should be carried out in a proper manner. It was stated that a large number of Alliance clubs were grcttly dissatisfied with the manner in which amateurism is at present carried out, and the members thought the League should take it in hand.

Wc are asked to remind intendexhibitors at the forthcoming Industrial Exhibition at Cambridge that exhibits must be sent in in good time. The exhibition opens on Wednesday next. All intending exhibitors or competitors must either send in or make an entry on Saturday next. This refers to competitors in the musical competitions as well as to exhibitors of material. The arrangements are as follows : —The deliveries on Saturday •■ire to he at St. Andrew's school-room between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m., and are to consist of all articles not heavy, bulky, or fragile, or for competition in the iiorticultur.il or cookery sections. All deliveries after Saturday arc to be made at the Oddfellow's Hall, the heavy, bulky, or fragile articles being delivered on Tuesday between 2 and 5 p.m., anil the horticultural and cookery on Tuesday as above, or on Wednesday before 10 a.m.