THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER, “Verite sans peur.” WANGANUI, OCTOBER 23, 1862.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 6, Issue 314, 23 October 1862, Page 3

THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER, “ Verite sans peur.” WANGANUI, OCTOBER 23, 1862.

About four months ago we drew attention. to the extraordinary, statements made in the House of Commons, and repeated by the Times, respecting the cost of the military force now, in New Zealand. We then pointed out that, instead of costing a million and a half yearly, as was asserted in London, it did not cost above ,£'600,000, taking the expence at the estimate made by the Committee of the House of Commons on Colonial Military Expenditure ; but that in reality the charge on our account was much lower, as the troops probably cost less here than anywhere else, and the sole additional charge on the Imperial Treasury, in consequence of their being in New Zealand, was their transport to and from this country. . Our remarks on that occasion have been singularly corroborated by the result Mr. Bell, the Colonial Treasurer, arrived at, as detailed in his Financial Statement in the House of Repersentatives recently. [By the bye, it is most extraordinary that that statement has never seen the light. We have waited patiently for it, but in vain.] Mr. Bell gathered from the accounts furnished by the principal Commissariat officer in the country, that the expence per annum of the troops amounts to £329,000 —in which the item of £IIO,OOO figures as the cost of provisions—a much lower sum than would have been necessary if the men had been stationed in England. Mr. Bell makes out that of this expence only about £30,000 per annum is in excess of what the troops would have cost anywhere else, and that therefore, during peace, that is the only-amount that is legitimately due to the Home Government by this country for the use of the military force now here. It will be seen, therefore, that the country should not be considered at all indebted to England pecuniarily, as she already pays £35,000 per annum, or at the rate of £5 per man, for all the troops stationed here—a sum quite large enough when it is considered that the troubles which have occasioned our need of the force have been caused by the vain attempt to govern an uncivilized and alien race from a distance of 12,000 miles. This is the extra cost during peace. In time of war it did not exceed £140,000 a year. This statement of Mr. Bell’s is borne out by the fact that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in making provision in his Budget for the expences of the war up to March, 1862, only asked an appropriation of £250,000. Thus, then, the magnificent sum quoted by Mr. Adderley and the Times, dwindles down to an amount too insignificant to be mentioned, if it be considered that this country is one of Great Britain’s youngest, smallest, and most distant colonies, claimed for the most part by a race which the Imperial Government has allowed to slip into rebellion, notwithstanding the urgent and often reiterated remonstrances of the Colonists, who, while they are blackguarded by Englishmen as outcasts and filibusters, after having borne long and with the utmost patience the indignities heaped upon them by their own countrymen at home and the Maories, have actually handed over the country to its native population, and secured them in its possession by all the means that could be adopted to render their title unassailable and profitable ; and this when, in justice (whatever allowance may be made for the ignorance of the Maories), a great part of their territory might have been confiscated to pay the expences now being incurred by their abnegation of British authority. But not only does it appear that England has been misinformed as to the amount to be borne by her in consequence of the neglect of this colony by her Government. The highest authorities at home are ignorant of the burden that has been laid on the colonists themselves. It appears that this, so far as it has accumulated, amounts to half a million, or £5 for every European in the colony. Now this may not be a very large sum ; but still it is considerably more than one year’s income of our General Government; and looking to Ihe burdens that must soon fall on the colonists in this island in providing for their own government, in consequence of their giving up the land fund, it will bear heavily on the country for some time. It is just equivalent to an extra expenditure by Great' Britain of about one hundred millions sterling. And yet the Duke of Newcastle, in his Despatches, reproaches our Government and the co-. lonists for the little aid they give in defending themselves from the Maoi-ies.

But a large part of our expenditure is not yet mentioned. ■ It is in consequence of tlie unsettled state of the country that the Yolunteer force has been organized. The expence to the members of this force is very considerable. If the time lost and the expence incurred in drilling are taken into account, the burden on every volunteer is not much less than £lO a year. We are not aware of the number of Volunteers enrolled throughout the country. At one time it must have been above 2000, imposing’an annual burden of at least £20,00). Misrepresentation is generally but short-lived ; the truth sooner or later is discovered and believed. ‘ Then a reaction takes place. By how much greater the injustice committed, by so much greater the recompense made. We can trust to the soundness of public opinion in Great Britain. It will soon be acknowledged that the British colonist in New Zealand is of a different character, from the Dutch boer at the Cape, and

that he is as peaceable and generous, and as opposed to injustice and oppression, as the most devoted Quaker or .the most ardent philanthropist could, desire.

The case which we reported last week as having been brought before the Resident Magistrate’s Court at the instance of a Maori, and of the' .evidence which a full repoit will be found in another co-j lumn, calls for special notice, as having led to a breach of the peace more serious than has yet taken place in this neighbourhood. We are glad to see that this settlement has hitherto been in a great measure free from such violence. r J here may have been a good deal of petty .pilfering from the out-stations ; but there have as yet been only four cases of overt violence. The first did not end seriously, inconsequence of the presence of mind; and energy of the settler attacked. The second resulted in the death of the Maoriattacking. The third was the case of assault the other day, and the fourth is this case of robbery. The last three have occurred within a few weeks of each other, and the inference is unavoidable that the natives are becoming haore inso-: lent and disposed to violence.''.Putting, everything that has occurred, however,! in the worst light, there can be no doubt; the Maories are more peaceable than a; European population would be in similar circumstances, with no restraint of law and no fear of punishment Lefoi’e their eyes.

Still, this is a case of so outrageous a character—a body of not less than 50 armed men plundering a settler of two horses, worth £BO, in broad daylight, within seven miles of a garrison town, because a case in which damages had been claimed to the amount of £5 had not been settled in court agreeably to the wishes of the Maori plaintiff—that it is fitted to make the settlei-s ask, If this kind of thing is allowed to go on, what is the end to be 1 Is British law still to remain powerless for the protection of the British settler ]

■ It is in order to establish authority! that Sir George Grey is introducing hisNative Institutions. Such a large part of the population decline to receive them that it will be difficult to carry them out among the well-disposed, who are intermingled throughout the land with the ill-disposed. This is a difficulty of no ordinary magnitude, and which it may take some time to overcome. But in the meantime, how are these cases of aggression on the part of the Maories, which are becoming more common than they were, to be met 1 How long is forbearance to be continued ? How are the settlei s to receive conipensation for the loss and injury sustained? It is for the Governor to determine when this state of things is to end Meanwhile, his Excellency should give the settlers the assurance that losses sustained by them in Consequence of its being allowed to continue shall be made good by the Government. It is certainly an awkward thing for a Government thus to compromise offences ; but the settler pays taxes to Government for protection ; and if he is not protected he has a right to compensation.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Magistrate’s Court.-

The following is the evidence in the case of Ropana Turoa v. James Atkinson, the judgment in which we reported last week. It has been invested with some importance in consequence of the outrageous conduct of the plaintiff. Ropana Turoa deposed : I am an aboriginal native, and reside at Wanganui. I seek to recover £5 damages from defendant, as payment for two pigs killed by him in September ; namely,' one hog and one sow. The hog was black and the sow spotted ; had no marks. The black pig was killed on the Gtli September last, and spotted pig on the 3d September ; I have been informed so by other parties. The pigs were three year old pigs, fat, in good condition, and large. I value them at 51. John Foison deposed : On a Saturday I saw a man called George, working for defendant, bring a pig to the house ; he took it to the back of the house ; defendant was there, and told his boy to give me a cup of tea. 1 saw George with the pig, a black one, a few steps from defendant’s house ; he was carrying the pig on his back ; don’t know where the pig came from. Defendant has only two sows ;he has killed all the hogs—all I know of; the sows are black ; .have got little pigs. By defendant-—1 went out of the kitchen door, and went in by same. Defendant told George to go round by the front door, waved his hand to him to do so ; don’t know where George went to. There are four rooms in your house. Have had tea lots of times before with defendant. I remember some black pigs being brought in a dray to defendant’s place ; one is now at Fox’s. I remember helping to catch a little spotted sow about a month ago ; don’t know to whom it belonged ; had no mark ; the_ other one was a little black sow ; only caught two that day ; the black sow was a tame one belonging to defendant. The black sow is alive now; they killed the spotted sow.

By Plaintiff.—The pig George brought to the house was dead at the time.

Te Ra, being cautioned to speak the truth, said, — I reside at Waipakura.; Some time last month I was at defendant’s, and saw his workman cleaning a spotted sow, which had been killed, and was minus the head; defendant was there ; the hairs were removed from off only one side ot the sow. I went to Atkinson’s on a Sunday last month, and a portion of a pig was hanging in his house ; he gave me some of it. I asked him where it came from; he said, from. Mr. Alexander’s. On plaintiff missing

his pigs, and making inquiries about some, I informed him of what 1 knew in the matter.

By Defendant.—lt was in the afternoon I saw sow being cleaned, on the day Mrs. Sweeney was buried. The sow I saw was worth £2.

This closed the case for the prosecution.

The evidence for the defence was as follows :

George Bambridge, on oath, said, —I am-in-' the "-employment- of James Atkinson. I remember killing a black pig belonging to my master about three weeks ago, between 50 and 60 lbs. in weight, a fat pig ; did not see Foison 5 s boy at that time ; this was between 3 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon ; was by myself at the time. I have killed three pigs since I have been at defendant’s during the past four months. The other two were small pigs, I killed'before this. I remember killing a small spotted sow ; Johnny wai* at the house at the time. I remember the day Mrs Sweeney, v r as buried ;' don’t remember that I killed a pig on that day; it was after the funeral 1 killed a pig; all the pigs I killed were small pigs'. The large pig came from Mr. Russell. No Maori came when I was., killing-a.'spotted sow to my recollection ; he might have been there; he often comes about the house. .Mr Atkinson’s boy and Foison’s boy helped to catch a spotted sow, a small thing ; n ever a large spotted sow. Mr. Atkinson came to town to go to the funeral; most certain-the pig was killed on that day ; can’t say exactly to a day. The native Moko informed Atkinson of the funeral, "on the morning of the day Mrs. Sweeney ■ was-buried; defendant did not wait for breakfast. Defendant’s pigs were pointed out to me by his boy. I know the pigs. Moko beakfasted at defendant’s house, after Russell’s pig was killed, and he'had some of it to eat. Edward Thomas Fox on oath said : I have only seen three sows of defendant’s during the past two months '; he might have some fat pigs at his place without my knowledge. 1 had charge of defendant’s pigs some time ago. I have seen several fht pigs at Waipakura lately.

Judgment wus given for defendant. Oct. 14. T. B. Tube appeared to answer a charge of assault on G. H, Gibson. Geo. Henry Gibson deposed: I am Colonial Surgeon at Wanganui. I was in the Billiard Room at the Rutland Hotel about 10 o’clock yesterday evening. I saw Dr. Tube there ; lie offered me two papers of some sort ; he said in an insult-' manner, he believed I was one of the Stewards of tlie Races. I supposed these papers had something to do with the races. I declined taking those papers. Dr. Tuke then pressed me to take the papers. I declined doing so. I did not know him. He asked me in a most insulting manner to take the papers. I went' to the other side of the table to avoid Dr.- Tuke. He followed me round, and without any warning whatever I received two tremendous blows, one on mv face, and the other on the back of my head. The mark I have on my face is in consequence of one of these blows, and I am suffering from the blow I received on the back of my neck. I believe he would have continued his attack on me if parties in the room had not interfered. I have never quarrelled with Dr. Tuke. He has cut me for some reason ; and we have not lately been in the habit of s] leaking. My eye is blackened from the blow in my face. I gave no provocation to Dr. Tuke for this assault, I have no idea what induced it. I was taken by surprise when attacked. It was. wholly unsuspected on my part. Bv Defendant.—My name' lias, been advertised as a Steward of the Wanganui Races. I was not present at the advertised meeting for the entrances lor the Produce Stakes last evening I saw Dr. Tuke speaking to Mr. Lewis, whose name lias also been advertised as a Steward for'the ensuing races. I saw you offer him letters. I positively say that you spoke to me in an insulting manner when you offered me the letters. I do not recollect making use of the expression “ you be blowed.” Edward Lewis, of Wanganui, Merchant, said ; I was yesterday evening in the Billiard Room, Rutland Hotel. Dr. Gibson was there. I saw Dr. Tuke come in. He tendered me some papers which I declined to receive. They referred to the Wanganui Races, Dr. Tuke told me so. He pressed them upon me ; but I declined to receive them. He did not strike me. He approached to where Dr. Gibson ’.vas standing, and tendered him the same papers, in about the same way as he had offered them to me. He said “ I believe, Sir, you are a Steward of the Wanganui Races” Dr. Gibson replied “ My name is advertised in the paper as such.” Then Dr. Tuke said “ I beg to tender you on behalf of Major Trafford, two entrances for the races.” Dr. Gibson replied “ I wish to have nothing to say to you, Sir ; I do not know you. I take nothing from you, Sir.” Dr. Tuke said, “ you take nothing from me, Sir ? ’ After having again presented the entrances in a more formal way than before he said, “ you take nothing from me, Sir? you may have to take a little more.” Dr. Gibson walked away, appearing anxious to get rid of Dr. Tuke, the same as he would of a troublesome person, saying, “ I wish to have nothing at all to say to you, Sir” ; and then went round to the opposite side of the table. Dr. Tuke following, and passing the sofa, left his stick and the papers he had, there ; and immediately went to where Dr. Gibson was standing, and aimed a blow with his fist, at Dr. Gibson’s head with full force. As I was standing close to Dr. Gibson, 1 immediately tried to separate them, and partially succeeded ; but Dr. Tuke, pushing me- aside, was

enabled to aim a second blow afc Dr. Gibson. I then exerted myself again to take Dr. Tuke away, and .with; the', aid of Mr.- Ross and others succeeded. Dr. Tuke immediately went for his cap, told Dr. Gibson he had taken a blow from him, and wished him good night. He said; something to this effect, that if Dr. Gibson felt inclined to demand satisfaction, hie was always ready to meet him. Di;. Tuke was in an excited state when he entered the room. He came as it he was in the execution of some important business. The assault was of a very voilent nature. I did no:- see anything on the part of Di\ Gibson to justify the assault upon him, but on the contrary. By Defendant. —You did not speak to* me in an insulting manner, when you offered me the papers ; you spoke in an authoritative-, way.; I consider the language used to Dr. Gibson, when you first addressed him, was not incompatible with, his position as a Steward of the Races. I am rather inclined to think that Dr. Gibson told you to. go and be Plowed. By Mr. Ross.—Peiliaps Dr. Tuke’s address to Dr. Gibson was a little more dictatorial than it was to me.

‘By the Court.—l saw Dr. Tuke strike Dr. Gibson two blows.

Henry D. 0. Barton, Ensign in H. M. 57th Regt., gave evidence coiToborating that of the previous witnesses. Defendant said that he was in a position of some difficulty, as it was only an hour and a half since he received the summons, and therefore had not liad time to obtain legal advice, or to ascertain whether others, who were present, considered the provocation offered more irritating than the personal friends of Dr. Gibson -who had given evidence, appeared to do. If, however, the bench simply looked at the evidence of Mr. Lewis, they must see that the expressions of Dr. Gibson were anything but courteous—in fact, were actually and grossly insulting, when used in a public room to one with whom every one knew he was not on good terms. But when these were followed by the expression Mr. Lewis is doubtful about, but which Defendant could positively swear to, no alternative was left. As to no notice having been given of the assault, he begged to state that he (Dr. Tuke) had to walk round three sides of the table, deposit his stick and papers on the sofa, and that his manner in doing so was such, that no one could doubt his intention. Of course, he admitted the assault, but he thought that it was only the proper punishment for a man who had constantly been in the habit of taking off his coat in public houses, and boasting of his pugilistic powers. II e believed that if , time had been granted, he co:.ld have found witnesses to prove tliat the insulting tone assumed by Dr. Gibson, was such that if he (D. T.) had walked out of the room without resenting it, any one present would have been justified in considering him (D. -T.) an egregious coward. The defendant was fined A 5, including costs.

The Assault Case. —Corporal Atkinson, accompanied by a Maori policeman, went out on Friday last, to endeavour to capture the culprit. He obtained from Air- Buller R. M., at Turakina, the assistance of five native policemen, with whom he proceeded to the Matataera pa, on the Wangaehu. On reaching it, they were told that Wirihana, the accused, was at a pa, four miles further up the river ; but on their going thither, he was not to be found. It us understood that an alarm was given by ITonc Hira, who saw the force starting, and, taking a short road, reached the pa first, and gave the man time to escape to the bush. The corporal returned without a prisoner. Mr. Buller has sent ten native policemen in pursuit, and has threatened to dismiss the Matataera staff, if the offender is not taken.

The Wanganui Native District.— Mr. White, the Native Resident Magistrate, proceeded up the river on Monday with Mr. Woon, who is to introduce him to the various chiefs on the Wanganui. These gentlemen are at the same time to try to recover the two horses stolen from Mr. Atkinson, by I'opana.

Industrial School Ground.— The bishop of Wellington in his address at the opening of the third Session of the Second Synod of the Diocese said on this subject: “ Enquiries have lately been made in the House of Representatives, at 'he suggestion of certain residents at Wanganui, whether his Excellency’s Ministers will enforce the conditions of the Wanganui Industrial School' Estate. Their object is to deprive the Church’ of the Property, if no school is in existence. I do not know wha.t answer was given, but I presume that the Ministers referred the Applicants to the Supreme court as the proper Tribunal for any such questions. If it could be conceived that property granted‘for the education of her Majesty’s subjects of both races and for children of other poor and destitute persons being inhabitants of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, so long as Religious education, industrial training, and instruction intlie English language shall be given to the youth educated therein or maintained thereat,’ could be forfeited the moment that no such school existed, of course the grant was forfeited the moment it was sealed and delivered ; and a judgment to that affect would touch not only our Church lands but every pubic grant to Religious Denominations, or Provincial Trustees of Educational Reserves, the proceeds of which are now being husbanded for the future needs of the communities. At the same time, I should observe, that we are not unmindful of our duties (and by we, I do not mean the Clergy but; the Church generally) and we are anxious, and have proposed, to establish schools on the Wanganui Industrial Estate both for the English and for the Natives.” The Bishop seems to forget that the

s chool was in existence but is- given up. Every grant for educational or religious purposes is not made on'the same conditions. One condition of this grant seems to imply its forfeiture if the education once begun is allowed to cease. We presume the enquiry referrd to by the Bishop was the one made on the 4th Sept, by Mr Eox who asked the Government whether it was prepared to. take steps to enforce the' fulfilment of the conditions on which a grant of land was made to certain persons for the maintenance of the Industrial School at Wanganui. . The Colonial Seer tary in.reply stated the Governor would enquii ; e into the circumstances. All trust grants made under the Crown shou dbe carried out, and there was no doubt the Schools should have been erected on the ground long before this, at all events the Government would see into the. matter.

WEST COAST. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Before Walter Buller Esq. R.M., and the district Justices. Manawatu, Oct. 9th, IS'62. Amos Burr v. George Nighe, damages £6. Judgment for Defendant, Costs 16s. Rangitikei, Oct. 14th 1862James Paulin v. Hunia Te Habeke, damages A 3, the value of a Harrow lent f-o Defendant and not returned. The following judgment was recorded. Judgment for defendant with costs 7s. The admission of the plaintiff that, he does not understand maori and that he had no assistance in his negotiations with the natives weighed with the bench. There is no evidence before tin court of the liar- . row having deteriorated; and so far .as the evidence goes the plaintiff is himself responsible for the delay complained of. The court explained to the defendant that he must take the plaintiff to the spot to satisfy him that the harrow has been returned to his premises.' Walter Buller R.M. William Fox, J.P. S. M. Curl. J.P. Turakina, Oct. 17th 1862. James Wilson t. George Masterson, debt A 3 13s 2d Judgment by consent for amount and.costs 16,5. (including mileage). Masterson v. Wilson, debt £5 4s. Judgment for defendant with cost 13s John Cameron v. James Boyle, debt A 3 13s 6d. Judgment for AT ss(3d and costs 7s. Cameron v. Cree, debt A 4 14s 6d settled out of court, Takini Chapman, debt ss. Summons not served, defendant having left the district. Te Wunu v. Charles Cameron, damages £2 10s. Adjourned till next Sittings at the request of defendant. - - James Stewart v. John Mcßeth, Debt A 7 15s 2d. 8e 1 tied out of court. Constable Aniplilet v. Archibald Cameron. The defendant (who was not in attendance) was charged with having been drunk and disorderly, at Tui’aldna, on the 6th of .September last. Fined £2 and costs 10s lOd (including mileage.) CANTERBURY. The Provincial Council was opened on the Ist inst. The Superintendent after congratulating the members on the prosperity of the Province, mentioned the business to come before them, as follows:-—. “ There will be submitted to you the draft of an Education Bill, which lias been already published by my a Road Bill for the-purpose of enabling rural districts to undertake the Management of l'oods and drainage within their limits. Regarding the importance of these tv, 7 o measures, I am aware that you are fully instructed. . , T “ You will be asked.to concur in a proposal, to extend the electric telegraph towards the rivers Hurunui and Wait-aka.

“ I am advised that the rapidly extending commerce of the Province demands a corresponding increase of immigrants. “ It will be my duty to ask you to consider the expediency of an extension of railway communication, the.improvement of our principal harbour, the bi'idging of some of our largest rivers, the erection

of commodious public buildings such .as gaols, hospitals, lunatic asylum, Supreme Court, public museum, and other offices indespensable to the efficient aiid economical conduct of public affairs. “ These last-mentioned extraordinary works, together with the construction of ordinary highways, bridges and drainage subsidies to municipalities, an increase in the number and efficiency of the aimed constabulary, an unavoidable ac dition to the strength of nearly every department of the Provincial service, will call for a much larger appropriation of means than Ifas been voted in any previous year.

OTAGO. The Price of Meat remained the same on the 11th inst.—6os. The Nokomai Diggings.—The report this week is scarcely so favourable. The -.Duxstan Diggings. —A gentle-, man who arrived in town 30th, Sept, from the Duustan, brought with him 201bs. of gold, the produce of the field. He left on Saturday night.' lie 'states that at that time there were only ten bags of flour on the ground, but that on. his way down lie met twenty-five tons going up. We learn from .the same gentleman, that the effect of the rise of the river Clutha, has been to force the diggers to pay more attention to driving into the banks, and lhat in that wayit may be looked upon, as tending to secure the permanency of the field. Many were doing very well tunnelling before the

river rose, but many more have set in since. In some of the tunnels that he inspected,the diggers were getting gohl’out of n false bottom, composed of sand. The further they drive into the banks, the coarser the gold becomes. The losses ot some miners by the rise of the river were, it seems, very heavy, for in many instances they had piled up heaps of ricn wash-dirt by the' side of the stream, and when it rose, their heaps of treasure were K\ve t away. With reference to the general character ol the gold, and .the alleged difficulty of clearing it of the Mack sand, our informant says that the difficulty is purely imaginary, for as all the iron is magnetic, it is the easiest thing possible to clean the gold. Our informant also tells us that the reported “ surface diggings” near Shennan’s are not properly surface diggings at all, the fact being that the workings are in a small guily, where the depth varies from one foot to three or four, and where it is found worth while to wash • the

whole. The New Judge.— His Honor Judge Oresson, in his charge to the Jury in the Supreme Court, on Bth, Inst, said : “ I congratulate you, on having, at length, obtained a Judge for Otago, and also that a gentleman lias been selected for t 1 e office who bolds so high a place in public estimation for ability, integrity, and legal acquirements, as Mr. Richmond. 'Panama Line.— A South American Company, lias made an offer to the Otago Government, to run a line of Steamers between Dunedin, and Panama, of fiom 800 to 1,200 tons, for a subsidy of <£.50,000 a year. The Chamber of Commerce, has recommended the Government to grant the subsidy. * We are informed that His Honor the Superintendent has agreed to recommend .the Provincial Council, to place a sum of money on the estimates for the formation of a line of telegraph through this province.—lines.

COST OP THE PROVINCIAL governments.

The following'statement on this subject is taken from the Otago Colonist The Provincial Government of Auckland employs 64 officers, paying themm the aggregate A’10,332 14s. 9d. Tne European population of the province is 24, 420, so that one Government officer to about every 381 persons is required, at a cost to each individual of the entire community of Bs. s|d. per annum. .In Taranaki 10 officers are employed, at an annual cost of ,£B2O. r J he populatiou is 2044. This gives one officer to about every 204 souls of the population, at the rate of Bs. 0-jd. per annum. In Wellington there are o2 officers, whose salares amount annually to .£l2, 197 16s. 6d., the population being 12,566. This gives one officer to every 241 souls, at the rate of 19s. 5d., nearly, per annum. In I-lawkes Bay 28. officers are employed, at an annual cost of ,£5,741, the population being 2,611. This giies one officer to every 93 souls, and makes the individual charge £2 3s. 1 and a fraction per annum. In' Nelson 53 officers are employed, and their salaries and perquisites amount annually to £7,538 2s 6d. The population is 9,952, which gives one officer to about every 187, at an annual charge upon every soul in the community of a fraction above 15s. lOfcl per annum. Malborough employs 21 officers, paying them annually £3,418. The population is 2,299, which gives one officer to about every 109 souls, at a charge of £1 9s. Bfd per annum on each soul in the province.

Canterbury numbers 65 officials, and pays them annually .£14,351 13s. 3d. the population is 16,04.0, which gives one officer to about every 247 persons and lays a charge of a fraction over 17s. per annum, on every soul in the community. The Otago Provincial Government employs 155 officers, at an annual cost of 1g33,788 19s 65.; the population is estimated at 27,16.3, exclusive of 3,000 miners, say 30,163 ; this gives one officer to about 175 persons, at an annual charge upon each individual of the community of ifl 2s. 4|d. It must be remembered however, that this rate, though apparently high in proportion to some of the other large provinces, is in point of fact lower when allowance is made for the extra expence'of the gold departments which Otago is obliged to support, and Which are not necessary in other provinces, and further as the population is greater now than when the census was taken, the individual average will be less. The Province of Southland employs 26 officei’s, paying them annually £5,472 2s 6d. The population is 1,820, which gives one officer to every 70 persons, at a charge ui-on the whole community of rather more than <£3 os. per annum. These computations are based upon the returns laid before Parliament, and, although some de, artmental changes may have taken place since the returns were compiled, the general results cannot have been materially affected.

The New Zealand September Mait. Has not been forwarded from Melbourne. The'* Gity of Hobart’ was half-an-hour two late. The Northam for Gallc, was seen by her at Melbourne Heads and fo lowed her eight miles, and onboar.l the Northam, they knew that the vessel in chase had the New Zealand Mails, but-the Admiralty Agent did not think proper to wait. The Cabbage Blight.—A oyclney nuntleman of considerable expenence in gardening, suggests that one way of preventing the ravages of the aphis amongst the cabbages will be found in the plantiiig, alternately, cabbages with _ lettuces, the aphis haying a peculiar dislike for the latter.

VICTORIA. It is finally ordered that Parliament shall meet for the despatch of business on the 7th of November next. It is expected to be of a lather boisterous character and there is no telling but the present Government will find great difficulty in retaining their places. They have had some rather quarrelsome meetings, and disensions are said to be of an alarming character but time alone can develope this. One of the causes of alleged strife was, that some member of the Cabinet had divulged the contents of a despatch of the Duke of Newcastle to the Argus. The nature of this despatch puts us in possession of two facts—the one that the Bill to reduce the salary of the Governor has been disallowed by her Majesty, and the other is that the present Governor is to be retained in his office probably for another six years. The unusually wet weather has had the effect of considerably retarding agricultural operations, besides in many cases of injuring to an almost irremediable extent the cereal crop, so that it is to be feared the harvest will be considerably below the average. Some of the more northern and higher lands of the colony have however escaped. The Port Phillip farmers S ciety hold their annual meeting on the 9th October, and two following clays, and there is every reason for its being as successful as in previous years. A trial between the only two steam ploughs in the colony is also about to come off, the Board of Agiiculture having offered a premium of £IOO for the most efficient one. All kinds of stock are at a low figure, and likely to continue so. The Provident Institute has failed, and as numbers of hard-working men had their all in the bank, the failure has caused a great sensation and a run upon the Savings banks iu various places. Its liabilities are estimated at £260,169 145., and it is doubtful if a larger dividend than 10s. in the £ will be paid.

The mystery that has for so many years rested over the the interior of Australia is rajiidly being cleared up. i lie late unfortunate .Burke and Wills party were the pioneers in this glorious enterprise; but it has been reserved for two other gentlemen to carry out the work they inaugurated at the sacrifice of their lives. Intelligence was received a few days back that Mr. Landsborouglqtlielieadofasmall party sent out by the Queensland Government in search of Burke’s party, bad successfully crossed the continent from Carpentaria to Melbourne. And a few days later news was received to the effect that Mr M’Kinlay sent out by the South Australian Government, had also accomplished the same task—that is, from Adelaide to Carpentaria—whence he travelled through the settled districts of Queensland to the sea coast, where he took ship for Melbourne, arriving here in perfect health two days ago, after' an absence from South Australia of over twelve months. Mr Landsborough speaks of the country through which he passed in the m,ost glowing terms, and as being in every way fitted for agricultural and pastoral purposes. Mr. M’Kinlay, too, gives an encouraging report, and further states that even in the Stony Desert lie was able to procure a good supply of water. It was not this explorer’s intention to have proceeded to Carpentaria, but be was compelled to deviate from his course by the flooded state of the country, and from which be and liis party bad some narrow escapes. It now seems fully certain that in the rainy season, the central portion of this colony is one vast lake, the water from which, in the summer, either percolates through the soil or is evaporated by the sun. This will explain the discrepancy in the reports of various explorers, who have at one time found water, and at at another no signs of any beyond the winter flood marks. A testimonial is about to be presented to Mr. ough for bis successful efforts in the cause of exploration, and Air M’Kinlay has also been received with great enthusiasm, and there is every probability of these two fellow labourers in the same work being publicly entertained. —Melbourne Correspondent of Otago Witness.

THE CROWN PRINCESS OE PRUSSIA.

There being rumours that the marriage of this 1 i oyal Lady had turned out a very unhappy one, in consequence of the brutality of'her husband, the Paris correspondent.of the Nelson Examiner contradicts these reports in the following terms:I he young couple, on whose heads will descend, in the natural eourse of things, the Crown of Prussia, is one of the happiest to he found in any station upon the surface of our little planet; the husband and wife mutually adoring one another, and outvying each other in. tlieir adoration of the two babies who have already made their advent in the nursery to which the JTussians are looking with so much satisfaction. The Crown Prince never touches spirits, takes very little wine, and rarely goes I eyond a single glass of beer. The young couple live in a, pretty little palace, m a new street called the "Victoria Strasse, in honour of the Princess , and they arc to be seen, two or three times a day walking out arm in arm, or in their favourite little carriage, which the t rinee always drives himself, chatting and laughing, evidently in the gaj’est spirits, and on the best possible terms with each other. Since the death of the Prince Consort, which has been a terri,ole blow to them, the young pair are, of course, much less gay in manner than forme: ly ; but tlieir good understanding is not likely to have been impaired by the great grief they have shared together. 1 he Princess possesses a very clear and sound head, an excellent heart, and a A r ery strong will ; she never interferes in matters not fairly coming within ..the sphere

of her present po ition and duties, but, wherever she can act with effect, her action is very decided. She has not only introduced all manner of English ways into her own housekeeping .arrangements, but has also got rid of several scores of little troublesome matters of detail in the stiff formalities of couit etiquette hitherto held saored Within the precincts of Prusso-royal rigidity. The King and Queen are extremely fond of her, and let her have her way, from sheer affection for her,oil many points in regard to which it is probable that they would have preferred seeing her manifest more respect for their martinet ideas. The Queen, a good hearted and intelligent, but rather haughty woman, loves her daughter-in-law with’enthusiasm and never speaks of her without some endearing epithet, as my “beloved daughter,” “my darling Victoria,” and so on 'I he people of the Court are always rather scandalised] by her innovations, hut end by accepting them as improvements. They were inclined, for instance, to make a terrible row when the young Princess, a few days after her installation, in her own house, put on her bonnet and shawl, and walked over to the Royal Palace, only a few hundred yards away, without even a footman following her. This proceeding was regarded as horribly, undignified on the part of their futu re Queen, and tremendous were the remonstrances it excited. But the Princess declared that she was quite able to take care of herself, and that there was neither danger nor impropriety in her crossing a couple of streets by lierself ; that she had always been accustomed to move about freely, and that she should continue to do so.

A few days after she had thus given a shock to the “old ladies” of the Court of both sexes, the young Princess still further horrified them by receiving, in a very simple morning dress, a lot of grandees, who called to pay their respects to her.

“I have been so very busy all day,” remarked her youthful Highness, “in seeing to the carpets and curtains that are being brought in, that I have not load a moment for making my toilette.”

“Did ever a Crown Princess of Prussia think of such a thing as looking to the putting down of carpets and the putting up of curtains ?” exclaimed the old ladies, throwing up their eyes and hands, and perfectly aghast at such unceremonious doings. Whatever she does, or declines to do, she invariably justifies by the remark, “It is always so in mamma’s household,” or “Mamma never does so,” and she more than once met some attempts to shew her that certain unceremonious doings of hers are not “proper” in a Crown Princess, by the conclusive remark, “Mamma, who is Queen of England, does so and so ; it cannot, therefore, be improper for me to do so too.” Whenever the Prince and Princess give a State dinner in tlieir little palace, the latter has the two babies brought in, as a matter of course, at the dessert ; a thing unheard of in the annals of Prussian royalty. My informant was present wit-li the rest of the elite of the diplomatic circle, at a diplomatic dinner given by them a couple of days before he left Berlin. He says that the two children, charmingly dressed, fat, happy,'and merry, were brought into the dining room, as soon as the cloth was removed, the baby placed in the lap of its proud young mother, and the elder child on its father’s knee, and duly complimented, admired, and allowed to take a minute drop of wine and a little fruit, with as little ceremony as though they were not a King’s grand-children. ■ The Princess is, as may well be imagined, a general favourite with all classes. My diplomatic friend, who bad often witnessed the cordiality with which the young pair are received on all public occasions, happened to be passing along the Victoria Strasse, not long since, on some public anniversary, just as a crowd had assembled under the window® of the Crown Prince’s palace, and were cheering its inmates in lusty style. One of its windows soon opened, and the Prince and Princess canie out on the balcony, the latter leading out their little son, and the former carrying in his arms the baby, which he held up, with a smilo, to the admiration of his future lieges, tossing it up, and holding it up above bis bead, while the little creature stuck its little fat thumb into his mouth, alternately sucking it and laughing and-crowing in a state of great delight. ' At which sight the people, equally delighted, cheered the Prince and his family more lustily than ever. ;

The Princess keeps up her old habits and avocations. She paints very well, is a very good musician, reads a good deal, and takes an active interest in her household. She is very fond of gardening; and in her letters to her family, gives careful directions for the training, pruning, and manuring of her favourite trees and plants, all -planted with her own hands, in her gardens at Windsor, and Osborne. One lady, much at our own Court, tells me she has often seen her, before her marriage, come in from an hour or two’s hard work among her pets, with her apron full of green peas or early potatoes, which she was carrying to the kitchen with an injunction that they were to be sent up in a dish by themselves to the Queen. Another tells me how she has often seen her busy among the pans of milk and cream in her own private dairy ; or with her arms covered with flour up to' the elbows, deep in the manufacture of cakes and pies, in the beautiful little kitchen set apart for the housekeeping experiments of the royal children, where they mixed up dough, whipped up syllabubs, baked, boiled, stewed, and did just as they pleased y the milk and butter, the eggs and fruit, being all of their own raising.

THE HONEY-BEE, ITS CULTURE AND ADVANTAGES! The importance of the honey-bee appears to be greatly overlooked by the forming interest in our own country ; while, on the continent, the Agricultural Society of France is quite alive to the breeding of bees. At the Model Beehive at the Luxembourg, very recently, about one hundred agriculturists attended from various parts, and the exhibition of bees which was held in the Orangery was very interesting. The produce exhibited called forth expressions of admiration from the spectators. It showed how much progress has been made within a few years in one of the most lucrative industries of rural life. Several very important practical questions were discussed at the meeting. The country clergy were well represented at the congress. One farmer in Champagne, instructed in this art, possesses at present 1000 beehives. I lie efforts of the society have been attended with the best results. A superior degree of comfort has by its means been introduced into districts where it was hitherto unknown. The rearing of bees entails no additional house rent, as it requires but a small capital, and but little labour. It is evident that much_remains to be done in England, when we consider that while Prance produces £2,800,000 worth of honey and wax, she expends £2,400,000 in additional purchases. The Agricultural Society are of opinion that France might produce £8,000,000 worth of honey and wax, and then export £2, 800,000 worth. We have seen an excellent work on bees, entitled “ The HoneyBee,” by Richardson, and edited by J. 0. Westwood, F.L.S., in which the history and treatment of these industrious insects are set forth in a concise form, and a fund of useful information given relative to every department of bee culture. By following the practice recommended in this little brochure any one may become proficient in this branch of rural economy, which, while it yields no inconsiderable profit to the owner, affords a never-failing fund of amusement and instruction.

The cultivation of bees has not yet received that attention in the United Kingdom that its value and importance deserve, and we are paying annually large sums for an article of luxury that might be produced at home at a small expense beyond a little care and attention. It is not so on the Continent, where bee culture is a considerable branch of rural economy. In Hanover, Saxony, Poland, and other of the Northern States, the country consists of vast plains ofsterile land covered with heather, being incapable of any kind of profitable culture, but which furnish an abundance of food for bees. The proprietors of these wilds let them to farmers, not for common agricultural purposes, but for collecting the stores of honey the heather supplies. Thus a bee-fanner, as he is called, can hire the standing of any number of bee-hives he wishes, at a certain rental; and as soon as the heather begins flowering, the hives are removed to the spot under the care of a bee-shepherd, and remain there during the tiuie the flowering continues ; after which, they are again taken away, and placed in the apiaries attached to the farm premises, to remain there for the winter, the wax and honey being taken from them without destroying the bees. This custom gave rise, about fifty years since, to the publication of a very pretty novel, called “ The bee-farmer ; or, the Fleurs-de-lis.” There are hundreds of thousands of acres in the United Kingdom covered with heather,, from which thousands of pounds’ worth of honey and wax might be extracted, by adopting the system pursued on the Continent; and the proprietors of these heaths might, by charging a moderate rent, turn them to good account ; whilst a great number of the rural peasantry, who now find it difficult to support themselves and their families, would, like tine foreigners, improve their circumstances, without adding to or interfering with their daily employment, or encroaching on the rights and privileges of others. The keeping of bees, however, needs not be confined to the neighbourhood of heaths, there being always, during the spring and summer months, plenty of flowering plants in succession, both wild and cultivated, on which the bees delight to feed. The various species of the trifolium family, which flower at different periods, furnish an abundant supply of honey, and are a resource for the bees they do nob always have on the Continent, where green crops are not so much cultivated as with us. Pasture lands afford another contribution, from the wild Dutch clover and other plants which abound, mixed -with the grasses. The meadows also and woods are replete with wild flowers, and many of the deciduous trees, such as the lime, the chestnut, &c., present a variety of flowers rich in saccharine in the early spring. In short, in this country, so long as the season will permit the bees to work, they are able to find food from one species of plant or another, so as to make the cultivation a profitable speculation to the owner. Most cottages, too, in'the country, have gardens attached to them, and in these the beekeepers would do well to raise a succession of those flowers to winch the bees are most partial and which yield the most honey; such as the crocus, the aconite, the single hepatica, the colt sfoot, the palm willow, the single wallflower, etc. Double flowers, being abortions, yield no saccharine, and are therefore useless. Mignonette is a special favourite with the bees ; and, in short, a succession of flowers might, by a little management, be kept up in a cottager s garden, which, while it would be attended with little expence, or- none after the first- season, if the seeds are preserved,

will afford the bees a constant resource near home without much intrenching upon the cultivation of vegetables for the family. Nothing is easier or less trouble than the management of bees, when once. a person has got into the way of it. . The great difficulty is in persuading an ignorant man that it is unnecessary to destroy them in winter, and that by saving them you double your stocks, as well as your produce, the following year. Some people think that the bees thus preserved will require as much feeding in winter as the honey itself is worth, but this is an error. Dr. says they must never be fed but in October, “if you wish your bees to thrive well and keep inu health.” Almost the only "care in winter is to keep the hives free from damp and mice, and to prevent the bees from leaving the hives on a sunny day, which too frequently tempts them to keep out until the cold stupifies and destroys them before they can reach the hive again. We will now conclude with, an illustration, to show the value of keeping bees to a class in society which might, without any derogation to their dignity or usefulness, adopt it. Some years ago a bishop was holding his first visitation of the clergy of his diocese in a town in one of, the midland counties. Amongst those assembled he soon discovered an old co'lege acquaintance whom he had mot seen for a great number of years, but whom he greeted with all the warmth of a renewed friendship. On comparing notes with his friend, the bishop learned with regret that he was still a curate in a country village, at a stipend of £IOO a year, and that lie had a wife and large family to support. The worthy curate, however, invited the bishop to spend the day with him before he left the neighbourhood, and the latter, not wishing to appear proud, accepted the invitation. On reaching the parsonage he was surprised to find his friend’s wife an elegant well-dressed lady, who received him without any of the embarrassment which a paucity of means too frequently occasions in those who feel its pressure. The children; too, were all well dressed, and looked anything rather than as having suffered from the pinching pains of unappeased hunger.' But the good bishop’s astonishment was still greater when he sat down to partake of a repast worthy of the traditional and customary fare of his order, and was invited to “ take wine ” of the-purest flavour and aroma with his fair and graceful hostess. Knowing that his friend was originally a poor man, lie considered lie must have received a fortune with his wife. After, therefore, the latter and the children had withdrawn, the bishop introduced the subject by expressing a fear that his friend had gone to an unusual and injurious expence to entertain him, and that it would entail privation upon him afterwards. “Not at all,” replied the curate, “ I can well afford to entertain an old friend once in a while without any inconvenience.” “ Then,” rejoined the bishop, “I must congratulate you, I suppose, on having received a fortune with yjur good lady.” “ You are wrong again, my Lord,” replied the poor curate ; “ I had not a shilling with my wife.” More mystified than ever, the bishop resumed, “ Then how is it possible for you to have those comforts around you that I see, out of a hundred a year 1” “ Oh, my Lord, as to that, I am a large manufacturer as well as a clergyman, and employ many thousands of operatives, which bring me in an excellent living. If you will walk with me to the back of the premises I will show you them at work.” He accordingly took him into the garden at the back of the house, and there was a splendid apiary, with a large number of beehives, the source of the curate’s prosperity. The bishop . never forgot the circumstance, nor did lie ever fail to make use of it as an argument; for when lie afterwards heard some poor curate complain of the scantiness of his income, he would cut the matter short by exclaiming, “ There, there, let’s have no grumbling. Keep bees, like Mr. ; keep bees ! ” —Mark Lane Express.

The History of a Piece of Land.— Shortly after the period of the American Revolution, a Mr. Macomb, undertook, with a few companions, a hunting and canal voyage on the St. Lawrence, and made himself acquainted with the previously almost unknown districts now constituting the northern part of the State of New York. They stood in very ill repute at the time, haying formed part of the country of the Iroquois, and never been entirely subjected either by French or English, but having remained as a kind of desolate battlefield between them.

At the time of this canal voyage there lived upon it only a few scattered Indians, the poor remains of the once numerous and valiant tribes, and on the maps of the time it figures as a completely white spot, adorned by a sort of fancy painting of the sources of the Hudson, of which no one knew anything. Mr. Macomb, however, discovered .(about the year 1796) that it contained magifieent forests, a fertile soil, and many fine sites for future villages and towns. He associated himself, therefore, with a partner, who got together a capital of aoout 200,000 dollars, and proceeded to the execution of his project. The financial condition of the State of New sTork, as, indeed, of all the other States - of the Union at the time, was deplorable, and the offer of Macomb to purchase three millions of acres of its waste land was gladly accepted. An agreement was drawn up, by which he became the purchaser of a tract of nearly five thousand square miles, between Lake Ontario and Montreal, at the not very exorbitant rate of about i|d. per aero'. The original do-

“— ■ ~ i n pm ■■■. ii— _ii n !■»— cument'was shown) to Mr. Kohl—it was on parchment, with) a great waxen seal of the arms of New York (of that period), on one side a sun rising among mountains, and on the other a rock, against which the waves wehe dashing,, with the motto “ Frustra .” j : The associates now commenced a land speculation on a 'grand scale. They wrote and diffused asi widely as they could a description of their new acquisition ; they travelled to Europe to find colonists and purchasers, and'; they formed companies in England/France, and Holland, of which one took from a half a million of acres, and another a hundred thousand while smaller parcels were sold .to* private individuals. The descendants of one of the partners, whose family is one ; of. the first in New York, is skill in possession of no ‘less than 200,000 acres. He explained to Mr. Kohl the which he proceeded in the admihistratictoi of his estate. . \ I sell my land usually under very easy and inviting conditions. I desire only find vigorous, industrious men, of good character. I don’t cafe whether they have capital or not, and according to these instructions my agents'have to act. T leave my settlers time to look about them a bit, to make themselves a home in the wilderness, and to put by a little towards the payment of the purchase money. How and when the payment is to be made, I leave entii'ely to them. I require no interest for arrears, for I consider the labour they expend on the land is so, much rent that they pay me ; and as long as the purchase-money is not paid, it remains, of course, my property, which they are thus constantly improving. They are overlooked by my agents, and if they do not seem very ready with their work, we require them to clear a bit of forest, or make a few little bridges, or put up a barn. Sometimes the settler will move off after having lived on the land for ten years, without having paid .me a penny; but he has left me meadows for marshes, corn fields for forests, and houses and farm-buildings, where before there were only thick woods, so that I find my account in the transaction, and can sell the land for a much higher price next time.

Holloway's Pills. —Dismiss your doubts.— Let no one be longer oppressed with the notion that his malady is incurable till these purifying pills have had a fair trial. 'When ordinary preparations have failed, these Pills have been used with the most marked success. A course of this admirable medicine clears the blood from all impurities and improves its quality. The whole of the system is thus benefitted through the usual channels, without reduction .of strength, shock to the nerves, or any other inconvenience ; in fact, health is renewed by natural means. For curing diseases of the throat, windpipe, and chest, these Pills have pre-eminently established a world-wide fame, and in complaints of the stomach, liver, and kidneys, they are equally efficacious.

MARKETS.

Wanganui, October 23. —Wheat 6s, barley 6s, oats 6s, maize 6s per bushel, flour (at Netlye mill) £l7, (in. town) £lB per 2000 lbs, potatoes £3 per ton, bread—4lb. loaf lOd butter wholesale Is 4d retail Is 6d. per lb, bacon, wholesale 8d per lb.

Dunedin, Oct. 4.— Messrs Driver McLean & Co. report as follows Fat Cattle. —We have had a fair supply in during the -week just past, and prices obtained quite equal to last quotations. We do not expect any advance on present 'prices, as -owners seem now anxious to sell any cattle fit for the butcher.

We have sold 52 head, mostly bullocks, from the run of Messrs Fenwick, at an average of £22 per head. Also a lot of Wellington cattle at £2O.

Or equal to about 65s per cwt. Store Cattle. —Transactions have been very limited during the week, although goood cattle, aged 2.t0 6 years, are in gopd demand at £l2 to £l4 ; mixed herds £9 10s to £ll|los, according'to qiiality and condition. Fat Sheep.—About 1200 have come to hand during the week, mostly of very inferior quality. . . . We have sold 1000 at 39s each, delivered after shearing, on the station, good quality and heavy weights. Also 1000 at 9d per lb delivered before,shearing. 500 at 9d per lb, delivered in town (inferior.) Store Sheep.— Healthy young Ewes and Wethers are very saleable, with none offering. Station Property. —There are several buyers in the market for first-class projierties. A well-known station in the Southern part of the Province, has changed hands—containing 30,000 acres, with 15,000 sheep deliverable after shearing. Price and terms not yet transpired. We have sold a station in Southland, 20,000 acres, with limited number of sheep, subject to approval by purchasers at sight of stock. Horses. —We have to advise arrival of 1/5 horses, all of which we have disposed of at paying prices. Mr Gleadow’s lot 45 head, per Mariposa from Launceston, were disposed of on Thursday, by auction at an-average of £SO per head.

CALENDAR.

Agents for the ‘‘ Wanganui Chronicle” >

Turakina— Messrs. Franklin and Hurst. Rangitikei —Mr. Thos. Scott. Wellington —Mr. W. Lyon,. Auckland —Messrs. Williamson and

Wilson Nelson —Messrs. C. & :i «L Elliott. New Plymouth— Mr. F. U. Gledhill. London— Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co

We quote Best Bullocks at £25 to £29 “ Second ' “ 20 to 24 “ Inferior “ 15 to 17 - “ Best Cows “ - 23 to 25 “ Second “ 16 to IS “ Inferior “ 13 to 15

Moon { First Full Quarter Moon • Oct. 30 aSTov. 7 11 0 33; 28 i a.m a.m Oct. S. , rises . S. sets . High water at Heads 23 5 23 6 37 10 23 10 47 24 5 22 6 38. 11 11 11 35 25 5 21 6 39 11 59 12 23 26 : 5 19 6 41 12 47 1 11 27 5 18 6 42 1 35 r 59 28 5 16 6 44 8 23 2 47 29 5 15 6 '45 3 11 3 35 30 5 13 6 47 3 59 4 23