The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 182, 8 July 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. " OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1873.

Tun Ministerial baik will have to weather a number of storms ami steer clear of many rocks that dot its t ourbe through the coming session of Parliament We are inclined to believe, however, that tho tact of those who have it in charge will bring it into poi t, perhaps a Hi tie altered and battored, jet in such a state as to be quite reparable during the interval between the end of the ensuing session nnd the commencement of the next. There is every prospect that the Co'onial Treasurer will have a favorablo story to tell, and that the rcvenuo will be found to have excecdel the amount estimated. The collapse of the San Francisco Postal rim-vice will furnish materials for many a telling dart from the Opposition benches; and justly so. The service while it lastel was, without exception, the wor.it conducted that has ever come under our notice, and its sudden collapse, bad as it was, has put the colony to great incomenience, bi.t it has conferred this advantage : we are now relieved from carrying on a service that \\<>s much too costly for bo small a colony us Now Zealand. Mr Vo^el has much to answer fur, and we trust that he will be made to feel that ihe people aie not prepared to allow their best interests to be trifled with for ihe gratification of lih speculative propensities. The public works scramble w ill most likely make the continued tenure of office doubtful more th. in once during the session. The people of Otdgo lire agitating for the making of lines as feedeis to tlmso üb«.idy umhv construction. '1 Ins ol course is unreasonable, yet there are many members who pl-iet* greater value u'»on their t-e.it:> than they do upon their imputation for political honesty. It is more than probable, thcrcfoio, that many ail vet se votes will be lecorded for the sake of satibfying constituencies. The safety of the (lovernment principally eon-,i.s'h in the fact that the OpjoHliou is aft aid of its possible leaders. There will, without doubt, i«e gieat debate over the present position of native an*airs : it ia more than probable that Mr MvLeun will retain the confidence of the House, or nil Lei ih.it, the die.id of hosti'ities and the con.si tpifut com w l! g.tm luin die support oi the Southern niembirh. It has always buen u

ditheulty with them to understand tli.it U h»ht ' once and have done wilh it is cheaper th m to con- I tinue the half-and-half system that has been purged | for some years past in deference to their opinions* —opinions based only on .1 vivy meagre knowledge of the question they have to deal with. We sue opposed to warfare if to be earned on as hitherto, but are clearly of opinion that to delay action muoh longer can only be productive of moat serious complications hereafter. It is our belief that if the making of roads and railways through the territory of the King- and his party were immediately commenced the resistance of the natives would very soon become more sham than reality. Ihe Maoris are as capable as we of appreciating thenposition ; they are therefore well awaro that it ih only a question of time for them to become powerless to resist, with any chance of success, the onward march of civilization. A judiciously drawn Native Lands Act would do much to establish confidence in the Europeans ; once overcome the fear that our ultimate intention is to take their land from them, and our greatest difficulty would be surmounted. Firmness in insisting on mating roads, and an act such ,is we have alluded to above, appear to bo the two things required to raise the colonists in this island from the pitiable position they hold at present of being kept at bay by a mere handful of savages The members from the North will undoubtedly demand vigorous action. They must be cl sir on the point that to perpetuate the native's belief in their right to exclude us from the territory beyond the imaginary confiscation lino is the woist of follies ; and the action of the Government, in this direction will doubtless be one of the most damaging accusations brought against them. The Waikato railway will, without doubt, meet with the approval of the House; in fact it is perfectly clear that, if the members who represent this province only stand together, they must gain the day; and we believe that they wil l meet with the hearty support of the Ministry and of all the members endowed with sufficient perspicacity to understand its great importance. Each member will doubtless havo his pet scheme, but he should at the same time be perfectly clear on the point, that unless ruinous expenditure and native affairs can be avoided, it is merely impossible that ho can gain his desired end. There are many other matters that require notice from us, and they will receive it from time to time as occasion offers.

On Friday evening, the 4th instant, Mr Lusk addressed a meetlll" Of the electors ill the Hamilton JmtiMite, but owing to the insufficient notice gi\en of tlie intended meeting, and the place at which it would be held, it wns not till 8 p in. that a sufficient number had collected to proceed. Captain Cumming was voted to the.chair, and briefly introduced the candidate, who came forward, and delivered his views m a speech extending over an hour, of which the following is a summary :— Ho said he came before them as a candidate lor the Superintcnilency, and would gnc his opinion on the various topics that most interested the electors in this part of the province. He considered that provincial institutions in this prouncc, at all events, were in a dying state, but a certain education of the people to govern themsehes was necessary before they could be allowed to die out altogether. Up therefore, thought a great deal would devol.-c upon the Superintendent elected for the nest four years, and from liis acquaintance with the working of the system, ho imagined he had peculiar claims on the sullrages ot the electors With regard to the Public Works now going on throughout the colony, he contended we, in tins province, were not getting a fair share, and said the chief cause of it was on account of the present Superintendent being m opposition to the General Government, which he, if elected to that office, would try, if possible, to prevent, as ho conFidcred that no Superintendent should be a violent partisan. He did not mean in any «ay to forego his conscientious conviction of what was righ;, but thought that our Superintendent should sink the personal for tie public good. He then treated of the Imraigrat.on system of the General Government, showing that this province need not expect to get its proper share of it while the present Agent-General retained his position, as his proclivities were all for the proyinc • in the south ; but if he were eleetcd, ho would use Ins utmost endeavors to get a Provincial Agent cent to Britain, so as to disseminate information amongst numbers of people who were anxious to emigrate to this province, numbers of whom had gone to the Agent-Genei al, who coolly informed them that he had no information to give thorn, and induced them to emigrate to the ether provinces. In connection with the education of the province, he considered he had great cause to claim their votes as he waa the fromer of the present Act, which, had it passed through tho Council as he drnfted it, would, he had no doubt, liayo given universal satisfaction, as tbe rate in tho Act he drafted was a valuation one ; and he considered his name would descend to posterity as having inaugurated the first comprehensive scheme of education in this province. He would thcro ore solicit their votes at tho following election, not on the score of any claim he had on their gratitude, but from the tocfc of his having done all he could for the benefit of the province during the time he had been engnged in its political arena. He wns prepared to answer to the best of his ability .any questions that might be put to him by any elector. Mr Potter then enquired whether be was in favor of altering tho rating clauso in the Education Act, so that it might press on rich and Ipoor alike, as the idea was preposterous that a. man occupying a mud cabin should pay an equal rate to the gentleman occupying a mansion, who in years to conio would most certninly be tho greatest gainer on account of the moral tone of the mass being raised? Mr Lusk replied that he had dono his utmost when the Act was before the Council to ge£the rate levied.on the' value, as ho had drafted it, but was defeated on tho ground that it would swallow up a great portion of the rate if so carried out. Captain McDonald then put the following questions :— Do pledge yourself, if elected Superintendent, to use your 'utmost endeavors to alter tho Highways Act, so that resident ratepayers can rate themselves as they consider best ; and also to give eflbst to the clause in the Act empowering the Superintendent to pay the rates on nbsentces property as it had hitherto remained a dead letter ? Mr Lusk in reply said, if elected to a seat in the House of Representatives, he would, as far as he was able, endeavour to do so, but the rating clause had been taken out of the hands of the Provincial Government. With regard to the latter question, he thought there was some misapprehension existing, and was not aware of any such clause, although ho must say he had advised the Superintendent not to pay any rates on absentees' property, as ho saw no meiim of recovering the money when paid. Capt. McDonald further enquired : If he would endeavor to get a bridge thrown across tho river at Hamilton, to connect tho townships on both sides, as had been done at Alexandra and Cambridge, where portions of the townships are on both sides of the river ? Mr Lusk replied : If tho land in possession of tho General Government in the district were handed over to the province ho thought it could bo done, but while the land remained in tho bauds of tho General Government it was most undoubtedly a question for tho General Government to answer. Cnptuin McDonald thon enquired: If the confiscated land had ever been offered to the Superintendent ? Reply • It had, but with such an amount of liabilities that the Superintendent had not been able to see his way to incept it on the conditions offered. Captain McDonald : Did our present Superintendent ever moke application t > the General Government for a portion of the stream of immigration now setting in to tho colony to bo directed to this province "—Yes, several times. Mr McGregor Hay enquired: Whether land scrip held did not exceed the area ,)- e.i for selection. Reply : It did not; he bekeved there n is at present open for selection 746,000 acres, of which 1 50 000 acres was considered barren land ; the remainder ho I. heved to be good land. C.iptain McDonald enquired-, II the report was correct that collectors ot the Education Jt.ite got 10 per cent, and 5s per day while collecting, as numbers considered that such a rate of payment was exoi-bi-1 nit; beside* it lessened tho good tho Board might do by Mich a serious deduction from the receipts ? Beply: Insomo d -.tricts 5 per cent, 7i per cent., and 10 per cent, was paid, but none of tho collectors received in addition 5s per day. A vote of thanks to Mr Lusk for tho manner in which lie had explained his views, &c, was proposed by Captain McDonald seconded by Mr Hay, and carried unanimously. Mr Lusk briefly returned thanks, and was pleased it was n )t, as had been done in some places, endeavored to be n.nde a vote of confidence. The confidence he wanted was tl «j recording their votes in his favor on the polling day A \ote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr McGregor Hay, and curried by acclamation, brought the meeting to a close.

On Nituiil.n, the oili in-t., at Tpia.tlu- u-'i il moiitiih n»«pution parade ot the W.ukato ]!illi' V>>luntei'i .i'ul | Cidet-. was held in the Volunteer J lull flu \ohml. ci - | ni'i^lered well, and the cadets were nil in Hump plate* ! T it' oilLeiM present were Captain McDonald, Lieutenant Wdlinnison, and hnsign Dee^an. Sergeant Ta\lor, drill instruct op to the compam, w.h also present, and put them through the mnmml and firing everciS", it,<r whii'i each officer did the same. The co.npanj on the whole icqtutted itself in a very creditable manner, dipt un McDonald lnformtd tlie company that he had recei\ed a challenge from siv militiuiien to iiiv a friendly nlle match on Siturdiy, the 12th inst. with si\ of the \olunteer-j for a vipper, tho losing tidetopav He would supply 1 lie ammunition required ty t he members ot his (oiupam/aii'l all that remained lor them to downs to say which ol them would accept the challenge, itul fire on the oomlitioiw named by linn. The ranges were to be 100, SOJ, %d 000 jnrd-i, 5 shots at each range, and a sighting shot. A Icsim "was at once formed, and all preliminaries leftinthe captain's hand* to arrange. The band of the corps wgi present, under liandunse* Shmaghan, and played several liveh airs to the entire sit isl ict ion of those who heard them. It is proposed to play in Hamilton West one etening ever\ week, so as to gne the inhabitants the benefit of the band, and endeavor by that means to reach their pockets for its support. At present it presses very heavily on the corps, members in it subscribing 30s per annum for its support, and it is considered that the mhabituuts injustice ought also to contribute something. At the silting of the R. M. Court, at Ngaruawalua, yesterday, W. N. Soaraneke, Esq , R.M., ou the bench, a case, Newell v Lewis, occupied a considerable time. Plaintiff sued defendant for £1 19s, being the value of n quantity of empty lemonade bottles, not returned to plaintill", who is a cordial manufacturer. Defendant stated that ho had si lipped tl c bottles on one of tUe Company's steamers, but did not produce a receipt, and stated thtt the master of the vessel had refused to give one. Mr George Edgecumbe, late in the Company's oflice, stated that so far as he knew fie master's had no instructions not to give receipts for returned empties. It was attempted to be shown fclwit Mr Innes and plaintiff were in the habit of appropriating each others bottles. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs. If people were to conduct their business in a less slovenly manner, such ea-es as tlio übovo could not be brought mt> Coi rt for adjudication. We have been requested by Mr Farrell to intimate that lie has personally apologised to MrViulou for the remarks he made in leference to that gentleman at the Hamilton West Town Board Meeting j also that lie, (Mr Farrell), has resigned his seat at the Board. We learn that when the Rangiriri left the Heads the schooner Elizabeth Curie was standing off and on, waiting for an opportunity to cross t lie bar. She has a large quantity of grain on board consigned to the W.S.V. Co. We are glad to learn that the coach will re-commence running between Hamilton and Alexandra on Saturday next. The bridge that stopped the traffic from its rottenness, ha-, been teinpoiardy repaired. In another column will bo soon an advertisement announcing that Mr J. Highley, late of Hamilton, will sell on the 13th July a number of Waikato and other propert ie*. Notice is given that unless the Education rite is paid forthwith to the authorised collectors, or to Mr R. B. Lusk, in Auckland, legal proceeding* will be immediately initiated.

,m 1 leued t)i»,OJi), onh hull of winch will be realised by Ins wilt' and son . A letter appcirs in the Ttmet on female immigration (vMiitiMi by Mr, Coldough, of Auckland), which has excited s mic attention At, the meeting of the B.mk of Otngo shareholders it was st iti-dfthat the profits h.ul fallen to £11,000. It is expected that C 9 per shir.' will be relume.l Id the shareholders on windui" up, whirh htter course bin boon resolved upon. Tliu ~I)uko ol" X linbui-gh fjets £20,000 n-year with his wile Ho has declined to ro»ide in Russia. Various rumors nre current respecting the Pope. One is that he if dead, and fiat the cardinals are concealing the fact until a new Pope shall have been elected