"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 210, 13 September 1873, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1873.

Each year it has been our custom to try und uu-(Jui-htand our fiua'Kial poj.it.ioii from the published tulles and the Stat, meat of ilie Colonial Treasurer. "We have never succeeded in doing more than to U'coyw utli-iU j U-.V.U «I, iind eu'vlustingl) to L-ive

the task Q( . a & hopeless. It is somew hat gratifying to our amour piop)c to find that those who have dubbed themselves statesmen, aud therefore assumed the duty of watching over and foste-ing the finances of tin's colony, appear to know as little of (he matter ag we. In another column it w.ll bo ■wen that Mr Sewell estimntes the total indebtedness, of the oolony at fifteen millions four liuudred thousand; Mr Waterhouso a,t fifteen millions six hundred thousand; Mr Honar at twenty millions; Mr IJolmes at sixteen million^; Mr Vogel at, elpven millions nine bundled thousand. (Tl.pso figures include loans already authorised), Dr Pollen said he made the debt thirteen millions seven hundred thousand. The difference between the highest and lowest estimate ia only £8,000,100 It will be ft esh in the memory of most of our readers that tlje two Colonial Treasurers who made statements during the last session of Parliament differed greatly. Mr Vogel stated that he had a surplus of £10,000, and Mr Gillies said that there was adeticitof a ver^ much larger amount. When two Ministers, with (he assistance of the permanent btaff of the TioaMiry can differ some thousand*, it is scarcely » matter to be surprised at when oidiuury members agree to differ to the extent oi sevetul millions. Iv this instance we find, the manipulator-m-chief and one of his assistants diffeiing to the lm.o of 1,600,000. The above facts should be sufficient to convince the general public (hat the accounts are kept in such a manner as to be beyond the ken of man, or, at any any rate, of such men as wo send to represent ua in the legislature. There are two classes of accountants who ait; usually credited with ability. The one keeps his amrnnts in suoh a manner that any man can understand them ; and the other keeps his so that they are iucomprehenhible to the skilled accountant ; yet that same skilled man cannot point out where the inaccuracies occur. I It appears to us clear that our public account- keepiug savours very strongly of the "latter class, Wild assertion we are aware, has, during the last few ; years, been very prevalent in the House; but one would have thought that even there, the man who had tho audacity to state that the colony is indebted £8,100,000 more than the treasurer showed, would have been laughed into his seat. The whole affair is most discreditable to the colony, and we trust before next session steps will be takeu to print the public accounts in such a manner as to render like scandals impossible, unless by wilful misstatement, in which case, we take it, a member's constituency will have something to say to him.

We learn that Mr Mackay liu a returned d-o.u the intetjing at Waotu. We understand that the meeting was satisfactory. The. return, match between tho Cambridge and the Te Awamutu troop of volunteer cavalry will be ii^-ed to-day. There will be ten men on eaeli side. The ranged w ill bo us usual with carbines, 150, 200, and J9O jtirds. The election of three members to the City Council resulted in the re-election of Messrs Isaacs, Phillips, and Prune There were six candidates for ciwc honors. Mr Dargaville addressed a large meeting at Hamilton on Thursday evening, As will be .->een by advertisement in another column, that gentleman will dohur addresses as follows. — Kihikihi, Monday; Cambridge, Tuesday; and (dhaupo, Wednet>da\. The fortnightly meeting of the Edjirutiwii Uoard n&sheld on Thursday afternoon at the Board-, oftu-e, Wjndhuin street. It will be b eeu that the Uovernment hau> declined to advance the 30,000 on a Provincial loan, as well as tho additional £10,000 for building and endowing u college and training school for females. Tho Go\ eminent have decided to adhere to the proposals made by the Colonial Tro^uwr in his Financial Statement in their entirety —Cross. On Monday next a cricket match will be played in Mr Reynolds' paddock between a Hamilton and Cambridge team. We understand that th.» plat is likely to be good on bot h stdea, and that every precaution has been taken to provide suitable accommodation for \i s itor s . It will bo quite refreshing to have to report a B pinted cricked match played in the Waifcato. I The subscription list for the Alexandra Annuil Races Ims been opened, and we hope that the promoters will succeed in bringing about some good spoit in the racing lyie for the general public at Christum*. Alexandra races lmi» hitherto alnajs been a success, and the niwour*- i > m ,ond to none m WaiLato ; and as .: !,■<;. lv !„,,!, art.r t . „1 1t. ,,];( inherent m a measure to success m.,1 quahtj of racing, we hppe that subscribers will come forward, liberally with their contributions. Tiie evils resulting from the practice of stone throwing were painfully realised a few days back in Auckland. A lad v.aa sti-uck in the eye with a stone thrown at him from men, wantonness by another lad, the consequence of which is likely to be the loss of sight. The young culprit was arrested, and charged with the offence at the Police Court but has been admitted to bail pending fhe ,esult of the injuries inflicted by him. In a case of atone throw ing at Timaru the offender has been committed on a charge of manslaughter, the injuries having terminated fatally. The members of the Alexandra District Cricket Club have notified their intention of putting themselves into working order for tho coding season. Our Alexandra, cmrespondent hopes that the members of the dub will take a little more interest m, and be more Regular in their attendat practice, as in the event of matches coming off with the neighbouring settlements, they will fl,,d that they wi» have much more powerful antagonists pitted against them than hitherto, and ,f they wish to keep up their reputation as tough customers ,„ the field," it will be necessary for them to establish an improvement in play, only to bo acquired bv constant practice. J We (Printers' Jty lsier ) are 110t BUrp ,. ised , fJ the pnntmg tf fro W Advertiser on paper made from jute has excited great interest amongst its brethren of the press. Mr Lang's experiment has been favorably referred to by many newspapers, some of whom June expressed an earnest hope that it may lead to the production of cheaper paper. One large paper-maker has forwarded to Mr Lang a beautiful specimen of pure jute paper, remarkable for its ■ '..-ness of texture, clearness of colour, and great strength • .m.1,,,- specimen ft f ju tp paper, said to have been made at '" ( ■'» ' "' Good a °P e » appears as etout und strong as wash- « . . v i Und specimen, from Calcutta, seems, from it. ilu-.., it, .nut substance, admirably adapted for wrappings and bag,. Ihese several specimens are all interesting us demonstrating the various efforts now being made to utilise jute as a material for paper making. The Dundee Advertiser learns that jute is now being used to a very considerable extent, along with other mo.lprials, especially m mills nea r Glasgow, in the north of England. Set eral p L , „„,„ wllo iwTO made experiments in bleaching jute say there » uo difficulty in doing it satjsfaptonly. A gentleman qt Belfast, being convinced that it wa» quite possible to bleach jute successfully, asked his chemist to commence experiments, the rekult of which proves that raw jute can be reduced into pulp for paper making. The gentleman referred to (Mr W. Sibbald Johnston) is now making arrangements with a paper maker to curry ou the process on a larger scale than can be done m a laboratory, and he expecte that the premium offered by the cani'ir, w ; l] r? c long m being ™™ can be little doubt that paper can be r.ualh well „.„!„ fIOMIf 1OM1 H'eiefuieof Haxasfiouijutc.