The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 242, 27 November 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1873.

TmiiANA, the man who compelled the actual murderers of Mr Todd to commit the deed, has teen walking about Alexandra We will refer back, not that any resident in the Waikato at the tune ib likely to have forgotten tliu Cirouinrauces, and the action (he Government took in the matter. Mr i'odd was murdered whilst cair^inq- nu f - his instructions as a Government official; ho was murdered whilst in the nxecufion of woi k he was ordered to perform by those whose duty it was to have protected him. Naturally the settlers in the Wuikiito wore indignant.und appealed to those in authority for justice. 1 he Government declined to take any active measures, but added that the culprits would have to be dealt with by the civil la»v. Suioc tho period of winch we have wntten, another murder has taken place, and the names of the murderers are equally well known. The same excuse for inaction has been iwade: "It is a matter for the civil powers to deal with." We wete, until our experience of the affairs in New Zealand taught us otherwise, under the impression that it was the duty of the "civil powers," at any rate in our townships, to arrest and bring to justice the murderers of their citizens. The people in this colony have become toleiably used to having indignity heaped upon them by their darker fellow subjects. We are told that the last straw will break the camel's back ; suiely the pro\erbial last atom has been ; heaped upon those of the settlers in the dibtiicts bordering ujjon a frontier that, should never have been recognised. Since we took our pen in hand to advocate the interests of the settlers in the Waikato, we cannot, be accused of precipitancy or rashness. When feeling ran high, we, to the best of our ability, endeavored to calm the indignation of those we had taken upon ourselves to represent. We did this knowing that it is the duty of the Press to support the Government of the day— they being the elected representatives of the people — in cat rying out an enunciated policy, &o long as that policy was not deviated from. ln_the case we have now to consider the enunciated poiicy of the Government has been deviatid fiom. Their policy, if we can understand English, was to arrest murderers wherever they could be fouud, and try them by civil law ; the policy was »iveu publicity to for the purpose, no doubt, of preventing the people from proving that — when they choose to as&crt their rights — they are the Government. If wo believed for one moment that any good was likely eventually to lesult from allowing murderers to walk about in our midst, *ye hhonld content ourselves with simply lamenting our hard fate. But as on the contrary, we are earnestly convinced that by so doing we, if possible, aie bringing ourselves into greater ontempt with the people with whom we all desire to live at peace, the only possible mode that we can see of establishing respect for us and our laws is by showing that we respect ourselves and the laws we hive maaeior our guidance. There miy bo nniiVatiug circumstanrc3 in the case of Tapihana, yet me maintain that no such circumstances should have consideration till after Ins trial, at the very least for instigation to murder. The natives have no desire to fight, aud firmness in dealing with them ia urgently necessary at the present moment. The arrest of Tapihana would not lead to hostilities, as, no doubt, we shall be told by those who are living by the native difficulty ; on the contrary, his \ery arrest would he sufficient to deter others from rash and unlawful acts. If Tapihana is allowed to walk about in our township, why notPurukutu and his associates? An inquest was held upon the body of poor Sullivan, and a veidict of wilful muider was recorded against Purukutu. The only difference between his case and that of Tapihana's in, that in the one a verdict of "guilty" is recorded against a specified person, and in the other, against a person unknown. He is known now, and if (he native difficulty is not to be an iuterminable affair, should be arrested and tried.

The next session of the Provincial Council will commence on^uesday, the 16th December, at 2 p.m. The following is the result of the poll foi Cif> East — D.-rgarille, 31'/; Pl,i)i pBf 25 t ; IfuM, 251; Lusk, 236: Ellis, 177 ; Keeamg, 68. We learn that there will be n sitting of the Native Lands Court at Hamilton shortly. We understand that a block of land will be attempted to be parsed through by the ».»atihaua The Ngatnnaniapotos lay claim to the same block. On Saturday last the Cambridge and TeAwamulu C.irulry : Corps met at Je Awamutu for inspection and review by the ' officer commanding the district, Lieut -Colonel Lvom ' The members of the corps ncquitted themselves well 'and were consequently highly praised by the Colonel. There were on the field over 000 spectators, who seemed to be delighted with the efhc-.enc.) ol the corps, the improvement made"wice last review being very marked. After the review a dinner took place. A meeting was held at le Awamutu on Saturday eienin^ la»t, after the tioop races were over, at which a number of influential settlers from Cmibridpc and 'leAwatnutu were present. Major Jackson tins votrd to the chair Mr Mandeno was requested to ael as reerelnry. Mnjor Jackson stated that this meeting must not bo considered as having any connection with either of the Agricultural Association* in \\ailato, neither would its icsolutions be in anyway binding upon them ; all it would do n i 9 to recommend to them a c-eit-nn course of action. Many persons thought that a united show was better than two show, and it was thought n poo-1 opportunity while so many Cambr.dge settle.s were present, to talk over the m tter. A good deal of talk then followed an to the present sfato of affairs wUh regard to the show, each side being full, convinced that they had acted rig'.tly in the mutter, but at last it was a»reecl th.it it each side had set up ,ts back hw year, it was quite time it took it down, and it was better to leave the past anil tr> to arrange for the futu.e. It was then proposed hy Mr Kny, and seconded bv Captain Runciman, "That the two associations ,o re e to hold a rl.ow on alternate when and where they like, a-.d that eauh ngice to K n e 'all noss.ble assibtante to tlie other " Anundment proposed by Mr Hi*. gmson, and sreonded by Mr Kirkwood, " 'I hat the two aseoointions in ite to form a new-ossocmtion for the purpose of hold ing one thow in a cential place " The ainondmcnt wai earned without opposition, some picsent muiic t'-al it was the u.ost likely way to unite the dis-tiicts for this year, but th-it the resolution ltsrlf was the most feasible as a i)ermanrnt thing, Captain Jlunciman siting that he was sure if le Ammiii'v iwmld he't) Cambridge with a show, that (. ami i . >»<■ „,1,1 do n« much tor 'ie AwnmuJn. Tlie secretnrv " quested to send a copy ol the rt solutions passcti ' , ii-aiilent o/ eacliof the as«ociation«, requesting him n. ,ale steps to give etreet to the views of the meeting. The follow ing was pit-led up at the Waiknlo Heads, on the 23nl instant by Mr James S. CJibbous. It is written on a sm.il! piece of paper, and was enclosed in a bottle "Ship Ma.conomo, hit. 49 S., long. 130 E. Ship sinking, Jd-th January, 1872." We have no recollection of any such vessel having been reported as lost, and uro aware that foolish people aro in the habit of thiow ing such things overboard \\o givo the communication insertion in thohopethat.it m.iy dear up the m.iMery i.tt.ichrd to some maritime cttlamih It ino\ also 1 n mjiiio guide as to thr sot )f the oo««an currentH.

It will bo mvn by a telegram in auot'ier column, that the \ ucklund people «re preparing to rrceire the Cricketers on their retui'L. As Mi' Sweete, tl<o Waikato representative ha* iliown veil to the front, the league can do is to give him an enthuslit ic reception on b s r, t unto the district. ]jy reference to our obituary column it mil be seen that another of our old settlors has passed nway. Mrs Archibald Willare arrived in tins province, along' wit h her husband ami a largo family of young children, some 31 £; years ago, am! consequently has witnessed many ol t lie ups and downs in Nf\v Zealand. Tho deceased lady was the mother of Mr Jim Wallace, of Flat Bu«li (nt whose residence she died) ; of \fr James Wallace, of Papatoitoi ; the Wallaces of ManciMV. &u, all of whom are amongst our leading and energetic «ptiWs Although it h so long biuee the family came to Nrw Z-aliiml, '■lie is the first of the f umly that lias departed thi-* life. Some children who were born since t.lie arrival of the family in Auckland have died, but she, the first of the family party who sa.led from the shores of Britain in 18il — she died yesterday afternoon, at half-past 4 o'clock, at the ago of (59 years. In a few years more those who arrived here nt the lime when a creek lan where Queen street now is, will have passed from among us; and we would again ui 2p the necessity of establishing an Early Colonists Association, so that the true history of the early colonisation of New Zealand might bo preserved when tho actor* therein shill have been removed fiom amongst us. — Cross. Mr E'lwar.l Clarko is gazetted collector of rates for ILimilton West Township and tho Town of Ngaruaw.ihi i. The official declaration of the poll for Waikato took place on the 21th instant, al the Volunteer Hall, East Hamilton. About a dozi'n peisons wora present. The Returning Officer, William Seirancke, Esq. E.?>l., stated that 106 votes had bienpoll-d. One vote he disallowed, and three were pancelled a* being informal. The votes recorded were 59 for Mr W. A. Graham, and 43 for Mr Thomas Forrell. He therefore declared William Australia Grah.im duly elected as member for the district in the Provincial Council. — Cnpt Sieule, in tho absence of Mr Graham, returned his sincere tlianlis, and give Mr Graham's assurance that he would not further the objects of or belong to any clique. He would meet the electors before the meeting of the Council, and would ba mo»t happj to take any suggestions they might oU'cr tending to the advancement of the district. He felt confident Mr Graham would be an honor to the district. — Mr Thomas Farrell said, in consequence of the lnte hour at which he came into the field and the strong organized opposition he had to contend against, he was not surprised at his defeat, fie thanked the 44 electors who voted for him, and he felt confident that in t'ne future it would be a precursor of success. Several of the electors who promised to vote for him had voted for his opponent. He once more thanked them for their support, and urj^rd them to be united and to pull together in the Inture, and at some future time they would obtain a glorious victory — Captain fcteele proposed a vote of thanks to the Heturnine Officer. In doing *o he said he would not advi«e the electors to ado',jt the advice of Mr Farrell as to pulling together, but to pull one wiiy, viz , for the good of the district. —Mr Karrcll seconded the vote of thanks, which was acknowledg d in gracious terms by the Returning Officer. The meeting then dispersed, Captain Steele recommending them to do as he had done, to bin' 3' all differences that may have arisen throughout the contest. — Cross. [Owing to the neglect of our correspondent to furnish us with the above intelligence, we trusted to information from a private source ; thence the error in our last issue.]