The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 17,1874.

Waikato Times, 17 January 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 17,1874.

Wk are" c'dndhttitly fedei\iH^ complaints cncefulng 1 the difficulty Of pfotJtiritig Übour in this district. We believe 1 that die inetfnvßnieritJd arises principally from there btlng iirt ready iiißans of procuring itifof ttthtidh afi tft the hibour that is peut up withltl the whMp of our gJvpitali NdW that immi^f.ilion is being prosecuted <»M at) feiteDsive scale, iitlnibef^ ♦vill artfre at Our ftoht And be uuablo to procure fcm|k>ymetit unlfelfe BoitiO Sy s^ m be adopted by Wvglt employfers tt a diiWnce iflay make their wan'B known, and Ittbouferl idling about oar towns »nrl Hcqbiriritf dihHpbted habits tiaus \e»t& Whefe they can pi fir-lire omploymeflt. Jl Uof the Utmost importance that men intended for country life Bbmi'd l& rcttiorfed frnin our towns as rapid!}' an possible ; they fro mostly men whd, previous to W/uijT lioiuo (if they afj nny u-e), have scon lifie eftf t « u !if»*, they »ne therefore easily led iuto lit lit; di^iputions by the hilern about Auckland wio .ti*k<. 'Lwn in baud £or the chance of j<ai ticipatiog

in the few shillings tl)©> may happen to possess, fin Government. p-tpur recently to hand we find ths* report of Mi 1 CoKto' AUrtn concerning tliß I about* ExchTf»D^6 esfeblfatfed by hftff hr Ehutedm. ft is »b or lows: — " Vh* DVmttPirt L»buur Eiflnin^fewa^ established iv ( fceptember, r8?0, with 1 a view to afford facilities roemploversoflaboai throti^hwittheprosrinoetoproeure the -erfrauts theyrrquircdiu'hthe least possible , lieliVNVui'd \b put an end 1 to the system of B wagging tluough thft conn try by men in search of work Ft lias been eminently successful m fchfe respect, as , the reoi>w's of the office prove There were re-, gißieierisineeitscomnienceinent l,oloapplicationsby employers, of which 860 weie filloi up by servants engaged linough the olfiee. The Provincial Government vo'dl £100 por annum as a salary to tbe agent, and allotted him to levy a fee of 2s Gd from both the employer And sernttit for each engagement m.-tde, immigrants on tlu-ir arrival being of coarne exempted. There wore nine Pub-offices established hi tke principal townships of the province having telegraph station*, the clerks, or" rather the postmasicrs at these stations being supplied with the 1 necessary forms and hooks for recording applicat'ons and engagement- ; and if no seiYMit* of the cesses vecfufied could' be obtained, suuh applications wf-re telegraphed to the principal office in Dunedin. This 1 part of the arrangement did nut work so well, partly, perhaps; on accvnnr of its interfering With the Other duties of the postmasters, partly frond! a itfantof inferest in the scheme, but prineip»ll | y bocause employers of labour preferred toeorarauuicate directly with the head office, where they imagined they would be mare suitably supplied wifh the kind of servants or tradesmen they required. The following part of the arrangements v. ith I he telegraph office^ however, proved very useful. Hefbre or oil the nnivalnf mi immigrant ship, is the case might be, if the list of the expected immigrants arrived by a previous mail, I classified the trades and occupations of tht> immigrants, with the number of each, and transmitted the result by telegraph, which the General Government Allowed free of charge to the several .-üb-station*. This li,t was written on a form supplied tor the purpose, and pasted on a board outside the stations. The employers of labour in the districts are thus informed of the available labour in the market, and communications by telegram are sent to the head office to engage the men and women they require. Thus any unnecessary delay in snpplying (he demand is prevented. A monthly repoit of the transactions of the Exchange, Coiit&;n : ng the number of applications by employers and servants, and the number engaged, with tbe rates of wages quoted, is compil d and published in two of the city newspapers. This report, which is generally ropied in the country papers, kteps boih employers and servants posted up iii the rates of wages em-rent for each month. It may be rermrKed that the non-payment of tbe fee, perhaps from want of ability, or any other e».u>e, never influenced mo in withholding a situation from any one who made application, iho great object being the prompt employment of rnfn willing to work ns the demand Hro»e. 1 am. honevfr, of opinion, that ail those who have been earning good wage*, perhaps for" years, on applying at the Labour tixehauge, for a aifuaiion should be charged a fte, and that on the principle that men in general appieciute lar more what they pay for than what can beseemed for nothing. The fee charged is so hmall that the pajment of it cannot press heavily on any one. Besides, »s such an institution, to he successful, would require the services of an agent who would devote his whole time to ltsduties, and as there are expenses necessarily iucurr-dfor boo 1 s, printing, nnd stationery, the fees levied would assist in paving his salary, and provding for such enntingeheies Since I assumed the duties of Imnii^ranon Officer under the General Government. I have still ernleavonred to conduct the Labour Exchange hete hr formerly ; but us the duties of this office have now become so onerous, it is evident that it cannot be carrud on in such a slate of efficiency as I would desire unle&s a>Nsistanee be provided by the Governniei t.' 1 The establishment of such an institution as the alo>e could not fail to be productive of much good in this \ r.ivinc-e, ar.d Mr A.lhmV experience would be a guide to the authorities. We shall refer at gi eater length to this question in a future issue.

An eleven selected from the number of our cricleters will leave for Auckland in a dny or two. We understand tlhat | matches have been arrange 1 to bo played at Auckland, J hanies, and Coroni.vndel. We trust that we shall be able to welcome them back as victors, if the contrarj, however, I be the c»«, wo feel confident that thej wili hare done tbeir best. We regret to report that the Wi.iknto steamer broke her crank shaft jesteidsy. Jt, i» to bo feared rhat this will pro[vent her running for some few weeks. Fortunate y the Blue Nose ia now ready to take hor plnce upon tl.e river a^ai.i. She has just undergone a thorough* overhaul at the Heads under the direction of Mr LituUtiy. Tho <arrying trad • of tlie company will not be delayed. i he meeting .it IV K.uti ha* hioketi up, an 1 so far as our correspondent «si aware, nothing impnrtaiit has lestdted from it Or.c or two of tie m >st imp'.itant chiefs were not p-cient. It is rum.'* re I that another meeting will be held >u about tuo months, to which, it U B.IH. Europe ms of inlluenro will bo invited. Tapihan* was in Alexandra >e«terday morning. Trade, however, appeared to be the object of bis visit. An adtertisement appnars in another co'umn calling rtretings of householders in the different district! for the puYpov of electing School Committee! for the present t^ar. We trust th.it them will be large attondanci'ii at each of the meetings, Mid tliHt tho«o who are elected will shew thoir sense of tho crent retponsibility that rests upon them by doinc all in their power to promote the education of our children, and b\ m-isting Hio Central Board to perform I their uneiou* fltiftfti. j .As the result of tho two deputation* that waited Bpon Hn Honor the Superintendent lait week at Ng«n<aw«hi.i. Mr MUritfht, the Provincial Engineer, has ridden <ver the two proposed roads between Hamilton and Taupiriand Hamilton ami N^aruawaln .. On his renort, no doubt, the decision of tho«© who handle the purse-strinu's will depend. Tbc engineer also inspected the brick redoubt at Ngaruawabu.for th/> purpose ot reporting as to its fitness for a short ben'enco gaol, and as to the probable cost of making the i equu ed alterations. It is gratifying to find that representations to the right quarter iecei\e such prompt attention ; more than three luiteis on this nutter were written to the late Superintendent, of which no no'ice was taken beyond " I ha\ • tho honor to acknowledge the receipt, &c. " 'the annual meetin,; of tiiu Unamber of Coinnien'e wn* held on Thi»«d.|j. There were 18 members present, and iO. Yon d«-r Hjde, E*q , president, occupied the chair. The I minute, of the previoiii meeting were read and conGrmod. I h(> b«wtHry read tl,e annual report of the committee, which touohf-d upon neural cuhjVcti. With reference to the prevention of pubho worku n. the province, the committtv thouuht it desirable tl»..t tlie Uhamber should ui-go upon the Government ti»o eomplrtion of the K.upnra rnilwaj, its ext< niion to Auckland, and nl*o Mie construction of ro* s in tho inferior to coniitM-t the Tmipo di-Mer toth* wttlemenf* of the Wa.kato. Thej a!*o referred to the nub jeet of Meam communication with the i,a*t Coast and to the necessity of conueofin- the oul ports of" the pronnee w.fh l ""Ji'^'.B c oommiM « had had an interview with the hdn. Mr Ofl-rkc, and had brought the .übject under hi« *i "£n, !l " rw l ne * 1 " lln(l b «" WJ favorably revived. Mr O Rorke praiiiimng to fc ee that they were granted — lh« wpoit «-xpro.w<l rou-rot that cl.irtni; *tlio lato waion »l P*rltn U1 «-nf »ho Bankruptcy law had not been dealt with With n-Jerfiica to the ll.rbour work., the comm.ttoo stated lh« • meetiiiß of th. JJ arbour Board would tak« platf. on the followi.-B day, to d.c.de upon tha «te and «i of the ararmg dock, and npnuvd a hop* that the Bo.rU wnuld not come to • ha»t 7 ooncliinon upon *ueli a Tery i nporlanl work, and on* upon which Hip welfare or otherwise of ti.e harbour so much dep.-ndod.— O.i the motion of the Chair man, ceconded by Mr Tonks, the report was adopted. The following c(li«ri wtrc ek-fted for the <'ns,iu(,g far-— V,; si dent. O. Yon <U-r Hule, JJ-q ,- Va-e- Provident, DrCamiibell Commiftee— Messrg Heather, Stevenson, Mucrnilh'.,, U Isaacs. T. Morrin, J. S. Mhcfailane, J. M. Uargavilh. • Auditor*— D. B. Crutckshdi.k, £sq., mid Barton Ireland' E*q. — Cro*t. '

The first mating of •hareholdon in the Turkufa Bnth f!ftmp«ny (Limited) wan licld on Ti.uridaj afternoon', in th<Insurant* Comp nys BuiMing. This meetfng' «far«Mirt'nrrl for the purport of elfnting directory and adopting t.t I'uV of the Aswciatiott. O\it of 11 lu.-lrland shareholder*. fIW one wm present j md the few O\tehungX Rentlemen who *ere in Mundane*, after mine conrersatitfri, decided timt, a*th<« proet tv ewentia'ly an Onehmui one, ft had b*<.n'*n error 10 caII upon promoter to iimet in Aucklftrtd'.- '$Ur mceunz *m, therefi»i», adjoam x! «f*il nert Tue*d»V, when it i< to b« hold ». eM* «Motk p.<». Y in tho luttMNe at Onelmnßo. Only ti&w^Mwa out of • hundi** WfeftrreprcccTited, »nd an tttempt k to bo i*ft«le tj procurV proxies from surfi of the AaeMujH men cw mar not be able to uttend fie ndj >urneii meetingj on 1M tJu/.— CVom. Mr Liftoellea, a UrriiteT''). «iii«] to n apier paper »s follows :- " Your raadcrt are p t prr»b.ibl/ »w»r* thut a very 1,-u;^* proportion of the" sncalle 1 fuiin-.s-v b%rk used in, anl ahijiped from, Australia for tanning jmrpoaei i« tbc prodoco of tiro tree*, »c*cia robuefca mid iic^ia melanoxrlon, both of which grow luxuriantly when, vor pl.iuUvl m'thit «\)lony, and the former of which in uiw»ijualled na » shelter or for fiiewood. Many thontuvU of aohii of the »obeia robust.i h vfl been planted by the Indian Government on the Neilgherrie* and other hilly regions tv India lor wood and for the bark, which is unhurpiwfted for ita ttnning qualities A few trees are to lxj found in different gardens in this piovlnce. and my quantity i/f iced (which germinate* freely) din be procured from the gri-Hurtienlturkl Society at Madras or Neilghernes, Indiv." It wpurpose.l to hold the following relijions terricen in the Waikato to-morrow j — Church of KngJaud- Alexandr», Ham.; Hamilton, 11am.; Ngaruawahu, 6 30 p.m ; Te Auamulu, 3 p.m, Presbyteri^ii-C'ambridge, 11 am.; Hftmiluin Kast, 3 p.m. Wwleyan Methodist- Cambridge, II am ; PukerimM. 230 p.m ; Hamilton, 11 a.m. and 630 pm. Inited Pr«sbyt«mn and Congregation il— Te Awamtitu, 11 a u». In eonaequencu of the absence of th"c Key J. P. Hoynel>berewill b« no C»thoJic»erv»ce to-morrow. Dr Britick, a gentlemen of considerable experience in hit profession, is at pr«cnt in t!ie Waik.»t<T, and we underHtmd that it is hh intention to commence pr««K!tf ia the district.