THE Waikato Times OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 278, 21 February 1874, Page 2

THE Waikato Times OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874.

Our attention hus been culled to the fact that great incon vetiicnoti i» exjseni-TiceJ in cunsi ijuence of the regulation a: present in torci with regard to registered letters. It aj> puaVs that every regi'to'red letter posted in the district fu driven al tnv other office is sent to Auckland previous ti ■•Idirerv. It is Hie cu»toru of isttleri to forward their re mittancet b_y nieuiib oi registered letters, lntbeerento' their having a bill to meet, trey am obliged to forward tli money three days curlier than otherwise might hn the cast We c«n understand that the object of tho regulation » t" prevent fraud. Tho itystom, however, is duinberaome and obotructiTc.

We ai o glud to be able to mtoriu out reauom that it i d the intention ot the Podtinaster-Gruerni to cull for tenders lor the carrying of tho mails betwt . w Whiiti WliaU and Alexandra. It is satisfactory to find that the Postal authorities are willing to listen to the lepreoentations of tho people, when reasonable. We have made arrangements to have the latest cattle market report telegraphed on Friday evemng j vee hays adopted this step in order that our subscubera may bo ia possession of the latest infurnmtion Oar httc&tiOD h&» beec uttllod to the advantage that would be <.on;erred on all if settler* would inform us when thej prrpossd ]t«rtiiig witt cattle tor town in order that the market might not bu glutted. If settlers will take the troubi-i tw ;urouh us with, the information we shall he happy to print :t On Wednesday evening a soiree was held m tbe Coromaudel Hall, on tho occnion of the Rev. Thomas Stewart being inducted to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Congregation at Coromandel. The attendance was good, and the chair was occupied by the .Rev. David Bruce. After the tea was disposed ofi the ceremony of the induction was performed. The Rev. Mr liruco read tho 4th chapter of the 2nd Epistle to Timothy, and addre«s°d the meeting at some length, explaining how he was appointed a commissioner to carry out the ceremony. Mr Bruce thru proceeded to put the formal questions as to Mr Stewarts receiving the Script uies of the Oid aud JW Testaments as tho only rule of faith ; as to hie belief m the confessing of faith j as to In* willingness to submit to the discipline of the Pre*bytemn Church, &c. Mr Bruce then engaged in prayer, nt the eonclu aon of which he said :— " In the name of the Head of tho Church, and of the Presbytery to which you and I are amenable, I welcome jou into this Church, and bid you God ipeed in tho discharge of t.ie work to which yju have now been set apait. I pray that you and your people may be greatly blessed together." After the ohoir had sung an aiuhem, Mr Bruce addressed the audience, airl expressed himself pleased that Mr Stewart had bfi-u settled amongst thiun, and formally introduced Mr Stewart to lm congregation. Mr Stewart then addressed the meeting, after winch thej choir sang another anthem. Various other speeches followed, and the meeting wa& closed in the uaual manner. — Cross. The portion of a human skeleton lately ditcuteriid m tho Channel by Mr|Han kes, the waterman, and annoyed by him to town, was exiimined in the dead-house b\ Dr Fhilson \e-»terday. The result of the examination h),ow >d that the remains were tho*c of a youth about 16 jears of age. From a knowledge of the e>eits which lak-lj transpired, tho natural and only conclusion which was to be arrived at is that the remains nro those of Edward Jones, tho boy who accompanied Mr B. Wiymouth in thf jaebt Pearl, which was lost with all hnmls. An inquest was quite unnecessary, and an entry of ' found drowned' has been placed on the police records, which is all th«t will be done in the matter. The remains were handed over to Mr Jones, the father of the deceased, for interment. — Herald. An advertisement appears in the columns of our contemporaries annouuemg the mteution of forming a company in Canterbury , for the manufacture of woollen goods. What are the people ot Auckland thinking of, that they do not ■tir themselves in the matter? As usual the Northern ProTince will come in at. the end of the race, when the trade has all got into the huuds of the more energetic settlers in the Smth, aud capitalists will probably awaken to a sense of their want of enterprise and pluck. It is purposed to hold the following religious services in the Waikato to-morrow :— Church of England — Cambridge, !11 a.m. ; Hamilton, 6.30 p.m. $ Ngnruuwahia, 11 a.m. ; Ohnupo, 3.30 p.m. Catholic — Ngaruawalna, 8 a.m. ; Hamilton, 11 a.m. Presbyterihn -Cambridge, 11 a.m.; Ngaruawahia, 7 p.m. Wesleyan Metnodist — fe Awamutu, 11 a.m. ; Pukerimu, 3 p.m. ; Cambridge, 6.30 p.m. United Prosbyterian and Congivgation.il— Te Awamutu, 3 p.m. ' We are pleased to be able to announce the discovery near Kahuipokeko of a spring of petroleum. A sample has been brought in, and when tested by the application of a matoli it burned freely. This is very likely U> prove a souroo of wealth, and find employment for a considerable number of hand*. The facts of the case should bo fully investigated' and a company formed to utilut* that which nature has provided. It will be seen in our columns set aside for telegraphic intelligence, that a large number of immigrants left England during the mouth of January. Whatever complaints may have been justifiable a few months back as to the energy of the agent of the Government m London, the charge cannot now be brought against him of want of energy. If our telegram is eorrect — we have doubt\ however, as to tho nccuracy of some of the details — 2370 souls embarked for the colony during the last monthIt is purposed to give a public dinner in Auckland on Thursday ne*t to the Hon Mr Vogel. An influential committee ha* taken the matter in hand. His Honor the Superintendent will occupy the chair. The long continued drought is causing considerable damage to the farmers in this district ; the country, at the present moment, is completely parched up Unless rain comes shortly there will scarcely be any feed for the stock. A meeting of the members and supporters of the Church of Englnnd will be held this evening in the church at Ngaruawahia. According to the Rev Alexander Reid, the Wesleyan Church in New Zealand now has nearly 3000 European members. Our contemporary the Cross comments as follows on a long letter tbnt has appeired in it? columns ■ — "In another column will be found a letter from Mr J. C. Firth, upon the stale of farming in this province. Ho expose* the present system of farming, or, rather, the no system, practised here, with a mercilessness which will probably bring forth a reply, if there is a farmer in the province who is prepared to uphold bv argument the present farming system. Mr Firth shows that wheat-growing is a profitable farm operation hero when conducted an it ought to be, and that where a retation farming is carried on, not only will good crops of cereals be produced, but the production of beef and mutton will also be vastly increased. He also contrasts the average yield of the wheat crop in Auckland, in Chris-tchurch, and South Aus- , tralia, and shows what has beer, frequently pointed out in this ! journal, that Auckland wheat-growers nocd not onvy the position of tho farmers in any wheat -growing districts in the Australian Colonies. The letter is well worthy of careful perusal." We aro informed that the General Synod of the Church of England in New Zealand will mccl this year at W^Uing- | ton on the sth of May, under the presidency of the Bishop of Christchurch, Primate. The General Synod met at Diinedin in January, 1871. — Cross.