The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1871.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 290, 21 March 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1871.

In our last issue we printed two letters and nroto & paragraph ciplaimug another which appeared in a former issue. Our contemporary the Cross appears rather to chuckle ovei* the suspicion that we have " put our foot in it," and the liumber of letters thut he appears to have received on tho tmbject is suggests of the fact that some publican* and armed navvies are facile with the pen. We can, in reply to all thoso letters, simply state that evonts have been reported to us which, if not actual mutiny, borders so closely upon it that it would require the utmost ingenuity of a skilled ciibuwt to draw tho distinction. We have no debiio te stir up dirty water ; neither have we any desire to cash approbrium upon the corps which we believo ia doing good work. ]Sot one respectable settler, but twenty at leugt, hare spoken to us with regard to tho conduct of some portion of the men. We have no wUh to particularise, but will ask the oflieers and men of the corps if they have any recollection of a steamer being rushed, and tho crew ill- used, in the middle of the night — a time at which, under ordinary circumstance*, the men should hat a been in camp — and if attending on duty khouid have hud with them cithor an officer or non-commissioned ollkrr, who, if discipline were maintained, would have beon able to prevent such gross misconduct? We hare now done with tho subject, unless more letters appear in our columns or in those of ou»' contemporaries, when we shall return to it at greater length, thnn hitherto. We understand that the first locomotive for the Waikato extension railway will uhoitly arrive at the Waikato Heads iiom Wellington by the Luna It will bo usea for the purj tibc of conveying balhut from the quarry at Tuupiri and (Hcrvisu Jacilitaimg the construction of tho Waikato end ol 'no line. A intcting of ii>pro«enlntives from the ditfercnt District li.Mrdf, luiit been Milled by the Hamilton District Bourd for Monclnv i cxt, at 11 a.m., to consider the propriety of send- i ing a deputation to tho Minuter lor Public Works, to imprtas upon him the necessity, of liking over and keeping in repair tho main roads in tue Uibtnct, uud such other local matters that may be brought before the meeting. — Advt. Mr D. hcott, of Jfguruawabia, has been tbo ■uceessful tenderer for -another 10/100 sleejjcra ibr tbc Waikato Jistoniion Railway.

'luu >-„i. ii -ill m/ ol tin- K-i I. 'nt \! ig,u ite\ ( our t a.' Ai{ii..i.ih.i I.i1 .ii 1 Y. I', S >,:,„„!„., K-q , „,i t' 0 b.'iKh L'| K > iollo.uii^ iMsia Ufi' ui-.ji()-.'(l „| - ,! a run RuniM, Lhiir.-cd mUi bom;: diunk anil disoivlu-h at i^MHiij ,] the 171 m, was tnic I .;•> nm» (osfs, <»■ nidi f uilt us hum-,* n i.ji-isu.i'tiDit , Al.-vn.idcr Uioolv. (or t'.f «.,mc ojf 'i LB, «is mlioiu'd a.ij dismissed on pai m<j costs ; Sir -t JSim.r. ot v ihi,,!,-, IC-i.Mv.i., na-< , h.uveu wall .is* .iiHmg CmiiMtlhc 1.. hut ,u the tu-iution ot his duty .it Kint'lni., on the lVlls liist'int Uuteimnt K\rr, o! Hie t>u% hivyig produced th a oi dor-book, wh»eh showed thnt. the prisoner had been reduoe<l to the ranks, he was discharged by th» Magistrate on paying costs. Edward Goro, tor tho same clßjnw, was handed over to his captain, to-be dealr, wrth. Captain UowcJl said tho man had been three months' in t.ho force and np to 1 this time had behaved well. — Sanwl Eanotcn. Frank Rw.ten, and William J&vcruft, of tho Volunteer Engineer*, was charged with violently asCoua'ablt) Limner m Iho cxecutiou of his duty at ttiginri, on the 17th instant. I'Vom the evidence of the constable it appeared that he wns making a note in his book when one of the prisoners struck him, and the other two followod up the assault. Tho two Ransten's stated that they were too drunk to know what they wore doing. Rycroffc pleaded not guilty. Captain Howell stated that he hud known the two Haiisten's for the last 18 years, and that they had always borue good characters. The prisoners were fined 5a each and costs, and handed over to Mojor Cooper for further punishment if he thought it desirable. A further charge against William Hyeroft, Samuel Ransten, and Corporal Cardwoll of having rescued Frank Ransten from custody. This case was withdrawn. Tho whole affair appears to have arisen from drunkenness, yet we cannot help thinking that the sentences are not calculated to protect the police in the execution of their duty. Wo should, in future, recommend the civil police 1o leave mi Lary otfendors to be dealt with by their own pickets. A Nova Scotiun paper has the following on Mr Arch's notions of emigration to Cauada: -If there are any persons who supposed that the visit of Mr Joseph Arch to Canada would result in a large immigration of English farm-labourers they will be disappointed. Mr Arch, no doubt, came out to the country with a sincere desire to see whether it would be wise for the agricultural labourers whom he represented to remove from England to America; and, if so, what part of the continent offered the best prospects for them. He did not have a chance to see the Lower Provinces, or those of the Far "West,, but ho travelled extensively in Ontario, and as he declares that the condition of affairs in that fine province is not such as would induce English farm-labourers to make their homes there, we may conclude that the Dominion does not contain a suitable place for them. But if Mr Arch does not give us immigrants* he does give some information which enables us better to understand what the English farm labourers are, and which doubtless makes some of us think we have wasted valuable sympathy in- them. The principal fact learned bv Mr Arch in Canada was, that if the labourers came here and desired to obtain homes of their own they would have to " rough it " for some time and work hard. This it appears would not suit Mr Arch's friends. Indeed, if we may judge from the tone of toe disousiion in the English papers, work is the chief grievance of the agricultural labourer at home, and the one he is most anxious to avoid. He w-ints to find a country where he can get a well cultivated farm and homestead for nothing, where he will not have to work, and where ho cun live on the fut of the land. What his master, the English well-to-do farmer, is now is what the labourer expects to become the moment he arrives in tho new world. Canada does not wont Mr Arch's labourer?, or- nny other modern emigrants, on these terms. Ours is a working country. Everybody works here, or should do so, and tho»o who do not are not thought the more ol for their idleness. Our fanners especially, excepting such aa are advanced in years, work hard themselves, and will see that their servants do the samo. If Mr Arch's labourers are to work, there is employment in Canada for thousands of them, Jit good wages— wages that will enable them to maintain their families comfortably and respectably. In a few years, if they are industrious and saving, they can acquire land become thair own masters. Work — hard work — is the secret of success ; and as this does not seem adapted to Mr Arch's friends. Canada will be the better for their not coming. A somewhat oxtiaordinary 'strike.' says the Guardian, orcnvred on the farm of a settler residing not 50 miles from Saddle Hill, a day o- two ago. In his employ were a couple of new arrivals, who hail from the Vale of Neath, in Wales, and who, not satisfied with the ' black country ' of their forefathers, resolved to emu'rate to the Britain of the South, which they had been informed was a land flowin" with mirk and honey. Accordingly they emigrated, and soon after landing, and bidding a long faiewell to salt junk and weevilly biscuits, sought employment, and obtained it. Now it so hnppened that their employers hailed orininally from the ' Land o' CiLes,' and that the youg ladies en. the farm had a partiality for cakes and cheese— that is to say, for cheese-cakes. But the Welshmen had »ot come out to Otago to submit to eat good substantial fare while their employers ami their daughters had cheese-cakes, so they proceeded in a body at 10 o'clock to the 'boss,' and «t»ted that unless .they were allowed to have these luxuries too they would ccitainly ' strike ' They did not oeme out to this country to be put oQ" with soup, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, fresh vegetables, and custaida— not they; they j expected to live as their employe) s, who, they considered, ought to feel highly honoured by having two Welshmen about them, So they stuck out for their chesse-cakeH, and for some hwura the settler stuck out loo; but ultimately, for the sakr- of their labour in harvesting, he gave in, r.nd added oheeae-cakea to the Welshmen's lill-of-f.no . And such is life in Otago in the year of Grace 1874. A kit of potatoes would not appear to an ordinary slave dealer a, high price to pay f>r a young healthy boy, but this, we are informed, was what was pnid by a Maori the other day for a Scandinavian child. Spirits of Norse Warriors have not probably sailed their gboutly barks to these shores, otherwise, woe belide the peace and comfort of the dusky buyer of this young descendant of a Viking ! Whether the parent o? guardian of tho boy really did sell him, or merely pawned him, the matter requires to be looked into. If Scandinavians are not very particular as to the parties with whom they intrust their offspring, it is an important matter to Englishmen that the ranks of the Maoris should not be strengthened by Europeans. It is said that half-castes reared in pahs are the most formidable opponents of civilisa^ tion ; what might we not expect then from Scandinavians brought up amongst the natives ? — Napier Telegraph. It is purposed to hold the following religious services in, the Waikato to-morrow :— Church of England— Cambridge 11 a.m. ; Hamilton, 630 p m. ; Ohaupo, 11 a.m. ; Te Awamutu, 3 p.m. ; Kihikihi, G3O p.m. Catholic— Ngaruawahia, 11 a.m. Wesleyan Methodist — Te Awamutu, 11 a.m. ; Pukerimu, 3pm.; Cambridgo, 6 30 p.m. We are glad to be nble to inform the parents of children residing in JN+jaruawahia that tho duties of ihe sohool will he resumed in the old school-room on Monday next. As we previously, intimated, the management, of the schools has. been entrusted to Mr Glanfield, a gentleman of large experience in tuition. Any subscriber who has not received a copj of the Wai-l-alo Times Almanac is requested to intimate the fact at the office of this paper, when one will be immediately forwarded to his address. We direct tho attention of our readers to an advertisement in our columns in reference to the leasing of rural and and suburban educational reserves. Tenders must be sent in before noon of the 31s,' inst. A sale of Mr Lrwis's stock in trade, live itoek, <!fce, by Mr K. Hill, will take plare at his hotel, Ohaupo, on the 31st of this month, Mr Lewis having disposed of his business. Mr John Kuox will sell at tho pound yards, Bast Hamilton, this day at noon, 40 head of quiet cattle, and a large variety of farming implements!, the property of Mr C. Ring. Mr Kennedy Hill will hold an unreserved sale of the whole of Mr Assmus'fl household furniture and effects, at the Royal Exchange Hotel, Alexandra, on Monday n«xt, 23rd inst at noon. Morris Doyle, alia* Traeey, hm been convicted under tho Vagi ant Act, and sentenced to two inontns' imprisonment in the Ngaruawahia gaol.