The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA." TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1874

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 323, 9 June 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA." TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1874

Mails for Australia and the United Kingdom, via Melbourne, will close at 2 p.m., ut tbe lilufl', this da_\. Persons wishing to communicato may, therefore, do so by telegraph. In the paragraph winch appeared in our last issue respecting the supposed Ios3 of a vessel at the Waikato Hcuds during the lute storm, the name should have beeii Agnes instead of Dawn. The former vessel was laden with timber, aud her crew, in addition to tbe inaster, consisted of Fred, and John Burk. There is now little room to hope that she has weathered the storm, as the weather at the time was not only exceedingly boisterous but the coast dangerous. The Albion arrived at the Bluff, at 1 a.m., on the Gth instant, with the New Zealaud portion of the Suez mail. It was placed on board the ladybird, at Dunedm, at noon jesterday, and may be expected to arrive in Waikato at tbe | beginning ot next week. It is creditable to the Agent-General for]S r ew Zealand that lie lias on one occasion at least exercised a little judgment in the choice of immigrants for this colony. "We hope thut the following is the commencement of a new and better stale of things as regards the management ot immigration for New Zealand. Thei e is scarcely ft man in the colony who does n t feel that there is room lor improvement : — " At tho Bow s rout Police Court a young uian named henry Parchment was brought up a lew days ago, charged with mtempting to | commit suicide, in consequence of his having been rejected as unfit to be received as an emigrant for .New Zealand. Ilia desire to go there was very strong." Wo understand that the Government have received from California 501b of the seed ol the Chilian Alfalfa grass. This grass is being grown to an immense extent in California, and the reports ot its stock carrying powers appear too extravagant almost for belief. For example, it is said that, in one case, 21,000 sheep arc kept all the year round upon one thousand acres of grass, divided into paddocks. AlfaKa is a species ot lucerne. Its roots strike down most vigorously to water ; indeed, we have been shown, as a sample, jiurt of a loot which, we are assured icached a growth of 6ft. during a single year. We believe that the seed now received by the Government has been handed to Dr Ileutor for distribution ; and that the sample root has been handed to him. — i\.Z. Times. 'I he following sensible remarks were made by MajorGenenl Hip Garnet Wolseley at a banquet given by the Loi d M.iyor ot London to the heroes of the Ashantee war. Tht-ie is little doubt that if the New Zealand war had not been sadly mismanaged in the manner of which he complains, that bugbear called a " native difficulty " would not now have an existence : — " The military world has leaint many valuable les&ona in recent jeais, but the most valuable to us as a nation that has been taught us by the Abyesiuian and Asbantee wars is that when you have to appoint an iinglish geuo,i al to c< mmand any undertaking it is necessary totiusthim; to supply him with all he ah Is for; and above all things, to avoid the eiror committed dining thelSew Zealand war of hovering the military command fjom the diplomacy necessarily connected with the opeiations. I have no hesitation in saying that had my operations been encumbeied by the presence with me ot a civil governor, or of an ambassador authorised to give me oi det s, I do not think 1 should ever havo reached Co<>niiiss>ie." The picicnt Governor of New South Wales seems to bo ayieat favorite with his people, if tlie following, copied fmin a paper published in that colony is to be relied upon • — •' Taking hii lleicnhb Robinson as asamplo of Colom.il OoNcrnoib— he beats :i veiy f.vvoiable coinpunson with Mich nilc-is ab Jiail Belmoie and Sir Ueorge Bowcn. As|).u.igu& it, not yet hawked in Sydney markets, as grown in tlie Vice-iegal gardens ; nor arc expectant mortgages ot lusu estateb leceivmg their intoicst out of the salaiy \otud to llib Excellency the Governor; neither, as yet, have we had occasion to notice the Governors equipage at the door of a belling oil slop-shop New Noulh \\ ales may consider herself fortunate in tho telcctionfa made for her We ha\e mlcr a possessed ot priva-t e means of his own besides the emolument attached to his utiicc, and he is i ndowed the spnit of liberality that < nablcu him to bpeiul Ins income for his own enjoyment and the good of the colon v. Asa lover of bpoit, tho pation of line aits, the advocate lor exlntiotib and agncultuial bhows, he displays ji lively Mtlcicst in our wejf.iio,— vnuits and qualities uell Mmthv of appiefiation atom hands. On Maliirii.iv allenioon hist, Ins Kxcellencv's v.'idit lift tlie \Yn leu at.i lor the M uiiik.iii. On her arrival at th.i luii In.- l',.\idkii(\ will mib.uk in h<j, k»r VN clliii^toii.

"We understiml (»n-> the Jiyu.) tlia' .ir.i'hrr .iidum u eoiiespondonee li.it, (or smie.titno bi en going on bel ih i n the reprr&eutatues of the (urn rnor ol »n Zealand and the (TOVdTiiiients of the othiT Aus. rdi.in colonies. Sir James Kergusson lias started I ho u'.iu t'i,it all correspondence bi-twi on the Go\ eminent- i»l the-evr d c .lomei ihould eo.ne direct from and to tlio <i nernor, of tne colons, niul nol thiongh tlieir responsible aduvis Mr Francis does not a»ri'e with this Mew. ai'd IjoIic\ihj» it to bu contrary both to 1 1)0 theory nnd pnu-tico of risponsible ijouTiiinent, has doclini'd to .Kredo 10 the proportion. AVc bilievc the Cnlomul Secretary of New South Wales lias taken similar action. A good slory comes from "Wellington. The lion the Premier la>t w eek receu crl .t leasli of phensnnls fi oin A ucKIuihI. (.ri cnt in pastry as in public works, Mr Vo^el designed n pie which should be came to the coie. lMer Laing's skill in carrying out great <le»i<nid is well known. To linn the pheasants were sent, and by him tho pie was constructed The h mr of consummation ni.cl diimor a^ length arrived. Tho Preni e , with one or two select friends, enjoyed sparingly their lis.i and Poup, and with appetites whetted but not dull were ready for t! o great work. It looked peculiar, the top was frosted ; still there could be no doubt. The pheasants had come from Auckland, and there was the pic. This was no dinner a la Ilus\e Tho Premier himself drove home the knife. Could it be? Alas! It was but too true, tho pie was apple. Certain clerks in Government employ, who sometimes get a fruit tart from Lung's, enjoyed that day a feast thev had not ordered.— Wellington paper. Tho ]!yati\c contingent, under tho charge of Sub-Inspector j Tregear,^s now stationed near Jtangiriri. We understand that they aro to be employed for the present in splitting sleepers for the AVaikato Extension Bailway. An advertisement appears in anothor column announcing that Mr James P. Xeil has established himself at To Awaiuutu as an auctioneer and commission agent. The ball to be given to his E\cellcncy the Governor and Lady Fergin«ou by the citizens of Auckland will take place to-night, at the Choral Hall. Eobcrt Vailo has filed a declaration of his inability to meet his engagements with his creditors.