The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY JULY 18, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 340, 18 July 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY JULY 18, 1874.

Mr Vogel has introduced a Civil Service Amendment Bill, the 'principal provision of 'which appeal's' » be the granting of pensions to Civil Servants j-.tT a service of a term of years. Not many years \ .dc (we beliove ifr 1871) the Assembly condemned . ' in system of pensions, and we think rightly. If the ( -Vu'l.ils of tho Government are underpaid, increase . \ti\r salaries ; but the circumstiuicea of the Colony i!<) not justify its being buvdened for an indefinite Lumber of years, with the payment of pensions to • clired' officers, The acceptance of service under 'io Government is voluntary, and so far from being -•H'cCil upon those who perforai public duties, every \ acancy causes keen competition. The salary pro- < arable in the Government service does not fluctu»io; the "men who have appointments know per1 itVily well within a few pounds per annum what i !:cir pay will be for a term uf years in advance. . he principal cause of complaint, in our opinion, is "that nearly every official in. the Government service • — no matter how lowly his position — tries "to a -sume one in society which his pay, intelligence, and usefulness do not often wairant. They have a habit o£ looking down xipon those who ai'o working to pay their salaries, '-the people they despise, \ cry likely, are not able always to appear neat and j.rirn in the streets, and at certain hours parade up t, iid down tho main thoroughly res in Wellington, tljunshing the latest thing in walking-sticks, or a , .j:*. at dainty specimen of umbrellas, A little fore- \ ' lipWght and frugality on the part of oinoialsj and

they should he üble 10 l.iy by sufficient to keep them wlk'u paat work ; if the} aie not, as we said .'ibo\e, iucre.tKe t!ieu aalaiw^. '•

The annuil ro>etimr of ratepayer* in the Hamilton Ea»t To«iwup JlijjWny District was lielcl in the Royal Hotel, on T:kmcl,i\, J j.Mi niMunt, at, .'i p.m. Mr William Coleman was unanimously voted, to Hie j:lmir. The nuditors, Messrs • Harris awl Gardiner, repm-ted the accounts correct, and after some disruMioi with regai'd'tb n promissory note which tho Treasurer, Mr McDonnld, lind nccrpacd, tho nccounts as audited, were posted. Mr Isaac Coates proposed that the rate he Id irftlfc £ on Hit* value. to, .sell, which was seconded by Mr \lcD >nald. Mr Teas proposed as an amendment, — T>.ut tho me ho J ,,l m tho .C, w-hicli was seconded by Mr : John Wood. The amendment was lost ami the original motion carried almost unanimously. Mr Tea* t lien rose to : speak v. lth regard to the cattle, vut*, and after (laundering '■ about for *ome time in a confused manner, he, after being repeate Uy called to order, sat down, to rise again tune after i time, with no other effect than to waste the time of the 1 meeting. Messrs Coates and Potter were then appointed ( Merutineers,- and the following nominated for election us Trustees : — Messrs Gumming. Coate?, Potter, Pearson, Tippin, Gardiner, Teas, anl McDonald. The first fire were declared duly elected, they having polled the highest 35 ] votes, while Messrs Tea* and McDonnld only polled 6 each. . Mess's Seddon and Gfordiner were appointed Anditori [ About 50 immigrants arrived from Auckland on Thursday night by steamer. Amongst them were several married couple*, who between tlwiA ofrncd a considerable number* of i children. The steamer not lunnmg further than Ngarua- ( wnhia tbafc nigbtrfche -question arose— how are the people to j bo housed lor tho nisjht ? A consultation took place between the mnnaser of tho SLoam Company and a prominent member of the School Commit 1 cc. ' The conclusion arrived at was, ( .that the only suitable building was the School-house. To 1 '"I lie Sehooi-house was marc Ted the miscellaneous collection } of humanity ; somewhat to the astonishment of those who under! ook the conduct of the party, on arriving near the building their' eirfs were saluted by the lively strains of dance musiu. The party notwithstanding advanced steadily, and eventually streamed into tho room, headed by a gentle1 man carrying a lantern. A quadnllo was being vigorously ilanced at the time ; the dancers looked at their invaders, Mid the new arrivals at tho dancers. The non plussed musician being a man of action started afresh, and so did the dancers. (Tlie schdol official whimpered u few word* in "his ear which resulted in a compromise between Morpheus and Terpsieliore ; two more dances were bargained for, and then rest for tVe wearied immigrants. The scene gave the new arrivals o good idea of bow those irho choose to work in this ft.ir land of ours can ofliiFd tp enjoy themselves. The immigrants proceeded yesterday morning to Hamilton and Cambridge by steamer. An eye witness has described to us the scene on the arrival of the worthy pedagogue to commence his daily labors. -Hrt lifted his hend suspicious!), much as a startled deer who sniff's •'anger from afar; the danger on this occasion proved nearer however to what the unsuspecting s old gentloman anticipated, lie raised his foot and held it suspended for some momen' s. Ho then said — " Truly those people are an unclean people." He was seen by the little boys, who acted on the old prove! b, that " the "early bird picks up" the worm ;" with a* broom in one hand and a b ucket of water m the other (not looking particularly goodtompred.) Those little boys knew then that to play marble* in school that day would be dangerous. We are glad to learn that Mr Harper has sold out of the Hamilton Hotel, and we tru^t that he will enter upon a new sphere of business better euitt-d to his habits ami capacity. We understand 'I lint Mr Montgomery will be the new landlord j he has had considerable experience in the business, and no doubt those who visit the hotel after his assumption of the office of host will observe a marked improvement. It, is purposed to hold the following religious services in the Waikato to-morrow :— Church of England — Alexandra, 11 am.; Te Awamutu, 3 p.m ; Kihikihi, 630 p.m.; Hamilton, 11 a.m. ; Ngaruowahia, 630 p.m. Wesleyan Methodist— Cambridge. 11 -n.m.'; Pukerimu, 233 p.m.; Hamilton, 630 p.m. United Presbyterian and Congregational — Te Awamutu, 11 a.m. There was a good attendance at the aile, by Mr Kennedy Hill, of Mr Finch's effects at Alexandra on the 15th mst. Bidding was pirited, and the prices realized satisfactory. The Dawn, cutter, cleared from Onehunga for Raglan. with a general cargo on the 15th instant ; and the Atalanta,. schooner, on the sane date laden with timber for the Waikato Heads. The Cvphrenes with the inward mails left San Francisco on the 21st June.