The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 341, 21 July 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1874.

A steady flow of immigrants into the Waikato 'cannot fail to be productive of good to all concerned. Some discretion, however, is required to be exorcised by those who havo its direction. Those aheady sent have been for the most paii absorbed into the population, but there is a limit to the possibility of thin taking place with any considerable nmnbci 4 of married people with large families. The men without doubt would got work — whether nioch lilies, agricultural laborers, or those accustomed to woik with u spade. Atprescilt, however, theio is no hou.se accommodation procurable, chis feet of courae places families at very great iuconVeniencf. We recommend, therefore, that the sending of Lirgo families bo discontinued for tho pro-jout. The classes of people wo want are single men e.ipablo tot* hard work, and single girls suited for domestic service. A limited number of married couples without children would find ready employment, provided t io hasbaud understood farm work, and the wife was capable of cooking and doing tho work about a, farm hous jth it; usually fallj to tho lot of women. In ordei that the supply may bo regulated by the de maud, wo recommend that au agent whouM be appointed in each township to ioccivc applications for labor and to assist by his advice, which knowledge tof 1 jcal iviuiiromenU would enablo him to give, tho Immigration ofUwr in Auckland. The people are at present scut up here by steamer without any previous no! 100 bring givon to employers, tho first known 'of th" i'ltcutiiMioJ: the authorities to Bond population is generally through our columns a few how u . betbic tlu« people arrive. Another rucuiiuito is, suitable tenackj for the accommodation of immigrants whilst m transit, and after arrival at their dctiu i-

Uo.l. We feel confident that sumo resident in each of the? townships would undertake the duties of agJiit, n not gi.itu, for a very trifling Mm. If paid, we auggoat that ho i-eceive a oorLiiu sum for f i.-h iiniiiigivint lio succeeds in iindin^ employ meat. Tiio hticcoas of any bclicmc clepondb upon detuls being cirefully arteuded to.

In a scattered district like the Wjiikato a great deal oi banking business is neccbbarily transacted by regiotered letter through the poat. We once before called attention to the absurdity of sending registered letters to Auckland previous to their delivery in either Hamilton or Ngjiruawahia. The consequence ot tbia ayatem. is, that a letter posted in Cambridge or Alexandra on Monday does not reach its destination till Saturday. We warn settlors to adopt some other mean j of transmitting their money, when its arrival at either bank within a reasonable time is necosmry to meet business engagements. We believe that several bills have been dishonored and returned to the drawers whilst the letters containing the necejsary funds were travelling to Auckland and back. We are unable to understand how this extra iiu/elhiigis a safe-guard against dishonesty; for to no oth« r intention can we attribute the above system. The person who registers the letter takes a receipt! the Postmaster puts it in a bag and seals it. Tiic la'; in the ordinary course of business is not opened till it arrives at the office to which it is addressed. If, therefore, the bag is not surreptitiously opened, the letter only passes through the hands of two officials before delivery to the addressee. We trust that this mutter will meet with the earnest attention of the Chief Postmaster, an great loss and inconvenience is entaded upon .settlers by the present mode of doin«* business. °

i folljwine motion, proposed by Mr Oerinon. and bfconded bj Mr liaoale, at the annual n.eeting of the Man«aj.iko highway Board :— "That wkercas n.any roads nhioli were surveyed to give access to each 50-aero lot, l.au< now become Useless on account, of a great portion of the land having been formed into blocks, this meeting Mo f opinion that hid Honor the Superintendent should introduce ut the nett session of the Provincial Council an Act authorising Load Boards to close and sell these nseless roads, with the consent of the Superintendent, to the adja< ent proprietors »t an upset price of from £2 to £3, ono-holf of (he amount to go to the Euad Board, and the other half to the Provincial Council ; should any of these roads be required at any future time, the bupenntendent may open the same by compensating owners for improvements ; tint the chairman of the new Uoard communicate this resolution to His Honor the Superintendent and also to other Waikato Boaid,, asking them to co operate w itii us Last season the Town Board of Ngaruawahia presented trees to residents iv the township, on condition that they planted and profaotc* them irom injury by ercctim* a feueo around them. The conditions have not been fulfilled ny many who eagerly took the trees, the fences in very many cases ure down, and we are sorry to say that a considerable number of the trees are dead. We understand that the secretary to the Board ig about to make application to all who took trees, to repair the fences and replace the trees t hat have died, m the majority of cues tluough their neglect. \\ c tiust that this request will bo readily complied with. Wi- nnricrotand that Mr Stephens has surveyed for a new road between Ngnruawahia and Alexandra. ' He has fixed upon two or three praehYahle routes, one of which u ill reduce the distance tetween the two places by about 10 miles. Mr Clarke, tho Eesident Engineer, will clecido as to the most biutable diret tion. The » ork, wo belie* c, w ill be commenced in n o spnng. The following ore tho dates of meeting of the different Boards an advertised in another column :— JSVariinwahia Highway District; on Thursday, 23rd July, at tho Central Hotel. Hamilton District Board; on Saturday, 25th July, at the School-room. Oainbndgo District Board ; on Monday, 27th July, at the National Hotel. Pukekura HHi «ay District; on Monday, 27th July, a fc Moanatale Station. Cambridge tforth Township Highway District ; on Wednesday, 29th July, at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel. Newcastle Highway District ; on Thursday, 30th July, at the Delta ITotel. Hamilton West Township Highway Board ; on Thursday, 30th July, at Harper's Hotel. Xii ikiriroa Highway District ; on Friday, 31st July, at the JRoyal Hotel Our contemporary, the Cross, has taken to tho commits! of murder. In its issue of yestesday morning appears the following paragraph :— " Another well-known face has passed away from among us, and the Auckland bar has sustained a eerio«B e erio«8 lose. Mr Andrew Beveridge, who was injured some time ago in n, railway accident which happened between Onohmiga nn'i Auckland late at night, never recovered the injuries he sustained then, and bits since hngerec on till early yesterday morning, when he died. The legal profession will lose a clever barrister, and bis personal acquaintances a valued friend. No doubt the learned gentleman will bo very pleased at the eulogiums passed upon him. It has been said, and truly, that tho virtues of the great are seldom appreciated til after death. It will be seen by a telegram in another column that Mr Bevoridge is recovering, nnd we trust that he will bo spared to his personal friends and the public At tho last annual inspection of the volunteers at Auckland, M..jor Gordon informed tho officers that they need not drill their men any more with the muzzle-loaders, as the Government intended to issue Snider Jrifles to all efficient volunteers. Yesterday the flags of the various vessels in harbour and business places in the city were hoisted half-mast high, as a, mark of respect to the memory of the late Airs Stone (wite of Mr 0. B. Stone, of the firm of Stone Bros.), who died yesterday, after a very short illness. The deceased lady was deservedly esteemed by •«, lar^e circle of tnends and acquaintances.— Herald, July 18. Itissutisfuclory to leurn from the Immigration Officer that ont of tho 700 immigrants so recently landed, only about 70 are now available f#r employment. "Men who can do hedging and ditching, and general' out work on a farm continue m great- request, and Mr Ellis is confident that were 500 men of this class to be landed in Auckland tomorrow they could bo provided for within a week— Cross. At the conclusion of the Judge's summing up yesterday in the case of Alexander Brown, his Honor informed the jury that, ho was p.aced in a dilemma, us it was provided by Act of Parliament that while tho jury were considering their verdict they must bo locked up in a room without meat, drink, or fno, candlelight oxcepted. Tho room ordinarily occupied by the jury had had a (ire lighted in it, which for the tun,, disqualified it for tho occupancy of the jurors. Mr TJroukfceld informed Ins Honor that tho Ro;>i.<trar oxcepted gas 1.g1.l as well as candle light.^ Un ler thosejc.rcurastai.ces Ins Honor directed the jurors to be conducted to a fireless room until that creature co-nfortin the orthodox apartment a ionic! eitl er hayo burnt itself out or be extinguished, and thus the room be purged of its illtg.l character. Pleasant for the jury on such cold days as yebterdav.— Cross, July IS. The greater portion of tho time that the House of Assembly Vu» »at has been occupied in tho discussion on tho Colonial Distilleries. Ihe resolutions of the Government were cvenunnluiiK Post - Ofllce Sa "n«8 Bank Bill has passed Death |has been extremely busy i n our midst recontly. Day after dny our obituary column contains .he names of old or well-known residents. Ko later than yesterday two funeral sermons were delivered on the death of old residen s, -and to-day amougst our death notices will bo found tbo name of the wife of 11. J. Taylor, Esq., of the 7"?r V , '? ia ylorwilly lorwi11 l)e remembered as the daughter Jul a 'an old and settler.— Herald, A meeting of the Lodge Beta will tako placo in the Lodge & iom, is, )st Hamilton, on Thursday next, at 7 p m Wi. understand that the timber for the bridges between Ngnruawah.a and Rangirin is being cut and morticed at the bliortland Suw Mills. Counterfe.t dorms nram circulation at the Thninc*, th?ro wn pn Lability ol them finding their way into tho Waikatostoielavpcra and publicans beware !