The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 359, 1 September 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.

The speech of Sir James Fergusson at the banquet in Wellingeon is of a cheering nature. He predicts a. future for this colony that few residents ■sv ithin it could desire to be more than realized. The voids that fall from practised politicians like our present Government are, even at banquets in their honor, carefully weighed. It should be no small consolation to colonists to find that ho has no fear of the result of Mr Vogel's railway and colonising «chei»e. He also tells us that Governor Dv Cane «iidom>& his opinion. There are very few colonists who wouid nob be prepared togothewholo length with tin; Governor, were it not from fear that the policy, although in itself correct, will be marred by the political necessities of those who have its direction. Sir James Fergusson is intimately acquainted with the House of Commons, and when he tells us that we ought to be proud of our House of .Representatives and compliments us upon our dignity and nnd independence as a people, confidence should bo felt. Had Sir G. Bowen used the exjjressions, they would not be worthy of a second thought, but when a Governor rather given to [speaking unwholesome truths, pays compliments, they are to be valued if only for their scarcity, May the/ar/ //ffw&7/ anticipations of the Queen's representative be realized.

£rwing«ni?nU liuve brut, mnde by the G-orcrnmcnt by t,h« 'Auckland portion ol tho Sues mail will bo brought «n noiu Wellington by tbe Luiw, tliut vessel Laving beendetunud for tbe purpose. Ii will thu« be delivered in Auckland accordmjj to the time table, it is only due at tho

A considerable number of the lnliiihitmt, nfX^aiuawa'na musteied af t;,e Centrul Hotel, on S tv, .1 1 v im,. uiiirj, the occasion beitij; the presentation ul a \m\-u of -omviirns and :m llluminaled addiess to Captain I! m er, pi<.\. „hm to his dep.irtuio iVoni the district. Tin- addus- i. i> re ul and Hie picnentation made by AJr Jan.ts Hume The lot'owni'; u u copy of the address: — ''We, u leu ot v»r fnemU deMiv to express our heartfelt regret at jour mtcmic.l depn-tnro f rom amongst us. During the period oi our acquaintance with you, wo have found your society so genial that jour absence from our midst will be vcrj k'etnly felt. You huve always been ready to help your ' -ft How -"citizens in every causo that has tended to promote their well -being and happiness, and we sincerely trust that in tho land to which you are going you may find other fields m which to exercite your usefulness. We beg tbaL jou mil accept the puive o sovereigns we have subscribed in ordei thai, you may pi\cure somo memento that will remind you of the happy years you havo spent in Ngaruawalna, of which feltlement you were one of the Pioneers, aud the ostcvm which wus fdfc for you by it* citizens. In conclu-ion, no hope that the change of residence may not only rotoro Mrs Ravner to complete health, but thntyou and jour- may long bo spared to enjoy the society of those rel.itive... Irom whom you have so long been Separated." All present at the meeting appended their signatures to the nddrebs. As nearly all tho pegs put in by the surveyors of the townehip lands have disappeared we would suggest ihat previous to the sale to take place on the 20th mst., tho sections for salo should bo pegged off on the ground. We have been requested to supply an omission in the report of Mr Byron's speech when giving an account of his procedings in the Provincial Cor.neil. In stating tho roads that were to be taken over by the Provincial Government, provided the Boards were willing to forego their claim to the share of proceeds from sale of confiscated land, that from Ngaruawahia to Alexandra vi/t Whatawhata was omited from our report. A road from Cambridge to join that between Taupo and lauranga is very much, wanted. We understand that the road could be made'fbr'about £10C^per mile. It has been suggested to make a road direoiWrom Cambridge to Tauranga; in our opinion this road would not be so useful as one made to join the main line betweon Taupo and Tauranga, and tho former routo would be more costly. Tho advantage of making the line we suggest would' b» tho facilities it would offer to travellers to proceed to Taupo, and thence to Uawkes's Bay or to Taui anga. Wo trust that this matter will receivo the early attention of the Government, as want of communication id holding the country back. The dilatonnes3 of the authorities in not. opening tho Woil'ilo line of railway as fur ns F,n>n]»nri is » mutter for surpriM", as it is nn absolute los* t (> I lie G >\ei-nuiHiit itseH, to say liDihinnr of tho incouvemeuce and drawback infliclod on settlers. If there i« one portion of tho trunk line that otlcis p.n immediate prospectof pax ing interest on cipilal expendc<i it is the section of country embraced in the present terminus ; which includes the comparatively thickly populated districts of Otaliuhu, Papatoitoi. and Pi)pakura. Beyond tho supineness of the Government in the matter of opening the the line no other practical difficulty exists, as the want of locomotivo power which was urgod somo time back has been obviated. At the present time there are two engii c^ lying idle in the depdfc, which would bo moro than sufnVie it to meet present requirements, and the utilization of which would keep the traffic haud in hand with the progress of the work*. The Puntnun at Ngaruan aluii, who is commonly known as the Frenchman, but whose name we believe is John I'redorir, has disappeared mysteriously. Ho was last seen on Sunday evening, about hnlf-past -seven, when he was on the punt attending to his duties. The attention of Mr Quick's groom was first called, to his absenco from Ins post by hearing somebody calling for tlio pnnt. ; he went Irom the Delta Hotel to the punt but could see nothing of the Frenchman. Some persous report having lienrd one or two yell-, near the river on Sunday evening. The settlement has bicn s» .-.relied but no trace of the missing man has been discovered. Mad lie left to proceed to any other placa, in all probability ho would have taken his blankets and clothes with him ;he has not done so ; ail Ins effeetjLave sti\l in the punt -house. Wo fear that tho unfortunate man bad beer drowned. I'fo has led a most atlu-nturous life, having served in no less than three Eoyal Navies, and for some portion oi his life in the merchant service. A telegram, says the Herald, received in town on Saturday states that Mr Oreighton, the member for Eden, ha! received an appointment from the General Government te go homo as immigration agent. We take the following irom tho Wellington Tribune oi the Sth :—": — " "Visitors at the House last, night wero amused by a ' tifl" between tho Premier and tho Speaker in wlucl] the latter scarcely maintained his dignity to tho extent thai is desirable. Mr Vogel thought that Sir Francis wa» somewhnt prone to take ' the huff, and Sir Francis took ' the hufi",' all tho more. Sir Francis wo* giving rather a back■Jijgdpd kind of support to the State Forests Bill, comparing i»to% gutted house, &c. He mifrht have hit upon a bettei figure of speech— that, for example, of the hog in the flowerbed, and its vindication to tho gardener — See there untouched your flowers strewn, For I've devoured tho rsots alone. It wasn't Mr Vogel's fault that the bill became mutilated and lip, reasonably enough, defended tho parts of it thut remained ; whereupon the hou the Speaker would insist upor it that the Premier was treating him as an Opposition member, although he averred he was entirely in favor of the principle of the bill as a statesmanlike measure. After « lull, Mr Vogel had occasion ngain to refer to Oppo«ition members generally, remarking that it was the same cry on all cceasions— ' Delay, delay; anything for delay ;' and the Premier unguardedly accompanied tho words with a v.avooi his hand. This was not lost on Sir Francis. To him, ut least, the gesture was sufficiently significant. There could bo no doubt in his mind, that this wave of the hand waa meant as marked discourtesy to him. Besides, was it not dono in a contemptuous ina-uncr? Tho hon gentleman uprose, and said so, expressing his i egret at ever having said a single nord upon the bill. Mr Vogel, apparently in sheet astonishment at this turn of affairs, said he had not evon had t he Speaker in kis mind when he used the peccant words or made the peccant gesture, but really (he continued quietly), if the hon gentleman opposed tho bill, he must expect, tho Government to answer his objections as they would tho«e of any other hon member." The latest witness who has been summond to appear befoiv the Select Committee on the Ward Chapman Enquiry is tho Manager of the Company to which tho newspaper belongs, (snys tho Otago .Daily Times). Had he given Ins evidence before the Committee, *'t might be regarded as a bleach of privilege were we to indicate the nature of his evidence. As he has not dono -o. thcro oan be no harm in letting it bo known what testimony ho can give which can havo a bearing on tho subject matter of tho enquiry. He has not been called upon, wo believe, to produce any pappi s, but should ho go by the steurner to-morrow, he will ba fully armed with the veritable manuscript from which tbo telegrams whioh appeared in our issue of the 22nd May, were printed. Ho will also b.e furnished with the names of the competitors who tet them up. We may here state that those part i.V havo been in Wellington, and are exceedingly anxious (.hot I heir evideace should be taken by tho Committee. The namo of the d 1 who carn'el the copy from the editor'al sanctum to the composing ro )m has also been handed to tho manager, and if pressed by the Committee he his prepared feo say whero the d 1 can bo found. We think it right, to state, also, that a number of articles which, in their way contributed-in directly, it is true, towards tho setting-up of tho telogram in this ofllec, have been packed up, und will bo taken by the manager to Wellington for inspection by the Committee these include a beer-can (empty) which was in use on tho momentous evening ; and, no doubt, Mr Fox will be able to trace some connection between the appearance of the telegrams in this paper and tho presence of such an unho'y vessel in the apartment where they were made up for the/ piv ««. C'aptvln Turner, District Enginoer, left for Aten uri yesterday morning to commence the Cambridge and Taupo Road smvev. Captain Ci.ipp is, now inspecting road works in the Kocorua <listi ict B I. Times. The Wauganui Chronicle s»j - : — Koroios l.aye been the order of the day amongst the M.ioria of tins part of the country lately. One has just been held at Wnitotara, in which the Wanganui and Ngnrauru took part, the cause of the gathering being the opening of a new runanga house. The speeches made on the occasion were not merely of a congratulatory nature, but dealt with moro serious topics, the land question being prominent amongst then.. Henare Matua's visit has left its mark here. It evoked a strong moveinrnt for the stoppage of ail, snloe to Europeans in any part of tho district ; although the movement differs from the old Lnnd League, inasmuch as its supporters aro willing that land should be leased to the Government or settlers. Kemp and other loading chiefs advocate these views whioh wero discussed at tho Waitolaru meetings but no decision was reached j indeed, tho movement, while it has many and powerful adherents, is by no means universally accepted. The Ngarara also ventilated their grievances about the confiscated lands, of which they consider a larger ana should havo been allotted to them. It appeurs tho matter was brought under the notice of llonare Matiui by a iemnlu member of the tribe. Matuu communicated with Karaitiana TaUmoana, M.H.R., on tho subject, who has Kince written to tho tribe reconinipndinu it. to draw up a petition to the Assembly and entrust it to Kemp, who, with a number of oilier ohiefo, is about to pioceed to Wellington at a deputation from the district for inciea«ed Maori representation, &c. Kemp wan ottbmleil nl. Matuu bi'ing appealed to instead ot himpolf, and reminded the Njraraiiru at the meeting of tlio *i«mces he hud rendered to them by his influence with the Government. This produced much "tall la' lff on both aidm, the ultimate re«ult being timt it was determined to send Apcruhama nnd another JNgarauru thief to Wellington with Kemp and the remaining m mben of the deputation. It wu» reported in town yesterday that Titokownru and Koreopa were present at the m eting, but tbis was not the case.

A •,I'jiom accident, attendid witii a fat.il result, happened on S-iluiihy on board tlio ketch Clematis in Auckland harbour, to u man named William Gribblc. ile waa woikiii£» at a winch, by winch the centre board is lowered or raised"] but. bciii" unable to bear the stmin— somo ton iind a-h.ill ueic-ht — the iron liandlo flew from Ins grasp and struck him :v leirfu! blow on the left temple, com pleti lv smashing the -kull. The deeensed was a, married mini an'd leaves a°wife and Bovcn ehiUlren to mourn his untimely end. We remind the people of Hamilton that this evening the second entertainment, under the dnection of the entertaintnent committee, will take place The success that Attended the fust evening's amusement should ensure a large attendance.