"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATERIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 1875.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 420, 23 January 1875, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATERIA ." SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 1875.

It ]» fxtrt mAy ea^y fur aay man to color violS so jiij to mislead those not intimately acquainted with the i.iibjt'i't, to which they rofor. The Hon Mr bevtell Im done tin i in his letter to the Lyttelton lima, vhich .iji^e.uvl some lime lack. Tlio letter v,\i-j intended for a paiim^ shot before his dopirtme for E-iropo, and the Mtbjrer rn.iiuly dealt with I was tho fill lire and present indebtedn-v, of the colony, and the probal.le result to NV\\ Z.uUnd in uhiK'jt the immediate future. Jle His in that in ! V6"ll the debt of the colony w i!f be £ 1 9,300,000 odd, This result: lie arrives nt by ; . Idmo { o ,j c v [ n 1870, which he phces atXT^n.OOO^hevvhjle o f (ho louns since authorised, ib- oh.n-, jilto^'Ui.i fiom ids cilcuJ.ili.i-i thti amount that i^a;inud', paid <>iV In l !ic sw\y of Making fund. lio tcllrt us tli.it when "•'"■ ;'; ' 1'"1 '" : ' 1 :'"": '"" • "'i-s cached JJi^iXj^OuO s\e sh, 11 {ia,\e LrJe to show ior if. la another cdumii we the statement of the pr<^rtf,s in railway linking "ptw October last, these ii^iue's to^f-i'e to a \*-t<y great fxtent his st->tc,.i<>ut. Wp do not jr w T"ii'l f) say tha- a guvit, \ti,il of nioivy lui-i not v j;i T>ab'cd, but iv Oi^Mii^i-vj- i«»i/ .)V^ui j>uch :r, ,f luun to ijo the oase. It ib ea,\ of eoui-,0 1o j.-rove uhi: ruin irom any f,y->tem of iiiuuice nju°t remit it i'.ir^e kuiwi of inoiie\, be they borrow ctl or current sowjiue, are <o by oc fended in melees works. Mr ]u\h })1k«"-(1 every penny he could serap j V-iCcLei' to the dybiL of the colony, but bad studiouul v ' '•Aoivlad VoU'inc/ tJ»<> re. ult of tho tsxpwidituie at 'i'i\!hijj^ iiLyx- ';bin;j iU trae vortij, K(3- }jhs Li.ri'jos.' iio-j .-« uiKid tho fact ti'h\ V-'t>' "^ wti ih*l?HUs u:'i have o]> tuici j vy-o ' -' ' "- - fi i; o.mu n.^e uvi^J

" v >^> rtun "wuyvm oe some ycurs f«so.' they pa^ ii^ei^g^^heT^ney Unr. i\w»J i . « w mi a U uct,t-hcm. Lad ex]>< • hm* c - u .such woulJ „>» -^m- #&irs and ,'.<■ m,; , principle' upon* which, they aYe hohxg eonsu i^ . j<i i , f^ 4 orders to bring about jindii-Gcb-' benefit. Thu L.m^rujp.fcftV oi railways by companies which derive their &>le profit from their working is quite a different thing from, a Government undertaking the work with the object of rendering useful, land, to a much greater , value than the pbst bf the railways. " ? Tifrfe /thia district for instance; without a railway it is a financial impossibility -that it could support an agricultural population beyond those who would produce what is requiiecl for its own use. •> Freight t6 Auckland is greater than from England to our | port of entry, and there are many other districts j in the colony uimilarly situated, We have not got tho statistics before us, bafc we know that' the construction, of railways in' Canterbury' has ' enormously increased the production bf 'grain ; in fact, has found profitable employment fora large number of farmers and labourers. It k difficult to conceive What possible benefit it can be to. any man, .unless it be to vent political spteen. to paint the afFa,ira of 'the colony with as dingy a colour as possible. Mr Sewell commenced his political career in 1856, as a member of the first Ministry, and has since been -a member of no less than five Ministries, he' appears to have possessed the ability of adjusting his opinions to suit the times, and those of the men' through whom only he could hold power. We have, nothing jfc 6 say against any man who comes forward to, honestly explain the affairs of the colony, but to. knowingly hold back half the facts must be hurtful to the colony and disgraceful to the politician guilty of so doing. Trickery is not political economy, neither is it a sign of a, comprehensive mind.

As is announced in another coliVmn, this journal will in future be published in Hamilton. -It will be remembered that at the time the Wailiato Times was first published, the coach from Auckland did not run further than Ngaruawahia on the one day, consequently that was the only place in the Wai- ! kato at which it was possible to publish it. The alteration in the above arrangement' has Enabled us to move to a more central places one of our great drawbacks of late has, been the in procuring information from the different sections of the district. We trust thafc our removal will enable us to travel through the district more frequently than hitherto in order to consult with settlers on any important question that may be before t"h3 country. The principal use of a newspaper is to .bring about unity of thought and action by pointing out the strong and the weak points of every question affecting the interest of the .community it represents. The editor of a newspaper can only direct the course which he thinks should be steered to benefit the .greatest number and add to the prosperity of the,' colony. We have to the best of our ability pursued this course during the three years that this journal has been in existence. By so doing we have at times, as a matter of course, had to advocate measures which appeared to militite against the in. Crests of some settlers. We have made new arrangements to secure correspondence, and that, in conjunction with the improvement in our location, i will enable us to keep our readers well informed on all matters of interest. This we can promiso : no effort shall b<? spared to make the Waihato Times lof as much inteiest and use to the selrlers as possible.

The Rev A. R. Tomliuson, M.A., aivived in the Waikato by coach yer.ter.da3'. We understand that the rev gentleman will relievo the Rev F. C, Lloyd of his duties ponding the re;,tor ition of his 'health. It is purposed to hold the following religiour services in the Waikato tomorrow : — Church of En»- f land — Te Awamutu, 11 aan. ; Ohaupo, 3 p.m.; Alexandra, 7 p.m.; Cambridge 11 a.m.; ' Hamilton, 0.30 p.m. ; iN'garuavihia, 11 a.m. Catholic— Alexandra, 11 a.m. Presbyterian— Hamilton, 11 a.m.; Ngaruawahia, 7 p.m.; Alexandra, 11 a.m.; Pater.m^i, 3 p.m. Wesbjan Methodist— Cambridge, 6.30 p.m.; Pukciimu, 3 p.m.; Hamilton, 6.30 p.m.; Te Awamutu, 11 a.m. United Presbyterian and Congregational — llangiaohia, 3 p.m. An enquiry was held at Onehunga on "Wednesday before K. 0. lWstow. L'lsq., Pv.M. ; Caj)tain Clayton, Nautical Assessor; and H. N. Brewer, Esq., H.M.C., mto the cause of a collision which occurred at Waikato Heads between the ketch Wild Duck and the schooner Merlin. An enquiry had been held some wt-e'es back bofore the s^ne Court, but the Ucrlin was not then represented; the evidence on the part of the .Wild Duck was then published. On' the present occasion Mr Laishley appeared for the Wild Duel:, and Mr Thorne for the Merlin. Eugene McCarthy, in ister of the Merlin, deposed that he did noL hold a certificate. He left Onehung.i ,with throe himte be. ides himself. The Wild Duck and' D.mn sailed at the same time; his was the leading ve,scl all down the coast, and he crossed the bar iiiv>l, i]<g Wild Duck being 300 yards astern. After CL'i.obiug on tho first tack, while beating into the ih or, he.kmnd he cuiild not weather the Wild Duek r and passed to leeward of her. On the next board the master of the Wild Duck put his vessel in sta\s, t!S witness considered, too boon. lie meant he might lu\e made a longer board. Wifcn -ss's vessel had but little way on her. The Wild Duck ran into the^Meilin, and dam iged her mainsail, &c. Id eo^t X7O to repair lier d mugs, and the vessel v.y. deUiii-vJ thi - c wv.ka. Alter the collision, witness came up to Auckland, and saw the agents, jtffws Owen and Ch-aham, , lie did not report the accidsnfc to the Customs in Auckland. On ivachinij iJia own [>ort, Now Pl\ mout ', he and his crew mada statement before the Sub-Collcutor of Custom-* tlieie. — Alexander Tough, mate of the Merlin, and wo se mien made similar suiteuients. — For the Wild Duck, Captain Wake, who holds an- English certidjitu. dop,.sed to facts mainly contradictory of the 3tatemeuts on beh tlf of the MeiJin. His evidence vas j'.iibhaned in .* forni'-'r enquiry. He was most p)Mii\e that the WjM Duck w.u in stays a'al helpI'o'* c't the tun", and th.it th" Mt-rhn r.m across hi. b')vs. 'j\ds e\idjnce v/as corroborated by Mr Mnietr, }Mt <m oilier in th-3 P. and O. Conip-iiij's -ei-.ioo, who \\\\^ on bo.-rd, :uid by the crew. — The enq.n cy h,i\ i.ig lasted all day till eight o'clock in u;e e\euing, the Court adjourned to consider its dsil-.jou in Hie .iioi'iiing. fuin tho evidence it appe.ucd tijut both vessels wee sinij'jUng to get ticub to the Waika'rj whu'", -uiueli has acjumuiodation for one vessei only ; and it is a fjuosLiorf whetlier ux-y oughc io ha^e bien doin'y so winie bcadn- m ♦hi', -.rli a iMirow ca.auiel.— Aftoi- \cry cwoful conu r < -ion tl s c\v^ncz Whv a rs, \ev7 coa raJictorv, t f C^.?'*fc decs- 'd ti « _« c tlni cjllioioii" ~,v^ raised L-, toe IL^iiii, and crdy^cci that v^cl to pjy the eobU. — O oss

. ri %& llowill Si 3S i 3 the gross amount! of appropria, tioii£f6Vkuhvay^worJ:sto Octqjfcr 1674, £5m6.W& ■ength.aufchans^ r 1048 miles. 7 jbX traffic' 1 16 miles; Totoyeugth uiidpcjpoS^act \M not v^ ' opom^6Bo i^es. gSoo-th#in%Sbt iji |nili|' Mer&Tr amounts to" -6344,000, Mercer to Ngaruawahi £ 1 70,000 Ngaruawahia southwards £200,000, TJie contract for the line from Auckland to Mercer ! terminates on the Ist September, and those let between Mercer an<] IJgaimwJji* pi pcfrobgp Ist, b&fieye, %QweY,e^ that some' p'o/fcidn **of ? the laW : . line aro not yet let hy contract and some portion is being constructed by the Engineer Volunteer Militia. Forty miles of line are authorised south of N>ruawal>ia, the Engineer Volunteer Mititia are \ making 'good progress with this work. {Speaking of the Hon. Mr Bowep the •« Lyttelton Times " says :-^lh<ii'& are not maiif people in the province who will jaot be ready, Bowen into 'tlier'arena of politics. A fevTofthe'more i cautious of his frieuds may probably tiiiff^ig^buW have done bolter to remain whero he was, and nOfr tempt the stormy uncertain waters of political life. But, as a rule, people will feel tjiat.by his entrvinto public life they have become decided gainers. Of not every aspirant to public-honora oan it b^ truly i said that he is fitted by education, experiencs, and knowledge thoroughly fo fulfil the duties appertaining to the position he seeks to occupy. But Mr Bowen possosses these acquirements, and yet more, he is a ui-m of honour and integrity— jewels somewhat rare, and above all price in the Held he has entered. It is for these reasons that he will be welcomed into the political arena. Nor will it 'bo? coanted a drawback that though he steps on to the stage wth a smiling countenance he shows athorough national inclination to flourish his sprig of shillelagh and trail the end of his coat before his opponents. The people will applaud him for pushing his way into the thick of the fight in the Lower rather than rest concent with 'the safer and more inglorious Haven of the Upper House.