The Waikato Times. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1875.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 427, 11 February 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times. TH U RSD AY, FEBRUARY 11, 1875.

The telegraphic intelligence we publish in another column referring to a large purchase of land from z\\e natives in the neighbourhood of Fore Galatea, •as highly satisfactory. Although we have not risked, neither do we expect to get opinions on *■ veins, unie&s they emanate from on e.s than the Employees of the Piesa Agency, we on this occasion ?tre prepared to endorse the sentiments expressed by ■in- telegiaphic agents, they tell us "Tne hostile jiative mind " has receivtd its death-blow. We fire not, however, prepared to afctrioute the deathblow to the purchase ot a hirge number of acres of not very valuable land. The " hoscile native mind '' jhab long ago acquiied the lesson that tesi&tance to she onward march of the white man is useless. They see the railway gradually creeping onwards to frontier, they learn of hundieds of white men, nvomen and children arriving almost weekly in the <-->>lony, and this in the face of their own decreasing population, has long since convinced those capable ot .ail opinion, that the day for bounce and isolation has jusst-d. They see as clearly as we that their people Tin ust to some extent gain in knowledge otherwise fhe advance of civilisation must exterminate them. Although, as we said above, we do^not attribute any very gieat importance to the land purchase just .made, yet consideiing it in conjunction with the ;ate meeting of the Ddlence Minister with Tawhiao, v.hich, directly, has not resulted in much, we can ibut hold the opinion that native tioubles aie neailj at in end. Great deductions aie often drawn from .^iniul facts, and it is satisfactory to learn that the Defence Minister, as the culminating point ot his late lneelino with the nominal leadu- of the opposition to piogress, did not feel hiaisslf calhd upon to ibe lavish either of promises or substantial gifts, -which is a great change in the right clireeiiou, and it goes iar to prove that negotiations wero opened hy the "King" -with a greater object in view than the temporary relief irom a want or the gratification of „i passing desire for feonitthin^ which he did not possess. It must be clear to the minds of all who have watched Xative transaction-, that the est ibhshludnt at an early date of im mil) relations liotween .Tiie two races, licpehus uurv lunch upon the Juudl.tnce ot deilings in JS'ative land.-, by private in hv.diuls, aiul we uu,t tnat st.'ps will be taken to pittvenum the futuie any b'icu transactions t*r-i> : .> -u.iciioned by the Parliament of the Cjloiiv. Puttin/ aside the co.isidfaiau.jn that* complications have.Uvu .caused by land speculators .n the j)<^r,, we ciunot .artoid to oveilouk the fact, that the colony ha>, of Lit become largely indebted ior the prosecution of >.s public works, and that one of the piiucip.it ohrct^ m pios ciiuii^ tho^e woiks in the Norlh ••, an. l, h.is beau .ho desti-ucti-m of tho power for ,^vii oi tm- Natives, by ei'ablishing rapid m^ais of and after the desrruction of that powers rendering useful the land over which they al ;l>i L sent hold sway. It is therefore olo.irly the duty of Parliament to be careful that the profit from the expenditure of public money doe-* not lincl ntp vsay into the pockets of a few ind.viduals, and -zb it io u applied to the h.j'iiu ltiia.i of 'our sctldu, '.abilities. The credit of tne eoloiiv is, we. boh^ve, jap.Jjie of expansion Le/ond the procuraviou of the /'nil 1 million loan at pre.i3.it 1111 ler conLract. Tfit is -„>m that the direct profit from land transactions J.IOV.S iiito tiieoJonial treasury, capitalists will fe;l security than otherwise can possibly be tli:j ,M-,e. Once establish friendly relatijns, on a solid isis, with the natives and there will bw no room pit for the moLt persisteiit croaker ro obtain belief for his dismal utterances.

Three of the horses, I&eiiuin, Tui, and The Belle, ;ov the races, hi rived at Hamilton yesterday and j/roceedod to Tanuhero iv charge of their respective .cks. They were carefully examined by several of \\,c fi knowing ones,'" and their chances of carryinc* --„/■/. ( y some of the stakes keenly discussed. A'fevv -'m 141 4 'vere mads, but they wero not of sufficient im- , »r -::ce to justify their being considered an index 1; iijs prico *t jrJbiab Ufa howw are likolj to st^rt.

Jtf'rom what dropped from the Defence Minis' er there is now little doubt that the Government will undertake the construction of the road petitioned for from the Waikato to the Thames. Very wisely the deputation left the route that it should follow entirely in the hands of the engineers to whom the survey of the road will be entvnsted. It is satisfactory to find that the people of the Waikato are learning the wisdom and necessity of foregoing their own private interests for the benefit of the district. S It is to be regretted that the Defence Ministsr was not in a position to give a promise with regard to the construction of a bridge across the Waikato at Hamilton. There is no wox*k that has been asked for, for a considerable period which is bo urgently required, and by the imposition of a boll which would not be felt by those using- the bridge, good interest on the sum invested would be realised. The cost of the railway between Ngaruawahia and Hamilton is not 'expected to exceed three thousand per mile, owing to the exceptionally easy country through which it passes, whereas the average cost of the railways in the colony is nearly £5,000 per mile, and we are confident that the construction of a bridge, which could not bring the corft up to the average would very materially add to the revenue of the line. We trust that this matter will meet with the favourable consideration of the Minister for Public Works. Considerable excitement appears to have been occasioned at the Thames yesterday by the arrival 1 there by the Eaterpvise of the Australian miners brought over by the Wonga and Hero. Yesterday about one hundred miners left the Thames for Ohinemuri, and hundreds of others are ready to do so at any moment. Tho Thames looks extremely lively at present with the nuirber of persons waiting there for Sir Donald McLeans next move. It payable gold is discovered we look for this to be one of the biggest rushes since the early goldfield days of the colony. There is, however, plenty of time for this to take place. It is just possible Sir Donald will not be able to close his negociations under a fortnight at the earliest ; aud up to the present, it must be remembered, there has bean afforded no reliable evidence of the existence of gold.— " Herald," 19th. The members of the T.iupiri Cricket Club assembled on their ground on Saturday last, but owing to the inclemency of the weather in the early part of the day, some of the members living at a distance could not attend. At three p. m. Sergeant Smyth and Sapper Malson selected their respective teams. The weather now turned out tine and all seemed anxious for the contest. Taupbri won the toss and sent the Taupiriti men to "handle the willow which was done in proper style, and some sylendid hits were made. The ball changed hands occasionally, but seemingly with but little effect, and after some good fielding their last man was caaght out, thus making their score 58 runs. Taupiri ( Sergeant Smyths team ) went in at once with a burst and did their utmosb to overhaul their opponents, but fate was against them, and they went out with a score of 57, thus ending a very keenly contested game. The membeis begin to feel themselves strong enough to challenge another crack club. The members will meet again next Saturday, j 11 of Taupiri against 11 of Taupiriti. when it is ! expected somp good play will be made, a detailed I account of which will appear in a, subsequent issue i of this p-i per. — Communicated. An amusing scene Cook place in Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon, a local solicitor, attempted to make a forcible entry into the premises lately occupied by Mit Josephs, who has been adjudicateo a bankrupt. The tacts of the case, so far as we can Irani, aro as follows ; Messrs. Knox and Riddler are the Crown giantees of the land. The Trustees in bankruptcy had a man in charge lof tho stock. Before Christmas, application was j made for possession o? the store. Mr. M lefarlane ! agre- d to give possession on the :2Gth. of January, and signed an agreement to that effect. He now | rffiis.es to do so, hence the attempt at forcible entry. i Tiie hasp of the door was remoAod hy an experienced ti? desman and the lawyer was brought face to face with the custodian of the place, who resisted Ins entry, but would soonha\o had to suc- | eumb to the superior strength and activity of the " devil's own " had not half-a-dozen constables I appoired on tbe scene; it is 'needle^ to say that with such strong odds against Jiiri^ our legal friend surrendered at discretion. A parley then took place, i aud the senior officer in the district was sent for. j Our lawyer expostulated and 'UiKd'> down the law, ! but the officer was obdnrate and he v»,ry I shortly afterwards started towards the lock-up j between two constables followed by a strong re-in- [ foTV">m o nt, ready to •>«<;, if the athletic prisoner got ! q rouble vmic. In consequence of a doubt existing as to whether the captured man wps a prisoner or j not, he starfed off at a slow tro^/ f rj hi.-. capfoi\s, , but on one of the police following, be relumed into ! custody. He was then put in one of the cells in the lock-up and was kept there while the charges -\vnre made out against him, and two Justices of the Peace secured to sit on the bench. Mr Cox and Major Wilson soon arrrived, and the prisoner was brought before them on the following charges :— lst, With unlawfully attempting to enter a certain store by breaking open the door. 2nd. with assaulting Francis Ciudiu by attempting to force him out of a store in his } .obsession. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to both charges; the casn Avas adjourned till the next regular court day, and the prisoner released on his giving an undertaking to appear on that day. We understand that an action \irilN be commenced against the incarcerating oillcer with damages laid at ,£l,OOO -. Mr Willhrn Sutton, who created ti little noise a couple of years since by his iron sand smelting opMntions at Onplmnoa, has written te us to inform our readers that ho is about to proceed home by the Olenlora for the purpose of bringing out the plant of the Auckland Iron ->nd ttt^el Company now in procp-.s of formation i'-\ England. He st ites that bv the ln^t mail he received a letter ftpm his brother, Mr Da-sid Sutton, who he say.s is, t lie manager of the Blistoubr.K)]- Iron Works, "Staffordshire, where thirty tons of metal are turned out e\prv twelve hours, recommeuding the scheme. Mr SuHon is quite sanguine of" the advantages which Auckland possesses as a coal and iron producing district. He states that the iron and sand can be obtained in the Manukan, on the surface, of better quality thy n the ironmasters in England cm obtain by sinking 200 yards. Mr. Sknin, who is the local agent of the company, has re- I sorted on°-third of the shares in the company for j allotment amongvfc Auckland investors. Mr. Sit- | ton bating made pi-acfie.il experiments with the! ironstone found in this pro\ iuce and with tint! found in T-uvi'-ik'i, is of opinion that the Auck land sand is of equal quality with the Tarak'Uii j sand, and that theie i« a better prospect before Auckland for iron manufacture than b'eforo Taranaki, on account of <he fuel being cheaper and more abundant in Auckland. — " CrOfes." There we now to be seen on board the s. s. ' Hero,' in the charge of Mr. Bennett, several .specimens of iron bars, horse shoes, etc., woricod ftom j 1 the iron sand fiom Auckland. The pieces of ironwork h-.we Leon manipulated by Mr. I*is-,Ut, of Sydney, who is confident that he qoul 1 extiact by I this process at loaat 50 per cent of m illeable iron i from tho sand with which our shorei are shewn. Some day we shall probably find out ll<3 value of the iron-sand d^po^itu ii fkij a,nd a ue.ghborinf i prot ince, and thesoaner that day oojoiesi the better. ! •'Oross." ;

Referring to a telegram published yesterday anent a letter of Dr Rawson, which appeared in the " Taranaki Herald,/ the " Echo's " correspondent says that a meeting of Justices has been held, twenty being present, and Dr Rawson has been called on to prove his assertion. Qhe Justices passed a resolution to the effect that Dr Rawson was not justified in publishing his letter The Rev. A. R. Fichett, of the New Zealand Wesleyan body was presented with a cheque for 100 guineas at Christchuroh yesterday, in recognition of his servi- 1 C3S- — The Board of Educatisn at Christchurch has favourably rect ived a proposition to provide scholarships for girls at the forthcoming examination. — The Christchurch cab'dispute remains in statu quo, the Council has decided to let matters take^-their course in the R. M, Court. — In reply to a deputation, the Superintendent of Otago, Mr Macandrew, has promised to bring the matter of a Sailor's Home before the Executive. —Mr Dodson of Dunedin has started a sweep of £1000 on the Dunedin Cup. First horse, £509 ; second £250 ; third £100. £100 are to be divided amougst starters ; £50 among non-starters. Tickets one guinea each. By Mail yesterday there were £195 (!) nominations transmitted. — The train going to Port Chalmers yesterday, had a narrow escape. A large block of stone fell from a quarry between the lines. The train just pulled up in time. * V It in astonishing that certain people in this oblony should put themselves to the trouble of wridng deliberate falsehoods to the English papers for publication. In the " BuildingfNews "of 6th November, under the heading " Wages Movement," the following paragraph appears :—": — " New Zealand — A correspondent and subscriber writes to us advising intending immigrants to New Zealand in the building trade to slay at home. He says carpenters and other mechanics are glad to be allowed to work on the roads at 5s per day. Since the last ship arrived wages fell 2s a day, and (August 19 th) two more ships are shortly expected. Provisions are very dear, and people are worse off than at Home." We understand that application has been made to the Government for a site for new Episcopal Church in the township of Taupirt. TJlis is another sign of the progress of civilization^in "Ike Waikato district. „ It will be seen by advertisement that all militiamen are called upon to return their arms and accoutrements to store. It is to be sincerely hoped that this is the last act ot the Militia farce which has taken so many years to play out. Great progress is being made with the railway between Mercer and A uokland, and there is now little doubt that it will be opened for traffic about the middle of June.