The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLDM FORTI PARTIA." THURSDAY, MARCH 4,1875.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 436, 4 March 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLDM FORTI PARTIA." THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875.

It must be a subject for sincere regret to all who jpave taken the trouble to watch the current of miblic opinion, that a few gentlemen should have upon themselves to elicit consent from Sir George Grey to stand for the §uperintendency of $ho Auckland Province. He had previously "consented, to «it in the Assembly as one of the representatives of the people, and many who are not at pne^yithlrim in political opinion, rejoiced that a jpal^oj &iqh large experience, sue** high standing, without airy object to serve,. shQiild have a $eat in the House of Representatives. It has become too common to attribute to candidates personal motives, aside from the interests of the V!olony7"whenever they present themselves on the hustings, and experience has justified to a very great extent the insinuations. The great want that Jas been felt for years, is the absence from the House", of men capable of throwing off prejudices acquired by living and feeling only for the particular section of the Colony in which they happen to Wlooated. In other words, men who could take a comprehensive yjew of the position of New Zealand as. a colony, and who possessed the honesty ip act upon their convictions, even when by so <Joing^ some slight immediate advantage to their own district should be lost. It has been argued Ipy some, that if Sir George Grey were Superintendent of the Province in addition to being a Member for one of its constituencies, that "hi.s hands would b$ strengthened ; we are inclined to an exactly Opposite opinion. If Sir George enters the Jjlouse -simply as a member, untrammelled by being chief magistrate of a Province, an elective office, consequently one which involves an absolute duty ip electors, he will carry more weight and be more powerful for good than otherwise could be the case. ip. addition* there is more than a probability that his strong provincial opinions would lead to his run very close, if apt defeated, probably by a man whose only possible claim-to the position, id the Ijol4ing of- opinions opposed to his, opinions, Which . want of ability and experience, would render him utterly incapable of giving effect to. The consent although £>iven after a ni ka consideration cannot tje considered as the result of matured thought and tjhe weighing of all the points involved* liffact it was.given to a great extent upon the strength of the |j*lse representations of the gentlemen who elicited ip. A contest, even if Sir George succeeded in feeing elected' must weaken his position in the House. We trust that his friends will represent the £pts of the ca3e to him in tLeir true light, if this fye done we feel confident that he will withdraw the false position in which by their ill-con-sidered zeal they have placed him. We will Remind him, that to figbt a butcher boy in the oablic streets is calculated to lower a gentleman in ; eyes both of his equals and inferiors. It is to remind our readers that * the last reis only metaphor.

Jg&R. Daijgaville's address to the electors is before \g», en was to be expected, the chief note^ he aoundt, the fact that ha is desirous of becoming the chief physician of t&e Province, in order to bring to a termination as speedily ns possible the painful * jg£si*ihgs of the institution, supposed lj many ami I[o{hkl dy jjQost to be in, cphemis^ It is.acgtrcely to l^> woua^rwl th^t he has felt r.o dt-JlQacy in gently '■ Wobing tKc rathe* teadev epideru>i« of Sir CJeorgd '^th.a^oM's^poijited^vithj.oW-recoliecUons, hp it

govern. election contes,ts. w^ltl"" lias also 'a "'perfect right to make as much eapijgii as possible out of the want of courteSy of thpse wtto waited upon Sir George, but with the thinking portions of the electors this should have little or no weight ; to give as a rejason for voting .a man capable of tilling a coveted position, that he had been discourteously treated by two or three self-elected representative men, would stamp the utteiWs as shallow and incapable of exercising the franchise. Mr Dargaville by making so touch of this matter, tacitly asks the electors to let it have weight with them. We have already expressed our opinion as to Sir George Grey's candidature; and we have too much respect for Sir George, and a feeling of consideration for Mr Dargaviile prevents us 'attempting the comparisons of the two men. We are prepared to endorse nearly all Mr. Dargaville's political enunciations, we cannot loso sight of the fact, nevertheless, that there is a vasb difference between holding opinions, and beiug possessed of the tact and ability to give effect to them. We cannot forget Mr. Dargaville's eloquence — eloquence that far outreached his powers of reasoning, neither can we reconcile, ourselves to seeing a gentleman holding the position^of chief, capable of talking absurdities by the hour, promising to do things which, if he was awftre^tbey were impossible of accomplishment, showed a want of honesty and if lie was not, proved that he knew ; nothing of the machinery to which he was applying for the position of chief engineer. In another place we have expressed the hope that Sir George will retire from the contest and we hope with more than equal eafiie'stness that some other candidate will enter the arena, capable of holding the position of Superintendent with credit to himself and advantage to the Colony. Probably the best thing that the haters of provincialism can do, in order to bring their bugbear into disrepute, is to put Mr. Dargaville afc its head. We want to see provincialism abolished, but we are not prepared to see the whole , people of the Province brought into disrepute by | returning a man to power without the slightest pretentions to a right to hold it, unless immense power of assertion and illogical talk can give it.

"We remind all those entitled to be registered that this is the last month in which to get their names put upon the electoral roll. Forms can be procured at this office, little trouble is entailed^ aud we trust that all will avail themselves of this opportunity. Before another chance- will offer there will be a general election. Where is the use of living in a free country if you fail to use the privileges freedom gives 1 The annual treat to the Sunday School children took place at Hamilton West, on Tuesday. Upwards of seventy put in an appearance to joiil^m the sports which took place on the green at ikib North, end of the Township, and afterwards of the sumptuous feed '- "srQr vided for them fry the friends o^the cause, and served in the garden of the rev. Jg, C^Lloyd. Running races for prizes and other amft&e&ejits kept the small fry gonig till the time for the great event of the day, the feast, no other terra will apply to i\ c large consumption of edibles that took place. The children were all seated on forms, and the good things were carried round to them by their teachers and others. After all had eaten to repletion, a distribution ot presents was made to the girls by the ladies, the boys haviriXreseN|lL their share in the shape of prizes foSp^nrrsg^ &c. Before they departed their Rev. ""Pastor addressed a few appropriate words and impressed upon them the necessity of itoghlar- attendance. Cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, the teachers and those who had con* tributed the good things, terminated the proceedings and the little ones went home apparently well pleased with their afternoon's amusement. We trust that the' eagerness of tlie little ones to make the most of their time has not given their parents more than the ordinary amount of trouble. The few disturbers of the peace who have driven away some cattle at Opunake have very promptly had their temporary activity stopped by the presence of tKe additional detachment of Armed Constabuhry sent down last week by the order of the Native Minister. Even the expe.ctataoit.of the presence of the extra force had a qujetihg; effect upon the cattle " reivers," which appeal s to liave been increased by their actual arrival. The native police judiciously settled the fellows and ousted them from the settler's house of which they had taken unlawful possession. Influential native cbigfs^f the Ngatiruinui tribe (once the most truculent anS bitter of our opponents) are earnest supporters of thexJovernment and the cause of order. Gtur own corresp( ndent telegraphs that any real ap^rebV^ion of a disturbance is r&llayed, if indeed it ever existed. This is perfiaps,x>ne of the bejf evidences of the admirable auxiliary^, of jieaar w^tich the telegraph forin^. Less than 'a weekJigo tnVnews of the seizure of t^Jabde was t^egraphecTKto Auckland, resterftaywie ready ISmistabulary landed on the giound. A few per&umjjve words from the Native Minister, significantiy endorsed Jay the small encampment of constables, an\i a coa^p^fe^and satisfactory conclusion to^the little would very soon be effected^and a warning given that the" little j piece of bordepr " cateranship/jNhad better not be ! repeated. — Cross. \ Further- en quiry with regard to the fire by which early yesterday morning, three houses in Newton were destroyed, confirmed the report of tbe catastrophe which was published in these columns in I every particular, 'lhe estimate that £1,600 worth of property was destroyed proved to be a fair ap- | proximate valuation. That the lodger (Mr John Smith) who was believed hj Mr Grattan, and those who took the trouble personally to enquire into the circumstances connected with the fire 1 ,- probably to have perished in the flames, did escape from the building, and go by himself to. the hospital, while suffering severely from the effects o£ the fire, was but too correct, as the melancholy sequence — his death at the Provincial Hospital yesterday — demonstrated. Mr Smith was what might be termed a middle-aged man ; he had attained his 45th year. He was well esteemed by those with whom he was acquainted, his conduct being such as to merit respect. For some time previous to his de.ith he had not followed any calling, having been ail invalid, but was rapidly attaining convalescence. His occupation had previously been that of a draper. The particulars of the event which terminated fatally with the deceased were narrated by hin\sef\to Constable Clax'ke about twenty minutes before^his demise, which took place at 2.15 p.m. yesterday. His statement made to the constable was m effect that he went to bed in the Star Hotel between the hours of nine and ten p.m. on the Ist instant. He heard kMr Grattan call to the servant girl that there was fire in the house, and he put on his trousers and shirt, and went to the staircase at the north end of the hotel, and found the door was fastened. He then returned to his own room, and took his clothes in his arms, and went down the stairs to the south ' end of the hotel, opened the door and entered the dining-room, at one end of which the spirits were kept. On entering this room he found the .spirits in it were on fire. He attempted to rush through it, but fell on the floor, and v/as burned badly. Ho then got up and made for ihe nedirst ■window, the sa.sh of which he broke, tind thus escaped from the Umiing I w 'ding, and vreab nkme to the Provincial Hospital, his hands and feet bleeding all the way. • Deceased's death yms> doubtless caused by the shock Jm nervous sytst emT sustained hy tfio occrrence of the events wfoieh ho taui mmifreti. The inc<ueot [upon bis remains wiU "be hejd to-day Ix-.fp/e X>r '$pldsbro' covimei:>-r-Ife£<z<[d* Wednesday

The following has'beeri declared to be the boundairy within the province of Auckland tinder the ■ Sheep Act, 1863. Amendment Act, 1874 mencing at low water-mark of the seaward termination of the southern boundary 6f Cook's country on the East Coast, thence by said boundary westerly to the confluence of the Bapurapu and Waiho rivers, thence by aright line to Arowhenua, thence following the old road to Orakau," thence by part oi the southern boundary of the military settlement to the Punui river, and by said river to its confluence with the Waipa river, thence by a right line to the summit of Pirongia mountain, thenoo by a right line to the mouth of the Makomako creek in Aotea harbour, and by the southern shore of Aotealiarbour aforesaid to low water-mark of the sea at Kahua point on the "West Coast. The following appeared in the Thames Advertiser of Tuesday :-~Ohinemuri, Tuesday morning. Immense'excitement "prevailed yesterday on receipt of the Advertiser containing the advertisement issued by Mr Mackay relative te miners' rights, but this was soon followed by the arrival of the Government Agent himself. It became a matter of speculation what he was to do. After landing at Ropata's settlement, where he made only a short delay, he started away to Mackaytowri. It soon le&flwd^ant that he* was about to survey off a prospector^ resef vV and he was closely watched by a large crowd of anxious-diggers, who appeared to be keenly interested in the matter. It became a matter ol certainty what his object was, when instead of stopping at Gorge township' fie" crossed over to Lipsey's. A large crowd followed him up. Mr Thorp and the natives who were to point out the place which was to be pegged iDff werertherg as well as the representatives of the three parties who claimed to be discoverers. Mr Mackay went up to the burned spur facing the Gorge town, behind "which it was known that the prospectors' reef existed. Here the location was, at Mr Mackays request, pointed out by Mr Thorpe. There were about thirty present altogether, everything quiet and orderly. Mr Coleman, one of the claimants, made a formal protest against the claim being pegged out. Mr Mackty reeved the protest but told Mr Coleman and Others that he had no power to act on it. r I he party theki returned to town, and the prospectors will go on tnVgtount this morning to survey the claim off in order to have it reserved from the goldfield. The general impression here is that the claim will be given to Mr Thorpe and the natives. The surveyors have made a mess with Mackaytown. The allotments are not yet pegged out, and it proves that the direct angles are all wrong. Mr. Mackay was fearfully enraged, for he expected that everything would have been completed, but he at once employed Mr. Creagh, and a new staff of sur- •\ eyors, and they will go on with the "work and finish it to-day, if possible. Meanwhile Mr.. Mackay refuses to receive applications for sites until such times as allotments are marked off. There has been quite a rush to the ranges in the neighborhood of the prospectors' reef, but so far everything is very quiet, although there have been rumuors of a gathering of parties in the disputes which are supposed to follow upon the issue of miners' rights and the pegging out of claims. We have received the February number of the ilustrated " New Zealand HeraEV H contains an engraving of the Mosgiel WooDfen factory, and several others of interest to colonists and their home friends. The representation of ths^buisning of the Cospatrick. says much for the imaginative powers of the Artist. A son of Mr Walker of Piako, met with a severe accident on Tuesday morning, he had jnst mounted and was starting after cattle, when his horse fell and rolled upon him. Dr Beale has attended him, and we are glad to * learn that altnough severely shaken, his injuries are not likely to prove permanent. It will be seen by advertisement that a brancji of the Bank of New Zealand will be opened shortly at Cambridge. The old establishment is determined not to allow its younger brother to" take the business out of its hands if offering facilities h> "their customers, will prevent. The new branch will make the fourth in the Waikato ; Banking must be a profitable business in this district. It is rumonred that the Right Rev. T. C. Croke," Catholic Bishop has returned to the Colony. The Auckland Racing Club has disqualified Mr. Hutchinson's mai'e Mabel and the jockey who rode -her for the St. Andrew's Stakes at Dune^in. We notice by the largest poster we have-^seen in this district for a considerable timV thai^OV.J. D. Hill has started business as an a^ctiolieeVA We wish him every success. Lurline has been sold in Melbourne for 700 guineas and Calumny for 475 guineas. Mr. John Jermyn Symonds and Mr. Samuel Deighton are appointed Judges of the Native Lands Court. Mr. William H, Wallis is appointed Postmaster at Waitetuna. Messrs. H. B. Salmon and William Stock are gazetted members of the Ngaruawahia Town Board. We are sorry to learn that a son of Mr I^m^ of Paterangi, is suffering from sun stroke, and ly considered dangerously ill.