TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1875

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 521, 21 September 1875, Page 2

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1875

THK NEW HOi.D TO THE WAIPA will Start from Cauieron'B Luko on the Ohaupo road, coming oat on ihe le Rore road at a point ; near Heather's farm. The survey is nearly completed, and we are given to understand that Mr Cox is prepared to undertake at his own expense the construction of the road over a portion of the required length. There is about two and-u-haU" miles to be made through swamp, but otherwise there are few difficulties in the way. The survey is made in pursuance of a right reserved by the General Governmenent when land was »old, of taking five per cent of the gross area at any time during a period of five years for public ro&ds. Ihe construction of the road will be a great boon to the district through which it pa.*ses t opening up a large area of splendid land, and providing an outlet to the railway for all the Manaj.iko district. The road crosses the railway at a point nearly midway between Hnrailton and Ohaupo, where a sta tion will be built for the convenience of settlers in the district. The road will be a great saving in length upon the existing line of communication between Hamilton and "Waipa, the distance from Camerons Lake to Heather's farm being only about four miles by the route chosen. Between Mr Cox's two stations there will be a saving of ten miles as compared with the route at present followed betweed the two places. In connection with work we understand that a line of road will also be constructed parallel with the railway. This road will be a great convenience to settlers living between the railway stations. The General Government is displaying a degree of energy and thoughtfulness in these matters which are highly commendable, aud which will ultimately conduce to the rapid advancement of the Waikato. If a reasonable tariff of passenger and goods fares be adopted, the railway cannot fail to prove a highly profitable undertaking, and to render this part of the North Island one of the moit prosperons districts iv .New Zealand.

Cambridge R. M. Court.— Mr Searancke, R.M., will hold the usual fortnightly sitting tomorrow.

Football— Tbe result of the football match played at Cambridge, on Saturday, between the team who played the last match at Hamilt >n and their challengers, was a complete defeat for the latter, by four goals, and some eighteen touch downs,

Hamilton R. M. Court.— Several cases are set down for hearing before Hia Worship this morning, Yeuterday one drunkard was treated in the usual manner. At the sitting to-day, the hearing of the claim for damages against the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, is expected to excite considerable inter* st. "Messrs fcfay and WhJaker appear for the plaintiff, and MessisJoy, Madden, and O'-Neill for the compauy.

Juvenile Temflb. — A JuveniL Temple was instituted in the school-room, Hamilton West, on Saturday erening, by Br Cole, G.W.V T. Twenty-four members, and four honorary members were initiated, and the Temple was named " The Sta. of Hamilton." The following office bearers were elected : — UT, Matter Trewheellar • V T, Mttste • Keefe ; C, Master Davis ; PT* Master J. Munroe; R S, Master R. Webber, T. Mr McPherson (Honorary Member) , F S; Miss L. Hankin ; M, Master H. Hyde j Q-, Master Jarnts Martin; S, Master John Martin; Aoiietant S, Master W. Munroe; M, Mas v er E. Martin; R H Supporter, Miss H. Trewhellar ; L H Supporter, Miss H. McPhereon; Superintendent, T. Trewheel'ar ; honorary members, Mr C. Madden, Mr MePherson. Mr Tr wherliar, and Mrs JPnliner. The lessons iacul -Ate d ia these Temples are : -Ob«"diei co to paivnts, kindness to companions, diligent pei for-KU-ice of duties, abbtinence from intoi eating liriori and imoiing, and care in general conduct.

-»Ai<TTAW/.HrA R M Coi bt. O> U one ease v\aB on the caysi' list yesterday, whioh was settled out of Court. English Mail.— Wo ar* requested by the Po«»tnj;is'er at Te \wamutu, to announce thitthe heit English Mail via San l'Yanri*co, will leavo th*t township, on Wednesday, tha 29rh inst. Mkmokobabilia. — yesterday was. the annive*Hftry of the tmirder of Bishop Pttttfson, at Nakapu, one oT the Solomon Island Group, in 1871. To-duy i» remarkable as the forty-third anniversary of the deat h of Kir Walter Soott, and to-morrow is ft day famous in British annals as Hie anniversary of the Bittleof Trafalgar Advancb Ye AWAMUTtr. — We h*v« bren favored by Mr Vialou »ith an inppectio of pl»ns of a large residence to be priced to the order of — < — Goodfellow, Et<q at To Awamwtu. The building will contain fourteen spacious and cmivenieutly situated apartment?, including drawingroom, dining-room library, kitclinn, Ac on the ground floor. Ihe ascent, to the upper floor will be by means of a peometrieal stair- case, a:.d on that floor there will be six spacious sleeping apartment*. We understand that tenders will shortly be invited for the erection of the building, tlie timber for which is now being cut. Local Improvements. — We oberve that Mr Vialou has made an excellent alteration in his "Agricultural Implement and General Manufactory" which cannot fail to conduce greatly to convenience and despatch of business. Mr Vialou's office and counting-house was formerly contiguous to his residence, but by the present alteration the general ironmongery department has been considerably extended, by an addition at the back, which has been appropriately fited up a» an exhibition room for plans and drawings, and an office. We understand that it is Mr Vialou's intention to make further improvements in this part of the building, by converting it into * complete ironmongery shop with ovory convenience for that business. The Episcopalian Church. — We have been kindly favored by Mr Vialou with an inspecion of the plans of the proposed new Epieco ahan Church in Hamilton West, the contract for which ha» been taken byMrTaylor, for the sum of £806, the time nllowed for completion being five months. An actual commencement was made Jaat week by driving the peg* on the site selected. The main bui.ding will be rectangular, 66 ft by 38, with a chancei, 13 by 13 ft Ihe vestry will be situated ou the S.W. of about equal size, and on theNE. the entrance porch 8 ft. 6 in. square. The central portion of the building will be extended by a lean-to on either side, the n.ain roof being supported by a double row of ornamental pillmri>. The height of the 6ide walls will be about 20 feet There will be two extra entrance! on each side of the chancel for the greater convenience of the congregation in finding egress from the building. The style of the building will be a mixture of the Gothic and Norman. The chancel will derive ample light from a large Gothic window, a d the exterior side portions of th» mam building will con 1 am four windows each, four other* being placed in each of the elevations. The accomrao dation on >he ground floor will be capable of com fortabiy seating about 300 persons. The building, from its neatnesas ami position, will be an oruamenl to the district. The building will be ejected under the personal superintendence of Mr Viaiou, which will be a guarantee of the efficient exec ution of the work. Incorbrency.— We are occasionally honorc with some recognition, by our contemporaries It is always nattering to one's vanity to receive notice. The little Wongarei "Comet," which may be compared to some well-known animals j who make a noise out of all propor ion to their sizo, it dulges in a kind of melancholy howl over our sins in attacking Bir George Giey. We feel ha'f-inclined te go into sackcloth and ashes, and exclaim, "mea culpa, niea cu'pi." We feel sure that Me must have done something absolutely awful to evoke the Jeremial which appeal s in the •' Comet." We are accused of bein^ inspired by Sir Donald McLean. We ; deny it. We almost wish we were. But | nobody would suspect our contemporary of being inspired by anybody, except some unfortunate I creature who has b. en deprived of his senses. Ihe editor of the " Comet" is almost affected unto teirsby our hard-hearte-lnesa. His soirow 'in evidently too deep for words Consequently he gives vent to it in a querelous and incoheient fishion " Som* griefs are mcd 'cinable, 1 ' says th^ poet. We would recommend our striken contemporary to test it by taking a few of those universal specifics which thegre.it Professor has provided tor every kin lof complaint. We peiceive that our contemporaay lias not jt> adopted a motto ; we would recommend the iollowiu^; as being remarkably appropriate :—: — O, tuat he* were here, to write me do*n, au at a ! 0 that I ha 1 been writ down, an as» ! Yet masters take notice that I am an ass. Although it be not written dowu of rue Rkvikw. — Wo hare received from the author, G. B Barton, Eeq , of the MidiJie Temple, bar-rister-at-law, a copy of a work p iblnhed bv Henry Wis», of Dunedin, entitled "A Digest of the Law and Prnciice of Resident Magi»t' ates and Districts Counts, with notes und lefereuces, and appendix, containing the rules for those Couris under the '• Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act, 1875." The author in bis preface refers to the judicial system of New Zealand being deficient in those elements which constitute harmony, there being no machinery in existence calculated to elevate the practice of the law into a scientific system. He also points out the confusion caused by difference in local precedents owing to anomalies iv Provincial laws, and a want of uniformity of practice in the inferior Courts. He lays some sfress upon the fact that these Courts are indifferently supplied with works of reference. The object of his b »ok is to furnish a means of immediate reference to the decisions of the English and Colonial Courts in which any light appears to be thrown on the pracvice of our Resident Magistrates and District Court*. In giving theße ca»e9 the facts have been stated fully ; aud the judgments have been given, whenever it seemed advisable, in the exaot words of the judges a» they appeared in rhe reports. Tli© writer has refrained as far as possible from expressing any opinion upon the questions dealt with in the case- 1 , his aim being rather to furnish the materials for forming an opinion. A large number of caaes are quoted in the book, which cannot f »il both from the importance of the precedents cited, aud the convenient arrangements adopted, to be of great utility to gentlemen of the legal profession, District Court Judges and Resident Magistrates. These should nofc be without Iho book.

North Islavd Land Fund. — The Parliamen- ! tary Papers on this euVjeot shew that the land acquired from the natives, or in cour-e of acquittion will amount to 6,00 ',000 acres, of which 4,000,000 will be purchased and 2,000,000 leased, George Grey may b.«> correct iv saying that i much of it is inferior land, bub th> re can b* no doubt that the Yariom blocks include soma very fine land, and Jhat the estate will in a very few years become immensely valuable. Whatever differences o' opii ion nviy exi«t regarding the utility of the Natire Department, it mv->t be admitted on all hands that to Sir Donald Me Lean belongi the credit of having successfully ' conducted the difficult and delicate nego -mtionß which have resulted in the acquisition upou terms highly advantageous to the colony of a yalu*ble estate. We cordially endorse tho lan^ua^e oi our contemporary the "Otago Guardian,' 7 which say i :— " Probably no name will be more honoured in the future annals of the colon? tuan that of the man who has to well known how to paoify a brave an<l turbulent race, and, tempering firmness with cleraen.y, to bind to us by ties of self-interest tribes that at one time Beamed -*ete< mined to dispute to the death every inch of territory, and to treat us with a harassing and irreconcilable aniu.ot.ity. The more the Na ire difficulty fudea into the paot, the more Taiuablf will the territorial eitute of the North Island become ; mi I many who know the North Island well un? ot <>i inion tf.nt in a fow j«ura the SouU will have mure to gam by sharing tho 1-jn.l lund of the Non h, than the Noith now ha« from sharing ttiat -f the fcLmUi " Ihe opinion expressed iv the lane coincides exactly with our own renidrlta in a previous arcicle. We believe the time is not, far oi when the .North Islam! land fund will h ye become a more valuable properly thau tluf of the Middle Island, aijd when the position oi the two Islands with regard to tho land fund question will b« completely retried.

fAULxoH Township Highway tio %\~ Th« » lairi.au of this Bo<*rd i> vi rs ten lon m eivaMe before th<« 5 k prox, for grar ling f*e roud fiom iheM*rk»*t K^eerTe t. Mr D H K , M ,» a residence, und thence to Armitage's o>n>r. J'aniculttrs mar bo obtained by applying to Mr J . L. Longbottom, but the lowest or any tender will not nece-earily be w- epted. Th* Nativ* Dfii-ARTMKNT-The following figures wore omitr*d from our leader of Saturd {J> hat, regardiig the Estimates :— Waikato : Native officer, 400/ ; Clerk, Port Waikuto, ( also 502 Confiscated Lands and 50/ Native Lan< Court), 2002; Cierk, Hamilton, also Judicial (no amount •et down), aase^sors 1 at 250, 2 at 6 >l, 1 at 402, 4 at 201 1 total, 4702 ; police, 1302. Raglan : Re-ident Magistrate, ( also Judicial 1252 ) 1252 ; cltftk and interpreter, ( also 502 Judicial ) 2002 ; MBe»Bor*, lat 352. 2at 201, and lat 302 ; police, 942 Salaries of inasteis of Native ichool, Taupiri, 402. c Aram? Napping —The * Echo' accuses us of napping when we wr< te the paragraph respecting the Te Awamutu mail. We commented upon the fact that, while the Postal authorities had invited tenders for a tri-weekly and alternative daiiy mail between Hamilton and Cambridge, tender* for only a twice-a-week mail were called for between Hamilton and Te Awamutn. The very head and front of oar offending hath this extent, no more. The ' CroH* and ' Echo' inspired by the Twopenny Postman, gravely assure their readers that we have fallen into grievous error. They tell us that there is now a br weekly mail to Te Aw&mutu, and that a tUird mail is carried by a mounted constable. Our contemporaries do not appear to know that the orderly is at present deepatcNed by the courtesy of the officer nminaad'iig the district, as a cofivenience 1 r the B<-ttler«. We do not know that the Post-office authorities, out of the abundance of tbeir gratitude, have ever made any appreciable diffi rence in the orderlj'» private income, nor h»ve we heard of any acknowledgment from that quarter of the valuable services rendered to the nettlers by the courtesy of Major Clare. Wnat w do kuow, without any doubt, is. that the duty has been cheerfully perfo- m p d in all w. athers, and that during an exceptionally severe winter it hat been most arduous. We have no guarantee that thia temporary service will be permanent. What thft settlere want is a regularly subsidised tri-weekly mail, which" would probably induce the successful tenderers to run a coach three limes a week The Auckland pobtinaater should remember that " Bis(?) dat, gui cito dat. " We trust he will quickly grant this small boon to the people of Te Awatnutu. We do, however, with all humility plead " guilty" to the charge preferred by he " Kcho." We were napping. And no wonder. The fact is we had b^en reading our contemporary We got " mixed" in our admiration of the allegorical picture which adorns the top of the " Echo's" leading articles. The representation of a prti son, splendidly attired in a pockethandkerchief and wings, balancing himself on one leg upon an " Erlio," and hailing a big steamer about a yard off, while a railway train is coming full speed across the harbour into a double house just behind, was too much for us We guzi'd upon the allegory in speechless awe and admiration for hours. We fell asleep and dreamed about it, and had visions of George Jones, juu , pointing in a tragic attitude to the mun with thy trumpet, and crying out that the craok of doom had at last been sounded.