The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 571, 18 January 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1576. Tin: Auckland Press of either extreme party continues to give the returns to dato of tb« members of the new Parliament, and to claim for each, as the case may be, a majority so far. Up to last night there havo been G9 returns leaving 10 to oomo in to make up the full number of 88 members to which the House was increased last session. The more important question in each case is not, however, whether this man or that is a supporter of the Government or of the Opposition, but whether he ia or ia not in favour of Abolition. That question settled — and there is no middle course between one (iovernmont for the whole Colony, and the falling back on the continuance of the Provinces as now — and what is the Govvornment and what the Opposition polioy will assume a new phase altogether to that which characterised the List session. New issues will give rise to new combinations, and men will, in many cases, be found ranged vory differently to what thoy were when the one sole object to bo discussed was that of Abolition. The question now will be not Abolition, but what is to replace the present form of Government. Jlibtory repeats itself, and we are much mistaken if the position of parties, in the turn of Unpolitical kaloidoscope, does not much resemble that which engaged tho House in tho session of 18b'G, just ten >ears ago. Tho Opposition men speak ami tho Opposition Prueg writes as though on the meeting of the House Sir Georgo Grey would at once piopose and carry a vote of waut of confidence and straightway walk into office. Sir George Grey will iind, or wo are much mibtaken, that he has no such plaiu bailing before him, and tli.it ho has much to do, aud many conciliations to make, to fiud himself anything but the leader of it small party of malcontents, free laucos bivouacing in the cave of Adullain. Sn- George Grey will find it as difficult to effect a cohesive and workable party in the House next session us he has done to find a policy to whLh all shades of the Opposition could aubacnlto during the recess. It is there- j

fore absurd to " catalogue 1 ' the members as they are returned, aB Government or Opposition supporters, and we shall not attempt to do so. Of the 69 returned, suffice it for'os to say, that 40 are in favor of Abolition, that 25 are Provincialists, and 4 doubtful. Thus, it will be seen, that the Abolition Bill is safe, for, as we have said, there is no qualifying it. It must be Abolition pure and simple — one legislature and one executive — ov a return to Provincialism. Neither separation nor the two-provinces scheme are practicable. If the objections which Mr Whitaker instanced at Cambridge were not sufficient obstacles, the passing of the Consolidation of Loan's Act was of itself so. All that we need look to with anxiety in the now Bouse is th-e feeling of members as regards the great question which absorbed the House last session, and that, even now, seems secure, come what may. All else is an unknown quantity. What will be the political cries to which parties will rally, who the leader of sections may be and into what Bpccial political platform on either side such sections may fuse, it id now difficult, if not impossible to say. Sir George Grey may come out the Leader of the House, or he may come oat merely the political Falstaff of the ragged Auckland following which have crept into the Assembly under the shadow of his name. Of thiß we may at least feel certain that outof 69 members already returned 40 are at least in favor of Abolition.

Supplement. I—We1 — We publish a small supplement to-day, in order tb*f we may placo before our readers the very interesting speech made by Mr W T Buckland at th«j Franklin aorainalion, without as it otherwise would do occupying too much of our space to the exclusion of other matters of local interest. Amxaxdra School Committee.— lt will be neen by advertisement that tke annunl meethg of the ratepayers of the above district for iho appointment of a public school committee has been fixed for Monday next, the 24th inst, and will be held at the school at 10 30 am, on that day. A Hoekible Instance of Detiuvity — Now that the election is over by all means let byegonei be byegoues, and small credit to liim who tries to rake up the embers of disagreement. Looking at matters in tin* light we aro quite sure that "Punch" writing from To Awamutu will excuse us if we decline inserting his sketch, clever as it undoubtedly is. Declaration or the Poll— Tho official deelaiation of the polling for the Wai pa Election, postponed in consequence of the polling for the Western Maori Electoral district on S.iturdny, will take pla«e to-day at noon, at the Court House, Hamilton. liotli candidates will, we understand, be present, and fiom what wo hear a considerable amount of fuu may be looked for. DieiElCT Coukt. — Tho next Bitting of this Court will commence to-morrow morning, before Judge For ton, at the Court house, Hamilton. The following cases are on the cause list : National Bank v llumo — adjourned from last sitting- application for costs, McVeagh r Ale Lean, Vialou t Robinson and Walker, Wilson v F J B Edwards, Anderson v E 11 Walker, and Butler v Laird, an. application to set aside award. New Hotfl, Hamilton.— Some timo since we gave our readers tho detailed plar. and particulars of the building to bo erected bv Mr Walker an a hotel at the corner of Vie oria and Collmgwood street*, and adjoining the Court House recurve. Work was actively commenced on the building yesterday morning, aud it is intended to have it fully completed land ready for opening, before the annunl licensing clay of the Court couite round. Hamilton Post Office. — A very much neede ■ improvement his bjon made to this buildiug by th«j enclosure of that part of the verandah opposite to the delivery window and receiving boxes The upper portion abovo the verandah rail is glazed and a window has boen fixed in the one end and a gla«s door m the other ■o that til due piovioion hn been made for light while the person transacting business with the pobtmaster is neither exposed to tho weather nor to the gaze of everyone passing by. Illjtkbs of Mr W T Bcckland. — The announcement of the serious iilnesa of William T BueUand, Esq, co well and so favorably known to the settleis of Wwkato will be received with very general feeling of regret, Mr Auckland as many of our readers aro aware, cam« uu hereafter the Franklin nomination, rerunning onlj a short tune in iho district, and leaving Hamilton tor Auckland again on Wednesday last. It stems that on returning to Auckland he was seized with Min^ilomsof paralysis Me Qeq, EvKya — It is with pleasure many of our readerf will learn that Dr Pliilbou has effected a very complete cure of Mi Evens' wounded leg, and that both amputation or the alternative, a serious operation and a stiff l«n for li r e, have been successfully avoidod. Mr Evens is now about town with tlio help ot crutchtfß, and wo leain from his partner, Mr Mowbray, that lie may be expected back to the Piako, all right aguiu, in tho course of a fortnight or three weekc. Chuecu Services —Tlio Roy Mr Hassard, incumbent of St Mothow'a Auckland, preached morning and evening at the Court House, Hamilton. There wia a large congregation on eaoh occasion, and tlu vary excellent diseoureos deliveied by the rev g' ntieman wore listened to with, pleasure und attention. Tlio new church would seem to be getting on but slowly, and judging from nppear.ineei l will sciruely bo rendy for handing over by the tune speciGed in the contract, tho middle of next month, we believe Tub Westebn Maori District Election. — We are glud to hear of the young native, Hone Nuhe, of Shortlund, nominated at Whanganui with the Hon. Hi Paratn and Major Keopa to represent the Western Maori Elect orial Distuoc in the Hou«e ol Representatives has every prospect of success. The votes recorded in his favour at the Ikamet, Tauranga, aud W aikat-o amountirg to upward* of 700, n number which, we believe wi 1 fur exceed thoso recorded for his oppononts. This elemly, demonstrates the great interest taken by the natives generally m matter* political of tho present duv. Thb Weatufk — \ few darn of bright sum mer weather, enough to re'nind us what a New Zealand summer bhould be, huvo ugam boen succeeded by wet, cold weather, more bUiLiblc to September or May than January. Tho warm rain which begun to fall on Fud.iy afternoon, was followed next day by continued rain and bitti-r oold wind, winch stale of thing* lms been continued with more or less soventy up to tio present. Tho Auckland summer of 1875-76" will be a fine preparation for any one wishing to put himself m training for passing tho winter months in Otago. The Hamilton Punt. - Ycstciduy a much needed improvement was mado to the approach to the punt on tlio western side of tho mor, and none too aoon, if wo may judge from tho duckings got by two individuals who vontuiod a little too near tho uncovered frauiowuik ot tho wharf, Iho woodwork lms boen renewed uiul tho approach to the punt made secure, which certainly before it was not. Alter tho upper planking had boeu stripped off, Mr Campbi'U tlio surveyor happening to bo on the spot, ventured on ono of tho under planks which snappod as short as Mr John Kuncinmu'a ourrot could posubly have done aud lot him through into tho river. Marino surveying not being being m Mr Campbells line ho scrambled out again as quickly as he could. A similar accident occurred tv Mr JCay, bucklayer. Although the planking was gone the cross beams themselves with the exception of ono were sound enough, and this having boon H»our«d and new planking laid, tho upprouen » now an nafo aud convenient as need be domrod. 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X M (Doubt— W N Smraneke, E»q, BM, will preside at Hamilton, on Thursday, and at Oam bridge, on Friday nest. Se feral oasM are set down for hearing in each place. Tkottino Match. — The announcement of Mr Forrest in our advertising oolumnt, that Lady can trot her mile in three minutes m not likcty to pan unchallenged- A gentleman who had »een the advertisement in Saturday's llMts, called at our office yesterday, and itated posititelj that she could do no such thing, and ihat he was willing to baok hit opinion to to* eitent of £20. The money we understand will he lodged at once and the match made if Mr Forrest will publicly signify his intention within be week of taking any such challenge up. Thb Taoixiif« Mark, Lads. —We hare received a letter from the owner of " Lady," in which he says, " 1 beg to offer an apology for having om tted to encloie Mr Siffoej's letter, as Btated in my letter of the 14tk instant. The bustle of haymaking, harvesting, and catohing the mail, wua the cause of it. I now enclose it with sincere thanks for the liberal manner in which you have inserted my letters. The following is the mislaid lstter . — ' Ngaruawahia December 22nd, 1875, — Sir, — I beg to say in reply to yours of the 20th instant, first, thu', onoe round the Ngaruawahia course is about u mile ; secondly, it is to be catoh weights ; thirdly, the entrance money is forfeit once the entry was made ; fourth y, the terms of entrance are — - - cash with nomination. On no other terms can a horse b" entered. — Yours respectfully, 8. Ghfinoy, score Jary Annual Sports Committee, to GL Kirkwood, Esq.* " The Late Election Returns.— A f!orreß pondent elsewhere, in alluding to the successful arrangements by which this journal at considerable expense, was enabled to place before the public in erery township in Waikato, by tele graph, tbo full returns of the polling fo th - Waipa Election, with of course the exception of Raglan, early on the evening of the election, reminds us that we should not forget to return our very cordial thanks on bshall of the public and of ourselves to the operators at the BOTeral | telegraph stations in the district. TJaese gentlemen kindly consented to keep open after hours for our own aud the public convenience on this occasion, double rates being of course paid, for the transmission of our telegrams delayed by the noceetaty of waiting for the Ohaupo returns, which were brought iv by a flying express in 65 minutes from their being made known at Ohaupo. Long befoieany other such occasion twites plaoe wo shall have tho advantage of the aid of carrier pigeons. Indeed, in a short time ire shall be in possession of these useful substitute* for the wire, which will enable us to give, and at once, the reports of mrny local events which often necedsnrily do not appear until all interest in them has coased. W AiK.no Gun Club. — A meeting of the members of the Wailuito Cun Cub was held at the Hamilton Botel, Hamilton, on the 15th instant. Mr Whuaker m the chnir. The s-c-retary ktitod that the present meeting was cilled principally at tho desire of Mr Campbill, f.jr the purpose of adjusting accounts, Mid a* the annual meoting would bo hold on the 27th Jamifiiy, it. was especially desirable that financial inttteis should be placed in proper order. Mr Campbfil moved aud Mr Wlutaker seconded " That original membeis be culled upon to pay the turn of 10s in addition to the subscription foi the quarterof 1875,alieady paid," — earned. Mr Campbell proposed, and Mr Cox eocouded " That the subscription of members for the ensuing year be at onoe collected," — carried. It was then moved by Mr Campbell, and secorrded by Mr Woolly, "That any member may have the use of ''he gyro p geons at any time, no oue member to have more thnn 10 at any o. c time, members to bo responsible for tho gyrus," — ea lied. It was moved by Mr Hay and seconded by Mr Campbell "That Mr Cox be authouzed to h.ive 5 gyros made as Eoon at possible similar to thnt used that day, aud th it practice ho legularly held on We Inesday in each Meek," — earned. On the piopositiou of Mi ll.iy, tho secretary was iustructe 1 to intunite to the Te Awamutu Gun Club thit the Waikato Guv Club are willing to shoot against them a gyio-pi^eon mutch at Obaupo, at any timo within one month, for such terms %* invy be arranged After the usual vote of th Q 1 to the cluurinj.u, the meeting separated. Signs of ihb iimeu, — The number of commercial traveller* at. presont viiiii-g the Waikato *rttlemeuts is a sign of the general prosperity of tho district, and of the confidence of Auckland mci chants and others in our stability and progrtss. Waikato, indeed, is just now the chief pi op of Auckland during tho present collapse at the Thamua. The latter place has been a great outlet for Auckltnd goods, and the money wherovor it may havo come from, circulate! in tho working of the mines at Grahamstown, has materially usustod in keeping Auckland's head above water for some years past. All that is now changed, and the greatest d litres* and destitution oxuts on the goldfield. A lar^e number of minors possessed of means, seeing the bad times coming left the Colony soue little While ago, and there are now at the Thimcs some 4JO men out of work and their families in a state of destitution, with funds exhausted, furniture pat ted with, and credit gone, as they had been struggling in comparative poverty ever since the flooding of tho luiruka mines in September by tho stoppage of th > Bright Smile works. Applioauon has been made to the Provincial Government to take some »t. >pj to avorr, actual starvation from the bulk of the working miners at the Thames j but the Provincial Tro.wurer, Mr Woo 1, admitted to a deputation on Friday, that he was helpless in the matter. T"ho Colonial Secretary was then intervieweJ. Mr W Rowo told the Colonial Secretary plainly that tho Go\eminent must bo prepared for one of three things. Ei*;her they must find work for these people, or food, or thuy must be prepared for a revolution or something like it. IiEGUSTBATIOX OK BIIiTH3 AND MAkRUGBS — Our readi-rs may not be generally aware, bat during tho late ae«ion of Assembly two acts wore passed ropenling to a certain extent the operation of previous acts, the provisions ol which it i* desirablo should be generally known aud especially v\ a scattered oountry district like this. Wo re't»r to the " Marriage Act, Amendment Act,, 1875," find more especially to "the Registration of Births and Deaths A.ct, 1875 " In the latter ol those, alterations havo been made which it is necfasary tint most heads of families, particularly thoso wh >ie quivers are buing almost annually replenished, should be made acquainted with. Previously it *us sufficient to semi written notice ol a birth for registration to the Rogistiar but now by the sixteenth clause of the uct the parent /uubl himself make personal application, or, hilling this do so tluough some person duly authorised. This, as b*foro, inus! bo done within 62 du^s of tho birth, alter which up to six months lroin t lie date of buth the same may be rogistpted by paymout of a feo of os und ou making a solemn declaration of the particulars required ta bo registered. Aficr six months shall huvo olupsed registration can only take phioo after the person whose duty it was to havo applied for su.-h registration h .» boon convicted beloro a magistrate for neglect to effect such registiutiou. Tho registration may then be mude within one month such conviction. Tho form of registration has also boon considerably altered and is bOtnewhat inquisitorial in its chai utter. Not only are tho age and birth plueo of the parents required, questions which it ia vory likely hundreds would be unable to answer, hut tho parent saro required to fill in the plueo und d«(o of their marriage, » question which evon in the bost colonial s>ou>t) it is not alwn3s coiiTenionl to answer. Amongst the alterations in the mnru igo aut are one or two useful piovisions. Persons citn now b« married by the ronistiar for a f.o ot JLJI instead of as boforo of JU3, a fco which will often bo cheoriuily to {jet tho thing done qu.oily aud without lusn Oeitificites from tho Kegistrar for immmiiutK marrmge mny be granted to any person i umlaut A days within tho distrut, and in th* cn»o <>i 14 days' notice being j-ivon the same fee, naiimly £1 2h 6d, and not 7h Gd as heretofore will be charged, 14 days' notice being required uot m mitigation of the feo but in the case of «h lo ono or both parties aio minors such 14 d n ys notice staridiiii} m tho place of the guardiuin or pironts' oonseut which m cubes of death orlrom otUor ouuses m not alvru^s obtaiuabl*.

Good TsxrLABT.— W« learn that Mr John Knot it about to institute » Lidge of the United Order of Fre« Templary in tb« various township* of the Waikato, do« cotioe of which will be giT»n at an early data. J. F«.— ln the Wellington Muieim lik* all other imtituriom of a limilar oharaoter, a book it kept in which visitors are requested by a notice post»d above to insert their names, oocupation, and residence. Just before the end of the last session the clerk had occasion to look over the book and found during the month of August about forty or fifty "JF»" attached to as many names. II n astonishment was Rreat, J P stood for Justice of the Peaoe certainly but where on earth could so many of them bare sprung from all at onoe ! Curiosity prompted him to make enquiries and shortly afterwards he found to bia extreme disgust that J P stood for " Journeyman Printer " as well as Justice of the Peace. It appeared that moat of the printers in the Government Printing Office, had takon it into their heads to visit the Museum in a body and a* the *' occupation " column in the visiting book was rather narrow, had contracted their profession to J P. Ebtubn of Abmb, Ammunition, &o — We are indebted to the courtesy of Inspector J Bell Thomson of the A C— who is entrusted with the very important duty of checking all sales, remorals, or other disposal of arms, ammunition and warlike stores — with the returns for the six months ending December 31st, of all licenses which hare been issued for such purposes :—: — Lisenses under form A 1,818: To sell, personal use, 81 smooth-bore guns, 5 rifles, 33 revolvers, 1,2361b gunpowder, 239,950 percussion caps, 9,4201b shot, 5,352 cartridges, and 20,3091b blasting powder. To sell, building purposes : 70cwt lqr 121b lead. To sell, dealers: 30 smooth-bore guns, 2 rifle*, 12 revolvers, 3 swords, 2 9621b gunpowder, 124,350 percussion caps, 7,4071b of shot, 1,050 cartridges, and 73,4671b blasting powder. Licensee under form D, 803 : To import (to arrive) 40 soiooth-bore guns, 1,1201b shot, 1,000 cartridges. To land 231 smooth-bore guns, 9 rifles, 104 revolvers, 5 swords, 2 0071b gunpowder, 35,650 percussion e*ps, 14,8341b khot, 3,542 cartridges, 41,350 ib blasting powder, 837cwt 2qr 271b load for bu Iding purposes. To tranship : 200 cartridges, 35,«50ib blasting powder, 7owt 2qr 251b lead for building purpose!. To export : 1 smooth-bore gun, 141b gunpowder, 5,800 percussion caps, 941b shot, scwt lead for building purposes. To remove coastwise and inUiid : 83 smooth-bore guns S revolvers, 9221b gunpowder, 143,300 percussion caps, 9,4631b shot, 650 cartridges, 42, 4161b blasting powder. 35Scwt lead /or building purposes. To remove from the magazine : 1,55 'lb gunpowder, 47,5651b blasting powaer. Liccnsei under form B : Dealers' licenses. 11 — 7 at £o each, and 4£2 ea~h. In all, 2,632 licenses of all clasie* hive beau issued during the half year. Hamilton West Scuoul Committee. — It is a somewhat curious fact, but while the Central Board of Education has Iked a duy for the election oi school couiuiitcecß by the ratepayeis in every other district of Waikato, that of Hamilton West has boon excepted. Wo aie told that tha probable reaioa for this is, that last year some of the ratepaj ers having a grudge a^uintt tiie Government, tor some real or imagined wrong in tit* matter of education, refused to elect a committee, and that the Central Board has now either u nntentuna ly or purposely ignored them. But if the ratepayers acted foolishly last yrar, that woul 1 be no excus ■ for the Central Bjurd that it should display a similar atujunt of pigheadedness now. The work of the commutes was we under-tund oarned on by the Town Board, but this is not a satisfactory state of things for those who have the welfare: ot the plaje .mJ of tlie eduoutio i of its children at heart. No wouder that Hamilton West, as now appears, could lure had £10 J at any timo these last tltree yearn tr-jux the Central Biurd for the building of a scluol and that n ■• b;dy here knew anything about it, if matters aro carried on in tins stylo. Suppose Hamilton hid a griarance was it the way to get raJrem, to put Us head under an extinguisher by refusing to appoint an education committee? Ou tha con trary it should have secured to tself a puohc [Kwition by the constitution of a curoaiittio heard from which to have made its guuraucß. Beyond the fact that Mr Dauvers is muter of a school, the school-houjo belonging to which has t eon sold and removed, that the vacation is close up and no school-house provided, and that the educatun rate is rigidly ool'ected from us, nobody seems to know anything about education matters as they alfoct this district. What we want and what v\etnu«t have u the appointment of a school committee of aetivo, intelligent men, and we call upon toe Central Board to fix a day that we may have an opportunity of eleetiug them.