The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 602, 30 March 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exoot justice to all men,' Uf Whatever itatc or pcmuanon, religious or political • • # • * Here ih*U thePresi the Peopl»'s right maintain, Vnawcd by influence and unbribed by gain.

THURSDAY, MARCE 30, 1876.

Thb speeoh. of Sir Jnlius Vogel does not suit tbt Tiewi of tba Auckland Star sod the party of Sir George Grey. The county systom which, ruthlessly drowns the auoking politicians ol Provinoialism like bo many blind pnppief, «■ tco many of them were, in a legislative bucket of water, it not acceptable to tin Provincial party. It ii just this part of the programme, however, iet forth by the Premier in what tbe Star cboosei to call " tho corruption of hit train," bi« Wanganui ipoech, that will draw forth fcha hearty and spontaneous applausa of tbe great bulk of the coloniata. The aettlera of New Zealand are thoroughly lick of seeing and hiaring theit aucking ttateimen fretting, and • rutting out tboir parti on the Prorincial ■l age; and tho County Boards will be all tho mor* welcoma that any thing of a legislative character ii itricty excluded from their funotions. We have had enough of talk, and mock reapomibla Government, of wordj apeing of legislative witdom, and of Little Poddhngton statecraft, and would far sooner that the members of tha County Board* devoted their attention to tie practical adminiitration of tho'r fnnction* ai laid down for them. This doea not pleaae t! c Provincial party, and the ghosts of tho tl ousand armed men which public opinion unmistakably laid during the Abolition Bill excitement, are again evoked by the Stir. " Sir Julius," aaya our firv-eating contempoiary, "does not deign to recognize the popular resistanos to hit high handed schemes. Wa mildly Lint that Auckland in tho North will raiiat, not morally alone, but physically, being swallowed up by this monitor of th© bureau; and we have reason to believe that in Otago, in the South, thera is a slumbering feeling of opposition, that can ba readily aroused into a determined reaiatanoe that will roquire are and sword for its suppression. We beliore there are stormy times coming, and New Zealand expeeta that every man Till do his duty." These be big v ords, but like the " thousand armed men," who wore to scuttlo the Bindleader, and throw open the bonded stores, the fire and sword bogey will melt away into thin apace, leaving behind it nothiag but the regret m the mind of tha writer that he has a second time rendered himself and his party simply ridiculous, and has shown another weak point in his harness, for his enemies to thrust and poke at.

Nitr J P.— The name of Mr Kty, of Rihikihi, has, wo ico, been added to lh« lilt of JiutioM of tb# FeM« for th* Colon j.

Morbotki.— As our readers are nwiire, the salmon ora for New Zealand ha» not v»t come to hand. It ii, in fact, overdue. We learn, hawever, from a Sydn«y cablegram of Mondaylast, that the s s ' Arawata,' when sailing from Melbourne, ) ook the Hulmon ova for New Zoa land carr fully packed in ice.

The Hamilton Hotbi,.— Since Mr Owynn* has been in po«>ess\on of tho Hamilton Hotel, h« hai prettj nenrlj put a noif skin an it in tho •hapo of additions and improTements and the latt of theie is » new and prominent feature addod to it§ faoo (both lidos) in the shape of a broad verandah, which, when decorated and painted according to plam will gire the old house quite a young and jauntj apappearanco. *"

Laboub, — Wo understand that there ia grea *■ difficult? in getting hands to work in most part* of the Wtikato district, aod that a tooro or two ' of good men would obtain immediate employ ment. One omployer of labour, who gives soren eight, and nine shillings per daj wag«i, informed as yesterday that ho could give work to 30 good men while th« summer lasts if h« oould only find thftn

Thi Charm against H. Wuinr, o» Ngabuaavahia.—la the Court of Petty demons, held in Auckland on Tuesday, Henrj Wulff wai charged with obtaining money uuder false protenoes from one H. Martin. Impector Broham •tatod that the nun had betn arrested in obodience to a telegram from the pohco authorities at Ngaruawahia. At the prisoner's request ho win remandert to Waikoto, to be there tried.

Mom Cattle yob Auckland.— Te Awamutn lends a second mob of ctttle for the Auckland market, to follow thoso of Messrs J and W Taylor, of Te Awamutu whioh passed through Hamilton yoiterday. This time MrHC Gibson is the stock owner, and he Hends fifty hoad intendod for Mr. Buckland's sale on the 13th proximo. Those of the Messri Taylor, and they were as fine and e?cn a lot as we have for some time seen, are intended for iale on the 6th April.

Thb QciciaTßp made her first trip up on Tuesday under her new flag. She now belongg to tho Waikato Steam Narigation Company, having been purobasod bj that Cotnpanj from Mr C G Quick. With the •teamen now at their command, tho Waikato, Quickitep, Rangiriri, Bluenoie, *nd the Alert, »hould a break down of aay one oocur it need<j»use no lengthened hindrance to the regular traffic of the Company.

A Monstsr Potato*.— The produce of a Hamilton haulm of potatoes is altogether echpßen. by a single bulb. Ihis gohah among the •' tarers" ii now og exhibition at the store of Mr W J Hurst, doing duity, wo presnmo, as a cheap bon« dint adyertisement. It weighs 3lb 3Joi, and woi grown bj Mr Scott of Mangnre. Bonding down the paragraph in th« " Cross 1 ' from which wo had Tamped up the iboTo, we find that after all the potato aforesaid is only a monstrosity, being four large potatoes rolled into ono, or as our contemporary jputs it :— '« The potato was well formed, having the appearance of four largo potatoes stuck together." Thk PutO Wastb LANDS.— Alluding to the wealth in land* of the Profinco the " Cross" of Tue»day says :— " Those who talk of this Province possessing but little of good agricultural land, talk which we could ney«r understand, know nothing of its landed wn'lh and could ne** have teen these fine traols of country, which »re the germs of many a kapj.y homestoid, and tho means ef futuro advancement for a comfortable population. To Auckland proTince, in its present condition, the opening of the Thames and Pialto is of more ra&l sterling thu 1 , »» it concerns immediate and lasting practical benefits, than er«n the form of Government ; for in a oountry wh«r« broad lands yield their increas* vi response to the energy and industry of enterprising settlers * where c*t(lo and sheep multiply, aud the good prospeeot af Gold-finding attracts masse* of men, prospority will come in spite of defeotrre Goternment, or woak adminutration ."

District Coukt Faßa.—On and after the Ut of April imt. a new regulation ooinet into force m all District Courts throughout the colony. All fees and finos keno«forth instead of being paid by the parties to a caso in cash, will hate to be paid in i.tamps affixed to a lorn). This alteration hu doubtless been made for good re.uons by the Gorernmcnt, bui beyond the troubl* It may put the publio to in getting stampi doei not concora fchoin. Of course it cannot he «xpectod that litigants going into Court ■hould provide tbemiolves with tramps in cast of •mergenoy and on the olmnct of hating to pay, and therefore it it only rtaionable to expect that the GoTornmonk mil keep Clerki of Courtt supplied withaiufHcioncyofthU new currency to meet tha r«quiremenH, otherwise it might to happen that local postmaster* being out of stamps, or not hanng sufficient in stock to meet some batch of fines or costs, the clerk of the Court may go wanting his fees altogethor. Neither would it be altogether fair on th» local postmasters to make them speculate in stamps for emorgonoies the extent of which they h*T# no means of estimating

Oi-kning o» St Pbtm's, Hakiltov.— The opening service of tho new elmrch, Hamilton West, will be conducted on Sunday next by the Right ßeverend the Bishop, Dr Gowie Th<jr« Wdll be four services during the day, commencing with the celebration of the HolyOommunnm at B am, and conoluding vrith tho usual ewninjj service and oonflmation of young people nt 7 p ni The Bishop will, wo una'pr.ttnnd, preach botli morning and evening, and ai his diic>urs.«s am alwayr most interesting, then, win, doubtlei*, br, a largo congregation, independently of n«t Sun* da»'s being the opening sor»i-"eB of the now building. The contractor is rapidly pushing the work ahead, ond whon we Tisitsd it yoyterday the keel of th« pulpit waa being l»id, the ohtncel was all finished except the railing, and generally the work wa» in a forward state. Though ready for me on 8u n<'»y next, the whole of the interior work co«, wo should think, scai-coly b 8 finiihed by then. The inside of the main roof, and that of the chandel, both of which are close lined, hare bean painted, which brings into greater contrast the unfinished look of the walls, which aro not GTen lined. Tnis is as it should be, as it will make th» congregation all the more ready to " shell out" for the further finishing of the building, especially when tho spiders take possession of the walls and begin to provide tapestry in the place or lining boards, which they soon will do. If thechuroh were lined, a gallery ereoled at the west «nd for the choir, and on* or both doors at tb« out end closed up altogethor, it would be one of the largest and prettiest in the country districts of the prof ince. The collections on Bunday will be placed to the credit of the building fund. Ateii, Fooc'a Day.— Does any householder, freeholder, or leaseholder, wish to make an April fool of himself? If he does a rery easy way presents itself. Let him wait over tomorrow, and send in his applioation to be registered on th« electoral rolls on Saturday instead of to-morrow. To be leriouc, w» muit remind our readers that to-morrow is tho last, positively the last daj on whioh the Registration Officer will receire such applications, and thoy must be sent to him by 4 p.m., on that day. Somo persons, with whom procrastination is a passion, and who would'nt make a movement to enttr hsaven until they saw the door shut again and heard 8t Peter turning the key, imagine tbat it is quit© sufficient if tho envelope containing the application bear the post mark of th« 31st March. It won't do. We have known soores in another district shut out from the saf frsge for twelve months in suoh caie, and ths reason afforded as by the Eegiitration Officer wan a very fair one. As soon as the claims to rote ore in ho hat to prapare a list for publication, and that as quiokly as possible. Now it might easily happtn that a freeholder in Waikato might bo hring in an oat of the way post town anywhere botwesn Auokland and the Bluff, and to wait till a lettor from any suoh came in would be to unduly postpone the work of preparing the roll for t very little purpoie, yet if the prinoiplo were admitted, any ono person so circumstanced, if excluded, would havo good, cavie for a growl. There is no occssion, however, that anyone should sail so close to the wind as this, and anyone who lets 4 p.m. of to-morrow pass over without having lodgod his applioation, let him be cait into outer political darknsss for the next twelve months, aa a fit aud proper pmuthmsnt for fait luanaia.