MORE RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT. GOODS TRAFFIC, AUCKLAND AND WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 612, 22 April 1876, Page 2

MORE RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT. GOODS TRAFFIC, AUCKLAND AND WAIKATO.

Theri hare been numerous complaint* lattly of the lou^th of time taken for the transmission of goocu from Auctknd to Waik»to, and we liar* bo»a «»ked by sereral person*. \o dmw publ c uttentioa to thu«e delay?, D«iii'ous however, of not imputing bUoie to tl>o wroug purtias, ne Laro m*do enquiries into th« matter, uad find, tn we mdcod, expectet, that u •• vU* railwaj companj that is to blame. Wo find thst on ouo occasiou a wa^gou conttiuing good; for Waikato was kept loaded two d*yi «b the JLuoklaad kiaiion, aad thea left for another two dajs at tho Pukehohe itatiou. If t!n» is Ibe maiioor in nhioh the bu«neai of the Auckland mad Miic«r railway is conduc.ed, t ; itran©ed on no causo oi iurp.no that gooJi ars io long in tvanut. It is but fair that the blame should be tnddled on tho eight horso, for xuauj, wo know, were inclined to behove that the deliir resi.i.l wiih the Wai If at o Steam NaTigationCompAtiy's boats. The railway authorities irill do well to look into toil matttr aad work the hue. iv th« public inltreat wuh tar •arne attention that would b» paid lo quettion^ of dotail, at would bo th« case trero the rnilway management ia the hands of j. board of Doctors, consisting of buiiuei* men.

Thi V ma Lt^T— Wo h. *o »ot i'errd ret. whether any orgjnUed «teps liava been taken to purge lli* old roll and the wn applications to bo placed on thn electoral rolls of the Waipaand Waikato tiiilmto fvoiii ipunouj votes, "but would remind boua fide elootor* deskoua of protecting themselves »ud olhers that objections to »uch olaimt mu»t be scut in to Mr Sew ancke on or before t x ie 3£uh iusUnt. Formt c»n be obtainod at our office. Any pev»on, if ao elector intbedistnct, can lodge »n otjeclioa aguimt ibe claim of auj one, or of an^-nuuaboc of cUimauts seeking to be placed on the cow list or already on me roll, if h* conceives tiiej have no right to he there, as in tbe caioof doath, of namei, ordeicripiionof qualificttioa not ■•'enrljr itated, of having parted with the qualification which at one time the ol&iaiant wat entitltd to Tote, btit which he no longer posaeisei, or geuerally in tho case of any mis-repre-lentaliou, ou U\a virength of which he ieek» lo be placed on or 10 reuiaiu on the eleotoral roll ot a district of wbicu the objeoior is also an ©lector. Ai we haye be "ore pointed out, it i« exceedingly dem-abla to eliminate all spuiiou* votes from the roll, lest when an election cocoes thej be mcd, at, they easily might b« in skilful hands, to nullify the wiihei and votts of the bona fide electors.

Thb Oambbidgb Tiwjt Board require tenders for cutting aucl forming the coatinumiou of Duke itreot, vide tdvertisement.

CIMBBIDaJt OAVALRT VOLWTBBBS. — The uk&l hnlf-j«»rlj drill coaaineuoes. oa Monday uext.

Thb PDKBiPRi. Higiwat Board inyite tenders for certruu earthwork* at Bandy Crtek Badge Specificationa may be seen on application to Mr P Cooper, Pukernnu.

Road Wofirs.— The Newcastle District Board j inrite tenders for forming and gr*Teliug a piecu of road near Soldiers' Bridge. Tauden will bo received up to Thursday ntxt.

This Evening.— A meeting of Hamilton footballists w courened for this evening at 8 o'clock, at Mr G Wynne's Hotel. Inert will be pructic* oa the ground during the afternoon, commencing tit 3 o'olock.

Important to Waikato Shbep Ovtneis. Mr John Runciman, th« en«£«tio District She»p Inspector cautions .*ll alieap owner* to comply with ckuta 32 of tkt Ordinance without delay.

Rifle Championship o* thr Worid.— -At the Philadelphia Inhibition a match 11 to coae off not only botween Amtrica smd Great Britain but there is to be a contest for the championship of the world, in which selected teaas of enht nj«n tbetwe»a England, Sootlaml, lrtland, btrraany, France, Austria, aad olhe? countries *re to compete. The distances are to be 800, 900, and 100 J jarda, aud tho puzo, betides tho honor and glory, ia to be a magnificent trophy. pw« Kqfed by tkodtufifliof the Uaitsd^ttteo. t

E M Contra— ,N»uhuwahia avo Kakgiribi. -Our wofbhy Beaideat Magistrate^— who by-the-bje ii one of the hsi^eit Tirorked officials in the district— will hold Courts ts »bore on Monday and Tuesday next. Stereral oiril c»ies »re set down for hearine at Ngaruaw»hi».

lOG- T, Cambridge.— W« beg to draw the attention of our readers to an adyertisement in another column, announcing a tea-meeting and concert in connection with the Hope ot Cambridge lodge, I 0 GT. We hear that Mr and Mrs Macintosh have undertaken the management of the concert, n'aich in itielf it a guarantee of success

Accident to a Valuabi* Horse.— A. hone belonging to Mr Coombei, Hamilton East, during the night of Thursday last, fell into a well and broke his neck. Tha hone wai rallied at £30. This i* another striking example of tht truth of the old adage, " let well alone." W« m« sorrj for Mr Ooonobea'* losi but canoot help a feebl* " goak " on the oocasioa.

Naiivb Lands Court, Cambridge.— Thi» Court ii announced to open on the 3rd of May next, but a» Judge Fenton is also adrertiied to appear at the Dutricc Couct, Hamilton, on the iatnt day, w# can't see how both are to come off. Judge Fenton majbo *' a wcond Daniel come w> ludgment," butheoaa'fc "doubl* th« character." Verily, as our Maoci irianda would »ay, *' our heuit In dnrk about it,"

Nativjlnpustby.— -A n»tir« named Tv Hereoko brought to our effice yttttrday afeernoou a atndls of threthed wheat grown by himself 'lho grain it full and largo, and of excellent quality. H« itaid it wai grown bj hims«lf at Maungakawa, *nd he has WO butkeli of urailnr . raia in itock. Thii speats well— not ODly for he fertility of Ihe soil— but for the induswy of he oatifes. Ther* are, w« beli«ve, other Maoris ■n the saint district who have lanjt qaantitiei of excellent wheat tUred for u«t. It it a good tign tp tee the natires *o iuduttrieatly ocoupied, and we hope the time i» not far distant whta ihe commercial rtlatioat existing between the two raeei will b« ttrengtheaed and raaiataiaed for good and aye.

Pheasant Ratixg is a game at which all can play, and many a og« wh« doetn't know whether the shot or tbe powder w put fir«t in the gnu, or in what proportion the two are mixed together, and who would at soon think of firing a gun off when loaded ai sitting on a safety ralre of An engin* under high pressure of ittaia to keep it down, oan nomthelei* play an excellent knife and fork when plaoed in fiont of a braoe of wellcooked pheasants. There art scores amongst us, nay hundred*, who with r delicate appreciation of the flaTour of these birds will hare to be dependent on the good naiare of •porting friend*, or hare to re-import Waikato kilted birds from the Auckland gamt dialers if they deiire to ndulgft tbeir epicurean but rery natural Ustes. Such things §bould not be. It it perfectly hori iblo to conceire suoli a state of things ! Our mouih waters spasmodically, and our gastria (juice dwes np at th» y«ry, thought of it. T«t why should the non-sporting community 01" Waikato suffer tho horrors of a plieaiantless gamo season? There will bo hundred* of braces of pheasants shot in Waiktlo <old to the Auckland game dealnrs, and irliy should it not pay one of our local butcher* to take out a license lor ihe tale of game, and purchase fw ie-s»le in tbe district P Tue speculation should be a paying one. Are wo not all carnivorous ammala aliKeP (Jaunot the leoth of tbs lower tea exemise tbemselres as deftly on tbe bones of a pheasant as those of the upper fife ? Will not their palates be as pleasantly affected by its delicious fUrour ? >ay, we would go a step further, and ask if vhia is a free country or a fit place for whiLe men? Positively for tbe last nine months our working population haye had to lire on butcher's meat ; poultry and suckiug pigs hare beta to scarce ttmfc many kare been unable at times 10 add tbe o.io or the other to their Sunday dm tiers, and i'ow tho gauit* season may patk over and k ho smok iog pheasant fail to make amends for past abstinence. If such a state of things were to end iv revolution m» o«*e could bo surprised, aad we sincoiely trust it may — m the rerolution at the roasting jack. Hei-e is a chance for a leader ! YV.uuh of our bulchoia will «hoir himself g»mo hoiJ come to the rescue ? The wnole population will go wiLh him— aye, cren Lo tUs bloc/».