THE KAIPARA RAILWAY EXTENSION AND WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 655, 1 August 1876, Page 2

THE K A IPARA RAILWAY EXTENSION AND WAIKATO.

We are glad to see our Auckland contemporary the "Herald" has taken up the cudgels for the completion of the Kaipara Railway Extension. 'It is not always that the interests of tbe city and the rural districts lead in the same direction, and we hail with satisfaction a topic which will enable us to back up our bigger brother through thick and thin. From the commencement of the Public Works Policy in 1870, it has been thoroughly 'understood tbat one of the first railways to be constructed should be > that which would taj) the large timber-pVoduc-ing districts of the north, and "which is known as* the Kaipara Railway. The first proposition in reference to this very important work was to carry the line only to Riverhead, but long before its 'completion the absolute necessity of extending it to Auckland, both on tbo ground of utility and -of -financial success 'was recognised by the Government >»nd practically promised to the people of Auckland. 'In T873 this understanding took a definite shape and Mr Richardson openly declared in the House that the Government would extend the line to Auoklaud. Surveys wore made, its course marked out, and the point of junction with the W.ulcato Railway fixed near Newmarket, We are now more

than half through the year 187G ami during the vvholo long three ' years we havo patiently awaited the fullilinpnfc of tho promises made to us. "Yet the money already raised has nearly gone, onv horrowing power is practically exhausted, at all events for the present, and not a sij^n has been given of any intention tt> redeom them. We are, and always have been a supporter of tho policy of the present Government upon all (its main features, and we therefore regret that in this instance we can • sco nothing, but a weak attempt to stave off the evil flay when con*cienco,"cquity, and every recognised principle which guides business dealings will compel them to carry out their engagements with the people of the north and of Auckland. It would even have been more straightforward to have told us at once, if such is to be the case, that wo were not to have the extension than to attempt to play with us as if we were a parcel of children. Oar forbearance and long suffering should not be mistaken for lack of energy and determination to" secure our right. We think that this district at all events will Bupporb the more northern portion of the province in urging upon the Government the necessity of redeeming a pledge 30 long given and so often renewed. We have a direct interest outside the general principle of fair play which we would advocate in this catter. The Waikato district is very heavily handicapped by th« scarcity of good timber. Such forests as there are, are very largely composed of itahikatea, which is almost useless for building purposes. Its durability is so small that no man will use it in any extensive erections. We are therefore compelled to import all our timber. The great depot for useful woods of all kinds is unquestionably the and it would be an immense 'boon to us to be able to procure our building and fencing materials 'direct from Kai•para without the v expense of handling it at three or four places. At -present the -Eaipara Railway is to us practically useless for such purposes. All timber coming along it for Waikato must be first handled at Kaiparathen at Riverhead, agiin at Auckland and again at Mercer, the-expense of which is practically •prohibitive. With the Kaipara Railway extended to Auckland and the Waikato line running to the frontier, timber could be placed on trucks at the Kaipara terminus and delivered without 'further ' handling at every -settlement in this district. We sincerely trust both upon gene* ral and local grounds that thosj in power will not break faith with the people of Auckland, but will gee their way to indicate their pledged word and carry out this most ustful and necessary work.

Waikato TtruK Oi.ub. — rii« annual meting of meinberi of this cluh will be held thia ©Taninjat llio Kojal IIot«l, Hamilton Ernst.

Masonic — llembtri of Lodge Beta will meet on r lhur»daj overling in the Lodge room, Royal Hotel, Hamilton East, at 7>30 p m.

PIOPOSBD Bl"LI AptOCZUTON^ — Tll« mestinj to form a rifle asiociition «u postponed owing to the counter attraction •f the meeting of the Hamilton West Tlighway Board, until Saturdtty next at 7 o'clock p m.

Hamilton Wkst Schooli. — Thire was a meeting of th» committee yeat«rd»y erening to opan tbc ton Icn for the contract to erect the new school liouse. Seven tenders were rtceirei], but tho committee did not kit nigbt come to any £nal decision »• to which they should reeoaimsnd totb* Central Board.

Tb AwAMnrn and Alexandra Road. — Tnis road i* now one «f the best ia Waikuto. It it possible to rule between th» two towmhipf in an hour, and without soiling one'» lower limb contimutious. Tito Board has repaired one-bridge *nd repli^rd another with a culrert | th« latter step wherever praolicoble being tho most *drisabl« oourse, and one which thould b* more gtner.iDj pursued than it is.

Mr Fkbchtmom's Haw Horse Frvji.— A couple of typographical blunders appear in a local paragraph referring to th« Uof« daily expected hy Mr F*rgin«on to arrive iv til* " Loch "F«rgu*." 'The animal's nam« is not Five but Fere, tho French word for & bean, a. very appropolite name as Hiricot is bis clam. Hia height is given as Jl5 handi 10 inches which tonnds something like th« the Scotc'i Tnettsuremsnt of diitanoo & mile and bittock, the bittoc'x being somewhat linger than tho n.ile, but tho 10 iuohet is a mupnnt for one- inch.

SNTDEE INTERVIEWS A ChIEFTAINESS. — n a recent issu« of the ' Goroiiandel Mail' he sa ji : — ' Tv? ■ lay nigkt was one of the roughest, windiest, rallies'; north- • istga'os which h*s ever bten known to t tie old inhabitant. TliU was a 'female. She was aMaorieis. Not able to ' speak tin languigSt wo (;ot ourselves introduced! to her by ono who could." She was squatting on the ground. Sho wai l'ghtly 1 clothed. A rery little less of it, and there really would have been no do tiling to speak of. She was sinoktn j a pip* which was all bowl with no tietn, at least mae Lhfit was ri«b'« to the naked eye. 'Tiiis Moorioss st&ted her *>• xvm on* hundred and twenty, but wonrifii n«r«r iflll the truth in the matter of age, and we set her down at being bstween one hundred and eighty and sny one hundred and ninetyfire. Har fleth was shrirallid and appeared at if it had bo«n lalted, ouroJ, 10113 U P an 1 smoked— pechapi for eating. But we cannot imagino that she would have bjeu teader tt any timo or possea.sed of ttny dolioapy of diroar. She «ai<i she remembered Captain Cook. Wo 'neTor know an old Muri or Mnoi-icis did nit know Oapfain Oook, jiufc ai wonovor knew a Scotchman who was nbt connected by blodd^wifch. a groat chieftain ■or the Duke of Argyleor ftob Roy or somi celjbrated cattle lifer. We asked her whut (Japtain Cook lookeJ like. Bho esid he was M tall as that— pointing to the Tokatea Hill, an 1 saw him eivt a baby wliils she \v,iB looking at him. Tlion we knew this strange woin,»n had B ten Ctptam Cook. S.ie asked iv both for tob wc> and we garo it her. She then asked for rum and she wia told she thould hare lom'M mt her the day after tomorrow o." »l ihe very 'atest tha day be for 3 yesterday. She did no 1 ; appo ir grateful. W> a^ltei 'liar what bite thought of the white

man and her translated reply waWWrdam. We enquired what *ho thought, of tl>e whit.o woiiitn, wh«u her answer vrj* nhe^edamtoo. Then wo wont into t'-e bu?ineii we had Bp"ci.»llr gone far. Wo asked whether on iho Tuesday niDjht the wind was not s'.ronger and the ra.u he.vricr than sho ercr rcnembcrcd b-fo c Bu- it tr'iiia,)ire i Mit»r tbe old -at Muoriess could not say qs she hul been usleej from sun down to sun ino ci that night. On© of the »oxn of her g^eat great gr<indion had brought a b ittlo of ruru to the wharo to which as an z>g*d and privilege I parent she was en'itled to one thin) of tlie whole and the third had relieved her of any restleswes* or wakefnlnoss daring that nighf..'

Fakm: Waste. — The Trairia Farmr' gircs eomo excellent advice nnder the aboTo heading, vrhicli may not bo uniateresting to and it certainlj needed by many »cf our Waikato «ettler4 : — 'Year after year the crops arc moved off'V/ithout returning anything to the toil. Manures are put under the rams, and the droppirg of eaves until they are drained of their best- inateiialg and rendered nearly melfcas. This could bo obviated by building; cheap »heds to (oror the manure a§ thrown from the Btablcs. Tlrs can bo done at n i mall coat, and will pay. Winter is not a good time to buil 1, but for such a purpose as this, it i« batter to build now than nob at all. Plaster should also b» used in' the stubl<-s to prevent the escape of ammonia, and ca-e should bo taken to keep it in as go d repair ai possible. If the barus and yards' are so 'lituated tlrat the wjshin^s arc cnrjfcd off by every rain, u little timo with a team, plough, and scraper, Will make a ditch (a b.'Oid, open one, it shouli L«), around the barn 0f« the three [ side?, an I then all the time keep thi< filled with the trash and litter whioh naturally accumulates about the barn. Thfl ditch will hold the water, &ci from the yard, and cjuso tho straw to rot rapidly, and will afford a largo quantity of go:>d manure. When the manure is remoTed in the spring, the ditch c»n be filled with wheat straw, upon vrh eh a few builiels of lime has been scattered ; then as fast m it rota, pile it up in tho ditch and fill the spacje between each pile with straw, and to on. In the full there will be a flno pile of manure, whioh will renoTa o tho 7>orn out field, prev«nt.ing winter killing. Anothor groat waite is the large c> f op of weeds, which each yoar is allowed te go to it>ed, *nd -spread nil over adj /ining farmi. Usiti? too much hand labour is another "VMy of wasting on the farm. Many machines can now bn used to saVe muck cf this labour. More horse-power must be used. And aftor we have r-tisad our cropi, they should largely b» fed out on the farm. It is much cheaper to ship corn, oats, &c, in the form of moat, than to aend it in hulk as raited ; besides, the so 1 id made r c'ler instead ot con»t*ntly -reducing its producing capacity.

Thi Law of Arehst.— Somo time ago a reumrkabl* judgment was «!•- lifered in tho (J.)ni't of AuckUnd, by Mr Fentoa, in whicla it w.w di<tinctly laid down that a constable wi 9 not-- justified •in apprehending a pernon for an oFencj loss than felony unless he had the warrant with him Tha doctrine was not uniTursally adiutit'd, but tho tame quesim having arisen iq England, we obierve that the High. Court of Jiiitice has laid down the simj ru eof law. 'Annexed is an account from tho 'Times' of thiv judgment :-" High Court of Just : o?. — Oiturfc of appeal from Inferior Courts.— April 28 (Before Baron BratpweM, Mr Ju»tico Melior, and Mr Denman) — Cod t Cave: Tint wai an itppsHl from a dociiion of a JuUic* of Devonshire, -and it raised a question of consi lerabl* importance to the constabulary of the -country. -The appellant had been ■ummoned before the Jdsl ice and eonrioted for assaulting a coiatable in the exeoution of his dutj The nppollant 18 months ''before the assault had been su-nmoned for trespaseiag in pursuit of rabbits, and as he di 1 not appear in answer to the summons a warrant had been issued for his app-ehtnsion. While executing this warrant, tho "respondent vtjs assaulted by tho appellant and severely injured. • Tha -Justices fined tiie appellant lJi fJr trespissing in pursuit of the rabbits, and sen 'on end him to six months' imprisonment, \v!fh hard'Uhour for the a«iault on the respondent. From this deei'sim the perssat Jippetl 'wu brought. It 'was contended that t'le conviction was bad, as the respondent had not produoeo a warrant b> fore ondnavonriiig to -ai're.t the appollwnt, and bhit although its production was not demanded, th 3 respondent ought to havw produced it. For the respondent it Was submitted t)<nt it would bo highly inconvenient to hold that a constable should ulwnys have the w*rr.iut with him when arresting a man f>r whoaa apprehension a warrant had been granted. The Court thought that tho conviction was bad, and (he constable ought to hare produce 1 the Warrant befor* arresting (ho appellant. Although the respondent had been severely injured, it did not app»ar that the a?sanlt had i>'jen moro than uuflleiant to rtsiit the arrest. It was important that constables should know that) in ru h « ca»o as tho prosent they are bound by law to produco a warrant bo fare attempting to arrest a man. Mr St Aubyn appetred for Iho appell»nt ; Mr McKe'.lar for the respondent. Leave to appeal was refund-

Lady Vocur/a Fanot Bihz.—''W»%r» indebted to the elair»oy.int reporter of tht "Crow" for the followiag dos«ripti)a of the figure cut by th* Auckland Meiuberi, at L.idy Yog*V» Fancy Dross Ball, on Thursday night Jant. He aaj» : — "The t legraph kindly briaga u« the cos.ume* — no, thank y'bu, we mean the description of th« costume* worn on Thuraiay by the Auoklindtalfnt: Sir G«orge Grey, Knight of Kawau, a* Don Quixote, Knight of La Mincha in the armour of the period, with ' L'iako ' •m»lazoned on th« shield ; W L Reei, 'pufiVJ and blown out, for th.ii occa*ion only, as riancho Tinz%; Hugh Kart (jea ! all heart !) Lutht, a« tbe blustiing, not gutbing, Dulcinot del Xoboio ; John yhee an, by ipeuial requrst, ai Rosinite; F Whi taker, ai Lord Dundr«ary< tr horn no f f-eHa can underetmd ; Sir X Douglas, ai King Coil, ot Wangirei ; ,T S Al'icfarlano, as Mr Spurgeon ; W Rone., a.4 ' Caledonia,' stem and vrild ; Uottder Wood, as a, Windmill; i. Cot, as Box, in • Box an i Cox ' (and a Tery gx>d bruifltr too) ; Williams, us Kauri G-um ; W S^auion, as the Rough Diamond; Benjamin Tonks, at Georg: llobbins i.i a moment of suspim* ; G- M O'Korko, as | Kory of the Hi'li; P Di^nao, at the Family Mm ; Tole, as flora ho, with sang, ' Sally in our allay ;' Jl*m in, as A Mau about Town (Ui-ah, ho-ah !) ; Captain ißoeid, a* Juliet, (wh»t if this mixture do not work at all, and I perforce be ousted from my teat ; 'No, no ; thii — putting his hand on his breeches pocket — shall prorvnt it) ; Tha Maori membtH, as Beau Brummel and Beau Nash."