THE SEPARATION QUESTION.

Waikato Times, Issue 660, 12 August 1876, Page 2

THE SEPARATION QUESTION.

A very enthusiastic meeting was held on Thursday at the Masonic Hot* 1, Cambridge Mr A Clements, chainuanof-ihe Highway Hoard, was voted tp ihechair. Tho following resolution was passed unanimously. " Tliat this meeting is of opinion that nothing less than Separation will give justice to the JS'orth Island, and, thanks its member, Mr Whitakor, for the support ho has given Sir George Grey in his endeavours to obluin the aaoi«." A copy of the resolution was tcleara plied both to Mr Whitakor and to tiir George Grey.

F.iOTBAtL. — The match between »ho local team and the Te Awnimitu fifteen will be play-id on the- grouut), Hamilton West, to-d*y, should the rain bold off. Hamilton West CBMBrAUY.-^rA nieating of tho inhabitants is called for thii r.fterioon, at w alkers Commercial Hotel, 10 o'ecfc trustees and handover the funds beon^iug to the Hamilton West Coinsterj trust Masonic Ball at ALKXA?Da\. — Wo learn, fn.m ti private soiret, tint the Masonic Bull hold at Alexandra, on Thursday flight, wan a brnlirnt success. No less tbiiu 100 pcreons who present, b>' wo nmst difer a lull report; till our next. 'IHI NOAKtTAWAHIA HOSFITAI. — A variety of material lor the fitting up and I useof the new hospital is being forwarded from head quarters at Hamilton' to Ngaru;iwahia, no lhat we may hope to hear b< fore lone that it is open and ready for thj reception ot patient*. Mb Whttaxbr and ran Auckland Pakty. — The ' Herald 'is respontib c lor the following Kate telegram from its Wellington correspondent:-*-' Mr Whitakcr 1 >st night mvle tie best jpecch of the sresion. Though it is treason to whispnr it, there is an inclination to <;i»u him the load of tho Auckland party.' i, EjtnAruii — In our Tne«da\'B issu^in the !eti<-r of a Cockatoo X tutor tbu «vonb * with duo tlionlifuinciß and humility' h-ivo been erroneously rendrred by h fuddled compositor or purblind Editor ' with bring thankfull and hutnne!.' The Editor's ejei, not the compo'i fingers an-, we bel&re, to b)r,me, aud Cockatoo Elector's rcfuon-unncshns been the Lib' feullwr to bruaU the buck of our pride — we hare takea to spectacles. Tni Mjilbouunb Citp. -Wa are, it seems, to have a local distribution of prizes on the g'eat Vut.>rian vent. Mr Walker's adv«rtisemont, which will be found el>e« here, will mako known thn terms to our leaden. Ulta drawing will .have, no c satily, to tike place within the next coup'o c»l months, so tiiat inten-tiii^ •übsciibert «!tou'd al one: coiumuuicilo their intention! to Mr Wivker. Auckland and Puniu Ratlwat.— El-ewhoo it will be senn ih'it. the iin»in or in-Cliief is calling for tenders for tin* c >n«truetion of worL< on the Tail way bfclweon Mercer Hud Newcvailf. Tho advert iupmcnt ought, bj right, to hire appeared m the local paper etirlitr «s it H known there Mo jfteiul purtiPt in the di-itrict. who, if they were nvrure of (he contract being about to be let, wouid be among the contractors for it. A BTRV>OB HUsSIAN OI.UJBFK — F sll"rman wiites tho lo'lo wn^ to an Auric nud eontfmporary : — 'Can ymi (el. in.* ii nuy foreign ship of n.iriis at jjrot.'nt e\pected 11 a N^w Zealand pin. On Siurday, Auaust 6th, I was out in the morning about sunrise on dec'< of my cutter and I obseiyd a war-nggtvi sliip pa*«mjj to be went of me, Iva-mg tha Russian flac;. Slio B<>nt out some boa's, whiuii sailed towards one of tholslnnls at the mouth of ihe Manukivu, [ c»ii:d not maka out whi-h. They were dei-ply laden, and fi'.led wit!i marine*. I saw them, two hours after, retutn cotnpaialivoly e/uply.' Thb Ootopcs. — T.ie ' Fo*t* informs v* that two youn^ men who wero out at Terawiti, last <*eok, taw u large Octopun. They took it at fin»t to be a lot of conger eels ainon«»t the rocki, a few feet below the tide mark. They procured sticks to catch I horn with, when they f nmd it was (■ou«c their own words) • a fish like the top of around t-iblo, with a dozen s icker<.' They §«y it wo« about, tlirc* feat across, and l lib sucker* were about two feet long. They managed with great difficulty to get it ashore. At tiDes, it would hold o l to the n eks with the suckers, and when it die. so. it was as much a« tho two of them could do to move it. New Zealandbub is Krntttckt — Th>> fnl'wing amusing paragraph, written ii true Y.inkee it.ile, appears in ihe <o u nans rf a Kentucky piper. Itsoems Nt w Z^nbwl w'S entertaining a t^sh unawurpß iv thn Harding family. That their f lends w>ll be glad to s-e them, as the Ke>>l ti.'Ky editor deolu' es, with sunh charming nahete wo do not far >i monu nt doubt 'iheir Yankee friends have ten million go >d reborn for making them welcome io thrt^tlte nnd in social circles. — 'Tl'ere are some visitors here from New Zealand, who a-o guests of the Qon Spe?d S Goodloe and lady. They hare been among the cnnibals, an I know all about them. They aye worth ten million of dollar?, wliich they lia»o made among ths Zealan lers. Ih»y find this blue-gr>»t land the nioct admirable, and their friends are gl dto »cc th.m. Mr John Harding (o( Napier), hit wife, and dautther compose the party, and they aro mo?t welcome to the Ntnte and in social ciiolei. It i* incumbent Upon our citizens nnd people t > extend to them e»ery mark of OJUrteiy. and we know rhut they will do to. If wo do not go to Zealand, it it at leoit pleasant

to hare Z* ilfiiulors com.* to us, ond especially when they come in thf- refined shipc th°v do, vin'ioitin^ the true character of American ideis ' The Kaip^ra. Railww Kxtrn'ston. — At si well attended public meeting, held nt Morningsidp, ou Thursday evening, tho following resolution whs unnni'iioin y p v«sed : — ' T'mt tins mpetinj; deplore* the ab.once of lair piny on the part of the Government towards tho upttler- interested in the construction of the Kaipur i Railway, and th'«t deliborrtte eff»rU hive boon mude to develops more ptet*«xt«to fvalo its construction, inasmuch that the statomenfc made by tho Government that Ihe large compensation required hy the settlers through whoso lind Uie railway is propoood to be ourried i* not the proper reason for the nan -carrying out the construction of the railwiiy.' Educational. — At tho fortnightly meeti'K' of fit- Central 80-ird, on Thursi\a,r, the locjl p<>mmittee at Paterangi wpro instructed tt f > mvko an application fi.r one of tho immigr«nts' cottages at Alexandra, us a re-idence for the teacher at I'ftter niji. Tha Secretary was in■tructed to infe m tho cominiitee that the tru*'« of tin nits enMrely prevent its baing tru sferrert to tha Board. The consideration ot Mr Johnsione's complaint concfrninjr the cundition (f the school-room was deferred, and the Seoretary wus instructed to inform the Raglan committee that the B >ari are not in a position to build anywhere pxc pfc it is absolutely iifc<*B<arv Ap jlicatioa wdl be made for one of the imm igrunrs' cottages. Thk Cambiiidoc Court. — At the lafco hour at wbi h wo re.'ri»ed tho report of thu proceedings of yesteidiys sitti-ig of the resident Ma«ji«trate-» Court at Ortinbridj;c ire nr? compelled to h >H it over to our m'xt i.suo. The case of Walker v Anderson twis h»»ard, mid a nonsuit recorded. In •o>«rnnchHn v Woikato S N 00, a chiira for £3 damages, delay in deliver* of good*, th'Comt was occupied nil nftfTnooii. Ab^ut 16 or 17 witnesses were r-tiuninod, and coun-e' comraenccd to aildieas tho Court at 7 pm, The C urc rose fit 80'i'e tiiie after Jiim, having determined tv deter the judgment until noit Court d ty. A great intprost was felt in the ci"<e, and the Court was crowded to the end. la lateral other <asca judgments were given.

Thk Inter - pbovxnct.u Footba.ii Match. —-U the meeting of footb.ill nlnvrr* held in Auckland on Wodne-day, the chairman, Mr llender*on, ft i ted that the only information received from ths Chii->Miurc)i team wus the (not, ulre>uly published, that they expected to leave on the 2'i h inst. On trie motion of Mr Ci-nine, seconded by Mr U. Whitaker, tbe ■metint; pioc er'ed to tie election of a committee of fire, to select a toun and make arnin.jeintjn's for the mutch, who., the following Krutiemi'n were e'ectod, nanvlr : M<'#nrs Bu-gerS, Woon, S'mrland, Ilendrrson, and 4 King. Me^r* J Coitca, Oolton, Oaverliill, and H Whitaker w re appointed a cotntnilteo to oo'lcct sub-en tuns and imke' arrangements for receiving the Ohriatchurck le.nn. It is intended to m ike the reception worthy ot Auckland and its VisilOie. HamimonPitf \lLB.— Wha 1 miirht hare b on a Tory serious ac itlent, ocourei to a lady on Tlnirsdny afternoon in the mnin street, Hamilton, vrhen passing down tho road o,>p site lit- C'jx's otorc. There aro two r und deep holes worn by the water, along side of, and p.irtlv encoaching on the lb»tpith between tlie Ktoro mentioned and the post office, and into one of thes* the lady in question fell on Thursday, \yith cnino little difficulty B)i9 managed to Bcrmnbla out, but was aeverly shaken by the fall, it is to bo Mondered at Lhnt those two pi r f«lls have never before supplied us mill a locil puragrapti, aud th« doctors with a cat a of brokou limbs. Ik u quite tm,e tlis N'tontion of the local au'h'iriies w.»a turned to the improvement of this part of the towiuhip. The rj.«i from tho postoffice to the punt i* simply oisgntcfull. and the continuation of Victoria slr<et beyon'' it is in a state of nubute, and in a vorv rugged state too. ( t AN iNCIUKKT which occurred yesttrday is undoubtedly too -.ood to let pasn. As cverj one iv tho pl*co is aw.-.re there is an animal something after the breed of an Egyptian «•» prowling about. This sfi<;aoioiu animal made a B lino to Mr Hill's (or tho purpo c ot something more than the n ere of a pound of chops, bat. whatever it went for, it came out ot i that shop tind called at the Po-t Oflico to look for lettrs from friends iii Ireland 16 i.eit called at Gwynno', Hamilton Hotel, to r<"sa p it's thirnt after it* mjrnuij.'"s wulk, and then beemin-ly not »*tufi.'d with whflt it hul received, oamo acruss to this office aid a-ked for some "pic' Alier being txiiificd with hU Tnnrniiii: i.-i'al, this >ai>aji uo nnimal then ciinmeiiTd to gambol with some boys md af or giving tome of them a tew spills sotni)> A ied oil' at a tn.it round tho corner, vi I ni,i no! btop uutil il readied -Mr iVat'a stdilury shop, wln-n, a-i oiii» wou'd haw: il, he ia.v a '" bit" thifc mi^ht be ,Hifc in ln^ ii oi:th, nn<i oi bein-f obserred to «tw>(< snd |.'az'i at it so wi»lf;illy a I*<l CMinc rumiu>s Jout of Air Hugo's who »ol'inlnry olFerud the oreature a drink out of th* tjnk. Th»n not unlike a billy-gout, he ro«u on nil ton* le*;-*, and kicked out by way of grabnu'le for ihe kinuiicsi thown Inui, an I m ulo off for freili fields and pns.ur'i' now. — G JAIiitJMOATBD. Tn.< G-ovßav-tEXT LrFE A^scrakpe Dep vrtment —The ' \elson 0 > onnt' has an «rhcli> on tho p 3'tio l of tiie Crorernm< nt lifn a-«!>ttrauje *ysbam ns shown in fho IT'iiauc al St itemenf, f. om vh'clv we quote tli<« fallowing : — Olie fiuanical »tatfment jocuntlv made by the Premier will e;o far to relieve the apprehensions of many of our fellow citizens who have, with commendable prudenoe, effected ioturance on their lives in tho N w Zealand Government Insurance Ofll'e. A comparison of the premium rotes charged bylhe department with those of private companies sliow a dilf-renC3 of from 15 to 20 per c nt in favour of thu G-overn-lnenfc. But it wni, not unnaturally, utg'-d a?tunflt the depirftnont, that beir ing in mind this low ntoof premiums, together with tho fi«ct that tha insr.itutiun was sb 11 in it* in'"nnev, and that the necessarily beivy exp no s of it a initia'i <n and esanli'hmi>nt would have to hi deducted from the gioeg inconu uf th^> department during tho n",st fire years of its exiui.anC'), it , was very d >übtful whether a* y prolit whntovHr would ba renli-jed on its trimaowws ilurin* that peri>d All rlouhis on thia mljVct, however, shonid be now fuirly dispelled. Th' i;entleuain to wh<in tho acounts have been submitted are, we believe, actuaries uf high standing in the insurance world, and the result of their examination is thut thty find a surplus or'piofiY of over £12,000. We are aware that it is noi intended, at present, to divide any portion of this profit amongst the insured, since the Government Insurance ami Annieries Act, 1874> express y provides that the Cist inrpsligauon, with a view to division of profits, shall be made as at 30>h June, 1880. v Bu< we cannot closn our eyos to the fiiot that it aujjun well or the itmount of the bonusscs to be rect ived by po iey-holdera in four years' tuny, tint suuh a re«u't of the put jperutiois of tho dup.irtmont should have been obtained.

Advascb Hamimojt.— Tnere are a number of bmldings both of brick and wood in cotir«o of erection oub>ih sid ■» of the nr.r at tha pro .ens time, ami quickly as these are being' bailt aio 0 CUpants secured for th m. 'At the present tm» our local tradesmen u re all busily engcU'CJ, carpenters, bricklayer*, and others, in building houses and brick chimneys, and cirlers und utlwra find plenty to do. During the past t*o >car?, the toiru his nearly doubled ltra.f.nor hia this home accommodation b^en afforded one bit too coon, for even now bousea are difficult to procure and rente unreasonably high. Wo want a few more spirited citizens yet like Mews Mandeirt, Ruller and HTorne, en the west side, and Mr Le Qua-no aud others on the east side the river, to meet the growing requirement of the place, and, like them, to provide dtroent sized oomfbitible four roomed cottages, and somo ftw of a larger uze, in plice of the pi imitive two-roomed-•'.d-kitchen-ifctaohed s>rt of domiciles which la former tinier were even hari to be got. There is a disposition to use brick instead of woodm house construction, and no doubt whan the fi uo weather oomJa on and our brick intkers on either side the mer commence burning thoir kilns, bricks will be more extensively mod for the purnow than now. T, e,. e " i, really very l.ttle d.ff-ronw m the cojt of buildinz, and there can be no comparison betwean the permanent value of a bnok or wooden building. Organism) Ekvolption.— Undor the leading 'Electors to Arms, 1 a correspondent who signs himself 'Lucius Juniua Brutut, Chairman of tne Au.-kand Branch of the Committee of Public Safety, addressea thj following letter to the Proprietor of the * Evening Star ' :— « Dear 3ir,— We be* to desire your bearty (w-operatiou with us in the good cause »c have in hand, and t lerefore desire yon to use your influ-nco in calling » publ c meeting immeaiately, before rhe acceptance or rejection of the resolutions now before the House of repiesent itives, and to secure the pas ing of the following rtwolutions, viz :— « llwt this meeting is of opinion that it is the absolute dmv of all tha Auckland membrra ta withdraw from the Aaseinbly immediately upon the rejection of the resolution* of Sir Georg« &rey, and doth request tbdin to do so, and to uae their iuduoiice with the members of Ot-uu and other Provinces to do likewise.' We mny slute that ut soon as possible after tho rejection of tha resolutions, wo will cet our men in motion, and will seiz< ail the principil revenud officora of tlie Colony, the Governor, and, the Jtfinisfcry, »nd will form a Provisional Qjvernuient, of which we invite you to become a member. We will, however, have no cemmanio-ation direct vitli any on.} wh*tcver until they have pubuely dt-cUred for Revolution. By rcvolu iah, wy me*n a quiet and orderly one, for wn intt-nd to ehrd no blood without being forced to it, and thru sparingly Ruffianism in any shape or form wilt beat once pub dow „ and t!ut forcibly. We may' also iufn-m you th-tt the Ru sun, and G-enuau U-ovprnment, huvo avowe.l 1.0 us their readinoes to assist, and to acknowledge) vi aa an independent Stato, and a so to grunt us i their joint protscion. We me ariu.-d with all the 'mui.i'inns of war, aud our men are ready to he missed on any p iut at tho slnrtfst posiible no io. If Sir Gvorjre Grey'a reso utions bii lost, we can well say • We have tiied peaceful meaiurcs univmiiagly, wo will nj* try the etfdc-t of warlike on. «.' P.S —B« assured tb s do?s not eminuto from a d sord-red br.iiu, but in case of the rejection of the rejolu■i»ns will bjcomo rrality. — L J.B.