The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 664, 22 August 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equul and exact justice to all moil, Oi whatever ntuto or poriudmon, religious or political • • • • • Here shall the Preti tho Pkopi.b'h right mamtuin. Unawed by tiiOiicnrr and unUribcd hj gain.

TUESDAY AUGUST 22, 1870.

Tin position of Sir George Gr3y with respect to tho leadership of the Auckland members ia sciroly so pronounced *u» would appear from the telegram forwarded to us by our special correß|>ondent at Wellington on Friday, and published in our issue of the succeeding day. Sir Oeorge Grey did not coase to bo leader of the Opposition ou Saturday, neither would Mr Wlniaker, -nor, indeed, could ho have accepted the position, if vncated. Still, from all w« learn, it a;>peirs certnin that a change of leadership is near at hand. We all along foropaw this desertion of their chief by his followers, and have on more than one occasion pointed out, that it would come, but we certainly must admit that we were scarcely prepared for it as yet. But that peiiod has been greatly hastened by the action of the chief personage himself. It i\ not possible to carry the House by a Balaclava charge. There is no room lor a Thermopylae on the flo >r of the Assembly. The campaign of a policy is carried oat successfully, neither by the d«nh nor the dogged opposition of a few, but by a scries of comproini»e« and conciliation!, ol mutual concessions an I arntngements, by allaying jealousies rather than provoking lioHtiliticH. And to this plan Sir George Grey, though bearing the character of a wily diplo matiyt, and such at one time he showed himself — wh^n standing at h*) ag.wiu* Down n<f -street thu

(iolnnul Government and t,he Com-mander-in-chief of the Biitish arniv in New Zealand he prove*! himsi IF a m-itch for all three-^-now stands n|)|tohO(J. II<! willacc»"t uixjompr »- mi-e. " Ant Ccosftrant. nnllus." He will be till or none. True, as ho hirrwlf B'ivs, his political refutation is in peiil if the Auckland mamt>ers desert hia Imdetship, but on tho other hand if they continue to follow his lead they sacrifice the welfare and prosperity of the province. In the one scale are the internets of th« individ'inl, in tho o her that of the m mv, and it is for the Auckland members at Wellington to say which ah. ill Icicle the beam. Can there bo a moment's hesitation in the matter ? We think not, and so, it seems, think our representatives at Wellington. This state of ihinsp* is, sifter all. only tihft natural outcome of the rlitication of an individual instead of devotion to a prin ciple. The glamour must sooner or later fade aw. ty, and men when they sse the feet of clay which they have .voibbippod, all the more passionately full to work to shatter their idol i»to fragments. And it is well for us to consider what wo gnin by a blind uncompromising opposition to the Government. Auckhnd has been kicking against the pricks for many a lonjf year past, and how has it affected her position 1 In 18T0 when the Public works and Immigration scheme was imugmated, her then Superintendent bitterly opposed i*, and while other provinces profiled by the ncbome, which Auckland with all its hostility was unable to thvrart, the fertilising 1 stream passed us by to carry prosperity to other an 1 more willing portions of tho land. For a brief intuiv.il, during the miperiutendency of Mr Jobn Willianson, tho General and Proxincial Governments worked harmoniously together And this Province benetited by his wise nnd conciliating policy ; but with his death the short truce was ended, nnd sinco then tho Province ha? been made to drink the very dregs of the cup of bitterness which tho action of her rulers and those who ur^e-d thorn in tbeir suicidal path caused her enemies to till for her. The Auckland members at Wellington seem to liavo Wen rudely awakened to a sense of the position. The Premier has rutide n fair and reasonable offer, " Let Auckland put her claims indefinite sh.ipe and tho Government would make all reasonable concessions." But the leader of the Auckland party says (> No ! . He will take nothing from the men on those benches." What .' has the policy of the country come to this, that it is no longer a question of light or wrong- but of Grey or Vogel T It is no longer matter thnt justice shall be done to Auckland, but that it must be done by a particular set of men t Can no good thing- come out of JV.issaroih t Jf the piescut ministry oflor to meet U 3 in a elm and reasonable manner shall we spurs the profered courtesy and say we will not take at their bands eveu th.it we ask ? Let the Auckland pirty do this and they will stand alone in the House. Otago is wiser in its generation than to sacrifice the fruits of viotory for the doubtful honor of sharing ia such forlorn hope, and even now we hear that her members under the leading of their wily nnd astute chief are preparing to leave Auckland in tho lurch, as in every previous political allianco with her yet entered into by them they have done. Such )3 th» position of the Auck- 1 ! laud party, and it needs a cool practical hand to tako the helm at such * crisis. M r Tonics, a .souud practical business man, and one whom no one can suspect" of any but the liveliest sense of tht wrongs and the just demands of his Pro\inee has had a long interview with tht Premier, and the outcome of this is his determination to call anothor meeting of tho Auckland members should Sir George Grey refuse to put tha claims of Auckland in a difiuite shape. The fate of Sir George Grey as leader and of his political imputation depends upon his power to sink personal feeling in the attainment of " Justice for the people and the country we love.' 1

The catastrophe which we have so long predicted, has come at leugrh. The sound, practical common sense which in sd eminently a characteristic of the Colonial mind, has reasserted its dominion, and the vngu« generalisation and theories which have shukeu the minds of the Auckland people " like the l«Mvet of the forest by the wind" havo almost become a thing of the past. It it beyond all doubt that a radical change has come over the thinking portion of the representatives of our Province. Telegrams to journals representing conflicting parties may vary, reports and rumours may modify or add to the intelligence which the wire brings us but the fact remains the same — that blind unwavering confid-nce in Sir, George Grey has desoitd the Auckland phalanx. It is not to be wondered at. We know but of oue instance in which it li-w been possible for an agitation to lash popular feeling into such a storm as has lately convulsed the city of Auckland and keep the tempest raging for any lengthened period of time. Daniel O'Connoll was that mun. But Daniel O'Connell had reasoning powers to peisuade, as well as declamatory force to urge to j iction ; he used the popular frenzy only to strengthen good substantial arguments in i'avuui of his projects.

llc'ieiii the lender of the "Auckland Opposition" lias failed. Ifo has worked popular enthusiasm to a pitch which mems almost incredible in this business-like hard-he.ided community, but has not succeeded in allying with tho force he h»s created, thopi nctical mpansof Hiiccess. He has caused the people to r.ige at nomething thrv know not what, and to demand "Justice" without point, ing out how that justice could bo practically obtained. He ban talked of opprpusion and of corruption, ho lias told hin followers that their constitutional rights were being invaded, he has by a thousand devices worked them up to the proper pitch for action, but he ha* never really cut a channel through which all tho energy he bus cilled forth might flow, to procure a prar-tic.il and legitimate remedy. We have said that nil this must end in humiliation and defeat, and it has dotie so. Wo are not of those whosn delight it is, to deny to those they happen to differ from, any pretensions to earnestness and honesty of purpose. We can see great good in Sir Georgo Grey. Possessed of great ability and earnestness of purpose, of a desire to benefit those tv horn ho has been elected to servo, of determination rarely equalled, he yet lacks but one thing — th« practical power of construction. He can perceive abuses aa clearly, and condemn them as powerfully, as any other man living, but the remedy t >wards which all the enthusiasm he can evoke should be directed, it appears out of his power to derise. Wo cinnot but sincerely regret this want of constructivenPßS in one otherwise so greatly gifted. But while lmnentirgthi-i, we must not forgot ourdutra. 1 ag i.irdian of the public welfare. Wo hard frequently pointed out the danger that must ensiin to the pnb'ic P'Uiso if tho principle wore lost sight of in the in.m, and now tho op; c ltu lit.y comes to practically uppl} oik warning. We want justice doic to on- Province. Wo have a gnu d nit oval principle to uphold — that of the laud fund of the Colony for the people of the Colony, and this or its equivalent we shall obtain, if in a c.ilin dispassionate business-like manner wo approach tlio Bubjcc*. *It we fail this session wo must Micoeed bemifler, Lot us adhere to the principle, and while enjoying lhe results of our victory we remember with gratitude that Sir G«erge Grey was the nr.st who stirred us up to work for oui' rights we shall yet not regret that his downfall taught us th.it principles if justjiud cquitablu outlive the evanescent popularity of a m.vi.

Town — Messm f3 Tnnlo and Co will ie!l, at thfii* »ucti>n marl, Aucdffd, town ailofcrfpnts m Cambridge and Kiliikihi, on the 28 tb iusia'.t.

Antk up. — Tao i» not all bner aii'< •kit 1-*. Thore come* l.ho piy ing for bo(.li and llioso "ho liarono' |)nid fur the lnttei »ro railed upon by Mr (iwjnno, of the U ami 1 ton Hotel, to do to at onco.

Xbkdkhs nr« invitrd for tlie erection of a sliop and dwelling hou-te, an 1 wi'l bo rccotTod by Mr Ui^oon, of the Connnerci il llofcl, Hamilton, whore plans and epecifl3il ioni may be ieen.

FrßNiTDitf Sal*. — We would draw attention to Mr Kenned/ Hill • tnlo i.f M r George Smitli't f urnituro uiul household eilccio, which tukoa placo on Tuc«duy next.

Scuooi-nouan, Waita. — Th« loctl ■cLool committee at Waitoa (Piiko) ar<prepared to luofive tender* for the erection of a»clio '1-I.O'KP (labour only), whiuli mitfl- bj aent in on or huforo the 7tli proximo. Piau* nnrl »pi'ciricalio!)» tniy l>e ft en he Mr Lo Quesno's etjre, il»uiilton East.

Tr Awamtjtu Diiamvtic Cohpakt. — Tdis b.ind ot Instnoi.ic -mci'oiiri iiil<>nJ, we ore infurwi, to lmvo .inollur ©itnt«inmciii elionly, tl.is time in a»l of tlia Piaiio land, whvn 11 ii"W piece will hr put upon t lie Bta^i! on 1 t iir»t liitc* ca<t annautiofil. Further i irormalion will, wo ■suppose, bo nffirded in duo course.

TiibNkw Zsat.anu 3jui> B.iok.— Hi 'bo interested in our tii'f roomier will bo glad to learn that a ton of tin icc-jnlly de routed Mr G'harle* tfiliottiutriixJj continuing tbo publicnliia of tli* ' New Zealand Stud Book' and tho • New Zatlund Turf Register,' and tliut tho firnfc volume of <li 3 lutler work will probably m iko iUappoirance during the ymont, nio-ith.

V\t Cattiiß. — On Satimtoy a mob of 37 head of at entile, from Pukerimu pistiire*, 24 bel'>iij»itt4 to Mr W* kor, mid 13 to Mr D Oa'ey, paucd fchrougli f< r Ih- Auckland inirket. The cnttle vfrc iv •,ileiidi(l comiition, ttfl, in lerrt nimrly nil thoio tint Imve been fi»r\»ar.] d from tho Pitkrrnnii nigtrcb arc, >hn liuxl Mog of firdb fliiss qaulity, «nd tho jiruo^ and clover pro Incci, cup.iljle of putMng any quantity of fle»h upon Llio bouieit cir<aj.

Tub Auckland R. 0. BramrßiccMcmhero ofg tho Rom tn Catholic Church in this rr.vnce wi I bo inte-'sio'l i* lenrn that information h.ia bneii received from Wellington, that instructions have bren *Bent from Rom* to the cir-cfc tlinh the RL'ht Rev Dr Moran, thn Cuthoho Bi-liop of Dunodiu, it to tako cliar^o, tiinpararilr, of the Auckland l)ioccg», ponding the uppoiutment of Dr Croke'a ■ncspi^or. Wo ue informed flint, in arcirdanco with the wish of th« Holy Hoc, tha Bight Key Pro ate h.13 wium <1 tho duties aLlendunt upon *,he *uorod olDcp.

Those horrid Hotwsa.— A. somewhat srrioiu a.ciflcnt; wo rrgret to say fefell Mr Robert Q-illin gitrriner to Mr 'iwvnnc. of the Hamilton Hotel, on bunduj l»it It npyieurs* that Mv Oillio went out on lioM«b»ck aoroii tlio rirt-r to fetch u cow from Mr flewint furm, and the niaro lie rodo becominß reMive throw bim. He wni not hirt by the fall, and vtartrcl nt < nee to r. cover the m»rd whioh ha«l j^in-d a mob of other hor«i. Homiuing hor into a corner with othor<, he wu« just about to ioizo her, whtn he vr a struck full on the brcMt by the h ol of a colt belonging to Mr Lo Q ie«ne. The injury though gflvare i* not likely to prove ■rrious, mid no bonei aro broken, or any intarnul it jury nppurrntly receirei.

Ovtt, Alkxvndki Subioribrbs hivo to eomulaiii t'.iut tlmr pip^n, pouted lut Thursday, arrived nn«t import, and tlut t icy weie uhtrfrfld ono po ,nj e»ch for ti»maMli*» Po-t Office. Tim fnult doei i n>thi wi h tin' publisher. Thu i * <juisiU

! quantity of stump* could not ho supplied f^om the £iiiinili-on Fob- Olfico, and vui wero informed hv the Post muster tint tl>ev would oo received in ;v piroel >»r>d forward© 1, the lot m a whole bcii'g damped to the pontiff v.«lue wit.li hr.c '.tain pi. 'f lie i arcl • Imn »!iimpo<l wjv» «c -t by <oioli to NewiaVle, imd nhouid liarc Iwn forwari^rrt i>n through ih<> Newcißt'o offico to Alexandra, us pu-piud It seem, however, that by go ho mist ike, ccr f ainly n">t oki, our subscriber* it Aldindra wero charged doablo postigo, though wo had paid tho postagu alrca ly. SlftßS fmWAInATft — Thoro pia«nd to.dtvy ihrough ITkiu H-m two entire liooes (h« pniperty of Mr W fli^yiuson of Alexandra, fhoy or* inten^-d to ■find tor I lie «ca«>n in thai, dintrict, and of Te /* watnutu. One i-> n draught lioi *k '•n« 1 Pndo of tin Noit ,H» Lofty. M u ri»inj{ f-ur, colour dark brown with good nhou'dflrj and back, and well ndupfed for breeding useful li«rn«»»5 horiog. Eclipse, the (.eoond animul, it by Diinty Anel— n dwk Si»t hotw*, with blai'k point*, about 15 band* 2 inchet, with plenty c' bone, n"d chonld command a fair chard of nttention durinir the coming Benson. Full particular^ of the pair, »ii h pedigio, etc, will shor|lj appear in the in t ituiug column* of. this journal.

Counterfeit Sovbbbions. — * jjpn'lrman who arrived by steamer on Saturday •howed u« one of the counter/tit sovereigns, winch are now boing attempted 10 be passed in Auckland, to which the papers of that rity refer. Certainly, no iobor flH>rekei»ppr, ordmnrly ob*ervant, could be deceirod br them. Though the aamo size as tlio genuiue coin, t\wr are not moro than half its weight. On the one mdv )• (he representation of ilie Qti<»eu'» head, slightly larger and with a mif'rimt lioad dress to that on the n\il noveieigiH, with tli« usual words 'Victoria .Retina.' On tlie rrrerae in I lie figure of a Udy, either plaun^ a piano or Bittui(> at » billiani-tahle. Tlio suporHcription oil this side of the com in ' Kevp your temper. A. very api ropria c rtcoininrndution for any 0:11 who has been fooled in Lo giving change for oho ol thuin.

KoURKTd TBH Dll,U \KI> (Jit MTl'lOtf.- — \n o\.;itmc bi"iurd contrit \va« tj come • fl" iv Melbourne, UoWrts, tie chump oil of Engliui I, having s'nkcd £(50 willi i ho Hjiorin.g editor of the ' Amtralftrim'and n-ucd the following Hmllr-ngA to Mom Cjnne, tlio celebrated Fronch billiard pl>yer, n>w iv Mcibouruu : — ' llenri i (z that M Cue iuo would li»o to play me nt t ho two garnet of bidnrd-*, viz., En; ii*h nnd Frencn, I beg U» '>tt'*r th^ folli>w ing c'lailengp : — I will pi iy VI (Jarme n g'uiic ot l.dOMip at Eiigli-h billiaids, and wnl giro GO'J ota t; and wi'l tike 30.) cuiiikmu outi uf O'JJ, onc'i cnnnoii tocoimt, one, o [ntll tuko Gi)o out of 1,01)1), rneli •■uimuii lo count two. I timtk ti.o lailtr would l»i» bent. Kauh i>t" lh>» ub >vt* l'h'ii • f »r i^QO. not Icbi ; und I will t«tvke l!10J on tin hi^h^t iiga egale EO>e. — iTuu a, &c, John uobrrln, jun. 1' S— Ea-jh m.'i'ch to be pi iynd on .i ne-v table by Alco-k. Duloimt ii b.it Town, July 17i h'

Thk Mki.boukn* Cup. — iMom lat» Aiiyi.raii.in fil.a we gntliur that thoru u bin little bolting on tlio big hmdicip*. F-r the Mclbonrr.e Cup liuu Stow Im* been bukeil lo win u few tti.x s i id« down lo HIO to 5, but 100 to 3 ould bo got abjut miytliing elsd. Kiii^b'>n>iigu's price for the UeiropolilUn wu 100 U 10, but ho hud not sbjwu up on tliu trainm; ground | lor a few O&yt. In IUo Hut rac* of 100 i >-ovs , at Geolong, XL triuity ((i>t 2 b) <-a > c in first, beating ten othms, lUe utite tudu h-tif bring nous in 2tuin 4.9 itc. As thcro wim n 5 sots hWiep added U> the ctakes, Kloctnc ty h** mcurnd n ponnlty of 3ib <o<- fio Mulbiurnu Cup, in wluu'i hi» Wi igU> will ihm-ct ire lv G-t III). Ou Julr 15 Uiu .Ken»i i»to i r.i-tt hluK Jkicu ol .")D toys whi \-ou b} tli ■ C up o'iiidil»le florin (b" t 71»), ue» mg Mt ito- (7 t 3 i.), Vitlui Jrtf (M t lOlbj, Mj 1 it-;i (li.t L'U> , unl ilii.t vii <> her., lv iln Cup. F onu i 4 haiKln. j|i|)o I at Us, .Mjtor Git Ho, Aitlul Joe thi lib, and My UL-n 5 t Izlb.

lla.mil ton Wfst I'emktuuy. —A meet. \r>it o/'tlie Uoiniiiitioo «.n hold on rtituiday evfiiinj ut which Air 11 W ti un ■•on i wus elect (I p-*r.iiu.ieut ciui'imn. Mr I'/ yl r, i>ec>eury, a »cl Mr Ale intern, LL 1 '. i ur<r. The cio«r.a ilitv of l</-.ini£ no liUi i lit tlio prclenl uilv.niod.i •ciiti.i of tli'-yu-i;. i.i iinproTiagtlioiv'iioloi'j !■< .mil nnki.ig thm atrr.iciivo v* a [ducu <-f public i.M»rt, was ful t d.ac'ttu d, uiui it wus rti-oivel, H4 r'Oiluu n ' cokM bj done mtluut tunJa, to o, en »uU-onpti.n luta ut <hj eercnil dtoa-^, 1> j<l k - * uud hit'ei of Wist lla ui'tun, rc<iuo»Mi>}» Itie \>am>n-< t ikiug c lufjji of tiiusi.ne to v*' titotv uiiluei.cj in u.'itiiuiu^ mtbiunptiu ii. 'llib uliMtiu in •*«» until jriscU to confer with ■Mr U W C'iarki) wil.i a vitw of piepuiing a gendnl plan of t>o uoaii't.-r.v, uuii Metpi 1 * Jjnciiu;-! ivnox who ompuWored to kuro tho ground nt uiiutf ciO^ied ut Icin, g).sj, u u.l o h rmouuh. A rote of tliii.iks to t!io chair luiniiuUred the \/tO' (3 O 1111.J4.

'ill.! CANrBUBFHY PaSTOB.VL LbAcSEI Bill, wluoli wan miroJiiiied by Air Waion, mid ciUie'i fo much coiiK-aoti}.! in the iiou'O i<Ub week, us inttMtlc 1 lo provide for breaking down the monopoly of the 'Junterbury iqu.itlera. .Naturally (hCanterbury tnouilmn weie greutly exorcised »t mull an Hi tuck upou their uitcrci-t 1 . Tho position of llio runhoKlcrn i» becomminu an exciting one in tlioftouth, and v, in-lee I, f,o .1 rcry lur^e rvlent, tli« kor to Middle ivlu<id |>vny cimibiiiatioin and the rcmilt of cer'uui divi-i>n>. Tho <[<ic4lijn of i lie f^tntiiiig Jui«ei will lure tij bo sett loci it' uu> 1 1 this iit ncixt -»>*ri jti lit the furtliCit. Ti.ci'c- i->, no ilaul)t, tliut in breiktng down llu i j iriouj monpolv ulucb h:vs j^iowii u;> mi lor r.uitc'-iiin ol llio laud laws ol tlic iVuurics nfiCunierbun the sccii'iti a on whick lurjje mti.s of money h.\re bie i lent on ruin in lint pi»ovinoe^will bo dtntroycl, mid tliorifo!© we mi> cspoct I hit any bill to \>t\?u mint provide comp-nun lion it' pi-turajo nghrs iii-0 to b« puc an end tj, but, o i tbo odior hand, the peoplo of tlio Colony will nov' 1 eonsont to I 1 o petpetuation of land umiopoly by a chus. In Ot.ano Iho pooplu are oppj-od to uny such thin^. and arj dosiroiu that t lie runs there should be out up iind told. The second leading of Mr Wa«ou'« bill ht« tcea postponed till tbe , L*t proximo.

DISPUTKD ELRCTJftN— II MILTON WbST Townshw HionwAY Ho\bi> — There lm« been a K»>d d«>il of talk m the township of Hamilton timing the lii't few days a-» to tho ya'iihly or invalidity of tho election winch recently took place of truitros to rcpreaint thu township of Weit Hamilton. It ho been rumoured that Captain Hchnfteld, who wai eluc ed to tht> chair at tho annual meeting of ratepayer*, was not duly quutifieii to vote at tho meeting, and, therefore, the whole proceedings wore tohl. We have referred in a formor isme to the questiou, and drew attention to the report. The result of our investit^ution of the matt*** it, that Oitpuin Schofleld wiu, on the thirtieth day of June la»t, in occupation of premise* ii the lowmliip, which rendere . him liable to be rat d on that daj. Claute 10 of the Hi)>hwH7 Act, 1874, H r ovide> that every periton of tho age of 21 yoara who shall, on June 30th, in anr particular year, be lutble to be rated can exercise a vnto at Vie Annual Mooting. Clause 8S of tho Hftinc Act tells us that ot ■ucb anoml me iinu ih> persom preseut, an I dv i/qiialiicd chill erect a chairmanWe fail to sej in tbo f«to* o( tb. *jc we.

tiiim that ihoib is any louiidnt on for I b.> ruinoui l<> whio-i **o liavo referred a« to Iht) ihthli Illf of tho elections. Wo cau only H})uik of omit from a goner*! laypoint of vie* ol tlm m*tter, «nil «3 doubt iiny nfcppoyiT leelinK hmuolf ag^rifTtxJ wil luke auch | rocsedmjjs to t. «t the quest im as are authorise*! bj the £mpowering Act.

A COSVBBI-BD SINNBR. -O lf» of thf Thanv* r»i> eii'iitilivu* (Mr W Rowe) in the diaoimion on Mr Stout'o Loon Oj)ti >n Jjiwnsuijf Bill, as r-port d in 4 Hansard,' said •he should certamU vote for the Bill a. d wojid have much pleasure in doing so ; and be was quite auro that tin* greatest good, and a good th t »e-y few nii-mbers in the Home could. at| present see, would, remit from the abolition of every public-house and every hotel in tho colony. He hud Ltbl in a community fot many yosrs in which there *ai no hotel, and where there wm no place for obtaining spirituous liquort ; tia I during the whole of that time — i^ven yeaifi —nob a hi gU (««# of crime or ofi'ciioo of uny kind wai taken before the Magmt rate/ Coming as thoaeientimeiti do from thii owner of aereral hotels at te T)iamf«, and one who mat— prior to hi* election at Thames reprcientitire — elected by the Thames Licensed Victaalle »' Associntion a» an honorary member of their b)dy, tho addrci i«, to say the loaifc, prculiar, and affords n uood text for Good Templar oratorr. We shall next expect to hear Mr Rowe holtii'ig forth on the moiality of barmaids. Mr Howe, on being questioned by Mr Ji Wood regarding this rcmarkab'y virtuous community nmongtt whom ho had resided, said that it was the Island of Kuwau, the residence of Sir Ge >rgc Grjy.

Waikato Beep and Waikato Stokk-. — In ouritaua of Diurariaylaat we noticed the fact that butchers in tho several townnhip» of tlio district were often unable to buy fat entile from the •tockownriV paddocks, except lit prices much lnghnr thtn the aaine cattle (•(■ II for when tent to the Auckland market. Since then, our attention has boon I'rawn to another pha*e of the cuttle supply question. Of lo»e a laive pr<>porti<m of tho c ittlo Bent d>wn toAuckliud from this district c mid not be properly clu»sc I at fit caitle, und in deed have only realised the price ofatons in fair condition, £G lOi und £7 per hi>a<l, yet all this while (here Inn be n a con«iderablo demand in Waiknto itself for «t>rc cattle by tluko finners whose grn»i 1-ndt werj capable of fe*ding beef. Tli'Bo la' tor persons havn had to atteiul tho Aii -klnnd nu'kef, for whit they «huuM have got closer ho ne, it in.iy creu hive been, to bring bick tho.rrry tame cat tin into Wuikato again. Thi renifdr for a'l tlim id wry plum — that our t-ettlcra shmild nvuil lhem^eltes moie of (he 1 icul Ohiupi ulei, eopeca'ly in i ho diapos.il of btoi-o cittl •, than they nt pr. sent do. They will (in 1 a ready mnr> ket, possibly a butter price, and certainly it will cost Ims to »end there thin to Auckland. Tj r. nder the O.auijo »\\et however, n* ganornUr useful as they in ght b<* to both bny^r a d it will be iipcii-siry that 1 nger notico thin is now alfonlcl, »huU'd bit giveu of the intention of sending «louk fir a.tlr. it is becoming more and more iholubit to oend .took in at t!ie J.iot niouient, almost witiiout notice, but ih >u«h tho practice show* lli:it the Botth r* ure bd|{inniii|r to look upon i rej»uUr attftidu'icp at tlinie tiles ii* ii matter of -c <ur«t-, which ipetkt well <or tl.e wiiy thoy h >vo taken willi the public, it im cerUinly not tho be»t ca'culiitud to on»u -a custouiers fur that particular ol»i>* of stock which the tattler in-t-ndfl to forward there f>rdispj<al, and prevents in m y from relying ns n.uch as Ihey otherwise woulm do on obtaining the •took thuy require from the Ohaupo »\\o*.

Tv« PR >r )SFD BKIPOB AT IIASIfLTON. — Wt! learn f on) a privatn tolegr.un t)i*t ih- 1 nieuv>iitl of th> W.nk'»t'» wt< I its an.J that oi ibnChiir i."n of the vuriuus Highway l^'iird* mo u dirT-tlj m'creited hive beun r ooivpd in W.'ll.ngton, ati'l th-it. stops 1) no ben 1 >kon bv our repr^ntot irca th^n-, to bnuj» thoni promiii-nflv uiult .ho notic- ot'the Govrrnment. The 'ii'ter, \»e boli»'»c, arjitiit the nevcii'y of tli,- w>rk, but rm 0 the old diMciltv of wuiiL of In id . I'lm wa< one reason urgnd l»3 Donuia MoL nn for not U'ldn • Ukiu/ tins v,oik, wLo told tho d - puuuon it M I'nilio 1, th-it abridge »o Id coot far moiM ilian ihcvsupposefl, oiiually inentioi in • a mim of £14,000. !No v. I hi* not ly ore»ttii>» »itnt« out of windmill", for it luts hcin pr tred upo.i thor a^hlj i) Jtnptfiit a itliarity timl the cot of creeling n ({ood jiiltitantiil bridga nt the point |irop(im>d would not necevs irily ci>it o»«r £7>00.>. Wlimi wo Inko into con-Bi.ltM-.itinn h vt 8m ill ft |>or(i-tii of iho lonns rnisi'ii <<>r pub ie work* purposes li ■■ be^n »p«it iti tbi-« district, liow csdcntiiUy in c »«ury to fciio O- ivprmifiit itself tbb I biifJ^i' »,, if tiler (<e ir« that tliu Aiickl.iml »nd I'unnt railfiiv shall l»^ advimtagid by tlij freight nnJ traffli- of th« country lying on the East bi:ik of the W.uk'ilo riv«r — which, wit'iuiit n bridge wi'l b^. for all pruuioil pur|j )»ea, shut off fr.)tu the railway — wo cann .t but expro^ BU"*pri'O thai Mid question of cost lid iu'd be r»i»r'(l by tho Gi)vovun>ent 111 this m<i'tir. Wo truir., hoircTer, t'i«t tho repre^ontativfl. of tlio tir) diV'-icis at Wellington will not allow th« mbj'-ct to drop, but wi'l iho cvi ry endeavour, and »hoir«nfluonce n|i ) U ! 1 be groat with tho GoTorniiH'nt, to itn[irr-8 upon the InMer tho grcrt iu>])i>rliincci mid nrce<siby of the propoicl work. To •iriMigt.hen theao effor's it wouM ha iroll i ih^e h*re, working in tho matter, would at. once prepure a potition i./r siemiture bj thr inhabitant* of tiu Waik iti> generally, oallmj on the Govern incut to piooccl with t!ii* much needed work, which a* part of th" Grojt Sonlh biy'iw iv or ti'unk roal >>f tinoiuny f.ilU fn'rly within tho provnvn of the GiMiernl Govornraent to cairy out.

Mr Swaimox on Srvatoiiial Dkoexcms — In hi-4 reimrke on Separation, Mr Swariaon, inn most accent ricopefch, "n whiu'li, in hid u.-uil manner, he did 10 he ltkte to call n soade a spade, drew n compaiison between Assembly and Council by no mean* flatlo ing to the former. 110 crilicUed tho fl'ne»» of th» Assembly to de.l with local legislation. Of 54 Orders of (he Day 80 wero purely local. Tb» gpooch woa mninly in adroccf of Frovinci ilnm. Ho said the Houio nal f i cquently adjourned to go »o sprcet ; to exercise their luelt inttrad of head*. Did Provincial Councils do that ? or send homo kniru and folks am] spoon*, nud embo^* thorn at the public •xpenie, or send horn« for good grog warranted fir«t-rate tipple * Ho r.md a notice in Bellamy's, with % notk'o at the foot of the bills ra arrears : 'Members reques'ed to pay weekly.' Ho considered tb't circular an i'tiull. It was a diagrooA (hut logi-tlators chonld oave Bellamy's hundred! of pounds. Did such things happen in Prorinoial Council* P Ho bad acen a Maori member, wfao was called » barbarian, offer to carry a member hotnf, and promise not to hurt him. Did suoh thine* hipprn in Provinoial Co.inoili ? He and «c n tho Souae cleared in order thai the public should not see h mombjr removed by the Sergeant -nt* \ rmi ; and he heard bowie knives and rerolrirs thrra enod ; he had himself git tharecoid of a ilisgracfful lone struck out of ' Hansard.' Had it not b -en for tho distanoe and expanse of coming to the Auembly he would not be hrro. Many men in Auckland were superior to him in brain*, eduostion, and standinf. (Crie« of 'No, no.') He knew all about ll«

' no, no.' It wan •imp'y a compliment. FJ(» had fern the whip o r ono tulo toll another in Ihn lobby. 'If you mike any of my nen drrnk, yon will haar about it,' ami in another ea«« t buttle of grog •tmpemUd by sotting was lot dowi the climiney to a m^inbtir beiiijj; iheph'Ttled. He wai t .Id ho ihoulrl not mention theao thuiß', t>ut did ayth ii>? of tit >t sort occur in the Provincial CiunclsP 'Jhioughout thfHe nin irk* the Provinciol parly c nlinually ch«ercd. Mr Bwan«on nlso naid lio Houeo wm Betting inorr like a roail b-ar>l ejery ye<ir. The liou-e wai constantly being culled upon to n«« to tb« occasion. Let them ri^e to tl.e oComion of caluhinn mbbio. It »truok him that a couple of dozen of <erre.« would be much better.