NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 671, 7 September 1876, Page 2

NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

From o»crywhe.*o wo heir of increased activity in preparations made for agricultural enterprise by tlio natirei, one ol the boot and si. rest sign* of a settling down io a quiet an I peaceful modo of lifj. Iho ono exception, indeed, is tbnt of the King rind ilia more fanatic of the Tarcjio priests or tohungis, wlio cc.'m at the present timo to be the drones of the Maori hire, making religion un excuse tor citing the broad of nitiires more industrious and energetic tbnn ttiemsclroi. A very large brifiilth of wheat will bo town by the Ng'»ti TV Kowhera rutircs at Tu'u Tawa, wnose chief hns just ordered a six horse-power windmill and dresnitig inndune from Mr ftichardson, millwright of Cain bridge Mr Richardson's windmilli, whicli may be seen in various parti of the d.strict, u«ud either 'or water lifting or driving power— that at Mr Cu minings' brewery at ilatmitoa Ea«t it one of them -are ye-y h nplo and ewily ma >aged and correspondingly clie»;>, and these advantages havo not esuaped our a»tute Muoii neighbour*. Produce is onca morootnin^ in freely from the native country abore Alaxandra, principally wheat und inniso. A tlcgram received from A'exandra yetterdiy afternoon, informs us thtt the King nnd a large party of natirts wore •n route to Aoteroa, where a large meeting will bo held to celobr.it o the opening of a new place of Tareno Worship. In tho " Weekly Herald " of the 2nd nttant, we notice a correspondent's letter, 1 p.ikl though not dated fron Alexandra we )i .vo little hesitation in fixing tho authorship, in which allusion i« mido to an article which ap >rared in Ihn ntuo of the Waieato Times of the 24t*i u.t. The writer takes vi to task for enlarging upon tho growing industry of the naliros, and ■ nntancra the smull quantity of vrheat, &c, •ent dow- to Alexandra in comparison with that of the preTiom year a* an argument against us. At if t) coi.fule tho one c^rreppondenf t^e " Hera'd " only of Tue»«laypub i-hes 'ho tal^gnm af (mother, mentioning the arrirnl a f < Alexandra of fif-y natiTfs with twony cuioph I'idou wil h wheat and ma'ro. At Die timo o* writing, wo deduoo I our opinioxs, not from the hearsiy go»»ip of hnlf-caete and paktha-Maori loaferi hanging übout. a frontier store, but from sure and reliable sourcpfi, and from pitont ficti, such us that we publish abore »ith respect to tho Ngati Te Kowhrra nntivpti. wl.ioh allow of no otlnr deduction than t.iat the nnti»r* as it body are quietly rotthng <lown to the steady and penceful pmsuitt f "»<»nculttiro. "It is cru«l for ihe Tiuai," aavs ihu writer, "to publish suoh statement! in the face of the perfect s'>ißnvion of trade etu«ed hy their übandotiing er«ry kind of industry for tha new religion." Y t, within a week of hi? thus writing Ilio upcoontry nnti»e», eyen in hi* own immediate district, have rt'C » nm-'nocd tho exportation of fr>m the il»ori King county, which, as ho must bo well uwar«, hid b^en broken off by o'h<*r causes ih in those lie a^ign*. Tho truth is, onr contemporary's oemi* political »omi-newn-gathering CO respondent ut Aloxandra limits his vision to what goes on amongst only a section of thfl natires, the rectlcM and tli'tcon ented Waikatos, who sre a leaven of mischief «orkm^ (imangSt tho Ngatiinaninp >to and other more industrious tribei. Ho pa'«es by fact 4of an opposite charac er which are oconrring in e^ery other tJistnct, not merely m this pro»inpo, but nmon^ tho natives of th» Tarnnaki protince al«o, and (.'lVhs t> tlio columns of tho "Herald" a col>ur in nottvo <matte>s, which, how <ror much it may suit the politic il p'irty news of that jour ml, and his own disappointed hopes of levying tribu a on ntiim ofllce expenditure, is ssseniially a pr^judio d and untruthful ono.

Alexandra — A correspondent wiibnr, miying, that buninewj h»i been brink during the hut few ilayi st \lexandri, owing to tin imminr of a»tiveu nbout, who have come down river with Urge qnan tries of maiz-, whrat, irn-l o»t-», tor which rhiyhava retlitwl f*ir prices, narrely, for wheat, 5«; oat>4 3i ; mv\ w\',/j 4i.

TilbVViipa Hitman i« no* comf.l- fcely 3» i«lio 1, a\u\ i-ayu trnsu'd ovir for dm fir«t titna on Tueiilny, *i 100 December lait.

Bvn!T>*, MPRDKR, AND^WnEvDBITFf. —1 ho "Wellington Oorrp^pond^nfc of the Tbamoi i«or telegraph*, on Saturday to Ibat journal of vfond-iy lanfc th tt : — •' It ii mmoiiol ttnt O^-orte Or^y, v^tftnlay, \*n*l'to E' ((lnm), ahktnn f«.r h°r m^ftrvention to piotrent bloodahed rt abolition.

Mr llA«Kr««, lutn farrier to %*i« A.C. Force, ghnnini? awl JiSliin^ prat h, t»s nponori a n"W forgo in H'oi-sticst, near tho aatMlor^ »hop, which will, no doubt, being on ihi main t">%<\ into Hamilton, provo k oonv«ni"noa to both •ettlvra «ml rr« 'cnt«.

PoRTABrt? Orpm —With ovrnn at tha pr.Ci n Ivertned ioour oolummby Herbert H. Snvth, "f tlm Auckland Iron Work", rtbc ol<l fa^honp(^ camp oven« fhnuM H« cat ont of iUto altogithrr. Wo woul.l draw tho itt'titton of country aettlen and others to the adrertiiemoat elsewhere.

Tiik Cotrr.p Horgp, AfatwintA.— Coi.j'.Jerable inconvemcnca m felt »"; Alexandra, on account <t >ho imfelln^s of the o'iurt ITtUiO in that diitriot. Th« turn of £GOO w»< t >mo timo *%<> pUoe<l on tho estun-v^cn f>r tho efction of » iuit»l)!o buihtinz, an>l ton<lnn were called for, la 1 ; the matter -appear! to have none no farther.

'Tnn tJTB Fonaiix contest in A«')ltUml hi» nof, it •••fun, been without its cwnalty. Wj re^rft to learn from Tu»sday« "Herald" thai "(he acciflent to Mr Sharl.iinl in the Idt> r provinoial Fookl>all 0-intes.t on Thiiri>diy h%b, in J mor foHous than w»4 »tHr«it jinticipated. On examination it ih fyuml that on« of ' the small bonen of thi leg is l>r iknn, which will neoeftsitita h'n wikkdr»w*l I from busmen for mint weeks."

PrsTHit'T Court — Th-s Court wai opfDoi by h'* Honor Ja !go F«nton, ye»ter«Uy, ft' the Court ll.nn», Hftimltm, Fha ea«»» of Vialou v Lowis vr»n the firit o»l!erl on, an<l ore ipißrt th-* O >tirt all «l»y, aa I wan Ktill in frmhH whin the Court roe. The Resilient Mai!i»tr» f u'« Court, whi h shonM have been h«M t> day, will, wo p-eaume, be pi.etp.nod iill » k future dny.

Ova NkXT a ATcni>.vT's Supplkmbnt ■n ill cotjtiin, imnuif.t o-h'T matter tl.o continuation of Through Wind an 1 Rain, Th«» loner Sfysterie* of a Molbourno Slvl Wou^e, Up in >i B^l oon, Cntfc'e Fnhe», OIT-r-übich-'s Opinion of Amo io», ikiui a varietj of interesting ma'tor. lotemiinx iu)>«oribein lo tho TistKS ihocH ■mil in tlioir namnn at rnue, «« our inpplumeDts wi'l cnniftin taltt, coatiaued f om ou« isHU-) to another.

Immigrants you Alrxinori. —By the hit steamer from Aauklaud then; Arrived at Alexandra seven iminiurantii fr< m tlio B'-bingtoti'K p^mp-ager*, ihrea nnniel, and four nitigls men. Two of the latter vr<»ro previously engaged I'ut eh« obi Mvrp aro without omploj' moot, and Ukeiy to remain so, uoleia they itnk< out int<> o'hor p»rt« of the Wa>k»to in leaioh of it. Why * o they tent there, and who H reipomiMhle for so doing, ia bfing axked her«, ■»yn-o oorreBpon<lf>nf, writiug to vi yosttrJuy from Alexandra.

I O Of Opry Lodor Mbktivo.— The Onward to Victory Lodgo, 10GT hol'l nn open lodge meeting til thu Viutoii* HaW, on TuoHtl«y evemng laifc. D*»pito th« incleincncy of thn weather tKo h»ll was crowdol, arid « rery plrananfe evenini^'n eiittrtiiinn^nt wa« provided of tho brrthrca Ami sittnn of the order, oomiHtirg cf «ongn, rtftling*, ki, m»ny of which wer<> cnpitally r«nderel. Bro. Oood inr'Ourcn'l thufc ihfl lodgo intTid'd to h ijd nn ./ en m»e'inn every two m-nithw, xn exampU which oonld he bom ficully fnl!o<Vf(l by the various Jolgei iv the Wiikato.

Tjik Nbw Qovkbnmrnt Policy —We pnblinhe'l. o>i Tir-mlay craning, >'» a Second Edition, a nynnpsn of thMjnv-Tn-ment policy, oond*n«ed from tho fuller report of th« iipejoh, *■ telegraphs! 'o on hy oar npecial correKpondmt at Wellingt'in. Io the «dition iff M»jor Atkinion'i npetob, published to-rl»y, we have allied fiomo matter contained in tbe report of our own cone*pondnnt to thtt of th»J Pr«« Airency, an thifc. I'etweun the two, vr« are able to give a fuller ani moffl oompl"fce expo«itton of the Govern ment Pulijy than given by the Auckland pipern. 'I his applies mri eaoeoial'v to tbe proposed wurkion of th^ County Bill, and pmp'Mie 1 reduction of tixpeniJituro in the esUmfttct.

The Foad b twkrv Coiß«inoK and Taukansa — Sinod cur Ivt mmi\ wh"n wo drew attention to the practio*!'i ity of making iv road f>r dr y«i h-twcfn CKnl>»i'li;« and Tanrang-v via Kur.inni ami Kumti, wo mentioned ihnt ttn're wm lull-- more ne*ile<i tb.in a briff^fi over (h'^ Tlnra^, Imt wo no* learn that cvi n lina ol^truction' to th« first |or»ion of th« rovl hih be«n nmoved, thn Ma. ru having quit" n-oently O')rntru'j'»(l a bndga oyer tuat rirer. O\\y ln»t we It a <lr*y helongia/ to Wiremu Himmu, wtnt fri'm 'Jambri'l^p to Kuranui by theroiitain'ln*»'6l in oura'ti c'« "f Tuci>(l«y 'iHt. If thin it thn can", all that rtimitH for the Ui;Vgrnmout t> <\ i ia tn o<iinpl< to the road betw< en Kuranui and Kninti, adi^tn>ea of mine nino milex. Boyond Kuinai, right on to Ts'irapga tln-nj »a a pAKijable x»o(\ dray tox\ already. The nine md<a h»<tw«f n Kuranui aivl X umni, tha hrckon link m th" chiin, is bush land but q'lita fpiblo of h-in j m\\» (irootio. ablo for rlr*y«. Wo wonld nrge the rmploymot of a deUohmnnt of th« A C Fore* «>n thi< work, an mm an tho fine wmih'T irt 1 ) in. There «ro rfnion* too, jutt now and obvious oooi wiy mxoh a locitioinf a 140011 n.Z'd wirt'Hg party in tliat ilntric', irould not only bo proli tablo bat politic.

EpucvnnNiii —At th« Fortnightly Mo-t'iti^ • f th« Onrral Hoirl, on Thurn. day, the appointments o Mr (Joortz as teaohar, and of Mm ftm-rU as teacher of needlework at tbo Kihikihi School wtro noprov'd A *ch«in» for sellui 3 thfl present building at Rin nUo, ai.l erecting anothtr hy the j.>mt dF)rt<i of the Board ft' id >ottl«rs wan fiAnctinr o'. ha INraj ipi oinm too wi r-" r q'l'itcd to j«iv« further information tvipocttnff a nrh >ol iit» offered by Mr Thomi ion. A lotflrwns r -oeive 1 Iroiu thy Hamilton E«it School Committvf, informink; tlie Botrd that th>< school vraH clnsnd tliroiLjhlho illncas of th« tf»cher, Ui.c3 deceased, *>ul prtipn,«. in? to r^-op nin the now buitd'iy. l'li« mtttiT w»i imationed, thu totohms to ho pdil up to thi 31nt of Aai^unt. Al^Mf-t Jjhih Man<t«no Ilonry Lewiu, Pottn, Si'.l -y, and Bu.lo. were appointed oom ■ mi««)oners for To Awamntu. A oom mumcatiun was read from tl 0 Taupin di«trict, ii^'tin^ tho Boird to apply for allotments 21 to 26 inolusiv?, in thf town•hip, %-i :\ auhool » ta. [1 wvs •IcJdtsd 10 t;rsnt tlm requenr, and tn.ika the dosi'c.i apt'lio>ti<m. Moasru Pht'or^oD, Gal, Slt'Vftit, Shirley, and En^liih wero ap {jointfld oomniuiic ners forth* Ran<;iriii dutriot. A O'xiunHinoatton from oertniu residents concvri iog *h> Rf-loutioi] of a Hphool tho wai rtf^ned to th^ Oijmrnil'o. Mr I) Vj ?l>iot'd jip.iuintir.oot m to<»clJOf r. *•• »r-r>-cn I. '

iMimtj Cirriivt.i'Wß. — The \ocklind ppp'inof l\i' S'Jny hivo bi^ea mi eh rxer-i-is" 1 liy t)io exhibition of what n d>'?<ribnd hy «uo of them, tho 'Star," os 11 a ma«iiitiio' t «pee»m«*n of a cau'ifl.iwer *e-n lavfc night nt the O ci lentil 110t c l V.4nlcin-1 hip. Tl o weight w^s 22M>, *n<l the oir^u infer noe «t't. In had tlio ap-ju-ara-ioo of a <!< z n < r Unary cauliflowers olo««ly |)-ek"fJ trt»elW, an^l w»a growu ly Mr P.riii*. at iht Junot on Hot*-!, on* 1 1 nuiiy amil'ar one-?. ' The Editor rt iho " Iler»ld" coes into rapture* on :ho occasion, <fcc'arin# it to b« "onpof the Urgt-nt o«ul fl'>weri ia the v : cinify uf Auckland aince tb«Provin<o hta t^en a settlement" Thi* spi aks largely for the horticultural f»nts <,f the Mtorii previous to that (iate Twnty two i»mnd« weight is very larjje for a caulitloTtT. On* j;ro*n in If ami ton the othT <!»y by Mr R N Cot wh«6b weighed little Irtu than two thir.is tbe Junction one, namely, 14 lb«, was, in itself a»p«ciinenquito vroith reording.

Thb Iniquity o» thb '• Compact" of 185*.- Tho i^roia inj Miue of making the mouey ariding from the lease and aale of tho pahlic landed esta^o if the Colony local revt-nuo was never better exemplified than it n at the pns-nt raiment in the cue of Canterbury. Wlnlw tho m<n an 1 wr<>men of thi Norfh are taxed on nearly every %r \olo n{ ft>o<l ami ol"<tning they comuino, in order to make up the Jinnu»l int-reHt on borrow el milix'S ■lentchitfly in the Seuth, and to c»rry <>n tho «<r<{inary a<lmi<n»tration of the Colony, thtra ih, n*, tho present moment, in tho (Hut rlmry Provincial Chest a (turn of £3t)O (MX) nrer ami abore what th)it I'mjviiko han minngol to upend, and [ fur wh eh it neini to ha»e no use— money accruing from the tale and 'o*io of wa«to lands in the Cinforbury Frivince. And ihi% white thi ibhi)>itan ■ of other Pro. vinoe*, which hivo little or no land fund, mutt beg and pray, aud often in vaut, for a bridge or a nun! to nnatilt) them to pro<«ed ahout their ordinary occupation! with comfort or profit to ihemielvts.

Tn« Hamildm Ivstitotr hai frmni for utelf a 100 1 hah U ion, aod will no doubt make for iU»f a nanv. A vory o<>mf(irUb!« room in .Vir Treewhenllai '« new building, fronting Vu t»r:a-»triu't, bin ))Opu aptcially fitted up far«ao«iber», while a necond room h always at tha •ervico »>f tbo-o who may tiook rwlir^mmt for a quiet gamo at ohot« or draught*. Every thing it clean and neat an>l oomfoitft'tl", ami by-*nfi byn when'tho Mhrlves aie np, and *To:l filial with bookt the luttitute will be a credit to tho town. W« munt cert/violy oongr&tulatn the committee upon the .«rrangeri)"n'a tbey har* made ••> far, as th<y h/»vo (ei-ur^d for memiicr* tho grratent p aiil>lo amount of o 'infurt and oonvtnienCH, at tho loweftt po->Ml)le outl iy — thrt use • f the room*, oil, aud the cure-mking of tha hooki, papers, &c , a id neie ii>ry cleaning of the r< om b-ing poviilei for a meioly nominal sntn, while mi-mbfri U'iog thtf Institu^o have cluao at h;m<i auoh uo^dful refreth-nn-ntt a« they may require. The room wai i>p ned lo ttubscriuun on Tat-iday, and uumy have n!rnK'|.y -coinmenced to a trail themnKltetof it* aivanttgei.

TIIR HOHRjWI.VG PoWfR Of THB Col ihT — In u »peie i lately d lirer<d in the i louse, Mi- lliillaiicj cleirlj put* the re«ull of borrowing for rdproduutiro purpo«e« bifoie hi* renders. " I'tie question of our me aui of borrowing it a matter of very jjriTP import in so wheo wo ar* con-i-idiring our fin m. ml rondiiion. I think, if wo look at. lust yo«r and sco whit <>ur Public Wotk* policy, ha* co»t in, wo shall then be üblo k> form a very accurate opinion with regard to Jhe potitnm of tlio ooluny >»nd its utility to bpir tto burlena imposed on it. Idu uct from tho ciilcu* lan ns I havo mado tJie amount of into ■ rst for provincial <lebt», and also for »inl>ini;f in'l ; Jar it must bo roinembered in taking tlieio matteii iut > account that iho nnkini; fund ii not talcn aw .y, but only pi 10. il in >he"&anil* of CommiJui >n-ir-t, for thepurpo c of I B'ening our debt. It n not, in fac:, ft portion of our liabi-i-tii>». rim latiieit on Iho col>>tiial d» bt in 1871 wa^.€a73,590, and i i 187*5 £6151.478. be ii!.' a ililftT.'nco of £383.879 That u tho.i'icrcasoil bm Jon imp i»e<l ii]>on in luit jrar. in runtcquenco of the loan-i wo have conir.icttd mul \ho obligit:ons w» Intro um'l rtaken ia connection witii the Pub ie Works policy. I a«k honuurab'o mi-inbert whether the jjreat mcr< a<o in our income, *vhic!i -win t'8.)0,000 in 1871, and ii now nearly a mil. in, i and a halt, will not c uiblo m to bear this iner-ased bur Jen, witho it e»on tiikin^ into account the ii'cre-\«ti.g rcpro(lui«>iv«npis of our public work*. I tmnk thii is ihe proper way to look at tho mat' or. Tnrro u no ncc'f* f v for troubling the Houna with a nuui er of details. 1 hure propvred th 'no fi mitt hout any bias ami ti»oy sbow ih'jcxici burdi n wo Imvo takmi on out»olrcs ih connnution with tbe Pnblio Woiks po.icy. '