The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 685, 4 November 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whatever »tate 01 perauasiou, religious or political ***** Here shall the Presi the People's right maintain. Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1876

If the postponement of the opera, tion of the Abolition Act to the day after the rising of parliament in the session just closed was an act of grace and fairness to the opponents of the measure, it was only conceded at great sacrifice to the expedition of public business generally. Whilst there was life there was hope, and Superintendents and their tails struggled to the last gasp in defence jof Provincialism, which to them I meant place and power, and the exercise of local patronage to a far greater extent than the same" individuals could ever hope for under the new regime. And, when we look to the records of the late Session, we shall see how great has been the sacrifice. Beyond the actual fact that the party of Abolition was able to hold its own, and then only by a ohange of leaders and a partial reorganisation, very little ot importance has been done. The Government has been in the position of the settlers of a conquered territory, surrounded by hostile tribes, who have to work with their rifles in thtir hands, and their progress has been alow, and opportunity for real work intermittent and broken. And what is more, they have had to cope with an enemy totally regardless of the usages of civilised warfare. When once the Opposition had joined issue on the question of Abolition, and had found themselves utterly powerless to carry the Government position — however they might have differed on other points, however keenly they might have endeavoured to overthrow the Government on finance or any other question — they should have laid party aside, and made common cause in rendering the machinery of the future local Government of the Colony as efficient as possible. Yet, in the Lower, and notably in the Upper House, they did not do this. Like a garrison which, no longer able to successfully resist the enemy, refusing to capitulate, draws shot and shell on the defenceless civilians of a town, so the Opposition Members in the House, for the paltry pnrpose of harrassing their victorious opponents, by their obstruction havo wasted the time of the country and left us for another twelve months the victims of hurried legislation, and on many important matters without legislation at all. There were mauy question* of weight beside the Counties Bill which hare even fared worse. The question of placing the finance of the Colony on a sound and intelligent basis was early talked of by the Opposition, but what has been done in that direction ? Nothing, simply nothing. So, too, on the other side. The promised retrenchment of the Government has been reduced to an infinitesimal quantity, and, as in other matters, the Colony is promised that fhe Robject will receive every consideration during the recess. A new and workable Native Lands Purchase Act, one which would have have been acceptable to Maori and European alike, was much needed, but the time of the Ministry was too much taken up with the excitements and tht sui prises, and in the repulse of the forlorn hopes led against them almost nightly by .the Opposition, that this work of legislation had also to be deferred to another session. And so on to the end of the chapter. The longest session on record in the history of constitutional government in New Zealand has been productive of as little real work as it was possible with which to season four and a half months of talk, and when we look at results, we are tempted, as we run our eyes ovei " Hansard," to exclaim with Falstaff, as he did when pres> nted with his tavern bill, " What ! all this quantity of sack to on» smtll pennyworth of bread."

V renew S vlb, Ovmbbidoj — The ealo of Mr C lv Va f, rmcnre wnl take place a Cainbu Ige thi- afteruooa. No (joods Tkain will le»vs Auckland for Moroer on the Prince of VV»le«' Birihdny, but one will on Wedne»d»y, tbo day previous. Mb. T. C. Hammond, it will be seen, ia authorised to collect all Waikalo accounts due to the Auckland " Eremng Star."

FUBNITtJBK SilE HAMILTON WIST. — Mr John X ox will sell bj aucti n to d»v, at Air Home • oottjgoß, a quantity of household furniture uaA effect*.

Licensing M kiting. — The quarter'y licensing meeting for th» Radian aud Kawhii dittiiot will be Leld at the Court House, Raglan, on the sth December at HOOD.

Th« Trottino Mare, Ladt, it will be seen, will be oflered for sale oo Tue». day, at the Sale V arrii, Omnbridge, when a number of cattle Mod iheep will be alto b oojiht Lt » <1.

Post akd Telegbuk omoiw NkwCASTtiB. — Teuden for additions to the üboyo office! will bo received by the colonial architect, Public Work* office, WMlington, up to noon of Saturday tho JBib inst. Telegraphic tendon will be received pro-Tided tha original tender and deposit are lodged with die nearest district J£aginebr by noon of the IBlh.

SUNSIRIKK AT THE ThAMEP.— TiIe ♦ Tbanuß iSveuing Star ' of Saturday «ays : — 4 We regret to have to record a case of sunstroke which terminated fatally yesterday. From what we hear, a little gn J, age j about two years, daughter of John Graham, Jof Upper Albert-street, was struok about 11a m., and after suffermg from coavuUiona all day, died at suuset.'

WAIUKU AaBICCJLTUBAL ASSOCIATION. — Tho annual meeting of the VVaiuku Agricultural Association was held on Saturday lawt. A good deal of discussion took place m to whether a thow should be held, but ultimately it was agreed, on tbe motion of Mr Ho>kiDg, that a show should be held daring the month of February.

The Waikato Bridgjb. — The contractor, Mr Taylor, we underatand, has coinple'ed the bridge at .Ngaruawahta, and though not yet taken over by tbe Government, it « fit for traffi •. Tbia moraiDg a party of gentlemeu will be driven over it by Mr Uarns, of the L elta, at whoie Hotel a oomplimeutry breakfast will be given by Mr 'lay lor to a number | of gaests.

THB I EOINT ACCIDB>T AT KIHIKIHI. —We learn tbat the lute »coident has terminated fatally, Mr G Williami died yesterday morning at three o'clock. Dr Wadding ton, wo undei stand, »s Uoroaer of tet >c dutnot, yrsw asked to bold an inquest but considered it unnecessary, as che enure of death was well knevn, and by the a laiUkion of.deceased himself was due to Lii own aot in not securely fastening the bucket to the rope.

Educational.— At the meeting of the Central Board of Education, bold on Thursday, the Secretary was instructed to inform the Harapipi Committee that the Board cannot accept the ute offered by Mr Thomson, except unconditionally. An application was received fiom the onmmiitee, at Ngahiniponri, atking for £5 tent and a grant for lining the building Ths application for the grant met with a refusal, and consideration of the other waa deferred until the school had been eaUblifrhed.

lO.GKT. — Electioit o* Officers. — At the usual quarterly meeting of the Hope of Waikaio Lodge, I O U- T, hold on Thursday the 2nd instant, the following officers were installed for the emuing term bj Bro J SUter, I'GWCT:Brot W Mylrea WCT, J Gr J^ckion WVT, C X Madden WS ; Siiter E Davies FS ; Bros W Davit-s, sen, T, H Webber Ch, J A Camaron M. P 'J'ucker \Q, R Andrews OG, A Mclntyre AS ; Suters U Adaiuson DM, Funt,j fi %,^.fir>y RH3, Lucy KotfVy LUS, Ann Koffey PWCT.

The House Spabhow JNuisavce occuped the attention of both Acunmatisatioa and Domain Sooietys' Bo ird Meeting* on Wednesday. The remark* at the former we thall publiih in our next. At the latter, the Chairman (J.idge Fen ton) ■aid he thought the Acclimatisation Society ought to be hanged, for they had done more mtuhief to ttie country than Sir Juliiu VogeL — Mr Mitford accused the Society of introducing snails into toe country. — Mr Heala aaid they h&d imported ip»rrow«.— The Chairman said tbat chaffinches, which were of no use, had been introduced by them.

Accident at the Punt, Hamilton. — Mr J*m*s Bueklaud met with a vuy nasty accident while crossing tbe tlnaiiiton Punt, on Wednesday. As he ■ ood ou the punt, by the wire rope, he was gra><piDg it with hid hand, and hauling upon it, nnd on one occasion allowed hi* band to pass too near to the roller bloo k o?er which the wire pass s. Three of hia fingers were caught between the rope and the block, and more or Je« bruised, one of them severely. The fingcra wer« drea>ed by Mr X, F Sandea, and the itjury, though levere and painful at tho time, is not likely to prove 8' rious.

Otago accepts Abolitjon. — The 'Otago Guardian ' of the 24th imt. taya : — "Accepting the political kitua ioa as it v, we do not propoie to go buck to the old lament over our lcit advantage*. We are now hopekss of hatiag tl.em re»tored, and it leemt to us wiser to be looking out for the future, aud caring for the queaturns that will in that future be of prime linpoitanoe. The telegram from Lord Carnarvon to the Governor has, in the eyes of all reaaonab c men, taken away (he last hope of getting anything like justice for this part of the colony, and tho ouly thing that it is wise to do now, ia to make th» be^t of a bad j ib, and endearonr to render our lou at unia'l au poitib'e."

Vagrant Horses — Thi ra u a mob of torn* twelve or fourteen Lories, young •tock principally, belonging to no tattler in the neighborhood, naming about Hamilton West at tbe pr lent moment, breaking id to gardens, and playing up generally with very little regard for equin* decoi urn, 1 1 would leem that this mob of hone* bas been turued into tbe district from tome oth< r part of Waikato, and we would draw the attention of the ranger to them. The local | Board, if it (loot not obtain a depasturing fee on their several accounts, may take it out in poundage, and if the animals are not claimed, give some body tbe obanoe of buying cheap horse flesb. The Ngaruawahia ranger, it Mill be seen, is wide awake in the interest got hii diatriot. Where is our own offioial?

Nativk Miktino at Shortlavd We are informed (says the Thames " Evening istar ") that a monitor meeting of natives will take place at Shortland next week, commencing on the 10th November, to whioh all tne tribes of Haaraki have been invited to discuat and pronounce upon a very knotty question, involving the prestige of " one of tfhe first families." It appears that a poweiful chief of Aroha has oast some doubts upon tbe desoent of one of our local chiefs — a man rioh in houses and land and Bhortl»nd town section! — by saying that the "Shortland" chieftain alluded to, and his family before htm, owe thsir position, influence, and

{<OS3'S ions to good offices of hit (the A. ona cliiefa) ancestors. This has iil-d thn Shortland obief, aud be has called together the tribes of Hauraki to confirm hi« hitherto unchallenged title of nubility, and the result » likely to bo a great deal of talking and eating sod drinking, with a prospective aotion at Maori lair for damages for defamation. Probably some interesting facts iv Maori history wil be elici'o 1 during the talk.

Waikato sheep foe thb Auckland Show — On Wednesday night a diaft of eleven he.-v) of Lincoln *h< ep, two rams and nine ewes, from the flock of Major Jackson, were brought down to Hamilton from To A«amutu en route for Auokland to be exhibited at the Society's rthow to be field on Thursday next the 9th init. The fl <ck of Major Jackson i« noted for its puntyand the excellence of the individual aimnnl<, whijch will be readilj undeistood when we state lhat many of the rum lioggate 'shorn this year have given fleeces of 20, 21, 22, and in one case 22Jlb* of wool each. It will be remembered tliat nearlj » jear Ago Major Jackion and Mr T Rutsell trapoited between them lome 84 ewes and 12 ratni of tbe finest Lincoln fljcki in England, at a cost of £3,500.

Whata Whata and Nbwcasile Road. —We undera and that the Newcastle Boird are about to erect a new bridge at tbe Obote Creek, which will | render the main road between Mhata Whata and Ngaruawahia safe and practicable. There is another work alto, in the ricinity of Whata Whata, which requires attention, and that ia the cutting to much needed on the What* Wbata and Hamilton road. The advisability of carrying out this work was some time tinea urgently preised upon the Nowcaitle Board, ia which district Whata Wbata is included, and Mr Clarke, th« Engineer, wat em ployed by tbe board to examine the proposed work and report upon it. The work was measured, and it is said the entire cost of cutting and forming tbe new road would not exceed £25. Yet, for want of this small outlay, Wba'a Wl a'a i ni Hamilton arealmost practically cut off from each other.

Thu Mblbourne Cttp Favobitbs.— Public favour it divided between Newminster and Sterling. The latter it a aix-year-oid brown horse, belonging to Mr T Ivory. Ho is by Y«ittendea oat of Sultana, and has the respectable weight of Bst 6!bs to carry in the race for the Cup. His performance! throughout his onreer have been very good, and if he comet out in hi* beat form he will be very dangeroai. The friend* of Newminster, ■ays the ' Australasian,' of the 14th Oct., will be glad to hear that the Derby favorite has been doing splendid work ouring ihe past fortnight, and improves every gallop, «o much go, indeed, that nothing at Point Cook can extend him. Yet there it some aneaiiueisin the public mind, because those who have laid most againbt him are still prepared to 4,0 on to any extent, which, of course, give* rise to suspicion, though there may b« nothing in it, as the big wagers ottered may be hedging money.

In the bTNOD petition! have been presented from tbo Ngaruawahia, Hamilton and Cambridge congregations to the Synoi, praying that the Churches may use "Hymns, modern and ancient," instead of the version at present ordered. In a discussion on the removal cf the Bi'hnp'a marriage licsnse, some >tnu»mei t was occasioned by the Rev Mr Calder stating that the highest marriage fee tendered to him had been a eh gun for two guineas, but, unfortunately, the cheque, when presented, was dishonored. The name of the happy bridegroom wan tiob mentioned, which it certainly deserves to be. Neither did Mr Calder say whether this ooourred in Waikato or in his previous- charge, amongct oar cuter American cousin*. Most probably her e, f r a Yankee would have had the sense to tei de a cheque as payment for on > guinea, receiving the otlur guinea in change. As it was, the parson lost "n«ry a red " by the transaction, and he bus, ht least, the satisfaction of feeling pretty certain that by this time the bridegroom would give ten times the fee, cash down, to have the service unsid.

Dipastubing Liockses. — Owners of cattle in Newcastle, and ire dare i»y in other townships too, are attempting to get to windward of tbo local Boardi by turning their cattle out without obtaining depasturing licenses for them. The chairman of the Newcastle B ard gires notice (hat the Ranger of that district has got hi* we&ther eye open, and has received instructions to pound all cattle illegally on the run, whenever and wherever he can l»y bands on them. Advettiseuionts, indeed, which apprar elsewhere show that be hns already he n Miccersful in running in a few »uch. We think the Hamilton and other rangers would do well to follow his example It is bad enough to have mobs of cattle which do contribute a little lounrds th a local rates prowling like hungary thieves around our fences, waitit q 10 break in and steal, but it is too much of a good joke that the owners of such cattle should be allowed to beoome the double nuisance of a terror to their neighbours' garden* and enclosures and defrauderi of tho local revenue.

Waikato Agkicultural a»d Pastoral Association.— A oommittee meeting of tbe above society was held on November the flrtfc, at Ohaupo. Present ; Mr Fergus«on, Vice-President- in the chair. &!«■•«, Hicks, Byion, Gubbiug, Tisdal, Rootie, Bnttlr, And Maadeno (Seer. tary). The minutes of the f rmer meetiDg having been read, Mr Byron asked the cbaiimaa whether, ia entering d< ad stuck an entrance fee ought to be charged on ea h aepeiato a r ticke, or whe i her, an extnb tor might »hovr a number of articles by puying one entrance fee ? Tbe chairman replied tbat he understood tbat «T«ry artiole entered for a separate prize would bs cbarged an entrance fee. Tbe minutes were then confirmed. Mr Battle said he had, tinoe last meeting, made euqutriei in Auokland as to the cost of medali and lithographed certificate*, and that the latter would] be much the cheapest. A discussion then ensued as to whioh would be preferable, and it wat agreed that broDze medali should be procured. The Secretary aaked whether half-bred horses would be allowed to compete |in the thoroughbred olassea, as he thought that otherwise there would be yery little competition. After a very lony disousiioD,it was agreed that every horee in the thor ugh bred ola«», and every beast in the pedigree classes, mutt show a pedigree in the stud or herd book respectively, and that the pedigree must be furnished to the secretary at the time of entry. Mr Hicks moved, and Mr Roche seooedfld, " That, in the event of wioug entry, tbe committee, with the content of the owner, should have power to alter it. " It was agreed, oo the motion of Mr Gubbini, atoonded by Mr Tiidal, " That there be a public dinner, to take plaoe at 4 o'olook on the show-,1 ay. " The next meeting of eommittes to be held on tbe 18th intt., at 2 o'clock. Some accounts having been submitted to the meeting by the tearetary, and pasted, the meeting broke jip. What, it the beat time fot a young lady to nail a manf —When he it half screwed.

BfiTSBXIC Yomra'a litkl* one* ar« down i with the >me*»ln, but at th* hut account I there *rere not mtaila tnough to go i roun J, j 4