The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 686, 7 November 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whatever tutu 01 periu<uion, religiius 01 political i» * # * * Here; shall the Pren the Pkople'h right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbrihed bv pnin.

T'OESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1876

Elsewhere we give the more important portion of Sir George Grey's speech, delivered at the Theatre Hoyal on Friday night, more indeed as a matter ot public information on passing events, than from any political importance that can be attached to it. The questions of the loss of the seat of Government by Auckland, the continued localisation of the Land Fund, and the rejection of the separation resolutions by the Assembly, were the chief points touched upon. Of these matters we need say little. It was Sir George Grey's signature as Governor that gave force to Auckland's death warrant as the capital of the colony twelve years ago, and that the land fund still remains local revenue is mainly due to the half-heartedsupl port that Auckland representatives gave to the resolutions of the member for Waikato in the session just concluded. The generalisation of the land fund was then sacrificed on the altar of the separation resolutions, and Auckland, sold to Otago, threw itself with reckless abandon into the ranks of the forlorn hope with which it was attempted to storm the anity of the colony. Our members grasped at the shadow and lost the substance. That which, it is now believed, they might unitedly have wrung from the House and irom the Government, they sacrificed to the separation policy of Otago,who, come what might, in making this the point at issue, could not loce, for if she lost separation she saved her land fund. Macandrew stood to win, whether the separation resolutions were lost or carried, and this, indeed, has been the style of the Otagan bookmaking whenever the Auckland and Otago parties have entered into close and loving political alliance. The member for the Thames, on Friday, repeatedly drew the picture of £ 120,000 per annum having been taken for ever, for all time, from Auckland by the rest of tho Colony— £l 2o,ooo given us by those noble generous men — in other words the bait held out to draw off the energy of Auckland from the repeal of the so-called land , fund compact of 1856. If nobility and generosity had been tho motive pum-r of thestf allies of Auckl-md

they m'^lif hivob tier shown themhelves posa(^sfd of such \ h tues by at uixce yiel hug puiv^iou of \\\o land fund, which would have been giving something millv tangible to their Ancklanl friends instead of bestowing on them the more prospective advantages of an arranufernont embodied in resolutions whiob, at the lime, everybody knew would he- lost bv a majority' of from 12 to 10. Tlie one would have been a gift of hard c<ish, the otlier was payment by a promisoty note which the giver well knew would never behonoureil. We scarcely think, then, it can be said that the province has beea lobbed 0f £120,000 per annum, for all time. There is another portion of the speech to which we feel bound to allude as scarcely ingeuuous — not perhaps less so than some others, but committing the speaker as it does to a distinct statement, we are the better enabled to take hold of and handle it. T(w»is stated that a calculation made by'Mr Tole, showed " that 127,000 of"sh c people had no vote at all when the parliament was elected thnfc introduced the abolition bill, so that no fair appeal to the people has been raids on the subject." It may be, and no doubt is quite true that th» population ha,s increased by 127,000 sodhT sih'ce tlfe general election of 1870, which parliament in its last session of 1875 introduced the Abolition Bill, but the statement quoted above is c ilculated to lead to the inference that Abolition was not morely introduced but was fiually settled by the late Parliament. For all practical purposes the late pirliunent left th>* question where they found it — for the consideration of the nuxfc ; and that session just cmcluled, which has affirmed the principle of Abolition, was th? fLst session of a newly elected parliament in which MiToles 127,000 disfranchised electors who have since immigrated au4 been bom into the colony took part, or might have done if they had chosen, or been of titling age to do so. Where, however, many will be disappointed in the speech of the opposition leader is in its aim jqt entire reticence as to the future action ot the Auckland Provincial party. Beyond the mere general protect against payment of interest and sinking fund on borrowed money from which Auckland derives no special benefit, there is nothing relative to future action, and this even can mean little, except the speaker's own personal intentiou of protesting as a member of the Assembly against Auokland being saddled with an undue share of liabilities. It may be, and probably is, that the party is waiting td see how the Otago cat jumps to-morrow.

Cambridge Cavalry Voluntkers — Tao t.ojp will mus'er at 10 A.m. tomorrow, for half -yearly drill and instiuction. Cambridge Cattle Salb — Tha first of tho Merles of uiuuonly sales takrid plico to-cUy, at the newly erected Cambridge ■ale yards. Tender*- for clkakino about 40 acrei at Tamdbere will be reooived by Mr Crawford up to noon of Satur lay next. The Quartjbuly Licensing Meeting of tho Mangipiko and Kangiaobia dntricts will bo held at the Court Home, Alexandra, on the sth proximo. UNITED V KIBIKIBIBOA. - A Cricket m itch will b* played betweon the Unitjd und Kirikiriroa C Con Thurs lay 9 li insl, on the Untied ground opposite Mr Hays, Wickets pitclieJ at 10.30 v.m. Waikato Turf Club — The adpurned anmul meeting of thu Waikato Turf Club will be held, at the Royal Hotel, immediately after the ceremony of laying tha foundation stone of the Masonic IUII, on Tharsday next. Hamilton East Melbotjrnb Crp Sweep. — Subscribers to the above a r e reminded that the drawing *talt>s- place to-morrow evening, 'at the Royal Hofcjl, Hamilton Eist, tnl that all moneys due oa sba>es must be paid up at onoe. Phdig'ieb Rams and Bull — Mr Alfred Buok'and, 'it will bo se< n, will soil by auutiqn, at the Haymarkob on Friday next, seven pure bred imported rams | from the flock of the l>tle Mr Kirkhain, and the pure brad shorthorn bull, Cupid. The Criokbt Match, Ctvalry against Chilians, w.is commenced on Saturday, but had to be discontinued on ai-c>unt of the rain. The civilians had put together 50, fo* the lo*s oT4 \yickets, of which number N It Cox conl'riouted 17, and W Hunt 11, the other tw», Sellers and VV Pi 1 1 in?, only getting one apieoo. It is doubtt'ul if the matjh cat) be plajed out. 1.0.0. F., M. 11., Anniversart Ball — The Annual Ball of the Hamilton LoUe of \>M Fellow-twill be held at the Bamtltou T.>*vn Hill on Fri'iay, the 21-^h it.st. It will be seen by reference to the advertisement which appeara elsewhere that a commit tea has been fo mad, from whom only tioheta are obtainable.' Extbhsivb Sale at NoARPAWiim. — Mr Kennedy Hill will offer for mile, ou Saturday, the property of a gontlotnan leaving the district, a quantity ;of househ -Id furnitnre, walnut snite, horse?, spring-trap, wagajoue'te, 40. The go)ds have been removed for convenience of sale and inspection to Mr Harris's sale rooms, Ngaruawahia, where the sale will be held. Salmon Ota pjb WxrKATo We understand thtit tha Waikuto has been engaged to meet M,r Firth today at Mrrcor, where he will arriro with, a portion of tho salmon ova weired from San Froncisoo, yesterday. The Waikato which has been furnished free of charge by the W S N .Company for this purpose, will convey him tight through to Cambridgn the same night, so as to oauao at little ohanoe as possible of the destruction of ! the ora. Thb Hamilton Cavalrt Tboop went through their last days drill yesterday, and were dismissed till the 29th iustant, when they will parade for half-yearly insp-ction, with the rust of the corps, at Te Awamutu. The squad numbered 22 yesterday of all ranks We understand that a rifle match has been arranged, Elam lton Cavalry Detachment r oivilians, six on either side, ran ci 150, 200 and 300 yards* the arm used to be the cavalry riflo or carbine. The match is to come off ou Saturday next.

T.ie Dd^edim Covvbvuov called to- I getber by Mr jVl»cati(lrw, to consider the iiohtioal position, and dcci 'c on thn future pronrftinme fjr Ota^o, mc< ts to morrow nod if we m^y jud^e irom tha extract from the Otago o<ia r riivi, which appeirs in oar telegraphic columns, there are 'not winiing those who will en leavour in their opposition to the L -gislature to form-rot h spirit of active rciabance to Iho law. As the event, however, is a » close at hand, it would almost be i''l« to indulge in apecu'atnn a* to the oourae matte r s may take in Dunedin. Hamilton Byewws.— An accident occurred on Saturday evening to a ganileman from too. country &*. the newly formed lriin across 'WWlekley-street, though not of a seiioua nature. Not beiig aware of the improvements made, or the existence )fa slip at Urn corner of the foot-ohr.ks, lie just ste ip*d too clo^o and slipped in himself. With the assistance of a gentleman pawing at-the tiinetbe nvinagrpd to ;et* out of the dram, but not without hiving received a nnsty" scraps on (he shin, and having been im-ncrsol «n mud '0 ihe middle. ■ Wo undprstand tint the blo'aings ho call -d down on tho Cliairman of tin local Board, and hia prayers n f l good wishes fdr the mjmbe s ot the Boar 1 yenprally, could bj beard at a con sidorable dist \nce. Education At. —Amongst other business trau4a->ted at the last meeting of th » Centra! Board of EHnciHon was a resoInton to apply «t onoe for onn of the Immigration cottages, at P iteran n , for Mcho.il purposes. Application f v £20 re it was rcceired from tho Patprauji Coin nit tee*, and a graiit was made of £12. An appli-ation .tlie teachei at Ngarui'waKi'i^ respcc'ni!; wifreisj of sal iryi was | .icjfdid 10. In. answer to a request from j the Mangap'ko Cdnimitt^e, siskin^ leare to form a road on the sou'h-weit side of lot 227, Mang*piko, thfl gecre'ary wa* '11 1 1 eel ed to ascertain from the Alexandra oommittpe if th_re was any objection, a >o" to gi mt the necessary authority if thnv wnnnot We no' ice nothing abo-it providing a schoolmaster- for Hamilton JSist The Niiaruvwahia. Pctnt — 1» » few (Uvs, probi')ly, tue bndjo orer th» Wajkato at N*»woastle will b^ open^ tn puWlio traffic, and stopj ihoul 1 b taken by the Hauiilt')n|Wpst T. wn B urd for having the punt, ao louger required there, Irought up for use at Hamilton, in place of the present ova. The Punt at Newcastle is much larger and more suited f>r the Hamilton traffic than the one in use at the 'afct-r p'ac\ and Mioreuver, it u in much better and saf r condition ft it o iy by »cry great exerti >ns on th» p-%rt ofj ihn puD f -»uan that the Hamilton punt is kept sfl>atat all. The rot' en bottom of on'» at leas 1^ of the two boats supporting the sag* \a o^opered up with clay add soap, add even tlien it leiks to a very larcre extent. The question' of providing a bridge for Hamilt >a, has be a n bhelvedfor the preient year, and even were snob bri lge to be commenced tomorrow a year at least wonld elapse before the work wai completed, so that the ■omer the present apology for a pnnt|i« superieded by a more convenient and safer struccure tue better. Neither will the substitution of a bett a r one shelve the bridga question a single day, as what the district has fairly a right to ask for is not a puat at all, but a budge. Meantime, while we are forced to put'up with the inconveniences of a ferry we may as well have the best kind of ferry we can, and reduce Viose inconviences to a minimum. We understand that some time since the Provincial authorities promised that when the bridge at Ngaruawahia was complete 1 the Ngaruawahii punt should be handt?d over f«r the use of the Hamilton ferry, and no doubt the Colonial Government will consider their proinhe in the light of a behest, Chiton, As their successors, it is i^ duty to carry out.