The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 691, 18 November 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact juilioe to all men, Ol whatever »taW or per»ua»ion, rehgioutoj „ # poat.cal # # Hett •hall the Pre« thY People's right maintain. Unawed by influence and unbnbed by pain

SATVROAY NOVEMBER 18, 1876

The Utago Convention has got its .mswei rather sooner than it expected, in the despatch from Earl Carnarvon, ' published in another part of to-day's issue, «nd the three ■ MeifHtes who, like iben- celebrttted prototypes, the three tailor-* of Tooley .tieet, were to have ap, roached the throne, a» " we, the people of New Zealand," will b»\ b-ppily Or thim

selves, saved the mortification of a personal snubbing in D >wniugstroefc. The Secretary of State for the Colonies is explicit enough on the ruain question at ibbue, the competency of the Colonial Assembly to legislate for the Abolition of Pro- "\ luces, and, from his reticence on nil else, shows pin nly enough the vi«w the linpeii.il Government takes of the matter — the people of Zealand are in possession ot free Hepreseutative Government, worked and administered by themselves ; their representatives, in two separate sessions of two separate parliaments, have affirmed the expediency of Provincial Abolition, and the minority must abide by the decision. Earl Carnarvon has received the long- and exhaustive letter of Sij 1 George G-.eji, 'vii Hen crly m Jiu.o Lu>t, but to pn© portion only of it (iova he refer in his denpatch' to the Governor — the power of the Assembly to legislate on snch a question. That is the one portion of tho whole affair with which tho Imperial Government 13 concerned, and that clearly is the only one on which it will interfere- The rest is our own domestic concern, to interfere in j which would be to stultify those very inttitutions of free representative government which ate the basis of oar Constitution. And in this, wo think, the extreme Provincial party in its last unhappy effort in Dunedin, acted most uuputviotically and in the worst possible taste. Their appeal to outside interference was a slur upon the honesty and intelligence of tho country, an admission that we were not fit to possess free representative institutions. Upon the action of the Dunedin Convention, however, we need not now enter We scarcely thought if, at the time, worthy of serious notice, and this new dcs patch from Earl Carnarvon completely puta an extinguisher upon it, and places its proceedings outside the pale of discussion. It is indeed tho very best thing possible for tho colony that this despatch should have arrived just at t.lns time. It was the one thing needed to show tee party of anti-abolition how ii'terly hopeless it is to rely upon Imperial interference to thwart the will of the Assembly, and if it serve to damp the efforts ot those who would fan party discontent into active and prolonged hostility against the working of the measure, and so secure to the latter fair play to stand or fall upon its own merits, it will have effected a very great public benefit. The Colony needs rest from political turmoil. It has nub come scathe ess out of the storm of wordy warfare and agitation of the last two years. Its financial position has been assailed, its public men maligned, its *cry solvency in the present, and its powers of rocupevation in the future have been recklessly called in question for the mere purposes of party warfare. It was not possible th-it this could happen, that it could be threatened with anarchy and revolution, that there shou'd even hangover it a dim uncertainty as to the possible outcome of all this political agitation and turmoil, without inducing a certain amount of commercial depression. And there is little doubt that the colony has suffered commercially, and that settlement has been seriously retarded by all this agitation. Capital has drawn its purse strings closer, and some time will need pass before confidence becomes fully restored. But nothing will so materially tend to bring- tMs about as the cessation of purty strife, the indulgence of which has piralysed legislation, and alraos l " lendered impossible anything like sound and healthy administration, and for this reason we cannot but look on Lord Cat uarvon'a despatch as most opportune, calculated as it is to check false hopes and aspirations, which could only tend to continue a state of things 80 much to be deplored.

LABG* «ALU or UuVBHNMHNI' STORES . — We would retni'id the public that >bf large talu of G>verumeut atire* ■ilv.-r-tiged by Mr Eearudy Hit , take* pl»co ia the Barracks, kt Hamilton, this day ut noon.

'(Hz Auckland Waste Land Board. — Too (following geuUeUiflii Lave bn»-n "elected for thi new Auuklau<t Watte L»nd B.»rd: Dr C»m[.b*"ll, Mr J C Firtb, Mr B I'ouk*, Mr J<»-pb M»y, »ud jurWP Muat

Auction Sal* or Waiches Jrwklklry, Ac —Mr .lobn Kuix adveru^a m auutb>r ojluuuo «. lot of good*, >h- * ojk iv tracie >ud effect i of Mr G 'mi, w»tulimak*-r of Hami ton Went, wLiob be will offer for »»1 , by publio kuonon. oa Mond»y next, at 2 p.m.

Stork Cattle. — A number of c»tt « | pataed through Hamilton on fit) er aulc ; the riv«r yeaterdiy for f urns further up country Oue lar^e nerl |>a I'd «a ilie ■at iida the river numbenug between 250 »»d 300 be*rt T»e*« v»tt, c teem id good connibioD of kll A^ea and n ze*. Waihto Agricultural SH'>w-_i d addition to the <-x(>i»ita au extri *'• tr«ction hu \>fn ad<i d to th« anow of l'bur»d»y n«-zr t wb«o two priz< • will be given for the beat jutnpin.' horae, the oi»mp""itioD for which will take pl»o« at 230 p.m. Meinbera of the *«»o i»tion are r queatrd to app y f.>r tb^tr ineinhord tioUt-t of mmutjinoe to the mrmhtir if the c 'mm tfcoe, to whom their «ai'B irij.ti >ua were jail.

A TWOPKNNT HALFrUWNY ARGUMENT — Uader thi« he«<U<«g the Duaa in 'Situr day Ad**r'i««r" ief*r* t-> tuo ooudtiut of the tioa Matbn? Ho'm^B in th« ( p>i*r Hou»f, whioh »• )»te'y quoted as •hown q the inte 1- utuat worth »nd ohnnoter ot •Cloni»!Lord«.' It-»y«:-°'rh HonMr Holme* »et bia face *<»'nst the b>rrnw> uig jioi»er<* «>f th»* O« uuUfi«, bdcauhp the dem lid for la'our tor pulilit wotk w uH k'»-ii up tbe price if m.c- p■h vi'iw 10 20 * h(ii«i el 'Ihiu is le • 'titti t*o|e.co li» ffifiiny pr sbwe^. How ip*ny twopi nuts o ul-1 tho Loui-* I* iv« OounoiUorn f»ro at tb ■ job. Not many, w* f »»"• 1' c iheief re h ohlt^cd, in bu effort* to make mon^y, to sheer tbe l»',ourer, w* oauuot "i-sh biic iuc« oc» "

lha CV'TTAOK 0? COSEkNE HOTEL, Viet 'no and Hebron Sfr^ets, Ajcklaml, W, B. LangbblDOK, Piopneior, having been Enlarged and Improved, tiff.rdi nix quailed Awoiumid.tion, und w ill bd touml a lleully, We.l-ai-poiutoJ, Jfuretcuss Hole). — [\DTI.3

Risb in Wool — Our rcid^n interested ij ali J <'t» laiui m will t_O'ic<- *uU plt-ii-urj the late-t Syfluey O«lo«rAina <>f XuursiUy d^iailiug the spirit- d opcu>ng of tLe Loudou Wool Mark«t, and tbe lurther rive of tlire^-lmlfpencc ptrtb, l'tiia makßij ai:og»-ther * rise of thioo tbrco pence per lb »uti takiug tbe uuui-m-r of Iba of hool lur export this ue«m>u to bu equal to thai, of 1875 m-iinn » ium of b twe. n £600 000 and £700,000 to th« uulouy if New Ze^laud.

Native — A few days eini-e,* it was Annouiiutd tbat lleinga, Miiuhni'i .lAii^Lter wa* ou h«i way (o Auckland, to (jrcuunt two swor s, whiob had b eu taken hy the rebels froia oor trooj)* at i.<*u<:i« rt i, to the Government. Thcrr rotarn win mbemJeU to oonvey tha wUhct of the natives for p««oe. Wo no^r learn that RoiDgn, og reaohiog Ngaraawahi*, w«a perauaded by oertoiu ufttivas thcra not to prooued Innh^r oa ber miatton, »nd tbftt •he hu returned to tbe King country.

Accident. — We regret to le*rn that nn accident occured to a child of Mr Carn»olian of Cumiiridgo on Wadnesdtijr availing. It Appears that iho Lttde one wua placing too near a horio when the aiiinia! kicked out. and struck it oiight y in th« fudri, cultiQkj, bowoTer, one of the clieekt iiiJTjreiy. Tue wound was drei «J bv Di> Waddiujton who bjp.ened to be in tlie to^rirhtp, »ud froTi wnat W6 ietru

the injury is not likely to prove more ■eriju» ituii lac disßguremeat it may 0C04310U. Rohan Catholic Jcjbiltes BRvrcas — 'lhe»c serf ices will be concluded au>l celeb aied in Waikito to-morrow, lhe uev Father O'Reilly, of Coroiuandul, wh > it juit leturniUi,' home from a p*->oral visit to tbis iluinct, will conduct (Urine sci ticb at Haui lit m to-inorrovr utB 3uand 11 mo, And a^uin ia the eamo diy at 7 p m, and will cniebra c iliss on Monday uion ia^, at Uatui ton, at 7 o'clock, before proci eJing to uckliud. I lie Ka» Patber G>iHen will take the services iv Ljwer VVaikato to niOvToir," nt Laupiri mill Nijaruiwahi*. wh-n tbe Jubilee Semcet will be Iwld iv both plicea.

A Contsast — Whihfc the Holmea's an 1 HhoJes'* of the col >uy and i he Ruudj mjuey Kobiu*ons uro siriTiug tor a teat ii tho Upper House au<l .ho title oi I Honorable, tet •c really «reut men at home due li tie tor a tar higher) auk Duraeh hid i >nj{ r. fu»ed a peerage bi-lore ho b«»cime Lord BeacjnatieKl, and GUd^tone c red *h iitile for oi)f. Tue following pkrugraph is fr>mj th? rouaJ ot the picis: — Au onlerpiiain^ reporter NMthe ill st to iijfbnn ulumtLone 01 Di-iaeu'« elevation to toe peerage, wheruupon ihu lormcr iaid : ' Well, I bare won t's ; a good oIJ i'ri-ud of Oiino wu« /o.ilitii unougli i>oino ti.ue ugo to bet ru ■ £b that I wouid be Wide a peer before Mr Disraoli.' To which a b) Blunder rejoined, ' l'e^, but }ou know tuut you hive lo»t your opportunity.' Aud tho rx Premier .•!)*« erod, wnb a iinile th»t Jit up the vriiolu of hit expre=*ne face, 'Ah, but you uiutL reiueuibur 1 ujre won my Jib.'

Ay AOTIO.V IN THE DITORCK COURT i« pen'tin^ and will count ou forbearing dur inj tl'C Jcvnudi'y Sts ion, in whid\ Mr a Ve*ey i be leader of the Katikuti specitl fettiotnent »eok§ a diroice from h s wife Margaret Torrens Stewart ou the grjUud of kdultcrj wi h her aepiieir, Mr Oecil Gtedstawfs, of Kit kati a youth about J9 year* old, who i* one of Mr Ste wart's cutlets, n-ud Ims beeu residing in i< bouse. Tue repl) of tno rea^ondi<n ro the ,e>iti>n id a complete denial of tho charge The citations were terred on ihe re-pundent and coiwpondetit ou th^ 25th August lasl, and ihj anawer was deliTAred on the 27h September. \>r and Mrs SieWi.n were wurnod iv 1856, tiventj jreura ago.

Connkc ' iv with this Press —The exprestiion " connoctol with ibe pro-s."«ays the " World," will coon piss into a a byphras* incauingli 83 us " something in the City." A lellow, vrbna name w*t uuwnalejoruely mixeii up \*nk a Ulo of •eduction and mieide, deui.»nbed himielt nt a rec«nt inque«t m "connected with (ho pr^ej," The probability m that the Miowhad no cl urn to that distinction. Il is otic thing to be "onneclnd wnb the press" another to ba a j urnahst. Tuo red-ti<ised pHiinv-a-liner wli<» '" fli n» \>t" n-emendou* cotifli^ra'iont:, tho aJ?crti-e-mem tout, the dtp[io^clc:'k in thu financial depftttraont, tha proofreader, ihp ''devil" v»hj fulche* c^pj and beer, cron f c boy in livery who lides the huck-puny of the " Echo." — all these are "connected «it:i iha pre*»; but, ifjoupletue, tat»,y Aft) nol jjuruahiit. The Kksfonsibility of publi«hiag the follnwiiig 'exn*oc in 'in » lHLter'rettu witti ihu " HO'.att Town " The writer •■iya: — 'I he*nl tuo otbor day — you rn^y hive heard it. before— a verygool auecdute Lotting upon tlio apiriC of r^iiouahstio iuqui y which i« abroad upou queiuons of ih eulogy, and, mdeed otber 'uto.iei. ' It is ** loliowu: — A ooloro'i peichor waa holding foith at a camp m etiug iv Ainenoa, bu tbene beijg thu creation of mm and m*u'» fall. He taid that wtacu o<id made Ad4o9, tba h' it m*a, hi made fai>n of cUy, aud stuck bun up agaiuvt a thre^ i*il fence to d'j. 'St»b «<ir,' aai lan txcitbd and rdtoonlutic be>rer, 'if Ailau w«» the riiao man, pruy who put np ii«t »r f'Doe. ' Pm d«t man oat oi> h» chapel.' wai the reply. isach qiestiont »• dem will ipie all de theo <>gy in the world '

Chris opbik Levtham's Family — SubHcii^u <u» »re begiuLiug to com in to the fiiQti boiiig raised for ib« widow and ti»'e children of the late Mr Leatharu, killed by lightning, on Saturday la«t, at tfukeuo. L atliaui bad ju*G c itniueaofd wiirnin^ a flix mil oa b'uriwol capital and had moilgagel hu la d, 10 «oa •!« tnm to work it, U> Mr Alfred BiKkUn '. I'ltut g'litlemau witu a iib.-»ality which d<>et him infinite bo- o r , bai si^infled In* iuteuiiou of giving the wilow a (»t disjbaige from the liabiii y of thn mxt^a.e, returum^ her th» land and kotne c -w-t on wbicb he held ft Jnu Mr Kinhard Uol>bs of Pole no is orgarmiiu> a relief fua<l couimittue, and will reonvo HU^<ori^<iou« l a=> iademl will all the Auckland j urnals, rome of whicl> hs\t alre&ly cotn'i.enced tlie ilaily pu'ilioation of the natuet «if thone nubscri'ung 'o the fuml. The "Herald" altudn q i« tbe oecemtiei and met iU of tbe ctun n >y* : "T>e widow aud family (hv« onildren) «.f the Lie Christopher L atbam, killed by liiihtning at.Folteuo, «einn-ie >-itr>u» oiroumataQcea and \h re •»n pffo- ( beiug made* to reltM'i them fioio th« immulmto p>et>ure <>t w^w, svhiou would i.o KttiHrwuu coiirequent u|ioii thur calami dim rreav^m n . 'l-k< decsu c i Hiid i wif<- w«»e ludiiht' ous frugal, »i d rtkpeotabie puopie Ihy »»e einttugal lug c.r..tin*uu(.ei, hnviug r*omm«uo^d their bu»m a* of fl xdreftfr* np>i> b -rr-'We 1 uionay ja-<t a mo th b for« thi dr«» fai iocnr"uoe. Tu«y tujoy the fricnily ayunymtiiy of all ihmr neighbor 8 Thin it nut tbe ctno of a hmil) liviog up tt% Ihr rcrj c lb-cl b -c ut tb ii mean*.

Satan's Liukarx, — A c «vtr Aiu«jriciku naa pa euteil » uovalty in pljytiig-odrda. In iha 'G'ohe ** it iscall^l, the o-ird* are round, wbioh (fiv«.a au ircrejn»ed lmle^t uitiml ty, and *u entii in ii.md ing, hbufiliuti, ami duuling, cucli as i» vow to be ottuined only by a loiig [traono • be ■idea this, tl>» i^nm *r ot colours has bteu litcicimd to tuur, pruit-j.t m follows :—: — tiuJ.ils, it). l j d aiiiondH, yellow ; grt-eu ; fipailtM, ><u<J-i j tnu>< rende >ng tliw bUita iii "I'd eiwify diso^raible ; ,«nd ib add tioutolliutberwuuf o.cu >»m! 1 as tittftr un bilgo a number >,i Lu-uißr*U painted in proper colour, i-o that witbout Bt«iug i he reso uf the c«id its uuit »uU vtucuu kuuwo »t oixjo.

The Kaipara Railway. — The At-toriie}-Gh)u<-r*l, ■ neb h\t leturn to Aucklaud, baa bi'cu interviewed by Mr J La Limb aaeiit the Kaipara, Extension. Mr WkiUkvr aUtei tlut the Government hid agreed to extend the railway, and that .heaumo £192,000 h. d h?en vote 1, whii.li w<t« to ooVir th« tKtsnsiou to HfleuavilL-, ili« voatiuuat<oii to Auoklaud, *• well at fiuisb the Waikato Kaiiway. The t<jae»tion of the roat to Auckland dupuuded ftntirely n^on the amoaut of oompeuaatioa that woul I be atked und the utility of the live. Nothing derioito had be.-v tettle 1 with regard tv location of the Holen»ville teriniuus, and it. natiho luteuti.'D of Mr M«*a>t »ud | biniveif to \ 1.-it Lh« locality ntxc week to iuai). ct tbe variona poaitioad.

The Eastke* Qomtion.— A pamph- | let. by harl Kuaae.l entitled ''£h» Foieiga Policy of Great. Bricaiu iv 1876/ the "Pall Mat Uutftto" saya, "hw been privately printed. tUnug duouiied I tUo qtuatiou, '!■ tht» Turkish Empre worth preset Tiny ?' aud answered it la the negative, E:\rl RuueU oooj©i Id the couolusiun that ttierb u but oaa r*m-<iy aud tliat i« to cli»i>ge the vaveieign — t > place tU« crowa on tho bead of a UUriftiiau, and to deprive tne Sultao <^f a sovereignty mcompa ibl^> with tm li aud justice. Uii youe.al concluiiuni poiut to a fodtiritiou, ouusmtinjj of fiiat Bervi3, capital Belgrade, reigning pnuce f rinjt Milan ; i«cund Cruatia uud ilenz govina, capital Ragaig, reigaiag pri ce au A rob* duke of Aiutru ; third, Koqui ni», compriding Wallaobia aud Moldavia, cap tai BuooQiiroat, reeiguing p iuoe Pimoe (Jtiarlea ; fourth, Bulgaria, capital Adnauople, roiignin pri oo an A'chihike ai-'pomced by ttio Emperor of Atutna ; tilth, the Kingdom of Greece, oom^nslog Theaaaiy and Epiru^, capital A heat, reigning prince the Kiag of Greuoe. The Qaeea of Gr^ac britata to be the Protector of the Danubi.in CoDfederatiou by tea, and the Emporor of Austria by laad, »nd the ltmitatiou* on ill a entrance of ships 10 to the illaolt tea to be abo. Uahed."

Vaqkant Cattlb — A. case of very consider »ble inteiest to owners of o*tile and owuun of gaMeua «n decide 1 on Thursday, io th-i Keaidout Magistrates Court, Himiltm. Cattle, for whi<-h de, *»tur*ge ie»i had beeu paid by the owner tre^p^ssed oncomplatuautd fenoed land breaking his fence* aud eating hu aud bb rec >v<;red damages to the extent of £5 10* ; beaidos ooatu against the owner of the cattle, even though the latter brought tbe fence viewers of the district to prove the indifferent ch<*rat c- r uf the fence, and thai it was not, aco n\lug to tbe Provincial Act, a Ugal our. Tom ii not the firat dcoinon of tue kind we have buard given on the matter of oattle trei"p»t, the common Uvr of England, it w»b bold, over ruling any coloijul legislatiou at to what it, or it uor, a leg^l fenoe. It wilt be exueeliuglj anti^f-iotory to property holders aud occupiera to fi<d that bowevtr little th^ir £«ue« may c mply with the requirements of tue • Fencing Act- they vaa, should o ttle break la o tbtir moloiturea recover coml^euiaii >n for damages done, both to fence aud crops AuotUer po Lit of groat iuiportauoe also cropped up during the oaie The Court drew atiftn'iim to tbe faot, that moat people seemed to think tbat if they paid depftrtupDg fees for their o*ttle, those animals ha I a legal right c wander in the publio streets and road , on uni>.ol»std private property as well aca c on the Wame Lands of tbe Crowu, whereki the depatturage fees only eutitle the oaitle to run upou the Wan.c Lands of tbe Ciowu. witbio the district. Wh n «n uuiuolost-a private property th^y might b« impounded for simple troupes, and also be im ounded in tbe same mauuor oy the raigers for trespass on the public ruads. Ibe pui lio h^ve thus the power to oheuk to a ve<-y great exteut tbe va^rai.t cat.l* nuisance, which h*s thiflatentd to become • rsgalar inati tution anjougst us. 15 will nut now be difficult to so barrasa the owners of iiOu>iiousiy breauby cattle, f>at th«y w.il either dispose of them to the bu'ehor or keep tu em aafo ut ho >c.

DISTRIBUTION OF TUE LAND FUND.— Tho "(Jiua», " of Xuc»d»y, cuoiains au ia erettiug siio*iug tbe utter ulfairueao ot the mauner ia which the proute>l» of the pnblio c tato of the 0»lo y b»v« b-eu ah * red out between ihfl avverJ provinces A peruial of tbe fi^uies quoted m^y not •« w*4te tiiu«, at tthewmg clearly the extent to which tbo ret of ' ho oolouy it btiug mne or le>« rohl c by O»uterLury »ud Ooago. Ttiti following »re tho r^cei) ti for the laud »»I<:* fi>r tbe qii r or endinii 90Hi Septrmber l»«t : — vu.klaml, £1 yO7 ; r*'au»ki, £iii ; Wellington, £3.076 ; (iawUe'i B.i), £3,792; Nel«oo, £1,381; M»rUoiougi», £178; Weatlau.l. t4si ; UiiDtet bury, £153 953 ; Ougo, £98,749 ; urnt'tal of £9,219 t>r the North, d<i £254 613 for iho Middle Mun.J. ThuH uiago » d C<ne~buiy, our. of • gioi* sum oi £i:63.9J2 .ejeivel, £252 702. Auf tbu it ihe result of only » tbr-e inout'ii r- bbery of the public lundt which i,M I), en goiug on for tho \**t twenty y »r» No world' r tl»t C»uierdury, ami de r frieml, Ut»yo, hive pio. g.e^ed ho rapidly »a>t beo"iu>^ ao prxperous, while the unfoitunate North Island provinces, *•* far as their looal nov<-ru-monts aro con^emed, b came hopHiessl> bankrupt. But even thin <io» n>t show tbe exte<ir to whioh the Norb bat been plnnder d, f»i it do«a not contain thr prooe«"H <>f 'ha rents of the leased land, a 'urt.hor y aly revenue t j y«d 'o a o n^uleiat'U au ount by the two Vampi-e P-ov.nors.

This Salmon Ova for the Upper Thorns havo b eu pltced in the Rapurtipa ri»er tntbe Palattrcdißinot, by Mr TO Firt'i The Maoris, «ys th* '• Hera'd," und.-r \h- direction ot M* Ueo Walker, by fat cming the swamps bad rend r«d t e long joun.ey from Mr Firth'* atmiori cnjcpai-a-tivr-Ij i*f-. Tfae«t*ff«if Mr Finh'a workmen hud preceded hiui.and made all otlier Docet^ary pr<*paratio>if, and on Tbuolaj after oon (ihe-*innver»»rjr o »h- Prm c ..f Wal«*'B birthday ) uliou' 55.0C0 o»a wre depoiited m thU ohaimui^ ttrcnui with great luccen. Th<- Maoris took great inter aim lh« wtiol* affur, and rendered ve-y bearty «s*i»tance ia )irepann>; the looutiou hy erecting breakwitei* »o-o»s tbe strfara, atid nnder Mr Walker'n rijreo tion, it cmg round th* nA'cliiii!.' (jro md« in order "o prertnt fch>> dniredrioiu of rds^kiitgfisMera Mnd other e<iemif« a ■ liberal supply of 100 »!)d car u c packing on bumllea of f • ro • 'el the or* from i jury during the long land transport. Wh'i' th« bi.xe< were opened, Iho otu wa^ f.'und to '« m tpli-ndi) coudit'on. S me round the tide* of Ibe boxes were aI eady hitching, undt<ere irever> rea> •on to expect a iucceuful rcault to thU important opera' ion We congratulate Mr * l irth cv tho comp'wto »ucccub wbic'i

h'S, bo far, uttcn led bis exertions in he ci u-e of Kcuhm ttiianon ; it is but bare ju ticetoaay that it line b>en manly ow ing to (be characteristic energy which lie has ihron into the a flair, on the punci[.!o that whoever is worth doing id woith doing thoroughly an r i well. ThbEdi cation Bo\rd ! 3 Act, 1876.--Tlir to K'Mn.g b itf S3 m psib of ihe above Act, no* m oueratt'O, ui&y b«- < f iiteie-t lo aoujc of our readers : — Ail Pr.i>incul acts and rdiuauces relat ng lo Education, except Huch aa are ex r^aly or implietlly repealed, Are to remain in force The fiovinuial district of Mieklun I is Constituted fta Kduuati»u district. The pre»en. Bmrds »re t" bold offlje nslilthe Ist of Decenober, 1877, but no provision i-eema to be made tor th ir «uccetsor*. Alt money, pr.-perty, sohoul reserves, »nd lands for te moI huh are to vrtt in, and be inAnat?ed by the Boards. Governor to appoint first ni'et'ug of Boards; and thereafter iluy mu-t meet at leait once »mo .tu. A'l actiooU in the .liSvnot to be nu'jeot to ibo Board t. Puwora, and ,iutiM« of a^hool O muiitt«ea, aubjdot to preaeut Act, remain onalfeered. lufpeolino of district (schools \» to be made, but nc> proviaiuu at to when or how. Salarit u of leaohure, and other expe sea connected with Boards and echoo'g ; purobaiiog, renting or impioving t>oho»l mtcs and buildines ; bouuaes and a lowance>o pupil ttfauh^rs ; entablisuiueiii of nchottinihipa, aud gubnid zing sohool libraries, are to be done and made by the B >*rda. All rates at pr<;««al levi* 1, and remaiuiog aupud Are reooferable by the B iard* ; but ' every rate, except capitatiOu ratts, for children, 1 hitherto authoiised to he 1- vi«d uader the E tucacion Act, * shall bes anuliabei.' Capita jo i ratci on acoouut of obildroD, 'and all ttohool ft^s oi ratt-s,' are to be continued t > bo leviad in t-rins of the Education Act. ( ' his teemi to clash with the pre ceding olaase.) Boards may let any land vested in them under tins Act tor 21 years, or less. They may also borrow money by mortgage or on debenture*. B ard to furo'sh tbe Minister before the lit May, 1877, with a report of their (.rouee-Wugt up to the 31st March previously. Governor cm place temporarily voder control of B »ard, or Sohool Cumruittee, auy public library, Mechanic*' iustitute, mukeum, or other educational lustiiutioo, for winch no adequate pruvision has been made.

Vautabl* luroßTiD Cattle. — Mr Alfred Buukland hm received par City of Auokland some yaluablo imported cttile, «h oh will ib >rdy ueaubtuittedtoauuciou. There Are two shorthorn cow-., oue young bull, nine mouth* oM aud a c ilf. fue following are their doaoriptio 18 md pudi> grata: — 1. Mflitlaud. red roan h if«r. oalved Fe ruary 7, 1874 Sire Daudedo . (30849). dam Coco by lx«»r (215447), q dam Urau ful-dy D»try Prince (17665), 3 daiu Ur*ot) by buitou (15354), 4 J»m Luunora ny May Duke (1^321), 5 dam Leo)>»ide»» 2ud by fbumpttuo (20974) 6 uam L<s<>p»r. •ien by Frootr»der ( 10<S4<>) Worved b> Lord Godo pbiu, Deuutuot»r 25. 1875. Calv«d on the voyage. The next >■ Duuheit of (Jhutnburjtb, roan, calved 20t,b Juos. 1874. Sire ijuyal Wiudaor (29890) dim VVoite Loakt by Baroo X l>«rby (27919), gd&ai Ber'ha by W«ioomoQu«»t (15497 j 3 dam by Vuuguard (1U994), 4 dam by a bull of Mr B oih'd, V\'«rUby. Served January 17, 1876, by Leopold. D<iohe«a of CUauiburgh won in 1875 toe lit prize at Bath and Weit of kngUud ■bow, at Croydon. Tbe young bull » named Miticbttm Boy, red, oulved Feb. 2, 1876. Sire Lord G -dolphin, dam M-uob-las by Barou Killerby (^7,949), q dam Guvernri* by Pwrfeottou (2705), 3 dam, vi r Outhwaite'* Red Cow, by Wallaby (7713) They are all fr >m the Batuea«e iiera, and ooutaiu chiefly Bjota blood.