The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 727, 13 February 1877, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or ' political * # # # #

Here - sliall the .^rcfeo the People's riglit maintain, • Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain.

TUESDAY; FEBRUARY 13 187%

TfiE tone assumed by the native Minister at his late meeting -yidth the natives at Cambridge, if.it was received with satisfaction by the Europeans present, will be equally acceptable to the -colony at large. In his intercourse with the Maori chiefs -both at Alexandra at Cambridge tihe«colony looked 'forth e striking of the key note which was to give the index of the 'future policy of the government in regard to the native race. That note was struck and with no uncertain soujad^ Like the hero of many a legendary tale, the native minister walked boldly up to the enchanted castle, blew a loud and determined blast on the trumpet hanging at its gate, and 10, at its sounds the tmagic walls crumble away and the power of the sorcerer is broken.

In plain words^ Dr Pollen has given the King party and the na--tives generally to understand that they will no louger be permitted to .hold the threat of Maori interference >with the progress of settlement •within our borders "in terrorem" over the government and the settlers —that while weave willing.to their .rights and privileges we are determined' to maintain the full enjoyment of our own. This is a policy which will commend itself both to the European and the native. The former is tired and •wearied • with the JFabian policy of the past, which has served its turn and is no longer beneficially applicable to the condition of the colony, and the natives themselves know •well that we are claiming and exacting no more than we have a right to exn.ct, and will respect us! all the more ibr doing so. Nor has the new policy -of 'the native office been long in bearing fruit. Both at Alexandra and at Cambridge, the difficulties which .'had arisen, and which less boldly and firmly grappled with, might have been fostered into matters '-' of sei'ions disquiet, have been altogether cleared out of the road,'and we now -learn that Rewi,: the great -head of ithe Kgatimanla•poto tribe,*the real-Hing, has made 1 an appointment to Ineet4he Native; Minister on Thursday next the .15th: inst, anxious to discuss with him the, whole subject of the land question, '. and, if possible, to come to some satisfactory settlement upon it.' This question as affecting the relations between the two races is : the most irnportant of any that have to be taken .into consideration. It has been at the bottom of all misunderstandings and' disputes, of poli- ; deal murders, massacres, and war. and the .Native Minister and the Government which can come to an. understanding with the principal chiefs, on which such legislation may be based as will fairly serve and satisfy both races, will have achieved a triumph of administration "which will cover a host of small political sins. That'Br Pollen will be able' to do this, we^eannot, of coursej, say any more 'than we^can how far Rewi is prepared to meet him in a free and liberal spirit, bub we are sure of this, that the method of dealing with the natives adopted by Dr -Polka is the only one that could lead to a sure and satisfactory understanding, and the fact of the coming conference of Thuislay is the best proof that it is so, we which could have.

A^ VERY erroneous reading of the Rating Act seems to have gained eurreocy, that it is now too fate to rnftlce any objection to the valuation roll or list — that such objection, should have been made seven daye before the 15th inst, Thursday next. This misconception has, doubtless, arisen from the fact that a second notice of objection, or, rather, a copy of the .first must be sent to the "local body," whose valuation list is objected to, seven days before the sitting of such Court, but as yet the date of the sitting of such Courts his not been fixed, and ten days aiotice <xf their date of sitting is required^by the Act; We should, indeed, have thought that the notice which appeared in our Saturdays issue, from the Assessment Judge for the Waikato County, would have removed any ■ doubt Which might'have been ; entertained as to the power of objection so late as the 15th inst.

To .return generally to the subject of rating, we may give- for ■ »tlie benefitof ©ur ■■■ readers, while tthere* is yet time for them to act .upon it, some idea of the bearings of the Rating Act in that matter.. As all are aware," the newly prepare I valuation lists, under ■- which all future »rates, whether, made by county council road board or other local body wfll be leviel have; b i en for-so me weeks past, and will be till the 15th insr. ope:i to inspection, at a place advertised by the several local bodies respectively. The 14th and 15th clauses of the Act provide that the local body for whom saoh valuation list is made may, if they think fit, object to any portion or the whole of it, through their Chair-

man or -Clerk, and that "any person" who considers himself agrieved by reason of the unfairness or incorrectness of any rateable value, or the. incorrectness ; of any insertion" or omission in the valuation list, may object in the form provided. This form was. published by us in our last issue. Clause 16 provides that such objection must be delivered at the place of-sittiug of, the Assessment .Court on or before the ..-15th day of February., and furthermore, clause. l#T provides that every such objector shall, not less than .seven days before the sitting of the Assessment Court (tfhe date of which has not yet been fixed) send to the " local body >s a copy of every such objection made by him. One provision more, and we have done. Where the objector objects to any entry in, or omission from the valuation list, or to any -value therein affecting the interest of any other person than himself, he must send to such person a copy of his objection not less -than seven clear days before the sitting bt the Assessment Court.

IUPOKTS AND JIX?OItTS FOB 1876.— A Wellington tel gram states ■ that in the latest New Zealeand Gazette, the published value of imports and eip ! >rfcs ■•for last yei.r shows :— lmport*, £8,291 ,720'; exports,, £'5,828,027; ■J&Y G-AiZETTfi juafc i?sued, we -learn that the Chairmen of Education Boards are authorised to frank letters and parcels posted on public service in .reference to educational matters. ■< The Health Aor, 1876.— 1t is notified by the chairinau of tue L.c il Hoard of Heulth that copies of the above Act may be seen at the Patjrangi schoblhouse. JBIBOKGIA HIOHHTAY DISTRICT. — A notice to certain owners under the 12th clause of the ltatiug Act, .1876, appears n our advertising columns. The Ohaupo Monthly Sale takes place to day. Mr Mandeno, Secretary to theWaikato Agricultural and Pastoral Assjcialion will attend at Oluupo to day, aad take advantage of tue .presence of settlers there from ail parts, to pay the money prizes to those to who.n such were arvarded at the late aliow and to receive accounts against the Association. . Fat Cattkb. Messrs Fisher and Scott of Pukerhnu, will forward a uiob of abaul, forty head of prime cai-tle duriug the present week to Auckland, ta be in ti/ue ior the market of the 22nd inst. The Fallow JDekr. — An interesting an i graphic uccuuut of the •oouveyanoo! of the lallow deer to the Mauugakawau ranges by Messrs Firth and Aiomu,froin the pen of the former gentleman will be louudin another- column. Assessment Courts. — Notices sfrom threo of me Ju-Jgja ua>e appeared in our columus ayp-intiug the places in which the several Courts will be held in their respective Counties, and le^uiiiug all notices of ol'jecbiou to be tent in, on or before the 15ch inbt. The places fuiholdirg the aeveraKOourtsior Piako have not yet been no titled. Ajn EiiTKßTAisitEisrr to take -place at.' Te Awauiutu, on Tuesday next, will be given by . the Te Awamutu Christy Minstrels. The evening's ammusement will also comprise a farce, performed by the Te Artauiutu .Dramatic Company, and ihd . whole will conclude with a dance. Damage to Middle Island Cr >V3. — The late. rains have been most disastrous in their effect in the South. We learn from the "Guardian" that .the settlers of Portobello ai-e beginning to be afraid of 1h.9 winter for their cattle, as the late bad : weather has almost ruined the hay crop. Some of them have lost the orop by rain, ' that Of others after it was almost safetbe late gale eoiuplst ly carried away. Mr Donald McLean, we understand, has ex pleased his indention of establishing eight scholarships for native youths, in connection with the Te Aute College, ! Hawke's B ty, in memory of his father, tbe late Sir Donald McLean. The • Church .Chroniule' says.: Tue scholarships are to be >of the va'ue of £25 per mum respectively, and are to be open for competition to all native youths being educated in eohojls in the North Island. Laeqe Peas.— We have on view, at this office, a tpleu<ud cample of the Bergamot pear, weighing . 171 ounces, giown by Mr Wm Ddvii, of tins township, on a tree only four years old, which bears for the first tim • this season; Mr Davii ii forms us that there were only four pe rs on tbe tree, the smallest' of which v\ eighed a pound, but il bids f uir to be heavily loaded next season, and it the fiuit is as luscious to the tatte as it is tempting to the eye, we sha'l be happy \to sam j. le next years jjroduoe.

Gmdesdadb Hoßm— We learn from i Satu nla.v'a " B enJhT? that > f torn the steamer Otago there wds'jiandfidut Gnehunga on Friday, a)i entire^ GtVdrtial > horae, from; Otago, for Mr James jSell, ,of Wairoa. It ia the progeny oli'iipoH.ed stock, arid 1 w'a9 selected and Bhippedunder lie supervision of Mr John G- Douglas- veterinary surgeon. Danedin, a gentleman of considerable experience and practice. A petli gree bull oalf, of the shorilurn breed, was shipped forth* Same owner from Canterbury, sell C;ed ;f rom the hei'd.bf Mr David; Gibbie, Canterbury;^ ''.': Tna ExFtrtSioiT 1 ! of Lana:uzb and; Mokgan fr m the Kling.cquntry, by order of Kfcwi will befros'h in the memory of our readers. We have not heard whether Lanauze has made good his threat to return to the iKiug country, despite the wißhes of the natives who s&mmarily ex- ' pelled him iroin it, but good care has, at auy rale, been taken that" his companion in exile, Samuel Morgan, Bhall not do so Last week Morgan was '.brought up befoie Major Tisdalej .under the 2nd section^ of the Vagrant Act, and 8tn r enced to iinprißO iment, with hard labour, in Ngaruawahia Gaol, for one calendar mo.ith. The information was laid by constable MoLeert, and yesterday Morg in sojourned in the flamilioa lock-up, en route .for Ngaruawahi'i. Thb Wa-ikato Heads Rtjw, says the ■ •Heiald,' has been hi the market at| Bunedin. A referenoe tothe 4 Guardi in '■' showa that the Raglan estate, of v94,000 nin-a, wifcb 10.500 young sheep, and 6&0 lifnd of .cattle, has been advertised for, sale by MLr H Driver, of Duuedilx, in ; cons quence of ajdispoluMpn of, partnership. This nropeVty occupies the. couutfys between Waikat'^ Heads' and Raglan, ex-, tending tbiroy niiles 'along thecoaat, anda few years »g?»'a lease. for thirty years-, was obtained from the natives by Mr H 0 Yoiing; Mr Ha'ssal (of Miles, Hassal , & Cj., Chi.stohuroh), and Hon. W Robin- ( ■8 in. The sale Was to have taken place ou Friday lasb. ' (Prol.ably the propetty would be bought in by some df the parts.erd. . ' ;

A. G. MoVemknts. —-Sub-Inspector Newell ' with eight men 1 arrived iu Hamilton on Saturday night, from Ghinimn i, and will, proceed with fifteen men Una njoriiing to strengbbea the road party, now »t work bdtw_een Cambridge^ and Tnupo. Two men of the force work- 1 iug there have ' (il iwa. & thiir discharge, and -come into head quarters. We understaud that the m n. as might be expected with feints none uf th'i besc, have bean in ; a state of great dii-coinforb daring the last' "few weck^i of bad weather. Uf •he wurk is likt-ly ; to 1 .at, aud we are "tol,d that it ! wi 1 i»rob ibly do so for the uefct three aaoaths to come, the Government (should see. that the men, if not huitrd, are properly «h el i,ered fn/tn the wtatlitT. MoanLiiue there will We none but the mounted meu left at the headquarters, with the exception of the storekeeper. -A few men wilt be looated at Alexandra.