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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 745, 27 March 1877, Page 2

The Taupo Meeting hai come to an end, and it would seem without any of the results, diplomatic or otherwise, which were expected have followed the meeting of the jtfative Minister with Rewi, after that chief had referred back for advice to the tribes since the farmer meetings at Alexandra. Cambridge Fabmbrs* Club. — The meeting of members takes place this evening. BnOKLANTD'S CAMBRIDGE OaTCLB SALE take* pi ice to-day at tne sata yapdi, Cambridge. There is a fair supply of stock of all kinds. Fat Cattle.— Mr R Seccomb9 informs v? that he intends sending 35 steers to Auckland for Me Buckland's sale of the sth April. NGABUAWAHIA R Iding.— - The election of a Councillor for the Ngaruawahia rid ing of the Count y Council of Waipa takes place to-dby. ' Pig and Hor3B peed,— lt will be seen that Mr R Lamb, of the Ngaruawahia Mills, has risen the prica of. sharps to £9, and lowered that of bran to £6 10s. Gold Production 1 — We see that for the week ending March 24th, the Moanatairi produced 6,235 ounces of gold, independency of a small quantity obtained by tribute parties. Ony West. -Mr Tonka, MB. R for Auckland City West, has resigned his seat m the Assembly. No one is as yet spoken of as a oandi3ate for the yet warm seat. Amongst the Passengee3 to Ham ilton yesterday evening was Inspector Biohatn, of the Armed Constabulary. Mr Broham, comes up we understand, to take over such members of the force m Waikato as are employed on polioe duty. Billiard Table and Skittlb Alle?. Mr Gwynne, of the Hamilton 'Hotel, it will be seen by advertisement m another column, is open to receive tenders from persons willing to rent either the billiard table or skittle alleyjofjtheHamilton Hotel. Supreme Court.— The criminal sittings, which would have commenced on Monduy next, the 2nd April, have, m consequence of the Easier holidays, been postponed till Wednesday the April. Cbowded out, — The report of the Resident Magistrates Court at Hamilton, on Saturday, must stand over till our next issue. Our Whata Whata Correspondent's letter shares the came fate.

It will be seen that Mr N R Cox has taken measures to prevent the inhabitants of Hamilton and neighbourhood from falling into the sin of eating meat during Passion week, by providing a plentiful supply of fish.

NEW B^K PREMISES, N&AJJCAWAHpi. — Tenders for ulfceratioas and addition? to the IJank premises' qi the Bank of Nesv gjaland at Nga"uawahia, have been called for by the architect, Mr Mahony, and will be received up to noon of to-morrow. Plans, <fco, may be seen at the Bank »b Hamilton.

The Soiree and Concert m aid of the building fund of the Ngaruawuhia Preabyterian Ohurch, comes off to-night m the Church and scbool-rroorn, The ''rphousglee club from Hamilton, and Other locil talent go down to assist. Our correspondent wilj. doubtlea3 furnish us with full particulars.

JCHiijNG a Oat.— lt was m Portland on an evening. Three of them were killing a cat. Oae of tham held a lantern, another held the cat, and the third jammed a pUtol m the cat's ear. and fired it, shooting the man who waa holding the animal on the hand, aud wounding the pa<ty with the lantern m the arm. The cat left as soon as it saw how matters stood, and that ill-feeling was being engendered.

j.EuTTOATIONAL.— The dismissal of the schoolmaster at Alexanlra was decided upon by the Boird, at its last nuetingmg. It is stated, ia the report, that a omplamt against; the teacher of the Alexandra Souool f-jr severity of punishnidnt infliebwd ou pupils, wa* considered, aud 16 wa3 decided to iaforin the teaoher that the Bjard coisi lers he had committed a grave indiscretion m the mode ot flu'gioir, and that he receive one month's notica of dunn-ssil or salary m lieu thereof. The appointment of Mr T H dmythe to the Sc'jool at Hautapu was sanctioned, subjeot to the regulations.

Cambridob Easts b Monday Spoara. —We are informed that Lhe committee have been so far successful m their collection of funds as to be able to offer a silver cup of the value of five guineas, to be called "The Cambridge Uuo," and run for at the coming spores. Quoits, also, will be provided on the ground, and a prize will be given-to the champion play3r. In tl\e case of second and third prizes, we are requested to stale that they will be fired proportionately with the amount of money collected remaining m the hands of the committee over and above the advertised prizes.

Accident to Miss Fjbrotsson.— We regret to state that a very serious accident has happened to Miss Fergusson, of Grorton. It appears that on Friday the young lady was returning home from a drive, and on passing through the gates tho horse shied at a piece of wood and brought one of the wheels inro violent collision with the gate post. The consequence of this^ was that the king-bolt broke, releasing the shafts, with which the horse started off. Unfortunately, Miss Fergusson, who was driving, Kept fast hold of the reins, and was dragged over the splashboard and thrown violently ou her head upon the ground. Mr Leslie, who was m the carriage, wab injured, the breaking away of the shifts saving an upset, flo at once got down to assist the jounglady and found her uninsensible. Sua was taken home m this state, and Dr Waddington immediately telegraphed for. Fortunately, however, the doctor was m Cambridge, and at once saw and attended to his patient, who was suffering from concussion of the brain j her neck also was much injured. It ii satisfactory to learo that Dr Waddington — then m Hamilton — received a telegram on dunday stating thdl conscioiuneos had m some measure returned, and that his patient was better.

Good News For Amebican- SpinSTJEB-*. — Mrs Ah Waa, nee Fauuie Waters is the first white woman m California who has thrown off the yoke of Caucasian prejudice und consolidated wioha Heathen Chiuee. The above were joined by the Hey. Mr GKbs >n. The (Jninese immigration question is settled m a moment. Statistics tell us that there are live female children born^ to every three males. In .New England there are a million mure uu married women than men. What could be more beniSceut, aud beautiful than to foster the guileless incoming Mongolian and pair him off among the noble army of spinsters ? Nothing could be more admiraole. John couldn't understand curtain lectures when he heard them, aud no modern woman exists but would exult m a husband who carried uo latch key aud did all the washiag and cpokiug himself. We urge the Commission to stop skylarking with Pixley, and report on this overpowering thought at once. There is a bright day about to dawn for Anna Dickinsou, Dr. * Mamie Walker, and the rest of them. It is rather hard on the heathen, we know, but charity begins at home, JBe of good oheer, lovely sisters, Jand try to get accustomed to smell of opium on the parlour curtains, for, behold ! your deliverance is at hand.

Bank op Naw Zealand, Hamilton West.— The * Herald,' which falls into Jihe mistake of twice stating that the new bank buildings are to be greeted m Hamilton East, 'say :— " The maim front is 42 feet m length, and the Bide front 50 feet. A very handsome ornamental porch forms the entrance into the banking room, a commodious appartment 24 feet by 22 feet, which is to be, fitted with a handsome counter, and all the other customary fittings of such an office. To the right of tho entrance is the manager's room, an apartment 14 feet square, aud at the back of this is the Jstroug room, S feet by 7 feet, and the stationery room of similar size. From the side front there is a private entrance, leading into a commodious dining-room, kitchen, scullery, and other offices. The upstairs rooms are for the accommodation of the manager and his family, and consists of drawing-room, bed-rooms, bath-room, &c. The whole building is of brick. It will be cemented all rouud, and the two fronts will be handsomely qrnamented with pilasters, &c, m the lonic style of architecture. The upper cornice, is to be supported 'by ornamental brackets and indented panels. The top of the building will be finished off with a balustrade. The windows will be glazed with plate glass, and all the internal fittings will be French polished, and altogether the building, when completed, should be nob only very commodious but very handsome premises, The lowest tender for the construction of the building is about £2800, but bending the arrival of Mr J Murray, bank inspector, none has yet been accepted.

The Reiigious Education Qitkstion". — rAt the meeting of the Central Baard of Education held m Auckland ou Friday, tho consideration of tnis question was resumed. A letter was received from the Key It S Hassard endorsed by the E^v Messrs Macnicol and Kirk, requesting the Board not to interfere with the arrangement which had existed, enabling ministers to impart religious instruction before and after school hours Mx Q'Rorke sajd he was not present when thjs question was brought up" before, but he' thought the request a reasonable one, as it only asked that the arrangements which hacf existed 1 since the Ace was passed should not be interfered with or disturbed. He proposed, " That tho request of the memorialists be granted, and that the Inspector of Schools be inftructed to give no order which would di - turb the practice which has prevailed sjnee the passing of the Education Act, 1872, 'or Jallo wing ministers of religion to give religious instruction j^ '■ schools, either before or after school hours, as contemplated by the proviso of sect-ioa 45 of f;he Act."— Colonel Haultaiu sail Hhe point at issue wa? whether children were obliged to'leave the room whq;i the school was dismissed, or were they to bd allowed to remain m the room---Mi- M iy said it would be surely sufficient to tell the children the school was dismissed, and let those who chose to remain for rjiiaiDug instruction do so. — Colonel Haultuia°said if the children were turnedgub., they would be deprived of the religious education which the Education Act authorised, and which wa3 no doubt contemplated. He moved, as' an amendment, " That the teacher is nob required when dismissing tha school to oblige all *ihe pupils to leave the roou]."-«=r4ft i er some further discussion of a conversational character, iv tho course of which the Chairman pointed out that the Inspector had not insisted ou the children leaving tho school after ilia s.hooi was dismissed, as alleged, and Colonel Haultnin expressed regret that the question had ever arisen, Mr O'Rorke withdrew his motion, an.l that proofed by Colonel Haultain waa adopted,

To Waikato Settlers visiting AuukLnJ, it may not hu uninteresting to know t>\ab tli6 SUr Uoiel, r^bert-street, has ehvnged bands, the present proprietor being their old friend and follow-settler Mr X J Davidson. The hotel, which was bofore a inodt convenient and commodious one, has uudergone a thorough repair, and when the addition of twenty rooms now m course of erection is completed, it will be one of the largest family and commercial hotols m this part of Now Zealand. As it is, every comfort is obtainable ; it is CentraUy and pleasantly situated m the very heart of business, yet with an airy and lofty posi ion, commanding a beautiful view of the harbour and gulf beyond. Tkh Maori Murderer of Morgan has received several visits from the Rev J Wallis. Pati, who affirms that he has nevor been under Christian instruction m any way whatever, ia profoundly ignorant says the ' Herald,' of everything pertaining to the Christian religion. According to his own account he has never attended any religious service except the Hauhau karakla, if religious service that may be called. He has very little expectation of other than capital punishment for his crime, but endeavours to justify his act on the ground of repeated provocations and curses on the part of the murdered nun. He professes to feel an mtnrest m what is said to him m relation to theßdbjeot upon which he is now instruotad, and it is to be hoped that the efforts put forth to diapell the darkness of his mind may bo instrumental m convincing him of the enormity of his crime, which he yet f iils to Bee.

The Pbice ot Land m Wesij Huiilton is takiug an upward tendency and good business Bites m the principal thoroughfare, Victoria street, command high tigurea for an up country town. A year or 80 ago when the Bank of New Zealund bought the acre allotment at the corner of Viotoria and Hood streets, for £500, many thought the price preposterous, but recently the bank has resold a portion of this, some 64 feet frontage to Victoria street, for 200, with the condi tion that the purchasers b'jiill pur. a brick building on it of not less value than £2,500. This is the new building about to be erected by Mr White for Messrs Baird and Co. The Bank itsef builds at the corner of Victoria and Ho >d street,' the particulars of which building will be found m another place. Another pieoj of land m Victoria streat lias also changed hands, Mr Moses having become the purchaser of a thirty foot, frontage to Victoria street, on what is known as Longbottom's acre, for which £5 per foot is the consideration. • . *

The Waikato Oouxir Counoiii have set their shoulder to the wheel and commenced business m earnes\ In another pLce will be found the digest of a report of the proceedings of a five hours' sitting which took place on Friday last. A copy of the byelaws as agreed to will shortly be published. We are glud to see that the dog nuisance has been fairly grappled with. A tax of 103 on flogs, if only properly parried out without fear, favour, or affection, wiil soon rid the Waikato side of tha river of fc'ie mongrel curs whioh are a nuisanco to theinselve>, their owners, and evrfry body else. We sco that the blast Coast Council lately did the same thing. Tie Poverty Bay 'Standard'

says: — "it was proposed to tax every dog m the County 20s per annum, but an amendment was carried reducing the sum to lOj per dog. This will have a tendency to clear off a number of the

mongrel brutes, which are not only an annoyance to travellers, but a source of loss to ssttlers, inasmuch as these dogs are vory ricatru tire to flojks during the shades qf night." Sale of Land at Tamahbbb.— The

' Herald,' we see, a little earlier than it should have done, mentions the possible sale by Mr Uouglas of bis property at Tamahere to Mr Mawson, of Canterbury. We were aware, a week ago," that the sale was m progress, but purposely withheld iutimation of the fact, as nob wishing to interefere wijjh private arrangements by announcing "them while still unsettled. Thi3, the ' Herald,' wich bad taste, has done, and publishes a3 tin fait accompli that which its own public annquncetneut of, as such, may prevent from becoming so. The faobs of the, case are simply these, that Mr Mawsqa has seen the place, aod is desirous of purchasing it, and has agreeed with Mr Douglas as to the terms should he become the purchaser, but there are others. connected with Mr Mawson m Canterbury, without who3e agreement to the bargain he will not come to a decision, aud the announcement as made by the. 'Herald,' if telegraphed by the Press Aganoy to Chmtchurch, would mislead those at Canterbury into the belief thab Mr Mawson had paid them the poor compliment of submitting the purchase proposal to them after the bargain had been actually struck and settled. Tho price, too, stated by the ' Herald ? as given, is incorrect by £1000. * ' ' * The "Report ob the Railway Commissioners is not published, nor likely to hi till afoer it has been laid upon the table of the House of Assembly m the coming Session of the Parliament. We git her some further particulars, however, from the "Herald," which, ofcourae, has means of obtaining a general i lea of the nature of the report. That jiurnal says: The evidence of Mr Passmore and the documents laid before tho Commission showed thai on the Auckland and Mercer Railway there had heea loat £20,000 on tha first year, and £14,000. on th<j following half-year. This is' a very startling st^ta of a|£*irs, and pne which is not at all satisfactory. Mr Passmore's explanation is simplicity itself, name.!y, |bab ther-a apa nob pqpu la'ion, commerce, or traffic to make the line pay. The Commissioner* were nob inclined to admit this, and we do not suppose the public will do so. People point to 'buse3 running against the railway, and carrying a very large, perhaps the largest, proportion' of the passenger traffic;, while drays b,3a& fha locatnofcive iv the conveyance of goads, aqd they will ask whether- thesa faots do n )t prove tine 4 there is something radically wrong with the management and working of the railway, Tho Cammissioners point out that 'tiie railway his been constructed on such a bad line, with the Auckland Station at so incouvenient a place, that it a "very difficult to. make itf completely serviceable for whai would be the most profitable p*rb of its business. Ihey also attach mnch importance to the fact that no one connecbed with the working of the railway has any interest m its success. They djraw their wag§3 ou,t of the taxation of'thejqountry, and have no interest m tha increasing of the traffic of the railway. Tb§ suggestions made on this point, will, we have no doubt, cause considerable discussion, as they involve the whole question of tho working of tho railways by the Q-ovornment.