The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1189, 10 February 1880, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1880.

The native policy of Mr Biyce, so far, has been satisfactory in its character. When the present Government entered into office,they received as a legacy from their predecessors the Waimate Plains difficulty, and the scarcely smaller departmental difficulty of grappling with the overgrown expenditure of the native office, and reducing* the horde of camp followers that hang upon the skirts ot native administration. The Government could not of necessity shirk the one question, and the native minister with a resolution worthy the occasion, and a baldness of promise, which he is every day redeeming, voluntarily pledged himself to the other, declaring that ho would either reform the native office or resign. And Mr Bryce, as soon as the rising of parliament gave htm the necessary leisure to attend more closely to departmental details, set himself vigorously to his self-imposed task. To cleanse the Augean stables of the native office is a work not only of labor bat of time, bat already be has done much. The actual number of officials has been reduced by over forty in number, and reduction is still going on. The work ot the office is io many respects being brought in its matter of administration into the ordinary open business character of official routine practised in otner departments, and is being strip, ed of the unnecessary mystery with which the most trivial details have i hitherto been wont to be enshrouded; making the administration of native affairs a work of craftship, which none but a few periti were supposed capable of nnderlaking. The other difficulty is, however, one the ultimate result of which it is hard to predicate. There vras but I one coarse open to the Government that of action— and so far tho Government has earned the confidence and support of the public for the direction which their action has taken, and the prudential measures which have as yet successfully been taken to avoid any possible miscarriage. There has been nothing done to irritate the aative mind, , eothimr tP famish a plausible pre-

text for violence to the most disaffected amongst the natives. There has been no " taking- possession " of the Waioiate Plains in an aggressive sense, bat for all that, there is no denying the very critical position of affairs. The Government assume, as in law they are entitled to assume that they already possess the right by virtue of confiscation, at the same time expressing cleurly to the natives the intention to recognise every valid olaim, and while carrying on the work of peaceful settlement to make all necessary reserves for Maori purposes and in such places as the natives themselves may indicate. &s yet, however, the Government have g®ne no further than the work of road making, and it will not, perhaps, be until fche act of survey for settlement, or actual settlement, takes place, that the native opposition to thd action of Government will make itself decisively known. The withdrawal of Tawhai from the Commission, doubtless means more than appears upon the face of it. Nay, it is said, as will be seen by our telegrams of to-day, that he has acted under the instigatian of certain parties at Wellington. It is something more than the chance remark of perhaps some obscure individual that tho Commission was made up of two pakebas and a dog-, that has caused Tayhai to decline to act upon it. Tfc is far more likely that Tawhai knows that tho basis of the Commission is one which will not be entertained by his own people. The Government refnse to enter into the question of confiscation, and make that a subject outside and beyond tho consideration of the Commission. And this con- j fiscation is really the issue which will rise between the natives and Government. Tue natives answer to Cel. Roberts at Mawhiti last month, that the present Government did not look at things as former Governments did, that is, that in refusing to reopen the question of confiscation they took a different course to Governments, which, in leaving the Waimate plains unoccupied aad in quietly acquiescing in the removal of the surveyors some time since, had tacitly admitted that the confiscation was invalid, had, lin fact, according to Maori custom, by not holding oar conquest, allowed the right of conGscatioji to lapse. When the surveyors were turned off and put back over the Waingongoro, it way not because this particular survey was objected to or that particular native's land was threatened, but because the Maoris objected to tho occupation of the Waimate Plains. The question in fact was one not of detail, but one of \ rinciple, referring to the whole block. That the roadmaking has not been resisted now as the attempts of the settlers then were, is doabtless owing to the imposing argument contained in. the eight hundred rifles at the disposal of Colonel Roberts, and it may be that the argument may remain sufficiently strong to the end and bring them to a reasonable compromise and submission. Still thore is always the alternative before us that the natives, urged on by fanaticism, the promises in their favour of previous Governments and of officials of the native office may refuse to accept any compromise. The secession of Tawhai from the Coaraission looks very much as if he felt this would be the case. The advice too of Katene to the Government at an earlier stage, who recommended that they should cut the gordian knot by marching on Pamhaka and take prisoners of Te Whiti and Hiroki looks as if he too saw no prospect of compromise, but felt that on the quejtion of confiscation Government and natives must come to the real issue. Be this as it may, the Rubicon has been passed. The Government have put their hand to the plough, and they must not look back. We cannot afford to waive the right of confiscation, for if it were done in one case it would form a preceient in others, and though leading to a practical result would tend to unsettle the minds of other tribes who have accepted the inevitable, and seem prepared to make the best of it. Having gone so far, the Government must go on boldly witii their work let the conseqaences be what they may. Of this the colony may feel certain, judging from the steps at present undertaken by the Government, that no pains will be spared ; no concession be refused compatible with the honour of the colony with right and justice to avert an appeal to arms ; but should such a possibility arise, the Government and the cause will find themselves supported by public opinion and the individual action of the colonists.

While the Waipa County Council and the Hamilton Borough Council cannot come to a practical arrangement concerning the disposal of the punt, now lying idle in the Waikato River at Hamilton, the number of children on the eastern side of the "Waikato River are unable to attend the school at Pukete. It was originally resolved by the Borough Council that when the punt was no longer needed at Hamilton it should be handed over to the "Waipa Council to be placed on the Waipa river at Whatawhata on condition that the small punt there should be given for the use of the Pukete settlers between Hamilton and Ngaruawahia. Although the Hamilton Bridge has been opened nearly *wo months, the punt lies idle on the bank What the hitch is we do not know, but neither the Whatawhata nor the Pukete people have got the benefit they ought to have received. It is said that the punt is too large for the Waipa and

would block up the fairway or channel of the river. But if so, why not let it go down the rirer to Pukete, not lie idle between wind and water on the edge of the river at Hamilton ? No less than tlurteen children in the Horitiu district are cut off from the Pukete school, oven the crazy old canoe which was lately used being disabled. This school opened with 20 scholars in June of last year, and at the' breaking up at Christmas had an average attendance of 34, but owing to the above cause i8 now made to appear as if not realising the promises of attendance which caused the Education Board, after much difficulty of persuasion, to establish it. No doubt if the Compulsory clauses of the Act were put in force, as in some districts, the numbers might be increased, but the placing of the punt upon the river would at once nearly double the number.

The question whether there should be a close season for hares has been raised by two petitions forwardod to the Colonial Secretary, praying that such may be the case, 'i'iie Government before taking any stops in the matter have referred the subject for the consideration, and opinion of local Highway Boards, very reasonably thinking that the members of these bodies represent the feelings of those most interested in the question, the country settlers. There is little doubt that where the holdings are large and population scarce, hares in this country, like rabbits, may become a very serious nuisance, but in the instance of Waikato, where the reverse is the case, hare 3 have tolerably hard work to hold their own. On the West side of Hamilton they were fairly plentiful last season, and the season before, but since, one or two persons have resorted to killing and sending them to market, they are now becoming quite scarce One great argument in favor of including hares in the ordinary close season, is, that such persons as we refer to, who are not sports' men, but kill simply for profit, are no way particular but shoot all that comes before them, and if challenged for being out with dog and gun in the close season say they were only looking for a hare. This it is no doubt which made pheasants so scarce as they were last season. Again too, the settlers though prevented from killing hares during the close season could always be able to bill them as freely I as they choose during the greater part of the year, and without the necessity of taking out a license to do so. Indeed if they had to do this, there would no plea whatever for protection to hares, for in a free oolony the owners or even occupiers of land would never submit to the introduction of any of the objectionable features of the English game laws.

We learn that Sir Hercules Robinson has purchased from Mv R. H. D. Ferguseon, of Gorton, his thoroughbred colt Tomato, out of the imported mare Lyra, by Thunderbolt (English). The price given is exceedingly satisfactory, but we are, however, not at liberty to quote it. Waikato is to be congratulated on having furnished His Excellency with the nucleus of a racing stud, and we hope to see the white face to the front in many of the best meetings in New Zealand.

A Harvest Festival is, wo understand, to be held at Cambridge on Sunday next. Tenders for the drainage of the Aroha block are in, and will be decided on to-morrow. Large swamp fires are burning beyond Waihou, and we expect that a large extent of country will be surface sown this autumn. To-moeuow, being Ash Wednesday, and the first day in Lent, Divine service will be celebrated in St. Peter's Church, at 7 p.m. The Ngaruawahia annual races have been fixed to take place on the Gth of April. We understand that a party of Waihou settlers intend visiting the Thames next Thursday to contest a rifle match with some Thames men. We notice by advertisement Mr Gwyane notifies that by reason of the unruly behaviour of certain youngsters frequenting his bath only persons who have obtained his permission will be allowed to go through his grounds. It is a matter of regret that Mr Gwynne's kinduess should be abused, and we regret that he has not thought proper to make an example of the offenders, by bringing them face to face with our worthy R.M., who would, doubtless, have given them a Roland for their Oliver. We observe that the Tamahere Road Board aro foraiing the road between Captain Runciman's property and the Piako Land Company's gates. This work when completed will prove a great boon to the public generally. The Piako settlers held a picnic on Thursday last in Mr McDonalds farm ; a large number congregated together, and games were the order of the day. In the evening a most enjoyable dance took place at the schoolhouse, Morrinsville, which was kept up to an early hour in the morning.

Messes Hunter and Nolans slieep fair, which had been postponed on account of the scarceness of entries, will take place to-day at noon, when a thousand head of sheep, consisting of Btore rams and wethers, lambs of mixed sexes, and some well-bred rams will be offered to the public.

Fiako GrBNKBAii Stoee. —We would draw attention to the fact that Mr I hos. Kowe, who lately succeeded Mr tf arp at Waitoa, opens his new store in. the Wailiu township with an entirely new stock of drapery, groceries, and hardware goods.

The advantages of life insurance wore never better shown than in the case of the late Mr Hugh Hood, of the Delta Hotel, Ngaruawahia. On the 9th July last he made application to the Groverninent Insurance for an insurance of £500 on his life Mr Hood died between the time of paying 1 his first quarter's premium, a sum of £4 3s 4d, for which he received a " conditional " receipt, and his life being formally accepted at Wellington, and though therefore not legally bound to do so the Government have signified their inteation of paying the £500 to his executors— an act of liberality which wi'i no doubt be appreciated by those whose intention it is to insure. A t the fortnightly meeting of the Board of Education held in Auckland on Friday, several matters cropped up affecting tha interests of tMs district. The application for a teacher's residence at Ngaruawahia was deferred, and on a similar application being received from Rangiriri it was decided to make enquiries whether lodgings other than at an hotel could be provided for the master. In the case of the Kirikiriroa district it was stated that tho barn or hut which it was thought

could be procured for temporary use as a schoolhouse was not available, but the question of ereolinga echoolhouse was deferred. Nothing appears to have been doae in the case of Cambridge West. Although the land between Hamilton and Ngaruawahia is somehow thought little of, several very fine crops of both grain and roots may bo seen this year ou the farms of settlers of about Pukete, and notably those of Messrs Hall, Johns, and Alexander. We have heard of one instance in which a settler has realised this season £10 from the fruit grown on a single pear tree — an incentive to orchard planting which will doubtless have its effect in that neighborhood. Indeed throughout the district fruit, with the exception of peaches, have been very plentiful. In the garden of Mr Cumming, of Rosemont, may at the present time be seen large apple trees which have nearly half their crop thinned off, but which even now are unable to bear the weight of what remains. Wk learn from some gentlemen who have recently returned from the districts beyond Cambrige that the country in that direction, intersected by the proposed road to Rotorua, is looking remarkably well. The crops of both grain apd hay appear to have been very good. At Matamata also the season has been very favourable for growth. On this estate about 1100 acres of wheat has been harvested, and the yeild although not [ large is satisfactory. Clover was sown on the land with th<J wheat and is locking healthy and green, showing full above the stubble. On the Messrs Maclean's Okariri Fstate the grass is pronounced to be very fine. Education B Elections. — The retirement of three members o + the Auckland Education Board, Messrs J. L. Campbell, Samuel Luke and F. L. Prime, renders an election of three new members necessary. These members are first nominated and then elected by the school committees throughout the Auckland Provincial District. During the month of January in each year all and any of the committees nominate persons whom they desire to see elected in the place of the retiring members. A list of these nominated persons is then fu.nished to the several local school committees, and a day, not later than the 15th March, is appointed for the election. The several school committees select from the list of nominations the names of those they desire to select, and when all the returns are sent in the required number of candidates having the largest number of votes are declared elected. In this case the school committees will have to choose three men as members for the board from the four nominated, the thr°e retiring members with the addition of Mr D. Goldie having been nominated for re-election. There will be a sale of cattle at Whatawhata on Wednesday week next at one o'clock, when Mr J. S. Buckland will offer a number of store cattle, dairy cows, sheep and horses. These newly established sales of stock at Whatawhata are becoming well frequented and well supplied with cattle, and are a great convenience to the settlers on the Waipa. On Saturday, Mr A. A. Fantham passed through Hamilton on his way up from Penrose, where he bas purchased from Messrs Maclean and Co. a handsome young bull, Sir Hercules," 16 months old, of a light roan colour got by Duke of Newcastle out of Anemone, Anemone being by Earl Derby 28,502 out of Constant. Anemone is one of the grandest cows in the district, and has carried off the honours in Waikato against even the pick of Mr Fanthams own herd, though it is but fair to say that the minds of the judges on that occasion were almost evenly balanced between the merits of the two competing animals. Earl Derby is a bull very much thought of in Kawke s Bay, and as to the immediate sire of Mr Fanthams new purchase Duke of New castle we need say nothing, as champion bull at the New outh Wales agricultural Exhibition he can hold his head high among the best. Mr Fantham saw Anemones bull calf at the late Auckland show, and took a fancy to it, and as his own bull, Lord Darlington, is in anything but good condition, decided to procure a bull bred from Anemone to serve present purposes, and improvo the herd by the introduction of new and pure blood. We wish him all success, and that his heifers by the new strain may successfully compete in future shows against the progeny of their illustrious ancestress, Anemone herself. Sir Hercules gained first prize, his dam Anemone gained first prize, and his sire also gained first prize at the last November show in Auckland.

The work of improving" Sydney Square is going rapidly ahead, and will in all probability be completed in about a week's time. The ground is being got iito a fairly level condition, and presents a marked difference, even in its unfinished state, to what it did before being taken in hand. A plough and two drays and one of the patent scoops used for collecting the surface soil when loosened are now steadily at work. The top soil or sod has been saved and stacked in heaps, and when rotted will be spread evenly on the surface so as to ensure a good sward of grass. Mr T. G. vSandes and Mr Lovett are the contractors — the former having gone into it, not as a matter of speculation, bui to enable the borough to make the best of the job, which had somehow or another got into a fix, and instead of making anything out of the contract he will b« fortunate if he is not an actual loser. One thing is certain: the whole of the money voted will be spent in labor on the square. When completed, this will be a handsome recreation ground and an ornament to the town. The work is being thoroughly done, and though of course not a dead level throughout is quite as much or ev^n more so than is required. A atrip along the south side of the square will be left untouched, some two feet higher than the rest, so as to give a vantage ground to spectators when a cricket match or sports are going on upon the square itself.

The District Engineer invites tenders for clearing, forming:, and draining the road from To Awamutu to the railway crossing on the Alexandra road. We notice that amongst the passengers by the Meg Merrilees for Levuka on the 27th ult., was Mr A. Hamilton, who has lately been c'o'uifj the Waikato. A very handsome album has been handed over to Lieutenant Johnson, of the Hamilton contingent Te \wamutu Volunteers from Mr Edward Wayte, of Queenstreet, Auckland, through Mr Dickenaon, his manager at Hamilton, to be competed for by the company at the rifle butts, by tho&e who have attended the monthly sword drills between November and May next. The album is a large one, handsomely bound in morocco, the leaves being very prettily illuminated with colored bcroll3 of flowers, leaves, &c.

Hamilton Bridge Tolls. — With the recent prospect of a rate to make up an expected deficiency between the bridge tolls and the amount of interest and sinking fund due for the construction of the bridge, it will be satisfactory to the burgesses to learn not only that the bridge itself is self-supporting, but that there is even room to reduce the scale of tolls. The following aro the takings for the week ending February 7 th :— Sunday, £2 4s; Monday, £1 Is; Tuesday, £4 2s 7d; Wednesday, £3 9a 9d; Thursday, £3 os2d; Friday, £3 11s 6d; Saturday, £•* 6s lid. It had been said fchat the week given, was perhaps an exceptional om,

This scarcely, however, can be the case, for on Sunday last the takings were £2 6s 6d, a Blight advanoe on the Sunday of the preceding week. Mr Fallox is getting on fast with his railway contract between Ohaupo and Te Awamutu. Parties of men are working along the whole course of the line, and the rails are laid a distance of four miles from Ohanpo. Considerable difficulty was met with in oue of the swamps to lie crossed, but the late dry weather has much facilitated operations. Ojt Saturday the greater part of the district was visited by a thunderstorm, which passed across from south-east to north-west. In Cambridge and Hamilton the rainfall was trifling, but bet ween those places rain fell copiously for over an hour. Its effect has beeu to freshen the pasture lands, while outdoor occupations, threshing, &c , were interrupted for the day. We have been made acquainted with results of some of the threshing, and learn that ou the whole the crops in this district hava yielded fairly. Several fields of oats have produced over 30 bushels to the acre, while the returns of wheat are quite up to the average of former years. We have been shown a very large specimen of the cucumber tribe, grown by Mr Gr. J. Neal, of Cambridge. The specimen, which is named Veitch's "Tender and True," is 2ffc. 4in. in length, and weighs 51bs. 3ozs. * flock of about 450 fat half-bred wethers arrived at Cambridge on Saturday last from Napier. Although the journey overland occupied considerable time, the sheep are in good condition. They have been cooped in Mr Buckland's paddock at Hautapu.

Fob the past few winters great inconvenience has been experienced through the Cambridge road being submerged by the drainage water near Lang's corner. The road at this point crosses an old water course, and some years ago the Road Board made a drain through Mr Lang's property to conduct the water to Clarks gully. The matter has, however, formed the subject of continual dispute between the board and the owner of the land, which culminated at length in the latter blocking up the drain and consequently flooding the road. The board is now about to adopt the very sensible plan of raising the road above the level of the water, 'lhe work has been laid off, and tenders are now invited for its construction.

Trivellees and others whose duties lead them to use the Cambridge road will doubtless be glad to learn that by the time this reaches them the road leading over Leslie's cutting will be available for light wheeled traffic. It was possible on Saturday for buggies tn decend to the road, but the work of ascending was on that day rather difficult. )he contractor has since then lessened the grade somewhat, and little difficulty need now be apprehended. Mb John Knox will sell in the insolvent estate of Mr Lovegrove, the shop and land occupied by him, on Friday, the 13th instant, at the Ecyal Hotel, East Hamilton.

A popular vocal and instrumental concert will be given in the Hautapu schoolroom on Friday next, the 13th iust., the proceeds of which will be devoted to paying off the remaining debt on the building. The praiseworthy energry displayed by the inhabitants of iiautapn in their efforts to free their local school of its encumbrances deserves recognition, and as the price of admission has been fixed at a low rate, the attendance will no doubt be large.

A meeting of the Hamilton HighwayBoard was held on Saturday afternoon, at the offices of the Board, "Waikato Times buildings. Present — Messrs. Samuel Steele, Raynes, and George Edgecumbe ; Mr 8. Steele, chairman. A letter was received from Messrs VI aunders and Son, on the 3rd of January, drawing attention to the bridge at Stoken', and the Board at that time instructed Mr Edgcumbe to procure the necessary timber that the bridge might be proceeded with without delay. The timber has been procured and is now upon the ground, and arrangements have been made with VI r Maunders to lose no time in earring out the necessary repairs. A. letter from Mr Jolly, tendering his resignation as a trustee, was received, and ordered to stand over for further consideration. Suudry accounts were considered and ordered to be paid. The question of whether there should be a close season for hares or not, invited for consideration by the Colonial Secretary, the opinion was that even for the sake of pheasants, hares should be protected, as persons shooting for a living were protected in bhooting pheasants without a license by being enabled to plead that they were only lookiug for hares, and that anyhow the dogs while iv pursuit of hares destroyed the nests of pheasants and other game, eating the eggs and killing the young game. It was stated by one of the trustees present that any damage which hares might otherwise do to young trees was easily prevent d by smearing the trunks or sterna of the trees with fat, rusty bacon. He had tried this plan with the greatest success, after 'having previously suffered by having his young trees barked. Tho Secretary was instructed to write to the Government recommending a close season for hares. Edison's wonderful invention the phonograph was exhibited in Hamilton on Saturday evening and again yesterday, and was visited by a large number of persons, who expressed themselves much pleased with the result, and the opportunity of witnessing with their own eyes and ears one at least of the marvellous inventions of perhaps the greatest discoverers of the age. The word phonograph is a Greek compound, derived from the words phono*,, the voice, and prupho, to write, and literally commits the voice, both the words and the intonation of the speaker, to a plate of tinfoil, which being manipulated, gives forth the sounds with a truthfulness that is as interesting as it is wonderful. 'Ihese pieces of tinfoil, which are as it were negatives, can be preserved, and by a simple process of manipular made to reproduce again and again the speech, song, music, or other sounds of which they may have beon made the medium, and at any distance of time. There were two instruments exhibited. One of these had been sbown at the late Paris Exhibition; but the other was a later and improved piece of mechanism, and was the one chiefly used. A piece of smooth tinfoil was wound round a cylinder. The mouthpiece, at the back of which is a needle, was placed opposite the cylinder and almost touching it. A person then places his lips to the mouthpiece, and uttors what he wishes to be recorded. Ihe operator turns a handle as the other speaks, and the cylinder, on which is tho tinfoil, revolves in front of the needle at the back of the mouthpiece, the waves of sound from tho human lungs or musical instrument as the case may be causing the needle to mako a closely printed number of indentations on the revolving tinfoil. hese indentations, though nearly alike to the naked eye, varying of course to the minutest particular to the shades of iufleotion of the voice. Then comes the marvellous portion of the invention: by turning another handle the tinfoil is so acted upon by the artificially produced percussion of the atmosphere, we presume, as to give fortlj. the words or bound as they were orgiually njade by tho speaker. As we have sajd, large uumbers visited the exhibition and were delighted with it, and. we would recommend all who can to

do co. The phonograph will go the round of the Waikato, so that settlers : generally will have the opportunity afforded them. We are sorry to learn that owiug to the great reduction in the price of kauri gum, which has declined from £60 per ton, at one time, to £30 its present value the Hikonui gum field, close to Hamilton, has been quite deserted. There are still a few men working on the gum-field between Hamilton and Ngaruawahia. At the present price of gum men could not earn more, we are told, than au ave<age of five shillings a day, and just at this time there is a call for labour in all parts of the district, indeed we hear that the contractors for the first section of the Waikato-Thames railway at this end of the line are arranging to take on Maoris. The beat part of the Hikonui gum-fiell is, it is said, scarcely touched, the wet weather in the early part of the summer having prevented the diggers from working it Although neglected now it will always remain as a stand by for this district when times are slack again, which at present is not the case, a good deal of heavy drainage is going on and adrertised, and a considerable amount of money expended in the construction of the first section of the Thames- Waikato railway will go in labour. There in one bridge which will coat about t9OO for material and some six and a -half miles of fencing. It is with satisfaction we learn that the increasing duties of our public schools are bringing an increased rate of pay to the teachers. Mr Field, of the Hamilton East School, has received an intimation from the Secretary of the Education Board that his salary has been raised to £200 per annum under the new rat* of payments. These are now fixed according to the average attendance of children. Where the attendance is from 20 to 24 the teacher is paid £110; from 25 to 30, £120 ; from 31 to 40, £130 ; from 41 to 50, £140 ; from 51 to 60, £150 ; from 61 to 70, £160; and so on up to 100. From an attendance of 90 to 100 children the | salary is fixed at £200 as in the case of j Mr Field. From 100 to 125 the salary is £210 ; from 126 to 150, £220 ; from 151 to 175, £230; and if 2 JO attend, £240, which is the limit. There is a similarly graduated scale by which the school is entitled to so many aasiotant teachers, and at certain salaries.'

Medical Inspection oy Passenger*. — That a strict medical examination of passengers leaving England for the Colony, and who pay their own passages^ or have them paid for them, is necessary, was shown on the arrival of the Pleiades from London at Lyttleton last Monday. One of the second cabin passengers was suffering from pulmonary disease in England, and had only partly recovered from a severe attack when he embarked on board the Jflieades for this port. Throughout J the voyage he suffe ed greatly, and only by great care on the part of the captain, doctor, and others, has he reached the country alive. He is now extremely ill, and the ship will be called upon by the Government authorities to enter into a bond to ensure him not becoming a charge on the country, "Where a rigid medical examination enforced at the port of embarkation, such cases would be obviated, as well as several cases of persons coming out here suffering from mental aberration. If such a course were pursued, many evils would be done away, and the vessel saved a heavy charge in the end. A young and pretty girl stepped into a shop where a spruce young man, who had long been enamoured but dared to kpeak, stood behind the counter selling flannels. In order to remain as long as possible, she cheapened everything, and at lust she said " I believe you think I am cheating you." — "Oh, no," said the youngster: " to me you are always fair." — "Well," whispered the young lady, laying an emphasis on the last word" I would not stay so long bargaining if you wore not so dear."