The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1237, 3 June 1880, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal an<J exaqijipticc to all men, Of wiato»er -Mate qr pefeuaiiofl, Vcligiou*, or boliticrfl. Here (mall the Prjesp the People'^ righf maintain, Unawed Dy iriflucnce'and unbribcd by gain. . I .' it . s-^-i ■

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' A ijeV days ago we devoted a por- i tioni of our space to a somewhat cursory* examination aad> discussion j of the circumstances connected with, and 1 having a ■ material influence upon, the spread of larrikinism. If ill, our references we dwelt more on ijhe existence of the disease — for it is! a disease— than on the practical 'q&e^fpjn ( of (^devising means for its' suppression, it was t'ecause out of the' many remedies which suggest themselves none appeared to be .feasible. Care was,- however, taken to point out that, as larrikinism is fostered by parental neglect, adequalte reformation, can only be exptected from a reversal of this condition of things. Indeed, there can' be no question about this, that a child's first instincts prompt him to imrtats the tone and manner of those with whom he is in daily and hourly communion y else, how is it that we see boys adopting the peculiar modps of expression used by their parents, with similar oddities of pronunciation and intonation? Not to insist on this, it is,' beyond cavil, a fact that children, with some insignificant exceptions, do regard as right and proper to be followed that which is clone by their fathers and mothers. How often has the maternal rebuke on the, commission of some indiscretion, or the discovery of some pernicious habit, met with a reference to similar acts and failings of the father's, and which are proper to be imitated ? When we see in communities like ours strong indications of depravity among the adults of the class from which our juvenile offenders spring, little wonder need be excited at the existence of these latter. When strong, healthy men, provided with the means of earning for themselves and their families a comfortable subsistence, sink down to the level of petty thieves and midnight robbers, what but degradation and contumely can be the prospect for their children % Of course it is not so much the crime as the punishment which brings the disgrace, and were the 'former to remain undiscovered much of , the evil which descends on the miserable offspring would be averted. But, on the other hand, punishment is ,a stern necessity, and must be resorted to. A few years ago people .in the Waikato went to bed with unbolted doors and their property unprotected, because there was then scarcely such a thing as theft known in the whole district. There were no boy depredators then because there were no adult thieves. Latterly circumstances have changed, ' and few people will now be disposed to place the same faith in the honesty of. '"their, neighbors which once obtained to such a pleasing extent. Why only a few Sundays ago one qi the churches in this dis.trict was entered and a bottle of wine used for the Sacrament stolen ! We think, then, that the first step towards the bringing about of a better state of things is for all "honest persons in the community to unite in exposing the lamentable evil which is ' creeping into our system. Evil cannot bear the light any more than ignorance can support ridicule, and the fullest exposure would go very far to deter others from following in the course of those whom lately we have had to notice. There are not wanting in the world people of that maudlin class who affect to deprecate the publication in the columns of a newspaper of the details of Police Court business. The -object of punishment is not retributive but admonitory, and were not the details of the offence and the extent of the punishment, which is intended to aot as a deterrent to others, made public, the ** effect of the latter would in a great measure be lost. The matter is far too serious to be left alone if we desire that our community shall be honest and not contain a dangerous leaven of crime.

Councillor Vialou is really a most extraordinary man. The way in which he manages to put his fingers into every Council pie, to exercise his wondrous powers of speech upon every conceivable subject brought before the Council, — strewing his flowers of oratory with unsparing hand equally on the question of a "twelve inch drain pipe" and of his personal affection for the managers of the local Banks — is so graceful and so becoming in a personage of his high station, that common mortals who are so fortunate as to be observers stand in awe of him. When, however, he deserts these congenial themes and wanders into matters out of his depth he forfeits our admiration. We cannot 'indeed admit that he is Jacile princeps in every thing. The other night at a meeting of the Council, he took occasion in his own fatherly

way to administer a gentle rebuke to us W our presitmption in opening up the question of the necessity for a Fire Brigade in Hamilton. We' are told that we should have made enquiries before we took it upon our.-selves to speak as the prime movers in the atfair, when we would have found that some two years ago he, himself, had mooted tha question and had procured buckets, ladders, and what not. We are very sorry, but at th& time we penned our article of Feb. 19th, the fact that some buckets ordered for a Fire Brigade were stowed away somewhere on Mr Vialou's premises was unknown tp n everybody, tp wte ina^e < tM^r-/ enee. We were aware that the New Zealand arid the Insurance Companies had ladders here, but wo cojulcl hardly believe thaft the residents of the town were silly enough to look upon these as means sufficient for the purpose, we liad in view. However, to sum up, we will take the li|>erts ol inforn>iti£* Or. Vialou that we never did claim originality in this — a matter- \v&ich xt£ knew must of 'necessity -have ocpupiecl the minds of the residents, though iji 3#as, allowed to slip out, of the memory of the Councillors, whose time, we regret to have to repeat it, was up to the date of our article too much taken up with the wransrlings of Cr Vialou and others to admit of the discussion. r of any subject so insignificant as a Fire Brigade.

Laurence Cussen, Esq. (District Surveyor), returned to to\yn on Tuesday, having completed the survey of the Patatere proclaimed block for the Government. It is expected that a map will be produced before the Land Court iiow sitting at Cambridge, showing the boundary of the various blocks included in the Patetere district, together with the Takaroa Plains, and the Court will investigate the titles to these lands.

We learn that pheasants are exceedingly plentiful at Kokako and other settlements in the Upper Waikato district, and are moreover very tame.

A sitting of the R.M. Court was held at Ngaruawahia on Tuesday, but the business was of an unimportant nature.

It will be seen from our report of the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday that advantage will be taken of the pre-, sence of Mr Gwynneth in Hamilton to have the permanent levels of several of the streets taken.

The Land Court, Cambridge, sat on Tuesday but a short time to give the natives an opportunity of deciding the claimants to the Mangarautaiwhiri block amongst themselves. If they cannot come to some definite issue to-day the Court will decide for them.

The distribution -of the prizes of the Cambridge "Athletic sperts, held on the Queens Birthday, will take place at Mr Camp's on Monday next.

William Craig, Plumber, &c y pegs to thank the inhabitants of the Waikdto for their patronage daring the time he has been in business in Hamilton, and, as> he is about leaving the district, respectfully requests that all accounts duG to him may be paid forthwith. — [Advt.] (

In again referring to the British and Foreign Bible Society's Depot at Cambridge, it should be mentioned that a number of ladies have been appointed as collectors on behalf of ths funds of the Society, and they are about to canvass the district for subscriptions.

The Anniversary Services of the Trinity Presbyterian Church Sunday School, Cambridge, were held on Sunday last. The Rev. W Evans preached in the morning to a nume ous congregation from the text Matthesv, 21st eh., 16 ver^e. In the afternoon the service was conducted by Mr Frank Evans, who delivered an appropriate address The same gentleman also preached in the evening, taking for his text the words " God is love." At the morning and afternoon service the children sang in a very pleading mannev several hymns, which they had learnt for the o.coftsion. The collections for the day amounted to £14 4s id.

The Inspector of Weights and. Measures" will amve in Hamilton on Monday evening, remaining till Friday evening, for the purpose of adjusting the weights and measures throughout the "Waikato. We understand that Mr Gamtle will not visit any other township, and that storekeepers and others must come to Hamilton in order to obtain the necessary certificates. This appears to us rather a hardship ; and we thmk that the Inspector should certainly be instructed to visit Cambridge and other prin ipal centres. Probably a memorial might meet the case, and if forwarded at once would possibly be in time.

We are requested to remind the public that in terms of the Property Assessment Act, 1579. the thirthieth instant is the time, and the City of Auckland the place, at which all rersons in the Provincial District are required to furnish statements of all real and personal property belonging to them. Forms can be obtained from Kennedy Hill, Esq., Valuer, Hamilton.

It is stated that among the measures now being got ready by the Ministry is the Gaming and Lotteries Bill, which it is uuderstood will be introduced in the Legislative Council early in the sestion by M". Whitaker in very similar shape to the Bill shelved last year, as to the provisions regarding lotteries, raffles, art unions, sweeps, and consultations.

There will probably be an alteration in the terms on which auctioneers pecure their licenses. The Colonial Secretary says that an Auctioneers' Licensing Act for the whole Colony will be introduced this session, and if it becomes'aw it will do away with a most anomalous state of affairs. At present the cost of an auctioneer's license varies between £10 and £50 — the latti being the rate fixed for Otago.

The residents in the northern portion of Kirikiriroa will be glad to hear that their schoolhouse is likely to make its appearance in their midst. The Survey Office have instructed Mr T. G. Santos to at once survey the site preparatory to putting the contractor on the ground.

Hr Grwynnetli, C.E., was engaged all yesterday taking levels for cutting clown the bank in Victoria-street, opposite Pearce^s Commercial Hotel.

Mr Albert Potter has had printed at the-WAiKATO Times office, in pamphlet form, his correspondence with the Honorable the Colonial Secretary on the subject of wool exhibits and the comments of the Press thereon.

Mr Such, the well-known and popular guard, met with a slight accident a few clays ago. While moving his house from Ohaupo to Te Awamutu, the top of one of his fingers was jammed off between some of the weather-boarding. Curiously

enough ffie same finger wap broken about two mouths ago whilojn the execution of his railway duijest

The firsCtJf a seife* of dances initiated hy a few of llic residents of Hamilton takes place to-inovrow evening in the Oddfellows' Hall.

We are happy to hear fchat $t!r Vincent Kavl, of iDhaupo, whose leg was fractured as reported in a late issue is progressing fa\ oiv.bly.

Bishop Ollivant. of LandalT, aged i 82^ is the oldest Bishop of the Church of England ; the youngest is Bishop Hill of Sfldor and Man, aged 44.' The oldest prelate of the Irish Episcopal Church is Dr.~Darlcy f Bishop of Kilmore, aged 80 ; * the youngest is Dr. Gregg, Bishop of Cork, aged 46. The oldest prelate of the Scotch Episcopal Chuvch is Bishop Eden, of Moray and Ross (Primus), aged 76 ; the ,' youngest is Dr. Mackarness, of Argyll ■and the Isles, aged 57. — - — - — ■ ' * < In * '

A puni te ilEETrka of •members ol the Cambridge Public Hall is coincided for to-morrow evening at half-past 7, for the purpose of electing r a, committee for the fcnsuiiig year.

Owners of cattle depasturing in the Cambridge North Township district, are desired to collect them together at the Salo-yards, Cambridge.'ori Monday next at 10 a.m., for a veterinary inspection. r

J. Palmer Campbfll, Esq., Chairman of the Cambridge North Township Highway Board, notifies that the Trustees of that district intend to levy a rate of oW shilling inj'the'jQ on the afanbal value of all rateable property, f6r year Ending 31st March, 1881.

Mr B. 'jMAcliMn, Deputy Property Tax Commissioner, announces that he will be in Hamilton on Monday, Oh.iupo on Tuesday, and Alexandra .pn Wednesday, when he will be glad to give iaformation and advice to owners ot property with reference to filling- up property assessment forms.

Mr Tohv "Wood, in retiring- from the proprietory of the Nottingham Castle Hotel, wishes to thank his patrons and the public generally for their suppoit which has been so liberally accorded to_ him during the time he has been in business,"3nd would solicit «a continuance of their favors to his successor, Mr R. S. IJiown, who has purchased the property fiom him, and from . his experience in the business thcic will be nothing wanting on his part in attention to the wants of tho.se who may ha\o occasion to vistt his house. Mr Wood intends opening a livery and bait stables, wheie buggies and good saddle horses will be pioc.urablc, particulars of which will appear hhoitly in our ad\et Using columns.