Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1482, 3 January 1882, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUKJSDAF, JAIV. 5, WB2>

The intimation in last issue that the representatives in Parliament for the live conterminous electorates — Waipa, "Waikato, Thames, Coromandel, and Tauranga ' — had arranged to meet at Te Aroha and travel thence through the golcltields to Ooromanclel, for the express purpose of improving their joint acquaintance with the prospects and requii-ements of these parts, is one we feel tolerably certain will be hailed with general satisfaction. The geographical position and relations of the districts named give them a community of interest which iy being rapidly strengthened and cemented* by the opening out of direct through communication from the West Coast, towards Raglan on the one side, and the Thames and Tauranga at the east, on the other. The raw materials and natural products differ in many respects from each other, but they simply constitute that difference, or diversity, which id requisite and necessary iov ueveSoptog Vawx yxsA, resources to advantage, and placing local tYO.dc &\ul the interchange | oS. commodities on a profitable footing. AVaikato, in which of course we include Waipa, is well favored in all, or, at all events, most of the requisites for producing the "staff of life." It is known and acknowledged on all sides to be a grazing country of a superior class, and it is a well-known fact its resources in that lino are capable of I development to an extent far in excess of the demands yet put upon it. The «arne may be said about I its agricultural; and likewise its dairy products. We have at our disposal the natural capacities and adaptations for their cultivation and production on a superior basis as regards quality, and on an extensive scale as regards quantity. What wq lack is the outlet or market for their profitable consumption, and after all that is a veiy important, if 1 not the all-important, desideratum. Our situation in this respect affords* one of fclie most forcible illustrations that could be had of the well-known poetical epigram about the flower Born to bloom unseen, And waste its sweuts on desert air. It ia the i*eward that sweetens labor and stimulates enterprise, and without a good accessible market the labors of the producer must go unrequited, while ohe enterprise of the bpeculator is of necessity hampered and ill-defined. In the past New Zealand has exerted itself manfully to overcome this drawback, a drawback by the way inherent to its portion as a remotely-situatKl island colony. Its frozen meat projects, subsidised foreign mail services, and direct steam communications, are, one and all, so much additional evidence in support of this theory. Pending the development and consolidation of these " aids to industry," the opening out and extension of the local market is a duty of the very utmost importance, it is the labor of the man who makes " two blades of grass to gi'ow in place ofone,"andwoallknow, and are proud to admit that the labors of such a one take rank amongst those of the benefactor of the species. That, as we take it, is precisely the work in which, the representatives alluded to above are about to engage. They have determined to make a tour of inspection of the goldfield districts so that they may become conversant -with, their ru. for the development of internal resources, thereby finding remunerative pursuits and employment for labor and enterprise. That these fields are capable of large development cannot be dpubted. No one conversant with, the progress of go d£elds enterprise can help feeling that the development of the Te Aroha and its environs is of the" most promising kind. It has seen, steady onward progress.- It has neither been operated ' upon by the sharebroker, nor "jdirffer rushed by the storekeeper. " Jt 'has prospered purely- on its own merits,- and so sure- and' 'certain Ms, tliat v progresq been that' & lar£e "pperatrrje goldfield class is jaow, Deing attrapr' ted by it. '2?or certainly and soHdr ity, no gold^eld speculation' could'' bossibly present' f &ot Jclaims.* ; , We are peiieo&j/f^ejjtyi all concerned^ w^^fuUy/appje^at^S^thgvla^j^^l^

Loud complaints against the railway management have been made concerning the train arrangements for the races. On Boxing Bay some of the visitors to Ellerslie hail to wait on the . racecourse platform an hour and a quarter, before they could find room in any of the trains going citywards. As has already been announced the bazaar in connection with the new Anglican Church, Cambridge will reopfrfon the two evenings of the Cambridge races. Thei-e are still a lot of articles to be disposed of and no doubt as a large number of people will be in town^for the races the bazaar is certain to be extensively patronised. i^ large number of people with whom the prisoner Mikaere is acquainted cannot believe there is the slightest possibility of his having murdered Hoani te Kere, Mikaere who has been working on the survey with Europeans as well as in several other capacities is known and spoken of by all who know him as a, veiy quiet unoffending man and not even likely to retaliate when offended by others. Much sympathy is felt for him in Cambridge. • The duty of speeding the parting and giving a welcome to the coming guest, or in other words, seeing the old year out and the new one in, was," writes our correspondent, "attended with something of a demonstration in Auckland. At the hour of midnight the streets and thewharveswere thronged with thousands of people, and fireworks were displayed trom Barrack Hill, some of the ships in harbor, avid from the North Shore. The dirge of '81 and the songs ot welcome to '82 were duly rendered by the numerous crowd of larrikins to the tune of "Babies on our Block" and other choice morccaux. The Swamp Road between Cambridge and Te Awamutu, notwithstanding the condition of the weather, is in many j>laces exceedingly dans»erous for wheeled traffic, and even equestrians passing over the road during the night require to be careful of the mantraps along the way. As there is some talk about a grant for this highway, we hope to see its ill condition looked to before the winter season again arrives ; if not, the Board m charge should see to carrying out a few repairs, so as to make the road during the winter in some way passable. The premises recently occupied by Messrs H. E. Cotton and Co., but since taken over by Mr J, Moses, have been completely renovated by that gentleman who intends opening business in the general drapery line in the early part of the month. A fine dwelling-house has been erected at the back of the shop, which has been considerably enlarged and a verandah, which gives the front a A r eiy imposing appearance, has also been erected. The Cambridge Brass Band under the leadership of Mr J . Stewart turned out on Saturday night last shortly before 18S1 had passed away into oblivion, and tisatisd the public to some good music by way of pfoymg the oW yen* out and the new o»fc \\\. Aftev twelve o'clock l\ad struck A\\k\ Lang Syne floated n\ the morning Weeze, and this was followed by the National Anthem. An attempt was made at three cheers for the "band, touA for the New Year, but as those present were convinced of the fact that it was Sunday morning, the call was not responded to, and was confined solely to the large man with the small voice with whom it originated. A number of elderly boys invested -in false faces, and went on an expedition of semi-madness round the town, burlesqueingly garotting their friends, who however took the fun as best suited them- There was also a small army of the kerosene-tin element who went in for making morning hideous, but as Constable Brennan politely assured them of the dispensible nature of their services they had the good sense to to retire homeward. It will interest the sheep and cattle farmers to know that the immense herds now aggregating 20,000,000, which roam over the pampas of the Argentine Republic, and now form, with the sheep, almost the whole wealth of that country, are all descended from eight cows and a bull which two Portugese brothers, named Goes took to the Spanish Colony there in 1553. As yet only a few cattle near Buenos Ayres have been crossed with shorthorn breeds. Our Auckland correspondent writes :— " At tne police court on Friday, Robert Schofield was charged w\th riding on a railway carriage reserved for ladies, and refusing to leave. The evidence showed he was on the platform half in the cairiage and half out, and Mr Macdonald, R.M., decided that he could not convict because defendant was not inside the carriage. This amounts to a decision that a person can ride on a railway plattorm free, and there is no power under regulations to remove them.'' Threats of unseating members in Wellington for breaches of the Corrupt Practices Act are at the present time as plentiful as blackberries in summer. Mr J. H. Shaw (says the Times) is not satisfied with the result of the Te Aro election ; Sir William Fox is said to have made up Ms mind that a petition presented is as good as granted ; Mr A. W. Renall is not inclined to take his tremendous drubbing in North Wairarapa in a meek and mild spirit ; while Mr H. Bunny is reported to be studying the question of unseating his conqueror in the sister district. The Kumara correspondent of the Hokitika Star is responsible for the following :—": — " A most remarkable and amusing question was put to Mr R. J. Seddon at his last meeting held at the Theatre Royal, Kumara. It was as follows :—": — " Is it true that you made Mr M'Whirter drunk for three days, causing him to spoil three batches of bread, and when he 'was at last discovered was he not found in a trough mixed up with the dough V Mr Seddon said he justified the action of Mr M'Whirter in not coming forward as a candidate after promising to do so — that his failing to do so was owing to some private obstacle in his business which he (Mr M'Whirter) would be able to explain to them putlicly ; but the candidate failed to answer the question as satisfactorily as it was put to him." ' ' . ' Mr, Edmonds, a gentleman who has been engaged in trade in Fiji) and is now on a visit to Dunedin, informs us {Otago Daily Times) that in his opinion there will be a good njarket , for /flour, there. At present Adelaide flour is worth , £15 per ton net, delivered, at Fiji, besides ' ihe duty of about £1 per ton. 'He con-, aiders that Dunedin ought to make efforts to open up direct communication with Fiji, bringing fruit, sugar, 'coffee, tobacco, etc., as return cargoes. ,_l£e ,is" convinced from the'rapid progress of ' FijL ihat the trade -will grow into importance. Butter is worth about 2s .per lb. in Fiji ; cheese, about v ls 2d ;> bacon, „18 ojd ihere is a- considerable demand^fo^ alls these. , Potatoes, aye worth .about £7.fper r ton. -;-S*»va, ■will 'aStfer^tYie jlst January,; next ' be' the capital, and, is 'am excellepty port jithe trade of the Mands'.wiU,l4p*jMfe "Edmonds! ,<t Jbe s "cenjbred^a| %h|s| jplace. > The Rewa Sugar Company have ' erepted .plant J Ais^norm^ji^exp^p'^BlWjiyiin't Suva

andrew or Mr Montgomery, andadds ':— There are still some left who will look to Sir George Grey, and attach their fortunes to him. Two other men will have their foj.low.evs in Mr B Macandrew and Mr Montgomery."' Siw George's' friends have been, lately" adopting the, role of maintaining that he will never take office again ; but we do not attach the slightest importance to any statement of the kind, however sincerely it may be made. If the circumstances happen which brought Sir George-Grey to the front before, he would at once consider it his duty to Comply with the wishes of his party. His qualifications for "the position, however, are so well known that we hardly think any conjunction of circumstances is likely to happen to biing about such an eveiit. Just as he wrecked his party before, he would wreck it agaiu. He has no sense of what is due to othei's, and he Has an exaggerated notion of what is due to himself. Hence, hardly any man of 1 first class ability would lend his assistance or embark with his fortunes in the same craft. One illustration of the defects of character which make Sir George Grey so generally distrusted, even by those who agree with his principles, has just occurred. Two members of the same party, Mr Sheehan and Mr Speight, were candidates for the Thames, Mr Speight was sent to contest the seat under the auspices of Sir George Grey, and the unpleasant feature of the affair is that he went to oppose one who had been in possession. This was an unpardonable sin from a party point of view. But no sooner is Mr Sheehan elected than lie receives a congratulatory telegram from Sir George telling him in gushing terms the loss the colony would have sustained in his defeajt.' If our readers could enlarge the character from these lines, they would see at once why that once great name and power has ceased to charm.

The new pure cash system now being initiated by (J. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried _ out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods arc marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery, millinery, and clothing 1 at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to bear a portion of the loss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the cofidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting 1 cash withorder will be supplied with goods at co-opcratve prices ; just the same as though they made apcrson.il selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, beading and general house furniture, the largest portion of which if turned out at our own factory, willbe marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay :it the time of purchase. G. and C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is new and chi.aply hough r. — An inspection invited. — Garlick and Cranwell, City Hall Furnishing Arcade Queen street, Auckland.