MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1503, 21 February 1882, Page 2

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS

The Hon. the Attorney General was a passenger to Waikato yesterday, staying the night at Woodlands. He will proceed to the Arolia to-day, where he will meet the Premier, who is expected to reach the new goldfields to-morrow. We are indebted to the Herald for the following further information concerning the movements of ministeis: — The Hon. Mr Bryce, Native Minister, was a passenger to Auckland by the s.s. Penguin, which arrived at Onehunga on Sunday. Mr Bryce will remain in Auckland for a few days, and then proceed to Waikato. During Sunday the Premier, AttorneyGeneral, and Native Minister had a long interview, and various matters of importance were discussed, among which the Rotorua township and .springs, and Tawhiao's late visit to Auckland, and native matters generally. The Premier left yesterday for the Thames. The Native Minister will meet Mr Hall and Mr Whitaker at Hamilton on Thursday. It is uncertain yet whether Mr Bryce will go overland from Waikato to the Thames, or to Rotorua with Mr Hall, or return to Auckland, in which latter case he will remain here for seveial weeks for the benefit of his health. Mr Bryces's movements will be determined on meeting his colleagues at Hamilton. It is pi - obable that Tawhiao will have an interview with Mr Bryce at Alexandra. Should such be the case, Mr Bryce, it is anticipated, will invite Tawhiao to state his future policy, and if he has any matters to discuss with, or bring under the notice of the Government. We believe it is unlikely that Tawhiao will make any important declaration, but will ask Mr Bryce to wait till after the great meeting in May. Hon. Mr Rolleston, Minister for Lands, is at present at Napier en route to Rotorua and Auckland. Owing to the Governor's departure for Christchurch, the Premier, who is to act as President of the Executive Council in his absence, will reach Wellington as soon as he possibly can do so, carrying out his original programme of going overland to Napier, The date of the driving of the first pile of the bridge over the Waikato river near Alexandra has not yet been fixed. It was generally expected that that would be attended with some ceremonial, and that both the Native Minister and Tawhiao would be present, but all that depends upon, arrangements to be made hereafter.

Messrs Clark and Gane will sell at their premises. Duke-street, Cambridge, on Wednesday (to-morrow), valuable contractors' plant and horses, under bill of sale. Attention is drawn to an advertisement of the London Photographic Company, Hamilton. Messrs Coulthard Bros., saw-mill owners, Te Rahu, Te Awamutu, make an important announcement in our advertising- columns. The Hindoo idea of the hell is different from those set forth in the confessions of faiths and creeds of most of the denominations of Christianity. Punishments for the most part are in the way of transformations into unpleasant creatures. Those who have been drunkards on earth are in the next world' changed into froga. This ought to be regarded as an improvement rather than a punishment, for a frog is a cold water animal of commendable habits, and never goes swaggering around with red nose or a bloated face. Dissenters from the true faith are turned into snakes. - backbiters .are changed to tortoises, and misers to cranes, which seems infelicitous, as the , crane is one of tjie few creatures that can conveniently . bite its ;own- backhand the tortoise, with, its ability for t shu,tting ( up, \jWould serve, as a fit emblem of the miser's strong box., Mesh enters are'jto; be eagles;, thie^ej. are to tp^ijiepriylji of of Harjng^ .an(kdebtora;a^ fransmognfi^jpn^ to the^way^ in|<wmch. poor f creditors jk^ $ S 66metimesjsla e ugh^edrby^d]jforslin >^he; .present life,' %i \ ' >7^?\ , \ Jt ~±>