The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1508, 4 March 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, MAJRCH 4, 1882.

Tub action of the Government m despatching 200 men o£ the A.C, Force to complete the CambridgeRotorua Eoad, looked at casually, might not appear so important as it really is. But when we consider it in conjunction wilh the reply given by the Premier to the deputation that waited on him ,at Cambridge, " That the Government would not allow native obstruction to interfere with the work," it has a mu6h graver significance." The Premier said the Government , Had made arrangements with the natives for the construction of <the ? -road, the natives to be employed ! oA the work, bat as there is little ( or, nothing 1 done to it f itis very Je vident.r that, thenatives are either careless 1 about' work, or are secretly, opposed to'the| rb#d. .;,;This being sp/h'o^: we[ ,ina^ as£, will the' natives regard the-; action of the Government iu^ndi

ing the Constabulary to do the work 1 Will they conclude that the policy adopted in regard to Te Whiti is about to be directed against them, without any of the excuses which existed in the former case? For these natives, or at any rate the larger proportion of them, fresly admit that the defiant attitude and seditious bombast of the West Coast prophet formed sufficient warrant for the subsequent action of the Government. Let us hope our native friends will take a more sensible view of the situation. We may be suve that the Government will not in any way encroach upon the rights of native ownership ; if they attempted to do so the colony would not permit it. The position is simply this: The Government have set themselves the task of abolishing for ever that which we have known for many years by the name of " the native difficulty," with all its consequent expense and irritation, and its ill effects on the settlement of the North Island. To the success of this policy it is essential that all notions of a dual sovereignty should be dismissed. Mr Brycb would treat the natives as he would treat their white fellow subjects, according them no less consideration and no more. Let the meaning of this be fully grasped and the action of the Government will be presented in an entirely new light. When it is deemed necessary to construct a road or railway through private property, a" measure called the Public Works Act enables the authorities to do so without regard to the feelings of the individual. But for damage done, or loss sustained, fair compensation is given. Now the Government is about to adopt this plan with the natives. The necessity for opening a practicable road to the Lake country has been so forcibly impressed on the Government that they can no longer ignore it. The sending Constabulary to execute the work has nothing aggressive in it. These men have been employed on similar work on the Coast, and as they can now be spared are, in the natural order of things, transferred to the Waikato. But while, as we have pointed out, the Government will religiously respect the native rights, they will not allow any selfish objections to the carrying out of the work in hand to influence them : obstruction, for the simple reason that it is contrary to' law, will aiot be tolerated. Let the natives digest the subject j let them reflect that the change sought to be effected will place them on a level, in the eyes of the law, with the European colonists — no lower — and if they do not meet the Native Minister's proposals half way, then they are not the shrewd people we take them to be. The Government have set their hand to the plough and will not look back.

We would again remind intending visitors to the Waikato Heads that the " Delta" leaves for that place this morning. Tauranga has been gazetted a Borough under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876. The meeting of the Waikato Cricket Association, called for Wednesday, stands adjourned till Tuesday next. At the Cambridge Police Court yesterday, before Col. Lyon and Major Wilson, J. P., Edward Clewes was convicted of stealing a saddle and bridle, the property of Mr W. K. Carter, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The first sitting of the newlyelected Licensing Committee for the Borough of Hamilton, will be held at the Court-house, at noon to-day. Mr J. Forrest having declined to take up the contract for constructing a concrete culvert at the foot of Ewen's hill, owing to some misunderstanding in regard to the specifications, the Board have accepted the tender of Mr M. Walsh, (£199 3s Od £d. We learn by cable that the Victorian Government have decided to complete the defences at Port Phillip Heads without delay, and to re-establish the Permanent Artillery Corps which was disbanded a short time ago. The widow of Mr Stephen, who died in August last from the effect of injuries received at the Jolimount railway accident (Victoria), has been awarded £3000 compensation. Latest Auckland - market quotations are :— Gum is without much alteration. Receipts for Feb., about 400 tons. The following quotations approximate to present rates : — Fair ordinary, L 33 to L 3 4; good ordinary, L 35 to L 36 ; East Coast, L 44 to L 46. Flax per ton, LlB to L2l ; Tow, do., L 7 to L 9 ; Fungus, per 1b.,3d; Bonedust, Sydney, L 6 to L8; according to quality ; Auckland, L 7 to L8 10s ; Peruvian guano, Ll7 to LlB ; Huon Guano, small lots, L 5 to L 6, bags included } Boneflour, L8 to L 9 10s. Some months ago notices were issued by the Hamilton Borough Council to owners to clear furze from the roadways in front of their properties. In many instances this order was attended to. It would be well if the council put in force the penalties against some owners on the road to the railway station ; the water-tables are quite grown over, and if not attended to before the winter the water will lie upon the roads, and soon make it a costly matter to keep them open for traffic, A Wellington correspondent of the Herald learns "that, after the beginning of the coming financial < year, Government will inaugurate the new system of a central dep6t, and send nearly every requisite needed for gaols, hospitals, asylums, and charitable institutions. The goods are to be ordered ' from Home manufacturers, and shipped to Wellirigr ton. The impression here, continues the writer, is that a start will be made with one department ; but .depend upon it once < the bafl is set rolling in" the direction^ mentioned,, it, will grow, into a separate branch of. /khe s service, •which«will entail large^expenditure with numerous ■ well-paidjijinecure .billots-for > fewfayoHred^pirs^ns 5 . ] y\,^ ' <An American contemporary has • been ;endeav,buring io analyssfanld>olassify>' -the i of ciamofousCpatri6tB' ; i)\flxo^ %ere [ seeking offices #f oin |Gar^ ■deep m tfaiy4we* itW#«i !sffi^si%iP'&

aided him in his youth by wise counsels ; 7'2-i had lent him money ; 82 had saved him from drowniug ; 8300 had known him during his childhood ; 7319 had predicted his ffiiture greatness ; 22 canal captains had employed him as a towboy ; 2700 claimed to have been his companions when he was a labourer on the farm ; 830 editors congratulated themselves that they were the first to suggest his name for the Presidency. A very able paper on "the functions and duties of a newspaper" was vecently read at a meeting of the Social Science Association, held in New York, by Mr C. D. Warner, editor of one of the leading journals in the eastern states. We make the following extract : — " A neAVspaper is a wholly private enterprise for the pecuniary advantage of the proprietor. The relation of the public to the proprietor is precisely that of the buyer to any other merchant. He pays a certain sum for a certain commodity, but he has no more right to undertake to manage the proprietor's business for him than to manage that of any other merchant. To ask a newspaper for an advertisement, or for a notice of a private interest, is as impertinent as to ask the grocer to give his sugar and butter instead of selling them ; to ask the baker to give his bread, or to ask the lawyer to plead a cause, for nothing. The baker, the grocer, and the lawyer, make their living by selling their wares, not by giving them away, and the newspaper is not a public charity, of which the benefits may be enjoyed without price, but it is a private business, earned on for profit, not for pleasure. Those who think thac the publicity which it offers to an advertiser is not sufficient return for the cost of advertising will go elsewhere. But if they are satisfied to advertise it is becau&e they think the return is an equivalent. They pay for that and they receive it, but they have no further claim. They have no more right to demand ' ' a notice" because they advertise, than to demand of their hatter a pair of gloves because they have bought a hat that suits them." At the meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Boai'd on Thursday, the following business affecting this district was transacted :— Patetere.— The Chairman reminded the Board that some time ago a discussion had taken place as to changing the name of the township in the Patetere block from Puketuroa to Patetere. The matter had been referred to the Government. The Minister of Lands thought the change would be inconvenient, but if the Board pressed for it he would dot oppose it. — Mi* Tonks said he could not see where the inconvenience could arise. The place had not been advertised, and the name Patetere was well known. — Mr Moat said the only object of the Board in suggesting the alteration was that the name Patetere was better known, and more likely to attract purchasers. The only inconvenience that could arise would be in regard to postal arrangements, and he instanced the inconvenience which now frequently arose on account of confusion between the two postoffices in Mahurangi. — The Chairman pointed out that in this instance no postoffices had been established.— lt was agreed that the Board recommend that tlie name of the township be Patetere. Raxgiriri. — Thisjwas an application from the Board of Education to have a school site reserved at Rangiriri if a re-survey of the townships was to be made. — The Chairman said that, not being aware of any re-survey being ordered, he had referred the letter to Mr. S. Percy Smith, Chief Surveyor, who reported that no special survey was contemplated, except the surveys of some few allotments. He, however, thought the present township of Rangiriri useless, and thought it might be re-surveyed and re-classified.

Messrs Clark and Gane announce the arrival of their new season's stock of seeds, etc. The Cambridge Highway Board invite tenders for gravelling certain roads. A notice by the East Hamilton, poundkeeper, appears in our advertising columns. The Direct Supply Store, Queen-street, Auckland, m.ike a very important announcement in our advertising columns to-day. Mr S. Bright will sell at the residence of the debtor, Cambridge, a variety of articles in the estate of A. Graham. Tenders are invited up to the 10th idst. by Mr Jiis, Wrigley, for additions to Masonic Hotel, Cambiidge. Mr George Cook, Licensed Interpreter, Cambridge, is prepared to negotiate for purchase or lease of native lands. The Assessment Court for the Hamilton Highway District sits to-day at n a.m., at the residence of Mr C. JR.. Johnson. The members of No. 9, L.0.L., are invited to meet ia conference at the Victoria. Hall, Hamilton, on Monday next, at 8 p.m. All moneys due the estate of A. Graham, Cambridge, must be paid to, and claims against rendered to Mr Richardion, trustee. Mr A. Laybourn, seed merchant, Fortstreet, Auckland, announces that he has to arrive large shipments of superior ryegrass, cocksfoot, and other seeds. Messrs W. J. Hunter & Co. will sell at their new yards, Cambridge, to-day, a large number of horses, amongst which arc some superior draught and riding stock. Messrs Clark and Gane, Cambridge, have been instructed by the trustees of the late J. Brown, Esq., to sell by auction, in lots varying from 5 to 30 acres, the valuable farm near Cambridge, containing about 320 acres. Plans, etc., from the auctioneers. Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. will hold their next Raglan sale at the Okete yards on Tuesday, 21st inst., when fully 200 head of cattle, horses, "sheep, etc., will be offered. On Thursday next they will sell at the Cambridge yards, fat cattle, cows, sheep, and on Thursday, March 16th, they will hold a sale of live stock at Ohaupo. 1 We have been requested to state that Dr. Bcalc's hours for consultation in Hamilton are at his residence, East Hamilton, from 8 to 9 a.m., and 3 to 5 p.m. daily, and at Messrs. Sandes and Co's, west Hamilton, from 6 to 8 every evening. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. 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 whq 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 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 jear's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public haye hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a j fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year Country buyers on remitting cash with ordci will be supplied with goods at co-operatve prices ; just the same as though they made apersonalselection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, willbe marked at the Jowesr remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. and C. having realised the entire value of their stock during, their, late cash sale, ihe'present stock is new and cheaply bought. — An inspection 'invited. — Garuck and Cranwell, City Hall Famishing Arcade Queen street, Auckland. ' ' '

' Ma^y a man keeps. on 'drinking till he hasn't acoafr either to his back or his stomach. - , s The' following '< from ;the News Letter, is a specimen of the style in which trades-. I'meh .aclverfcfeel Hn - San V^rariciscq. : — The jsad^news comes -from Denver, _ Colorado, ,pf j^hp^had h?| head blown ciekfccfflw a*' ! dyhaxriite n e i jrolQsioD. But 'a ciiri&us fact .connected! with his terrible^ "fate iwas-'that^' although fhis^head yras vv f o'^^^yardslofflfthb 1 ihat^as tf ounch J^mlylLMherihgltrfiiti^andJnbtdn'theleaste 4