The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1522, 6 April 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1882.

While the general question of cooperation, and the advantages which its adoption "would, it is rightly presumed, confer upon the agricultural community of Waikato, is being- canvassed on all sides, it is gratifying to know that in certain localitos the great principle involved is actually being put in practice. The Waikato Eellmongery Company "\\ hich has been floated at Ngaruawahia is little else but a cooperative concern, one in which the settlors can have a direct interest, while at the .same time they supply the raw material upon which to operate. We do not pretend to say that a business of this nature is one iv which the interest of the farmer is of so absorbing a kind as tha which he feels in others of a more strictly rural type. But inasmuch as the implanting of industries in the district will tend to increase population, without directly adding to the numbers of the food j)roducers, the farmer is, or ought to be deeply concerned in their well being. The establishment of a felhnongery is but the first step towards the foundation of other kindred industries in the district, of Avhich a soap and candle works, a tannery and a wool-scouring business are the most prominent. The site chosen is, as the directors very justly put it, "most suitable for a business of this kind." Ngaruawahia is, indeed, the natural outlet for the produce of the whole district ; it commands at once both of our fine navigable rivers and the main line of railway, and has, besides, many other advantages which is not necessary to refer to in detail. From what we can hear, the promoters have met with much encouragement, in. Auckland no less than in Waikato, and we hope to see the share list full at no distant date. There can be no such thing as local jealousy in an affair of this kind, and Waikato settlers l will, we trust, show by their action that all feelings of that nature are dead or dying. The provisional management has fallen into good hands, and all that now remains to be done is to secure a competent manager, in order to commence practical operations. ' ' .

The Premier <jf New South Wales in his search , after fresh markets,, for the overflowing produce "of the Australias has' < riot been so fortunate as he expected. In the States

his proposals met with a very cold response. Spread-eagleism is too rampant yet in the great Federal Union to allow of, any advantages being conceded to other „ nations" so, long as there is the slightest chance of retaining them- a -little while longer. The commercial ethics of America are based pretty well uppn the maxim " Heads I win, tails you lose" and so long as the trick can be executed deftly, so as to escape detection, it will be persevered in. Our wide-awake neighbors over the Pacific know perfectly well that for many years to come we cannot throw over their manufactures. Labor and the raw material (which has to be imported) are as yet too dear in this colony to admit of the possibility of keeping American manufactured goods out of our markets, unless we resort to a policy of protection — a course which would only be adopted after mature reflection, though the question as to whether, in view of the fact that the United States keep out, by prohibitory protective duties, the wools of Australia and New Zealand, the colonies ought not in self protection to tax the American imports, has already been raised. A section of the American people, more especially those dwelling on the Pacific Coast, are, we believe, anxious for reciprocity, but it is doubtful whether, in days when statesmen of the are insisting upon carrying out the pernicious Munroe Doctrine, their demands will receive much attention. What we require is the adoption of a policy of " give and take," an arrangement by which our woolgrowers shall be placed on a footing equal wich the American manufacturer. That is our idea of reciprocity. But that held bv Americans is, according to one of their own newspapers, very different. " The American idea of i reprocity," says the authority alluded to, "is one-sided. We are to retain present advantages and secure others — at our neighbor's expense ; in other words, like the Irishman argued after Governor Haight's election : ' The offices are to be divided equally betwixt the Dutch and Irish, but the Irish are to have the biggest half.' That is a condensation of the American theory of reciprocity." But if American exclusiveness denies us an opening in the States, there is reason for supposing that the Canadian Government will not bo so obdurate. The people of the Dominion, like their neighbors over the border, have adopted a protective policy, but from the answers given to Sir Hexry Parkes there is reasonable ground to hope that this will be relaxed in favor of Australian wool. Canada is essentially a non-wool producing country As a wheat growing country it has, however, few rivals, while in many other respects it occupies a high commercial position. The opening up of the great Manitoba country, and other lands in the West, have given a wonderful impetus to the settlement of the North American colonies of Britain. At the present moment there is pz*obably no country in the world, not even excepting the United States, which is making more rapid and sui*e progress than Canada. And now that an attempt has been made to establish reciprocity of trade between these colonies and those of Australasia, a policy which is bound to confer immense advantages upon both, let us hope that no untoward circumstances will arise to thwart it. Canada cannot produce wool ; we can ; the Australian colonies cannot hope for many yeai-s to rival the manufactures of older countries, and our fellow subjects in the Dominion are already, in the matter of manufactures, treading upon the heels of the Yankees. Here then we have a prospect of a | f^ir interchange of commodities, by the adoption of which benefits of incalculable magnitude will be conferred on the contracting parties. j

The Cambridge Domain Board have adopted a very commendable restriction relative to the erection of cottages on the domain reserve, recently leased to the public. One of the conditions upon which the land was leased was that the plans of all buildings before being adopted should be submitted to the board for approval. In accordance with this proviso, at the last meeting of the board, one of the lessees submitted the plans of a cottage which he contemplated erecting on his allotment. The chairman explained to the meeting the relative positions of the lessees and the lessors in respect to building, and asked the board to make some definite arrangement in regard to the same.— Whether each plan should be individually dealt with when submitted, or whether all cottages should be built according to a given set of plans. It was seen that the former' manner of dealing with the matter was unworkable, and could not possibly be adopted without considerable inconvenience to the members of the board who do not meet at any given time, but only when some special business calls them together, and consequently to adopt it meant meeting pretty , frequently —as often as plans were submitted for consideration. That all the buildings might 'be of a presentable appearance arid consistent with cash other as far as size was concerned it was thought the moßt advisable step to pursue was to adopt ' certain restrictions for the guidance of lessees, and it was in accordance with' this opinion that Mr Campbell proposed the resolution to the effect that all houses on the domain lands should be built with studs not less than 10 feet in • height, the lean -to | studs to be not less than 7 feet j that" i the size of the building in any casetje not less than 20 x2O feet, with 5 feet veranj dah in front, ' the whole to be ■ painted within one year 'of erection;: also each i house" to have at least one brick chimney of proper construction.' Nothing<iiowever is said about the cost of the building^ or of .what, timber ,it, jnust bjeneoh-*! l! strricied, nor is-the^e.any^hing^ai^ down' relative tp the interior constructionf jit" will be' seen therefore thai; 'while the board has determined to have consistency I

of appearance, itxljas alsd rom< imposing on the lessee any restriction as to cost which might be constructed into unjust oppression.

-V" ■ ' •=• .if*®*** e~"«.s«t BrpT->" , GhSKRALifY speaking, enthusiasm i| verjr/ short lived;- andschemes-itripnlfctvelypro-' jected in most cases.soon find Jdieir way back into the^ oblivion whence they sprung, never'mor,e to see' ts# light! This' would seem to be the fate of the scheme which was considered some time ago ""for*" the improvement ;of £the Cambridge Public Hall. At a meeting of the hall trustees held some time ago to consider the most advisable way to raise the necessary funds to proceed with the work, it was agreed that a given number of gentlemen should be asked to go security for the necessaiy amount to be raised by loan at the bank ; but whether or not this has been done, 'the hall* trustees have not afforded any 1 definite explanation on the matter. Anyhow, it would seem as if nothing whatever has been done towards the carrying out of this project, with the exception of calling for tenders for the work. And here the matter has been permitted to rest. If the scheme to which we have referred has failed to be favourably entertained by the public generally — and we incline to believe it has — the trustees we hope will not allow the matter to rest here, but call a public meeting and have a truly public expression of opinion. The work of enlarging the hall is unquestionably a public one, and it cannot therefore be wondered that a few individuals refuse to make themselves personally responsible for a public debt. If the present committee go out of office at the end of their term, their successors may possibly object to take over such a liability as that which their predecessors would undoubtedly be in a position to bequeath. The best possible step to pursue, therefore, is cither to call a public meeting and make the public generally responsible, or else wait until the Town Districts Act comes into force, and then transfer the hall to the local corporation. It is evident something must be done, and done immediately, towards providing more suitable hall accomodation.

The application of the Steam Navigation Company to have the lease of a certain Borough of Hamilton endowment offered for sale has provoked considerable discussion. Thecompany, it appears, are anxious to obtain a portion of the allotment for the purpose of erecting a permanent wliarf and store, and probably a lift to raise the goods to the top of the bank, and ceitain of the Borough Councillors are desirous of affording the applicants every assistance in the prosecution of the scheme. The Mayor, however, is averse to parting with the property of the borough at the present time when tl;e value of land is depressed, alleging that a better price ■will be obtained in the course of a few years. This opinion may be perfectly sound, but it may be questioned whether, taking into account the fact that land is not as yet a scarce commodity in the borough, a bird in hand is not worth two in the bush. The matter will come on for settlement to-night.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Henry William Northcroft, Esq., A.M., to be Resident Magistiate for the District of Raglan, with jurisdiction to £20, vice W. G. Mair Esq., J.P.

The concluding part of our Raglan correspondent's account of a journey to Kawhia is unavoidably held over for want of space.

The Ngaruawahia cricketers will play a match on their own ground on Friday, against a selected team from Hamilton, and on Tuesday they again meet their Taupiri opponents.

Persons claiming compensation for land taken for, or, who are otherwise affected by the construction of railway works in this district, must serve their claims at the Public Works Office, Auckland.

The cable brings intelligence of a collision between two steamers off the coast of Spain resulting in great loss of life. The vessels were named respectively Yeurac Bat, and Douvo. The number of lives lost is supposed to be sixty-six.

The shares in the Ngaruawahia Felhnongery Company are being quickly taken up. On Saturday last 950 shares were allotted, and another 200 shares have been applied for since. The directors would be wise in reserving a certain number for allotment to applicants from the out distiicts, so as to spread the feeders to the concern over as wide a field as possible.

Now that the business people of Hamilton have agreed to close their places of business at 7 o'clock, it rests with their customers, in a great measure, that this arrangement may be faithfully carried out, not put off makiug their purchases till just before the time, and thus preventing the employees enjoying the full benefit of the concession afforded them.

The fine new barge, building for the W.S.N. Co. at Ngaruawahia, is fast approaching completion, under the skilful hands of her designer, Mr A. Nicol. Her dimensions are 100 ft x 18ft, and so constructed as to carry a deck load only, on a very light draught of water. This style of barge has quite superseded those that were in use during the early days, when the river transport was much more extensive than now.

At S. Andrew's, Cambridge, tomorrow, being Good Friday, there will be divine service at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. At Alexandra, the Rev. Mr Phillips yrill conduct service at 11 a.m., and at Te ' Awamutu at '•! p.m. — The service at Ohaupo on Sunday next, and during the winter months, will be at 3 o'clock, instead of half -past 3as heretofore. The Holy Communion will be administered.

The Government having recommenced business under' the Industrial Branch of the Insurance Department have decided upon' opening an agency in Hamilton, and possibly Cambridge! For this purpose Mr R. H. Douse, the superintendant for the Auckland district will pay us a visit. In another column it will .be seen he invites applications for the position of local agent. .Mr Douse is expected to arrive about Tuesday the 11th.

It will be seen by telegrams in another column that Mr J. J. Pahner, formerly travelling reporter for this journal, and recently attached to the (Bay, oj ', Plenty 'JTimes has met with, Ms death byudrowning while fording the Waihi river in the Makeiu district. The excellent' series of descriptive paper's on the Lake district from his pen, which appeared in these, columns will. .be fresh in the' 'recollection of our .readers. Deceased had been, many years in New Zealand, and v had held some responsible situations. ,W the press: So far as we know (her had ,;no \ relatives in the colony.

A meeting of the members of the Hamilton esleyan Circuit, was held on Tuesday evening^ in'^he '/Triniiy "Wesleyin school-room,' 'wlietf. several matters* affecting thef circuit ,wereld.iscu.sse,d;*> It'wasUinaniriiously |agreed!>that.%a we% ' come soir£l«'be' giyeruJtof the^Revvj-jJv-' 'Dukesjon Thursday, April 13tbf:i Rev. vF. pukes Arrived m.g&imlton yesterday,

— ft ; r ; r^ !and will conduct- the -vspsvices-tdn Sunday next in the Trinity Wesleyan.. Church, Hamilton ; both morning and evening.

A cable message informs us that the jnerqberjs of the .institution of Civil Pokes'/ Eremili/of New South -Wales,! at, dinner on the 3rd inst. Mr 0. H. Gregory, formerly president of the society, presided, in proposing the health of their (•gu'esf/warinly' -eulogised the enterprise anfl Industry of the colonies. Sir Henry "ParkesT'in replying to the^ toast, predicted an amazing growth for Australia in tlie future, and at the same time expressed his beliefthat the colonies would .continue to -cling to. the mother country, and maintain the integrity of the Empire.

There was not much business at the KM. Court, Hamilton, yesteiday, before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M. Win. Andrews was summoned by the Town Clerk for the amount of his last years's rates, £1 5s 6d, and judgment was given for the amount with costs. It was believed that the case would have been defended on the technical ground that the borough was not legally constituted, but such was not the case, as the defenddant admitted his liability.

Mr'] Joseph Mullions, Hamilton East, applied to the Borough Council at last meeting for permission to hawk fish in the town. The Mayor produced the by-laws, by which a hawker's license is fixed at £1 per annum, exception being made in favor of produce raised and sold by farmers. Some of the councillors considered that the sale of fresh fish should be encouraged, but to this the Mayor replied by stating that those who sold the fish were actuated by no philanthropic motive, but solely by a desire to make money. Any alteration in the by-laws would involve considerable expense, and it would be better to pay the amount of the license fee than to follow the other coui'se. Ultimately it was agreed to take no action, whereat Mr Mullions, who was present, asked permission to say a few words. The Mayor declined to give the necessary permission, and the applicant, saying that Hamilton was the only town where it was necessary to take out a license to sell fish, left the chamber.

The Cambridge Musical Union will give another entertaining concert in the Cambridge Public Hall on Easter Monday night, in aid of their funds, which are at present in a somewhat low condition. Some time ago the union purchased a piano on the deferred payment system, and some of the instalments being now due, they are desirous -of relioving.themselvGs from their undesirable 'impecunious position. The success of the last entertainment given by the Musical Union, from a purely musical point of view, is a sufficient guarantee for the quality of that of Monday evening next. The programme has been constituted with a view to novelty, and consequently the public may expect to hear a number of vocalists whom they have not had the pleasure of hearing on any former occasion.

On view in the shop of Mr G-eo. Dickenson, Hamilton, is a photograph of a very neatly designed hothouse, lately elected for Major Wilson by Mr D Richardson, architect, Cambridge. This very attractive piece of workmanship, which has been erected on the grounds surrounding the residence of Major Wilson, is of the Corinthian style of architecture, and is the first hothouse of any pretensions which has yet been erected in this district. It is built on a substantial concrete foundation, the superstructure, with the excejition of the back, which is constructed of brick, being of wood and glass. The front is set off to considerable advantage by fluted Corinthian pillasters, witli carved capitals. The ends of the building arc circular, and the windows are made to open in lots of three or four each. The floor is constructed of concrete, and carries two circular beds and an oval one for planting purposes. Vines planted outside can be brought through the apertures in the window provided for that purpose. To Waikato gentlemen contemplating the erection of a hothouse, we would diaw their attention to the design on view at Mr Dickenson's.

A regular stampede has set in from this district to Ohiuemutu, where the Land Court is at present adjudicating on several large blocks of native territory; A number of Cambridge tradesmen, who have for some time been living in expectation of having the Court held in their midst, have taken their departure, and are at present on the i-oad. It is questionable, however, whether success may crown their enterprise on reaching Ohinemutu, as it is believed there will be very little money in currency among the natives for some time, as they will be paid to a great extent by orders on storekeepers. We hear on good authority that the^ natives concerned in the blocks lying to the south of Cambridge have applied for an adjournment to Cambridge, where it is expected an extensive Court will be held in a few months' time.

The following cases were disposed of at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Tuesday :— John Gil pin (the larrikin assault case), two years' hard labor ; Alexander Johnston, forgery and uttering, acquitted ; Edward Thomas, for impersonating one James Thomas, at the Cheviot election. The Judge was not satisfied that it was an indictable offence at all, and reserved the point, taking security from the prisoner of sureties of £100 to come up for next session. Charles James Burnett was found guilty of rape, and sentence was deferred. Sentences ! were passed on the men convicted yesterday as follows : — Matthew McCallum, larceny, eighteen months' hard labor ; Arthur Sutton (a boy of fifteen), indecent assault, thirty days' imprisonment, and two floggings of fifteen lashes each ; J . OBrien, larceny, three years' penal servitude.

A meeting of the promoters of the proposed cheese and bacon factory was held last night at the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, but owing to the boisterous state of,theweather, and a number of the settlers being at present in Auckland on busi- ' ness, the attendance was very small, only Messrs Seddon, Hume, J. Cochrane and Captains Runciman and McPherson were present. A conversational discussion was entered upon with regard to the objects of> the proposed scheme. It -'was j agreed among those present that so soon as the association had been formed a representative ought to be ' sent 'to America to procure the necessary plant, and also to obtain, if possible, the services of a competent manager. ' The meeting was adjourned till next Saturday Week, in order to ensure a good attendance of those interested.

Randwick and his owner (B. Coyle) have been disqualified from ever running # again on the' Taranakr" course, and the jockey (Joseph Williams) forHwo years, by the Taranaki Jockey Club. It appears that after winning the Autumn' Handicapj.nßaudwickTwas.'the first toweigh, and <m Williams getting on the scales, it was' found Hh'at he was nearly i twojpounds overweight,: but npt;suificieht f to be declared, pve£w,eight. The owner of the second horse^nojiiced thatjthe jockeyforborne'fea'^dn^didiMot wan&% weigh in. with the breaatplatej and the, clerk of, the ■ sdales" VV8a 8 requested to -weigh 'Williams %ith;the%reastf late.a » Wit"n tlie^ast-plate'^%eigh§a-'9St>i3lbk (ne&;lyHwo .pounds ovirweignt),? 'and he' wasr declared "right." Two other jockeys were then

■ t % TTI ? ~ r7 i weighed,. and to the astonishment of the cleirk v of the .scales and the bystanders were each found to be 91bs. overweight. The fourth jockey, being a very light weight, necessitated the removal of the "1001b. weight, and*the substitution' ojE a' 501|5. ;aad he weighed correctly. 'An examination of the weights was then made, and the middle of the 1001b, weight was found to have been gouged out. It ia believed , that the jockey weighed out: correctly, but' handed the leads required to bring him jtip to his correct weight over to an accomplice, and that someone substituted the false weight for the correct one, which had the effect of returning Randwick's jockey the correct weight, but made the other jockeys* 91bs."overweight. The stewards subsequently held two meetings, at the first of which it was resolved not to hand the stakes over to Coyle, and at the second the owner, jockey, and horse were disqualified as above

Mr Richardson, Architect, Cambridge, invites tenders for the erection of a cottagei Mr Kennedy Hill Will dispose of the privileges of the gates for picnic on Easter Monday, at his Mart on Saturday. The Mayor convenes a meeting for Wednesday nc\t, the 12th, of all parties interested in getting up cheap entertainments during the winter months. Messrs Hughes and George, Solicitors, Auckland, invite tenders for the purchase of the stock and book debts in the assigned estate of B. H. Kcesing, storekeeper, Ngaruawahia. The Town Clerk, Hamilton, notifies that the Defaulters' and Burgess lists for the year lit June, 1882, to 3 'it May, 1883, are now open for inspection. All objections to the Burgess list must be made in wilting, and delivered before the 15th of April, inst. In consequence of Good Friday, Messrs Hunter and Nolan will hold their usual weekly sale at the Durham yards, Auckland, on Saturday, when they will offor a valuable lot of horses from Wanganui, and elsewhere. A poll of the ratepayers of the Pukekuia Lirensing Dibtnrt, to determine whether 01 not the number of licenses shall be increased, will be taken on Saturday, the 22nd inst. Messrs H. E. Cotton and Co. will offei for sale in the large room adjoining the Town Hoard office, Cambridge, on Saturday ne\t, valuable household furnituie. Tenders are invited by the architect of the Public Works Department, tor the erection of workshops at the Lunatic Asylum, Auckland; and also for the election ot auxiliary asylum at the ;>ame place. Tenders must be in by the 22nd inst. A poll of the ratepayers of the Newcastle Licensing District, to determine whether or not the number of licenses in the district shall be increased, will be taken on Saturday, the 22nd inst. at Ngaruawahia. Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. Avill sell at Ohaupo, this day, a. very large number of all classes of sheep, including 600 stores from Napier; Also a large number ol cattle, bulls, calves, pigs, horses, &c, &c, at 1 o'clock. Mr J. S. Buckland has received instructions from Mr John Runciman, to sell at the Cambridge yards, on Tuesday, the 18th inst., roo 2, 3, and 4-year-old bullocks, in forward condition, ready to top off on turnips. Messrs Hunter and Nolan will sell at the Durham yards, Auckland, on Wednesday, the 19th inst., valuable freehold properties in the estate of the late Dennis Markham, including allotments m Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, and Taupin.