AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1534, 4 May 1882, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1882.

;-♦— Perhaps no one 'ought seriously to care wha^Mr.JLAßouciiEßE, the editor, of Truth, the ultra-radi-cal member for Northampton, and th,e Mend, philosopher^ fir\(i guido of the notorious /JJiuityAUGUi;, says about New Zealand. It may tickle the ,• vanity 1( o£ some , to know that so great a man condescends to take notice of us, hut we are afraid the great majority of the colonists^ if they' do think on the subject at all, would be rather inclined to i treat his impei'tingnt interference* in qur* affairs with the contemp *\sBricJi ? alone <is its due. In Marc'lr-lnst, -tre we "learn by the Mail, MyijkiiQvcutiup in the,l^piise of Commons^ disked. JNXr Courtenay, the Under-Secretary for tho Colonies, wlietliorhe had received inf or-* mation that the New jZoaland constabulary had lately been employed to destroy the growing crops of the Maoris, and if so whethor ho intended to tak^ any official notice .of those acts! Our authority i.s hot very dear as to the answer vouchsafed, only stating 1 that the Undersecretary was " understood" to reply that the Government had no official information on the subject, but lie believed that something of the kind had happened with respect to 48 acres of crops. , The action of the New Zealand Government "ewfttabulary was tinder -the control of 'the /New Governmenf/wh'ichVns responsible to the New Zealand Parliament. Assuming that the Colonial is conducted upon the principle's r of common sense, this is just thd answer which might have been ex-, poctod", and if it did not , satisfy Mr Labouchere, it at least satisfies the peoplo of this .country, which is ' a great deal more, to'the points/ This is not the first time that tho seniormember for Northampton has discovered the interest which he evidently feels in the welfare of the West Coast natives, and the origin of this philanthropy is somewhat difficult to determine. It is reasonable enough that, being a man and a brother, he should, in a general way feel kindly disposed towards the Maori, and all other aboriginals ; but it is not so easy to understand that so insignificant an incident as tho destruction of a few acres of crops, in such an out-of-the-way corner of the world as New Zealand, could have diverted MrLAßorciiUßii's attention from the great political problems, in the solution of which he has been so deeply engaged. The only conclusion we are able to arrive at is that some patriot in the colony lias prompted thohonorable gentleman. Seriously, we must enter a strong protest against conduct of this kind. There is much of the spoilt child in the character of men who, when the voice of the country, in opposition to their peb ideas, determines that a certain course shall be followed, go i whimpering and whining to the Imperial Authorities. The colonists are invested with full power to manage native affairs, and are not in the temper to p*ut up with interference in a matter which concenis themselves alone. The English Government, if we mistake not, are too wise to intermeddle in our affairs on this head, and the last ebuke offered to Mr Lauouchere will, we hope, serve as a warning to those restless spirits in the colony^ who are never weary of invokiug back stairs influence to further their own private schemes.

The usual weekly meeting of the Hamilton Literary ami Debating Clhb will be held this evening,' commencing at 7.30. The subject for debate is the Chinese Question. Complaints reach, us from various parts of the district of the scarcity of pheasants this year. Very few have been shot, and the largest bag we have as yet heard of is five brace. A Wellington telegram last night' informs us that the lion. Mr Kolleston returned to Wellington from the South yesterday. Mr Bryce will return from Wangariui to-day. ( The Waipa .Dramatic Clubi will give a performance in the Public Hal 1 , , Kihikihi, on Monday next, on /which occasion they .will present the " thrilling drama" entitled the "Wilds of Corsica," and the 'farce! " The Brirish Lion." The entertainment will conclude with a dance. > ' \ ,-'.,-? The concert iii aid of theliauda--tion of the debt" on the Catholic'! Church, Kihikihi, which w&s Unavoidably 'post' pohed on • the ]*7th - Marchj and whifeh' 'Was again postponed at Eatiter, -will, 'it ihasljeen decided, cofte off on- theSlth' {May. , •■' •"' ' s ' l< iy ; '' . Jh< the , re^prji^ We Cambridge , j Wes.t sbh'dol 'Jcbncfert,' in , laaiJ iwrie, > ,tne' WSe'o'f'^r^WiUi'aiil'^rfckU ! vertentlv omitted from,.the list of those 7 ' ;wl!olcindiypl-ovided% ( fi-esbinerite: ™ . I Shippers, pf cattle ,ai : I;he Hamil-

\jvretcliedT|tOT^bf the yards there. Ii : thiJi^«j^w3p|veve brought to the notice oi Mr A™Vr McDonald no doubt steps would be taken to get a few loads of fasciues Laid down, which would save un- ' v fo.rtuuate..stQo)fc«\^«itom jwfctincujjto otheij* iiilndl«B|in JiftH^iHy^sh^^r^^fe through Hatnilton t ye^grtlay;. im fiym the Waikato Laud Association s !'" siaiibn, at Newatend, in™ charge of the manageil^j [#Jicot)l6^ tfas)jfsfcj to the Auckland market. Over a hundr^fl 1m 4*'l^BtWe~BBHi -"(IWWed—^re^ana despatched to the Thames, and anpthec 200 head are ready and in prime. £ednss tion. -'"la re^M¥g^:a^wmtlßff*l)f the Hamiltoh'-Bo'roiigK'.CJoUiicil for the 20 acres of the town belt withheld by Government, a letter has been received from Mr Rollestjon, stating that ,it, , coujd n<j>t r ( 'begranted t iiptU ; t)ie ( , Government were satisfied.' that 'it Would 'not fy'e ,fequired for railway purposes. A meeting of the Hamilton; , <Dea main Board was held.pn $he ,conc}u,sion of the Council feting, on, ,Monday night, when it having open reported liha^. the rent of lots 16, 27, 28, 36, and 4^.h^,pot been paid, the leases, were declared to be forfeited. It wHSttgreed W'tfall for tenders for ■ deepening. , Seddon's s drain forthwith. ?*, ' " " r ? The usual services v*as not held on Sunday last, at the A.C. Camp, Rotorua rqftd,;;gtosss M*a\pUkJM<l «'- ranged to go out •on Saturday for that purpose, but ori''(FVifla v y > ' evening he received a telegram from Bishop Cowie, saying that owm'g io 1 fi oiir the Auckland clergy,. being ill, no one could.be , spared td'cbin'e to Cambridge. ' Mr Willis was therefore .obliged -to, remain in Cambridge for the focal services. The usual monthly meeting -of the Kirikiriroa Highway Board -was held at the' Waikato County Council chart- 1 bers yesterday. Present: Messrs' Primrose (chairman), Gillett, atid- T. S. Runciman. Mr J. Coombes wrote, asking for £45 on account of gravelling contract near Ruraney's, Taupjri road. Granted. On the motion of Mr.Gillett, seconded by Mr Runciman, it was resolved that the Board would at next meeting strike a rate of Is in the £. Carried," The chairman was authorised to'slpend £10 in improving the river road near Pigg's farm. . A few accounts ; were passed for payment aiid the board rose. '' : , The Frozen Meat and Produce Com' pany (Limited) is now being formed in, London, to acquire land and hereditaments'in the Australasian colonies, and to work and d'evelope the same, and to carry on the business of storers, preservers, and importers of fresh meat, and other produce, preserved by freezing process, or otherwise and to import and breed live stock of every|description. The capital is £100,000, in £5 shares. An unregistered agreement between the New Zealand Agricultural Comjtony "(Limited) and George Tanner Hough, is to be adopted and carried into effect by the company. The subscribers are : , G. M. Bell, 1 share; Hon. H. Spenseley,' barrister, 1;H. S. Valentine, 1 ; Sir Julius Vogel, 1 : J. P. Bear, 1 ; C. P. .Grant,- solicitor, ,1 ; and W. Hunter, clerk, 1. The number of directors is not , to, be lea? /than three nor more than seven ; qualification, shares or stock to the nominal value of £250 ; remuneration, £300 per annum to the chairman and £150 per annum to each director. < The Fortrose correspondent of the Qtago Daily Times writes:— "l regret having to report the failure to recover the bullion, Sec, by the diving party at ,th,e scene at, the wreck of ,the,s,s. Tararua. The efforts of , this , party have bejen 1 strenuous, and have extended over nine months. It appears "that the divers have found the bottom quite clear of sand and composed of rocks, boulders, and beach, with a 'considerable amount of kelp or seaweed to contend with ; in fact, the description given of the course of the track made by the steamer when coming , upon ,the reef is compared by the diver to a lane enclosed with a twelve-foot hedge of kelp, and this was found to retard operations so much, in consequence of its becoming entangled about the airtube, that a knife was needed constantly at hand to cut the weed and free the tube. The course of the vessel was traced for some distance by this, and when found she was in two distinct portions. These have since become so much broken up that the debris appears to cover nearly an acre of the bottom. The storeroom was found to be covered by a portion of thedeck. This, in consequence of the girders or beams of the deck being of iron, had settled down so closely that dynamite has had to be \ised to remove it. I hear some rice, brandy, &c. , have been seen about where the storeroom was situated, and some lemonade Avas recovered, which, after being taken to Mr C. Brunton's station, Avas found to be quite undamaged by its long submersion ; but nothing of any value has been recovered. After the fine clear weather and calm sea of the pa&t week, the men appear to have decfiled that any further efforts are useless, as, if anything Avas to be done, it could then have been effected."

Mr W. A. Murray, Piako, invites tenders for clearing ti-trcc. Henry Baskiyille, Te Aroha, gives notice of his intention to apply to the Piako County Council for a slaughtering- license. Mr James Stuart notifies that the Cambridge quadrille assembly will re-commence on Friday (to-morrow) evening in the Public Hall at 8 p.m. The annual meeting of /the LicensingCommittee for the district of Karioi will be helu at the Court-house, Raglan, on Tuesday, Cth June. Messrs W. J. Hunter &Co. will sell at the Cambridge Horse 13azaar on Saturday next, black draught marc, in toal to Young Wellington, liding and harness horses, &c, &c. Nominations of camlidates to fill the vacancy in the representation of Pukekura riding in the Waipa County Council, caused by the resignation of Mr H. Buttle, will be received at the schoolhouse, Pukerimu, up to noon of Thursday, 18th inst., and the poll (if necessary) will be taken on Saturday, 27th inst., at the same place. The annual meetings of the Licensing districts of Mangipiko and Rangiaohia will be held at the Court-house, Alexandra, on the Oth of June, and the Court-house, Te on the Bth June respectively. A poll of the ratepayers of the Rangiaolua Licensing District to determine whether the jiumbcr of licenses' in the -district shall ot shall not be increased will be taken, at the Court-house, Te Awamutu, on Saturday the 20th inst. between the hours of 9 a.m. and G p<nu * ' ' ' ' The Warden of .the Te Aroha Goldminjng r district notifies that certain licenses will be gfraritcd for goldmining purposes failing objections being lodged. ' The abstract balance-sheet of the Wai« pa County Council, 1 for the six' months 'en'diiijr March 31s(, will be found in our advertising columns. , The clerk of the tiako County calls the attention of intending applicants for slaughterhouse licenses, to section 34, of the Licensing Act, 1877. Mr George Harper, Te Awamutu and Alexandra road; has for -sale a farm of 160 acres,' all in grass, in seven* paddocks, with, orchard, Sec, and five-roomed house and outbuildings. 2£ miles from Te Awamutu railway station. The Waitoa Highway Board invite tenders for balasiing the' Kawa'tia road, near Waitoa, deepening drain &c,, at Piako,— Waltoa rdad. Also; for,; cutting, near, WJarjonfyj and" rqad,works Waitoa and Stanle'yroaq. <,1, 1 »

; ' SPEcjMENs.of, ttj^ipo^iTnprqyc^, Ag^7 < c^nagriculjbiiral i^pl^naentsha^e jfor by the Sultan of.!yurkeyv;,,! .\f : r „'■-, i Atf^ai^apgonienir/by which 10, and perhaps 12, despatches may be forwai'de^- " 'atttncfe! ov9^a'Bingle''Wite (f iB re^6rted!» M\ , having been devised '^bV' M.i^MbDe^ j

Ok Tuesday morning last not a lfttle excitement was created in Alexandra when it became known that the bar of- Mr P. Coim^l'«mf£xol*augjß Hotel* hadrabeen _ enterelLmiriilgJue night, and} a dashboiu containing alrowWfeS ©Ktafctefi'thwefrom 4 : ■> It appears that at about 12. 15 a.ni. t Mr "ObniielHocKe^TTipnusTiouse ancPwervfTto betK leaving tho-pashbox on a small shelf about to open the bar for the day, the 'ialial^to u <liiB"co<'ered^iSrtWe I 'clitcir l^]sSltl'-' ujg the lock on v tho barndoor -had been sjjrewe.dloff iv gfves, sß^icious Jnaijiriei?, Naturally he proceeded to look for the ■^^hbox, v 4)trtH» > *'HiB^great^snrpriB«!» v ' he found it had gone.-' Ebe; alarm was at once given, but no trace could- be discovered which might lead to show who haditakenit pr to,where:ithadbeen^aken. TJi^,'oifl(tfe}-f jinipedfatelyj platecOin | the hands of ( the police, and Constable Gillies of Te 1 'Awaniutfu, thY officer in charge of the district, communicated i with his brHther officers in the Various ) other Waikato township's advising 1 them of the Circumstance. '"We arfe h'atpjjy to say, however) knd no doubt thedwndr of the njtpey ig 'also; pleased, .that box was shortly afterwards found beneath ■ the counter a fe\vi,,feet from' w,here Mr Connell had left it the previous night, I nothing whatever being .extracted , from it. The \yhple. was either a joke h or else 'the rogue's conscience 1 made a coward of i him. If .tUfr former we, wpuld tell the I joker tliaMclFpVattK4 are* nbr^ry entertain^ng^ ..to, the public generally, the victim particularly, and if he is discovered he may find to his cost that such performances do not pay.