The Waikato TIMES AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1536, 9 May 1882, Page 2

The Waikato TIMES AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Rfju.il and exact Justice to all men, Ot \vhatsoe\ei state or persuasion, religious or pchtic.ii. Here shall the l'icss the People's rijfht ni.iintain," Un.iwed bj' influence and unbribed bj' g.iin.

TUESDAY, MAY 0, 1882. 4 __ r

fcuMOimluith it that tho Government will introduce as- a portion of their policj r for tho approaching session of Parliament a . proposal to establish, direct steam communication between the Colpny and England. Like numberless other rumours set afloat on the- eye of a session, it may prove to havo rested on but a slight foundation, or on none at all ; at the same time it is one that makes little demand on our credulity. Tho question of direct communication has been long*' fi&s6ve\ (she public, and has been persistently 'brojight;' to the front efery year by Mr MaCajstd'rew, so'thaf it is by no means a novel idea. , Hitherto, Parliament has been induced to put off the serious consideration, of the subjept'on the score of expense, but circumstances, ai-'q likely io arise wliich will, temporarily at all events, meet any, excuse on that score. ' 'Parliament, it may readily be assumed, .will <i)n&- year sanction •the raising a new loan/ andithe;unaniinbus'tdice 'of the 1 'cotmtrjrdema'nds that U'faii 1 pmjpbrfcioii'of'any acquire^ pijia^l pc aeypted to, immigratiottpu^poiea-nTrt^utlie in-^ 1 trpductionofadesu'ableol^sslbfjMa-*; so, the cjiiestidn, oifprdViflinfisl^jjb^t-' •jtefir ifieansiof will arise natttrqil^f Wwmml^A

'oiifl! 'knbwn that intending iinnfSi: igrants^e deterred in many casllj "fronf^dnunghere owing to the inadequacy of the present means of communication. They have to choose between, the least of whiclVitis byaib me*ans de'iernrme. >l " OnHJhe one- hJind-4hoy can make the., passage in ja. sailing vessel, but they must be prepared- to uiidergo the tedium.! of a long' voyage with 'its attendant discomforts' \tfhihV ""dtf^tli'e ""o'thor" they can como here undoiv sifceam via Melboiu'ne, a route which 'is" costly-and by no means devoid of. inconvenience. These are serious obstacles, and the Government,, wo doubt not, are fully alive to the importance of removing them., , An arrangement by yhich people could 1 reach the colony in, say, fifty days, surrounded by the comforts which steamships can afford, and 1 relieved of the trouble and worry - inseparable from transhipment, would constitute a real inducement to those who are dissatisfied with life in the old country, and are .on^the look out for fresh fields for? their industry and capital, to come to New Zealand. { Other ' events have also transpired during the last year which will tend to a speedier settlement of the question of 'steam communication. The success which,has attended the efforts of Australian frozen meat exporters has awakened a lively interest in the subject in this colony, > with the result that companies have been formed to establish the .industry here on a lai'ge scale. Both in Ofcago and Canterbury the project has been warmly taken up. The former has despatched a trial shipment home in a sailing vessel, while the latter is busily' making preparations to follow suit. Should these experiments warrant it (and > there need be little doubt on the subject) we may expect to witness a very general movement, and the example of the southern provinces followed by Auckland, Wellington, and N apier ; in which case demand for a mor« rapid and more reliable mean."of reaching England will be forthcoming, whether coincident with the resumption of the immigration scheme or not matters little. An immense saying would of course be effected if the direct service could serve both objects, and so, as it were, kill two birds with one stone. To be sure such a service would not wholly depend for support either upon the carriage of immigrants here or the conveyance of frozen meat homo. There is a large and increasing general trade to be done, both in merchandise and passengers, and were the mail contract added (which, however, is a matter to be seriously considered) a line of steamers between England and New Zealand could be made to pay handsomely. VThere is just one other point upon which it is necessary to touch, and that is the question of the terminus. We do not believe that Mr Maoandrew ever sought to disguise that his intention was to make Dunedin the calling place. That port has, it is true, very strong claims as against any other to be selected for such a purpose, but in order to be effective it is necessary that thei-e should not only be a terminus, but intermediate stations, and, whether Dunedin be selected as the first or the last port of call is of very little consequence, so long as the service connects with the other chief maritime centres of the colony.

The intelligence convej'ed by cable of the brutal murder oft Lord Frederick Cavendish, Chief-Socre-taiy for Ireland, and brother of that prominent statesma n, t he Mauquis of Haktixuton, will be received not only with a feeling- of horror, but of amazement as well. No one in this colony, whatever his creed may be as regards Homo politics, will be found to sympathise with the authors of such wanton and blundering brutality. That a young man, new to oifi.ee, the signal for whose very accession was also the sign of tho inauguration, of a more lenient policy in respect v of the . Irish uialcontonts, should be slaughtered in this cold-blooded fashion is { ajibel upon our common humanity. What effect the occurence will have upon tho situation it is difficult r \o say, but strong remonstrances will no doubt be made on the subject of •the new departure in Mr, \ Gladstone's policy., A great ,revulsion ~ of feeling will take, jjlace in England. That is certain, and the result may not improbably be that strong coercive measures will again be resorted to. This will be a matter for regret, but few will be found |p n the justiceo^. such a j)roceedin|. J Fresh developments of the" changed 1 bonclit toil '" 'of affairs will be anxiously 'ldolced^f dr. ' ;

A meeting of those interested in providing cheap entertainments for the winter evenings will/be held<at*the Public Hall, Hamilton, this.eveniug., , Lovers of music and all interested in^the matter are earnestly tinvit^jbo^vttend. <"" r * With ordinarily fine weather the, approach road 'to the 'Narrows '>on< .'the ' East side/ will lie ih good 1 order again by the end of the week. The improvement ' effected in ' the ' biittin^ , i4 1 considerable/ and' to ! travellers'' l6 yer 1 ..this' foaVl the change wilt be veiy welcome. , , Essex Forest was formally opened' to the piiblie^on !< c Ub.<Mth/ inst., Her Majesty the Queen* performing the' cere— ' mony.f • - '*' > %»<.•> j*i<i ,'H\l f I v ifc hiU'.iS likely .torprovA a "Source of-daugerf" .duwpg.the >Y4njter,^iuiless;spmeraltefatioE|j, itjtter contipuance^pf : ;aucjj, weatj|e| f|«^^ ' uaV^t'hacl^iately, -.i^is^aJ^i^tte^ff^t p^

inn Sri $*x \ ~ chrtmiple a|;Seriousj^didsfit ere lon&? Wjjijjist thffiDambridge Highway Bofrd .fitting a<#sh' i beMtf /it ftJtbo At a meeting of the Cambridge Brass and Reed Band held on Thursday evening^ last .in the,, Public. Hall, the members IT on shearing* of Mr C. A *D. Mackintosh's, departure from ,-thei-dis-trict, resolved to give him a farewell -concert, and to present him with' "an address in consideration of the valuable assistance he has rendered the institution. „ _The swamp road .Roto;, raugi station and the bush is at present fjin a frightful condition, and impassable /for wheeled traffic, B and dangerous for equestrians. I n consequence of the con"timted'heavy rain the contractor, Mr J7 B. Teasdale, has been forced to leave off work, his job being only about half finished. Unless the weather becomes a little more favourable, it is not , likely that this road.'will be fit for use 5 during the coming .winter. Mr J. S. Buckland held a very successful sale of th,e livery plan); of the late Mr B. Edwards, at the Hamilton Hotel stables, on Saturday last., Despite the wet weather, there was a large attendance, the lots submitted brought 1 high' prices in almost every case. "We regret to hear of the death of Mr Robert Hnuter, of the firm of Hunter and Nolan the well-known auctioneers, son of Mr William Hunter of Ohaupo, and brother of Mr VV. J. Hunter. The deceased gentleman caught a cold while in Waikato a fortnight ago, and died of congestion of the lungs. He leaves a widow and one sou. A little child, belonging to Mrs Alexander Smith, had a narrow escape last evening. The child was playing on the road 'near' Cipt. Steele's, when Mr Raynes, of ( Umbndge, drove down the hill from Hamilton. The child tnod to run across the road in fiont of the horses, but was knocked down. Mr Raynes promptly put on the break, and thus brought the buggy to a stand-still before the wheels could pass over the child, whose leg and foot wore much lacerated by contact with the horse's feet. Fortunately no, bones were broken. Mr Raynes behaved in the most humane manner, first conveying the child home, and then returning to Hamilton for a doctor. He 'procured the services of Dr. Boale, under whose care the little sufferer now is. ' Very little business was done at the District Court, Hamiltou, yostculay, before his honor Judge Mauloiuld. J>i the civil case Cooper o. Wallace, tor extras to dwelling-house, claim, £24 Os 7d, judgment was given for £23 13s and costs. Mr Keesirig appeared for plaintiff, and Mr O'Neill for defendant. Tn the bankruptey,cases of Henry Carter and Bruno Ruge, applications for discharge were made by Mr Gresham and Mr Dyer respectively, and granted. A few other debt cases were disposed of, while others were adjourned. , The death is announced of Deputy Inspector General W. R. Dalton, R.N., (brother of Mr Tine Dalton, of Hamilton) one of the most distinguished officers of the medical branch of the Royal Navy. The deceased served in the Sidon throughout the Russian war, was present at the attack on the sea defence of Sebtistopol, at the destruction of Kinburn and the burning of Kertch, at the fall of >Sebastopol, &c. He was awarded the Crimean and Turkish medals and the Sebastopo] clasp. He was chief officer of the Royal Naval Reserve on its formation, and was senior medical officer of Pembroke Dockyard from 18GS to 1872. —London Evening StinuhnL As it is understood that several Boards of Highway Districts Avithin the Electoral District of Waipa are unable to collect their rates, owing to the impossibility of obtaining copies of the Gazette proclaiming their various districts Highway Districts within the meaning of the Act, Mr F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R., will feel obliged if all Boards thus embarassed will communicate "with him as soon as possible, in order that he may take' such steps as may appear advisable to rectify ■matters. A painful accident occurred at the Hamilton railway bridge on Saturday about midday. A son of the contractor, Mr Sims, who was in charge of the engine, by some means got his right hand between two cog wheels, which form part of the machinery foi pumping the air in the cylinders, and sustained such injuries as necessitated the amputation of his little finger and a portion of two others. The operation was skilfully performed by" Drs. Carey and Edgelow. It will be remembered that a short time ago the Government resolved to issue annual season tickets entitling the holders to travel on any part of the New Zealand Railways for the sum of £50 per annum. The idea, was then looked upon in some quarters as a probable failure, but now that it has been put in practice, though only recently, the results so far augur well for its success. In Dunedin over 20 such tickets have been applied for, and the issues iv the other chief towns of the colony are also nearly equally large. A very old and much respected resident of Hamilton, Mr Kennedy Hill, is about to take his departure* from, amongst us, with a view, to taking" up his residence on the Waimate Plains. Dming the many years Mr Hill has resided in Waikato he has indentified himself with all mo .-c nents tending in the direction of advancing the district. More .especially ,has this been the case with sporting and other matters which go, to enliven the round, of our daily life. j As a public man he has never taken a very prominent position, though he invariably interested himself m all public! matters. .By Avay , of marking their sense of the respect and esteem entertained by them towards him, anumber "oF'Mr'HilL's friends entertained "him at supper at Gwyhne I( s 'Hotel on Saturday evening last,' and presented 'him with a valuable gold, watch., The chair was occupied by'Mr.F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R. and His Worship the .Mayor acted as vice-chairman. A number of toasts were given * and duly honoured, 1 anil a very ->pleasant ev.ening was spent, by. -all pre'seiit.' | We are glad to b^ able to state that 'though' -Mr -'Hill is changing his residence to Hawera he does not sever i his business connections with , Waikato. • ' > * ♦ * ' r> & w $ The usual moiitkly. meeting 'bfrthe Hamilton Highway Board was held in the secretary's 1 office, i Waikato Times bvn.ldingSron.Saturday. Present : Messrs S: {steele''(chawTn^n), )r Atkhis6li; ( Ridler, and G. Edgfeciftiibe. _ ( A letter was re: ceived from the'Trba'sufy,' advising ''the, board thVti tlie' |f sum''of"£soo had been placejl* , liQ, kits pf or , ron the Hamiltou-^h^whatajßqad. 'The Cambridge flighway/ Board wrote, directing v the; j^ar^'Si.attention to (the ,p% approach 'toitliOjjNa^rows, 'Bridge ori. the west side. - It was resolved that, should" any extra jypckflj9/ deemed necessary on tlie Whatawftata Ro"|d contracts, same shoukl tbg. carried oiit under the directipn oiE Mil G v ; Edgecumbe. It was decide&^c^llTfoil^endeKs'.f.or. .gravelling $h.rapostoad/pe^ |O^/ygissJ|e^

»"!• ; > ,- i .S3* f ,-„ j" ' ■ v"-i bell, £1 8s\8<I ; MS'Waikafo m?e*,f£6 10s (Sd. The secretary was, dire^tecl to •send .account to -Newcastle Highway Board for half share of contract ifi the old Whatawhata Road. This was all the business. In Supreme Court, New Plymouth, the'case of "Constable Paniiell, for indecent assault ' on,, Mrs Daniells, ' occupied the Court all day on Saturday. The jury retired about half-past 5 o'clock, and after two hours' deliberation brought in a verdict of not guilty. - The Judge, in discharging the accused, said it was the first case of a man being found unlawfully in a strange woman's bed he had heard of getting Off so easily. A " working man," Waipa, writes with reference to a note which recently appeared in these columns, from Mr Fitzpatrick, with roference to Mr Kathborne's potato crop. The letter is rather too personal for publication, but we append the following :—": — " If there are not many practical farmers about Waipa, they are practical enough to know that 16 tons are quite out of the question. I have heard of twelve tons on grass land said to be without manure, but in reality it was the bed of an old stockyard. I pity Mr Fitz, after his long residence in the district. But the farms mentioned as a criterion show how very little acquainted he is with the farms on the Waipa. Just fancy his having to mention a man that has to give bonedust to get his first crop of grass. Now, he would have got something worthy of remark, if he-had mentioned the splendid lands of Harapepe or theKaniwhaniwha. As for the cattle raised on the Waipa, I venture to the auctioneers list would be a heavy one, if they had to depend on the latter farms for supply. Mr Fitzpatriok must have viewed the country through a glass, as he only caught the hill-tops. .Now, Mr Editor, by publishing the above you will help to enlighten some of the outside world, by giving them some idea that there are many farmers on the Waipa, and practical ones too, but who would scorn the idea of having such paltry and every-day doings placarded." The potato crops in the district this year have turned out very well on the whole. Accounts have reached us through reliable sources of several crops exceeding eight tons to the acre, while in one or two places we have heard of much larger yields. The market for this esculent has so far been good, the price varying fiom £2 5s to £2 los delivered. Thus one farmer in the Rangiaohia distrfet has disposed of 50 tons delivered at the railway station, Te Awamutu, at a price which represents £2 per tou on the larm, while another settler has obtained the larger sum mentioned for delivery at the same place. With good crops these prices would pay the farmer so long as there existed -a reliable market. We are glad to note that year by year greater care appears to be exercised in the cultivation of all crops, both white and root. The turnips arc looking promising, the weather having been exceptionally favorable. One of the last things we (" Otago Daily Times ") should have looked tor was an anti-rent agitation in Scotland ; and yet a movement of this kind has actually begun in the Highlands and Islands, and it is said to be spreading rapidly over the Celtic division of the kingdom. The infection has probably come from Ireland, blown across by the bouth-west winds which prevail in that part of the world; although a farmers' a&ssooiation, which aimed, and still aims, at the " reduction " ot rents, had already been formed in Aberdeeushhe, and it is jusc possible that the Scotch Celts may ha\ c been prompted to take action by the canny Aberdonia.ns. But however the agitation arose, tliero it is, and tlieie is no saying to what results it may lead. One thing, indeed, may be pretty confidently predicted, in spite' of the rather ominouslooking incident which is reported from Skye. There an attempt to serve a process of ejectment has been resisted, the agents maltreated, and the documents burned ; but, notwithstanding such an untoward incident, we venture to prophecy that the movement will not be disgraced and discredited, like that in Ireland, by crimes of violence. A more peaceable, patient, law-abiding people than the descendants of the old oloodthirsty clansmen does not exist in the whole woiltl. The notorious G-arrett, who a number of years ago w.as concerned in "sticking-up " at iMaungatua, West Taieri, and subsequently received a sentence of 21 years for burglary at Dunedin, was released from the Christchurch Gaol two weeks back, after serving over 13 years of his term in Dunediu, and. the rest in Lyttelton. On leaving Lyttelton Goal he received £'2 of Government money, and obtained lodgings in a Christchurch boarding-house. His money being expended, he made application yesterday to the Committee of the JBenevolent Institution. By a singular coincidence, the Chairman of that OomiTiitl.ee was an old Dunedin resident, and one of the Grand Jury who found a true bill when Garretts case for the burglary was brought before them. An immediate inquiry after the application showed that Garrett hail honestly expended the £2 in payment for two week's board, and the Committee decided to find him employment for a few weeks in digging potatoes. Should Garretts conduct continue to prove satisfactory, it is the intention of the Committee, to find him work among the old men in the Domain gardens. It may be mentioned that Garrrett has stated that all he wishes is that work may be found for him during the few years he expects to live. It seems that, before his conviction in Dunedin he earned' over £40 in Wilson's brewery, Rafctray street, at his trade of coopering. This money ho placed in the savings bank, but according to Government rules it is now forfeited. The Clmstchurc'h Committee purpose moving the Government in the matter with a view of having this, sum invested as a je^erve fund for Garrett. » / Speaking of the resignation of MrHall and his colleagues, the, Australasian of the loth instaut says that " No Ministry ever succeeded to such serious, almost overwhelming responsibilities, and was enabled .by, dint of- hard labor to convert them into, triumphs so, A great deal of tliis was due to the difficulties entailed by pushing the Vogel policy i of,, borrowing to undue limits, much was owing to the time of reaotion and depression w,hich sncceeded^ one of' extreme inflation,, and a great deal -was brought about sby the recklessness and incompetence of the Grey Government. The result was that Mr, ' Hall and his able, colleague Major Atkinson had to ( face a condition of extreme commercial depression, „and , also ; one of financial deficit that was almost bankruptcy. 'This entailed upon them the adoption of- me'a sures of , taxation and retrenchment to which they j'mus^Jiare !felt it extremely, painful to, resort.-, B^ut the,," necessity^was ah urgent Orie; ahd'they fated, ft resolutely and successfully, and, it i 9. largely to"their firm and' unsparing -exertions that-;prosperi#~,f-if enjoys, to-ciay* , it- the,, same, tufie/ .jwl^^tji|y^were^\cajl6d' I^, ■ of&ce.3ney*£fpun'§,' thU^colbny ;j£b'oring& . stantittread otla natiye ,war, >tb^result ; ot/

and masterful waiy, and without firing a shot,*"or spilling\a single drop of blood, oivmflictuig any/ harshness or they satisfactorily ended it so that the relations of the races are more pacific than they have been for many years. „ These (achievements, would be .much if they sSood' alone, bivfe'the Government has , also parried into. law a large body of im.-~ portant legislative measures conducive to the progress of the colony. These are results which cannot be denied, and the importance of which cannot be disputed, and they" will constitute for ' a long time to come a- strong claim for gratefulacknowledgment to the Hall, and Atkinson, and Bryce Ministry for the New Zealaud people. The " Otago Times " says : "Theexperiment of growing linseed has proved a very fair success in the Mataura district, and with more experience will, no doubt yet pay well. In the Otama district Mr -R. Dodds has . reaped and threshed at the rate of 17 bushels to the acre, which, at 5s 6d, would prove very fairly remunerative. "Mr! Dodds, thinks that this yield, with a little more care in the preparation of the soil, can be greatly enhanced, and intends to continue the experiment." Speaking of the Te Aroha settlement, the European Mail says : — Just now New Zealand seeiris to be in great favor amongst intending emigrants, and if Sir Francis Dillon Bell were only empowered to carry out a system of free or assisted emigration, we have no doubt that very many valuable additions would be made to the colony. Amongst the agricultural element especially is there a desire to begin life afresh in New Zealand. Recently Messrs Miles Bros., the agents of the Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand in London, have been advertising for farmers and farm labourers to settle on the Te Aroha block of laud, which was selected by the Lincolnshire delegates, Messrs Grant and Foster, and who, have made terms with the Colonial Government for forming an English settlement there. The lirst party, as our readers are well aware, arrived in the colony last year. Messrs Miles Bros, are commissioned to send out another party of 150, and the applications have been far in excess of the number required. They will not all go out in the same vessel, but a goodly number, we hear will sail by the Easier-hill on March 25. Those who have money to invest are offered laud, on easy terms of payment, at £2 to £'S per acre, while bona Jido labourei s and workmen will have a cottage and three acres of land provided for them, at a rent of £6 perannum, with the option of purchase at a nominal price. We do not, however, see that this is any very great draw, since there are several parts of Scotland where a labourer pays only from £1 to £2 a year for his cottage and the same amount for each acre ot land. But judging from the letter which MiGrant has received from Mr Cox, who took out the first party, it is evident that they are well pleased with Te Aroha and their prospects, and if it be true that the rich swamp land which abounds in the district can be turned jnto "splendid agricultural laud, without auy very great expenditure on the part of the settler, "we may shortly expect to hear very encouraging accounts indeed of the progiess of the settlement, which we understand is only fortytwo miles by road and seventy by water from Gr.ihamstown. In the fact that Messrs Grant and Foster have decided to settle in the colony themselves, the emigrants may &cc proof of the accuracy of the favourable reports which they have) made on tlieir return home. Mr Grant, we hear, has brought in all 1 7,500 acres of land at Te Aroha besides exchanging his farm of 2000 acres in Lincolnshire with Mr Tooth, an old Australian, for an e&tate of 10,500 acios in Canterbury, with 12,000 sheep.

An alteration lias been made iv the date tor icceivinif nominations of candidates for the extraordinary -vacancy, Pukekura riding, county of Waipa. In consequence of the death of one of the firm of Messrs \V. J. Hunter and Co., there will be no sale held at Cambridge this week. Mr 0. R. Johnson announces that he has leased tbc Hamilton Hotel Stables and purchased the plant of the late Mr U. Edwaidt, and intends carrying on the business in connection therewith. O'viug to the inclemency of the weather, the meeting called for last Saturday of the Jilroop, Wdikato Cat airy, was adjourned till Satui day next at the same hour and place. Mr Audus Ttaynes, licensee of the National Hotel, Cambridge, notifies that he will apply at the next sitting ot the Licensing Committee tor that district lor a renewal of the license iit present held by him, and also tor permission to sell liquors until 12 o'clock at night on such dajs .is Ins premises are permitted to bo open. The usual monthly meeting of the C Troop, Waikato Cav.iliy, will be held on Saturday next at Gwynne's hotel. The quarterly meetings of the Licensing Committee for the district of Raglan, will be held on the first Tuesday in Juno, September. December and March. The time for receiving tenders for building an hotel at J"e Aroint, will close on Saturday, 13th, instejd of Tuesday, the 16th, as previously advertised. Nominations of candidates for the office of Licensing Committee for the Raglan district must be in by noon on the 17th inst., and the poll will be taken on the 27th inst, Mr James Harper, Ohaupo, offers a reward for the icco\ery of 'a strajed bullock. He also notifies that he has laid poison for dogs. Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at the National Hotel, Cambridge, on Saturday next, handsome well-bred mare by Derby, fillies, draughts, hacks, Sec, also, yo halt-chests prime tea. On -Tuesday next, 10:h inst., he will sell at the Cambridge yards, cattle, sheep, &c. &c. , The Hamilton, Highway Boarjl invite tendets for gravelling on Ohaupo road.," Nominations of candidates to fill the vacancy in the Hamilton Itorough Council, caused by the resignation of Mr .Kennedy Hill must be delivered before noon of Friday, 19th inst, and the poll, it required, will be taken on Wednesday, 24th inst, Mr W. F. Madigan gives notice of his intention to apply at the next meeting cf the Pukekura Licensing Committeec on June 3rd, for a license for his house in Cambridge West* The new pure cash system now being initiated by,"G."and C. will certainly prove a. benefit^ to the public. J> h.iS 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 tdensure a rapid sale must be a great gciinei . and, C. sell their drapery, millinery, and clothing at such prices for cash as i gives the buyej" the advantages of a shareholder >jn a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to bear aportion.ofthc loss should the j ear's business prove unsatisfactory. Ga'rlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to ,give the pure cash system a r fair trial; whether they gain or lost the first fear Country buyers on remitting cash with ordei »vill be supplied with goods at co : qperatvo prices ; just the same as though they made apersonal se- , lection. Furnishing goods, sucb/is 'carpets, 1 ' floor cloths, bedsteads, beading, and general house furniture, the largest p.ortion of which is turned out at o\ir own factory, willbc marked at the lowest' remunc. ative prices, and a discount of five pet 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, the present stock is,xi2w and cheaply nobGHT.— An inspection 'invited. — Garlick and Cr an well, City Hall F rnishing Arcade Queen street, Auckland. -„t5 " >-/■>''"'. r- ' ,

■; Home Education. — There is food, for -thought in r tbe following :-^'sLor,''inissUs,' ;|d,id;the old"daykey, H whafc'meK ydtnpay" vanonsyiur tp/B'endthe oKileJojschb&t? ,I ! fgdto. one K tsrifcurtC- Jon^s/fbut * I'larna; rhim-myaielfw^A^Batj^imt'CJp^fette}'' fe-l^ieS->hejJady|^ow<^ib.<i/dv^p^ch 1 childl wfiinV yojj^ s dbn'J % krib^f m&* \Wtft Ifrom ?ap t Qfclier ?'"'rJ. ( How; J ]^tecK..»hiin 1 ,)? c ?I i tueMb^J^d^ldemti^yi^'Jona^^yißu^fißk' '

4' % *•- v?*■v *?*■; — '^ %~ A Kihikihi correspondent writes :— " A party of natives'coming over from Taupo to the native meeting at Whatiwhatihoe, stopped to explore some of those jtnagnificent alum caves on the Waikato river 'about twenty-five miles from Orakau, when they were greatly astonished to discover in one of the largest caves two monster green lizards. One of the natives is positive the largest lizard is quite ten feet long. On a doubt being expressed, he became quite indignant. ■> Some think - it may be a couple of stray seals or a couple of alligators, and from what I can make out the natives did not stay to ex-" amiue if.their eye teeth were cut or not. One native said ' 'kanuite riri, " andmade tracks. This report of the natives has caused a little exitement, and a party is about to start under the leadership of Mr Moncrieff, to explore the caves thoroughly. Two of the natives who have just come over have volunteered to accompany them. The leadership could ! not be entrusted to abler hands. Mr Moncrieff is a gentleman well acquainted with most of the surrounding country, and has visited these wonderful caves before on several occasions, and after every visit is ready to return and gaze once more on these beautiful subterranean vaults."