The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1556, 24 June 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, JUNE ?J h 1882.

Among other combinations likely to formed in the House this session we are pretty sure to see a borrowing and an anti-borrowing party. An attempt has already been made to prevent the raising of a further loan by Mr Barron. The effect of his motion to take the voice o£ the electors on all proposals for borrowing would most probably have been to put a period to further operations in the London market for some time to come. Not because we believe the people of this colony are averse to incurring fresh liabilities, but for the reason that it would be practically impossible to secure the votes of thre^-fifths of ,the electors on any one question submitted to them. We are not unconscious of the fac*t that a large proportion/though by^no means a- majority, of the people are opposed to further borrowing for public wb'rks, ; The^ reasons for this opposition are'various. Mr Hursthouse, , forins,tanpe, objects to it on the score that the railways already constructed do not pay anything like a fair percentage on their cost, and he therefore,deprecates any further expenditure in that direction until it can be shown" that the lines are to pay. Earlier in the session, in tlie s " protracted debate on the Address-in-Eeply, the member for Motuoka urged the sape objections, -which, to

say the least are unselfish, because Nelson is, in the matter of public ■w6sEs',|"alnio|t^as' much behind >vas -Auckland itself., , But, if it .is~surprising to find Mr Hursthouse opposed to borrowing, how strange" must it appear that an Otago. tnem-, her should ' take the same ' side ! ; And yet is 1 this the course- followed by the members for Caversham and Oamaru. We can only account for their .position by.. assuming that the, former despairs of the House consenting to the prosecution of the Otago Central line, and that the lat•ter is fearful lest some of the proceeds of the loan should be devoted to that magnificent work. Dunedin wants the central railway, and is unwilling ,that a loan should be raised for any other purpose, while Oamaru would go almost any lengfh to oppose its construction, and hay ing got nearly all the public works she is likely to .receive for many years, is quite content now that borrowing should stop, utterly oblivious of the necessities of the North. ! We are quite prepared to admit that borrowing proposals should be ( carefully considered, and that the money should be fairly allocated before the power to borrow is given, but with this proviso we must heartily endorse any proposal which has for its aim the completion of the main trunk railways of this colony. To cease borrowing now would be practically to abandon the whole scheme of public works which the country over and over again, and in the plainest possible manner has endorsed. We cannot expect the fullest return from uncompleted railway lines, and to judge of their paying capabilities before any regular means of communication has been by them established between the different centres of population, so that an interchange of commerce may take place, is rash in the extreme. In the North Island our railway system is little else than a number of petty branch lines, which have not in any way as yet been able to undertake any of the interprovincial trade, which is still, as it has al ways been, carried on by means of coastal steamers. The most casual inspection of the railway returns will show that the southern railways enjoy an immense advantage over ours in that respect. It seems reasonable enough to contend that the construction of the North Island trunk railway should be paid for out of lands through which the line passes, but the land has first to be made available, and while the grass is growing the steed is starving. We trust that neither the sentimentalism of one class nor the selfish aims of the other will serve to prevent the carrying out of what all right minded people will admit the North Island has a just claim to.

If there is one point upon -which northern members should just now be united and firm it is ujion the proposal to remove the seat of Government to Ohristchureh — That city of the plains erstwhile fondly intended by its originators to be a seat of religion and piety, but which unfortunately has degenerated into a hotbed of young New Zealand liberalism, or radicalism, or whatever its apostles choose to call it, and larrikinism. It may be that the hints which have been thrown out have no substantial foundation in fact, and are only feelers put forth to soe how the proposition would take with the public mind, but " prevention is better than cure," and it is safest to give emphatic assurance that further meddling with the seat of Government will not be tolerated. Auckland can urge this with better grace than any other pait of the colony from having at one time had the honor of being the Empire City. It must not be forgotten that about four years ago Mr Shrimski, one of the members for "Waitaki, moved a resolution that the next sitting of Parliament should be held in Christchurch. The then Premier, Sir George Grey, walked out of the House when the division was taken, and the resolution was carried by one vote. If the Premier had voted, there would have been a tie, and the Speaker, in accordance with the usual custom, would have voted for the continuance of the statu quo. There is no doubt that a strong, though latent desire exists among southern members for the removal; in fact it has been stated that it is only a question of time, and it is very probable that someone else behind the sceiras, of more weight than the junior member for "Waitaki, was the moving spirit on that occasion. Prom the antecedents of the present Government it is not to be supposed that they would move in the matter. Still the danger to r a great extent lies in the unsettled sprite of parties. If Sir George., Grey continues the moderate and sensible course which has marked hi§ advent 1 to ithe new Parliament, there is no telling to what extent lie may regain his old influence, especially "with Macandrew -and Montgomery both aiming at the leadership of the , Opposition, neither of whom has the least' chance of ever leading a colonial party, whatever they might do in. a , provincial' sense. The y exPremier has shown in his .bill for the election of Waste Land 1 ißoardg the spirit that,' is in _ him, and tK.e :maniigr } m.w]ucli Ms notice joijiji- . troducticHil was received, stiows/lhat ''th^House wasj'to a certain/ eiteitx; ) witjjiliiin.^ ,It must't)^ 'reriieinVered thaflWas TrKen His?influence 5 was; paramount, , and the Government" was esentially an AucHand,-oumfJ

Otago adinininistration that the motion above referred to was carried, it the appearaiice of aVompy omise,* and that the Premier,' instead of opposing it- as' his constituency -would certainly h ; aye- expected him to do, actuallyassisted it to pass. The experience of the last election has . shown that his seat for City East is by no means secure, and if he would only head a party having for its object the femovar of the seat of Crovernraent, Christchurch would receive him with open arms, while Macandrew and Montgomery might retire or take subordinate positions. These conjectures only arise from what might happen in the present disorganised state of the Opposisition, if the removal were again proposed. That Otago, as a whole, is not satisfied with the present administration is well known, and that they would be satisfied with the seat of Government at Christchurch is also probable, trusting to the chances of time that a perambulatory Government which had already made two moves might with equal propriety make a third. It is to be earnestly hoped that if the question be again mooted in the House, Auckland members will be equal to the occasion, and, laying bside all party considerations, will at once plainly intimate that no leader proposing to remove the seat of Government will receive their support. Whatever differences of opinion there may be in party politics, the present head of the Government will be true to Auckland, and will give no uncertain sound if he has to speak on the question. Regarding the question from another point of view, it is not many years since there was a strong agitation for separation between the two islands. In the event of the capital being removed, there can be no doubt this agitation would be renewed with tenfold vehemence, and that the Southern Island having got the much-covetea seat of Government would be quite willing to accede, and perhaps, even prior to the change, try to induce Auckland to accept also, by holding out the prospect of that city being again restored its pristine glory as the capital of the North Island. Surely no real well-wisher of the colony would willingly see this consummation. It would occupy too much space to indicate clearly the evil results which would follow such an event. In a financial sense alone the colony would sink many degrees. Let us only hope wiser counsels will prevail, and that no members will be tempted by inducements of local advantage to look at the question in other than a broad and liberal spirit, remembering that in their hands rests for the time being the care of the fairest nation in the Southern Seas.

The Cambridge Town Board have applied to Mr Percy Smith, Government surveyor, to have the town endowments, as set apart some time ago for a future corporate body, properly defined on the map of the township. These allotments, though set apart by Act of Parliament for the purpose above mentioned, and reserved fiom sale, have since been lost to the town through the act by which they were constituted endowments having since been repealed. Some time ago, while Cambridge still remained under the HigliM ay's Act, an effort was made by the local board to secure their inheritance from passing back again into the category of General Government property until the Town Districts Act had come into force, when they would be in a position to take them over. During the ministerial visit to Waikato, Mr Wells, bhe chairman of the board, brought the matter under the notice ot the Premier, who informed him of the real state of affairs and held out very little hope of the endowments ever again reverting to the town ; the act by which they were originally granted, having been repealed. To secure these valuable endowments, it has now been discovered that a special bill will have to be introduced into the House by the member for the district, and the local body being now corporate, it is in a position to take over such endowments if granted, and appropriate them as it thinks fit. In carrying out this step the board will forward the plan of the township, with the endowments as marked out by the surveyor, to Mr J. B. Whyte, who, we understand, will have the matter properly represented in Parliament. We may remark that the allotments, of which we write are centrally situated and of considerable value, and should they become the property of the town, they should materially enhance its credit ciud probably on their security the board will be able to effect improvements which otherwise would have to be regarded as belonging to a distant future.

" Echoes from the Cafe," letters to Editor, and other matter have been crowded out at the last moment. The services at S- Peter's Church, Hamilton, to-morrow, will be taken by the Rev. Mr Ruddock-, of the Melanesian mission. We are glad to hear that the health of the Yen. Archdeacon Lush has slightly improved since he has been in Auckland, The situation of the Cambridge Jockey Club, since the recent unexpected action of Mr Fantham in locking up the racecourse and prohibiting cattle trespass thereon, is of a rather awkward character, and no doubt a meeting of the club will be convened immediately to consider what course, of action it is most advisable to pursue. At S. Andrew's Cambridge, tomorrow the Rev.' Herbert Maclean is expected to preach .both -• morning ,and evening. The papers to be read at the social gathering in the > Public Hall' on Tuesday evening next will be on various subjects of interest to' members of the church. Some of the members 6/ the Piako County- County .Council came to Cambridge yesterday for * the purpose of attending the usual monthly meeting ofthat body, as it was the fdurth Friday in the monjb.lv Ijliey^were, , Jbowey.er, u diaappointed;7aS itHsWtflastf Fnday -in' each liriotith.up^ofwhJph^tW'coHOdLmeet. *-. v,: The nomination' ofi candidates >to \m titf 3ffi& f $f councmorifoWe'/Bbifough; f o£Hamiliion^ vacalt^W r&fcen&nt pfi 'at;rf6on^*at r^^^un^.QKSM^eHn ga^ 1 tKe^piblliyftnee'esßlry,- t"^ill-^e 'on 1 ,

At the meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Board, on Thursday, nothing transpired of interest to readers in.this district. : Tamati Tupuna, the Maori who killed another in a fight at Awanui, East Coast, was on Thursday found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to seven years 1 penal servitude. A football match will be played on Sydney Square, Hamilton, to-day, between the boys of the Hamilton West School, and the Union Football Club (juvenile), Hamilton East. Play will commence at 2 o'clock sharp. At the Police Court, Hamilton, on Thursday, before Mr Northcroft, Richard Wilson again appeared in answer to a charge of using abusive language. The case has been adjourned to see if the defendant would behave himself, and on his now promising to amend his conduct the Magistrate discharged him with a caution. The usual weekly meeting of the Hamilton Literary and Debating Society was held at the Court-house on Thursday, the President (Mr Hume) in the chair. Readings were given by several of the members, and freely criticised und discussed. On Thursday next Mr J. M. Murray will read an essay on " Socialism" to be followed by discussion by the members. The Cambridge Highway Board have received a communication from Mr J. B. Whyte, M.H.R., stating that the Government has authorised the construction of an approach road from Hautapu to the Tamahere railway station, including a high level bridge over Crawfords gully, and that the District Engineer has leceived instruction to proceed with the work. A meeting will be held in Wellington on Monday next to take into consideration the expediency of establishing a company, witli a capital of £200,000 foi the puipose of supplying public and private lighting by electricity. It is pioposed that a general directory shall be established in Wellington, and that local directorates be foimed in Auckland, Canterbury, and Dunedin. A telegram from New Plymouth states that Rewi, who is at present at Waitaia, is suffering from illness. His indisposition is caused by an old dislocation of the shoulder joint. He is very ! pouri anent the recent judgment of the Native Lands Court, and he considers the Judges have under-rated his authority when they stated he had no power to give away the block of land at Mokau, recently under the consideration of the Court. On Wednesday last what might have been a serious accident befell an unfortunate man named Oakley,familiarly known as " Daft Harry," at Cambridge. Hany was engaged doing some work on the roof of Mr Kirkwoods hotel, when through some unaccountable cause ho missed his foot and rolled off the roof on to the ground. He was immediately picked up, and on being examined by Dr Cushney was found to have escaped without any serious injury, Now that the Town Districts Act has come into force in Cambridge, we expect the local boai-d will at its next ordinary meeting move in the matter of a I water supply for that town. Probably the chairman will convene a public meeting in order to give the ratepayers an opportunity of expressing their opinion of the contemplated scheme. We have already published the leports on the various schemes brought forward from time to time dealing on this matter, and hope before long to hear of some one of those being chosen. The evangelistic services at the Weflleyan Church, Hamilton, were continued on Thursday night and la&t night, the preachers being respectively, the Rev. T. W. Carr and J. Dukes. The attendance was large on both occasions. The services will be brought to a close this evening with a Christian fellowship meeting. On Monday evening next a series of similar services will be commenced at the Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, and will be continued during the week. The preachers will be Rev. Messrs Evans, Whytock, Dukes, and Fulton. The Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Band of Hope held a public meeting on Thursday evening, at which a large number of the children and their friends were present. The Rev W. Evans occupied the chair, and gave a very instructive and amusing address, dwelling chiefly on the advantages ot inculcating temperance principles in the youthful minds. Mr A. J. Evans sang ( the sacred song, "Children's voices," very effectively, and was followed by a reading given by Mrs Rees, which was especially appropriate and well delivered. Miss A. Johnson rendered the beautiful song, "Where is Heaven," in her usually effective manner. Rules fo the better management of the society in the future were submitted and adopted. Miss Hartley favored the company with the sweet song, "Drifting," which was so highly appreciated that an encore was demanded ami complied with. During the evening the proceedings were further enlivened by instrumental music on violin and flute, by Messrs Neal and Brooks, with organ accompaniments. A very agreeable evening was spent, and •apparently the interests of the Band of Hope were promoted.

Mr C. Crouch, Cambridge, advertises a calf running on his farm. Mr E. Stove, Avoudale, Waipa, offers a reward of £1 for the recovery of a boat lost from his landing. Gazette notifications of land appropriated for roads in the Waikato County will be found on the fourth page of this issue. Mr G. D. Hunter, saddler and harness makes an important announcement in our advertising columns. The Cambridge Highway Board notifythat they have struck a rate of 9d. in the £. The rate-book may be inspected at the residence of the collector, JUr H. Fitzgerald, Cambridge. An announcement from Mr Joseph Moses, draper, &c, of Hamilton and Cambridge, advises customers to shop early and secure the bargains, as he is selling out regardless ot cost. His premises are to let. A. number of domain lands in Hamilton, as per schedule in advertisement, will be offered for lease by auction on Saturday, July Ist, at noon, at the Council Chambers. M? J. S. Buckland will sell at Ohaiipo on Tuesday next, thorn quicks, trees, Sec, from Mr Sharp's nursery. On Saturday, July Ist, he will hold a sale of furniture at Ngaruawahia. 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 who buys at an establishment where - the foods are marked^low to ensure a rapid sale must c a great gainer. Gr. 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 3 ear's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to 1 retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether theygaindr lose thefirst year Country buyers on remitting cash withordei will be supplied with goods at co-opcratve prices ; , iust the same as though they made apersonal selection. t , Furnishing * goods, . such, as carpets, floor .cloths,', bedsteads, bed,din£*Jand .general ■house furniture,, the' J larg'esi I pbrtiori > l of which'is' I'irned'out^f pur o^>ctory,,wijlb.6;ina?ked at thelowesfc.reminieiative prices] *and ; a discbunt qf ,\vjll,be allowed to',thosd<;&hospa;s a'tt' "the ehtiff Value 1 of their stocl^duSjng! "thfjraafijl /cishjf ale,' th£* pjc^eß* stock^sNBW'ANDfcHBAP^J j BOUGHT?7-^Sarispectton;-;inyitf d,— GrAßtlcK-XwD *„ ►GjafowKLC^Gity Ball Fjurhishihg^Arcade ' Qtieeff "