AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1590, 12 September 1882, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY SEPT. 12, 1882.

The most interesting piece of news that has reached Hamilton for many a clay was that which was contained in an extra published at this office on Saturday. We mean the intelligence that the vote for freeing the Hamilton traffic bridge from toll had passed on the Estimates. It is happily no longer necessary to enumerate the advantages which will acruo from a free bridge, or to descant on the disabilities which the residents of the Hamilton district more especially havo labored under for so long. It only remains for us to congratulate the borough and district on their good fortune. The members for the district deserve the thanks of the community for the persistent manner in which they have kept this matter before the Government. When Mr Hall (then Premier) was in Hamilton he gave the deputation of the Borough Council to understand that there was not the slightest chance of getting a vote for the briclgo, and though he meant what he said, and has shown that he meant it by opposing the item in the House, Messrs Whyte and Whitaker were not at all daunted, and they have now the satisfaction of knowing that they have carried their point. To the Mayor of Hamilton considerable credit must also be given. He has worked without ceasing to secure free communication between the two divisions of the borough, and the attainment, of this object will render his second term of office memorable. The sum voted, £6,4.00, represents the amount of money borrowed from the Trust Commissioners for the erection of the bridge, minus the value of the three ,£lOO debentures already redeemed by the borough, and so soon as the appropriation is made the town will start with a clean sheet. The maintenance of the bridge wil], however, fall upon the local authorities, who will have to execute any necessary repairs out of current ordinary revenue ; but we presume the balance of the special fund at present in the bank, will be retained for this purpose, and if so, the briclgo will not for some time to come make any demand upon the rates.

trust the postal authorities, in arranging the mail services for the year, will have a little more consideration for the interests of the Raglan district than they have hitherto shown. Among the tenderers for the Hamilton-Raglan serI vice is Mr C. R. Johnson, of Hamilton, I and in the event of his securing the contract, he is prepared to run a coach. Nothing so tends to aid the progress of a district as the establishment of regular and efficient communication, and the settlers on the other side of the Hakaramata have cause to feel the force of this observation. The present traffic is not sufficient to induce anyone to keep a vehicle on the road, but with the mail subsidy it would pay to do so, and the trade which would thereby be developed would, in the courge of a short time, pi-ove a sufficient inducement in itself. The settlers, themselves, have made strong representations to the authorities with a view to getting a coach on the road, and we trust these will be favorably entertained. Proper means oi communication w'fll do much to open up the district for settlement, and lookingat the fact th^t the Government | havealargeareaoflandtberewhich itis desirable should be settled, they should see to it that this is provided. At present strangers and visitors to the districtexperi- I ence the greatest difficulty in getting to Kaglan,and paoplein search of investment arekept awajr. Up to -the present the postal arrangements hay« been veiy defective, so far as Raglan is concerned, and , whether a, coach jsei'vice. is ;to b§, adopted or not} it sis .to be,' deaired^thlat the new willw seenre^hat^ the^ •settlers get their , papers and-Jptters bjfcpfr' they, are a week old.'^ A^triyiveelyy^sw;-* vice - fefl-ying * Hamilton "^ on j^Cuwipay, ,

on alternate days, starting at, say 6 a.m., would be the most convenient, and will be infinitely preferable to a bi-weekly mail. The difference in the benefits derivable from a tri-weekly and a bi-weekly mail is incomparably greater than the difference in price is likely to be, and we hope the post-office will not adopt the least effective. | I [

The approaches to the bridge at Whatawhata require attending to again. The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 6 per cent, for the past half-year. The sermon at the opening of S. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on Friday last, was preached by Bishop Redwood, of Wellington, NCw Zealand. The offertory on the occasion amounted to £2200. A cable message dated London, September Bth, informs us that the majority of the Irish police constables, who werp dismissed for being the promoters of the recent agitation, have now been reinstated by Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant, and have returned to duty. The "Times," according to a cablegram received by the Press Association, declares Sydney Taiwhanga's Maori mission to have been a decided failure, and condemns the Land Association scheme, saying that the creation of a lot of idle annuitants would certainly not remedy the evils complained of by the natives. The award of £110, made to the Hamilton Borough Council by Mr T. Macffarlane, the arbitrator in the dispute between the Borough and Waikato County Council was made a judgement, of the Supreme Court, on Friday last. It now remains for the borough to obtain the money. The Rev. H. J. Edwards conducted the services at S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on Sunday, morning and evening, and preached eloquent sermons at both. In the evening Mr Edwards met the Vestry, and it is more than probable that he •will accept the incumbency. He will make his decision known in a few days. The Rev. G. A. Brown, editor of the Bible Standard, Auckland, will deliver a course of four theological lectures in the Hamilton Hall, oommencing to-night. A list of the subjects to be treated of will be found in our advertising columns. Admission will be free to all parts of the hall. The natives are already gathering towards Cambridge in view of the approaching land court there. Vacant tenements are already in demand, and sheltered spots are beginning to be taken possession of. Some of the storekeepers are also making accomodation by erecting sheds and other temporary buildings. Our Cambridge correspondent writes : —A number of constabulary and civilians created an unpleasant disturbance by fighting in Duke-street early on Sunday morning, to the great annoyance of people in the neighborhood. As a constable was not about, the row lasted about a quarter of an hour. One constable lost his tunic. The Raglan people evidsntly intend profiting by the experience of the past year. Ample accomodation will be provided this summer tor visitors by putting several cottages in order, and fit for occupation. The township at present is very dull. There is a great scarcity of provisions and the comforts of life. The persons who broke the lock of Mr Fanthams gate at the racecourse, Cambridge, have confessed the act to Mr Carnaghan, Mr Fanthams agent. It appears the men were strangers, and as they were doing some contract work in the vicinity o* the racecourse broke the lock to let their horses! nto graze. We have not as yet heard what action Mr Fantham intends taking in the matter. A shooting match for £10 a-side, between two members of the Armed Constabulary, Messrs Hardy and Morecroft, came off at the rifle range Cambridge, on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for Hardy by two points, Morecroft scoring 35, and Hardy 37. The ranges were 300, 400, and 500 yds. and the firing was considered anything but good. A new comet has appeared in the heavens and was seen in several places in the colony on Sunday morning between 4 and 5 o'clock. The following regarding it is contained in a telegram from Sydney:—" A new comet with a well defined nucleus, equal in brilliancy to a star of the second magnitude, is now visible in the eastern sky, the tail extending over an area of three degrees. The apparent motion of the comet is slow, and towards north-east." The nominations for immigrants by the out-going mail are 1145 souls ; the amount paid by friends is £3047 10s. The following are the numbers from each district :—Auckland, 192 ; Taranaki, 8 ; Hawkes Bay, 3; Wellington, 110; Nelson, 21; Marlborough, 2; Canterbury, 323 ; Otago, 313 ; Southland, 87 ; Westland, 8. Of the above 441 are single women, 223 single men,-aud the remainder families. The cricket match between the Australians and the Zingari Club, played at Scarborough, has resulted in a draw. In the first innings the visitors made 153. The Home team then went in and scored 279. The Australians, in their second innings had Pu* together 420 for the loss of six wickets, when time was called. Giffen and Blackham were both injured in the match, the former hurting his knee, and the latter having some of his teeth knocked out by a ball from Boyle. A gentleman who arrived in Hamilton yesterday from Raglan informs us that the mountain road on this side is in a most disgraceful state, and totally unfit for traffic. He is of opinion that the Government should employ some surfacemen to make the necessary repairs. On the other side of the range the road is not much better. The approaches,, to some of the bridges require attention, and the water lying on the road wants letting off. The mud too is very deep, quite up to a horse's knees. Mr Jones, pianoforte tuner, who is now in Cambridge, at the request of the vestry of S. Andrew's, tried the peal of bells on Thursday evening last, in order to discover what was the matter with No. 2 bell. After tuning them carefully he came to the conclusion that No. 2 bell was properly speaking, No. 1 bell, a mistake having been made in numbering them } and that if they were placed in their proper order the mistake, would be rectified. As Mr Jones has had long experience in these matters, doubtless his opinion is correct. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a singing class will be held, at Mr T, A. 1 Belrii invitation, in the Public Hall, HamUfem, td:nlgbt, at 7.80 o'clock. Mr Bell is desirous of seeing a good many,present,,so as to talk matters' over. A' class for 1 tyocal'- * instruction; would no doubt, soon 'develop© a, choral society. The^Mea^a aT'goM one^ a»d ,we trust to seg^at numerous sattencUs 5 attencU$ anoe,- Hai)r>Us6n Jiamdvus^f orJits, " muiical Vnterl^meiM^t(^Mi*^e^e^% fctiilf of 'Ifchiafiftui-eljiemllC haMiJfedl 'i' l;'At i.. tho t^xCesident

Col. Lyon and Mr W. N. Searance, J.P., several undefended civM cases were disposed of. The following are the defended cases :— Montague v. Breakell, ciaim, £9 5s 6d. Mr Gresham for plain-., tiff and Mr D.yer for defendant. Defendant had paid £5 Is Gd into Court. Judgment was given for 19s' 6d, with j costs. Montague v. Cowley, claim, £5. Mr Gresham for plaintiff and Mr Dyer for defendants Judgment for £4, with costs. Montague v. Hally, claim, £2 2s. Plaintiff non-suited with costs. In the case against Mr Norgrove, for wrongful dismissal of an employe", tlve plaintiff was also non-suited, with costs. ' There was a large attendance at Messrs W. J. Hunter's sale of Messrs B. and J. Coleman's effects at Hamilton East on Saturday, and all the lots sold fetched satisfactory prices. A meeting of the provisional directors of the Waikato Slaughtering and Butchering Company, will be held at Delaneys Hotel, Ohaupo, at 11 a.m. to-day. The proprietors of this journal announce that they will shortly issue a pamphlet on the subject, " Guenon's Escutcheon : a Guide in the Choice of Dairy Cattle." The pamphlet has been written by Mr Horsce Walpole, manager of the Te Awamutu Cheese Factory, and will contain numerous lithograph drawings illustrative of the subject. The many readers of Mr Walpole's articles on the escutcheon which have appeared in this paper haAe expressed a desire to know something more on the subject, and this pamphlet will supply the necessary information. Some of the bridges on the Ham-ilton-Piako road are again in a bad condition, and should be repaired at once in view of the increased traffic which the return of summer weather will create. The bridge near the Land Association's gate, at the Maungahaka, is quite xotten. Yesterday a very serious accident might have happened here. Mr Bayley (Maclean and Co,), was passing with a buggy and pair, and the wheels sank through the structure. The driver of Mr Carter's coach had to repair the damage before he could cross. Something in the way of repairs ought to be done without loss of time. The " Bruce Herald" in speaking of Mr Bracken's extraordinary conduct in the House the other night , says ' ' It was a capital plan of relieving the monotonous tedium ot debate. We suggest that an occasional song should become a feature in the proceedings of Parliament. It might have the effect of greasing the wheels of the legislative chariot. Mr Dick might occasionally lead off the Hundredth Psalm, Sir George Grey could sing 'The Fine Old English Gentleman, 1 Mr Vincent Pyke and a few kindred spirits would bring the house down with ' Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut,' while the Opposition generally could join hands and, looking wistfully across at Treasury Benches, unite in singing the well-known revival hymn, ' Over there ! Over there !' " A painful accident happened on Saturday to a young man named John Fraser, a capenter in the employment of ' Messrs Mercer and Marshall, contractors for the Tamahere contract, Cambridge railway. He was engaged with a number of others on the bridge over the Mangaonua creek, near the Piako road, and in attempting to place a pile in position the rope used slipped, and Frasers leg was jammed between the pile and tho standard of the winch, and severely lacerated. The sufferer was brought into Hamilton by Mr F. Forrest in a spring trap and the injuries were promptly attended to by Dr. Carey. A > Whatawhata correspondent writes :— The Whatawhata Variety Company gave their second entertainment in the school-house on Friday evening last, and, notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain, there was a very fair attendance. The programme consisted of the comedy, " O'Callagan's Strategem," a number of songs, a comic reading, a negro sketch, and the laughable farce, "Two O'clock in the Morning." The acting of the whole of the company was highly crrditable considering the short time they have had for rehearsal. Messrs Salmon and Shepherd in particular | showed that they had made a most careful study of their parts, and the excellent manner in which theywei by Miss . Lauraßichardswasasurprisetothe friends | to the youthful debutante. The songs, &c, were also well rendered, and the audience testified by frequent applause their thorough appreciation of the whole entertainment. The manager is deserving of much praise for the high state of efficiency to which lie has brought the company, which must be seen to be duly appreciated. The dance which followed the entertainment was fairly well attended, and passed off satisfactorily. In the Legislative Council on Saturday both loan bills were committed, reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed, after some opposition from Southern members. The Inscribed Stock Loan Bill was read a second time. The Premier moved the second reading of the Eoads and Bridges Construction Bill. Mr Reynolds protes- , ted against the manner in which business was being rushed on them. He hoped popular agitation would abolish the Council altogether, and said he wiped his hands of all business, letting the blame rest on the Government. The second reading was agreed to. The premier moved that the Council do not insist on the amendments of the Land Bill. Sir G. Whitmove moved as an amendment, that Messrs Holmes, Reynolds, Miller, Stevens and the mover be a committee to draw up a report to show reason why the Council should not give way. The amendment was carried. The following bills wore then committed : — The New Zealand Inscribed Stock and Loan Bills, after which the Roads and Bridges Construction Bill was passed through committee. The following bills were reported :— New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock, Loan, Roads and Bridges Construction, Customs Duties Consolidation, Mining Companies' Rgistration Validation, Counties' Act Amendment, and Auckland Endowment Bills, all of which were passed. The Gisborne Harbour Board and Ashburton Racecourse Bills were read a second time. The District Railways Bill was postponed until Monday. The Otago Harbour Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bill was then reported with amendment together with the Portobello Road Board Enabling Bill. In the House, on the same day, committees were appointed to frame reasons for dissent to the Council's, amendments in the Land Bill. ' The following Bills were reported, ,, read a third time, and passed f-^Regjstra|iQn of BJrths and Deaths Amendment $ /Taur*nga, E.ast Coast, and Hot Lakes District Railway; Public Reserves; Banka arid Bankers Act Amendment Bills. In Committee of Supply, a number of, items, wer,e passed' after;dis'(JUBSion. Wthe'itemrh'arbqur, defe»qe,sso,QQQ, Sir John gall spoke %im .favour fof -'".it', t ; ; Mr -Kelly -;&ougKt'' thfe tafiei^Mr iMonfcgomeryHhbuglit the suml

discussion, Mr Bryoe said this claim was a scandalous shame' to the Volunteers. The mercenary spirit which the Thames men had displayed brought contempt on the .whole volunteer system. Mr Whitaker defended the / Volunteers against the imputations thrown out against them, and referred to the recommendation of the Petitions Committee as a guarantee that the claim was well founded. Mr Bryce said no one could imagine that he was withholding the money from any personal motive, Mr Macandrew moved to report progress, which was agieed to. The House adjourned at 11.55 till yesterday.