The Waikto Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 6 January 1883, Page 2

The Waikto Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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_\ _ SATURDAY, JAN. 6', 1883.

♦_ Tjik change which has recently come over the political scene in New South Wales has surprised those not J familiar with the affairs of that colony. The' popularity of Sir Henry P.irkes seemed to be so deeply rooted that people were at a loss to understand the sudden revulsion of feeling which has taken place. The following extract from a speech by Mr Stuart, the leader of the Opposition, will throw some light upon the 'subject. \V,g shall only preface it by saying that the land law of the Parkea was one of their chief, pillars of support:, —<" I have taken the ? trouble," he - says,; "to ascertain the operajtionof this law, (laiul) in the aggregation of enormous estates in the bands of individuals ; and I direct your attention to the following figures, which I simply put before ,you as examples, and ask : Are these the results which were contemplated when ; the Act of 1861 was framed ? There are 13 persons in this colony who, under this law have secured freehold titles to 2,107,598 acres—one of them to 299,300 another to 266, 864, another to 200,000, and all of , the rest aboVe 100,000 acres, 135 persons hold 1,587,384 acres, each holding more than 10,000; 79 persons hold 1,160.517 acres, each holding more than 15,000, ; 71 hold 1,,689,152 acres, holdiug'more than 20,000; 34hold' KOI 1 ? 372 actes,; each holding more than.3o,ooo ; ( ,96 hold 8,074,641 acres holding more than 40,000. That is to say, 415 persoWh'bld ' 13,526,' 056 acres accumulated uuder,\th'e,,pr,6-.. visions of the law, out of 25,489,077 /Qf; the total freeholds of the country, from one acre upwards. I order to j phow you how lagnally the law has , fa,ile(L in T |ihe promotion , of 'agricultural' Settteineilt, I may point 'but that of '■ the '^,ooo,ooo acres field by 96' person*, but 3092 | acres are 'underNjuiti ration r'aiid (&tr()i 15,320, 056 less than .22,000 acres are (juftivafced ; i and as , still furjjhur j showing, jhow ? littte , the present land law ' realised the hopes , of its a^W^inay' stato'thitf at thiaj present time there are nearly 1000 frep-, borders less than in the year 1878,L,'bI : i though since then/ there have,,been alien.-, 'qte^.ovejf, ,' Oj^O^'dere^'ojrJlaW attd;miotJLQiinu ;

l"1f" '')' ''il'H) -Hi UT r hf )-'<i J.itf, )&$/ In An interesting rjamrie^n,. pheeje-, ,makjng # irpj» thes^>r iSlq$ t vjffipihimFH be found on our fo«iLt9ißPgjfe M „., „t ni>. ; 'The hon. the Premier left -Hamili ton for Auckland ibyfjyestfiti'dayjs^rfllPv He expressed hunseif , as being., highly plWddwTthinisfeipA ;t. tylfa

Mr Knoz, Mayor of mainilton, aftcY liquidating all the Hanj lities connected with tlie%bMlpA ceiUffl Rbn,i£udl I finding thafra croml rajaucem f e^. inaincd of his irotiorWJnm, W videc«|bliu</ sum in halves anffl-avsgW tag !ich of|bne|) schools, to go to^gdjljthe sonool liomryt \ funds. - Messrs Mffipny ffifjpf Ma|prly{| f the head masters, desire us T to acknow-

ledge the donations with thanks. We would draw, the attention of th/vCanfbriHge pubfi? tjSTthe apuounccmejut appearing, inf 'another column,* referring to- Wie^- question of water supply for the town. The resolutions set forth in the advertisement were passed at a special meeting of the Town Board, held .on Friday, 29th ■ December,,' and. shbulqUtfe of < mucjh, inte'rr esVtoHnoW odn&MeM, in ttiU ihipor&hi step which the board are about to take.

The' oIS bridge over" the Kahiwlianiwn^W^ipa, was tlje ,30011^ of an accident'on Sunday last,' wihich nothing short of a miracle prevented ending in loss of lifeT^'Mr 'Dr Briice "was riding over when the decking suddenly gave way, every part, like Holmes' "wonderful one-horse shay," being equally rotten. The liorse fell through, bu%was "not seriously hurt, aim "the^ rider, fortunately escaped uninjuredf . It is qnitfc-tiihe that something was done in the way of repairing" this bridge. 'It has been in a' dangerous condition for years.

On Thursday, the Hamilton police laid informations against three! youths named Richard Vincent, Charles Vincent, and James Quin for destroying' property in Hamilton East on the morning of "the Ist of January. It seems the defendants were engaged with others of the larrikins which infest Hamilton in celebrating the birth of the new year, and committed several acts of wilful damage, for which .we trust the.y will be made to suffer. The larrikin nuisance is becoming unbearable, and it behoves all respectable residents to assist the police in their endeavours to stamp it out.

Mr W. Duncan waited on the Premier, at Hamilton, on Thursday, in connection with certain public works iv the Raglan district. Regarding the grant of £500 for the Raglan-Kawhia ioad, the Premier said the expenditure had been delayed until Kawhia should be opened, but tlie work should now be proceeded with at once. In reference to the £500 grant 1 for the Waipa-Raglan road, he said this also would be spent at an < early date. Regarding the question of extending the telegraph to Rstglau, he would institute' the fullest inquiry into the matter when he returned to Wellington.

The reply received to the telegram sent by the counsel engaged iv the native ejection case,' which has' been sometime before the Court at Cambridge, as well as the telegram sent by the defendants to the Minister of Justice is not so satisfactory as was anticipated. Mr North croft stated from the Bench on Thursday that he was instructed to inform both the connsel and accused that if they wished to have more interpreters than it was usual for the Court to provide they should pay for them. ,The depositions, it was stated, need not be taken down in Maori.

On Tuesday last as the last train from Southbridge was near PreLbleton, Canterbury, the engine-driver observed a little child, about 18 months old, on the line, He whistled repeatedly, • but the child had not sense enough to run away. Brakes were put on, but the engine was not scopped in time, and the cowcatcher pushed the child off the line, brnsing one side of the face and head rather badly. She was immediately taken to a doctor and attended to, and yesterday was doing very well.

The quarterly meeting of the Thames Wesleyan' Circuit was held at Te Aroha on New Year's Day, the circuit minister in the chair. The number of members was stated to be 25 ; the condition of the Sunday-schools about the same as last quarter ; €8 9s b'd has benn expended at Te Aroha and Paeaoa on library books, &c; the circuit income for the (juartgr is £3S 3s .>], and the expenditure £0$ 19s 4d j a soiree held at Paeroa to help in liquidating the circuit debt, realized 15s ; a harmonium has. been obtained at Te Aroha, costing -CH. It was resolved to place upon tlie plan, with monthly week-night services, two saw-mills which have commenced operations during the quarter. Mr J. Phillips senr., was unanimously chosen representative to Conference. It was also de cided'tohold a week's special services, from Feb. 11th to 13th,

The quarterly meeting of the Cambridge Wesleyan circuit was held at Mr Maityn's, Hautapu, on Friday, the 29th Deoember, where a most qnjoyable day was spent. Thora was a good attendance ot officials. The Rev T. G. Carr occupied the chair. The finances of the circuit received a thorough examination, and it was felt to be necessary for each place in the circuit, if possible, to increase its contributions, in order to prevent arrears accumulating. There was a deficiency of £9 on the quarter, besides the debt of about of about £7Q, incurred mainly by parsonage and travelling expenses, but the special efforts that have been recently made were so far successful as to clear away the whole debt, and leave a' small balance in hand. A vote of thanks was very heartily passed to Mrs Carr for her very successful efforts in connection with the Christmas Tree. Mr Caley was elected as lay , representative to the ensuing Conference to be held in Auckland on the 23rd of this month. It was arranged to have the next meeting at the Cambridge West new church.

An inquest was held yesterday morning at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel, .'Cambridge, before Mr -W. N. Searancke, coroner, on tho body of the boy Kiugdon, who was drowned in the Waikato river on New Year's Day lust, while attending the Wesleyan Church picnic. Mr H. W. Moore was chosen foreman of the jury. After the evidence had been given, 'which in substance was a repetition of the facts already published, the jury returned, a verdict {.qj.,'' Accidentally drowned whilst bathing in theWaikato river." The body of the boy. it may be stated, was' found' in' the' river near the Narrows bridge, ,011 Thursday 'morning last by the '' native" Harry Syn^onds, w,hq had gonej f tye rivqr to set an eel weir. It had been stopped on a snag, and washed up partly on the sand. The funeral --yesterday .afternoon' was lareely attended.

In commenting, in a leading articTel ,6n! titirtaPtfoikftaeKb '/>f Sir W. Jervois to the'Goyer»or|ilHp of Jfew Zea: lwd* m&tfM^imM^M* i "The manner iv which Sir William Jervois has not only manifested an interest in 'colonial' mat'tet^j biii "in I which he has also thoroughly identified himself Witn ih^m, hai aided both his' popularity and his usefulnes8 v He has not been content to be-K- merelytfidlei official spectator of what was going on, but he has always been ready to use his varied stores of experipuou for the general welfare. Occasionally, pephaps., His Excellency's utterances fyavo^pnsed q> mpas^rp Qf re? sentment in the mindsjgf a fpsr, but it fa only fair to say thaphis'has arisen chiefly > from the soundness! Tand accuracy of his; criticism^.^Hßlnilmbetiflg thatUfoe pro-i fession 'of which ,*Hir Excellfenfey is" ai meinWr'^^'ffor^actio^'; morp^lwi- forj words, remembering^too. how galling it jsforan inwlligent^OTOTver of passing) events to fee>that he is restrained by hisl credit of Sir William 'JervoiHhitiheytia^ ior the mosjb/parfc ; suoceedM >in *. keeping,; meanv//lu»)his; official r am| I social,relari6nsntfie^v'eraor Ms' alwiyf

WPREfiNG THE \^^ 1 THEjSrefebny of|neclaMi)*4lie Hainjjifton piridMfr||of tM anllve^ w'hic'^has n>eelpook£(l fd^lrdi|^ w^h riofsmatl; amount of interest for the past week or so, came off on Thursday, the Premier of stlie (jtolony, the hoii. F.-Whifcakcr, per.|fornfing tlie lll|el 1 l|e peeparaHions made'hy His Worship -the -Mayor were of the most complete and efficient kind, and no hitch of any description occuire^ to mar the harmony of the days' proceelliug&v- The, Mayor, accompanied by 'aj hninber of! 'co'uu'cillors' 1 met f the Premier, who was accompanied by Messrs Whyte -and ..Whitak / er 1( ,,,M,JJ,R,,_ r .and i Capt. Steele at the railway station, and the ( .party. . proceeded to Hamil : ton iv " two •ve'hifjlcs furnished?, ',, by JMr C. R. Johnson. The Premier, with the members for "the district and'the" Mayor occupied a waggonette* 'drawn by four horses. On arriving at the town the party alighted , aud partook, of refreshment at ' G Wynne's Coitage',' iAt about three o'clock the procession 're-formed, and, headed by the Hamilton Band, proceeded to the bridge, where the townspeople and settlers, to the number of probably a thousand, had congregated, j;he large majority in holiday attire. The' weather was all that could be desired, fine, but cloudy. The party drove across tlie bridge, and turning at the top of Bridge-street, East, returned to the tollhouse, where a halt was made. The spectators having gathered round. 'The Premier, standing in the carriage, addressed them.; He' said the occasion was a very important and interesting one, not only for Hamilton but for Waikato. He felt considerable gratification that, as the former member for Waikato, he should be asked to perform this ceremony. There could be no doubt that tolls were a great obstacle in the way of progress, besides-, being very objectionable ; but it was doubly inconvenient and objectionable in" the present case, because it had practically divided the town. The Legislature of the colony, in its wisdom and liberality, had made provision for abolishing this toll. The Hamilton and Wauganui bridges were the only ones so' situated that had tolls on them., It was therefore with a feeling of considerable pleasure that he was there that day for the purpose of declaring the bridge for ever free. (Applause). He hopeil the freeing ■ f the bridge would mark the beginning of a new era for Hamilton. He had been tjpld that there existed jealousies between one side and the" other, but he'i oped these would now be buried, and that everybody would exert himself for thebenefit of Hamilton as a whole. (Loud applause). The Town Clerk, then, at the request of the Premier, read the resolution of the council removing the toll. The Premier said the council had imposed the toll, and, of course, that body could alone legally remove it. H e then declared the bridge free, and ordered the borough workmen to remove the toll gates. This was done amid cheers from the crowd, and then the Mayor called for three cheers for the Premier, which were given with great heartiness, and cheers having also been given for the Mayor and the members for the district, the party moved on to the centre of the bridge, where a light arch of flags, bearing the legend, "God save the Queen," had been erected. t this poiut the children of both schools were drawn up on either hand, and sang the National Anthem, giving three cheers for the Premier as the carnages moved on. Returning, the band followed the Premier's carriage, and played in good style. The children were afterwards marched to Le Quesne's Hall, where they were regaled with tea, cake, &o.

The Luncheon. The I'reiniev was entertained at a luncheon in Milne's Commercial Hotel at four o'clock. The spread was in every way most excellent, and spoke volumes tor the resources of the hotel, and the energy and promptitude of the host who could at such short notice provide such an inviting collation. The. chair was occupied by the Mayor, having on his right the guest of the day, the hon. the Premier, find on his left the Member for Waikato, Mr J. B. Whyte, The vice-chair was filled by Cr. Peat, the senior member of the council, supported by Mr F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R., and Captain Steele, chairman of the Y\ r ajkato County Council, The following is a list of the other guosts, exclusive of the members of the Borough Couucil : — Rev. O'C. Biggs, Rev. Father' O'Gara, Rev. J. Dukes, Dr Beale, Messrs W. Duncan (Raglan), P. Corboy, L. Cussen, S. T. Seddon, W. Sloane, G. Edgecumbe, G. Maberly J. M. Murray, Lewis O'Neill, S. E. G. Smith, B. C. Mounier, J, Hume, J. J. Barugh, Kennedy Hill, J. Hadfield, R. F. Sandes, R, Gwynne, H. Reynolds, H. Steele, A, Primrose. TII 6 Mayor received apologies from' a large number of others, members of local governing bodies, who had beou prevented from at : tending. ' "1 After the cloth had been removed, the Mayor proposed, the .usual loyal and patriotic toasts', which 'were duly honored. The Mayor said the next toast was one they would all heartily respond to. It was " The ' Government of (New Zealand," coupled with the name of their guest, the hoii. Mr Whitaker. • '< , The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. The hqn. the premier, in responding, said he thanked the Mayor and the com1 very much for the manner in which, they had reoe^Qd the, toast ( of the Government. He accepted the compliment not m any, political or religious character ; tlie present occasion was one oh which they met on a common' platform. There were representatives of various political parties aud denominations present. One word, however, he would like" to say" tb"' : any of 'the Opposition present. —They ' were all told to pray for their, eiiemiesjiami Ije/did sincerely pray for those alluded to ; he •prated that they 'ii light it}e cqnverted (to " Mia M'tiy of thinking (applause and 'laughter), They were met together for ■a very important purpose. The bridge they had. freed that 'day had been: a; great convenience to tlje people, , b.ut t it would he' a uuiqll greater odjivenlence'; now. Tolls' were < a > pre J tty' l aji(bibt)tt institution ; •, thpy.' ,were,/in¥eptert r )livftihg .^ign.j.of Charles JI. for ihe purpose of keep/ng the" roads and bridges in repair. 'In 1 principle,'- 1 tolls werW'just^fenonjjhj' 1 because" they made those wJiOtfSed theroads pay for their maintenance, , bup the means" were too clumsy now-a'-days. ' Tliey' belonged to afl age wheri4t'tb6k (! a couple' 'of days to go from Oxford toLondon, and would not suit so progressive an age as the present. The hon. < [gtentkftmWi dfeV an'amu^ifag picture of 'tHe condition" fof the' > roads^in England in the ,"gaod old days," and qoiffra's&d it k *itP feha/idn W *fcf seefr nqvjr, A§ they han in isagland, ,so also were they going ahead in Waikato find in HamUtonT First *o"f all a punt, then tb^xiger^ujded the Govern..bridge, then tliiWigpttthfiTxirfjamewt^to ; ifi*ee>their briilge^nd^now , he? supposed :ttiMly4nfni3efe td: l^ta^fqptfft :^v4i'niWetl*'to: keep it in . i«jiMr/p'(H%.^^%d^ugliter.) Bfe, mwkl&amUyJtKa^iymw^oi'^Bl fbe^ectiMdfsJMn^the^rKoul^

lojffniskj .^l^WpTterS) William Cobbett, ]ffii(l>|aid "] PraffteTwas^i splendid country racaiue v he^he^yent there he found mfeithe^ 1 , t )ll^nor|athes. New Zealand Svould/Soc n ij)e^as good as France iv this «|espeSfe.' Tfl^r h^notifrhes and soon UlejrttpH gat^s/would disappear. No» ?thfli|^ could^-weU^be more incoiiveuicnt 'thati a to'H-gaie in the middle of a town, and yet they occurred in Wanganui and Hamilton — well, not in Hamilton now (applause.) His first visit to Wailcato f-asSnf 1860, and he'lalideH M th^e q>lace whe r re Hamilton no^w s^an^fron^U 'canoe;* How different Was everything to-day. On every hand he saw extensive cultivations where only straggling potato patches existed hitherto. Looking around they could ,say that though the polony, was burdened with" a large there was something 5 very 'substantial to show for it. He always looked back with prKle"to r "the"days 'when -he- represented Waikato. He left them in order to stand fou a town constituency, feeling assured that the gentlemen the electors, choose to succeed him, Mr n .Whyte, w,aB.in~eye,ry sense worthy of their confidence. However, he (the speaker) made a' moss of it, as they all knew. He did not think he should ever ask them to return him again, but if he did he felt sure that he had a sufficient number of friends in the district to do so. He thanked them all very cordially for the kind' manner in which they had received the toast of the Government. The lion, gentleman on resuming his seat was loudly applauded. Mr S. T. Seddon' proposed the toast of "Local Self •Govemment,", 'and in' doing so bore testimony to the good work done by the road boards in the Waikato. He referred to the cheese factory, and spoke hopefully of the future , of the district. He was glad that the of "Hamilton had been followed in other places, and that soon there would be a large number of these factories at work. Mr W. Duncan*, chairman of the Raglan county, responded, and in "the course of his remarks, referred to the progress of his district, which, with better means of communication, was now in a fair way to prosperity. Mr K. Hill proposed " The Legislature of New Zealand." Good wine, he said, needed no bush, and he need not, therefore, eulogise their representatives. 'JL^he'y had a very forcible proof of the wisdom of the Legislature in the fact that they freed the bridge (laughter) ; it wab a practical application of wisdom that everybody could recognise. > He would couple with the toast the names of the members for the district. The toast was duly honored. Mr J. B. Wlvyte, in responding, said as he had the honour of being elected a few days before his friend the lion, member for Waipa, aud as he had also the misfortune, toi be' born a few days before him, it devolved upon him to reply first to the toast which had just been drunk, but he had no doubt that when that gentleman got upon his legs, he would, with the ready eloquence tor which he was proverbial, do much' greater justice to the subject than he could. He, therefore, would only briefly thank the proposer for the kind way in which he had referred to them, and also thank all present for the hearty manner in which they had responded to the toast. He wished {ilso to say that he had great pleasure in being present on this occasion, and in having the privilege of responding to this toast. He looked upon the event which they were there to celebrate as one which, however small it might appear to outsiders, was one of very great importance to Hamilton and its neighbourhood, and one which, together with other indications which were evident to all, would probably inaugurate a new era in their pi ogress and prosperity, even if, as the Premier had said, the money saved were spent in whisky. He, however, thought that the people had learnt sufficient of self-government to abstain from spending it in that manner. They were all aware that Waikato had progressed very much during the last few years, the increase of population in three years being no less than 64 per cent., and he felt sure that that rate of progress would be more than sustained, and that very shortly Waikato would be entitled to additional representation. Referring to his connection with the district and its history during that time as its representative, as well as simply as a settler, he wished to say that, however humble his share in it might have been, he would always look back upon it with pleasure, and with pride. He also wished to say that if he had been fortunate enough to be of borne little service to the district during that it was to a great extent owing to the ready and cheerful assistance ,wluch ho had always received from his colleague, Mr F. A. Whitaker, aud also from their guest, the lion, the Premier. The latter gentleman had always shown that he had a very, warm feeling towards his late constituents, and there could be little doubt that, as he himself had said to-day, were he to again offer them his services the event which he had predicted would infallibly be the result. He (Mr Why te) would also, in replying to the toast, as a comparatively young member of the House of Representatives, assure them that in that assemblage there were a lot of Aery good fellows, especially upon his side of the House. (Laughter)., And he also thought that if they only had time enough most of the Opposition would bo converted, and be able also to enter the same category. ' The Upper House, he had been toll, was immensely supeior to theirs, and therefore required less conversion. He again, thanked them for the manner in which (the t6as.fc had been proposed^ and responded to. Mr F, A. Whitaker said ii Was a very fortunate oircumstance that his honorable friend, who had just sat down, had been elected a few days, and born a few years before him, because it removed the necessity* for making a speech on his (Mr Wlii£ak'er' 1 3)) part, t j His friend 'had s said everything he would have wished to say*. The proposer had* referred in felicitous ' terms to the Legislature. He quite concurred' wifen him,' and' believed the Parliament of New Zealand , would compare favourably with tliat "of dny other country.. He ,qu,ite .allowed that Parliament had shb'we'd 'its' wisdom 'ii\ f teeing I. the; bridge, but he would not go quite so far as Mr Hill in praising th ; em, because he thought ,theyi h,ad omitted to do, one thing,, and. that 'was' to put' a' tax oh' bachelors." '(Lbud 1 laughterVHin 'whichMr Hill joined heartily).. The», money for freeing the brides f hs),d been by, the people's 'representatives, and J not ' by 'the, a "H6 ' was glatl f tb have b'een'in' apposition- tcVj aasisti! in, the proceedings of thatday, and if,he would be 'ailpwedfi^jinake a suggestion, lie l,wq«ld r /recommend- the ' i M»y&' to 'present 'ihe j ,toll-gates to the Auckland Museum, in 'order that in days to come their children might be reminded of the disadvantages , uri'der ' ' which' "• pde'vidu'tf - 1 ' ige»ienjations laboured. (Hear}'he«r.)';ilnf conclusion; he would say that,- though a representative's life wad 'not always a happy one ; though there 'were times 'when, ,it was PP. exceedingly^hard- a.n.4 \ uncftngenjaj one,; fh'eire "weclJ' 'occasions, and 1 the jipis one, "when it was at once a pleasure, and priyiljegp^to^occiipy^that position. Hethanked thernjvery much, for the kind manner in wh^ch the jtpast had ' ; .been received. '" ' ' "'. ' Jlj ivrjCaptain Steele proposed,, " The Agricultural and {Commercial Interests/ 7 J tie said^tp^ meat freezing, and cheesfe-maKing ,mdußtriesw,e^de^^e9'ii6' r 'i«V'6lutioinse laigifl'ff.^a^^wii'^eces^^ «bo<fa& dn,raidJß market^'Ha'also alluded to the high'tonce pfjla^orir^ilhiclfihe 1 iiaJd)^yenl^d 'fartt«rs I mUgm'm' t u c da i & ttfey ' •otherwise wouldih'-^ r « "- • ' ;WM?Ba^H ft i:eBpon4'edH f!tt '( - '»« W/ '!

snuu <tuu people presen^anqxTue/greatos harmony prevailed. "JTno music wwj fut niahed by thJ^Hamiltoi^Quad^Jle Band under tbe^able" leadership" of i|Qj Hollo way, irfil many wjerejiphe epfibinium passed m fchefr pei'formMses. JBonsider ing tha'ihorgtunelthe bairn hafobeen u jpractice^ tool much! p_ rawe^^nnot *b( awarded 1 tliei^f and "ii^ftffl^jw&ctory ti feel that it will 110 longerbe necessary t< seek the services of outside talent. Thi duties of M.C. were very efficiently fille< by Cr. Peat, and the refreshments wen good and ample. The ball was opened ty the Premier (whose entry was the signa tor applause) and Mrs F. A. Whitaker and dancing was kept up with spirit unti the small hours.