The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1646, 23 January 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Equal and exact justice to .ill men, Of whatsoever state or petiu.iiion, religious or pclitic.il. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawcd by influence and unbubed by jjain.

TUESDA V, JAN. 23, ISB3.

« The proposal to borrow a sum of money for the carrying out a scheme of drainage for the borough of Hamilton has been negatived, not, wo are afraid, owing so much to the active opposition of those who were against it as to the supineness exhibited by those who recognise tv the full the necessity of drainage. Out of a total of 232 ratepayers on the roll for the year only 104 voted, and of these, 48 dissented. It may be taken for granted that the opponents of the proposal voted, because during the past few days they have been organising, and with the aid of such cries as " increased taxation" they have secured a' large majority of the " uncertain" votes. It is of no uso crying over spilt milk, and we must accept the result of the poll as the deliberate determination of the burgesses. In a former issue we adduced what seemed to us to be the most natural arguments in fawur of draining tho swampy parts of tho town, both on the grounds of ik& public health and economy, and now we can only hops t.hat events will not justify our predictions, aud that the ratepayers will not have occasion to regret their j hastily formed decision.

WiiEN we remember and acknowledge the b]<mwsB which have been showered',upoa mfo. colpny, do, not let us forget that .owe #£ the greatest was the departure i<stf .•%• Arthur Gprdpu. Qurlate Goyensuer vftever •'seemedtobreofclie iwithcomfprf mem? \ atmosphere; iha New Zealand 'col o•i){st|foafe'a[ Mtyfcf 'titemaelves, .and of their, ideas into -p'rabfcice, tfottUMßHrtjlwive been (tt'^he highest degree etifemive to tiie" „' nkryea'";pt 'lJ&*\ AHhur. wp% an exotic, reared mi%' ihe^'e^iga 1 p^tfiplo.mtrtiei .wshin.e^ tw' l^jiviie^erdledodn.-itf^sep^a^u^at-•mosiflie^eVof awtocracy^- B' was- 'wedy» blow Ifxoxa .the^or^^P^pe tov/^warf S ilEslan'd tha'ttihfe^illifciflßOopeiri^He ha^, gpne axayj^^l^^^^andj soured. 'but ..tJiQUBh/^sent;he ibfts.

not forgotten us, fio> witjikel^thafc ha will so long ai fio caii-- tax his \nfemory£oi v the reproduction of any of fou^jniunerous little failings and |fiibl(k< We cQultl wish, perhaps, JJmXhis references to us and our belongings wen; inorp - veracious than they iirc, but we must live in hopes of bettor things. When !Sir Arthur lias had time to plume Ms ruffled feathers in soiuo delightful Crown colony, 'he may regret his little ebullitions of temper, and perhaps out of the depths of his generosity .say a good word even for such sinners ats we are. At present the recollection of the harsh, unkind treatment to which an ungrateful people subjected him is too keen, and we must wait. These thoughts were suggested to our mind on reading in the Pall Mall Gazette for Nov. 10th an article on the To Whiti episode under the attracoive title, "A Story from a Blue-book." The Blue-book, it is perhaps needless to add, is that containing Governor Gordon's despatches to the Imperial Government, about which no little has been spoken and written during the last few weeks. It is hardly worth while to refer to the article at greater length ; it embodies the old, old story that the Governor, Te Whiti and the Lyttelton Times were right, and Major Atkinson, Mr Hryce, and the I'est of the population wrong. A great deal of capital is made out of the action of the Government in sending an armed force to Parihaka before they had exhausted every other means of bringing the recalcitrant natives under the operation of the civil law. Apart from the legal aspect of the case, colonists know and feel that recourse to arms was on]y had when everything else had failed, and then only with the greatest possible reluctance. The ultima ratio was the only one available, if we were^to maintain the position which the present and former Governments had taken up, it is to be presumed, on grounds the soundness of which had been ascertained. The Pall Mall Gazette admits that " the great bulk of opinion in the colony was in ! favour of what had been done, and if the Governor had chosen to dismiss Ministers of whose policy he I thought so exceedingly ill he could not have found others to take their place on opposite principles ;" but so far from allowing that this fact afforded strong presumptive evidence that the Government was right and the Governor wrong, our contemporary deplores it, and hints that we have disgraced the name of Englishmen. This talk about the traditions of England is, of course, harmless cr.ough, and colonists are so accustomed to be represented in the likeness of ogres, thirsting for aboriginal blood, that they have ceased, along with the rest of the world, to regard the matter other than as a piece of pleasantry. But it is a much more serious thing to read that the action of the Government was likely to lead to a general native war throughout the colony, because such a statement clearly implies that a native war is still a possibility, and it might, and most probably will have the effect of deterring many who had regarded this country as their future home from coming here. The days of native wars have passed irrevocably ; had gone even in the Parihaka time; and to hint at their recurrence is in effect to libel the colony. The A gent- General. Sir Dillon Bell, replied to this article in a jaunty little epistle, in which he compared the alleged " highhanded proceedings " in New Zealand with the arrest of Mr Parnell and the British occupation of Egypt, not, we must confess, with the happiest effect; but the Pull Mall Gazette had evidently prejudged the case, for it prefers to believe the Governor's statement that 1500 prisoners were taken at Parihaka to Sir Dillons assurance to the contrary. The reason given for this preference is that the Governor "is a particularly precise type of official." Perhaps the funniest part of the whole affair, however, is the Gazettes opening remark that the "Blue-book gives the story, not as a member of the Aborigines' Protection Society -would tell it, but as it appeared to no less official a person than Sir' Arthur Crprdon, the Governor." This is so rich that we are at first half inclined to believe our contemporary had got into a satirical mood, but further examination induced the belief that he was in earnest. We are _ sony of course, but we do not wish to rob our autocratic friend of all his admii'Givs. Our highest satisfaction springs horn, the knowledge that he has left us, and our most • fervent hope is that we as a Aplony may never look upon his like a B'ain. ________«____

A meeting ofthe committee, of the Cambridge Cricket Club was called foxSaturday evening last, but lapsed for want of a quorum. In the Native Lands Court, Cambridge, « on Saturday, the hearing of Whefcu No. £ was resumed, but -.nothing of public interest transpired. , ' , fttyrhjap entertained' the Wanga,nui c^i^ta^e^sat^a private dinner the other ,<w/$ Co'Jpnel McDonnell, Major ©ras?ey ; % %ssnse, and other . European* typcta);' W ,W**^ on / The tjone qt t $M "Itms " *p«eoh j^s , guests was most ywmff, 'The wheaticrou in th« j?ttk»ri»» l district is nearly all secured in splendid condition. The average .yield on the 'fitmsof Messrs Scott,' (.Fisher,' 'Reynolds, 'itovVJie. a»d Fitzgerald will be, 3o, bushels to the ac«B, # very satisfactory .result. . ; ; It is rey&tiiU ihaj; a; diamond field has 'been di»'m&rMWs!tfa province, ( but the locality Ur.at'pteMftt} mwsfy'abvioua ledßbnß, kept a Motet.- Tv ■ v Mri Joseph Harrison has 1 geher.ou#tysrBoented tli,e Cambridge .Jpckey CiubwlSift v very serviceable punjp for .u^evntbeeottrgJ,, T.he ha^been erected , Tieside, i,^ "a .yint hitlnqrto experienced by^.pejrsOjß* 'faming iho'rseaon:tp/the fieldjhM.b^en, WAjjh. , "We migh"* ad , d tn^ "* on ihaff^^ifimtui^sly^pcJjd^Ml^nie.^ own^^4b«stti^ %W#t%tte' fafce bf !tE6.^a^6j^nTpti(;es iBSued;':by ( ;'-f|e^ >'i«eg^]^%s/i;hroughout if pro|7

expiration of this mouthy An impression has yob abroad that ilogs^lecurcd on the owners' premises ajre'^exentp^ fijoin taxation, but this; is> quite ■> erroneous., and should ( be at' once dismissed.' Duties were" resumed *-at J *the Hamilton Wept School yesterday. r The mimber of pupils present was abputil|>o.> £ A man named Hempsandwith, alias Sinims, was charged at tlic Hamilton I'olioe Court, yesterday, before His Worship the Mayor, with having been drunk and disorderly in Vietoriu-streefc on Saturday afternoon. He waft fiued'Ss and costs, with the usual alternative. In the cricket match between the Australian and English Eleven, at Melbourne, the latter made 294 in their first innings, while the former were all out tor 114. Murdoch carried his bat for 17. The account of yesterday's play has not come to hand. t/ , Mr John' Knox will sell to-morrow at 12 o'clock, on the premises, tho valuable property known as the Commeicial Hotel, Victoria-street, Hamilton, together with the stock, furniture, &c, and the efficient coaching plant. The hotel is one of the best out of Auckland, and the s>ale presents an opportunity seldom met with. The polling for the Peninsula seat (Otago) took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr Laruach by an overwhelming majority. The returns in at the time our telegram was despatched were :— Larnach, 504 ; Donnelly, 170 ; and Bishod Moran, 132. The remaining returns were expected to, swell Mr Larnachs majority. We learn that the first batch of summonses for rates has been taken out against the burgesses of Hamilton in arlears, and it is intended to gorightthrough the defaulters' list, and recover all rates due. Some rates having been owing along time and in fairness to the bulk of the people it is positively necessary to do so. It would be advisable for defaulters not to throw good money away on law expenses. While there is yet time, our advice is, profit by this note of warning. A number of the men of the Armed Constabulary stationed on the llotorua road, who have been holidaymaking for some time past, returned to the road yesterday. The formation of the raid is not yet completed as far as the bush, and the men are now engaged completing the remainder. The contractors are making fair progress with the bush. The first moonlight trip in connection with the Hamilton band takes place this evening, the steamer Delta leaving the Hamilton wharf at half-past seven, and returning about 10. Should i the weather prove favourable the excursion ought to be well patronised; the Hamilton Quadiille Band will bo on board, and play selections dining the, evening. The band is desen ing ot support, and it is to be hoped that their efforts in catering for public amusement will be amply ie warded by a crowded steamer. The Christchurch correspondent of the Herald telcgiaphs on SaturdaysThere have ju&t been placed on view some fine samples of locally produced silk. Tho samples include four vaiieties, the Italian, which is the deepest golden colour, the Indian, which ranks next in richness of tint, and two Japanese varieties of a white shade. 'I he grower is Mr Federli. The specimens arc to be forwarded by the Government to London, in order to demonstrate the capability of New Zealand for sericulture. In March next a parcel of silk-worm grain will be placed in the refrigerating chamber of the British King, and as the " hyoui nation " period of the grain will thus> be prolonged arrangements are being made tor a tebt of its quality in France and Italy during the same season. A buxom female answering to the name ot Agnes Anne Josser, has been putting some of the softer sex to shame by her appearing in the streets of (Jambiidge of late. The untoitunate lafly arrived there irom Auckland last week in a semi-drunken condition, and has ever sinco been the subject of many unpleasant exhibitions. Mrs Jesser seems to take naturally to the canopy of heaven, and the footpath or tho verandahs ot the hotels seem to be her favorite resting-places. On being questioned by the local police officer on Saturday, she said she was waiting on her husband coming from Auckland, but it she docs not go to Auckland in search of him, we fear she will have to be sent there at the public expense. The sporting public of Waikato who, for some time past, have not had tho chance of witnessing a thorough good race meeting, if we except the New Year Meeting of the Cambridge Jockey Club, will shortly have an opportunity of revisiting the Cambridge course to witness the Autumn Meeting (two days) of the club. It will be seen from the report of a meeting of the club, held on Friday night last, that the permanent meetings have been fixed, and that tljesp ponsjst of a meeting on New Year's Day, two days in the autumn, and one in the spring. The secretary is at present in communication with :VJr I'ercival, of Auckland, ag, to the most convenient time for Auckland owners to send theiv horses to Waikato. On receipt of Mr Pevcival'a reply a meeting of the stewards will at once be held, when the dates will be fixed, and the programme published. Speaking of Bishop Moran's candidature fpr the Peninsula seat, the Thames Advertiser says ;— "• Jf we are to have a State Edufiatfpn at all, it nyis* be a purely secular one, The only way in which the case of the Roman Catholics and other denominations desiring to impart religious instruction in the schools can be met is by that which Bishop Moran so loudly claims to have adopted— the subsidising of all schools of e\ery kind which can pass the necessary inspection by a Sjtate inspector. The day when this could be obtained is, we think, completely past in this colony, and we are convinced that should the sects by any combination succeed in destroying the distinctive feature ' of our ' present system, tfyey will also have succeeded in destroying #)<? sys.tpm itself, aathe great bulk of the people w\\\ never submit to the spending of public money in the teaching ' of religious dogmas of any kind. .The right of . Bishop Moran, if he can get elected, to take a seat iv Parliament is unquestionable, but whether his presence there would' in any way advance fhe pause he has taken in hand is very questionable jndeed; gtill ,;we think we njay congratulate fyoth. the Kotnan GaJShoUds" and the people of fche colony generally upon the undisguised manner in Which Bishop Moran has commenced his >f holy war." There is no double-de,aHng or false pretence in the matter ; he is going straight for the des,truction of,qur -Education Act, aud if; behoves its friends to gird up their loins, and be prepared jwith > reasons and sufficient arguments in'favour of its continuance, for assaredly this action of the bishop's presages a movement on the part of fhe denonunationalists all along tlie ljine that- $ wjU "require some strength to rep,ef. '"*;♦„ Reftrtfnsto % %mitton burglary case, ,oup Auckland mo7?M#g £on'temporary writes, ©n .Sa&rfyy ;-=+freat •bility'is not always an^unmixed good to ife'possessor.- James) Kay,- charged with burglary at .two.hotels in^Hamilton, add tried yesterday the Supreme Court made, a very ingenious and able defence, , There was quite a lawyer-like B.(irQ{tn£ij4 in his cross-examination' of the witnesses. H« mjttS* ff v ffliy'' 'effective address to the jury, and took off 'Mb shoe, to abow them that if he .were a.tf the splat mentioned, a'shoe print 'must|havebeen made J^Bei^i''* ! But there was? jhe said,' noi;hirig. i l^e:,thenprint ,'p.f, •/ that Uhop." to ? .be /aeenyy } The^ury,"'hoVever,found^im vl^lt^He then -addressed, the Cvdh, atfd'tiandeftup patper to the

be jttyatecl'vso as to be^curdl^df tlfc^tful malady. Mr Justice 1 Gillies said the piisouer should have-'suffidleiit gc^*QUrpd^>f his disease and-lpaye off fits bad<Mbit. Sentencing liin] at.Stltc ,Jame tiin^ to thteo years' penal servitude.! r^ : i \ '-^ v --, t - ■ -- — ,i