The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1658, 20 February 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 1883.

The results of the Native Minister's visit to Ifaglan, in connection with the opening of Kawhia, must be considered highly satisfactory, and as giving good augury for the future advancement and prosperity of our West Coast districts. We understand that it has been decided to open communication with the new township of Kawhia in the first place by the extension of the new road from Eaglan to Aotea, partly j made some time ago by native j labour, round the head of the latter harbour, and direct to the Government township. .No doubt, in course of time, another road will bo opened via Hikurangi and Kopua to the Waipa districts, but as the township is on the north side of Kawhia, a heavy expense would be necessary to carry a road round the ! harbour some seven miles from where the main road across the southern mountain ranges would roach the low ground. In addition, the road across the mountain would bo through a purely native country, and a repetition of the Ptaglan and Waipa road on a larger scale. A n alternative suggestion was made to establish a ferry across the mouth of Aotea harbour, but Mr Bryce has a wholesome dread of ferries in genci'al, especially one crossing a bar harbour within a few chains of its mouth, and the necessary risk and continuous expense for maintenance and repairs, independent of the very unsatisfactory nature of that means of communication at the best of times. We | think he has done wisely in choosing the road, for though it will be more expensive to construct in the first instance, it will open up a large extent of country debouching into the Aotea harbour, in the centre of which, the natives have re-erected a flour-mili, at an expense of nearly £800. It will also go through a small block of Government laud, never before opened up. The longpromised telegraph to Raglan will be proceeded with, and perhaps continued to Kawhia ; thus encouragement will be given to vessels to frequent these harbours, and make use of them in time of distress. Kawhia harbour has been already buoyed, and it will be satisfactory for shipowners and masters to know that the depth of water at low tide, has increased from 14 fee£ whenthe Admiralty survey was made, to 18 feet at present. The natives met I the Minister in a most friendly , -spirit, arid ,told, him that fin ,'cases; where a deviation of ' ihe " road through their land was ( desirable it might be taken there. This iis ;n striking contrast to the actidn of * a section, when in a 'similar'^'ase a few years ag6, ' at the'instigatfon of a ■wpll-kn^wn native '" friend' df* the Groyernnipi}|;," M a u l road • was'^prced ' across ,a gully to, avoid lirpqchiri^* ,'aj few chains on native land, thus, 'causing ' '^tra' e^tiejosej/anfr 'Ka^ibg $

given^o il^^estdleu't' Engineer to have tho hn^Jcntojvni^s Clarice's A^tea „J#ad Q*omp% ; frdB,\ajf once by n&lve^laiabur.j iVief nwl jilp the survey of the ! continuation ta-*Ka\vhin will %f gonp dn\wlth.- jMr'Bryee sooms tf ully nljvo t6 fche.-udvantage of fol-lowing-up the old sitting-, "Take me while I am in the humour," and is determined not to let tho grasS gro^v'.undDrilho foot qf his omj>lo3ss. '".No {doubt it\wiU be the" aim of tlio Aafcivo Minister' to construct the road as far as possible by native labour, but we trust the experience gained during- the con-, .sfcructiou of tho Eaglan .road'will not bo thrown away, and that some system of small contracts, oven though tho competition be restricted to natives, will be devisod, so that there \i ill bo no more of the ruinous system of day work to all and sundry, Iho sick, lame, and lazy included, tho colour of the skin being the only criterion to go by to determine a man's right to be * employed. Tho result of that system was that the good and the bad fared alike, with no appreciable advantage to either when the work was finished. We would gladly see the natives at work on the road, but lot it bo on fair and reasonable terms to the country, our fellowcolonists, and the natives themselves, as among themselves. On tho way over the Native Minister inspected the site of tho proposed new road and bridge over tho Kannvhaniwha, through tho old native burying ground. Mr Bryco made a most careful personal inspection of the alternative routes in comjmny with the llesidunt Engineer, Avho reported that tho extra expense involved by keeping the bridge on the old sito and working along tho bank of the river would amount to about £300, necessitating an extra bridge and much steep sideling cutting with heavy grades. In theso circumstances Mr Bryce decided that as tho proposed deviation would not intorfero with any of tho graves, and give a much better and cheaper road, that it should be carried out, and to prevent the possibility of desecration the road lino should be fenced from the burial ground, though it is plainly evident that cattle have the free use of all the ground at present. "Wo understand that exploring survey parties will start in the course of two or three weeks to oxainine the country with a view of ascertaining the best routo for the main trunk railway to follow. Altogether, we think tho country is to be congratulated upon the success which has attended Mr Bryce's mission to Waikato, and that he has deserved the thanks of all colonists who have tho advanco1 nient of tJie country at heart.

The result of the poll on. the Cam bridge Water Supply question, which was given in last issue, if calculated to create the impression or the minds of the Waikato public that tho ratepayers of Cambridge are averse to the introduction of a permanent water supply into the town — that they positively object te tax themselves even to a very limited extent in order to provide a want which is admitted on all sides to be almost imperative. But we are in a position, and we think we will have no difficulty in convincing our readers on the matter, to assert such is not the case — that the ratepayers of Cambridge are not averse to a water supply. The opinions given expression to at the public meeting held recently to consider the matter go to prove this. The unfavourable result — we cannot say the unexpected result, for it was anticipated even by the most ardent admirers of tho scheme — may be attributed to no particular cause, but, instead, to a combination of causes. Of these we may specify the principal or fatal causes — the mismanagement on the part of the promoters of the scheme, or at least the town trustees, and the series of misunderstandings which were known to exist in the minds of the public generally, notably in respect of a particular scheme, and as regards some portion of the town receiving more benefit than others, or rather the benefiting qf one particular part of the town at tho expense of the rest. A largo number of the ratepayers in the back streets wero of opinion that by voting for the schcmio they would bo simply taxing themselves to pay for the accomodation of the householders in lower Victoria-street and Duke-street. This, however, is not the case, and those who laboured under such an erroneous conviction should have been given to understand differently. They should have been shown that the greater the extent of space which the scheme covered, the greater would be the income from the water-rate, and. as the income from the waterrate increased, the special rate, which had been levied as a security for the loan, would decrease in pro- - portion. Consequently, it would would pay not only the Town Board to put branch, pipes through every street where there vvere householders, but it would pay the householders in Victoria-street and Dukestreet to exert themselves in extending the scheme to every cprner of the town in which it would pay to extend it, "\yhen we, speak; of mismanagement on the part ]of the trustees, we mean In regard to the poll preceding Mr Errington's report. We do not lose sight of the fact that the law makes no provision for adjourning tho poll uiiless, in case, of riot, when the returning 90Jej3i\js empowered tOi,do.s,o, w butw]9',thiii]i:-*t^a); It Jjro-, perly managed JD^r Errlngtoa'p , report iniglii havebeen inin*time. ' The board, or. at least those gentlemen who guaranteed fMx Errjngtpn/s;expenses,- might haye jknpwn that <Mr Errinj^t»»,.l^JjiP # se rotation is con;sidera^le,^a^ ijoj; l gQT#jg' tpffisk it i sidored. report in a tew t fld&fisliSmoi'

went to the x>oll? probably the result would have h&en the reverse of; what it-has bedtt.r- The pepplo- of CaniTftidgd'waiifc'Vfttfer, they deplore and puffer f rousts ' absence, 1 and we hAyp lifclle doubt that with nn aufchowtntivereportbe/orothem, with matters properly explained, another poll would 'amply satisfy all as to the correctness of this assertion. "~ r *" ' "" i '

The Alexandra Minstrels will give a performance in the Alexandra Town Hall on Friday next. A meeting will be held on Saturday next,at 3p.ni. in the School-house, Whatawhata, for the'plirpose of idrming a cheese factory. "* ' --At a meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board List night, the tender of Dixon and Talbot (Jb'67 ISs 9cl) was accepted for enlarging Seddon's drain, Hamilton East. The tender of Hamblin, Dillon and Mann, of £83 has been accepted by the Cambridge Domain Board for the fencing of the domain reserve (33 acres) near Mr Jas. Taylors 'property on the Victoria Road. Mr Hosking, the engineer of the Cambridge Town Board, has notified that the wood work oE the Karapiro bridge is now completed, and that everything is ready for the calling for tenders for the earthwork approaches. It will be seen by a report of a meeting of the Cambridge Town Board appearing in another column that the tender of Mann and Dillon has been accepted for the more complete drainage of Brewery and Alpha-streets. The work will be proceeded with immediately. Chief Judge Macdonald with Judge Puckey an ived m Cambridge on Saturday evening last to take over the business still undisposed of sit the Cambiidge Land Court; the other Judges (Messrs O'Biien and Williams) proceeding to Gisborne to conduct the court there. On some of the approaches to the bridges on the Te Aroha road too much allowance was uip.de for settlement in the cartlnvoik, lesulting in very abrupt rises going on and oil" the bridges, and likely to do damage to the springs of vehicles unless very caicfnlly handled. This could be rectified at a very small cost to the local body. A meeting of the sharoholders of the Waikato Cheese and Bacon Factory Company will be held at the office of the company, Whyto's buildings, Arictoriastrcet, Hamilton, at 7 o'clock to-morrow evening, to determine whether or no the dhectors shall be allowed to boirow £1000 on the security of the company's property. The remains of the late Miss Kate Why took, sister ot the Rev Mr Why took, Baptist minister, Cambiidge, were interred in the Cambridge cemetery on Sunday last. The funeral was largely attended by the friends ot the deceased, who came from many parts of the Waikato district to pay their last tiibute of lespect. Not a few drunken demonstrations were to be witnessed in Cambridge during the evening of Saturday last and all day on Sunday. Liquor to the value of nearly £100 was distributed among the natives M'lio joined in the tangi over the lemains of the chief Topaerata, and not a few of both sexes indulged to excess. Mr John Knox will sell on the premises, Victoria-street, Hamilton, today, at noon, the whole of the valuable household furniture and effects of Mr J. Mosey, who is leaving the district. The furniture is of the best description, and almost new. Those about to turnish should not lose such an opportunity as is here presented. A large body of men have been busily employed on the Waitoa property of the Auckland Agriculhnal Company, prepaiing to surface-sow between SUOO and 0000 acres of reclaimed swamp, and lately burnt. On Morriu's property the same prepaiations have been made to sow over 1000 acres, and should the present showeiy weather continue considerable success may be looked forward to. Dr Bond, late surgeon to the passenger ship Hurunui, which arrived in Lyttleton a few weeks ago, has stationed himeolf ot Te Aroha. This must be a matter of considerable satisfaction to the residents, as accidents must, from the nature of the work, frequently happen in a mining district. Dr Bond is young, active and a good horseman ; ho can, therefore, be depended on to be prompt in attending to his professional duties at all times and seasons. The present mail service to Te Aroha does not appear to satisfy anyone ; ulong tho whole route from tfamilton to Te Aroha the settlers desire to return to the old time-table. If the authorities wait till the bad weather sets in this will settle the matter, as tho road is not likely to be very much better than it was last winter, and to travel from Morrinsville to Te Aroha after dark on such a road would be simply impossible. We hear that steps are being taken to represent this matter to the postal authorities. A service of song entitled " Given in Chaiye," was given in the Cambiidge West Wesleyan Clmroh on Tuesday evening last, when there was a fair attendance. The service was conducted by Mr Win. Perkins, and was, judging from the feeling of the audience, of a very enjoyable nature. The musical selections which interspersed the programme were of a very creditable native, and were contributed by tho, local Band of Hope choir. The proceeds pf the evening, which were considerable, were in aid of the Chinch Trust Fund. Settlers sending sheep away by rail from Ohaupo for some time past have suffered from the want of accommodation. It appears that the number of shoiip trucks at the disposal of the officials is so If intyed that anything above the ordinary. demand has to ho mado up with cattle trucks. This • departure would not be objected to, if ■ supplied v at the same rate as those ordered, but the settler certaiply has good, real cause for complaint if the cost is increased to fifty per cent. The Railway Department, not the settler, should bear this loss. At any rate this is the accepted notion in 'ordinary business transactions, and if^ fairly represented to Mr Macdonald, there is little doubt but that redress would be made. Harvest thanksgiving services were held, in S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, pi) Sunday morning and evening. The interior of ihp church was ctiastely decorated with fruit, flower, avergpeens, ferns, and grain, the work of a number of the ltidien and gentlemen of the congregation who worked heartily the whole of the previous day. The preachei 4 in the morning was the incumbent, and 1 in the evening the Rev. Mr Dudley, incumbgni; of S. Sepulchre's Church, Auckland. There Wd% a very full and efficient choir, arid Miss NewoM, «phq presided at the harmonium for the last time, played; some very beautiful f voluniaries. '' ; We havVbeeWshbwn an apparatus by Messrs Lewis and Simpson, of Cambridge,; cajled 'fchej Try pograph' ' (2!u ccato's p^'enj;j,' w'hicb^'iw'regarcls the^ character, j of its wfli'lj, jj) bbjrqnd anything* 1 6f the kind we have ev/eif sp#n in ihys parf pf the colony.** The Trypoeraph rep'rcsnjs a mechanical system oi printing, and, in Qielwofds of the inventor,. itlimisttaot be j classed amo ( ng/gelatipe,and other, 'graphs; afad is. the system for print1 iri'g^in 'iHUeli^le -ink' byy unskilled- labour. : It is'capabledf; producing aiiy ( number of imprertions^jto^O.^mtone writing/^ '^h^Tj^groph^onldi-b^^pjando^^H

<p>oces>'is easily learned.,.i'Tjiere are onljv two or three of these apparatuses?,^ ns&\ in New Zealand ns yet, asf the niyention is ot recent date, 'it well^repays^nspec- 1 tion. "' ' .*' ' ', »'-,' >X ' It will be remembered tHat , <at ' the fife which occurred at Mr Whitaker's ! residence, Claudelands, some 4 little time,; ago, the saving, of thei 'property "from' total destruction was due to the prompt action of the servant man, MoNicoJ. When the claim for repaint was sent in a fe^v'days ago to ?the7 Auckland agent of the Colouial Iffsurai|ce Gom'panyiby their Hamiltou agenti,*.Mr 5s S>. ' Edgecumbe, - this fact was brought to their notice, and it has been duly appieciated and recognised by them. In forwarding a cheque for £5, Mr J. B. Graham wished to thank Mr M"cNicol for his exertions, 1 and begged his acceptance of the present as a* mark of appreciation of plucky and prompt action. A large Maori tangi was held at Cambridge on Saturday last at the Maori camp adjoining the residence of Mr Moon, in connection with the death of Topaerata, a very old and important chief of what was a very short time ago the i king section of the native people. A < large number of visitors arrived from, the various settlements to join in the tangi, which was characterised by large distributions of kai and waipero. The voice of wailing did not cease until a late hour on Saturday night, when the threatening aspect of die weather led to the meeting breaking up. Topaerata died at his settlement at Whakamara, and as the people could not go up to attend the funeral on account of the Laud Court, the taugi was held at Cambridge. The Wesleyan Conference, which recently sat in Auckland, have presented, through their President, the Rev R. Bavin, an address of welcome to the Governor,, to which hia Excellency replied as follows :— " To the members of the annual Conference of the "Wesleyan Methodist Church ot New Zealand. Gentlemen, —I heartily appreciate your expressions of loyalty to the British Throne, and of love and eatecm towards the person of Her Majesty, and your kind welcome to me as her representative. It shall he my earnest endeavour, whilst; I am amonq&t you, to do all in my power to promote the social, moral and religious interests of the people of thi3 colony, and I sincerely value your prayers on my behalf. Lady Jervois desires to unite with me m thanking you for your good wishes. —(Signed) W. F. Drummoxd Jekvois" The great war correspondent, Mr Archibald Forbes, delivered Ins becond and last lecture in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Saturday night, the subject being, " Warriors I have Known." Owing to the inclemency of the weather the attendance was only moderate, but those who were present thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment. Mr Forbes ti.i veiled over a vast extent of ground, introducing short narratives ot such events as the seige of Plevna, the fall of Sedan, the passage of the Shipka, the battles of Ulundi, Majuba Hill in South Africa, and the most decisive actions in the American civil war, including Shetidan's brilliant affair at Cedar Creek. The lecturer was as on the previous evening listened to with the most absorbed interest. Very general regiet has oeen expressed that Mr Forbes was unable to visit other parts of the district, but though he was anxious to do so his other engagements prevented him. He proceeds to Taranaki to-day, and will leave the colony about the middle of next month. The " Te Aroha Mail" reports as follows on the Premier mine, Waiorongomai :— The reef in the low level has been cut. It is about four feet thick, and a well-defined, nice-looking lode. There are three shifts employed sinking from the top level, to connect with the main drive. The winze is down ten feet. The lode continues about four feet thick, and shows gold freely. A rise is being put up to the surface, a distance of GO feet. Gold is showing freely. When these works are complete, they will give 160 feet of backs on the No. 1 reef, which average about 4 feet thick, in which as yet a shot has never been fired that did not bring out quartz showing gold. On the No. 2 leef reef, from the low level, there are 250 feet of backs. This reel also shows gold freely on the top level, and on the surlace for a long distance. The country in the low level is very kindly, being a blue sandstone, highly mineialised. About 600 tons quartz are on hand. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held last night. Piesent: His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Cochrane, McDonald, Tippen, Peat, Yon Stunner and Gaudin. A letter was read from the Wai mate County Council, asking the council to co-operate with them in getting the Municipal Corporations Act amended so as to allow of Government land in boroughs not required for Government purposes being granted as endowments. The council agreed to co-operate, and to ask the members for the district to support any measure to effect the desired change. The foreman of woiks reported on th,e works in progress, street cleaning, etc. The committee appointed for the puipose reported recommending that Galloway-street be formed and gravelled fiom the Cambridge road to Wellingtonstreet. The report was adopted, and tenders were ordered to be called for. The following accounts were passed for payment : — N. G. Lennox, ]8s 6d ; A. Campbell, £1(5 19s Od ; J. Hinton, £5 5s lOd. The statement of funds was road as follows :— General aocount (overdraft), £doo 12a 9d ; special fund (credit), £153 0s 2d. It was agreed to put a few loads of gravel on Heaphy Terrace and Upper Clarence-street. It was resolved to increase the pay of the workmen engaged in cleaning out the main drain, Hamilton West, Is per day so long a3 they are working in wet ground. This was all the business of importance. The product of the Te Awamutu Cheese fuctovy has at length heen placed on the market,; and the 'general verdiqt of all who have tasted it is that it is fully equal to any oheese yet introduced into the district,' The storekeepers \ and settlers of the Te Awamutu district are more than pleased with it, and even rival clieqse _ m,ak.prs, J^ve p,rqn.on.need strongly, in its favouv. A' commerolal man, and one who has had some experience, gave it as his opinion that the cheese was quite as good as the best Canterbury article. A few days ago the company forwarded a consignment to the Auckland Agricultural and' Mercantile Company, and the chairman of the directors has received a letter from Mr G. W. Owen stating that the cheese had been placed before their customer in Auckland, who freely expressed the opinion that it was the best they had tasted in the province. Mr Bridgman, the chairman of directors, goes' to Auckland next week to make' further arrangements for the disposal qf t^e geasqns ssqck, and takes several cases of cheese with him. The price at which the cheese is sold to settlers (who take three orjmore cheeses) is Sdperlb, while storekeepers are supplied at market rates. This .is very encouraging news, and should stimulate to ihcreas&cl .exertions ( thpse", settlers in other parts of, tlie,^ district who hava ilready made 'a move in the direction' of istablishing faejiqrfeV, HNP induce" others svho have not yet considered the matter in a serious, light, to at once turn their Shoughts'in-thatdireition." l ' 'i' 1 * ' ; 1 A large number of gentleman inierested mor "connected, with the iron; irade, jout 'Saturday I 'afternoon » Qnehitnga Ironworks, to witness* the |xpgr(n)eu^ \a "oqnneotiqa, wj{;h nuum^ acture'of ir6n from the irpnland. Among", them , ,were ,Mr Eraserof'the f firm* of of "MesH^Ffase-f'-anii' Chine), Mv HawkesVood (of the Lower* Sofcson-street, Foundry), an old irbn^« naster , pf ihe;VKail^ay r «vWorkslioi)s)i,,« Mr. Le^hy|

hauded "some of the "blooms" proM.tibedto MX Fraser, who intends to draw a bar of iron suitable for blacksmrth'a pju|perse for testing. Other samples i naye been scut to various Southern foupdries for experimental purposed; '; lufall 'probability the present , furnace | will b'b shut down during the w'eiik, as, ""tho^ manager, Mr. Jones, will » be" engaged in making designs and patterns for a second furnace, which is about to be constructed alongside the present one. Th<* ; pi'oprietors are * importing a 30cU't. stearfi ham me/, with' an impact of JJS tons, so |s 0 vojic the iron thoroughly when transferred from the puddling furnace. — Herald. The Rev. George Brown, of the New Britain Wesleyau Mission, delivered his popular lecture on V New .Britain "in the C'<i'mbridg6 ' Public 5 Hall on Friday evening last. The audience was not as large as might have been expected, but this was doubtless due to the inclement nature of the weather. The lecturer was introduced to the audience by the Rev. T. G. Carr, -who occupied the chair. On coming forward Mr Brown was very well received. The rev. lecturer entered upon one of the mos.t interesting lectures which we have heard delivered in this district for some time. The title of the lecture may not have been of that nature which usually attracts large audiences, but we venture to say had the character of Mr Brown's narrative been anticipated a crowded house would have received it. He gave a running account of the progress of, the Wesleyan mission in y the South Sea Islands, diversifying his lecture with many interesting narratives. His first landing on the shores of New Britain was a story pregnant with much interest, in fact we might say it was highly amusing, and showed plainly that missionaries in those distant parts, of which we hear so very little, unless it be the intelligence of an occasional massacre, have many dangers aud troubles to contend with. Mr Brown's career iri the islands has been an eventful one, and would form the substance of a very interesting work. In the course of his retn.nks on Friday evening lie asserted that the trade with the islands, and the revenue which this colony derived therefrom, was mainly due to the good work of the Wesleyan mission, a t.ict which wo believe very tew will incline to dispute. A hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer brought the meeting to a close. The proceeds of the evening were in aid of the New Bntanx Wesleyau Mfa&ion. The Rev. Mr Brown preached at the morning service in the Wesleyan Chinch, Cambridge, on Sunday morning, and at Trinity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, in the evening. Last night Mr Brown re-de-livered his lecture in the Public Hall, Hamilton, to a &mall but very appreiative audience.