THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1662, 1 March 1883, Page 2

THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to ,ill men, Ot whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbnbcd by gam.

THURSDAY, MAIiQH 1, 1888.

Now that Waikato farmers have seen their wheat safely harvested, and in many cases ■ .threshed out, their next care will be to get the best price they can for it. They very naturally expect to get the full marketplace^ and if they can hold their stocks will very probably attain that end. At the outset, howeyei:} the millers have put fch'eih in a fix by refitting to give more than is per bushel. We do not blame the millers for endeavouring to make the best bargain they can, but it is clean jthfit'the figure quoted does not represent the true value of the grain at the present time. This should be the price at Ohristchurch plus the freight. Notwithstanding the abundant harvest enjoyed this year by Cantcrhuiy and Utago, the price of wheat is likely to keep up, owing to the increased demand at Home. On the 17th of February the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company quoted Tuscfan at 4s 3d, and Hunter's white at 4s, and hinted tint a slight reaction might at any time set in . So far from there being any depression) the price appertrs to be steadily going np ; for wo find by the Cantorbury Press of the 24th that prime Tuscan is worth 4s 4d to 4s 4£d f.0.b., while on Monday a telegram was rqcoivocl by a gentleman in Cambridge to the oifect that the Grain Agency Company, Christchurch, wero offering 1 wheat at 4s 8d f.o.b. Add the freight to this,- and we find that Canterbury wheat laid down in Auckland would cost about 5s 3d per bu&hel. Now tho price which Waikato farmers ought to get should approximate to this figure. Our grain, it is well known, is superior to Southern, and the Auckland millors could afford to give more for it. > While upon this point it is somewhat curious to note that though Auckland millors ai'e not disposed to give more' for wheat than ' is obtained for 'it in Christchurch the prico of flour is much higher hore than there. , In Auckland flour is quotod at £13—in'Christchiireli it isf£lo 10s. . Waikato farmers will have to look after themselves in this matter ; but they cannot hope to accpmplish anything except by combined action. A few days ago, the graiii, 1 growers in the Wairarapa district convened a meeting for the express purpose of fixing tfye minimum rate at which they should sell. Tins meeting was largely attendod, and tho result was most satisfactory. . New this plan of meeting together' to ''doncert measures 'for 'the dommon good 'is most cbihmehdablo, and the only wonder ds that it< i« uot > more often had recourse to. Of all people in the world) farmers have the, r most, to gain by the I adoption •of , this principle of co-operation, though it is by no means, easy, to rnakp fche,m see it. '

The Wacrii^ca^ VMoh,. as lnan^of our , 4-eaclQrs' a^e , doubtless , #jfyare, , has boen for some considerable time undev, jcpneid^Kdjion ;qt ]^ie j Native Lands Court, Cambridge, lias at last" been/ setM/ %mglf jt *M Sot allogelher 'imptoMWmt itinliy | to ]Jfqi|gh.t forward -auto mom $r ; ,I;]i©, lt piijcf >u Judgo^, o Jug|Qf|W>p; applied ,'|oiv> a „ ).^ r liea^ing:, j.^e sov&lbmenfci I > ,was > . effe'cfeed )k.b,y.. i His Honour, Judgo'WillidftiSj'cottavfpinlf, : pfotiforutoirin .the •] jflflg»R§ftfilCP^ i<fie ; Assessor; 'iiZ/halfrina 'lie'eri' 'siig#e«tsed ( mtWdlM 1 tog 6 ini^tW^'cbul'^i fiWuld^uki' .>Vi»l»>i was come to-bn the-.-unaar/itandingi 4ltat»3s)r. BKiUeC'siioultliawply Hw a] be heard at, the : pi eseut tyfflfti IffP to bo tried by "a^di^rent

Sir An4onsr^M^^lfes been appointed Governc^orXiSiicpiiaßMHii The next mo 3fc|i%^,ol?Mlii Kiritjfcirjroa. JlfiffitL lioiril&a'ill qa-'licld on jiMay/gfifc 12th Mg|i, at|^.m. | Wo have bfeen r^liestM^to state jWcsleyai wttecrmlw Kibikihi fhoJlSjeeuEipostpbi pel "imHilMhe Sth of We understand that steps will be taken forthwith to commence a trigonometrical survey, of a novtiou of the The t \jOr|entl stefnier Jkjisfcra/ % now actually afloat." "She is, "however, ~ btill low in the water, and not quite clear of muddy bottom. His Honour Mr Macdonald, Chief Judge of .the Jifative JLhnds Court, jand Judge^ocliey (weret passengers to Wai-; kato by train on Tuesday. y*We -understand -thairar movenrenT is on foot to establish a cheese and bacon factory in the Tamahere district, hut no definite steps have yet been taken in the matter^. - - • <- It is possible' that the proposed match between Mr J3li«h's team and a combined Australian .Eleven,, may not come off. v Several of/ the 1 b'e&f colonial playcis are unable to take part. At a special meeting of the Hamilton Road Board, last night, ifc was ic&olved to levy a special rate of J, of a penny in, the £to meet charges on. loan under' thb'KoaVla 1 Construction "Act I . ' The poll of ratepayers will be taken on Saturday, the 7 tli April. A meeting of the promoters of tho Rukuhi.i Cheebo Factory ■will be held at the buildings on the ground (Racecourse), at seven o'clock this evening. It is hoped that all who have the interest of the district at heart will put in an appearance* ; ' j. j ' ,' / '![ 1 Mr' Lewis, chief inspector ' of sheep for the Auckland district, arrived in Hamilton on Tuesday, tor the purpose of putting the provisions of tlio Rabbit Nuisance Act in force in the Raglan district. In company with Mr Shaip, inspector for the Waikato, Mr Lewis proceeded to Raglan yesterday. The dance given by the members of thcHamilton Band in the public' and Volunteer Hall ori Tuesday evening last was fairly 'patronised. The music was excellent, and dancing was kept up with spirit till nearly one o'clock, when the party broke up, everyone being highly delighted with - the evening's 'amusement. ' ' - The contractors are making good progiess with the election ot the new Anglican Church at Tamahcre. The mhih' portion of the wood work lias been got together, aud the frame work of the small bell tower has been erected. A few weeks, tune should see the church ready for consecration. ' Great satisfaction was expressed by a number of the natives in Cambridge yesterday, particularly those' interested in the Waotu case, when it became known that there was a likelihood of a settlement being effected in that long pending 'case. Considering the comparatively small acreage under adjudication the Te Waotu has been before .the Couit for a Tery long time. irom ne^s received via the Bluff, we learn that Mr J. K. Redmond, M.P.', and his brother have arrived in Sydney on the 21st, but the recent revelations about the assassins committee' have interfered with the successful operation of thdir agitation. A number ot local Irishmen are determined to' Bppose them if they overstep the mark, > - > > The "ordinary meeting of the Waikato County Council called " tor yesterday was adjpurned till Monday next at 3 p. nti, oVying to there not being a (juornm of 'members 'present. Those in attendance were the chairman (Capt, Sfceele), and Crs. 1 Primrose and tlraham. A letjter was reas from Uipk Ruilcjman apologising for his absence/ he having bean .obliged to go to Auckland on business. „ i „ „ Notwithstanding, the ■ very, long time which tiic erection of tiie Kar.ipiro biidge at Cambiidge lasted over, we are surprised that the town boa,ul did not eicert itself to have tho earthwork ready to be proceeded with immediately on the completion of the bridge. Three weeks will, in consequeuce, have been allowed to elapse between the completion of ''one part ot the work and the commencement of the other. The approach to the old bridge on 'the West bank of the river is at present in a very disagreeable state. The damage done to crops along the Wai pa during the late heavy rains li!as been very considerable' j- 1 mu6h greater than was 'at 'first s"irpposed. X 'MlH. H. Reynolds, "who lives some miles above Alexandra; has, been a > very heavy loser, nearly all his qrpps . haviug been washed away. In the neighbourhood, of Whatawhata tho river rose very high, and though , wo have nqt/ hoard; of .any damage^ the Raglan road was blocked. The mail from Hamilton T on, , Tuesday could not get turther than Whatawhata, and was taken on yesterday. We. understand that»a project is at present under way for the conveyance of a cargo 6i frozen meat from Auckland to the Home market. We, have not as yet been made aware of tho details of the scheme which, so far as we can ascertain, is as yet in embryo ; but doubtless full information as legards'the project will be forthcoming in a tew clays. We arc glad there. is, a probability of such a stop being taken. , No doubt further, developments in the matter, will be eagerly watched i by Waikato settlers. / i ,■;,,, ' , , , The children attending the Cambridge East and West Baptist ytinclayschools, heUl their annual ipicnic<!on Tuesday last. - The /ybftng people, with a number .of their friends, assembled at the Oddfellows' Hall in the morning, and weroidriven in one of Mr W. K. CaTterjs coaches, kindly put at their disposal by that gentleman, to the grounds of MiHarris, 'at iPukektira, > where every arrangement had übeen made for' their entertainment. .Though the rain fell heavily at intervals iir some parts Of 1 the district, the pionicors were exceedingly fortunate, as the { Weather 'wfy3 ' \ v ery fayouraiblo tp tjieni. , 'Mr,,W]iytipck,> tl^ pastor of the church, accompanied the children >to the ground, and^was& instrumental, by a good progranunfe ofefflnorts, in- "yifferdifig rffexee^eut enter jsumisaftr Ref pe^lfini^t^/^viref^also ., distribtitedj; ,'iii abundance, The party ?etiiriiies)m<^atn-. bridge in the eveiHf^;, Soemfogly -vveli satisfied with their day'rotit'ing. A me.etingf.of .the Oambridge.Roai^ Board' was held at {Broadmeadows-on-Tuesday, t Present,' Me"ssrs Taylor (chair' man) AUwill, Forrest, and Jno. Rulvci" ma^n. It Va» resolved, to, inako a. -special rate of $d in the £ to ineefc chargeb.on the loan under the Roads Cons'tfrttctioU Act, the ,sai(l r&te not to be collected' , jf or the pi'psent, It was resolvect to. invite tenders fQV road forming from • thetowrt belt to 'op'posile poii^herify's, 'diji^', fo)r 'fp.nwing 1 ' flfld. gravelling -„I'qaft, be^vKeeh AlivViU's'and the townt"belt,:'.lt wast agreed' to to" the 'Cam bridge', T^n' Bo^rtl,, asking If Uiat'b'qdy, (^vill'.c'dntiriincr .the.roaclfrom.MangakawaM to (tho,, town belt "into the 'town;- and also form the road' from' .Tiayto's^qrn'er %$& T&Jng^ish Qliljrcn. ' 'Mr''4llwiU''>asi authoriseji^to engag/s ft surveyor to make a plan of the cemetery gqs,fe^otto exceed £5. aiid to ceti^l^ %ni&n$ l of J;he ceSiettlt *iirfeSPif 'jp^BKHb. <#%c' motioYi\of\M"f\Fo l 'i>rfeg6,VAgecbndealby Mr was' resolved toigiy»rtbe^ecreW (^Dt.'.HcPh'ersaiiO' d, wjiusloj filtf, in cousldfiraMo^ <*,{ % J^dj^ioflal work involved by the RoadkQonsfcriiotmu Act., "Jif J mmtyk ".ttftns/rff ] the wayli&^vt htfcb ihftsepiielAryipl^foi'n^ cd' : his "duties. Several other '^malP'Worlciisj .ftjonrjQ'X»'rdeiie < <l-iia, < ifb^'4lc(uy, C^lffKiiufflhlr j iof juackjintaMtwarat fpamti qf&iii^a.ynfevnM

Respecting cujbmlative votes, Truth (London), eayjuf— " The cumulative vote at the schodßpoard election is a mistake, otnHH& thagk, tffihigh Ji board mn^oe hjEnfofeya each* represetiipij a M ia^ >twlorit|f|hd'That th^ right of a local minority tn»t ought to be recognised is the right, to couvert itself into a majority." (, 'V&nderbirfc.-id&efNe.w York nniiiomaire.Wvns a stacle made of fc>rowi«storfe ; andvmarble, costly pjatejglals. The stalls are of polished wood, trimmed with black walnut. In the harness room the trappings are enclosed in plate-glass ca^es, and even the stable buckets are jjdpvned, with t|i<s big brass .mpuogram^of ithe owner. 'Tlie ,'COach-hohsei i3 f *ihS polished woods of various sorts, and upon .ousoL.the. .walls hangs # Jargon jrjeor.. which" reflects the line of carriages ranged opposite. When, the hor&es return from their work they walk along a broa/d strip, of carpet. The effect of tobacco-smoking in moderation (the late't)r Austin writes) of the majority of persons who are skilled in the use of the piplfis & marked increase of stimulation, the^putse being slightly increased jj\, frequency 'and notably in 1 force, and the seii'se"of tatigue ihbody or ' mind being greatly,, rejieyed. XhiSjStimul'atibn'mo3t assuredly is not followed J>y depression. T Oathe.contrary,_the smokei* bcems lighter and 'more cheerful, and the pulse maintains its firmness, in many oases for an hour or two; and even then. (yMd3to-n ( yMd3to-no /morbid' ,dcpressioi^ | Where" ■ depression is produced it in produced early, and ' is' a sure sign that oven the 1 small dose Uftoo'lnuch for><<tho .smoker's constitution,, and that Jio had better not' smoke at a 11.,, Upon tip tlie Ztn/cct stiys:,< ' — It is 'refreshing to come upon this 'sensible language i& these days. i. Regarding the reported, discovery of ''diiimdtids in this province, ' the following leUtoivhng 'been received by a gentleman in Auckland from Sir Julius Vogel : —"Dear Mr — — ,' I observe in the' papers rumours of the discovery 'of diamonds iri'lAuckland. I by accident have with mo an uncut diamond,, found at ! Kiinbei'ley| in South Africi, and as it may possess peculiar interest at a time when tiheiumonrs of diamond discoveries are flpating about, I send it to you to ask yon to present it to the ' Musenm at Auckland, 'oV to inako such public usp of it'as inaybdst be of service.' I have long felt that thcie'is a stiong probability that diamonds, will be discovered in Ncw'Zealiurf.' authorities, Dr Percy and Professor Wamngton'Smyiih, have told me to expect thoir existence from scientific ■ data, i and I have iflqt South African exploicis who knew N^ff Zealand,, am} predicted -th.c same. , Even if the present rumours are unfounded, I should still think, a search ,for diamonds may sooner ,ov later ,be successful. I liope you. will excuse iny , asking you to.j be tho , medium of this ' donation. You may make suchiusp of this note- as. seem? best to you. — I am, etc. k Jou^s Voukl.'V— * The specimenu-eferred, to may bei seen at the AuckUnd Institute 1 The " Hiwkes Ba? Herald " is pleased "to ■'see'," by the' hut qtlarterly returns, that 'the scabby slieep in the colony are rapidly diminishing'in number. There are none in the Hawke's Bay;' Canterbury, Ofcago, or Southland districts. In Auckland only four small flocks, witli from SO to 2QO sheep, are returned '.is scabby, and they are m the Marsden.subdivision. ,Wp Poverty Baj'' ilock master's name appears in this return. In. the Wellington! district, Wauganui subdivision, thei;e are seven infected flocks, but in all tliey number under only 9210 sheep. The Wairarapa subdivision has ouly seven scabby flocks, but they . are larger, mustciing in all 1*7,230 ' sheep. There is a long list, of seventeen flocks in Nelson, one counting 3000 sheep,' but all tlic otliovs are under 100,' tho tot.il being only 6507.' ' Alarlborougli Still shows badly in t)\e returns, r aud it is to be feared that l<?ng after scab has disappeared Irom 'other 'pai ts of the colony it will still ppipijex IJarlborough ilockmasters, owing to the large .extent of broken country there over which it is impossible tp^«,t a perfect lnu&ter. One" diseased flock, consists of 50,000 slieep, one of 55, 000, one of 54,000, others have from 12,00b to 19,000, and the total for the district is 21'9,0,Q0, , : With unprecedented rapidity, oleorhargarine is (says the San Francisco Neivs L"ftct ) finding its way into the restaurants o£ this city ; and well it may, if wo only beaivmi mind the yellow stuff misnamed buttec that is regularly . supplied to the customer. There is nothing objectionable in ofemargerineras an article of food, provided the stomach is strong enough to cliges); animal oil intimately incorporated in the cheesy matter of milk— a substance far less likely to disagree with delicate people than rancid butter, whether fresh or salty We are led to offer these, and few other pertinent remarks by the reports,, which; of late days have* appeared iiijOur daily contemporaries, of the doings, a,vj'd sayings of tho elite to ,the cowcoiintiea! The bucolic mindr-unable, of course, to unclerstaiid the law; of demand afld, supply — addressed itsejf to, the ,task of n^^ipulating ,jbhe markets, and kept tlie supply of, butter as low, and, prices as ln*.gh v aud weiglilfS as short,, and salt and watp ( i<as' abundan^^as ingenuity "could devise, And for, ye,ars tlie .denizens of tliis ill-governed city liad to bear up i( w".th bad and dear, butter and milk among their many, p'the.r afflictions. Now the remedy 1 has come, and for once the sufferers are joyful. It is i«W-buttcr, but that is more wholesome than rancid cow-butter. There' is joy in the city aud wailing in the land, '■Friends, dwellers in the cow-countiea, "you" had your day, and a long 'one,; too,; and you ihay still have a ldugev one ; and the News ' Latter, with tliafc * Attention wliich . its 'always pays to the best,, interests of the State, will tell you I b ricfly how 'to secure the enjoyment of it. Make good buttor ; and if you 1 don't know how, try to learn, Sellife cheap and fresh, and 16 jounces of butter — not salt and water— l 6 ' thd pound, and you need fear noting from oljqinarghie^ a.ud we knoty you^ cant afford td Vl6 it, an«, if you' 'cannot, give up' the dairy; K I i >' '•' '/n ' « '•.•'» I 1 *•

!!<li ,! f il- •{ '< < ~' IJ n lr«|i ,( J ' - The, i jprqgramme -,of , the Te, Aroha JockcV Club .ippoars in another; column. ,• j j < i ",i/jj: X,, Q. . i Saii^es, engineer to, "Wjaitop. t fypad. District, advertises important tenders, " ' , ' Tlie meeting of'^he promoters' of 'the, Wh.itawhata Cheese Factory is pdstponed' until' ' Saturday, 10th Match. A notice by the Hamilton' Koacl 'BoaYd under! lilo '.Roads I ' 'and' . Bridg-os '.Cbnstr.uction Act, 1882, ap i pears | cl^ewhore. Th(J programme of the Tamaliere^aports , to beh eld bn'St. Pi'frfck'k Day,l7tK I Marcfij'a lp1 peais in our advertising colijtnus.) Mr J. S. Buckland announces that the ne^t p^mbrjdge qattle sj.lc \vjlj l>e he]d ou-l'uc^ 1 day next, and the Qhaupo live stock, sale on tW IStiiinst. '" I>Y "" >V •' ' "'"' • rTJSKxJ. P, .Thompson, notifies" that aIL for ; also, that all Id'og9-untl(i^istered after me same date action will be taken against the owners. , ( !() (/ m j , ( { )( .| o^W^^rajv (t)ie , ofi the residents of fJamilton an 4, f the r pis\ tricts to the anVibancement'rega'r'dinfr the sale by Mr John Knox of Mr ~K: McDonalds summer stockkMTKo salei is! thoroughly t for/a\/itteii h&\ the stock must be cleared to make room for new calling the attention of those .interested- m^he local manufacture of cheese, tba'vihe 'lVAwamftiJUj/Aheese^dsßao^^cifpfrlGqmpanxjh^ve s this office,, which will be open f&r ihsTOkion'Md.t^ini W'SalUrSay ne#i W \vTi*dh j ii^.[f r, At^tiittl of ''theiiWai^O Cl}e'ese and Bacon Faotbrv CoTnpany-(E'''*nitadj jsffidypr^ispJMolbe'hyidfin^Jjp !victor.iaf,stript,J-I.fmJJton, tq co,nHrm,Qf irnject.a tfe^MHHFpKraAWv aqttjoFisiht tKA'ttlfootb'rffUo ilomj\v^£l(loolii!ffi;tno,|iteurftfy fifjtlwipi^pjertyitpf | tbVcompany: >ViW,i'« UM»3»VI<U 'kMwlu '' -trict of Ran^nrjj*j^jffi^WU(pf(i^p l Go«nty}Colip«