The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1710, 21 June 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Ecjual .md ex.ict justice to all men, 01 whatsoever st.ite or persuasion, religious or politir.il. Here s>liall the Press the People's ritrh* maintain, Unawcd by influence and unbribed by g.un. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1883. «

The first little passage at arms bofcwpen the opposing forcos in Pai'liamr»nt oamo ofl'on Tuesday, the occasion being the debate on the motion for the A4cJress-m-Keply. It

was of no great consequence, except as .an iiidicaiion of the course which the Treasurer, as leader of the. Government in the I owrr House, means to adopt in reference to any factious opposition offered to the, Aiiuisterial measures. It Is quite clear that he reckons on a sub--.tnntial majority, and is not, therefore, disposed to put up with any nonsen.se from the honourable iiicralier for Akaron. Uut it is not alone on hit- 1 safe majority that he relies : heknwx's perfectly well, and he is at no pains to conceal the knowledge, that the Opposition, of which Mr -Montgomery is the titular leader, are hopelessly di\ ided among themselves, lie, indeed, twits them with it, and dares them to try conclusions with him. "We, ore not prepared to say that the style Major Atkinson has adopted is the perfection of courtesy, but if he is wanting in good breeding he shares a foiling only too common in the Parliament of New Zealand, though he cannot he his efforts never so great, hope to equal his ponderous opponent in the art of speaking offensively. But whether the Treasurer was nasty or no, it is undeniably true that there was a solid basis of truth underlying his remarks of Tuesday. There never was, indeed, a time when the Opposition wore so divided as at present. It is hard to name a question upon which any respectable section of their number can agree. Mr Montgomery, Mr Macandiew, Mr Holmes, and Mr Fish are, of course, hopelessly irreconcilable; they cannot by any chance discover any traces of goodness in the Government. »Sir George Grey resembles them to some extent, but unlike them does not hanker after the flesh-pots, while the main, body of the rank and file of the so-called Opposition are by no means certain .'is to what course it will bo safest lor them to take. jly a pleasant iietion tJio name "Liberal" has attached itself to them, but their numbersembrace men of all political creeds, from the Tory to the out and out Radical, from the landshark to tho disciples of Henry George. Compared with some of them, the Minister of Lands is a communist. Tho libei alism of Canterbury is, in other words, the doctrine of securing as liberal a share as possible of the public funds of the colony, and the radicalism of Otago is something of the .same kind. Mr liathgate can see nothing 1 to admire in the Ministerial policy except the leasing system adopted by Mr Rolloston, but, this by no moans finds favour with many of the exjudge's brethren-in-arms. What, tor instance, -\\ill Mr Stout say ■when he reads that his former pupil, the, incorruptible member for Mount Id.i, uttered such wor&s as these :—: — " The key-note of the cry is that the land should be nationalised. The cry is an unsound one. It has a tempting character, but it is erroneous. We Ix-ar a good deal about the land being for the people, but there is very little meaning in the cry. Everyone cannot have the land, and when we say that the land is there for the people, we .simply mean that it must be utilised to the best advantage for the whole community"' The times are changed, and Mr deLautour h.i.s changed with them. There is just sufficient cohesion in the party to allow of their ottering a certain amount of factious opposition, but not enough to enable them to upset the calculations of the Government, or to clog the wheels of business. For this let all the friends of progress be thankful.

The firsb of a series of enter taintaimnents by the Hamilton minstrels will take pl.iceon 01 about July 6th, ISB3.

A poll of the ratepayers of Te Aroha riding, Pinko county, to decide whether the &urn of -C.V200 should be bon owed under the Roads nnd Bridges Construction Act for main roads, was taken on Tuesday, and resulted as follows i— For the proposal, 24 ; against, ml.

The residents of Ntfaruawahia and the lieighboilrhooit have loiiu complained of the inconvenience and loss they have Mtft'eral on account of the suaicityof Justices of the peace In that locality. We afe pleased to observe that the new roll contains the names of two well-known and lespected residents, namely, Captain Lindsay and Ml' Kathboine.

It will be remembered that at the last, meeting of the Cambridge Jockey Club a Maoii lioise dropped dead when galloping along the course. The horse was buried in a very careless way in the vicinity of the course, and of late the settleis passing to and fro have had occasion to make complaints through the deceased quadruped becoming a nuisance. The native owners have been caused by police to look after the matter.

The settlers of the Tamahere district cannot now complain of the frightful condition of the Victoria road between the cemetery and Cambridge, as was the case last year. The road running along the lett ot the railway line from Cambiidge is now in an excellent condition when compared with former years, and this is supplemented by the newly formed road \\ hich runs along the other, or light hand side of the line. The Litter being both lnud and well formed is excellent for heavy traffic, and since it has been thrown open, it is needless to say, it has been principally used for that purpose.

The portion of the Victoria road which was carried aw;iy during the very heavy rains recently lias been, in a way, lepaired by a few loads of fascines. Though the fasciuing is merely a piece of patchwork, it is, nevertheless, a great improvement, and will serve all purposes until the next heavy rain, when we anticipate the fascines will take leave of their present position. It is to be hoped the Waikato County Council will take immediate steps to increase the outlet drains, which would serve the double purpose of draining the land and improving the road. As the land is in the hands of the Government at the present time, it in not at all unlikely that the county council will press til*' matter on for their attention.

The Piako County Council, who meet at Cambridge, have lcsolved on holding their next monthly meeting at Te Arohn. The reason of this step is obvious. For some considerable time past Te Aroha, with which, of course, we include Waiorongomai, haa been the scene of the expenditure of a considerable portion of the county funds, the tramway having necessitated the disbursement of a large sum of money. As tho councillors for the most part are practically in ignorance of the extent and importance of the tramway work, it has been deemed advisable to hold the next meeting at Te Aroha, in order to give th<?m'an op-

portnnity of forming au opinion aa to the construction of the tramway, and the desirableness of the work, &c.

Prohibition orders, it would seem, are not effectual in Cambridge, the enterprising native having, as in many other mutters, discovered a means of evading the rostiictions ot th<* law as applied to persons of a tippling turn of mind. At the Cainbiirlge Police Court yesterday morning, a prohibited person was brought forwaid on a chaige of drunkenness. The police stated that as copies of the prohibition aiders were not printed and posted up in the public-housed, the natives took upon themselves to supply the prohibited persons with impunity, and uloading, when discovered, ignoianee of the law. As the matter has now come to light, we hope the abuse will not be allowed to continue unchecked, but that ordef-, printed in Maori will be issued.

The attention of the authorities ought, without delay, to he dhvcted to the condition of the Hamilton-Whata-whata swamp road. It is simply in a disgraceful state ami almost impassib'e for vehicles. That portion of the road winch runs through the Whatawhatu hush h particularly" bad. The continuation of the road to Raglan is also gie.-itly out of repair. The culvert near the Waitetuua bridge has collapsed and is a pi egnant source of danger. If something be not done shortly it will be impossible to continue the present coach service to Raglan, which has been carried on for some tune past under consideiable difficulties.

A general meeting of the creditors in the estate ot Beauchamp Bros, was held in the Hamilton Court-house ye&terday. The trustee's report was read, btating that when realised the estate would yield fully 10s in the £, aud probably nioic. The report stated that Mr Beauchamp was deserving of the hearty sympathy of all his creditors, as lie had unreservedly given up even Midi property as he would have been entitled to keep. The trustee, therefore, recommended the dibohaige of the debtors. The report was unanimously adopted, and a lesolution requesting the D.^tnct Court to grant an onlei ot diaoliaigo was carried without a dissentient.

At the last meeting of the Tamaheie Runic is Chili nn intei citing discussion arose on the subject of meat Tree/,ing, and tlic attitude wlncli W.iiUaro faimeis ought to take up in regard to the Auckland Meat Ficczing and Stoiage Company. Tlic opinions set ioith in tin* lending columns of this journal, to the effect tliafc the settleis ot this district ought warmly to suppoit the Auckland company, found gcnei.il acceptance, and our plan tor securing ,i potential liiteiest in tlic management of the concern was freely endorsed. It was ultimately agreed to adjourn the discussion, Captain Runciman undertaking, in the meantime, to find out upon what teims the of Waikato could obtain a share of the benefits otteied by the company. We arc glad that the attention ot the 'igiictiltiii.il and pastoral community has at length been diiected toward a subject winch so vitallj affects them. We shall watch with much interest any fuithcr steps thai may be taken.

It was notified in a previous issue that the Usual fortnightly mooting of the Gunbiulgo Mutual Impiovement Association would be held to-nu'ht, lint n>. many of the moinbeis were likely to be absent, it was deemed advisable to adjonin the consideration of the advisability or otherwise of winding up the Association until next Thursday evening, when it is e\pected there will be a, huge attendance. It is somewhat surpiising that in a go-ahead town like Cambridge an institution having for its object the mutual improvement of its members in moral, literary and scientific knowledge cannot exist, though it cannot be said that there is a scarcity of the right m iteri.il to support it. Ihe aeeiotary states in his adveitisement culling the membeis together that the question to be considered is, Whether it is to the credit of Cambridge that the society should lie wound up? This is a question ■which, we think, admits of very little discussion, as it will readily be admitted on all hands that it is certainly not to the ciedit of the Cambndge public that such a thing should come to pass as the winding up of its mutual improvement association thiough the un wan an table apathy of its membeis. In Hamilton only seven individuals have been found leady to support a libraiy. while in Cambiidge, fiom all accounts), only about five solitary people aie known to bt enthusiastic iv the matter of a debatingsociety.

The Nelson Colonist " says : - " The unholy alliance entered into between theOtagon c 11b rs ain't isof Canterbury contemplates stiflu q < in claims and these of all the nortlitin p.utsof the island for railway c\ tension bv imposing special taxation that would ni ike 1 uin the price. Otago is the chief seat of this pernicious movement, and Mio motive is undoubtedly money. The advocates of separation are becoming desperate. Tin y show sigii3 of so far abating their demands as to bo willing to aceppt what they call financial separation j but it ia precisely in that our main danger lies Checked by the North, there is a possibility their nefarious designs may be thwarted. Otherwise Kelson Would he helpless in the hands of the spoilul'ss. Mr mth<,ute discloses Without disgllisp Ota go's aims, and it bohovos the t'ebt of the Colony to take warning."

The " South Australian Register" has beeti favoiuud with tilo following extract from a South African lettei just received by a gentleman in Adelaide; — " The state of tr.idc here at present is quite appalling, and seems to be getting worse every day. The Colony has already expeuenced two bad years, and there is every appearance that this one is likoly to be as bad, if not xvovae, than its predecessors. The bank have been losing lots of money, and as a natural consequence arc now doing a re&tiicted and vifcr business. The Standard Bank waformerly pretty liberal in their business transactions with borrowers, but lately they have adopted a elose-fi&ted policy. The Cnp*e Commercial Bank has gone into liquidation, and it is expected that their deficit will be consideiably more than the directors estimated it to be, This institution, like the City of Glasgow Bank, is ' unlimited,' so that the depositors are perfactly safe. What the effect of the calls on shaiehouldeis may be it is difficult to say : in many cases it must mean ruin. The Union Biuk of Cape Town have also made considerable losses, have had to utilise the whole reserve fund (£20,000), and have a debit of £10 (£13;000) to profit and loss account besides. I think they estimated their losses for last year at£&~>,ooo. The Standard and South African Banks ba\e also lost a deal of money, and the Bank of South Africa (Limited) has not escaped. Compared with the other banks, this last has not lost so much, the profifs almost sufficing ior the losses. Cape Town has had more than its share of failures."

The office hours of the Waipa County Council arc fked from 10 a.m. till 3 pm. Mr Jas. Harper, Ohaupo, advertises cattle and sheep running on hh farm. Tenders are invited for the erection of the Potcrangt cheese factory (labour onlj'). An important notification from the chairman of the Ngaruawahia Road Board appears jn our advertising columns. The advi&pAnlity of closing certain roadk In thu Hamilton Road District is to be taken into consideration. The regular meeting of Masonic Lodge Alpha, Cambridge, will be held in tho lodjeroom this evening at 8 o'clock. A meeting of the Hamilton Road Hoard will be held on .Saturday, July 7th, to | make a general rate of ijd in the £ . Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. will sell at the Ohaupo Yards to-day, well-bred quiit dairy cattle, half bred ewes in lamb, &r. On Wednesday, June 27th thc> will sell at the farm, Harspipi, all the live and dead stock, farming implements, furniture. &c., the property of the late K. G. McMinn, a full list of which appears in our advertising columns. — They ha<.e for private sale $50 choice Lincoln ewes, the property of Messrs H, and J. Goodfellow, To Awnrautu. .