The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1712, 26 June 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and evict justice to alt men, Ot wli itsocver st.itc or persuasion, rclitfJous or politic ill. Hen; shall the Press the People's no-ht maintain, Unatved by influence .md unbribcd by gam. TUESDA r, JUNE 26, ISS3.

The Tatua case, which has been before the .Native Lauds Court, Cambridge, for some considerable time past, terminated temporarily on Saturday last, the judge's decision being more an expression of opinion than a judgment, and not in any way binding upon ifche court's mode of dealing "with the several matters involved on a, future oec*- 1 sion. The Tatua case, like many other cases which have been brought before the present court, is not without a history, and a history, we might say, pregnant with interest, when we consider the wany stages and vicissitudes which the subject has passed through. This case, in- j eluding both blocks now know as Tatua'East and Tatua West, first came before the court in 1867, not long after ihe close of the Waikato War, and at a time when a large body of natives who entered into rebellion declined to attend Native Lands Courts, and maintained a position of stubborn isolation. A.t that first hearing, after a sitting of | about a«. hour, without any plan of the block (icing before the court, judgment was given in favour of the claimants, on tke condition that before the final order was^ade the survey of the land properly wade should be produced within twelve months. In making £he order the court also committed the Allowing blunder : — Although debarred ,nfcsolutely by the act under which they | were proceeding against putting in ] more than ten names they put in j eleven, thereby, it is alleged, mak- 1 ing the order bad from the start. A short time afterwards the Chief Judge directed the case to be heard Ac novo, ignoring the previous hearing on the ground* mentioned above." The second Wring accordingly took place, and an order was made for the

Tatua East and Tatua West, in favour of ten persons named in the order, on condition that a plan should be produced, properly surveyed, within nine months from the time, Thereupon application was made by Hetere and his party on tho Hauhau side, for a rehearing, which rehearing was granted, and took place in March, 1869. Then the court divided the block into two parts, known as Tatua East and Tatua West respectively. Respecting I'atua East they accepted a list of ten names given in by the natives present, and declared their intention to issue a certificate of title if within twelve months a proper survey should be produced before the court. Hetere's people, of Tatua Wost, not being able to agree about their names, the matter stood over for further consideration. The people of Tatua East failed to make a survey within the time allowed by the court, and it was not until two years af tpr tho expiration of that time that they appeared before an other court in 1872, and obtained an expression of opinion from the court that when a survey was produced they would receive their title. The contention now is that, having failed to furnish a plan within the time mentioned, the consent of the court to make an order on production of the plan was bad. In the Tatua West case, which was still open from the judgment of 1869, the parties appeared, and produced a list of names which were approved by the court, and an order was made that when they produced a plan they would get a certificate of title. That plan is produced in the present proceedings, or at least the proceedings which terminated for the present on Saturday last, and was during the latter hearing of the case "before the court. The first point which the court has had to settle is whether the first judgment is goo.'T or bad ; and on that point the court has practically assumed that the judgment was bad. That being so, the second judgment would have been good but for the re-hearing being applied for and granted. And on the decision upon the re-hearing, the court notified to the parties on Saturday that it would, unless restrained by competent authority, grant an order of certificate for Tatua West block in favour of those found to be entitled in 1869, that is, Hetere and party, for whom Mr ftheelun appeared. As to Tatua East, the court proposes to treat all the proceedings in that case, up to the present time, as being null and void, and would take the case up again as a new claim upon a fresh application. In accordance with its promise the court has allowed Dv Buller a month to move the Supreme Court on the question, and it is understood that if a little more time is necessary the court, on being satisfied with that fact, will extend the time to a period not exceeding one month more. As to the .southern portion of the Tatua West block, known as Whangamata, some discussion ensued during the recent hearing, as to whether it should be heard or not at the present sitting of the court.

An inebriate was brought before His Worship the Mayor at the Hamilton Police Court yesterday and fined 5s and costs with the usual alternative.

Mr J. B. Whyte, M.H.R. for Waikato, invites suggestions from those interested in the working of the Auckland railways, with a view to combined action. Communications should be addressed to Mr Whyte at Wellington.

Messrs Grrigg Bros, will give a magic lantern exhibition in the Public Hall, Hamilton West, on Thursday evening, and in the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton East, on Friday. The views arc of a very interesting and entertaining character.

We have been given to understand that the Pakuranga hounds will be in Waikato in about three weeks time. Considering the number of gentlemen who turned out to follow the hounds last year, we have little doubt the following this year will be equally large. The entertainment in connection

with R. Peter's Sunday school will be given in the Public Hall, Hamilton West, this evening. The programme will con.sist of vocal and instrumental selections, recitations, and a magic lantern exhibition. The entertainment promises to be a great success.

The Auckland police have recoverea £900 worth of the jewellery stolen from the shop of Mr HenrjgUson, in Victoria-street, a short time ago. The missing goods were planted in the Domain and other places, enclosed in pickle bottles. There is a very strong case against the men now in custody.

Tlwßev. John Hobbs, the oldest Wealeyan missionary in >Te\v Zealand, (lied at Auckland en Sunday in his S4tli year. Tlie deceased genljemftff /Jrst.cnme to the colony in 1823, and has figM*e4 ip r most of the important episodes in the early history of the colony. He leaves a widow and several children, one of the (attefr being Mr Richard Hobbs, M.H.R. for tke Bay ot Islands.

A somewhat extsiMflyf ftre occurred on tf imday night sboi'jfcly bpftw> \Q j o'clock, on tho premises of Messrs Hesketh and Aitktn, Durham-street, Auckland. The efforts of the fire brigade confined the fire to the upper storey, in which was stored a quantity of Iny, flax. &c, but [the damage amounts to flfooijfc £2000, which, however, is coyer<e<j ty i#ww»ce. OurKawfcia wfetw&tiierft writes:

the hasbom? ffttety. G°o flf tlje fcuoy.? put down by Gapt, PftJrebU4 a$ tlje tiipe of Mr Bryce's visit had *wk, iW$ fee : came to put it in its place. Now tbjrf Parliament has again met, the few residents here are expecting to see the townsWp sections advertised for sale very sow. ffren we may expect to see sefeWejn.W*gQ<W,.

yesterday morning h»s dofl,e fiQff^efime damage in various parts f)i tip* dfet?i,Ql> ; j and the roads in many places hws foeefl , rendered impassable. The chati'inflft of the Piako County Council notifies that in consequence of the approaches to the Waiting, bridge being washed away the road is uiim^ /pc wheeled traffic. A fiorreanondeia*. Lt Te Awamutu,

writes : — Sir, — According *o i#ent in your journal a few days ago, a , meeting of creditors in the estate of wm. ' Stuart yfM }f&}f} in Mr Greshatn's office on Saturday, 22r,«jl fat,, Mr George Kay i» the cliair. ~ *eyr were pre•ent, but those' apßeaimg >^ ,a »wpber of proxies.. The tr^^e, M,r <\y^. Sloane, wan determined ihas an x \va^d thoughts should be expunged. S^ose present looked upon the action as unnecessary and severe. After reason had been explained they concurred with the views of the above mentioned gentleman, 'r that bis thoughts were riot yitliout a preliraivmcf foundation,, Btt|^ v; fi«t;^ a y,.fro^,

the declaration of the bankrupt, exceeded thought. Of course this declaration ia open for inspection at the office of Mr Gresham, creditor's solicitor. I further beg to inform the creditors that all the accounts were submitted to the meeting, which disposed of them in a very genuine way. Adordialvoteofthankswasaccorded to the chairman for the estimable manner in which he had looked after the interests of the creditors. Those present declared that in their opinion a more strict investigation did not happen with many bankrupt cases. However, after Mr Sloano had explained the pros and cons of the matter, the meeting decided that what he had done was correct.

Mr J. Y. Bindon, M.A. the Head I Master of the Hamilton District High School arrived in Waikato on .S,aturday, and will be engaged this week in receiving the names of intending pupils. Mr Wilson who has been appointed to the mastership of the Cambridge District High School will be similarly engaged there. Mr Wilson's place as assistant teacher at the Hamilton West District School will be filled by Miss Morice, who anivcd in Hamilton yesterday. There is a vacancy in the teaching staff at the Hamilton East School caused by the resignation of Miss Newell. The ceremony of installing the officers of Lodge Beta, 450, 1.C., took place in the lodge room, Hamilton East, last evening. Notwithstanding the unfavourable nature of the weather there

was a fair attendance of the members of the lodge and visiting brethren. Bro. P.M. Johnson acted as installing master, assisted by Bros. P.M. Camming and Gaucliii. Bro. T. A. Bell efficiently discharged the duties of organist. Before the installation ceremony, Bros. Rev. R. O'C. Biggs and C. F. Napper were affiliated. The following officers were installed': —Bro. W. Murray, W.M. ; Bro. 8. MeLemon, S.W. ; Bro. G. Edgecumbe, J.W. ; Bro. S. B. U. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer ; Bro. Rev R. O'C Biggs, Chaplniu; Bro. Oarson, S.D. ; Bro. Coates, J.D. ; Bro. Dey, LG-. ; Bro. Pascoe, Tyler. After the ceremony the brethren adjournrd to the ante -room, and partook of refieshmcnts provided by the newly installed officers. A very pleasant evening was passed, the brethren separating at about 11 o'clock. The draught stock of New Zealand

appears to be very highly thought of in other colonies. The Sydney Town tud Oouutry Journal says • — "Judging by the specimens landed in our port— imcl "they are becoming numerous —New Zealand bids fair to make her mark as a producer of high-class Clydesdale horses. Several of them have passed through, for Queensland mostly, and, if that were possible, these animais appear to surpass the stock from which they spring. There are now in Sydney, en route for New Zealand, several parties going there to select Clydesdales. For bleeding purposes the m-ires brought from there have surpassed expectations. For plantation, farm, and team woi k the horses are rated Al. It might be worth the while of our breeders to note carefully the points in which the New Zealand Clydesdales excel."

The London correspondent of the Otago IFitiwAs writing on April 3th Says : — On the 20th ult a lecture on the " Social and Commercial Aspect's of Nesv Zealand was given at the rooms of the Society of Arts, by Mr W. Dal isle H.iy, author of " Biigliter Britain." The attendance was .small, but select. After sketching the early history of the Colony, Mr Hay went on to consider its prospects for the future. He believed New Zealand land will soon be able to export manufactured gooda rather than raw produce. Already there are four woollen manufactories at work, and others are in contemplation. He considers the opening of the Panama Canal will greatly improve the position of the Colony, by enabling it to supply this country with breadstuff's and meat. .At the conclusion of the lecture a speech was made by Mr Charles Clifford.

Commenting on the frozen meat trade the N.Z.L. and M. (Jo's circular, dated Christchurch June 14th, states :—: — Considerable satisfaction was imparted by the announcement of tho ßritish King's arrival at London with her cargo in splendid condition, but the enthusiasm thus created was rudely dispelled by the report that a portion of the meat was mildewed. All anxiety on this head however, was removed by our London telegram, specifying that only 60 carcases were bad, and by further cablegrams, stating that the mutton had realised iin average of 6^d all around. The lintnh Queen sailed on the 31st May, with, 5,159 carcases mutton, and 52 quarters beef, which, if properly treated on the voyage, will doubtless arrive in perfect condition. The works at Belfast are now in full operation, preparing for a l.irge consignment per Catalonia, to sail during July. The prospectus of another Freezing Company is issued, and applications for shares invited ; at the s.une time the Canterbury Meat Export Company lias announced its intention of jdoi casing ita capital, and doubling the capacity of its works. Farmers have therefore a bright future prospect for the disposal of their surplus fat stock

The severe winter in Russia (writes a correspondent) has at last come to an end. Statistics showthatforloOyears thete ljave been but six winters so severe, not including JSJ2, which was milder than the present year. The pnorfnous masses of snow now rapidly inciting under the warm rays of the April sun, swell every rivulet into a torrent, and cause the large rivers to overflow their banks. Russia is menaced with great inundations, and will probably suffer much more than Italy or Germany, no precautions being taken to avert the evil, The havog made on the railroads is terrible, and the communication is continually stopped eithor by snowstorms, or by the water carrying away bridges. All the winter has been rife with catastrophes on the Russian railways. Passenger trains, surprised by the terrible snow-storm, have been stopped in lonely degert steppes for several days together, and uoi; on}y inmost buried in the snow, but attacked ' by frflfing j)f famished wolves. One merchandise traiu, i» f vjng disappeared, was only discovered two days after. The indocile elements have not even respected the Imperial train, tfrhich was once snowed up between fsar^kafl gplo a.nd Gatschina.

The «reafe Solente,! aays "Givis" in £hs Utago WUucss] {it Wellington is about to commence business again. The " outs " will once more try patriotic conclusions with the " ins." The game is an interesting, but withal, somewhat of an expensive one. It is, however, a sort of sport which all true Brjtjshers delight in. Besides the int^ns^e nleasuf?p which the legislators themF tsl f,h,er> uejog) i to roll, and io)?s to b,e 4one, ancjf litjbl.e iosjj jnlgiests to fee fapked after. The spectacle qf agood upstanding fighfc £09. js always exhilarating and the thought q£ ." whfl's. to pay the piper" don't trouble anybody much till the session, is well over, and results are ruefully summed up. These results are seldom adequate to the labour ; the mountain generally brings ffo'tli an jn^ignificant mouse ; but we are tow g4^f «^>pwr bm d tihs p . ai ; hameut is the em'b94"»ent of the ,Wsd,Qfli of the electors, though jndjiv^duajly \ve ] don't think a great deal of our repfoisep- j tatives. Perhaps after all it does fairly ! represent us, for we are not very wise, not very patriotic, nor very ready to give up our littie local logs when the fime for Jog-rolling comes on. Our represent&tivels pjsi.fc7 fairly represent our own moral sranapmn.t'/arfd ii j*eare not very virtuous or very tfhy | should Parliament be any better ? tP &ct mqney, get it honestly if you can, but get njftney," Is about a fair representation of Qujr in<j(iysuajl guj4^ng principle, aud jyhy should we expect our delegates to lie ' any besfcer t§an ourselvfis?" Th/sy manage to get a sort of average of rough justice somehow, by playing off one little 'gjme ', against, another, , but it can jbe

few heroes now-a-days in the Carlylean sense, though we may object of the old cynic's description of us as "mostly fools." The -Canning," "Kenning" man from whence comes u Koenig " or king, belongs to another age. If we are not quite as well represented as we should like to be, we are quite as well represented as we deserve.

The existence of a good understanding between Germany, AustriaHungary, and Italy (writes a Home paper) has been declared to involve nothing of the nature of a triple alliance against France. But there can be no doubt it supplies an international fact of which of which French statesmen ought to take notice. In Berlin, Vienna, and Rome the disclosures which have been made appear to excite general satisfaction ; and Prince Bismarck, who is supposed to have been the instigator, if not the author of the revelation, as usually takes place when such disclosures of Cabinet secrets occnr, may congratulate himself upon another successful manoeuvre. There is not, of course, the s.ime sense of exultation and delight as when the Germans learned four yeais ago that their ever-watchful Chancellor had concluded an offensive ond defensive alliance with Austria. -The reconciliation with Austria was a matter of vital importance to Germany, and was hailed with proportionate pleasure and gtatitude j but we can still believe that a very deep and real sentiment of satisfaction has been aroused by the news that thanks to Prince Bismarck's initiative, harmony has been established between Austria and Italy, and that the three leading Conservative Powers of the Continent are acting in uui&on upon all the great lines of Continental policy.

11 The subterranean waterflow now proved to permeate beneath the vast arid plains of the west has been tapped at yet another point." says the Queensland TFafern Grazier, " and the discovery of another invaluable spring of fresh water is the result. The discovery was made last week on the eountiy known as the Packsaddle, forming the western portion of Messrs E. W. Donnelly and Co. 1 Gnalta run. The well wa<J started the sum hut bofore last, but work had to be abandoned some time after, owing to an entire absence of \vater within an available distance for the use of the men at work, and it was then thought advisible that another site should be chosen ; but Mr Donnelly once having chosen the site, would not be dissuaded from continuing work in the well as soon as surface water was available for the use of the men, with tho satisfactory result that lie has now come upon a practically inexhaustible supply of pood fresh water. The flow was cut at 272 ft in a properly slabbed 6ft x 3ft shaft, and during the night following the water rose 17'2ft, or within lOOlt of the surface. The discovery is wotth every penny of £10,000, as it rendcis immediately available a large tract ot good country hitherto dry, and therefore comparativ ely useless. There is another fine well on Gnalta, from which 30,000 sheep have been watered in the dry season, and that discovered last week gives every promise of being equally as good, if not better. "'

Referring to Mr Montgomery's noconfidence motion, the Parliamentary correspondent of the N.Z. Ho aid writes : — " The general opinion is, that the Opposition made aa awful mess of that vote ot censure, whereas they might have handled it so as to seiiously embaraso the Government and divide the House. It is pointed out, by experienced party tacticions, that had they moved a resolution to the effect that the House was willing to pass on er the affair on this occasion, under the special circumstances of the case, but that it must not form a piecsdent, or, in other words. ' We forgive you this time, only don't do it again,' there would have been considerable dilliculfcy in dealing with such a motion fOectively, yet with due regard to Miuisteiial dignity. Tint the ieckles& way in which Montgomery and Co. rushed headlong into "an off-hand no-coutidence motion, insoircs the lowest possible opinion of their skill in party tactics. The result has been quite a ci usher so far as numbers go, showing the opposition now to be in the minority ot something like twenty, for Mr Hursthouse is unlikely to vote with them again, and Mr M. W. Green stands substantially pledged to support the Government, although much reliance may not be placed on him. At any-rate, Ministers now have the most over-whelming majority any New ZeaI'inJ Ministry has had for many years, if, indeed, it ever hns been equalled before. If they play their cards well they might ha able easily to ensure «i short and triumphant session." The same correspondent, writing on the piospucts nf the session, says :—": — " Fiom what con be ascertained of the opinions of members generally, there seems to be pretty fair ground for Major Atkinson's estimate that the session will end witli the month of August, and hardly anyone believes it will last longer than throe months from the opening, which would be a fortnight later. Should these anticipations be verified ihe session will be the shoi test since that of 1874. The Financial and Public Works Statements, and all the estimates coming so early as piomised, will have little of the pleasure of anticipations afterwards, and there will then be small choice apparently but to settle quietly to piosaic haul i\otk, of which there will be plenty in the list of hills, thp Treasurer gave last night, a serieß which, it passed,, yi}] inal^e the present session probably the most Aaluable in product of the ptesent Parliament, a result that many held would be the consequence of the Trienn.il system. There will be a much smaller massacre of the innocents than usual this time, for nearly everything the Government have brought in will pass, and private members will be chary of bringing forth offspring to inevitable death after Major Atkinson's determination to at once curtail their time. The Major's statement that the Government have at last taken a stand against private members bringing in bills on important national subjects, which only the Government should take up, is veiy well received, though it is rather tardy."

A dairy farm of 50 acres is advertised to let. Mr J. >S. Buckland advertises a horse sale at Cambridge for Saturday, the 30th inst The Newcastle Road Board invite applications for the ofljee pt secrctnj'. Applications fqr the post of secretary of the AJr\am)ra Town Hoard, aroa r0 invited, Miss R. Newell will open a sohool for little boys and girls in Hamilton on Wednesday, July 4th. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Waikato Fcllmongcry Company will be held at Ngaruawahia on the 30th June. Tenders are invited by Messrs Sandes and Nappcr, up to 6th prox., for ccitain road works on the River road, near Kiddle's hill, on behalf o,f flip Kirikiriroa Road Board. Mp if. §. " Bucjdand yi}\ se}l at the Ohaupo Yards tjns tjay/grown steers, 161) hc.iil mi^'cd pa^lc, fat c^t t]e, ' dajr'y cows, hiilt'-brecl iiereforfls, sfprp pjyes, longwqßl 1 lapjb.s, ' fat wethers, &c Mr Alfred Buckland has received instructions from Mr Tames Harper to sell by auction on Friday, July 13th, unless previously disposed of privately, his farm of 800 acres at Ohaupo. The farm is one of the best in the district, and should command the attention of parties wishing to settle in the Waikato, Mgssus W, J, Hunter and Co will sell a£ '^S'di'mbrid^e Horse Bazaar on Saturday ne\t,' a lir^e 1 " nuttbei' of superior horses. On Jljursday, Jijjy §th, they will 'sell "a(! Ohaupj;, mixed cattle from native country, calvps, yearV lings, store cattle, fat cattle, ewes in lamb, fat sheep, horses, &c. On Monday, July 9th, they will sell at the farm adjoining Mr J. S. Jluckland's lesidence, near Cambridge, the whole of the li\e and dead stock the property of Mr T. C. F. Bell, who has leased his land to Messrs \V. J. Hunter and Co. liEPKQSY is, it has been settled beyond doubt, communicable fp whites. At the •BPawaif \Up^ Settle'ra^hj;; there are tgu white lepeVs' out of a 'total o^ elgbti h6ndred cases. Two children' 'of forefgn parentage are ; also reported as haying connoted leprosy through" vaccination with vipus taken from the arm of a native. One of these children died at Honolulu within a short ' time after being va,ccina- i „ - • , ■ ',-,•-, v-, -