The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1718, 10 July 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY JULY 10, 1883.

In t a previous issue attention w<ts drawn by a correspondent, signing himself " One who knows, " to the fact that no hospital building in connection with the Armed Constabulary service was provided for the men stationed at Cambridge, who at times number a good many. Prom what we can U>nrn on the matter " One who knows " has not misled our readers so far as the matter of the necessity of a building of the nature referred to is concerned. In reviewing the subject herein we do not wish our remarks to apply to Cambridge alone, but anything we have to say we desire to apply to the case of Alexandra and Kiliikilii with equal force and effect. At each of these constabulary stations at the present time there is a large number of men stationed and, if we are informed aright, beyond the ordinary sleeping apartments of the barracks there is no provision whatever made for hospital accommodation in case of illne«s. Now the constabulary, it will be granted on all hands, arc very hardy, and from their being almost continually subjected to, can stand an unusual amount of, hardship and exposure. But a constable is human nevertheless; diseases, pains, or aches just come as natural to him as to the ordinary run of mankind; for assuredly his position in life does not make him proof against accidents and contingencies of an uncertain nature. And this being the case, why is no provisions made for his accommodation ? At the present time if a. man falls sick he is allowed, to the great discomfort of himself, and the inevitable danger and inconvenience of his companion*, to pull through the weary and painful hours of his illness in the same apartment where the rest of the men arc sleeping, and not only this, but where, during evenings, the men are supposed to amuse themselves by singing, reading, writing, or by indulging in other physical, vocal, and mentol recreations. Even in gaols and reformatories criminals are better looked after in respect to sanitary requirements than are the unfortunatecongtabtilary. Surely, as nothing but the material is wanting, the men themselves (among whom there are many practical carpenters) supplying the labour, an hospital suitable for their requirements could without much difficulty, and equally Hrae expense, be provided.

We are giveoto understand that the Pakurangt( hounds will visit the Waikato about the firitof August,

The building committee of the n«ir Wesleyan Church at Cambridge do 1 not contemplate, commencing buildingt operfttions'iwjjiil October next. „ -(

At the adjourned meeting pfitnej "creditors in the bankrupt estate pfi Are-j katera, held, at at the to'**bj£6^foMs-,\ ho^p, Hamilton, on , Sattttd^V |j£|wf§|? jT trustee. , , , ■ Mp{>sW&t ''jilM: *

Destructive floods ,lay^pccurra^| been washed away,/^ifdMPf<lamagffis| o46ima&d at o\>er JBSOWP'X-/" S# \V.

At the meet^g oOlie 1 A^Siand Board of Education 6n,Fridayi^»n appli- 1 cation was received ""from" tl^'TSanjilton 1 East' i School/Gommittee.i ' for/ certain : re- f ,pairii> f T^fr board Vesblved ,to, grant £6,

The annual report nnd balance-sheet will be submitted. -A, large attendance of the public is expected. The business of electing » committee will also be pro* ceeded with. '

The Esthetic Minstrels give their first performnnco in the Public Hall, Hamilton, this evening. As the entertainment is in aid of the Hnll fund, the Mnyor, as chairman of the trustees, solicits the support of the public.

One of the horses attached to Mr Johnson's Rnglun coacli died from ovcrexertion in pulling through a bad part of the road near Suttons hotel on Saturday.

The road is in a disgraceful state. The usual monthly meeting of the members of Lodge Sons of Ulster, L.O.L , No. 9, will be held in the Victoria Hall, Hamilton, on the 12th inst., at 6.30 p.m. The brethren and visitors will afterwards dine at the Hamilton Hotel.

The Rev Father Noboa has returned to his religious duties in Waikato, He celebrated mass at Hamilton and Cambridge on Sunday, but owing to his continued inoisposition, there was no evening service at Cambridge on Sunday as advertised.

The Cambridge Mutual Improvement Association holds its usual weekly meeting in the Court- house this evening, when a large attendance is expected to hear Mr Williamspaper on Arboriculture. Judging from the title, the subject should excite much interest, and secure a well-filled room. Readings will also be given by the members.

It is a matter of much surprise, considering the suitability of the season, that the popular came of football should not be more indulged in by the young athletes of Waikato at the present time. Indeed, the hitherto strong passion which existed for this game in VVaikato seems to be dying out entirely. An effort has been made in Hamilton to revive the game, and we hope other places will follow suit.

The New Zealand Native Land Statement Company Empowering Bill authorises the Company to acquire native Lands as agents, or trustees, for sale or lease, and after the survey of ouch land, a portion of the proceeds is to be the property of the Company, and a portion is to go to the natives. The Company's operations are to extend all over New Zealand, and the Roads and Bridges Construction Act is to be incorporated with this Bill, and the Company treated as a local body.

Mrs James Wells, of Tuhikaramoa, has obtained a protection order against her husband. Wells, who occupied the position of clerk to the Tuhikaramea and Newcastle Road Boards, left the district suddenly some few weeks ago, and haa not since been heard of. It is believed that he has gone to California. The local bodies referred to would be i;lad to see him again, as when he left he dispensed with the formality of squaring

up his accounts. We would draw the attention of the Cambridge Town Board to the condition of the footpath along the Victoria road between S. Andrew's Church and the late Major Clare's property. The thorn fence has recently been clipped, and the clippings have been allowed to lie on the footpath. Foot-passengers walking along the path at night are beset at every atep with a bundle of thorns, with which they usually get entangled. Some bojs have apparently devoted their spare time to making matters worse than they really were, by distributing thorns all over the w ay.

The Cambridge-Oxford road has again fallen into a very unpleasant condition for wheeled traffic this winter, and in many places the large holes to he met with at intervals along the road are almost fathomless. A number of the constabulary are at present engaged on surface work, repairing the bad places, but as light gravel is the material used to to fill the holes, carters complain that the repairs are altogether ineffectual. They suggest that fascines should be used for the present, and it is to bo hoped the engineer will give due consideration to their choice.

The Waotu road is, from all accounts at the present time, in n very dangerous condition for •wheeled traffic 5 indeed in some places it has become entirely impassable. Some of the side cuttings have been washed away, creating dangerous holes, and in other places the road is badly damaged. The bridges, particularly the Piriri bridge, are worthy of immediate Attention if traffic is to be at all continued over the road. The bridge above-mentioned is rotten in every particular, the decking being full of holes, and the approaches considerably damaged. However, as the sum of £1000 has been placed on the estimates for the road (Oambridge-Taupo), we hope to see, at an early date, everything attended to in detail.

The usual monthly meeting of Hamilton Road Board wns held in the secretary's office oil Saturday last. Present : Messrs Atkinson (chairman), Ridler and Way. It was resolved to write to Mr Aitken, informing him that the board will not entertain his claim for £40 for land taken for road to Col. de Quincey's. The general rate of fd in the £, as notified, was made. Mr W. Jonea was reappointed collector at 7%, all rates to be payable at his residence. It was resolved to pay Mr Booth the amount of his contract for the road to de Quincey's as soon as the money was received from Wellington. [The secretary received intimation yesterday that tho money had been forwarded.] Numerous errors and omissions in the Valuation Roll were corrected, and supplied by the board after the other business was concluded, and duly initialled. Some of the Frankton properties were found to be entered on the Newcastle roll.

Mr F. A. Whitaker, M.H.R., left Waikato yesterday, en route for Wellington. Before the departure of the train Mr Whitaker met a deputation from the borough council, including the Mayor, Crs. Peat and Jones, and the Town Clerk, to confer with them on matters affecting the interests of the municipality. The deputation asked that Government should be urged to make some provision for the relief of the borough in the matter of the £110 award, wh^ch had been lost to them by the faulty! the Government, inasmuch as the/appointment of the arbitrator, Mr ,-Macffarlane, was pronounced inralid. They also brought under Mr Whftaker's notice the ad visablenessof having the main road from No. 1 Bridge to Seddon's corner declared a Government road. The only other matter brought under the notice of the member was in respect of the reserves granted for borough purposes in 1868, but subsequently handed over to the domain board. The Council desired that these should be applied to the purpose originally intended;* atfd' iKh'<b£come >tHe property of th^vCo^porotion.,'' Mr Whitaker adinittedMe^reMjniLb^enoig of all the conceswons^^c^^o^jianjl gave the deputation,!, reason^ foiv BupJtpsing that their, wants would,' be,;aufipjuAa. Mr Whitaker, IfjfefppAupMnnd by'the morning %riAn t by which Mr Sheehan, M.H.R., wm " _ _,

»!*>«,p^enger.^ ' The following notice is on the Order Pap^erpfjjfc^Houie of Representa- , (to-morrow) {—Mr Kellyito'f6^pTbat the, House,is of opinion 'i,thiit?t)ie time has arrived, when, ifeis^absblutely necessary, in the interest. fioifcv&cea, that the present system of! jj^laJw of lw^ by the Native owners, individuals.shall »bap}utely ceast.~- i for the future the survey^fi Jf»tivo Hand for, the .purpose „of ascertaining the; owneranip^thereofshat^fbema^e-b^rt^et Survey Department .only. -^Thatithei, pos.t j "otsturyey, ..and the .cpitsQfj.Mcertainjjng! ownership, be n;in^,' the firstj;instance (C;.al iqh»M;on,the;Cqn|Qlid»|Bd^uhd^

agreement as may be made as to a^ portion of the land, or tho proceeds thereof,, being applied to opening up the land for sale ; (c) leases for term of years, with the right of purchase of the lessee, through.the agency of the land Department ; (a) place the land under ''The Native Reserves Act, 1882, "to be dealt with as the Act directs. —That the Crown shall in all cases have the right to take land for roads, railways and other purposes of public utility, on giving a fair price for such land.— That the cost of survey and the cost of administration be » first charge on laud absolutely sold, but not exceeding — per acre. — That in the case of land leased, the deduction for survey and administration be spread over a period of years. — That in respect to land sold to the Crown, no de duction bemade for the cost of survey and the ascertaining of ownership.-i That the Government be requested to bring in a bill this session to give effects to these resolutions.

In the "Gazette" of the 28bh of June a notification appears fixing the fees payahle nt the District High Schools of Waimate and Temuka, South Canterbury, at ten shillingd per quarter for one subject, twelve shillings and sixpence for two, and fifteen shillings for three or more subjects. As the feesfor the District High Schools in Waikato are two guineas per quarter, the subject has, naturally enough, given rise to some comment. It. is probable that the South Canterbury schools are endowed. If so, the position is clear enough ; or it may be that the number of pupils is much larger, which would furnish another satisfactory solution of the problem.