The Waikato Times. AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1892, 21 August 1884, Page 2

The Waikato Times. AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all meh, M whatsoever state or persuasion, relijjiom o pohtiral. (ere shall the Press the People's right maintain, Jnawed by influence and unbnbed by gain

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a lemirkably short reign the iovernment of Mr Stout has l»e«»n lusted. The Speech from theThronp, leliverecl on Tuesday, was only such is might have been expected by uhose who had attentively per •ised the late public uttermces of Sir Julius Vogol. TinSpeech was entirely his own, md gave no indication of the Govern merit's intention to introduce any " faddy " legislation, such .is might have b >en expected from Mr Stout or Mr Ballance. The policy of Sir Julius Vogel is, broadly stated the completion of our railway system and the .settlement of the wa te lands of the crown, and it was to these subjects that the Governor's Speech chiefly had reference. The allusion to the laud tax was not unexpected, and the hint about local government might have meant much or nothing at all. The grand policy laid down by the Government was virtually what we conceived it would be from the first. But it matters little now what this policy may have been. The Opposition have come to the determination that the Government are not to be allowed to lay the details before the country. Old foes and old friends have conspired together to wreck the fortunes ot Ministers, and their fate is sealed. We confess to a feeling of regret, but we are not in the least surprised. On the one hand it would have been doing nothing but the fair thing to have allowed the Government to bring down a full and complete statement of its policy, and on the other the composition of the Ministry was of such -an extraordinary character, embracing as it did the most opposite political elements, that men of all shades of opinion united in condemning it. Despite Mr Stout's fiery eloquence, and we can without effort conceive that his speech was a masterpiece, the amendment to the Address, moved b3 r the member for Clutha, was carried by an unexpectedly large majority. And what now ? This is a conn mi— ■« "M easy ot solution on- Ju.lu.is Vogel found himself with thirtj'-six votes. How many can any of the other leTders tick off ? The position is perplexing in the extreme. The Opposition, like that of the last Parliament, could combine only to engage in offensive tactics. This victory will break it up into irrecon citable sections. It is becoming clearer every day that the hope of the country lies in the combination of the two great parties, excluding the extreme elements of both. It must be either this or a dissolution.

Conceuxixg the object of to-morrow night's meeting tit Te Awamutu, we aie quite prepared to believe that the proposed alteration of the railway time-table" must necessarily entail inconvenience upon a number of the out-settlers. If it were possible to form- a time-table which would meet the requirements of everybody using the line we should be delighted. This, of course, is altogether out of the question ; and it is therefore our plain duty to advocate that arrangement which, in our opinion, will best serve the interests of the majority of the settlers of this district. There can be no reasonable doubt that the new time-table will prove a source of great convenience to all except those who reside beyond the termini. In short, the advantage of having two hours in Auckland before the departure of the train counterbalances any inconvenience arising from delay in the delivery of letters. There is, however, another aspect of the question to which people are apt to pny too little attention. In framing this new time-table the manager has had to consider not only the convenience of the patrons of the railway, but the efficient and economical working of the line as well. Mr Hudson is a man of large experience on railways, and his only object, fo far as we have been ablp to judge, is to subserve the interests of the public and the Department to the best of his ability. We happen to know that ho has taken considerable pains in the arrangement of the proposed table, and that his conclusions rest on a sound basis is, with us, beyond doubt. If the plans of railway managers, conceived with a view to the general good, are to be simply regarded as shuttlecocks for a discontented minority, the time his arrived when radical change is called for. We feel sure that the question has not yet been calmly considered, and we shrewdly suspect that, leaving out of the case those few who would really be prejudiced by the new condition of things, most of those who denounce the change are animated chiefly by a desire to have a fling at the Department, which, connected as it is with the Government of the country, cannot by any fortuitous combination of happy circumstances be expected to do what is right.

At a special meeting of the Hamilton Cemeteries Trust held OTI Tuesday evening, the by-laws were adopted. Commander Edwin telegraphed at 11.40 a. m. yesterday :— Expect bad weather between north-east and north and west. Glass fall again soon, with heavy rain. An election to fill the vacancies in the Hamilton Borough Council caused by the resignation of Crs. Cochrane and i Bradley, will take place on the 11th September. Nominations must be in by the 29th inst. A meeting of the members of the 4th Waikato Regiment, will be held at Gwynne'g Hotel," to-morrow evening, to consider the ' advisability of commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the arrival of the corps in Hamilton. We understand that no definite date has -yet been fixed for tbeopenioprof 1 thO'-.brftndhlinea ofr .railway >to' "©RTnbridge

md Morrhiiulle, but it is not probable shat they will be opened for traffic before next month. The new o-gan of the Trinity Presbyteuau Church, Cambridge, is now oeing erected in rhe church. Tlip opening -•eremony will take place at an early date. A correspondent informs us that i workman engaged on the Oxford fiichh'eld railway contract fell from one of the bridges on the line, a distance of 1(K ft. vVhen picked up he was found to bo suffering from nothing worse than a deverd -.halting. The members of the Cambridge Domain Impioveinents Committee met on ,he Lake reserve yesterday morning and vent over the ground with Mr Purdie. ■Several suggestions weiemade respecting she work^ to be carried out, and a few -.mall contracts were arranged to be let. At the RM- Court, Hamilton, yesterday, before Messrs VV. A. Graham .uid John Knox, J.P., a number of rate JOhes wore heard and disposed of. Several -.mall debt cases were also settled. The proceedings only lasted a very Bhoit time. The new school building at Tauwhare, for which Mr Bunting was the contractor, is now completed, and was passed by Mr Allright, architect to the Board of Education, on Monday last. It is intended to celebrate the opening of the school with a concert and dance, which will be organised by the Newstead people. i There are now forty Armed Constabulary of all rank stationed at Kihikihi. The men seem to take kindly to their new quarters, which are, circumstances consideied, fairly comfortable. Some are engaged sawing timber in the bush near the town, others in forming footpaths, and others in improving their quarters. The promoters of the hawk club at Cambridge having despaired of succeeding in getting a meeting to discuss the sublect, are now proceeding to take action on another basis. The money which has been collected will be disbursed in rewards for • the " 'awks 'cads," and for each head the liberal bum of (id will be paid. Arrangements have not yet been definitely made in 1 fclie matter. < The following team will represent i Cambridge in the football match against Hamilton on Satuiday :— Messrs Irwin. Kallender, Pilling, King Gi eon wood, Julian, Hardy, Mai shall, Carnachnn, \V. : Fi t/.gorald, Paltridge, Craig, C irter, Keeley, Moirisy and Hannon. The Cambridge men are icquested to 1011 up for practice before the match comes off. Tlip local team will • entertain the visitors to dinner in the Public Hall in tho evening. Should the \\ eatlicr be fine theie will be a laige attend- ' Alice of spectators as much interest is felt > in the match. i It having been reported that the ; railway authorities contemplated removing ■ the goods-shed at Hamilton West to the ' station on the other side of the river, tho f Mayor at once communicated with Mr J. B. Whyte, M.H.R., who forthwith interi viewed the Minister for Public Works. Mr ■ Whyte, writing from Wellington on the 17th inst., says it has been in ranged to allow the Hamilton West goods-shed to reI main, and to erect at Hamilton East the ■ shed oiiginally intended for Steele's june- , tion. Although the weather on Tuesday ' evening was wet and wintry, achorus of more - than twenty voices met at the Public Hall, J Hamilton,to commence piactsce foi thecontemplntedmusicalfestivalatChristmas. Two 3 choruses from the " Messiah " were attacked ' with very fair success, and good progress made with some carol-singing. Better > _»u.w. „in uouutless o.^hlp a larger number to attend ne\t practice. We have t been requested to say that, Tuesday eveur ing being found unsuitable, rehearsals will take place every alternate Thuisday, com3 mencing on 28th inst. The courtesy of the ■> organist and choir of Tiinity Wesleyan j Church has rendered this arrangement piacticable. A public meeting of those in- ) terested in thu welfaie of the Hamilton . Band was held at the Bmough Council ohambers on Tuesday evening. The chair was occupied by his Wmship the Mayor, \ and there was a good attendance. Aftei I some little discussion it was resolved that the borough council be the trustees of the 1 band instruments, each member to pay Is ; per month for the use of the instrument, the anangements regarding the remuneration of tho bank master to be made between • ths members and whoever filled that ofice. Mr R. H. Holloway has been appointed bandmaster, and up to the present about twelve meinbeis have joined the > band. ; The curtain has at length fallen on the comedy of the £110 award, about which so much has been heard. A day or two ago the Borough Council of Hamilton . received from the Tieasury the sum of £49 7s 3d, being the amount of the costs in1 curied by the council in endeavouring to extract the £110 out of the Waikato 1 County Counsil. The ground upon which Government was asked and consented to recoup the above sum was that the borough council proceeded upon the award made by the arbitiator appointed by the Government, but whose appointment was subsequently ascertained to have been "ultra vires." We have been presented by the local agent with a copy of the report on the seventh quinquennial investigation of the Australian Mutual Provident Society in a neatly-bound pamphlet, on the cover of which is shown the magnificent offices of the society. The position the society has now anived at is really extraoidinary, looking at the enormous sum of money the actuary has recommended for distiibution to members— viz. : £1,013,233 2s J)d. We think that policy-holders in this office should be well satisfied, as no doubt they will be after reading the report, copies of which have been sent to every member of tlie society. Although tho actuary has only recommended the distribution of the sum above quoted, the total surplus was £1,10(1,195 19s (Jd. The assets of the society aie valued at £4,934,501 13s (id, and the liabilities are stated at £3,778,305 14s. A very old identity of Alexandra passed away on Thuisday last, in the person of Mrs Turner, sen., of Kaipiha. Deceased was of the native race, and had attained to a great age, having been one of those who escaped from the Hongi's massaci c at the Matakitaki Pah, in the year 1822. She was one of the earliest converts to Christianity and ever remained steadfast in the faith. She married the late Mr Turner and by him, who died many years ago, had a numerous family of boys and gills, now grown up. Many old Waikato settlers gratefully remember the hospitality of Mr and Mrs Turner in days gone by. Mis Turner's funeral, which took place on Sunday was attended by nearly fifty of her , descendants, together with the family of the King and all other natives of the district. The provisional directory of the proposed cheese factory at Cambridge are now busily at work canvassing the district for support. They have set to work in earnest, and the canvassing is being done in business-like form. We are informed that since last Saturday's meeting a considerable number of additional shares have been disposed of. The disadvantage in this respect with which the proposed company has to contend is that the shares will almost all have to be taken up in the Cambridge district, whereas, the other factories had, a lorge amount of Auckland and outride support which proved a great factor in>their success. At the Police Court, Hamilton, yesterday, before Messrs W. A. Graham and John Knox, J.P., James Bastable was charged with using foul and abusive language towards his wife, Louisa Bastable, on the JBth inst., and the plaintiff prayed that he be bound over to keep the peace. Sergt. McGovern prosecuted, and the prisoner, who was undefended, had nothing to say in his defence. The offence appeared to have been a very gross one. Plaintiff some time ago obtained a protection order, and did not desire any assistance from the prisoner. The bench, after commenting on the conduct of the prisoner, bound him over in two sureties of £50 each, and in his own surety of £50, to keep'the peace for twelve months. It will be remembered that the Hamilton West School Committee at their last meeting refrained from voting for a candidate for the Board of Education until they knew Professor Tucker's vie.ws concerning the present system of education. Accordingly the hon, secretary of fchV'cpaimittee wrote to the ' professor," and has received the following satisfactory reply :— ' University College, Auckland, August ?15,~ 1884,— John Knox, Esq.— Sir,— ln, replyto your enquiry of tbjs morning, ,1 have ther honour to inform your cqtnmitteeith&t I.&ni. in favour of; 9eoulsr f education „only,' v Jjdidt not consider- it* .ejxpreso. *myi.) views pn the'questioinf^becaiise^tlis.'nJttiier,) is \orie * of" the JDelrißUtliriJ'fMpd' :ndif%vth!B> board ; »ndmy mtmntf^&WMK*^ Vice* to tk;co'w&^l|a^a|ippl

desire to assist in an intelligent adniiniotiation of the existing act, 8(i as to secure the best results to our educational system. If I hadxhad an. ulterior apolitical object in view, I should lia\ o given a more complete exposition of my ' views concerning the system. As it is, so far as my sentiments can affect educational administration, I atn entirely in favour of the present seculai system. — I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Thos. G. Tucker.