THE NEW ZEALAND STATUTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1971, 24 February 1885, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND STATUTES.

Wr. have been aftoided .in oppoittinity of looking i>\ei the two m>li mics lately issued by Mr Wilfred Badgei, of Chrwtclimch, b'tlicitDi', containing the statutes <>f 2\i'\v Zealand m foico at the present date. The win k iippu u-5 vuiy c > npi^lmi'tixu, contain mi? clibor.ito indices, alphabetical, chronolngiu.il, and general, which .ne calculated to bj useful to all who have occasion to lefer to statute Lv.\. Wo think Mr B idgi'r lijr been wisw m mu«uing the chiom -logical older in the .u r.uiffenuuit of statutes instead of cLissiuj; them undei heading o; in group:., a>. the indices are a surer guide than arbitmry cfrr>upinprs would bo. One thing we consider Mi B id^er might have supplied, namely the annotations abstracting the contents of each clause, as found in the statute books published by (jovemmeut. Some people may possibly take objection to the ariangeinent .idoptfd, mid imagine that classification would have ained trouble in reference, bit iw think Mr Badger has followed the Haff-<t and most prudent course, as ideas of propei headings of classes differ, and it would be dithcult to satisfy eveiyone. The volumes are cheap, and are worth binding in tiie best stylo after being obtained. We would xujjiri'-t that the repeals nnd ami'ndments for 1884 ->h ml 1 bo not.d in wiit'ii^', ui-U.id of •irtiMiig the slips fui niched with these vohuued, .is they will tend to mAe the books nnnecu'N,uily bulky, and noraoic trouble i> in\ol\pd.

Gentrm, Sto.stwul J^cksom's war lior-e, Old Sorrel, is to be exhibited at the Mai yland State F<iir. I'lie horse ii 34 ycais old and lias been kept in the Viiginia Milit.ny Institute. Co ophiatfov 'ok Spoli \tion. — The u liter of the aiticle on " Co operation or Spoliation" in a late numlier of the Westminster .Review lepards cooperation as the means of leseuing the labou;er alike fiom the t)ianny ot coiriinuuisni and of capital, lie quotes the ]iir-hop of J)niham to the effect that " Co opciation stimulates pioduction and promotes tin ift. Communism paralyses the one and riis courages the other by aubstituting State help for self-help, Co-operalion makes self-reliant men ; Cominuni in makes apoou-fed children,"— and th«u ninaiks — To cany out pioductive co-opei,»tion, the lirst ami most important consideration which every working man should take to heart is not to pledge the w hole value of his labour for the nnans of daily sustenance. Let him once giu«p the importance ot tins, nnd eveiythini; else will follow If the le.ideis of th- Tiades Unions would only urj:c the men to follow tbi- iour»c, they would nnli-e-l l)e acti.i^ a useful pait Let them i short their menilieis to Imul themselves totffther, ami to *ay, " We will no longer plf.l o 'u thr MlinkoftlK > ilia mliicli our l,il)our givi » to every iudu«tii<il cnterprue , "«• will only tiki, p.ut of our \\jges in mont y, the KBt we will h.i\e paid us in ih.ues of the undet taking on which we. no <'ni|ilojed." And fiom the d.iy on which such a movement begins to spread thioughout the countiy, material inquahty will begin to diminish, and the wealth producers. From that day the w oi king man will cease to feel that at the end of each successive year he is no better off than he was at the termination of the previous one, nnd that his capital, which is youth, energy, and strength, is constantly diminishing, while he is unable to replace it by any other equivalent. On the last day of the old year the rich man may console himself by the thought that though he is a year older, he is al->o more wealthy and powerful. To the scholar the merry chime of bells which ushers in the new year brings the boothing reflection that he has accumulated a fres>h stoic of learning during the past twelve months. The statesman can think with satisfaction over the measures he has passed which will bring fame to himself, and prosperity to his nation for geneiations to come. The only thought, however, which can recur to the woiking man is that he is a year nearer to the tune when his capital— the capacity to woik —will be exhausted. Ii it any wonder, then, that a deep feeling of discontent is to be found thioughout the industiwl population ' How different it would be if he knew that the past year had added a fiesli euin to the capital which would enable him to decrease his manual labour as he advanced in life, and ensure Jnm a comfortable provision for his old ftgc A Lovklv CiMJ'MJT.— A Lite fashion report sa\s " Not!ini(f can be prettier than i chuplct of hop \inis in blossom '' A r( cent mediral review siv"! "Notfnnjj cm be a b< tter renovator of tlif> hi'il'h ih in Hop Hitters The} nd in all tbe up< returns "I nature, toning up till. stom.H li, assisting tl« Wtl to beiomc properly assimilated, and promote hcaltbv _ action in all thn orear's The dictates of fashion, as well as the laws of health, alike favour* a. right application Of hops." Head.