The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.)

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1976, 7 March 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.)

I <|u il anil < x tct justiti* to .ill mi n, Ot wh itsocwr si itc or persuasion, religious or politii al. Hen sh ill tin 1 I'ri'^s the I'coplc's rijjht muntain, L'n.iuid by influcntf and iinbnlicd li)

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1885.

Mk Ashbury lii.s been giving his impressions of Maoriland to an intcr- \ iewer of an Auckland journal. We are not surprised that lie has found it necessary to explain the line of conduct he pursued at at Whatiwhatihoe ; at the same time we must frankly confess that the explanation only makes matters woise. Mr Ashbury says lie was Laieful to make his remarks of a general character, but as a matter of fact he admits to having used the language attributed to him in our leport of his meeting with the King. This is how he explains himself : — " I spoke in general terms, and alluding to the treaty of Waitangi, to which repeated reference had been made, said that if, as they alleged, the treaty had been seriously violated, they had done right, as I believed, in submitting the matter to the Imperial Government, with whom the treaty, J assumed, had been made. I also told them that if any material gi ie\ances existed, I had no doubt they would receive due consideration at the hands of the Government for the time being, as I was quite sure that both here and at home there was every desire to do them ample justice, consistent with the terms of the treaty. I also said F thought they had acted with good judgment in sending their King and chiefs to England in so friendly a manner. It had created a good impression in England, and they had a staunch friend and champion in Mr (Joist, M.P., who was so well known in this country already. But not being in Parliament, I did not see in what manner T could assist them, but if in any indirect way I could do so either in or out of Parliament, it would afford me much pleasure to bring their views prominently forward. [ was careful at the same time not to admit that they possessed any substantial grievances. The point I took up wns that, seeing tho treaty to which they referred

was made, not by the colonial Government or Parliament, but by the Imperial Parliament of England, by the medium of whose troops the war was concluded, if any grievance-) existed at all 1 thought they were right in appealing to the lmperi-il (ioverninent, assuming they tould not get justice, as they thought, in this country. That is to s.iy, I thought that representations from homo to the local ({ovcnimcnf might ultimately result in their benefit, ])rovided any grievances, substantial griev .inces existed.'' All this is so imich humbug, but it is mischievous humbug as well. It is not necessary to say that if the nati\ es have any real grievance the colonial Government — the people of New Zealand -will sec to it that justice is done, without the interference of strangers, who, in the very nature of things, are incapable of giving ;ulv ice on a question so intricate as this. It may seem ungracious, even ungenerous — it is certainly unpleasant —to speak in terms of disapprobation of the actions of a visitor so distinguished as the late Member for Brighton, but it is his social and political nfcrefcuß that loud force to the mischief he has wrought. It may seem even more ungracious and more unkind to hint that Mr Ash bury w;is guided by interested motives ; that, having in view the purchase of an estate over the border, he sought to curry favour with His Hoy a I Highness the King of All the Maoris, as a h'rst and veiy important step towaids the attainment of his hopes. Common icport speaks to this effect, and common report is not always wrong. Mr Ashbury thinks it nonsense for u the people of New Zealand, or their Parliament, to assume that the King of the Maoris and the chiefs have no right to go to England." We quite agree with him. We hope the natives .will make as many trips to England as they can att'ord. It will do them an immense amount of good, provided they abstain from intermeddling in politics. Let them go to the t hen t res, the opems, to the Crystal Pd lace, and even to the home of the fascinating Mrs Haintsbury, but foi their own peace of mind we should ad\ise them to gi\e Mr Ashbury and his friends a wide berth.

Now that tin* connection between cheap fares and increased tratlie has l>een satisfactorily demonstrated by tlie excursions which Jwu- been gn en by the Railway Department, the management no doubt will not bo afraid to launch out a little and develop the utility of the railway as a means of cheap as well as expeditions tiansit. The doctrine of cheap fares as a means of increasing ti attic by inducing people to ti.i\<-I, must be, iecei\ed with caution , but the unexpected success with which Tuesday*, experiment was attended dispels all doubt as to the eH'ecthenes-, of the principle in its application to periodical excursions. J3e<.'iise infinitely low fares induce cxtensixe travelling on one or se\eial days of the year, it is not to be inferred that the sameiuduccment would be equally successful if ottered every day of the three hundred and sixtyli\e. But the fact, nevertheless, cannot be concealed that it has been pro\ed without doubt that cheap fares do and will continue to induce tr.illic. There is another matter to which the department might also devote .some attention, and that is the question of reverting to the return ticket system, which at present applies only to what are known as market trains. The subject has been much canvassed of Lite, and is deser\ ing of consideration. We aie glad to notice that the depaitment intends affording the Waikato public an opportunity of running down to Auckland occasionally at rates much below the present standard. We must congratulate the management upon the success of its new departure. We have frequently advocated some such arrangement, and are now pleased to find that when the Railway Department has conceded the claims of the public an amount of success lias been achieved .sufficient to encourage it to make still further and equally satisfactory concessions.

Correspondents' letters, Comments and other interesting items of news an- held over to m.iko room for the icpoits of the Co opciative Association and Sugar Isi*et meeting's.

A concert and dance will be held atJJoiifs' Hall, Huntly, on Fiidny, the 13th mat in aid of the cemetery fund-..

The grant received from Government tins yc.ir by tho C.unbndge I'ubliu Libi.tiy is £22 Is Jkl.

A grand Catholic concert will be held at tho Oddfellow* 1 Hall, Hamilton, on tlic evening of March llitli.

To-morrow the Rev. J. Dukes will conduct fuiewell semens at Tukikuraniea .it 11 a.m. <md Wh.it.uvli it.i ut 3 p m

Hakopa te Kotuku has been electrd td the ofhco of Ahscssor for tliu K.i^l.ui Licensing District, without opposition.

The usual monthly meeting of the Oanihnrlgc Town Hoard will he held on Monday afternoon at tliu twinl hour, when •e\n,il matters of local concern will be dnpom d of.

A special meeting of the Hamilton Hoiough Council is convened far Monday next at 7.30 p.m. to take into consider.* tion whether the new content buildings, being of a Koino religious cluracbM, shmilrf or should not be exempted from payment of rates.

The Cambridge Town Board has as yet recei\ed no reply from tlio Public Works Department to its last communication forwnided through Mi J. J5. Whytp, respecting the formation of tlio enst hide of the Victona load.

Owing to the boisterous weather which prevailed <oi Thumluy m^ht, the Kov. Mr Dowsbniy was picvciiti'd from \isiting T.iuwli.ire foi tin- purpose of loctur ing on Tom Hood. All hi'ing well, the lecture will come off on Tuesday tnenttiK ao\t.

At the extraordinary general meeting of tin* Ninth New Zetland Farniciri' (Jo-opciative A«Moci.iti(in, ln>l<l at the coinp.uiy'H ottiei"», Hamilton, v^tenl.iy, it wan rosolvcd tn mcieswi' thnct|>tt il l>y 10,00() iliarM of t'l oaeli. A )c|M>rt u ill lio found in another column.

During the month of February the On operatne Association sold for its nhareholdei s no less that t'HOO woith of fruit in Auckland. This fact not. only do'iionstrates tho pro/it advantage of en-operation, but also shown tho (yrowirifr importance of tho fruit trade in this, centrist,

MrN. T. Maunder has been appointed Insppctoi of A'Amtoiis ,uni SLut^n tt'lllOUSP-!, ,111(1 of C.lttlo lllttMull'd fol slaughter within tho W.iip.i County.

Tha monthly meeting of the Carabi idfr« East School Committoe taktw |>I. ice iti! Monday ou'iimg at tln> Criterion Motel. Tlieic n veiy httli* lm-iiin'is to dispose of.

Mr E. B. Walker left Waikato liy ycstcul.iy's ti.un, en route for Kiitfland, wlhto ho c«)c-> witli other directoi ■. of tin 1 I'.itetere, Company, to (vn.iti^i 1 mitt > - m connection with the si>ttleiii< nt of the I'.iti* te»ecountiy, with the directors of the Land Settlement Company .at Homo.

Latest telegrams from the Soudan, pultlisliec] this morning, state that the Hutish he.idquartijis arc t<t he moved t> Diniffnlii, and th.it during the summer months tlio troops will \w '•taiiniicd hi'twcon tli.it pi. ico .uul Korti. Cmuifc Horbcit His muck liis trniio mi a frioiidly iiihiuui to Ijii^l.tnd. I'lfiiilfiit fJltMi'l.md lias hcon duly instilled, and has delivered Ins inaugural message.

Our Kihikihi correspondent dehiros us tosiy that hu did not fmnwh us with the stittMnont th it thp Maom in tended to allow prosppcting in thf Kinj; country. We nny Btat» th it our inforinnnt was ;i well known nnd infliicnti il liMidcnt in W.uk.it", who stated, (.mil wo linono reason to c.ill the truth of hw ttatoniont into question), that he was jiri"<ent at the Kihikihi nieeting and heard tho Hubjcct dn-ctn'-ed.

A correspondent who signs him- " Cockroach " sends us .m amplified description of the c.uicaturo of our Ti> Awanuitu correspondent, exhibited on the day of the licensing election. Certain reflections are added winch had much better re main in oblivion. Setting nnidc .ill considerations of public moiality, wo cannot open om columns to a panic of battledore and shuttlecock between our Te .Ywmnntu coi respondent and " Cockroach."

The share of the £4000 vote for libi anon falling to Hamilton is fc'l3 13s 7<i, ht'iiiß at the i.ito of 4s (i OJMid in the t', on £liO 13s (id. The receipts of the institution for thr past year nmmuitud to 4'3"> V-U (id, and the usual addition of t'2"i was in wl<\ wluoli brought tip this sum to 4-'< io I3i (id, as .iliiivo itite. Tin 1 nuinbor of ]il>r.»n s <»]>l>l\ in>j fur a sliaro i>f thi 1 fji mt w.-\-< << s ">, and thi>ir iccoijits fiom \.tiious Hinn-fs (i;\cei>t)iiK (ioveinnicnt aid) .iiiionntcd t1)t 1 ) t',S,Sll !">«,. "i-I.

Tho cricket match between Cambridge ,in<l Kihikihi, comes oIF at Cimhritlffotnd.lv in tho (Jmeinuißiit paddock. No dnnht thero will he :i '• cry interesting contest, nnd tho 'attendance of the public may bo asMired by tli« f.ict tint the local band under tho energetic and able leadi'iHhip of Mr Ctirtico will be in attendance (lining the afternoon. Tbo following playetA will represent Civuibi ulgo .—. — Me-HM Stfel, Stubbing (2), Lonphottoin, Fitzgeral, Hitchnnn, Hunt, K. Koire^t, Y. Browning, Pe.n-.on, a»id Simiu^. Kinertjencien : — Messrs Mooro, and A. Kniieot.

Mr Hugh Lang, of Hautapu, writes to the Kditoi as follows :- -I applied about six months ago, to get some bonedust to put on mv l.md fiotn the Co o|H»rative Store (Jambiidge; the bonediist in the store I was not s.iti-ihed with. Mr Neal told me if I would wait then' would Ira better botiedust coming up from Auck land. I went to tho store and ho told me that the lutiedtist had .arrived, uJiuh Mr Neal recommended to me as good ; it \n.is fine boiH'dust, so I bought half .1 ton of the bonodnst at Inn rccomincndatiou, and half a ton of MiperphoHphato ; after it at lived at my place, it cost mo something like JL 1 !) ; this I have 1 1,1 id out of my hard earnings. I put about IOOIbs. of each to the acio, the crops of wheat I got was the most miserable crop in tin* di-tiict, something like 13 Imnhels to the acre. I might an w#»)l h«vc «<>»vn a» many I'igs of s.md on my land. The bonedust had no smell, tho bones must have been boiled till all the good was taken out of them liefore being ground. This U the way ,i j»»«»r ni.in'.s hnni earnings go. Jt would be a blessing if the farmeis wi.uld employ an inspector of bom-dust and manures.

At the last meeting of the Hamil Inn Cuiiiuti iuh Ti utojH, it u is iikimhl liy Mr Johnson and c;ni it'll. ''Tint a vtgiLinus committee be appointed \\li<> .shall exercise a fjfenei.il supcmsiou o\ei the wit 1 and man.igement of tlic cemetery }»ioundn, .m<l ciiimiiuriic.it>> with tho (i.ilico <in all c»ccisions coining to thcii notice of ntiy <lul»e(].itions that may bo coinuiiited within tlio bini.il giounds. Alenirs Scutt, Tuckt>r, Duy, Bach, and Sto.idin.iti, \veu> .ippointoil on this conmnttuu. It win duoi'Jud to clwir the fein off the iiroa of the uuinutury east side lately howii in gra^< to g'wo tln> Uttor a chance of covrrinx the ground in tho autumn. The Sccrctiiiy loportcci to the board that veiy few h.id n\. tiled tliemiel\(."» of the bo.ufil's offer to piant free of co^t tht* pli'tH on which work, fences, tec, had been done, and thsvt the lenolution lapsed on tlio end of tlie niusent month. Homo fuitlier loutinc work was gone thtou^h and tlic board adjourned.

The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald telegraphed <>n Thunday : -The Premier (tho Hon. Mr. Stout) has forwarded a cable t<i the Kon. the Piemicr of Victoria with respect to the Hill an amended by Karl Deiby fui thr establish, mi'iit of a Federal Council, mid to that noble loid'x despatch asking the ad \ ice, of the colonial Governments unon it. The t«\t of the cable has been coininuniuited ofKci.dly to the press, and is as follows: "For us (New Zoalnnd (lovernment) t» have ngrecd to the Bill would ha\« been to defeat the vote of the House of Representative" on the Federal Bill. Until Parliament meetrt wo cannot .speak authoritatively. Our \io\vs •ire tlie miiic as espiessed m the resolution proposed to tho House. Wo objuct to' the Hill also as altered by the Colonial Office, on the tfiound of interfeience with the autonomy of the colonies in not allowing a colony to reject 01 adopt laws passed by council. Wt think the bill should lie postponed until thu colonies ate better atfieed.

The following special messages to tho Pro*-* A-soeiation, dated London, Maich 4th, have been published: — A new (iovcium has been appointed to succeed Li lid Augustus lillftllS .'IS (iovuiliOl of Xl)\\ Smith Walec, hut his nume has not boon disclosed. It h, however, undo stood tli.it lie occupies a high poittion, mid is wealthy. — IXO,OOO -mliiioh <iva is t<i bo shipped for Now Zealand by tho Shaw, S.ivillo, and AHnnn CoY ste.uner Arawn. — Tlie (jermivn (JoMMinnont intend to colonise that portion of Kew (Jiiinoii recently unmixed by thutn. — Mi < ;i.id-<t>>iie 11 still in n wo.ik condition, but his health is improving, — Tho fro/,on ini'.it os. Oiii'nt sti'.vuior Australia has <u used in jjnod condition. — The annexation ■if the, tcuitoiy adjacent to Zanzibar, oiwts tho (Jl.i-.jfmv Colonising Company, who piuvinu-ilv occupied it. — Tho irmdon Cli.inihm of Comiueico have appointed a cominitti'u to confer with the vmioiiH wjiip. owneis \Mth iej{ard to billrt of hulinir. — Picsfdeut Cleveland w.w installed an I'iiMidiMitof the United St-vtes to-day. — Tho c.ugo of fiozon meat by the stcunei 1 Aiuwu U in splendid cotiditidii.— Should any of Murdoch's uieketiiiß team vmt England nn\t je.ii tta-y will bo excluded fiom the Lord.s and Oval, and probably from Nottingham. —Tho Veiy Ki'v. Canon WaKh, D.1)., Piesulent of Maynooth College, will hiicccod tho late Aiehbjshop McCabe as Arch-hi-sh<>[> of Dublin.