The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2018, 13 June 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDA V, JUNE IJ, 1880.

Pahm vmi:nt w.ist'onu.illy opened ou Thuisday l»y His Excellency the Governor in person. The full text of the Royal Speech w ill be found in another p.ut of this issue. Although not more than about a third of the Members are in their places the Government has determined to commence the real business of the session out of hand. We are told that the policy bills w ill be brought down, without loss of time. It is not worth -s\hile to speculate on the reasons for this hurry as some of our contemporaries .ire doing. It is, however, very improbable that the Government is acting in this regard on strategical lines, for the simple reason that no measure has any possible chance of going through the House before .ill the liepresentati vesh.ix c arri\ ed, and because Sir Julius Voge],ntuny rate, must know that any attempt in that direction would alienate many who at the present moment are quite prepared to deal with everything on its own merits. The present Cabinet can only letaiu office b> j the adoption of a policy of conciliation, and nobody knows this, better than they do theinseh es. Their is little in the Speech that calls for critical treatment. Addresses from the Throne are nowadays merely formal affairs, taking the place of the prologue at the theatre, and nobody expects that they will disclose the details of the Go\ eminent policy. Moreover, in the present instance there is really -\ cry little to disclose. Ministers in their public utterances have fairly indicated the character of the measures to be brought forward, in terms much more explicit than could be expected m the Governor's Speech. The main objects to which the Government will devote its energies are the Native land question, local go\ eminent, and railway reform There are, of course, numerous other matters, but though they are important, they are not, like, those we have named, special, but rather ordinary in their character. It would be idle to say that no reform is called for in respect of the three subjects we ha\e mentioned, but the country is by no means agreed upon the direction which such reform should take. The Go\ eminent and the House may tackle the question of railway management without hesitation, in the sure faith that \\hate\er they do they cannot make things worse than they are at the present time .But inteifeience with the land system and with local government mny bring about serious and lamentable consequences. We do not purpose referring to these questions just now, as an opportunity will soon be presented for dealing with them in detail. We lm\p, however, just one word to say on the general policy. We are afraid that an attempt will be made this session by the ultra-ra.die.al section in the Cabinet to abiogate the arrangement which was tacitly agreed to by the party when the Government took office. This agi cement amounted to this ; That

" faddy " legislation, as it is called, in which is included all tinkering experiments with land tonuro and the incidence of taxation, should be relegated to a back neat, and that an earnest ni tempt should I>p made to restore the colon)' to a condition of ■unind prosperity. 80 sure as Ministers rccrflr fioin the position taken up last session, so surely will the) iirnl themselves in a minority.

Commander Edwin telegraphed l.iit ni^'lit tlmt time w<>* f\ory indication of ,i Imnl fnxt.

A public trial of the " Star " Hind (4mi.ule will bo f,'i\on at Canibndgo tin-- .iftoiimon at 4 o clock.

Constable Ryan has been gazetted cleik of tin' H..M. (Joint .»t Te Auamutu, \ice Soi^t ( i illie-*, ti.insferrod to Mercer.

Archdeacon Willis will hold ser- \ ice »n to inoiiow ni'ik (Juno 21) .it Mata ni.ita ,\t 11, .nul at Kicbtnond at half pant throe o'clock.

Mr W. N. Yon Stunner is the winner of the r.ujuet competed for by tho lneinbori <if the Hamilton Lawn Tennn Chil) in the recent tournnirent.

A meeting of the supporters of the (Jn\ eminent of the Hamilton Lceiv latne A-w"cintion will be held in The Wsik.ito Tunes Buildings on Monday evening.

The total subscriptions to the Cinip Family JJrlief >und amount to the handsome sum of £202 1(K The sum fin* boon funded orcr to Mm C«mi>. The balanco-^heot appearw elsewhere.

Nominations of camdidxtos to fill aNacancytn thp Kuikinnui Road Hoard will bo ivcened by Capt. McPlier«on up to TueHday, the 2.< rd inst. The poll, if re quired, '« ill bo taken on the 2nd of July.

Local sportsmen will be glad to hear th.it the Pakuranga hound* will arrive in W.tikato mi Monday, th»« fith July, nnd will meet in the neighbourhood of Hamilton on tht> following d.iy. Particulars of other meets «ill ho duly adw^rti^etL

A special meeting of the Caml>nd<ze Town Board will be hold on Tuev <I.\\, Hit!) mat at 3 p.m., for tlio pnrp<>«* of c<ui-iidi.'iii>K ceitain matters in connection with the recently acquired endowments.

The Postal Department, with a cutnmcnd ible leß.ml foi tho continence '»f tho public, hate carried into effect tlio .ilteration-t in the mail arrangements injf by u^ in TtiPHfl.'iy s l-^'iuo. Tlic amended notice nnpe.us in anotbor column

The first instalment of the new book* for tho Cambridge Public Libr.uy has armed, and the bonk* have now been pi iced on the shehes. They include woik* of fiction, travel and biography. Tlim libraiv ••« now <»iio of the best country hbr^ric^ m the pro\inct\

We are sorry to learn that the m<»tit ich'inl which was reccnth r-UMfhwi in n H.innlt(>n h.i-. not boon well p.itr<mntV|, We -lunild hni' thought tlwt it \\niild h.ive dbt.uiu'd i l.ir^'o tmmlxT "f [»]|»ls i><prLi tlly ,i-< all the piotit ii).\(lc w.*^ tiffi'ii'd to the uau^i' <>f i % d\K itum.

The Cambridge town endowments, I including miiiio ot the nn>-t \ .ilu.iblo m tbe town, will -li"itly l>i» putuptn public ciim|)ititi<)ii. Sumo of tlie-i' '-ittw :trt' .idniir.ibly Mjittnl f"i bu-inct-s imrpn-p-, li.i\mg .1 frontap 1 to A'lctuia itioot, and otlwrsliniil.l in tko oxci'lliMit Mihniban pmpiMtii 1 -. The bnar'J liK-cti on Tiu'^lay to con-idor and .uianjre f «»t tlinu disposal.

Yesterday three cases of dog trespa-> in tht» r,)inhiic]^r> Domain were dealt w i tli at thi 1 H. M. Court It appcuod the ,vc< u-ocl ueie altogether tgnot.int of tin 1 liy 11»1 1» on tlio --(ihicct, and won; .iccnrduii^ly dixttiiNstvK The Ivurd pn^-ifd for ;i iioiniii.il peinlh, hfing moii-h d^-irmm of pnniK the ]>nl>lic to nuclei -<t.t nd that tli<> | doin.uii I>J laws were not a, dead lotttT.

The two new schools in the Taotnoro.i district will -*lit »i l l> bo coin pleted. Tho c(Uiti.iLt>>r, Mr Wnrthiiujton, has nude K'vtd tune, and tin 1 work h.t-i been e\peditiously pushed forward. Mr Cuter h jirncpodinj; with the fraction "f tlie toacher •< retidrncr. There i> a larßf population nf children in thi< district now, ■uid tin* want of school accomniodatn>n has bi'en \oiy much felt foi miiiih time j>.nst.

The lollowing special messages to tlm I'los Association, dated London, Juno i»th and lOU), !iv\e Iwn published — The a\ei iw pi iff i»f the Adelaide In in n t'loo S~ lid -- V pipiM mi " AiHtr.iha ' w.m read by Mi lluwaid Vincnnt at tlio Hoyal Colounl Institute, "i which lie .whoL.itrd the fedontion of the colonies. The Hon. W. JI. Smith supported the remark ■« made by Mi Vincent on fedei.ition.— The fleet, under Admiral Hotnb), h.H for Bantiy, on the south wc*t coast of Ireland.

The committee of the Cambridge Town Board appointed to draw \ij> :i lepwrt <>n tlie lmpiovement* ii( I cp-><!\ry tv the Public Hall have not vet made their iel>mt. Tho matter \t however receiving their attention, .mil in the come of ;i few d.tys the tnnn board will bo a-ki'd to -unction the cxjipuditurp of .< *urn of money for the purpose. The hall, «c un«h»r-fcnnfJ, i< to U* lined .md waiincotted, anrl new ■•cencrj', cwiixHtiiifi: of drop scrne«, ie, i>< be supplied. We ti tut tint suitable dn*?.--inp room nccoinod.ition will aluo Ik> provided.

We are pleased to notice that Mr .Tared AHwiHS blond and thoroughbred -took iire not K<iui£ tolenw the Waik.tto. The thoroughbred sire Fe\o and the pnpul.tr Clydo-*d.iliN H >huh» Trinco and Nugget have boon bought by Me— >rs J. I{. S. Kichardson and T. H.i\tcr of Cambridge, foi the h.indsoim* sum of 400 guiiD'as. It i". tho intention of Uioc* K»'»itU'mi'ii to oprn .I '.tud nc\t sp.ivni, and with such stocks-, the) ii.i\e now hecuied, they should command .1 l.iiße share of j)itn)i).>g<*. Mr Ha\tt-r has fur sonio tune bpfn connected with the Auckland Stud and Pedigree Cmiipam.

It is an extraordinary fact, says the Duurrfin Hui.iM, that at tins moment then 1 n more money in the colony than time ha- e\er been, there being W, millions of d( posits in tin; banks, ,tn amount exceeding th.it of lS7'.tby 1{ million*, and that of ISSO, whtiii the iron grip of contraction was first placed upon, us, by two nnlbon" How is it that with snnnu'h money in the colony Implies-, ifi not more l)n--k '' .liwt liecin^r the banks are clnry of diHCunntK. The amount of discounts u only 4\ burner %\ million 1 !, mtllinii 1 * Won tlir .irnoiuit m lS7'.t. Thu Amount of del)th duo to thft banki !•< st.vted .at 10 1 , nnlhoim, being much the same as it h.is been for thiee |-ast.

A second trial of the Harden " St.v ' Hand Kin* (-in'nade was undo mi Thtiwlay moininj? on the \nc.int piece of land adjoining ('Wynne's Hotel. 1 li«* construction <>f the* wooden edifice, which ■Ninnt'w h.it n>scnil)lcd i clmmipv, \\a« again defictne, and the jjion.ido- did not li.we ii fiiii ch.inrr, lnit mm l \ ci thi'lt*-*-. thi'ii cfKciency whs ])io\cd. Tlir fl.iincs weie allowed to lia\c a tluiKiugh liold of the wood, which hnd ju'cviouhlv been Haturated with Koiosono, and won- then tulxlurri in n siioincnt l>v the a|>|)licatn»ii of thrw grcnadf". Two would have sulfiwd lud they boen tin own on the rij^lit spot. A tnalw'.ts ln.ulc at Te Aw.iiuutu ye*toiday (which i>« fully icpurtcd in anothei roluiuii), and anothfi will Iw madf at Cambridp* today. IiiH 1 mtion-i will bd taken to haw the to be opei.itrd on jiropcrly ))ii)lt.

The Cambridge R.M. Court was occupied yc-.terd.iy morning Item ing the case i>f krnkiniMi), the ciicunntanc-M of which h.i\e already bt'en published. Tlioro wcii' si\ accused, hut the evidence vms <mly HiifKcient to convict two of thrin, and these weie disposed of leniently, it bring their first nppeai.ince. His Wort-hip said ;i lejietition of such misconduct would bo scveiely de.tlt with. The police weie evidently disappointed in their witness The complainants, it appears, immediately after the occurrence laid a most doleful story bofoic Constable lireun.ui, and repreminted theinselsCiJ ( ii tho subjects of a cowardly otttin^e. When Hpokou to, the tho ni^lit watchm.in iilso ]>.nntud the occurlenco as one of a ipost uiiseenilj' ch.u.jctor, leading the police to belie\c that tho conduct of the accused w.n rnrh.-nly in thu extrumc, but when put in the box one of the mjuied mortals politely intimated to the Bench that the accused were lv« friends, and that what they bad done to him was meiely m tho exubeianco of thoii fiiendship. It is certainly difficult for tho polico to secuio a conviction under such circumstances. And they cannot bo blamed when their case falls to tho ground thimigh u.int of sufficient evidence. We agieo with his Worship that these nocturnal depiedations must be put a stop to, and trust the penalty inflicted yoHterduy, though slight, will seive uh a pretentative of such conduct iv futuife