The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2020, 18 June 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of uhAtWvcr state or persuasion, religious or political. Horc sh-ill the Press tho People-: ritiht maintain, Unawcd by influum c and unbnbril by «a\n.

THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1882.

Tin: Cambridge people have made up their minds that the matter of providing the town with an adequate supply of water for lire extinguishing and domestic purposes must not be overlooked any longer. This important subject has been before the ratepayers for the past four years in man) different forms ; but we are little further .-wlvanced to-day than we were when the scheme was first mooted. First we had the proposal in connection with the Steam Navigation Company, which, though very feasible and cheap, was not fa\ourably entertained. The company offered the use of its engine at the new wharf to pump water into a reservoir on an adjoining eminence, but some objections were raised which were held fatal, and so the proposal was relinquished. Then came the gravitation schemes in connection with the Karapiio, H ally's and other creeks, an exhaustive report upon which was supplied by MrGwjnnetli. These were to cost from £3000 to ,£5OOO. The objection on the score of expense was held to bo fatal, and the matter accordingly dropped for the time being. Then Mr Jlosking conceived a scheme by which the water was to be raised by means of a floating water-wheel moored in the Wai kato river ; and this idea was succeeded by anothei scheme, originally brought to light by Mr William Moon. According to the latter, the supply could be derived from springs adjoining Mr Moon's property, and the water was to be raised to the required level by means of a hydraulic ram. The board was in a quandary as to which scheme was the most feasible, and accordingly invited the well-known civil engineer, Mr Errington, of Auckland, to report upon the various plans brought forward. That gentleman, after a full examination, declared itv favour of the, gravitation scheme. There is still another scheme spoken of, this time in con nection with Lake To Koutu and the railway pumping station. Some gentlemen are of opinion that an arrangement might be come to with the Kailway Department for the use of the station engine to pump water into a sort of reservoir elevated on trestles. This water could only be used for fire extinguishing purposes ; it is not at all suitable for domestic use. Of course, whatever scheme may be approved of, the great feature in the whole question fs the inevitable stumbling-block of iin>mce. The money will have to be raised by loan, and until tUc borrow-

injj machine)) of the Act is altered, it is impossible to seem c a \otc of the ratepayers in £.i\our of the proposal. An alteration is expected to be made dining the piesent session, when, no doubt, a loan n\ ill at once be raised for the purpose.

It is sineereh hoped tli.it the Go- \ eminent an ill not o\erlook the ivpHM'iit.itions of the Camhiidge Town Boaid, the Piako Count) Council, and other locil bodies respecting .1 modification of the hoi rowing powers with which they aie at ]>resent imested. Both bodies n.uned have been frustrated in the can-) ing out of certain important public works in their respective districts through the prohibitory nature of the existing provisions of the act in respect to borrowing. To raise a loan no less than three-fourths of the entire votes c.xercisable must be obtained in favour of the proposal. The Cambridge Town Board sought to raise a loan to improve and enlarge its public hall and library, and so popular was the proposal that all the ratepayers in the town, w ith the exception of seven, polled in its fa\our; nevertheless, the proposal was lost. It was found to be utterly impossible to secure the required majority owing to the fact th.it a large proportion of the ratepayers were absentees. Strong representations were made to the Premier, Mr Stout, during his late visit to Cambridge, and he promised that the Go\ eminent bill dealing w ith local go\ eminent, which is to be intiocluced this session, would contain the necessity modifications. Fuither representations Iliac also been made to the Members for the di-,tiiit, who .ire urged to ha\e this matter attended to as early as possible, that the advantages which are sought may immediately be secured. It is not at all unlikely that the House may decline to accept the proposed Go\ eminent Bill. The subject is an important one, and we maybe sure that it will receive very close attention. In the event of the 1 ejection of the measure, it would be necessary to ell'ect certain amendments in the Counties and Town Districts Acts. The Piako County Council, s\ hich is anxious to raise a loan to clear ofl' its heavy overdraft, have asked that the majority required in in our of the proposal be two-thirds of the entire \otes exorcised instead of e» etrwible, and the town board ha\e asked that the number required bo one-half instead of two-thirds. No doubt either of the proposed amendments would be acceptable. The Government have recognised the necessity of the concession, and wo trust therefoie the matter will not be lost sight of.

Commander Edwin wired at 4 p.m. \e«t< nUy tli.tt the wi.ithw indication-, were vciy kid. T!i<- «lav< w.ii f.illtng.

Mr Isaacs has nearly finished his tclpfji.iph lx'lf contract, .md is now <lis ! ttihutin^ the polo-. n\fi the unite between CunbiidßO and T.uipo.

The "Punchinello Troupe," embi Kinpc fourteen (lifFiMcnt c li.u.ictoi -, .m.i(l\citi>L'(l to appi-ir in l^i^n'-ni^ IF.ill, Il.tinilton, mi M<>inl.i> i-\i nuiK ne\t, vlu'ti "iO nu -i nt> will lie i;n lmi ,i« iy.

The Railway Department is laying off. i now sifJiutf.it the (' milniflf,"- -Lition. Suvei.il ■.ecti'Mi-, .ilon^ tlif m<lih<,' will he let for iniMiiox MtC", >uch .11 tiuibci .uid c<ul

The weekly assembly at the Cauiluidge link vva-, ln>ld <>» Tvt 1 -. day niplit vi the l'ublic Jl ill, -nul w.i-- the mi)-5t Miocc-fful githcnnff of the -m-ihi. There was a full atloud.uicc of mciiihcif, including n Inige number of l.idie^.

A short sitting of the Native Land Court was held at C.uiibiid# ¥ on Tuesday, lti'foro hi^ Honour Judge Piuki«>, wlhmi .111 older w.w ni.ide li^pc'ctiiitf thn M.iunj? itautai i survey C(M;. This w.^ .ill j the buMucos

We would again remind Cambridge footballers tli.it a mci'tniß to consider tho resuscitation of the club will lw held tins evening at the Dnko of CainbiidKi' Hotel, when a full attendance <>f intending inciubuii and others is lcque-tod.

The June number of the Illus tratcd New Zealand Xe«f i» to li in<l The ls-mo ise\en more th.m UMi.illy good, and contain^ niotinci nf " Tlie Hunt Fein Tiffs .it To Aioh.i,"' '-Tin- Sutf.ir Ln,ui!sXf« Plymouth,"' " On tlic SV.n.m Uixur," bfiido-. iwiiiifious ilhi-trations <if l)laci's in the othci coloinc-.

The Railway Department is elletting sonic veiy nec.e-.-aij nnpi<i\eiinMits to the station at Hamilton We^t. The roof his been r.n-ed about four feet, and the whole building 1- undct giMiig thorough repan-. The -.t.itioninastei'-> house ha-> also been enlaiged by the addition of one room.

In our Auckland correspondents telegiMtn which appealed on the 13th, it was stated that the licensing committee had refused to renew the license of the Hobson Hotel. This m a mistake, as the license wan mnewed without any pioviso. We regiet tliat the pi n«, which we <ue unable to account foi, should h.ise uccuricd.

The Incumbent of S Peter's, Hamilton, has-how n us a letter from the liishopof the diocese, m which his Loidslnp says that Miss Alice Sander had been wiongly placed in the list of winneii at, the lecent examination for Bmhop's pn/.o«, having been lanked third instead of fiist in cl.isk 1, guide If. We congratulate Ali/i-. Alice Sandes and S. l'etei'-. Church Hunday school on her success.

As Archdeacon and Mrs Willis were diiving quietly along the load neai Cam budge, on Tuesday, a dog iu-hed out and fnghtencd the lioise, which bolted, and in turning a coiner capsi/od the buggy MrWillis had her left wnst dislocated, and the Aiclideacon's bhoulder was. much biuisod. They had a. child with them, who escaped with a hhakmg. The buggy w.i-. consvlerably damaged. Foitun.vtely Mr Reynold's happeued to be passing, and he piocuied auothei buggy and diove them liome.

We are pleased to notice that the town boaid ban made up its mind to form the poition of Thornton toad between the Baptist Tabernacle and Lowit-'i corner. In a proMous issue we drew attention to this matter. A large amount of tiattic passes over this ro.id m the duection of Maungakavva, and there am a good many residents m the vicinitj whose comonience in Uim inspect has hitherto been oveilooked. Pnncoss street, which runs [).irallel to the Thornton road, is also to bo cleared and opened up.

The Cambridge R.M. Court will be occupied to day hearing the cisr* of OnqiuTiiHi and otlien against Mt W. J. , Hunter. These cases aie of considerable public interest, and have attracted agieat deal of attention. We understand that notwithstanding the petition signed by Justices of the Peace asking that them) case-, bo not heard by Mr Koi thcroft, that gentleman will occupy the bench with some L)cal justices. Mi W. Hay will conduct the case for the natives, and Mi Wlnt.ikci and Mr X Hesketh of Auckland, ha\e been lotained by the defend mt

The important question of water supply is ngnm agitating the minds of the Cambudgo public, and this time it is con fidentty expected that the Agitation will not be altogether fruitless The niattei of starting a fire brigade has had to be shelved until the necessary vvatei Mipply shall be piovided, as without the lattei tho foimei 1 would be altogethei useles-,, or veiy neulv to. Tho raising of the innurance preuuuniij and ths> vlvaufrl uf P'-dwio-j ou tlio

pait of the companies have brought the business people to their mmi-im, and thoy have now dotennmed th.it como wli.it may, pioMMon mu-t bo made against fire.

The following special messages to the Press Aw>ci ition, dated .Tune lUth and nth, h.i\c been published —In connection with the difficulty between Germany and the Sultan of Zanzibar, regarding the os tnblishment of a protectorate over territory m tin* viemit\ of that town, the (German (J.iv eminent declaim tho statement that thoy woie sending an expedition thne to enfoiee their rights.-Owing to the. Mimatfiial eri«is tin* Russian sfjundron, intended foi despatch t« the Pacific, has received ohlom to remain in the Haltic. From tho s.une Ciiu-o parleying on the Afghnn qnes tMii has been suspended. -The death is announced of the Ke\. Kdu in Paxton Hood, minister of the Indepondant doiioimnation, and author of a laige number of works. Ho was (>5 yearn of age.—Tho iop<>rt that KiiHsal.i had fallen into the hands of tho rebels is mcwiect.

A very modest reauest was made by .1 membei of ,i depnt ition to the Cam budge Town Uiuul the other day. The matter of an alteration in tho borrowing power* of the Town Diotncts Act was being discussed, when the gentlonian referred to -enough suggested that tho (Jos eminent should be asked through their member to foiwaid their proposed amendments to the boa id for .consideration, that they (the boaid) might make ceitain HVigge«tion^. Heie is Wai go\eminent with a vengeance, and the idea is well worth communicating to Mi Stout, with tho object of ha\ing it inserted in hi* piomised momure. Deputations, as a rule, are remarkable for their modesty and striking originality, but thin incident is far in advance of anything wo have hitheito encountered.

The uiual fortnightly meeting of tfce Hamilton Emt Band of Hope wm held in the Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, on Tuesday last. There wan a Rood attendance of adult* and children, and a. \ery pleasant evening was spent. The following programn c wan gone through in a very creditable minner: — Recitation, Sue (Jaiidm; reading, Cecelia Le Quexne; riddles, F. Oaudin ; reading, John Caldorwood; recitation, Tom (l.iudin; reading, Albert Le < >ne->ne ; recitation, Thomas Kothwell. Mi J. Cochrane occupied the chair, and made a few lonnrks to tho chil dren on abstaining from drink. Mr Fiench, t-enr., also addiessod the meeting, niging those present to abstain from strong drink, which had been tho ruin <if thou-and-. Mi^s Campbell ably presided at the harmonium. The meeting was brought to a close by the Mnging »f a, hymn.

The Public Works Department is .1 wry long time in hm-lnng the we-<t wide of VictoiM road, Cambridge. The job hanow been in hand for mhiic month-, and with the exception of clearing and getting the gra\el on the ground \ery little ha^ been done. When finished it will he a menu «ort ( .f road at the be-t. Tlie formed portion W onlj a few feet ncro*-, with a -<ort of ridge of gra\et down the centre. The gra\el -o eallod \-* that stuff which is iproad in lip.v y layers at railway station-, and on roadu leading thereto, and winch, after a shower of lain, h really delightful for trattir of any description. It never *et\ and retain* the wet admirably, and it is uith tlm material the (}o\ eminent is forming one of . our princip.nl roads. A better e\cu«e for a mad nc\er wan made, and it i» \erv questionable if the town biuid wont lm\cto make it nvei again.

The redoubtable Hote Thompson, well and f.i\oiuably known in Cambridge, Kilnkihi, .md elsewheie for hi- extr.ior(Jm.iiy Uleut in coitiin diM'ctum-. is.igun on the w.u |> itli. Homo -liort time ago, when pveijbody w.is \olunteeiing for the Soudin, Mi Thompson ofTcioti to org.vmse a contingent of n.itives if tho (Jo\ eminent would only equip tlicm for -<erwce. Tho otter was ungiatefullv ignored, but tho w.ir-like loyalty of Hoto is it would seem, nresprcs^iblp, for ln> m now actnoly I'lipaged, according to ln> own "tatoinpnt, in orj,'.iniMnp :i cavalry troop for \oluntotT scrvico in tho colony. Ho says he has (f"t th.- two hundred men, the two hundred hoiso-f, and thp two hundred Init tho line mu«t be di.iwn » ( )ini»w here, and *o tlip (lo\ eminent will bo a-iked to supply uniform^, military aceoutiemonts.ind liberal capiUtion. The offer is iiwnt rea-»i>n.iblc», and if tin 1 jiioinbeis nf the propound troop arc gentleman aftoi Mr Thompson's own heart, their services are well woith socurni<r. Of conr^n a certain amount «f uccui ity \s ill ha\c to be forthcoming, that the noble tioopers don't dec imp with their iinifoiins, ))iit the fact of Mr Tlioinpson ImmhK any thing to do with the concern is touni mind sufficient secviutv ag.unst any such bie.ich of confidence We c<numend the <iffei to the favourable eon-idu.»tion of the Defence Department.

Cambridge boasts of an exemplary ranker, who is e\ei mi the aleit. Theie aio low vagiant h-hos tli.it don t fall to Ins not. He i.s omnipre-ent, ami lit* daily s imitations to tin* in my ends <>f the town aie invariably attended with (to him) pn. fltablo consequences. N» stiajlmtf csc.ipo* the vigilant oyc <if .Mi Murphy, .in<l there .110 few cow-? and inn, fed hoi -.os that don't know th it gentleman as u ell as their o\\ n offspnng. Delinquont i>astwicrs hine bnen known to makti thontsflveH sc.wct' .it hin sory -liadow, dodge round corneis and disappenr. He h the terror <>f evil-doers in thin rcspoct, and certainly since liii oleotion to office, the boiidhiro had no reason to complain of his not doing Ins duty. The <>th<r diy n niinibcr of n.itnn* nvlo into town to attend the court, and after their usual custom tethered their horses on the greenest patch they could find. Hut the ever \i«ilant Mmnhy is impartial in regard to colour, mo in the course of a few ininiiten m\ of these valuable .inimals were within the jurisdiction of tin poundkeeper. The consequence \\a> that the tos\n l>oard had to ielie\e tlie lot by paying the nno«. Mr To Ngakau, m hose lmr^e was among the number, wa-s \ery wroth it such a breach of hospitality in the part of the town authoiities, .md m> vent bufoie Judge l'uckey and piote-ted against iniy court e\er sitting in Cambridge again.