AUCKLAND NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUCKLAND, Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2025, 30 June 1885, Page 3

AUCKLAND NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) A UCKLAND, Monday.

f.\to of tin* Glad>t<>no Government has the subject of much comment dm ing j the last week. It wn>, howe\ei. not unex- j ,' pectcd. Tli.it tho voting on the beer quos tion should have sealed tlvii fate is, however, strange. T<> the bellicose "pint w Inch the nation na« been w orked up to o\ci tho k " peace at any price,'" w Inch has chaiatter isod their policy on tho K.istein question, may be ascubud tlie de^eition fiom their ranks of many pei sons who have hithoito been counted amongst then be-t supporter. Tho Soudan fiasco has helped to hasten their downfall. The Gl ulstoiie Government have been anything but successful m then fnieign pulley, and in this le^pcU have been guilty of ln.uiy senou-. blundeis, and the i'l t.000.000 dehcit in the Budget was ■V enough totau>c the collapsiw.f any ouiinai y eminent. With the advent, however, W of .1 G'oiisciv.itivo Ministiy our dunces of ■ an eaily wai with Uu-m.i aic inueased, L and many aie found teady to pi edict that W before .mothei \ear has passed f.he V Not them Heai and Lion will be doing battle on a common held. With Silisbmy and Clnnchill, as leaders in Isiael, such a let-ult Mould be no i gre.it sin prise. The anstociattc chaiactei of the new Cabinet is also noticiable with the exception of Sir R. A. Cioss and Mi ( Smith, its member-*, are all peei-> or lel.ited I "* to i)ceis. Those lead in the Mgns of the time I will know from this w liat to e\pect " Men \ do not g.ither grapes of thorns or tigs of k thistles," Lind Law Amendments ni.i\ • not l>e ho|>ed for, and the satisfaction of the claims of the I'nrnphto paity m lelation to Ii i-.li Local (!o\ eminent looks veiy doubtful. It will bV passing stiange if the nemesis of public opinion does not voiy early show signs of dissatisfaction with Sali-ibmys administration, after the benefits which have been bestowed upontlie countiy dining the existence of Mr Gladstone. Two million peiMHis owe then enfranchisement to his etfotts, and it will be difficult for a conservative ministry to satisfy them. In them Mr Gladstone will find tme friend-., and in the time of need it will be found tint they are piepued to do battle m his inteie.->t. Mi Mackclvie's latest act of munificence * to thw city eclipses in splendour the many gifts ho has alieady bestowed upon her. Nevei did a windfall airive more opportunely. The Art Gallery is now in course of erection, and this princely donation of £40,000, will assist to worthily furnish it. It is not jet known how the terms of the bequest ate framed, but in any case the yearly interest of Mich a sum would bo the means of much good. A public meeting is to be held sh<<itly, with the object of con- ** sideling in what minner the citizens may best show their appreciation of his liberality. Auckland evidently occupies a huge space in the mind of Mr Mackelvie, "" and it would be selfish and unjust, after the i piactical proofs he has afforded the citizens L of this fact, lf.they did not bestir themhelves to acknowledge or recognise m Home wa> then respect foi his generosity. Theie appeals to be some trouble brewovei the financial position of our city council. Alieady we ha\e been told th it their bank book shows a debit balance of several thousands of pounds. Alto o 'fthei matters seem to be getting a bit mixed up, and the outlook from a financial point of view, looks anything but reassuring. Our mayor, who has been lately woiking like a Tioianto bet matteis light, and who geneiallv manages to Hit tho nail on the head when ho sets liniisilf to do it, tiulysnd.it a late meeting of the council th it it was absolutely necossaiv that they should lessen then Moikmg expenses. It is lamentable that so much of nut levomi" should be swallowed up m s.il.ines while oiu stieets lemaiu in a chaotic condition. City /ens have good rrxu.n to think that with such a large ••t.ift of woikmcn and office- men, oiu thoiouj,'hf.ircs should be in a better .state. 11' foiin, the council must, and the sooner they set about it tho more likely they will bp to escape tho just wrath of their constituents. The mayor deserves every credit fm having been so outspoken on the question, and it is to be hoped that his veibal expressions will be followed by practical effoit, to improve the financial atf.uis of tho governing body over which he pii'sides. The Financial Statement has caused more thin usual excitement, and has been more than oidmauly cnticised. Its piotective P chaiacteustics liave been tho main reason of tin- The views set foith by Sir Julius. Vogel, at least desei ye tlic incut of boldness and c'liiipicliensiveiiess. Littlt fault scums to b" found with his pioposal t<i put additional duties on wines and spirits, tea and other articles winch are deenud luxunou*, and hence cornicleicd legitimate ob|ects of taxation. The geneial public however seem tobeadveise to his pioposition to t ix a numbei of things w hicli are m ide or giovvn within the colony. They consider that is in the dilation of protection, and that he i» about to tax the many heavily for the few. Th's is of coulee the main objection to piotection. On tho other hand however, would not such a policy assist to foster and protect, paiticulai tiades and manufactures. Like | many other political principles productive of much benefit to all, while kept in modei ation, they lose their efficacy for good immediately they become abused. Abuses hou ever appear to be no part of the principles of Sir Julius Vogel. What he proposes I believo to be sound in principle, and likely to prove beneficial in practice, and if as lie k lys additional money nui«t be found, i* it not better that it should be made up out of customs duties. A rather good ftoiy, giving an instance of tlie lebgious cant whic i is tar too com rnon in oin comi unity, is at piesent going the rounds «' sosiit-y, and isthiis told by the " Spectator" A gentleman tells the follow iug stoiy of Waiing Taxlor, who recently •fcwdliis tual for a seiies of vile fiaiifls on *iw«n4 •otidry m Wellington. Oiu infoun ant wn» rssinjt one day, when Taylm c*Uod him in nod otfnrod to sell him some handsome hand-painted plates at 6s each, which he *hew ed him. The gentleman said ho could not afford to oit off «uch costly l^ate-i, mid while admiiinfr them, one slippid, fell, anrl was bioken. " < )h, d —n it,"-.iid he, "hen 1 I'll pay foi it.' '"Oh, no, my fnend. f don't cue fm the value of the pi ite, but I do object to ymii stealing. Why fion't v» avoid tint b id li ibit"'" The goiitloniin is still a respectable sort of chap, .md <) -n"s occasionally; while Wanng k Taylor has jirovod one of tlie \ile-t frauds. The public are beginning to look with HU-picion upon the iiiiinliT of files which bn\ebeen occurring lately ni waithmi'-fs and *hops wheie no fire is h.udly ever allow fd, and wheie gis is littlo Used. In priv.it*> houses good excuses may be utfeied foi hies, such as caiele-s servants, ash boxes, and so foith. Xeveitheless the mijoiity of hies lately have not been in tenements of this soit. Heavily insured warehouses have, however, b'cn bla/ing most gloiiotisly. We would .ilmost be led to imagine that a gieater than Cryus Haley is now heie. Herein is to be found a subject vvoithy of the consideration of our insurance companies and police. TheN.Z.S. Company's «•.>-. Aorangi is, without doubt, one of tho hue-it sto.iinets that has ytt enteied this p<>it. She has been visited by an liiiuuMi-se numbei of pei hous since hei .unval. The Auckland Fiee/ing Co. aie now busily engaged shipping tlieii consignment of fio/en mutton caic.ises. They appear to be in fiist-rute condition, «uid vve tiust the enterpiise of the consignors will be revvirded by healing of them having ailived in as sound a state (in they leave hell 1. TiadeMuui of all sorts appear to Ix 3 complaining vtry niiifh of the scarcity of work, moie especially those engaged in the building tiade. In the face of thin, we have witnessed the arrival of a large number of tiadesmen of all sorts by tho Aorangi during the past week, and the question natmally suggests itself: Are we doing what is right by encmuaging so many to come heie when so little chance of employment presents itself'

Attention is directed ti> .111 mipoitant admtißonipnt l»v Mr Wilh.un K.ittiay, Auckland, in winch lio calls attention to chi><i|> linei of poods from tlie "hninjuied Htock of Mi's-iu Owen and (iiahatti. List of Vi-itoi^toTc Au.ha Hot Uaths la^twet'k Ko\. Mr H.ivlden, IVTr and Mi-s Outhwlntf, Mr and \li» Cimck-iliank, Key. Mr Walpole, Mo-srs I'attei ion, Lawden, Fallon, n.nender, Fiatci, Howden, Symons, Caiine'-, W. J. Beal, Kglo, Daglcll, }io->no], (Jlhittawciy, Park, Caudon, Auckland ; Mv Mackey, Thames ; MisieH Co\ (2), }'.u^Und ; Mr Dick Mi, Mibs, and M.if)tci& (2) Rutherford, Mi&d Law, l)unedin ; Miks Stotliaid, Onehunga ; Mr and Mis Jacobspu. Christchuich ; Mr l.)'Arcy McDonjfall «uid bervant, Queensland ; Key. Tlio-. Kclioe, Suutliland ; Miss (ii.iliain, Waiwera ; Mr and Mrs Richardson, Sydney; Mc«Hrn ftoodfellow, Grier«son, Reynolds, Waikato ; MenflW IJntos and Dillon, CambridKO ; Miss Paoroa ; etc., etc.