The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 29 August 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, AlJii J'), /.WJ.

Xorwii'Msr vM)i\*(; the unpopularity of the (Government, there seems to be little reason to hope tli.it Major Atkinson's lesolutions will be earned. Ministeis have been kept in power, not because they are admit ed or trusted by the House, but for the reason that members are afraid somebody worse might take their place. The country, so it is assumed, has declared against the Atkinson party, and apart from the member for Egmont and his followeis, there Jdoes not appear to be a man in the House to whom members are willing to surrender the reins of government. Anxious as many are to be i,id of the Treasuier and his colleagues they are yet level-headed enough to pause before they entrust the direction of affairs to the " Young New Zealand Party," who have little but their own inordinate self-assurance to recommend them. It is true that a re-action in favour of Major Atkinson has .set in. Even men of the stamp of Mr Hislop and Mr Turnbull are beginning to wonder why they should ever have formed a low estimate of the calibre of the member for Egmont, but it is we think too late in the session to look for any immediate results fioni .such conversion. Parliament has been in session for neaily tlnee months, and the history of that period is one of wrangling and intrigue, tempered by very little useful work. Members might therefore be excused if they evince rather a desire to return to their homes than to re-enter upon a struggle, which at the best holds out very little prospect, of victoiy or usefulness. Whatever faults may be found with the policy of the Government as set forth in the Public Works Statement, and they are many, it has been so devised as to catch votes, and is pretty certain to command tlie support of a majority of the House. In these clays it unfortunately happens that the greater pr'-p irtion of members are sent to Wellington not as representatives, but as delegates from necessitous oi^^e'ly- districts and a promjsing Government have in con-

sequence a uivibh better chance than an honest one. ' Tho debate &i Major Atkinson's resolutions may serve the .purpose of awakening the country to a truer sense of its responsibilities, but it is not likely to result in effecting an iniinofliite change in the personnel of the 0 ibinet.

Tin: loujj-expturtM Public Works Statement lms at last been delivered, ,md it' the success of the i.iilwfiy ni.in.iofnieut is to lie o.iu^ed liy the amount ot'pio'it made, th (i n it has for the past \ear been of a negative s.ort. In Older to ojvo access to the, Poiotorau tunnel a load l."> 0 milo.s lon# ib to bo made to tho head of the na\ Ration of the Te Nij.inie and Wanjjaiiui iiveis, This of com si; means that couti actors will have to boat all material up the ri\er, and then have a long land tr.insjioit befoie 1 to the vv oi ks. A statement was made that ,i road was beiiiu constructed from Ivilukihi '"to g^e approach to -various works alonsj the northern end of the railway." That statement mu-.t refer to the extreme northern end, for up to the present no steps have been taken to construct such road towards the tunnel from this side. It is from Te Awamutu station that all nriteriat will have to be cart"d, as it is only 4S miles (by the line) from Poiotorau, wheieas the head of the ni\igatiou of the Wano;,uuu river is, according to the iMmisterial statement, 130 miliN. Allowing for the difference between the route of the line and the length of tlie practicable cait road, s,i) 20 miles, there would still be a ditlerence in fa\our of the io,td at this side of the tunnel ot 80 miles It is very evident that all material will be taken by the shoiter loute, and Mnne money should be put on the estimates to make a road at this end. The Minister noes on to sa\ that "a \eiy lan>e nunibei of alterations have been made in the taiill" chaise's, ms aKo in the classification, the ob )ect kept in \ iew ha\ ing been to assist local production by lowering th" charges on all o- () o<]s which it has b»en found would help the settlement of the countiy."' This statement looks \eiv well on paper, but were the table of rates examined it would be found th.it the l.ites on farm produce were still prohibitive. The Minister admits that a reduction would have the efl'ect, of brinufinu; a large amount of tiaiUe to the railways, l>ut in the same bieath he says it could not be done because it could only be done on some lines, and others would expect the same concessions. This he has learned, no doubt, fiom the veiy natural request of the Au< kUnd people to ha\e the same advantages as the C'.inteibuiy people enjoy.

Tiik machinery provided by the H.iiino Act for tlie recovery of .iiro.irs is likely to J>e rendered inoperative pro\ ided the Public Trustee is allowed to interpret tlie measure in his own %v.iy. A^ will be seen fioni the report of the W.iik.ito County Council's meeting in another column, Mr Hameiton let'uses to undeit.ike the vvoik of advci tisino the defaulters unless the local body concerned deposits the sum of tl.") in each case. Jt is absurd to suppose that u council or bo.ud will do this., and absentees in. iy, unless the (!o\ eminent iuterti'ie to cany out tho Act in its entiiety, snap their lingers at the whole army of rate collectors. It may be argued that the money so deposited will be lecouped, but few of our locil bodies cm afford to lie out of their money so long. We trust the membei s forthe district will bring the matter under the notice of the Government in a foi able way.

Ouic telegrams info: m us that the Huug.iri.uis aie annoyed at the coidi.il leception given to the C/,ir by the Emperor of Aiistiia. The hatred of Russia felt by Hungarians dates from 1849 when their, revolt against Austna was so brutally put down by Muscovite assistance. Many Hung.ui, in ladies of noble biith were .stripped naked and flogged at the drumhead by orders of Field Mai shal yon I Lay nau whoso conduct excited such disgust in England, that on his visit to London slioi tly .afterwards, he was mobbed by the populace. Austii.iu gratitude to Russia kept her from joining England and France in the Crimean War, while Hungarian lesentment kept her from making open cause with Russia, and will prove as powerful a factor as the material mteiests of Austria, in checkmating Russian designs in the Balkan Peninsula.

A meeting of the members of the Cambiidtfi* Lawn Tennis Club as held at Criterion Hotel on Thuisday evening. Mr Thomson was in the chair. Mi Moore tendeied his lesignntion as societal y and tiivismi-r, which was aeeepted. Mr W. Simnis was elected to fill the vacancy.

The Te Aroha contract, Thames Watkato Railway is proceeding apace. Theiails aie laid now down to the Te Aioha. station ground (West) and the ballasting will be st.v ted next week, so that the conti itt u ill be finished v\ ell up to time. Ml "Kallou also is getting along with tho Oxfoid section of the Thames V.illeyKotoiua Railway, the Kills being hud through Matimata.

All Hamilton footballers are requested to toll up for practice on Sydney Squnie this afternoon by 3 o'clock, m view of the match with Can budge this day week. The team will be selected from the following :- Ue.ile, Bindon, Biowne, Cochrano, Connolly, (iwvnne, Hinton, Jolly, Mayes, McF.u lane, Mclntyre, McSwecnev, Odium, l'e.uson, Reid, Thompa in, Yon Stunner.

Inspector Kiely, the newly-ap-pointed chief of police in this district, arrived in Hamilton on Tuesday, and left again in the aftei noon fur Auckland. It i« expected that he will return next week to take up his peim.inent lesidenee. Mr Kiely'a he.id-quaiteis will beat Kihikibi, and his di-tuct will ciiihi.tcc Hio country lying- lietvvt en It itrl in and tho X ist Coast, including the whole of the W.nkato, a pait of the Th.imes and the Tauranja distnet.

We regret to learn that Mr Alfied Hell's, tho well known auctioneer of Alexandra, died suddenly on Wednesday List of ipoplexy. An inquest was held yesterday, before T. (Jrosham, cmomr, when a verdiit of death from natur.il causes wan returned. The deceived gentle-

man had resided for several years in fclie district, and was gteatly ies*|RCt'Kl. Hi-, naino hod been lvfoie the public a gd >d deal of late in connection hith the alleged gold discovery.

Mr Parnell addressed a large I üblic mcetjng in Dublin on Tuesday evening In the course of liis speech he stated 1 c was confident of winning fnsh independence no\t session, and added it was re solved to impose ujion future candidates fur Piihameut a pledge of unsweiving obedience to th > thief of the National paity. — VPi ess Association me.ss.ige svys . Tho Piess aie ui^m^ .1 leumon of patties for the puipo-e of defeating Mr Parnell in t lit"" genei il elections.

The Pakuranga hounds will again visit Waikalo in about tlnee weeks, wlien .i pood season is pioiui>>ud The hounds will hunt at the vauous cntics Ihiou^liout tho distnet, iii id di itfs will bj l.n I oft enci some poof I limiting c mntty. It is piopo-ed to wind up with a hunt club meeting on Uic Cainbud^e l.ice couise, to give gentlemen who have distinguished themselves, or fancy then mount-.— and a good many do nfter a- hunt—an opportunity of contesting foi tho honom of the season. HuutsiiiMi who intend, following tho hounds at the foithcoining meit will now have plenty of tune to tiain and condition then hoi-o^.

Special telegrams to the Press Association dated London, August L'lith, ImoliMi published .is follows -.—Colonel Ktinley, in his desp itch to tlie Coloni.il (iuvciiiineuts on the Feeler itioii Council Act, states tli.tt ulnic he is unwilling to piess Now South Wales and New Zealand to join the Council ho tiusts th.iE they will be satisfied tli.it theie is no pr ictic.il impedi incut to fedciation, piovided the c ilonius all unite He also e\pies-.es an opinion legaidiug the Pacific policy in which he holds id will ho difficult to advance Hutish mteiesU thtio on .icoount of the conflicting claims of the otliui l'ovveis — The Russian piopos.ils lolative to the occupancy oi the Zulfikai Pa-s have boon submitted to the A'neci.

The proposal to start a jam factory at Cainbud^e is beinsj w.u inly taken up. The attention of fiuit gioweis and others inteiesUd is drawn to an adveitisemont in auothoi column cillinc .1 inciting to considei the matter. The meeting it to be held at Mi Cowper's Auction M.ut, at 15 o'clock on Thuisday nest, when we have no doubt theie will be a 1 uge attend nice, and and the pioposal will l>e thoiouglih discussed. It is al-o pio'josi-d to combine with jim m tnnfactuie and (nut piosfi ving, the unking of [tickles, and the potting of honey. A pmjeet "f tins natnio is of the gieatest lntpoit.uico to settleis, and we hope theicfoie to see it waiuily taken up Mi Cow pi i will submit at Thin -day's meet ing i laigu amount of vain ilile lnfoiiuation which he has collccti tl on the subject.

At Thursday night's meeting of the Hamilton Legislitive Assocution, the (iiiveinnent was defe itud on the motion foi the second leading of tho Local lndtistnes Bill, which bullion made .> \linistonal measuie The Piemiei in moving the adjournment of tho House, gave no in timation of the course the Government intended to pin sue, though piessed to do so by tin* Opposition. It is expected, lwvvevei, that the Mini->tiy will tender then lesignations, though nothing definite is know n. A section of the House is in fa v cur of the Ministers letaining then seats on condition of submitting to thu 10 jection of all their mewues, but unlike theii confieies in " another place" the meiubeis of the H unilton C ibinet aie credited with the possession of some little .self lespeot

An inquest was held at the Auck1 iikl Hospilil on Thnisfliy, befoie J)i. Pliilson, Coionei, iri the body of John \\ Intern m, who died at the Hospital <>u Tnesda\, a few ili%s ,ittei being biought down in .i st itt of - \li uistiDii fioni Roto ma. Vftci healing the tvidinc. 1 ,\d( ucod, the iiirv i (.'turned a veichct "Th.it dece\s L 'd died thiough stuvUion .ml e\ posiue, and the juiy coiisidei gieat blame is attachtd to Di. (Jrideis thiough not taking him into the Rotoiua Hospital.' It is believed that the unfoitunate nun Ins no relatives in the colony, but he i-> wellknown at ( lisborue and N ipier. Whiteman was in snch a state of collapse when he was received into the Hospit.il that the Hospital authorities never obtai ied any s,iti>factoiy oi intelligent .iccount of matters funn him. -Herald.

A German named William Frochtenight was ch.uged at the police coait, Cambiidge, yesteiday, with unlawfully eiuieavouiing to impos,' upon .Mi l'\ Rose, hotelkeepei, Oxford, by false implementations with tho Mew to obt lining ceitain benefit or advantage. It appealed th.ir the accused had stayed at the (Kford Hotel for tlnee days, h id had the use of a hoiso, and had got Mi Hose to (hive- him to Cunbudge He then icfused to pay his account of £3 odd, and Mr Rose accndiugly g.we him in chaige. The accused was undei the influence of liquoi when ariested. When biought liefoie the C(»uifc lie admitted that the account was collect, and e\pies,ed his willingness to pay it on lecennig money fioni VucMaiid, wheie he had plenty in the I) ink. The bench fined linn ~>a for being diunk, and dismissed the othei ch.uge condition dlj that he slmuld piy the moiie\ to Mr Rose. Tho pn-idui!.' justid s weie Me-sis Russell and Ljwis.

The interesting ceremony of piesenting Inmusity degieos took place at tho Choi.d Jlall Auckland on Thuisday, when the piesentatious weie made by Piofessoi JJiown,, acting; as delegate for the Chancolloi of the New Zealand Univeisity. Theie was a laiare gatheiing, consideiiug the unf.ivouaiblo vveathei. Piofessoi liiown dehveied a buef adchcs.s, and addie-ses weie also delneiec' bv Piofessoi Tuckei and the Rev. A Reid. Tliefoimorpussessrd additional inteiest fioni the fact that it will be Piofeshitr Tuckei V last public addtessou oduc.ition.il matteis in Auckland, and that of the Rev. Mi Reid was a most interesting and encouiagiug one, speaking as ho did on behalf of old colonists, pioneois, and lnissionain-s. Tho iecipients of the P. Y. deg.oe weio Mr W. C. W. McDowell, and Mi Aithur (iittoid, second master of tho Ti .lining College. Miss H. M. C. Hanison, who was to have lecpued tlie diploma of M. A , being <it NeKon, could not attend, but the diploma was piesented tohei theie, and both Piofessoi-, refened in teinis of eulogy to the lady's ?oal, application, and cheei fulness. — Heiald

The following is the text of the resolutions moved by M ijoi Uknison, uiid which aie assumed to be tantamount to a motion of no-eonhdeiice — " That having in view the financial position of the colony, the Hous t > i-, of opinion (1) that the eApendituie for the Public Winks Fund foi tlie ye,ii 1SS") 0 should not exceed t1, 000,000 ; (•>) that it i» not do-m ible at pit sent that the (loveiniiiutit should unde tike the constiuction of the Hast .Hid West Co.ibt llailw.iy ; (3) that no now loan should be authmised this &ession ; (4) that one of the pmieipal objects of the construction of the Ninth Island Tinnk Railway being to open the iutenoi of tlu Noith Island foi settlement, and seeing that the Government has failed to make any anangements for seeming the land necessaiy foi this purpose, no further e\pendituie should he incurred beyond the present contracts, and for the completion of the working surveys, until satisfactory ariangenients have hucn made foi the acquisition of not less than 500,000 aoros of land for settlement ; (.">) that a reduction of not less than i' 30,000 upon the estimates of the Consolidated Fund as brought down, should be made foi the year 18X"> (i, and a reduction of not less than tSO.OOO for the year ]&S<> 7, without tiansfeirmg any of the arnouni- now charged against tho Consolidated Fund to Loan Account ; ((>) that the Government be lecniested to take immediate steps to give effect to the above resolutions."