The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2053, 3 September 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Equal .irwl exact justice to all inon, Ol wh iMnmer st ite or persuasion, ri li^umi ii polnir i). Here -<h ill the Pre« the I'cu.ilc's n«ht m unt nn Un.iiM-il liy influence mil iml>nl»< i] I>>

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If Ministers do not retain their seats o\pr the session it will not l>e their fault. Kegard it in whatevei lij»h twe may, there is no doulit that Mr Stout and liis colleagues continue to t.iko exceptionally cautious moans to keep in office. They know perfectly well that nothing which they can biing foiward in the shnpe of a polny, consistent ol course with their p.ist efforts in this direction, car win the approval of the House , l>ut they also know that in the rni\ed-up state of parties, by a judicious nmnipuIfttion of the cards they can get a bare majority on a want-of-eonfidence motion. Upon every other question they would he in a hopelesi minority, and therefore they take especially good care to risk little of the sort. Mi Stout has not had at any time the House and the country at his hack ; but whereas there was a time when nobody, himself included, knew exactly the measure of support which he could command, there is not much doubt about the matter now. It is quite probable that when he first seized the reinslast year, he appreciated the in security of his position, because he declared that nothing should oust him until he had rummaged the pigeon-holes of his predecessors ;and we are bound to believe that nothing but the expectation of being treated to some startling exposures induced the House to countenance the new Administration during its fiist session. This was Mr Stout's chief apology for Ins existence as a Minister, because nobody was stupid enough to suppose that the circumstances by uhich he was .surrounded were favourable to the adoption of any of the radical measures with which his name has been associated, and without which he is as Samson .shorn of his hair, and become as any other man. To be sine, no revelations followed : it is just likely there are none to make . but the Premier, though the prime reason for his being is no longer apparent, still clings to his bureau, from which nothing but physical foice is hkely to move him. No expedient that will serve to keep Ins hold secure is dt spiscd by him, no precedent, however .shocking it may appear to him in the inmost recesses of his heart, is too shady to be made use of in the furtherance of his paramount design. When Major 1 Atkinson complained on Monday night that the <!o\ eminent intended to fihehe his resolution-, by putting them at the bottom of the Order Paper 1 , Mr Stout said he had fol-

lowed the course pursued by Sir John H.ill in 1579, in dealing with Mr M.icand row's no-conlidence motion, wilfully ignoring the fact that Sir John Hall's tactics, justifiable .is events proved them to be, were _} et condemned in the most unsparing terms by those who, like the present Premier, could see no good in the honourable member for Kelwyn of th.it day. There is just one rock .ihe.ul, of which the (tovernmeiit appears to be in mortal terror, and upon th.it rock we hive le.ison to think it will come to grief. That rock is the work which has come to be known as the " Railway Job."' Accommodating as members have so far proved thern--.ehos. there is some reason to think that in the consideration of this question conscience will play some part. The most callous representative, outside the ranks of the interested parties, can hardly be expected to contemplate with a feeling of serenity the prospect of the enormous liability to which the adoption of the "East and West Coast Railw.iy scheme would commit the colony. After all their skilful menmvuring Ministers are undoubtedly in a \eiy tight pi uv

The bridge over the Mangapiko near To Awamutu, basing boon c unfitted, tho road is again av.iil.iblo for traffic.

Mr Robert Kerrs tender (£BS) has been accepted for the erection of ,i dwelling house (labour opy) for Mr \V. L. Orr.

A large number of cattle went to Auckland by yestei day's tr.im. Font trucks weie taken on .it Tallinn, contain ing a d 1 aft from tho Waikato Land Association's estate.

Lot 534 a, Cambridge Town Endowment, was knocked down to Mr J. S. BuckLtnd at Mi Cowper's sale on Satuidny. The, upset pi ice was realised. The lot c«m-M-<ts of two acres, and lias at Duke street corner fronting Victoria-street.

At the usual fortnightly sitting of the X M Court at Hamilton, yesterday, before Mi Xorthcroft, K.M., the business was of an unimportant character. Several small debt cases wpie, down for hearing', but they wore either adjourned or judgment was confessed.

Mahuki and a large number cf natives airived .it Cambridge on horseback yestcrd ly .«ftei noon. They mt Mid <jiv ing a h.ik i peifoiiu nice in the Public Hall toiniiirnw evening by way of Kiising the wind fui the veiy nii'iitorious piupices of providing the performers with an ample supply of pocket money.

It will be gratifying to all interested in the Waikato Cheese Factoiy, to le.un that the cheese is in steady demand. Vt the piosent time there is scarcely three tons of cheese left in tho shelves of the factory, and this is expected to de disposed of befoie the season's operations commence. The oidcis fiom Auckland lately have ov ceedeJ one ton a day.

Requisitions have been presented to Messrs Asher and D. Richaulvm, the candidates for election to the vacancy on the Cambiidge Town Board, asking them to address a public meeting next Monday eveniner, the eve of the election. Mr Richardson announces elsewhei.; that he will address the electors on the d itc named in the C.tinbiidge Public Hall.

Messrs George Edgecumbe, John Knox, Thomas Goodman Sandes, John Steadman, Stephen Tucker, and Fiedenck J. Yon Stunner vveie yesterday nomin ited as candidates to fill Hie thieo vacant seats in the Hamilton Borough Council. Tho polling will take place on Thursday next, the 10th Hist., at the Council Chambers.

At the usual meeting of the Hamilton Young Men's Mutu il Improvement Association at Le QncMie's Hall on Tiiosd ly night. Mr Veieker Hmdon di'hvend a veiy interesting lecture on the lifts and woiks of Wnli.nn Hhakspere. l>y uivitatiDii the members of the Hamilton LegislitT- \s«>jiati r , tigjthtr With a 1 140 number of the fueud-< of members if both institutions wore present. Musical sijoctio is v\cro contributed by Mis-* Trewheillu and Mr H mdyude, a'ld a veiy enjoyable evening was apeut.

Our Ngaruawahia correspondent wr.tPs on Tuesday .--[ regret very mm h th.it in the hurry of wi itinq my report of the church eonc< it J m idieitently overlooked a l.wly to w horn the liou'sVh uc of th j pi a No in connection with the entertainment be long-.. I allude to Mis Dickeson, who not o-ilv oigmised the concert, but undei took the (,'ieatei poition of the real \\mk in connection th"iewith, playing the accompaniments to the clee, and duets and several of the vocal solos, m her usual cth'cieut manner."'

The twenty-five trucks' of cattle which went to Auckland on Monday vvpre consigned to Messrs Hunter and Nolan, not to Mr Alfied Buekland. A coirespondent at Cambrulgo wntes:—Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. loaded here on Monday last 120 splendid cattle (which were con signed to the Auckl md film), which were, driven oveil.md from Napier by Mr A. Wilson. Mr Hunter was here supeiintending and helping to load. He believes this is the largest and finest lot ever loaded here in one lot.

The following players have been selected to repie«ent Cambridge m the return foothill match at Cambudge on Saturday next:—Messis Hunt, Pilling, (2r.ih.im, (Jariiiich.il), Hannon, Paltndge, Pany, Allliu'ht, T. Sonter, Craig, T. Allwnght, X ilendar, Anderson, Fitnr'-rald, CVrter. — Kmeigencien : Roberts, Prttt, Holmes md Moon. The following are tho names of the Hamilton team:—Messrs Jse.de, liiudon, (iwynne, Thompson, Connolly, M.iyes, Odium, Mclntyre, Hinton, Pearson, Head, Jolly, Yon Stunner, Pearson, Browne.

The proposal to start a jam and pickle factory at C.unbiidge is of the gieatest importance to the settlers and others of the distnct, and we have no doubt therefoie, but that the meeting to-morrow ifternoon will be largely attended. Mr Cowpet has taken great trouble in accumulating the nece'sary information, and he is now in a position to lay full paiticular 1" of cost, &c, before the, meeting. The capital lequned is comparatively small, and theie should be very little difficulty in disp< smg of the shaies, and getting the industry undeiway next season. Passengers going by the railway from Cambridge to Mornnsville, and vice versa can be supplied with through tickets, hut the question has arisen as to whether they are obliged to wait at Huakura Junction, or can go on to Hamilton and wait for the tram there without paying anything extra. There is no accommodation at Kuakura, there is nowhere for a traveller to pass nn hour, and so peoplo piefer going on to Hamilton. At present theie is no thing to pi event their doing so, and ti.ivellers now avail themselves of the piivilege, v>hich it is needless to say is veiy acceptable.

It is a well-known fact that the majority of passengers between Auckland and Te Awamutu and Cambiidge tiavel by the late or luggage tram in preference to the morning or passenger tram. It has been snggestr-d, therefoie that a little bettex coinage accommodation should be added to the late tiain, as at present it is \eiy limited, and not altogether up to the matk. There are many carnages which certainly would not hju in much by being a little more fieijuently lined. Now that the summer or tourist seaswu is fast setting in, and both tiains will be pietty equally (utronisßd, we have no doubt that the Department will see its way to give immediate effect to our suggestion.

The vagaries of the railway tnifT still continue, and Lrmcis very liistly wonder when they will cud. There is another instanei- of a (huaetei equally nUithiig with tl.o many vvhuh fr m time to tune, we have abcady quoted. Farmers have been in the habit of sending loose hay to Auckland at los per ton. Mr John Ituncinian, however, wont to a gieat deal of expense in preying his hay so that tho department was able to liand/e it more conveniently and put five tons in a truck, but for some cause, or other pipsscd li.iy could not be sent at the same late as loose hay, though the former was much moie easily ciirifd, for tho department msistpd upon charging a rate and a. quarter foi tho pressed aitiele. Tin-, for tho one man's hay crop means the additional charge of £20.

The opening moating of the Oambndg.?Liwn Tennis Olttb will bo held on Tuesday afternoon, instead of Siturjay as stated.

A fire broke out in Crowthers stables, Auckland, op Tuesday morning, and did considerable damage before it could bo extinguished. The origin of thehieis unknown, but it is presumed to have broken out amongst some bags of chaff. Thn stables wero insured for £1000, and it is believed th.it this Himi will cm or the amount of the damage.

The Cambridge Lawn Tennis Olub have nude an early start this reason, play having ahoudy commenced. Tho oponing meeting of the season lias been fixed for S.iturd vy afternoon, when a full attendance of menthols, both ladies and gentlemen, is expected. The club has purchased a new sot of tennis material, and the court is in \ery good condition. A scratch match has been ananged for the opening meeting, winch no doubt will be of sufficient mteiost to secure a good attendance. It is also intended to play several district matches this season with Hamilton and other clnbs. A proposal is mi foot to the cuVet that a team consisting of members of the Cambridge and Hamilton clubs go over to Kawhi.i this season for a game thcic.

The following special messages to the Tress Association dated London, tho 31st ult. and the Ist inst., have been pub hulled .—Tho steamer Port Darwin nails on the I.lth niHt. for Sydney, taking 300 men asreluf for tho vessels Lolonging to the Australian squadron.— Sir Robert Hart, who «a,s recently appointed to tho position nf JSntish Minister at Pelcin, has resigned that appointment, and will resume his former olfice of Chinese Commissioner of Stamps.—W. George, of Birmingham, tho champion amateur l'<ng distance runner, has defeated W. Ciunmings, of Paisley, the celebrated long distance man, in a mile race. -Sir M. W. Ridley, M.P. for Northumboilnnd North, has tv»en appointed Financial Secretaiyto the Treasury.—The telegraph companies interested are hesitating about agiceing to the proposed reductions, if the (Term in scheme of chargos now befoie the Conference should be finally approved of.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board was held last Saturday. All tho member-) were present. The engineer reported ou the progress of contracts m hand and on works to be done which he had inspected. It was resolved to cill for tenders for several jobs including works on the road through Te Muni and on roads through Grant nnd Fosters block. Six" tenders were leceived for the seven small bridges on the Maungakawa-Waioron-lncluding material*, in one lot. Tenders goiH.ii road at alumpsutnfoi the whole woik, ranged fi om £23!) to £338. Tho tender of Mi Joseph Heathcote was accepted at £23') Tho engineer reported that traffic across the lailway budge at Te Aroha has been stopped again. Re«ol\ed that the chairmin wnv to Mr .T B. Whyte on the subject. Accounts amounting to £!)4 14s tid wero pissed for payment. Sir C Warren's report on Bechu-

analaiul, shows an area of 70,000 miles in Hochu.ui.iland, with a piotectorate available fot 7,000 farms of t>,ooo acies each. These farms, he su^go-ts, should, in accordance with the de>ir<? of tho n itive chiefs, be rented by English settlers at £() each yeaily. The levonue fioni the new teiritory, derivable from the Cipe customs and Impend contiibution, the police allowance, the land receipts, the hut tax and .stamps, is £(53,000, and the expenditure is estimated at £1)2,000. Provision will Ins mide for the official establishments, with five imgistrnc c«, iind the ji.dicul, medical, hospital and legislative expenses as well as telegraphs and police, and interest on a loan of £3(5,000 for Public Works. The Government is to consist of (1) a Lieutenant Governor, under the High Commissioner for South Afiica, who shall not bo Governor of the Cape Colony ; and (2) a Legisla tivo Council, paitly offi. lal and partly elected. The colonial laws aro to be applicable south of tho Molopo.

The late Mr Sheehan (remarks a Napier contemporary) used to tell two cipitil stones of the unemployed. He sud he was present at an Auckland mooting when the unemployed gatheicd in force, and he heaid their wiongs dilated on at longth by a clever speaker. To his own knowledge the spouting gentleman had at the tune fl'JOOout on m utgage, as he (Mr Sheehan) had drawn the deed. l)own South at a xiuiilar nnctin^ gathered, each nun that addressed the audience told his tiouble, but the pibn was secun d by a gintlcman who sml he li.-ul woikedthice months for bate tucker. Tins pioriuccd in my cries of sh vine, ami a mild rensation, which was, howovoi, considerib!y toned down, when one of tho 8 old who could not shine as a sp<nkrr ejicul.ited, " h idn't you bettei tell how you vveie serving tin* l^ii'-ivi on tint occasion? " the bire tucker man having been in Addington gaol.

Referring to the Pall Mall Gazette's ai tides, the Tunaru Herald makes the following scnsiblp lomiiks : -" If the disclosures had lv^n in ide lest funkly, they would piohably only lnve fed tho anpetite of the s ilaciou«, w ithout nttiming the end in view. Being stated boldly and |)lainly, in a form that could not be passed by, the disclo'iiipi, unsavouiy as they weie, produced a grent social reform, which in all earthly probibility would not have been achieved otherwise. So far, therefore, tiieie ii much to be said in favour of the action of our London contemporary. In regard to tho conduct of some colonial papeis which are oaid to be reprinting copious extracts fioin the articles, we aie afiaid the matter hardly stands on thr sime footing. Hnless they aie able to show that .some g'eat public reform is likely t.» he ac!nc\od in tins p-irt of tho voild in this way, which is not likely to be achieved by any less objectionable me ins, they will find it difficult to defend themselves fi diii the chaige of being actuated solely by a desire to gratify a morbid craving for the unwholesome. That, how- J ever, is their business and not oms/'

Mr J J. OBrien returned from the Porotorau Tunnel on Friday, in order to leeme tenders for making bucks and carting material to the i-ito of operations. No suitable tenders for caiting weie rece'vtd, owing principally to the conditions mentioned in the specifications winch provided for taking up cement in the ca*k. This it seems is impossible, owing to the rough natmn of tho country, and everything must be packed up on hoisc*. Mr O'Biien intends callim? for fresh tenders under different condition*, and no doubt he w illget some sufficiently energeticcontractor to undertake the woik. From all accounts the road lobe travelled i> an extremely rough and f>oft one, and feed for horses or cattle does not exist, so that all the food for the animals engaged on tho work must be carried up, as well as the mateiial tor the works. Several rivers have to be bridged and many swamp crossings made befoie anything like a decent road can be opened \\\\ for carrying heavy goods. With regard to the biicks, Mr OBrien received one local tender, and expects sonic more from Auckland. The bricks can bo made on the ground, all the necpssary mateii.il being to hand, with plenty of wood for burning purposes. The woik will, we understand, be pushed ahe.id during the ensuing simimci, and all tratcnal possible cariied up nnd stored ready for uso during tho following winter.

At the usual monthly meeting of the Hamilton bianch of the Blue Ribbon Army, held in the Public Hall on Tuesday evening, the attendance was not so large as usual, the bad weather doubtless pievcnting many from attending who would otheivvue have been present. Mr G. French occupied theclian, and in a shoit .iddiess sail intoxicants had been compaied to a magnet, which drew men unto itself and kept them f.tst, but he was happy to say that the temperance cause was now becoming a magnet incieasing in vitality cvciy day, anil he asked each one pioseut to do then best to strengthen the temperance magnet. The Rev. Mi Dellow said he was <.ony to see such a small attendance. Hr hoped to spp the hall filled at the next meeting, to be held a month from that date, and asked those present to assist in ftntheiing this object. He could promise them a good programme, and a thoionghly interesting evening Ho particularly wished to see tin-young men taking the pledge. A suitable reading by Miss Tiewheellai, a recitation by Wm. Andiew and a song by Mr Dellow weio listened to in tho inteival between the speeches. Seven) hymns were sung, and the meeting closed with tho National Anthem and the Benediction, after which a few persons signed the pledge and donned tho blue ribbon.

I lif jinrr-l> od ( l)d( sd.ilo entire I irl of Mir will tiavel ihiN siason in the Wh.it iwli.il.i ami If Knrc districts Mr J S limkland mil hold a «pori il <alo of In't" tiul deid <<lo(k, fiirnitiiic ftr ,on the firm of Mr \V Hond on l'ri.la), the 11th ■ nst , particulars of which will be advertised m our next Usue.