The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2058, 15 September 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

E.|ual and exirt justice to nil mLti Ot whitsoe\er state or persuasion, religious or political. Here sh ill the Press the People's nyht m mitirn, L niued by influence and unbnbi'd bj i;iin

TUESDAY, SEPT. !•'>, 1885,

WIIHV Capt. Morns moved in the Legislative Council in the direction of getting somotliing better than the present .system of government by party, a great many people who know less about the matter than he laughed cousumedly. We are not going to defend the honourable gentleman, or give in our adhesion to bus propo&.ils. Though the pre sent may be the pioper time, the Legislative Council is not the proper place in which to examine abstract questions of politics. The public platfmm and the public press atl'ord the best media for the discussion of the subject. The Houses of Parliament perform the manifold duties at present devolving upon them very indifferently indeed, and to set aside a portion of the time at their disposal in the manner indicated by Capt. Morris would lead to the neglect of important business without effecting any real practical good. But the Parliament of New .Zealand has, as a matter of fact, done something in the way of furthering the views of the late member for Tfturniig<i, though it lias not pl.iyed a very exalted role. Jt lias acted the part of the ('( ' horrible example "' of the professional tempeiance reformer, and it has acted it well. Representative government, using the words in a restricted sense, i> of course a necessity of the age, quite .is much as the steam engine, the telegraph, and the punting press; nor it is just to eliaige our representative system with the responsibility for evils which arise from other causes. It is the system that has couverted the Ministry of the day into an executive committee of the House, the Ministers into mere clerks, which is to blame. This system is undoubtedly an outgrowth, perhaps a natural one, of the representative system itself, but that it is not essential to it is proved by the fact that while representative institutions in England are as old as the Kingdom, the method of government by party is not so old as the Revolution of 1688. Government by party was adopted by William ] 11., on the advice of Lord Sunderland, as .m expedient, and a rough and ready one at that, to meet a present difficulty. How far it was prudent to carry on the system when the prime cause of its adoption had disappeared, is a question which has not yet been satisfactorily answered. That government by party possesses advantages, is as true as that it permits the existence of many and great evils. If it has brought the prerogative of power more directly under the hands of the People, it has stunted the development of individual genius and greatness, if it has substituted in great measure the People tor the Sovereign, it has served to deteriorate the quality of tho advisers of the supreme power, whether Crown or People ; it has made thinkers talkers, and statesmen politicians ; and by the terms upon which Mi listers hold power, it has substituted expediency for policy. If any doubt the truth of this, let them consider the events of the last session, or if the range of their vision permit, the foreign policy of England for the last two centuries. The men who administer public affairs have no time to work out intricate problems, and divise schemes for the promotion of a pure and strong government ; they must stump the country during the recess for support to keep them in office in order to do our work, and must stand sword in hand and with ever watchful eye during the session to ward off the attacks of those who can believe nothing good of them, and who omnot conceive the idea that anybody outside of their own ranks lias the capacity for governing. National fixity of purpose, and

sound administration are difficult, and often impossible of attainment under such a system. Attempts have been made to secure stability m \arious ways, but the creation of Vnder-Socretaries rather serves to indicate than to ob\i.ite the anomah. Peihaps it is too mueli to hope for any real re form in the immediate tuture, but that is all the more reason why the subject should be carefully studied .ukl diligently canvassed. That improvement of some kind is \ov\ urgently tailed for in New Zealand, sei\ few we tliink will deny.

''Echoes from the Cafe," and other itcuia will be found in thcfoiuth page.

The concert in aid of the building fiiiul of S. Stephen-, Clnnch will bo held in the T.im.iheic -thonlioom to morrow e\en ing, .vnd should the weathei piove fine theie will doubtless Ijo a large attend nice.

The men who have the contract foi filling bu-li mi the Pateteu; bloclc .ire in iking good h(.idw.i\ with then woik. If the diy weathei continues they will veiv soon dispose of theit contiact.

Some excellent bridge timber. 10ft. long and I"-' by 1-, Js now beinjj carted from the W nk.ito timbei mdU at Waotu to the C.imbiifl^c i.nlw.iy -tition for u~o on the mam tiniik line.

As one of the results of the reduction m the Public U'oiks Estimates, the (ioi eminent h.is u ithdiawn fiom tendei the Kuiti l.ulw.iv eonti ict Vn adveitisetnent to this effect appe.vis in another column.

The attention of farmers and other-- is di.ivMi to an adveitisemunt fiom the New Zealand Meaf, and Stot.vge Com p»n\ mom business c >liin\ns. The umi;i.un is now piepaied toieceive and p^yfoi at m.ukct rates quantities of fu'-h Imtior.

The Piako County locomotive. which foi some tune just Ins betuhing.it \V iioiongoin ii, w is biou^l't to \lotnns vdle the othei day, and sent down tjUVneklmd'by ti.im It will b> |>l.i< >.MLth-' niiiket by Mcssis T. and S. Ifc has cost the county little shmt of tTTO.

In a letter referring to the m inagenient of our cheese factoiies, signed '• \V.up.i, in Satin d.i\ s iwie, an emu ocumed It was state 1 tint the milk siipplieis to the Pateiangi f ictoiy hid, up to the piesent, iceeived '2[i\ |>ci gilloll. The amo\int should ha\e beiii ' .Hd.'

The lawn tennis season opened at Humlton on Siturdn About twenty lnemb'Ms of the club, exclusive of ,i numbei of ladie>, attended at the cmut. The in itch between the Hamilton and Cam budge Clubs comes off <in S itiuday ne\t Thr foHimiug tfentl* men will lepiesent Hamilton :-.MesMs \V. \[. Ha\, W. N. Yon Sturmet. Pearson, and T. Walluutt.

The adjourned meeting of fruitgioweis and lesidents of (Jainbndge will be held in Mr Cowpei's Auction Mut on Thursday, 17th Hist., at thiee o'clock in the afternoon. The provision il c uninittee ha\e met with great successm then t iny iss foi .*uppoit, and 111 then lepoit to the meeting will lecomniend the incoiporati«>n of the company and election of dnector-.

The Waikato Timber Company are .it pre.sent doing a lai_re \m >unt of work at Waotu, all then hands being kept busily engaged. Sever d team-, of hoi-.es and bullocks arc draw ing timbei fiom the mill to the bink of the Waikato nvei, where it is stacked until it is sulhcicutl) dry to pHt in the watei. It is all hist class totar.i.

The Chairman of the Cambridge Domain l'o.ud wiote to Mi .'. P> W liyte sometime ago asking him to line the h\< and a half acic< between the lake and the Karapiro Cieek vested intheboaid Mr J. B. Whyte has lephed tint the (Joveininent is willing to accede to the boa id's lequest providing the lot is not wanted foi any other pin pose. Tins will make .111 1111 portant addition to the domain giounds.

Misses Salmon and Tristram, of the Hamilton East School, Ime been esamined by Mr Yoiuur, who is at present inspecting the W.uk.ito schools m music and is one of three entitled to grant the certificate of the Tonic Sol fa Association in the piovmci.il distiict and, we believe, second of only font 111 the colony. Miss •Salmon Ins obtained an mti nnedi ite and Mis-, Tnstiam an elementaly ceitihcate.

The quiet retreat at Waotu is coming to the fmnt. An e\<Mtt of con sideiable impoitince is to come off theie on Saturday next, ill which gieat mteicst lias already been centred. Two gentlemen, •James Cm oil and James Miller, adepts m the wrestling ait, have uianged for a tu.il of htrength. A c'nespondent informs n> that they aie both good men, and .is each of them is laigely Incited, a considerable sum of money will bo lost and won on the event.

An interesting law suit-, having its oiigm on the Aioln goldheld, is pio1111 ii;d. It ippoirsth.it 011 account of the glowing liiipoiUnuu of the silver finds claims that have hitheito been nbindoned and looked upon as Useless aie .ittiaetmg claimants. One geutlem in is sud to have "jumped" a claim which two other gentlemen allegpd to be undei tlieir ch.uge. All three cl uniants aie well known on the field. The lesult is looked foi waul to with intei est.

Some residents of Te Aroha passing through Hamilton yostetd.ty leport th.it a VOiy much miptoved Reeling pei vades the mining indiistiy in their distiict, owing to the ies::lts obtained by the tiial crushing of quart/ sent fiom X u mgahake. A number of Auckland gentlemen interested in mining have been moving about the district lately, and should the expectations that many of th> claims are rich in (silver ore be realised, the coming season will be a busy one, .md will iishi r in per manent piospcnty foi Te Aroha, .1 m.ittei of congratulation to all undents in Wai kato, as opening up a piohtable outlet for all farmers' produce.

The Cambridge Dramatic Society announce their ripening perfoiinance m another column. It is now some consider able tune since the Cambridge public have been treated to an amateur th< atiu.d entertainment, and the siiecc>s which attended the performances which have alie.uly been given may wifely be anticipated foi that of Monday evening. A prominent feature in the evening's entertainnu nt will be the new scenery which has been supplied by Mr Hrigg.s, of Auckland. This will be o\ hibited at the opening peiformance, and would of itself be the means of attract ing a large audience. To suit tho con veniencc. of country sottleis and otheis, seats may be reseived, plan at Mi Dickinson'", stationei.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Hamilton Ko.id lio.ud w.ts held on Saturday last. Present : Messrs Atkinson (chaiunan), Way, and Kidlei. The following lettor was ieceiwd from the J*i»l>l»c; Winks Department, Wellington :—" Sir.- - I am directed by tho Minister for Public Works to forward herewith for your mfoimation a copy of (Jazette Xo. 47, of tho lith instant, containing an Order-in-Council declaring a certain ro.id in tho Hamilton Road Dutiictto bo a district road under tho charge and control of tho Hamilton Road Boaid. — I havo, &c, C. Y. O'Connor, Under-Hecrotary for Public Works." Tin* road referred to it situated between Lots 200 and 21.">, PanMi of Pukete, and h not likely to be used for some time. A letter was also received from the Propeity Tax Department re rates on Native l.mds foi the year ending 31«t March 188l>, enclosing a form of demand fur tho s.nne. The account for the collector's commission, i' 7 11* »d wai passed ; aluo, W.iikato Times, £1 '2* M ; clerical services (extr.i), £1 U ; •f, (ioodwin, Gs.

The following is the order paper for the meeting of the Hamilton Legislative AHHociatum to-night. The Financial Statement is looked forward to with considerable interest. Tho debate will probably, in accordance with custom, bo adjourned on the motion of the leader of the Opposicion, in order to afford him and hin followers an opportunity of digesting the proposals.. If time serves, the (Toverniiirnt Education Act comes on for second readme:. Govern ment business: Disposal of (rov eminent papers. Questions : Will (Toverunient enfoice the rulo as legurds jmyment of Mibseiiptions'' lion, member for Tuhik.ir.i mea. Motions: "That the name of the linn, member fur Kinkinroa be added to the comniifteo on in c«et pests, lion, mem her for Waiton. Education : lion, member for Woodlands; adjourned debate by the hon. membei for Wingapiko. Financial Statement: Hon. the Colonial Trensuier. Second readings : Education Act, 1887, Amendment Act, 18H.">, Minister for Education.

The first portion of our Te Aroha correspondent's letter published in last Thursday's issue t'ontuhed sp\eral item-* of veiy old news. It seems th.it out corlespondent, who is usu.illy the most cueful of men, committed some months .igi> the mistake of enti listing a letter to a friend to be posted. The mail li.ul closed, and he was anxious that wo should ha\o the news as soon as possible : so he f?a\e the inissne to a passeugei by the coach with instructions to li.md it to the postmastei at Morunsville. We know lots of people who h.i\e undertaken such commissions, ,md we do not envy them. This, as we li.uo s.ud, was some months a<£o, and the precious letter pmb.ibly remained in the, pocket of the iun.itiMir postm.in until Tuesday l.ist, — (the en\ elope was just a little worn) when, not knowing the n.iture of its contents, he s ( >iit it on to its destination. We hope this explanation will re-c-Üblish oui correspondent's ci.aractoi for veracity, and seive .is a warning to all who, in the pudelessness of their hearts entrust pieuous (as in the pie icnt case), c»tit.s|)ondence into the hands of tiring fellow cultures not duly enrolled in the postal \ ico of the colony.

I There has been quite an epidemic ■•t .uciilent-s dining the pa-t few days. On Thursday List a Kid ii.uued Trethaway, a nf Air Ti ethaw.iy, Ohaupo nud, was thrown fi oin In-, hor«,e and lnjuied hii left ami. On Sund ly, a W.up.i pettier n,unod (mm noil, sustained injuueb in ii similar inuinei. He was thrown fnun his hmse md sustained a fracture of the senpuk. Both sufleiers were attended by J)i. C.i icy, under who-,e c.ire they are donifl wpII. Yesteid.xy .ifternrion, a yoiniß in.iit mined Thoims M.ir-li ill, in tli.employment of Mr Bite-^, s iddler, ilannlton, met :i \eiy painful accident, which mi^'ht eaM'y h.ne linen 111010 sciiou*. M.iish.ill w.i>< on ln^ wiv to Te Aroh.i, nnd h.id tilcen (J.uidin'si bus to the st.ttmn. The l)U-> did mt stop at the H.iiniHoii West station, and M ir-li ill, without telling the driver, attempted to ilight. Ho fell onto the back of hi> head, and -untuned slight concilium of thr br.nn, to^ctliei uithothei nijmies. The injured man, as -oon .i 1 - coii'-cioiiMies-* letuiiicd, wis taken l>\ -.nine pa^-cis by to tne house of Mrs Mome, wheie he " w is .ittendi-d by I)i. Caicy, and is now piotfu'ssiritf fa\oui.iblv.

The following is the text of the Hduc.ition Vet, dow n for the second reading it, to melt's mooting of the Hamilton Logisl itui; Assouition : -Tho Kdiic.ition Act, 1577, Vinendmont A ut, ISS'i lie it emoted b> the Hamilton Legislative A*vi- ■ ( i.ition and by the authority ( "f tlio -anio, tint (1) The short title of this act bo "'IV Education Act, ISX.V ; ('2) Th.it the annual meeting of householders, as provided for in section fi4 of the act of 1577, bo held on the fiist Tuosdiy in Vpul ; (H) That at such ni(H>tiiitf nieinVx-is of the new committee sh ill lie noininited in wntmjjby twohmiso holdfis, .mill th it the \> tllot f«n such liioinbi'is -hall tike |>1 iu> at an adjoin nod meet liif; to be held not le>s than fourteen (1 I)) oi moie tlwn (2^) twonty ei^ht days aftei the annu.il meeting ; (1) That no \otei be entitled to £i\e nioie tti m one \ote to am one tainlid.it>*; ("') Th it all inspector-, be appointed by and be lespon-ihle to the Minister foi Kducition. md not the locil I'mds of Ivlnoation : (i>) Tli it the .Mmistei foi Ivbieitioii l>e em po\\i led to establish stho >X of mining and ■nriuultnie in any p««i\ niei.il di-ti tct, on funds bung pimidod foi the jmiposc b\ r.nh iiiii-nt, local bodies, oi prn ite persons; (7) That section* HI and (i*> of the Kducation Act, 1577, be, and the miiio sue, heieby rep -\led so far as inconsistent \\ ith thw Act."

The following is taken from the Hawko's Is.iy Heiald : -Some peisons li u - mp contiol o\ei the (iii\finmt"it l*i lilting (Mine, and piesiimihly Mr>M-> Stout ami Ballance, ha\e been spending money in a \ci y question. ible ua\. Whose money it is we at piesent donot know, hut rfouhtlo-^ thw infoi in itum will lie foi thconuns pr«mmiUv. M.my tli«ni>.ui(l cDpn'-i >>f tin--pct'clu 1 - dt'lncnvl by Mi!>.-ii Stout and Ktll.meeon the X.itno Lind> Di-position liill li i\o been pintcd .it the < Jo 1 , eminent l)iintiiiff ofhw, put up in pamphlet foini, and foiu uded in p.uccK to ni'w^pnpi'i^ that aie thick .mil thin MippoitiM-, of the MmistM, and tlii-M' iii-wopipui-. hii\odistnlmti'd the painphM-. piofe-^edly as -.tippleiii"iit-. Sup[MMiis, p -Mes-i> Stout and II ill nice to ha\e p.ml foi the piintuiK and binding ot these political tracts, their conduct putake- more of tho paitis.ui than the -it.tte--ni.in, .is they h i\e ciiefnllv refi. lined flolil allownij,' the other side of the question to intiude into their pamphlets. If, on the other hand, the {Hinting and binding has been done at the expense of the ta\pivers, as is piobible, if .M.>s-,i> Stout and liillance aie to be ]tidged In the tattifs of miscalled "Libeial' Ministne-, the House will know what to -,ay and do in the niattei.

In a letter to the Dunedin Star (It'suiptm 1 of a leu-nt \i»it ti the Hot Spnnt,'-. .it Uotoiu.i, tin 1 Ke\. Di Kosoln „n 1 etched tin- tciminu-, of the l.ulw.iy .tt C.inihiid^o befoie Minuet tint autumn evening, and found \eiy unnfoi Üble accommodation at Kiikuood's Cottage 01 l.ithiu .it Kiikwimd's Hotel, foi the ( omfoit "f the place was th.it tin- lvi w,i* .it tlio -.ifc .uid i>lrv..mt dUtuu f tlii nthri -<ido of tho road. And lieu- 1 v. a-, >tiui.k with two rathw remarkable umtiast>. [mmediati'ly adjoiniiiff 0111 luotolix \\a- a t-toic ki'pt by — so I should iiifci an i ntci prioinff .li'W. lint tho tiling tli.it t nixlit my attention 'a. i-> tlie bi*w il<l«m uijy col loci tion of imnei on hii sifjnljoaid. Three of the nanie> iepio-ent the highest cultiue in tlie woi ld ; the foui th nnniedisitely recalls \ou to j our «eii>>es and lets yon know w hero you au; : — "A. Ts.icas, nicrcliint, Oxfoid, C.unbiidjje, Lichheld, and - W.iotu." Ah I was uiUsiiiK on this siijn I looked aepis-. the. load, and at an ui'l'or window of tho hotel theio sat a Maori woman. She was dre^ed aftei the fant.istic ta^tc of her race m the ni'»-t bnlli antlv contia>ted c tlouis obtaina))le -a bluo driK-, a led .shawl; iiei face w.^ fully t.ittoood, in her mouth was a shoit black pipe. Presently out into the vei md.th of the homo where v. c weie .statin}; came Mr Tionde tho histmian, who, with hi> sou and Lord Klphinstono, were on their way to tho Lake-, al-o. Tall, but with a slight stoop, gioy, with a plea-ant, mobile, ex-I»ic^-i\ e countenance, he stotjd for_ a moment, aftoi exchan^inß salutations with mjM'lf ; and tho contrast between tho two — the learned and erudite historian, the reprcsGiiiatnu of the lushest liteiaiy tu!tine the boMim fiiend "f the foteinost hteraiy mm of oui time and on tho othei sid"o{ the road, the simple child of Xatuic, with the diess of i pii'iqnit, and hei hori/on bound* d hv the \illaf,'o and the pa^im.' day -the foice of the, contiast was lrie^is tible. " All, ye.," 1 thought, as \ looked up a^am at All l>aiic->' siffnbo.ud, " it is all there . " (Kfoid, L'ainbiidKe, Lichfield, and — \\\iotn '"

Artemus Ward once " wondered" what the wf\gos of a <!o\ernor < reiieial amounted to. If any of our readers aio .iiimdus to know wli.it emolument a MinMei of the Crown in Kngland recehns, the following list of the Salisbury Ministry, with the s.il.u it's each is in leceipt of will bo interesting :— Lord Salisbmy, t'">,ooo ; Loid Iddesloigh, (Sn S Xorthcote) f.,000 : Lord IlaKbuiy, (Sir H. (Jiffaid, Loid Chancelloi) £10,000; Mi ()ibs ( .n, (Lord Chancellor of lieland) t'S.OOO ; Luid Caina\on (Loid Lieutenant «>f lieland), iI'N.OOO : Loi d fJianbiooK, £2,000 : Loid Hmiouhy, Jt'2,ooo : Sir Michael HicksBeach, t.">,000 ; Sn Kich.ud Cross, f.-.,0()0 ; Col. Stanley, fi,(KX» ; Lord K.mdolph Churchill, t'VlOO; Mr W. U. Smith, t"),00O; LonJ (Jooige Hamilton, fcl,"ioo ; Lord John Manners, t'2,.VK) ; I Miko of Kiehmond, (.'2.000 ; Ktnnhopn, t'2,000 ; Mr llalfour, t'2,000 ;Mr Cha'.hn, tJ,(XK) : Sir William Hart Dyke, l'», \'2~> ; Mr I'lunket, iI2,000; Lord Hcauchnmp. unpaid ; Sir Henry Holland, t'2ooo ; \rr Ak«M Douglas, t'2,000; Mr C. Dalryn.ple, t'1,000; Mr Sidney Herbert, £1,000 ; Colonel Walrond, €1,000 ; Mr Robuit l?ouike, i'l,:>oo ; Lord Cadogan, i' 1,.10 0; Lwd Donoughiiiorp, £1,500; Loid Jfuris, JL'I,."jOO ; Mr Ritchie, £2,000 ; Baron do Worinß, tI.HOO ; Mr A^hmrad Uartlett, tl.ooo ; Kail of Lathoin, t'2,000 ; Loid Lewishain, tO2I ; Lord Mount Kdtfecutiibe, £2,000; Karl of Bradford, £2,~>00; Loid W.iterford, £l,"00, L'»rd Fulkestone, i'JlOl ; Lord Aithur Hill, fc!lo4. Tins i.s the com ploted Ministiy, with the exception of the Liw officeis for England, Scotland and Ireland.

The following special messages to the Pro 1-'1 -'- Association, dat»;d London, September lltli, Invn been published:— The captain of tin; Spanish ui.tii of-war ntationed at Yap, diuinj,' the lecent t«eiiuro of thfit placo by (ieuiMiiv, nhot the Spanish (!o\emoi of the inland in the. xhonldei for 01 doling mhiio of In-, cicw to attack tlio (JeinianK. — I'niice ISisinaick, in a df<p.itcli, Rtatos tliat tlio jMUMNMon of tlic f!arolmc< in not ii mitlioiPiifc iniluriMiiont to tempt (iorniany to be linfnondlv with Spain.— At th« dinn'or f,'ivcn at the HeaeoiisKeld Club to Loiil Cnniigton, tho nntvGoioriKirof New Soutli Males thn \)nke of Huclvincjh.im proposed tho health of Loid C.uiiiKton, (nndinghiii altility. Lord Ro-.el>ery, speaking on fedoratio^, aaul it wa-> n question wl^ilJi

would requite Lard C.umgton's incest t.icfc .md discietion in dealing with. The lecenfc ditiiculty ovei the Caiolines showed, hu said, the enormous ini|i(ntiincc of colonial questions amongst the Powers, and he con sidered colonial statesmen ought to watch closely, as "eartli hunger "' was at pundit dominant amongst the nations. Kir Saul Samuel responded to Loid Roseberrj's reni.irks on feder.ition. Captain (iascoigno will be Lord Caimgton's princip.il Aide-de-Camp. The extra Aides de C imp will be Lord Heitie, Sir (Jeorge Arthur, and Messrs Terry, Leigh and ShenlTe. Lmd Caiington joins the Caithtige .it Sue/. Mi E. W. Walhngton, bis l'nvate Secitt\ry, leaves by the Mess.igenes steamer Oceanien, in advance of his Lordship.—The sentence of death pissed on Lou s Kiel, the Canadian insuigent, has been aftiitned. ; 1 I

In committee on the Estirtrates in the House of Kepiesuutativ.es on S itui day morning the following business was tiansacted aftei the lelegtaph cittict; closed*—K ist and West Coast Railway, £l.") 0,000: Mr Reese, moved to reduce the vote by £">0,000; (sapt.nn Sutter moved a further amendment to i educe it by £1111,000; Mr Holmes considered that Mi Reese had acted fin the sake of populanty, and that the hon. gentleman had been piomptcd by the nienihei for Auckland CityK. ist; Sir (Jeoige (!rey repudiated the htatement. and said ho had not prompted Mr Reese in .my way in the m.ittei ; Mi Fishei defended Mr Reese fioni the misie pu'sentation, and said if ho was not too busy with his own election lie should pay ,1 visit to Cliiistchiirch, 111 older to help the member for Sttinmoie 111 justifying himself befoie hi- cnn-tittieney ; Nil Kee-o - it<l he feared nothing from the Stinniore constitu nicy for the action he had taken, and he coiisideied Canteibuiy menibeis had not taken up a ptopet position towards the (Jo veinmetit they stippoifed. Captain Suttei's amendment to 1 educe it bv I'll'), 000 was then put and cariied bj 70 to 12, and a vote of £1000 was c irned. Ureymouthnnd Uokitika, £10,100 ; Mr Maearthnr, moved to 1 educe item by £10,000 ; lost by 41 to X! ; Mr .J. U. Whyte moved toieduce it by £NOOO ; this reduction was carried on the casting vote of the Chaiini'm ; Yye-3~>, noes 3"). I'icton southw.uds, £2V>OO •' Captain Sutter moved tint the item be reduced by £8000; the reduction was c.uned. Hiirimui northwaids, £7200: carried. Hmtinui (Waipua), £11200; carried. Upper Vshbiulon brand), t'7!»00 ; canied. Line >h\ (Little Rnei), t'l.*i,!)oo ; carried. Albuiy branch extension, t.K)O; carried. ()\foid, SiieHijld, and Whitecliffe extension, t'JIOO; earned. Livmchtone branch, £17,400: Capt 1111 Sutter moved 1 eduction of £8000; earned by 4!) to 21. l'almeiston and Waitemo, £SnOo ; c.uiied. Catlm River bunch, t'll.SOO ; c ;ined. W.iipahi - Heriotbuin, £I2(")O ; cutie-l. Edendale-Toitoi, £.">oo<') ; can led. < H.igo Cential, t'1.11,000 ; C.iptain Sutter moved a 1 eduction of £2-">.000 ; this reduction was catned by 42 to 2U. Luuisden-Maiaioii, £"»100; cariied. Waimea £10,000 ; item struck out. Seaw.ud branch, £7100; ciiMcil. Rtveiton-Oiepuki, £">JOO . cirne.l. Addition-to open hues, £172,100 ; The Miui-ti v suggested that the item be 1 educed by £l"»,()00, winch was agreed to. Pennuient wly and rolling stock, £21(^,000 ; c 111 ie<l lV>giess was reporti'd and the House iose ,it ten minates to five I a.m.

A meeting of the representatives of the Tildes and Lib.nn and Knendly Societies w.is held in |{<ib-on's li-xmi-i, \nckland, on Siturday night, to eoiisidei \li W. L. Kejs Now Zealand Lind and Libom (Jomp.inv scheme. Mi 11. R .liny was thaunian, and theie weie 2t lepiescntatives jne-ent. The Chairman saitl the meeting was foi the pui p )se of getting together trades and impiovmg the positi<ui of the vvoiking cla-ses. He -|>oke of co-opciatiou as the only way of unpiov ing theii condition. Laud, 1 ilwmi and capital weie, as they knew, the sinew s of thu countiy, .mil to tj.'t thoso or^.iui- itioiis to woik together was the object of the company. At present the cipitibst leceived the gilt. The scheme would help to insure th.it labour got a -h.ue of the pioHtsof produce. They weie now an mging for .1 mass meeting of the wot king- cl.is-.e-, to have the scheme placed piopeily befoie them. Mi liees said he hid taken upon himself to call tli-j meeting of lepiesenta tivjs of labour as the tiadei organis itioiis of the town. He then pi on ci led to fully explain the scheme. Mi l>iinumgham hkid the means pioposed to re-distribute weilth. It would make them stiong politically. Mr 11, le.me .spoke agunst the fntteiing away of the lands of the colony by the pie-ent legislation. In teplying to Mi \\'aibuit>ni, Mr Rees -*\vl as to Ins tiip to the old countiy, he wo"uld pay all his <■» n tiavellmg expen-es, but in deluei mg lectuies on the scheme, the cost of halls and .uheitising would bo met by the coinp.iny. Othei -peakeirt .iddic^-ed the meeting, and gentlemen weie app nut 'd to move lesolutions ..t a mass meeting in ht. .I.unes's ll.ill, on Wednesd ij night. - Heiald.