The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2078, 31 October 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to alt men, Ot whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawcd by influence and unbribcd by (jam.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 188 J.

It may perhaps l>e too early to congratulate Mr Ballance on the success of his new land settlement scheme which is now being tried in several parts of the colony as well as in this district. But wo cannot refrain from expressing our opinion that the Gordon Special Settlement at Te Aroha, which has been promoted on the lilies laid down by the present Miuister of Lands, alt'oids every promise of success. We must not loee sight of the fact that very few ojE these special settlement ideas promoted by Government in the past,, has resulted in that amount of success which we could have cljesired. Either the proper class of settlers have not been introduced, the land lias not been of good quality, has been, perhaps, too highly vulucd, or it may be that the conditions have been unworkable; and the terms umeasonaltlo, but whatever the cause the fact remains the s.une, and the success attained lias f.dlcn .short of our expectations 1 . The GoidoM Settlement has a lot in its favour and we should bo vety much disappointed if it did not turn out

successful. The settlers are a h:> Idy and experienced lot of men, some of them with :i little money, but all we believe good \\ orkei s with a knowiedge of husbandry and endowed with the necessary perseverance to combat And o\eicome those obstacles generally experienced at the outset. They have an unusually good piece of country, and whilst they aie not hampered, they ha\e not got sufficient Land to burden them. The gold Held promises them not only .1 good maiket for their produce, but as they arc mostly working men they will bo able to maintain themselves \\ ith occasional jobs and contracts until their holdings are sufficiently ini]>ro\ cd to enable them to dispense with outside assistance. The conditions of settlement arc exceedingly reasonable and a\c would be greatly suipused if .ill -who go heartily to work should not be able to pull through successfully.

Sik Ji r.n i Voci.i. Ins once more been befoic his constituents at Clnist chinch, telling them of Ins woik during; the session of r.uh.vuioJit jvist closed. As u«ual, M»jnr Atlviiwm and tho otlier opponents of the Miiustiy air dealt with at length, and the uni<M-onablcne-<s of then persistent opposition to the bloving*, which tlie (;<>\crnnuMit sought to bestow upon the tonntiy is advoitod to at some leiijrth. Notwithstanding the alleged b.ui^nne^ of tlio session, ttn Julius tikes oce iMon to iuin.uk that an\ two of the acts which the (!o\einmeut succeeded in c.wy ing would }ia\c been considered by .Mijnr Atkinson a tuuinpli of luinian l.\bour sufficient for one session. The \e\wl question of the Custom's Tatiff is aNo dealt with. He attributes the falling off in the revenue juinoipally to the tendency on the pait of the colonist consume les-, spuit-. While ho thinks this a satisfactory doficienc)', he considers it unjustihable for the taxpayers to complain aboutinci easing the taxation. But the sine point with the Treasiuer and the C.mtoiInuy people is the defeat of the East and West Coast Railway business, upon which they have so stiongly -et their hcaits. Sir Julius chuckles over the manner in which the Oanterbuiy people ictaliated against Auckland for the way in which they had been treated, and almost regrets that, being a member of the Government, lie had been unable to take puit in it. Tho existing depression seems to ha\e attended him an opportunity of reflecting on the administration of his predecossoi, Major Atkinson, whoso philosophy he sums up in the words. " Lie down and Wait, ' and as against this he announces his own doctiine "Helpyourselfjand God will help you." Among the things winch he had done, and which MnjorAskinson would not have done, he had ano-nged for the West Coast li.uboui woi ks to proceed ; they hnd pushed on the Ot.igo Central and South Island tiunk line, and tried to start the West Coast and Nelson line", and to purchase the distnet railways. J3y then conversion policy they had saved the necessity for half-a million taxation. Since the session they had not been idle. The S.in Francisco mail contiact h.\d been ai ranged, by which they would save thousands a year. A Rystem of .something like sixpenny telegrams was to bo established, and a system was being ai ranged by w Inch p lymenta under tho Public Works appropiutions would be niado without impiesLs and without rcfoionceto Wellington. Sir .1 ulius explains away in a most ingenious manner the cause of the business de-pies-ion, which he consideis is without counterpart in the memoiy of the present geneiation. He calculates tho wealth of New Zealand over and above her indebtedness, at 1270 millions sterling. A ie\ival must come. Wheat must lise as population increases, and New Zealand had a steady home market. If the country was to become rich it miu.t be a manufacturing as well as an ngricultui aland a grazing country. The people of New Zealand might 'form a league binding themselves to wear nothing but colonial fabrics as far as were procurable. Small fanning indnstues, suclfas flint and dany pioduco, should be cncouiaged. Sn Juhu>, at the c!o-,e of Ins addro-s, w.is u'u.uded with tho usual vote of thanks and confidence.

The usual fortnightly sitting of tlio C.uiibiidffe K.M. Couit wn> held >e^t« id.iy, wlicn a number of civil c.ise-5 were disposed of.

We are desired to again remind the Hamilton crickrtoi> to .ittcnd for piactioc on Sydney {5411.11 c this .iftcmoon at 3 o'clock.

Mr J. S. Buckland's new cattle saley.uds at C.unbnd^c aio now almost linishcd. The fii^t s.ilc in the now yaids will be hold on Thursday.

The Hamilton East School ■ Oominittfo, .it a mooting hold on Tlmwhv, icxohofl t<> suppoit the auididatuip ot -Mi .F. M. Lenno\ for a bo.it in the Education Btiaul.

The Masonic Lodge '' Alpha," at Ciiinbiiilgo has imich.i«i'«l .1 site fiom Mi John Uiincitn.in in thiMr ]>u>p new hall. The site h (in the Hamilton io.\d, adjoining' Lintoi).

TJie Hawera Star, the organ of the W.uin.ito l'l.ui)-. i- iP]inhli-lnn^ tlio inti'ie->-tm^' spiuj-, of ]<>ttei -> wiiHni fm thi~> jmiin\l by " Kclcctic ' uii'lcr the heading "The Innocent fioin 1 lonic. '

Oar Auckland correspondent was in en or instating tint l'lofubMir Swallow h id boon appointed <ujf nii-^t of S. Paul's. Tin; inofe^or has accepted the post of oij»inist at S. Patrick's, tlic Koinan Catholic Cathcdial.

The annual meeting of the shareholder of tlio l\itoi.ii)Ki Choose ami Dany I'ioduce Company will bo held m the old icliiiollioubC .it hiilf-iu>t twoho o'cluck, to d.iy, ti> iocluvo the repoit, elect duoctoi-> and nuditois tec.

A meeting of all parties interested in tlio W.nkato Hoiticultiu-.il Society is cilled for Tuesday next at The W.uk.ifco Tnucs Building at 11.30 The business of the meeting i» to make ananpfementh for holding tlio nc\t -jhow, and othoi matters of ltnport.uu'U.

Owing to the day fixed for the irtmn iiiiiti.li of tho Hamilton and G.unqiiil!,'!' Liwn TVnni* Clubs falling on tlio 7th November, when scvim.il of tlio pl.iyeis will he ,il»(?nt on n hohcJ.iy trip to Auckl.tud, tlio nwtcli hasatj.un been p'f-tponcd to tlio Chnstinas holidays.

A special message to the Press AsMKii.ition, dated London, tlio LJoth Octobei, statrs : — The (iiiboinu H.iibmu JJoaul lo.mof £200,000, at ."> ]jpi coil., has Ivun placed in tbo niiukct. Tlip niinimum lvi-> Jjeen fi\cd .it ')"», and tcndeii \\\U be opened on the ."ith Xovenibei 1 .

The residence of the hon. G B. Moms, T.iurnng.i, was dpstmycd by fuo on Tlnn>ilay inniiun£. 'I'lio 10-s al>o\e tlio insurance is estimated at fcHKM). Tho degpoat sympathy is folt fm C.ipt. Arom«,, who is lying dangerously ill at AVVllniffton, wlieie Mis Moms ahu is atd.-udiu^ liun.

A serious accident happened on Thursday to Mr JYLutin, luiuiii.iii in the Telegraph Department. Ho was on^.i ,'fd in lcpairingand reinstating tlie line ne.u Pukekohe, wlien by some means, ono of tlio ]jolos fell ou lnui, fracturing Ins siiouldor b.idly. Jlr M.iitin was cons eyed to tlio hospital, and his wife, who lcsidoa at Hamilton, sent for.

We would remind the members of ,S. Petei's (Hamilton), congregation that the (ilToitoriM to-inonow A\ill bo in aid of ilio Iloiuo Motion Kuiul, to en ible tho »ervicei of the chuicli to bo o\.tondcd to the m.my distucts in tlio diocc-si* w lucli aio t< o «l)aiscly pupul.iu'd to ivllow of their inaint.uninj,' .1 cleigyiu.ui.

The hon. John Ballance, Native Ministci, will iini\o .it Jl.-mnltoii this afternoon, .md will bn received by 1m Worship the Mayor. The question of the endowments in llic boiough will be biought under his notice, together with NC/Pial utlirr matters of local interest. Mi li.vlllancc H 6X)iecte(i to pioceod to Kilnkihi by the evening tiain.

The railway arrangements for the Auckland Cattle Show and i.iow .no ,ulm-tf-cd in tins ]hsu<\ Cheap fair* aic an. nounced to the oxtent of Satuiday lctwin tickets, issued from Thursday, November ")th, to Tuesday, Nov umber 10th, fivnihble f»i lfitiim ti[> to Wi'dnpid.iy, No\ ember llth. A special train foi exhibits only, with lus'.cnfirei car attachnd, will stait fiom To Awamutu and Carabrklgo oa Iri

d.iy nun ni'/};, Xn\oiiil)pi (itli. Am o.uly Kpt-ci tl will le.iw 1 W.ukato on JNlond.iv liKiiiim^ fin the Slmw, icturning thu sum? tii^'lit.

Some of the owners of domain le\*ch<>ltN .it C.unbiulfje West haw imfc set complied with the conditions of tht'ii limsps The allotments tue oithei imt fi'ii':od, not down in ki.i--'-, <u aio coveied with goi^o. Tlic bond !ms allowed .1 coit.uu tmi' 1 fni the conditions "f lo.isl 1 to be coinplip'l with, when, it this lie not done they intend taking steps in the ni.ittui.

The meeting of ladies at S. Peter's r.iidoiuge, Hamilton, yostoiday, u.i-> well nttonded and .11 they .vll cnteiod he.utih into tlio >-|Miit of tin* ti'ik H't bofoic ttioiii, .1 goodly bind of wOlw 01 kins w.is eniollod, wlio^o bu i-iii('>-'iti -iii('>-' it 1^ to clifTu^e lnfoimilion .ibmit tlic mi-.-'ioii, mid ciicul.ite nnit.ilion-) to conic to it. It 1-1 liojied tli it the lntvtinp of pontlcmcn comoued foi Motid.iy c\c'innp; for the same jmiposj will bo ucin.illj siti>>fiictory.

It has been wisely decided that, following in the footstep-, of tlic Auckland City Council, the sitting of the Hamilton Borough Council <sli.il! toinunate at 10 p in. at the latebt. But inoidci to nuke pi»\ibion for transacting the domain and cemetencs business it i-> pioposcd to hold a sepaiate meeting. Tho oidin.uy council meeting will take place as heictofore on the hi ->t Monday, and the l^oinaiii Board and Csmctoiio-i Tin^t will meet on the thud Monday m each month.

Many people in Waikato are gicntly disappointed with what they conskJoi the muck hbeiahty of the mil way de])utme:it in tho iu.it tci of chcip f.ue>. It wa^- thought, tint .11 many fanners weio deMious of seeing the Show and spending a clay in tow n riming the holidays th.it special inducement m the way of reducid fares w (mid be offered. Theydo not consider that tin; Rrantms of Satuiday return tickets I-. any cuncc»i')n whatever, and tli.it thp Department, with its usual foresight, has once more been found standing in it-> own liglit Weie ieai mablo inducement ollcied, twuntj people would have taken advantage of the cheap faies wheio only one will be found to do so now.

This is how a Southern editor nnbmthens himself :— You don't— as a iulo— tiy to gnc your lawyer points on statute-, your pai ton on theology, 01 youi doctor on hygiene ; but you do— as a mle again — feel it incumbent upon you to gno your editor in»ti notions, veibo-,0 anil explicit sometimes in journalism. J >id it cvoi stuke you that you can be excessively dusicrreeablc, not to say insulting, in your tieatinent of newspaper men ? They have as fair a sh.uo of brains as you, arc no loiifjei social pariahs, and from life and profession <-cc the M\uny side of life, and its siher lining, too, as yon c.innot e\ei hope to do.

With reference to the grant of £3000 piomised by tin* (lo\ eminent to the I'iako County Council to awst that body m paying oft its liabilities, we untlci - stand that the <>o\prnment h,i-> intimated that the money will be paid nnmediitch upon the whole late being collected and not till then. Thi-* being «<o the county latepayer-, who line not yet p.ud their r.xte-. will Mjr the necessity of immediately foiwaiding their ic^pectno ninnuiit^ to the collectoi. It i-^ .ilw.ns unpleasant foi loc il bodie-> to li.uo lecourso to 1 i\v to enfoicethe payment of rate 1 ;, and the only w.iy this can now be .xsoided is by prompt p.i^ inent of all due-;.

Few farms in the Waikato look bettei at the ptesent tune than Mi Lo\ ell's, .it Taiipn i. Foi boinc ye.v-, past Mr Lo\ell has followed a sjitematio couiio of cultn iti'iii, aud the consequence is that his yields .lie not only Luger, but nioie ceitam than hii neijfhbouis'. Jn a paddock nc.n the hotel. soinescNcntceii acieb in extent, is ionic of the mobt fonvard cl<i\er in Waikuto, and the two adjoining fields aie occnpied with oats, which is coming on splendidly, and promises a lino ciop. Mr Lo\ ell's plan i~>, after i outs to sow clover &c, with oats, getting fii^t a cm[> of oaten hay, and a Mib crop of clo\ci' and glass. This method he intends adopting over the whole of hia faun, and, judging by results, it pays.

We are pleased to notice that though the iricnuc of the Cambridgo Domain Board h.vs been greatly reduced through the ~>o per cent, gcuuial 1 eduction, the board has not altogether abandoned its- progiammo of improvements on the To Koutu icmhvp. The woik done by the conti actor, Mr Brown, dm ing the ]>a-it year has been very tastcf ally canicdoufc, ami the grounds in tho vicinity of tlie lake piomi-,0 to :i<i«umc a very atti active appeal - anco during tho coming season. Mr ]Jio\\ n h.isdonoa \ery largo amount of woikfoi the money, and Mr VVell«, to wlinse encigy in this matter tho Cambridge public are greatly indebted, has been empowered to ni.ilve anangements with tho picscnt conti actei fot tho improvements of the enduing >e.u. In the course of a few yeai-* the domain in the \icinity of lake Te Koutu will lie ono of the most prettiest spot-, in the count i}'.

Respecting a statement made in Mi Miuiay'-. letter of ThuisJay, to the otfect that then; had been two county iates and two load board rates levied m the Waitoa, district, in tho one j'c.u, which we tako it was mfeired, wo aie assuiied m stitiny that thi-> is far from boincf collect. Theio has only been one county rate stitick. by the Fiako County Council dining the existence of that bodj r , and this rate is only now being collected. As to ro.id lioaid lates, no road boaid lias power to levy in one yeariates amounting to mine than thi go fai things, w ithout a poll of the iatcpayei -. being hist taken. Since Match, ISS'J, fiJIOOIi.v. liopn spunt by the county council in the Waitoa diitiict under the lto.vls and Budges Construclum Act, not one fai thing of which liavo tho tatepayois of tint district been asked to conttibutu, althongli tlieir coiihent to le\y special lxites foi tho lejnyinont to the Govotnment of om; fouith of that amount had in.->t to be obtained. No effort, whnte\ei, has been made to collect these rates, as the ippiyinent has so far been made fioin oidinaij' levenno. Mr Munsiy must theiofou> know that, ao far as ho peisonally is conceived, lie has only been .isked to pay one county late ot three fai things.

Mr A. Swarbrick delivered a U'ctuie on " The Chemistry of W.itei," at Le (,Hioiie\ Hall Hamilton, on Thm-jday cu-iiing, in connection with tlio Young Men's Atutii.il lin))ro\oincnt Association, Then* was ,v f,,ii attend mco of members and then 1 fiicnds, .uidthc chair was occupied by the pietiident of tho association. Mr Sw.ubiick dealt with the subject in a, pleasant chatty way, describing in simple language tlio nattue and use" of water, and tl.e manner of its distubution. Ho displayed an intimate knowledge of his subject and held tho lutciest of In-, audience thioughmit. The lectuic was illustrated by a number of interesting cvpci intents. Dm ing intcivals a couple of t.ongi were given. Mr Ticwhccllar Sang " True till J)eatli," and a lady anialeur contributed a dimming little morccati, tho name of which we were unable to obtain. Altogether a very pleasant and piofitablo evening was spent, in moving u voto of thanks to Mr >S\varbuclc, the chaiiman announced that tho meeting of the association had closed for the year. Next year they anticipated » more Miccpsßful '-ession. The \ote was cariiedby acclamation.

"Puff," in the Wellington Press. says: -"Our ttii Jaigo lather astontahou tin; {f»od folks down Smith by the splendour of In-, now uniform ! Yo% [ he.aul Ju's oldest fiicnds did not know him when tho buttuifly einetgod fiom tho chrysalis ! He sconis to bo [getting on very well with the Yuluntecis ! Making himself popular! I'iettyfair! Serves out .soil soap l.ithcr too libornlly ? Kathcr ton indiscriminately, I should s>ay ! It's no compliment to a coips to be told they aro tho (incst body of men ho aver saw, when every other coips ho had ever seen have been told c\.ictly the same tlnnpr, only more so ! Hi 1 did ;i thing at Lyttolton tho other day that got his uanio up! Aye? What was that? One of tho big guns was being sighted, and Sir Jargo was standing by smoking his nose warmer, as usual, and by way of helping, ho shoved his cap on the back of his head, and sti addled over the gun and tor k a Mjjht along it with his pipe nearly over tin; touch hole ! Might h.ivo lilown himself up, oh? Hather rash! Ah, but look at the olfect it had on the Volunteers ! lim])iied them with a glorious contempt for poisoml danger ! Don't sec it! The best soildei's tho one th.it does his duty with tlna least nsk! Sir Jaige is not his own now! Ho belongs to Hu Afijcsty, and he has no biMUPss" to ond.injjiu 1 liur propeity uncccmiily ! (Setting a bad ovimple of lecKh'ss daiing too ! Ah, well, that won't bo folloived much '"

If tobacco growers in other parts v/ero as unfoitiuute as Mi 1 Mooseinau last season, we foar tl|ftfc tho gro.ifc things expected funn tho industiy will not conio to pa^s. It will bo lemeinbjied tli.it fulh •jix months ago Mr Moo-iom.m took his tobacco to Auckland ; while theio he sold it to the Now Zoiland Tobacco Comp'iny, and loft

fot Wan^.iniii m the expectation that the 1 ctuius would ho foiw aided liim immediately aftmu.u d--. The anangement n,c tli it a cci tain poi turn of it should be picked ovet and chased pnorto the purchase lvung completed. Six months plapsed befoio my o-nswei could be got fioin the coinpanj', and now tint the leturns aie to hand, it is found tint a Luge quantity has boon drstioyed by tho Customs as usele-^, and tli.it .1 eh.uge of Id per Hi has been m.ide foi soitnif,'. The micos ffi\cn weie !)d and 4d pei lb. On the c\[»()iiinei)t Mr Monsp man coiiaidois that he loses .about -C 73, and thoiefoie, fin the ptosent he will abandon tobuco p;i owing. Of coulee it does not follow that because the Hist lot pioved n fuluie that other lots will; it is possible th it tluough neglect in cultivating oi tluough ciielcssness in diying, faults wuo nude which spoilt the leaf. These things can only be lemedicd by experience. We should like to see others expeiiment, not noce--s.iiily on so l.n q;e a sc.do, but bt'sinning with mv.ill i».itches and stud>niff tho cultivation and cming of the plant till they weie able to put m .i laige aiea without feai of losing by it.— W.inganui Hciald.

The amended regulations as to rewards for the discovoiy <>f new goldhelds ate gazetted as fallow..— Upon the tohiKil of any county, 01 uheie the Counties Vet is n ,t in foice, upon any mad boaid adopting the following legnl.itions, the CJo\minicnt shall subsidise by pound for pound the amounts p.nd bv way of icwmkl under the same, for the disco\ciy of new goldfields, three miles fioin any woiking: — Theicsli.dl bo paid, at the expn.ition of six months fioin the date of discoveiy, a lewaid of £100 iier liuudied ninieis up to t'loo for Ine Inindied 01 mmc minus si, employed; for the lccovcrv of <i leul in pniMiiiity to the place wheio a lead h is been l<wt, pud has not been uoiked for „ penod of siv months, a, toward equal to one half of the above latcs ; and for tho disco\ciy of a now lend, one mile fioin any lost lead, a lewaid equal to two-thiids of tho abo\o rates 1 . In tho event of any pcison di-co\Piinsy a payable goldheld bo\ond the jun«diction of any county council m road bo.ud, tho Government shall le cognise tho application, and deal theiewitli in tho same manner as if it hid boon made by a county council or road bn.ud- L'\>r tho discovery of a payible di.iuiond field, lodo of silvoi% or lod" of tin, foi e\eiy one hundied mineis profitably employed there at tho e\piiation of mx months fiom the date of dncototy, theie shall be paid a re\yard of £100 up to £500. for .")00 or more miners so employed. The amended regulations for aid to pioipecti-ig parties are also gazetted. The pimcip.il points are thpse : Upon any county council, or where counties aie not in foice, ro.ul board-, ado|)ting the icgulations foi pi inspecting for diamonds, gold, siher, oi tm, the <!i)\enunent shall, subject to the conditions, subsidise by pound foi pound the amounts expended by the county conn cil or load board*. The amounts payable bj subsidy to any county council in any one jimi shall not exceed -CoOO; and to any load bo.ud m any one year shall not exceed £200. The (Jo\ oi nment shall subsidise by pound foi pound any amounts expended by county councils oi road boards m tho pinch.iso oi boi low ing of appliancos to bo used foi piospi'cting paities.

In an article on "Freetrade in Ivliie.ition '" m tlio M >lbouine Reweu, the Ke\ A. K. I'ltchctt of Dunedin, writes .— fn his " Pohtic.il Econi my " JohnStu.ut Mill justified the intor\cntion of (<o\eninjcnt in education, on the ground th.it '" the case ih one in which the inteiest find \m\gment of the consumer me not sufficient seem lty for the goodness of the commodit} . " " It is htiange," says Spjncei, " tli.it so judicious a wntei should teel - itishcd with such a worn-out ovcuse.' 1 Aftei Spencoi's detailed exposition of laisse/ faiie m his "Social Statics," whore it is argued in tor ■alia that education does not fall within the legitimate piovinco of State functions, Mill's views underwent a change. His last word on tho subiect of education is in the es-«ay on "Libcity." The doctnne cherished, I am afraid, by most scculai lsf, that State education should be maintained as an agency for fnslnoning all citizens to one mint-mark, Mill repudiates with energy. Ho says that the woild, 01 any huge pal t of the education of the people, should be in State hands, I go as far as anyone in deprecating. ... A geneial State education is a mere contrivance for moulding people to be exactly like one another, and «s tho mould in which it casts them is that which pleases the predominant power in the (ton eminent, whether this bo a monaich, a priesthood, an aristociaey, or tho majority of tho existing goneration, in propoitiou as it is efficient and successful it establishes a despotism over the mind, leading by natural tendency to one over the body. The State education lias no intrinsic excellency that wo bhould dusho it for its own sake. Further, we delude oui selves if we suppose its existence isto be toleiated as a necessmy evil. If the CJovoinmpnt would make up their mind to requuc for eveiy child a good cducition they might save themselves the tumble of providing one. They might lca\o to parents to obtain the education whoie and how they pleased, and content thenisches with helping to pay the school fees of the pooior elates of children, and defiaymg the entire school expenses of those who have no one else to pay foi them. They may be some justification, ho adds, foi the existence of State education ".is one among in my competing expeiiinonts, its position in England at pi o out cuued on for the sake of example and stimulus, and to keep tho others up to a ceitnm stand. ud of excellence." But it is an eiior to suppose that the State has any facilities for eai lying on education which, in a well de\ eloped community, <uc not cqu tlly at tin* sum ice of pnvate enU'ipiise.— Xapici Telephone.