AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2087, 21 November 1885, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

I 1I 1 qu.il ,-mil < xart jintirp to all men, Ot wlMtiocvcr itate or prrtiMviun, religion* nr pulitir.il. Hi-re <h ill tlic PrP 1 !"! flip lVoplc's rig Jit maintain. L'n.iwcil by mflucm c and mtbriix il l>y rihii

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 \ 1885.

Jx his last letter, Mr Vailo touched upon what i«» undoubtedly the weakest spot in Mr Maxwell's famous " report." The paragraph in the report, which Mr Vmlc numbers 31, roods thus : — ■" Last yi:iv the railways yielded J£3. r >r>,r)Bs, after deducting working expenses, whiih sum was available toward*? t ho payment of interest on the lon us. This amount was about '.V.l poj' rent, of the gross revenue. If, lh»7i, Ihi* rute.s and faien were lowered by nbout :>3 per cent, all round, we mi^ht oxpeei. (he revenue would just co\er working expenses, and there would lie no net proceeds avfiil.ibh' towards payment of int<'ifsf, and tljQi'o would be an

additional sum of £360,000 or thereabouts to be raised by t.ixa tion." No vronder Mr Vaile calls this a " gem." We do not suppose that there is one single official in the railway service, abovo the rank of stationmaster who did not blush t-> the roots of his hair when he, read ifc. How any mnn el-i lining to possess even a modicum of business ability could give utterance to such an opinion as thi-. we .ire completely .it a loss to understand. But, absurd as it seems, Mr Maxwell apparently don l»elie\e that, the loss to the revenue by a '.V.\ per cent, reduction would be measured by that 3:5 per cut. exactly. Worse than this, whatever Mr Maxwell says the Minister for Public Works is quite prepared to endorse, so that though tho General Manager's notions of railway policy may hay« their ludicrous aspect, they are nevertheless charged with very seiious consequences to the colony. Every stationmaster — wo were going to say every schoolboy -must know that a reduction in freight will be followed by an increase of business. It is quite possible that in exceptional circumstances this would not be the case, but unless the remainder of the colony is influenced by conditions wholly opposed to those which govern Waikato, concessions in the taiifF charges would create an immediate expansion of trade. Mr Maxwell, as Mr Vaile, points out, appears to think thore is a certain amount of trade to be done, and that lie ought to charge the highest price for it. He is not however, parodoxical as it may ' seem, opposed to making reduci tions. His reason too is an excellent one. He says the gianting of concessions is always popular, " and therefore grateful to those in control ns well as to thr public!" This is singularly high ground for a gentleman in Mr Maxwell's position to take. He has clearly- -to his own satisfaction demonstrated that commercially speaking no concessions can lift inadt, but he exhibits his latent patriotism and philanthropy in his admission that concessions ought to be granted, because doing so pleases the general public. Mr Vaile is threatened with a dangerous rival in Mr Maxwell. The former contends that the reductions should be made bpc.iuse the result will be increased revenue ; the latter contemns Mr Vaile's argument, but e\en at a sacrifice is prepared to gratify the people. It is really a very funny spectacle. We frankly confess our inability to follow Mr Vaile through all the details of his scheme, but we fire strongly of opinion, and have all along contended that it should be accorded a practical trial. The public will not be satisfied with the repoits of conservative officials, certainly not with the flippant criticism of Mr Maxwell. Some reform is absolutely necessary, some reduction, we do not know how much, in the tariff is required if the railways are to fulfil their true destiny. It is objected by those who think with Mr Maxwell that any diminution in the profits will be felt in an increased burden of taxation by those who do not receive any direct benefit from the railway system. They apparently forget that increased facilities of transit will enhance the value of property affected by the railways, which for that reason will present what may be termed a much larger taxable area. To put it in another way, the loss in railway revenue would be compensated for by an inciease in the rateable value of land and property. We do not believe that any deficit would result, and the increase in the value of taxable commodities would therefore enable the Government to lighten the burdens of the people. We hope the members of the Kail way Krform League will not go to sleep, but will keep on agitating until some wholesome change is wrought.

The proposal to prohibit street process >rw through the street* of Auckland ti.iw boon |ioit|ion«l.

Mr Q. A. Sala was a passenger to Ciimbiid^p by Thur-^d iy'«< trim. On.trriial he left in a bugtfy for Oxf'itd, on route for Kotorun.

Commander Edwin wired at 11 30 ii. m. yiMtenl.iy : -" Kxpi'Ct biwl wcithor hi'twcn north .uir] wu4 niul south \sr*t. (Ma-<H fiirtht'i fall, .vn«l iniiickti<»w <<f r.iin."

The secretary of the Cambridge Public Lilir.uy h,ix been notihed thnt a sii>>si«ly will ho given tin- library thin year, £ 1000 ii.twng bi)i«n voted for dHtribntmn List Last y<*.ir tin 1 0 itiitirirlpf" libr.ny put L' 22, tinci a.* tho roxrimc 11 .ilvmt tin) >.uni" now ah it was Uumi, ft Kimilnr subsidy may bo »\j>cct<-d tlni yc-ir.

Mr John Menzies, proprietor of the Taiir.iiitf.i Hotel, Tnur.ing.l, \vm di owned in the Auckland H.uhnur on WfdriiMilay night. It w «u|>|)om i d tint in f,'nin)» down the whirf t<i tin- Htcnmor Clanniii, ill, by which h(*|uirp<>«t>(l n-tiuniii^ home, lu> -itumhlcr] k\it tin- wh.irf. ll\<* body w.ih pl^Kfd U|> on Tliurmt.iy nmrinnK. I)(!CP.ist'd wn :i Hinjfli* in. id, and w.m bntween f>o and I'm yo.irs of ,i^«.

We (Herald) are requested to state that tin Hon. Secntiryof the locil committfe of the Colonial and Indian Kxhilution Mr Mcn/it'i) has received a packet of cardhofird mid adhcHive Jhlwlh for thr> we, of intending rxhihitorn. We would ii(,'inn ii'inind mliibiton tlmt nil >>xhi)>it4, inelud111K pictures, Hhoiild bo re.tdy f<n sliipmr*rit by the Ritnntnkn, nailing licricu on «>r about the 17th December.

The following special message to tlic I'ipsh Amociittmn, dutcd London, Novi'iiibor 18, have ixM<n publxhrd : -The Ajfi'nt^iJonernl urjjo tbattbr unitml quait/-rrii-<fiin^ cxliihiti'iii nhoiilil hi'^ncn nt thft liiduui .irirl fJoloni il lOxhibition nc\t jtu, f :u I) colony to Hi-lid Hiilfiuioiit qn.ut/ (o cii.-ibli" criiMinnt; to tnko pl.ice tlin-o tiint-s per week. —The AiMwutiiii mniN, dated Octobi'r 10, prr Salr'i/ie, wero dulivciod yiMtcrd.iy, vi,i AffiiHcil !(••<.

At a meeting of the committee of tlm dmhrirl^n iitlilcttc Kjmrtn held nt thf* M.isonic Hotel, on Tlnirid.iy ovriniifr, a Irtlci Wfi 1 * n-.ul from tlif wiorotftry of tiio if.iimlton H|>i>rtn to the rtfi'ct tii.it tln-Ko «|K)iM would not he licld on Unxin^ D.iy. U Hft» .iccorrJinj?ly «l«culr<l to liolH the (<aml)ii(lK(* HjMirtH on that fl«y. Mchsfh Jtut'.Hl, I/imvh and O'Hnfii witp iippointcd ii coiiuiiittui' t'> c\n\.tiH tho tunn foriuli M'luilum*

An exhibition of the powers of the Climax Chemical Kirn I'JKtiii^iushfr will bo given in thn (Jovornmont im'lrliiok f'.inihrulfff, nt 11 o'clock this morning. Thr o\))iliiti>>ii w ill he under thn Hiiperintondenots of Mr Jjoiitfliind, r«;ircrt«ntinK Afowi 1 * M. l'ortor .hkl Co. of Auckland. This nnw idea in the wayof firo oxtiiißnirthpM in |>ioiioiincod hv tho proKs wlicrover it* poweiH Iki\ o been touted to l>n a linn el of simplicity find cfFoctivcnPFs. An exhibition will nlwi bo pi yon in 1 Hamilton, opponitn (JwynnoV* Hotel mi Monday afternoon at "> o'clock. A contributor to the Melbourne Tologrunh, in recounting Homo of his adv#n«

tuii't nt the (irtjcn Mills ruHi in IS.Ki, in. ikon r»'fi'n'nc« to "Thi> Kurokft Mob," whom h« i|t'HUil)i>n .is ft X'"'X " <>f *'"J" J roughest and iMKUSt «<>rt, wIlOK) HJHJci.ll TOClltlOll W/»rt looting by fore«." lie continue* :—" Ah for their leader, Big Sullivan, ho wan » notorious, rookies bully, who Ixiro tlic n-putation of bfling able to thrash e\i-iy-bodv, f\c<'pt Uig DnncKTt Mclntyr«, wliosinnorriioiiN ''troiißth hud <»ft»Mi been dis-pl.-xved .it Highland punt's, in tim-nnpc the ( ,ibt*r and tlnowinK tho h.uninfr." The 41 BifC Dunctn McTntyrn " bt*r»» rffi-rrod to ik now, rtinl linn bi'-T) kihc«* tb« war, i\ timi dont of ll.iimltoi). In former d.tys he w*» as renowi^l for Ins proMnjs hrri- n* he tt|>]>ar rntly \s.h on tln> Victori.ui gol'lliflidi".

An extraordinary meeting of the Apple K.irm Company wm held .it Sclirrlf'-* !t<uldtntf-<, K<irt '-ticct, on Tlitirsrliiy after n.i.in. MrT. Peacock, M.M.X., win \otedt<> the c.'i.iv. The btninesi of the meeting wa-< to (Minsid'T the quentinn <>f leismg the nnplanted p irtion of tin? compuiy s f.trm. After considerably di^cu^^i'in, during which it iip|>ciirt*d that there w«n h dK-tpn^ion in the directorate n* t<» tho expediency of lt'mniK n jmrtion of ttio fiirm to Mr Perry, the cuinpHiiy'i inan.ißcr, tho following uiotiou wiiH c.irricd on a iihow of hiuidi by 12 to I : "That tint m-etinß appro\e the action of tho dircctum with reference to tho lt>a-ittipr of tho farm to Mr Terry m withdrawing the offer ;" but on .1 poll bring demanded by Mr Cairn*, nil the dircetori and shareholder!* loft the room oTcopt Mr Citirim, Mr Pcrrv, Mr Kairburn, Mr (Jonnell .'md the CnHinnmi. Tho Chairman in declaring the motion lost n«i the rosult of the poll, h.aul tho votu would not affect tho action of tho directors in condncting the bniine-w of the c*inp.\ny. — Herald.

At the Presbyterian Church soiree .'it Cimbridgp, on Wudntwliiy n\oniiiK, Mr Brooki took ncrnnion to draw attention to the forthcoming bazaar in aid of the church rennv.ition fund. Ho .injured tho audionco th.»t activn preparAtionn worn Im'Hik made for the fancy fair which would ho opened on Thurrfdny, tho 17th Deceinbnr. It w.n tlio intention of tho committee to providn :i nuinhcr of really um'ful article in tho nhapi' of bnbyN cluthniK and other doinontic ganni'iit^ <if equivl otilitj*. Then' would also ho tho u-uil \.in»'tjr of f:mcy and oinanipnt.al pfod*, lmt tho useful and ocr\ iceable would comprise tho mam ><tock. i Taking into coiHideration the h.trd tiiiii*K, the pncui would not Ins high ; they would bo roasonablo, in fact thfy would be ituduciiiifly no. The object of the prom iteiA w.is to afford thiwe who ui<hi>d to opend tlifir money to the brut adv.mt;itf« to do no. Kurthermore, he would n«k them not to 10-ao si^ht of the .ill important fuct tli.it tho committee would not bi> above reci'i\inß contribittioiiM, either in money or in kind, from the. meinlxTs of tho church and tho public trenervllv.

At Thursday's meeting of the Auckland Crown Jjiuds Hoard, the matter of the Vtmer-ity endowment .it Tuipiri w.ts brought up. An application lind been rocriMil for leave to minn for coil oil *n endowment. Tho I'o.ird had recommended ttint imte.id of a rental, a roy ilty of '.)d per ton (mould bo cli irßud, and tins n-coin-ini'iid.ktion with the .ipplicntum hid bct-n forw.irded to thu Mim-ter of IjniuJ-*, .md tho reply pointed out thiit then* would bo nodifliculty to « r "'tin^ the bcenwe, but them would bo. i difficulty m aocrUiniuK the quantity tiken from tins re«er\e. Dr. fJiinpbrll poiiitr<l out th it it would be nrpomible to chiick \\h it qunntity v.a* tnknn frotn tho re^crro, and wh.it from under the l.ike.-Tlio Chiinniu •ni\<\ th.it th' nnr\eyn of thf working could bo jiindn and :in appro\im.it« Phtim:it(» formed, and it wni hnilly .i({reod th it tho Hoard would clnrßi* no rent, only a roy ilty of !td per ton, nubjoct to the conditions of th« UniverHity endowment .md th.it on ce.-iMnK to b« worked, tho Lin 1 rcvertH to tho Crown.

The enquiry into the alleged bribery (if WnnU Tipn, asKisenor, at^thn hpimngnf the M.iungatatitnri cup jit Kihikiln about two years .»#<>, w.n h'-ld in th<Cmnbndtfp H.M. C»\ut, on Thursday, »mfnro His Honour Jihlrb Smith, Hairy Simond*, Cnptiin Blake, and Mr \V. Moon wen- cullud and ff.uo CMd.-ncf. Tho p\iflpnco of Mr Mimn win to tlic effect that tbo monoyrt givrn to Waati Ti|u wit** merrly loann ami hod Mnc« Ihtii riM'.'iid. I'lnc of tlin Hitms h»d Ix-nn i?i»cit liim .it Ntf »ru.iu.il)i!t tofno time .iftcr the l-»nd c mrt .it whicb tho M.iungatanUri ct»-»u wa« Jtf.ud huh hrinij;l)t t>> «i clim»j. He wan a pprsrmal frifiid <>f Tip.i .md bis wife, Ii nin£ u'WiNt'd many kindnemcH from tho lattor, and his lnidm^ tliom money wan a melt 1 friendly .ict and ii"t »t all for the puisnes i>f bribi'ry. Mr ' Moon alno im pro« Bcd upon tlit; court the fact that Tipi, ,m assewir.th.id ao<|UU"iCcd in tho judKiin'iit .ifr.miHt N^atiraukann, in whose iwhalf both ho andCiptam I Hake were laiycly lnttTcntpd, and it wan not likfly thcreforo th.it thoy would bribe tin a««wir to concur in a (Icui-tion a^init th<*m. If id Ti|« ! accepterl the inonny as ft bribe tho ]ml}{nfiit of the court ho far ah ho wai concerned might ba\e b^n diff«'r«nt.