The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2089, 26 November 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Enu il and exact justice to all men, Of wlnt«o<ucr sUti. or persuasion, religious or political Here *hall the Press the People's nnht m tint un, Unawrrf ky influence and unbnbcd by Rnin.

THURSDAY, NOV. 2G, 1885.

Wr. are pleased to see that an organised effort is to be made to ppcure an amendment of tho unjust Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act of last session. The subject was brought forward nt yesterday's meeting of the Waikato County Council by Mr Barugh, tho county representative on the Auckland Board, and the councillors were unanimous in their condemnation of the measure. A committee, consisting of the chairman and Messrs. Barugh and Seddon, was appointed to traniß a ciicular to be addressed to the various county councils in the colony asking their co-operation. We do not doubt that the appeal will be largely responded to. The Act is obviously calculated to serve the interests of the large centres of population, to the serious prejudice of the country districts, and settlers throughout the countiy are fatally blind to their own interests if they do not —through tho medium of the county authorities join in the protest uttered by Waikato. Mr Seddon felicitously christened the measure "The Pauper Jiu-übating Act," kind the more the subject is canvassed the more appropriate will the title appear to be. We ha\e already expressed our dislike for and distrust of the Act in the language we can command, and we can but reiterate our desire to .sec a national movement i initiated, having for its object tha of this clumsy and wiquitous Poor Law.

Mr Wells, of Cambridge, has been elected is 1 iy repiesentttivc to the general .Synod for the dntiict of Waikato.

A public meeting will be held at tho Plimmiix Hotel, Moirinsville, on S.itnrd,iy next, .\t 7 p.m., fof the pnrpo-e of foinnng a RaceClu\ and for other busmen.

The programme of the Annual Moving IJ.iv spoits ;it Matamata appears in mother column. The details relating to the amount of the pri/es, etc., will appeu in a future issue.

Commander Edwin wired at 3 30 p.m. >esteiday :—": —" Expect lud weathei between noitli and east and south-past, (ilas-, fall within, and heavy lamfall after 12 hours from now."

The milk supply of the Cambridge Cheese Factory is daily increasing. The supply on Tuesday amounted to 530 5111011- The u.anagur expects to hive ibont t>oo gillons at the end of the month.

The first of a series of services on the lines of tho late Mission, to be c>n tinned e\eiy Wednesday evening through Vdvcnt, was held at S. I'eteiV, Hamilton, list night The Incumbent delneied a short instruction on tho Collects.

An excellent footpath has now b'jon fninied between tlie C.imbiidge h'>i-e ma.\a\ and tho courthouse. Mr Buckland's new -wleyanls extend ovei the old footpath, .aid the public for the past few week-, have consequently been without one.

A meeting of the members of the Cambridge Lmn Tennis Club is called f..r to 11101 n>\\ (Fud.iy) evening at the Cuteiion Hotel for the purpose of electing .1 seue taiy. As theie aie several othei matters of importanco to be considered, a full attendance of ineinbiM- is requested.

The Cambridge cricketers are now practicing foi the match with Hamilton on Monday. Both club-, are in \eiy fair ti .lining, and an int<resting contest may the.efoie bo looked foi w aid to. Tlie Cam bridge pitch is being put in proper condition foi the occasion.

The first meeting of the Cambridge Choral Society was held in the Public Hall on Tuesday. There was a large attendance of members. Mr H.trtly acted a* conductor. Several glees and other pieces were tendered in a very satisfactory and promising manner

The Herald learns that it is intended to test the question that has arisen as to the legality of the collection of the property tax. In a number of cases the tix h is to be pud by timtecs and it is sud that if they piy while the tax h not legal they may be liable to the estates.

Mr T- G. Sandes, engineer, has been rmsily engaged preparing plans and specifications for the fonnition and im proiement of Chapel .street and Victom ioad, Cambiidge. Tenders for thnse will be called for after the next meeting of the, town boaid.

At the Auckland Horticultural Show Mi Hobbs staged four specimen apples u'oened from Mr <Jeo, Kdgecuinbe, of Hamilton. They were grown by Mr Seddon, of Knighton, and although they did not arrive in time to be judged with the other exhibits, they were awarded a special certificate of merit.

The Government workmen, under Mr D. Muipby, aie still engaged putting the Cambiidge Waotu Road in repair. Soveial Mibstantial culverts have been put in, and the road raised where necoss.ny. They are now engagod blasting out the rock-> in tho road near tho Waipa, Creek. These improvements should considerably lessen the cost of carting.

At the annual meeting of the Piako County Council, held at Cambridge yesterday, Mr W. L. C. Wilhims was re elected chairman. It was agieed to allow the chairman £.~>o per annum towards the ex penses of hia office. At tho annual meeting of the Waikato County Council yesterday, Mr Primrose was re-elected chairman.

The usual fortnightly sitting of the Cambridge K.M. Court will be held to-morrow. A large number of civil cases are down for healing. One native case To Mete (duiith) versus Haunona Pat.ua (Simon Hottle), promises to occupy the couit the gi eater poition of the day, a large number of native witnesses having been subpo'ii ted for the occasion.

The Cambridge Dramatic Society are now icheaising "Meg's Diversion." Their second perfoimance promises to be even more successful than their fiist, as some of the best am iteur talent in the district his jigieed to take part. The pel foi mance will be in aid of tlie Public Liliiuv, and should on til it account be unusually popnl.u.

The profits of the rate collector .ire not always so ceitain or as l.uge as •nine people have vainly tiled to leptesent. Tlie collectoi of the I'iako County late ieconed an instalment of tlnee shilling cash in an uinegisteied and an unstamped lettei the othei day. He had to pay a shilling foi compulsory registration, 4d for compulsory postage, and 2d for the lettei of demand, thus leaving him Is Od after paying expenses.

A man named Alfred Williams, one of the AuckUnd excursionists, was arrested on a charge of diunkenness on Tuesday afternoon. The police endcavoinedto get him away in the tiain, but as nobody would nndeitake to look after him they were compelled to give him lodgings at the lock-up. Ycstetday morning he was biought up at the Police Couit and cautioned. He departed by the mom ing train for the metropolis.

Shearing operations are now being earned on at Ihe pimupal stations tinoughout the country, and thi-> yeai's clip in the Waikato pimnises to be an unusually large one. There seems to be a scarcity of good Mie.ucr*, and consequently at many of the stations amateurs may be seen busily at work trying to knock out wages. (Jood wages aic being paid, the most of the stitions paying fioin eighteen to twenty ilnllings a hunched.

The quantity of milk now received daily at the Waikato Cheese Factory (Hamilton) is about 8.">0 gallons, and the manager and his two assistants are kept pretty busy. The cheese 111 the curing room is looking splendid. The heating apparatus i-> found to be a gieat impiovemeiit, as tho cheese will now matuie and bo ht foi the iihuket in lr.uch less tune than foimcily.

Tha Waipa County's share of the expendituie incuired in respect of the Xihoms Hrid^e, £41 3s fid, was paid over t'> the W.vikato County Council on the 23rd October. Tins amount was withheld for some months, as the Waipa Council dispiit< d the item of engineering, but the objection was subsequently waived. The W.upa Council has aNo paid ovei the sum of £'<i X-<, lieing the amount of its share of the cost of repauiug the C.unbi ldgo'bi ldge.

The cheap excursion from Auckland to Hamilton on Tuesday was not so Kiitceshful as many anticipated it would be. Only about 150 people availed themselves of the opportunity. A few stayed at Huntly, and those who came on to Hamilton occupied the tune at then disposal in ins|>ectin'? the various object* of niteiest in the neigh bom hood. Numbers drove out into the country. Tho weather was delightful, and the victors thoioughly enjoyed the outing.

The Registrar-General wired to tho clerk of thn Waik/ito County Council the other day asking for a description of the boundanes of the several ridings in the county, Cupt. Mcl'herson in mentioning the matter at yesterday'^ meeting of the council said ho .supposed that at the time the communication was sent, the clciks in tlie office were engaged in reading tho newspapers and tho Rogi-.tiai <reller.ll did not like to disturb them. Ho had leplied to Mr Drown, indicating the (Ja/cttes-containing the information required.

The Wellington correspondent of the Heiald «ays:-The CominiKsionei of l'orestshas reiolved to wind up the depnitinent under the l(loiest Tree Planting Kncouiagement Act of 187 L and 1872. A School of Forestry and Apncultiuo will bo established at Whangaroi, for which an appropriation of £2000 was vote.! under tho torcstiy Act of last session. A site for the school Jias been selected, containing 210 acies, which will also bo occupied as an exiioiiiiunt.il f.um for tlu fro .it h of Fiib tropical fruiti, and the aochmati -ation uf otutablo plants of various kinds.

The following special messages to the Pios Association, dated London, Nov. 2oid and2ilh, have been published.—The barquo Parthia, which sails for Sydney on Saturday, takes ,'5lO domestic servants as passengers.—Humours are curient on the Stock Exchange that the Victoiian < !o\ eminent intend to raise a lonn of fiom four to eight million pounds.—Messrs Sims and Co., wool biokpii, have suspended payment.—A Shanghai firm .11c building four largo steamers at Greenoclc, which they intend placing on the Chuia-Mclbouine trade.

The Rotorua disturbance between t!.e nativeb and Mrs Uiaham, wiU be

settled bj aibitration. The assault case h\s been v\lthdrawn by Mm Oraham. The police will also withdraw the ca«o of assault against the constable. The natives' clnim to the property is good, but they took a wrong course of showing or proving their claim. Mrs Graham did not receive nny rough uango at the hands of any of the M wiris. One of them put his hand quietly on her, and requeued h«r to leave the building, but no \iolenco whatever w»i offered. As legards breaking in the door, th.it was a stretch of imagination on the p.ut <»f some correspondents. The door was unlocked, and the intruders quietly opened it and walked in The whole affair has been gro>.glj exaggerated.

A dispute has arisen out of the wm of Rowdy at the recent race meeting of the Cambridge Jockey Club. After the race Rowdy was put up to sale and was knocked down to Mr Moon for £01. The money it appears was nut pud within fifteen minutes as piescnbed by the rules, indthe ownei Mr Can accordingly refuses to part with the horse. The Club have at present taken the matter m hand and the wh«'le aff.iii will be gone into fully at a meeting which is about to be comencd for the purpoie. Wo understand that the question with nil the issue* and arguments fully sot forth will be submitted to the Auckland Jockey Club, and that both p n tips arc willing to abide the decision of that body.

It would seem that tennis is on the decline in Cambridge, at 1< ast so far as the local club is concerned. At the opening of the season the court was constantly in uso, in >rmng, noon, and evening, but now a visitor might go there several days m succession without witnessing the playing of a good set. This is \ery much to be icgretted, considering the rn»id progiess which the members of this young club wore nuking tow.uds perfection in the popular game. Unless they practice a little more they cannot expect to keep their engagement with the Hamilton Club for the play-ing-oif contest, or it they do to stand any show of winning. It is also likely that a challenge will be forthcoming at an early date fiom the Aioh.i Club to play a match on the Aioha ground during the Christmas holidays.

I At a meeting: ot the committee of the Cambridge Athletic Sports, held at Kirk wood's Hotel on Monday evening, Mr T. 13. Lewis m the chair, home business was disposed of. It was agreed that the secret iry respectfully point out to the town board that under the Amended Reserves Act, 18fs">, the hoard has power to grant permission to charge a fee of one shilling admission, and that the board be asked to leconsidtr their decision. An amendment to the effect that the upoits be held in Mr Kirkwoods ptddock, opposite the Church of Kngland, was 10-it on the voice*. The subscription lists handed in showed a total already of about £2(>, which was considered \eiy favourable considering the hhort time the' canvassers had been at work. Tho piogiAinme will be submitted for consideration at another meeting to be held next Tuesday evening at the National Hotel.

The ceremony of formally letting the water into the Blue Bith at Sulphur Point, Rotorm, was performed by Mill eorge Augustus Sala on Tuesday, in tho pieseneeof a large concourse of Kuropeans and Maoiis. The proceeding-, passed off very successfully. Mr Johnson, the (2ov eminent agent, and Mr Sal.i mado appropnatrt bpceches, and tho natives cordially welcomed tho great journalist to Rotorn.i. The new bath is constructed of concrete. The following are its dimensions •—Length, <>2 feet; width, 23 fe»»t; and depth (from water-line), 4 feet (> inche*; shoaling for one-third of the length to 3 feet. When filled it will contain over 34,000 gallons of hot alkaline water, which will be supplied by the Oruawhata Springs in the immediate vicinit}', a constant stream of sufficient volume being admitted to keep up a temperatuie of about HO 1 Fahr. There is also a fitr. bath at one end, in winch tho temperature of the water can be increased as may be desired.

Owing to the early arrival of the Union Co's steamship Mararoa at Hobart, from (Glasgow, the company are enabled to cirry out theii oiigmal intention of opening the mail service from Sydney with their new steamship, and w ith this object in v lew the Maiaroaleft llobart yesterday morning eaily for Sydney, wheie she will arrive in ample time to coal, dock, and get in order for her onei olis work. It has been further ;u ranged by the Union Co. that the passongeis, mails dfec, of the Mar.uoa will be bi ought on to New Z • il.ind by the steamship Taraweia, winch mi her way fiom Melbourne to tho Bluff, is toe ill at Hobart foi that puip'ise. The Mararo.i is to leave Sydney on the 3id December, and conspquriitly will in ike hei debut into a New Zealand poitheieon thuinoimug of the Nth ; at two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day «he is to lesume hei voyage, to Honolulu. By this it will be seen that the Union Company have gie.it faith in the cipibihties of their new steamship in so soon setting her to the ta^k of lunmncr the mail service after the co-npletion of her long voyage fiom Glasgow. The incoming mail steainei undei the Union Company's contiact will be tho Alameda, which is due here from San Fiancis-:o(in the room of the Zealandiu) on tho 11th Decembei. Tho Vlameda follows the Mararoa with the Januaiy mails from Australia and New Zealand.—Hciald.

A meeting of the parishioners of S. Petei's, Hamilton, wis held .it Miss Newell's .school-ioom, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Church Society, nnd for taking measures ti peipetuate the memoiy of the lute Mission. There was a. very good attendance, and the chair was taken by the Incumbent, the Rev. R. O'C. Biggs. The Chairman referred nt length to the object of the meeting, and dwelt on the need of a closer and more affectionate union between clergyman and people in all matteis affecting the welfare of the chinch and the spiritual advancement of its member*. He spoke feelingly of the Lite Mission, and hoped that the proposal to commemorate it in some fitting manner would meet with coidial .support. On the motion of Mr R. F. Sande<, seconded by Mr LeC.tucsne, it was resolved to establish a branch of the Chinch Society having its head quarters in Auckland, an amendment to establish an independant society or guild being lost. It was decided to postpone the enrolment of metnbcis until next Tuesday evening, at the same place, m mdci that those who intend joining might have an opportunity to study tho mles contained in the manual, a number of which were distributed to those present. With lefeienceto the Mission mcmoiiul, a committee was, on the motion of Mr Sear.uicke, appointed to consider what form it ought to assume, the committee to consist of the Incumbent, church wardens, vestiy, and Messrs Templer, (}. Edgecumbe, Smith, 1). M. Beerc and Stevens. The committee will meet to-morrow evening, and will, if possible, repoit to the meeting on Tuesday evening.

The country between Hamilton and Fiako in places is now looking prosperous and pi utilising. Within the past few yearn, a large aiea on both side* of the road has been broken up, sub-divided, and nut in grass and other crops. Somo of the land which by many pronounced useless fir cultivation, is now cut up into handsome fm in-., well tillrd, and can ying large holds of stock. Tho richness of tlio pas turn along the flat between T.uiwhaw and Piako attracts tho eye and cannot fail to have a seducing influence on tho mind of the intending settlers or the pasiiug tmveller in search of a home. In the vicinity of thcT.iuwhaie Clippsc Factory, thecountiy studded with milch cows piesents a most inviting appearance, and those vi lio .ue in HtMich uf fauns should find no difhculty in being suited m this locality. Smne of the young farms along the load, wheip a few years ago the land was m its natuial .state, attract attention. Among these the tin iv ing estate of Mr liiowning may be mentioned. A new homestead has boon erected, and tho surrounding* indicate tho taste of the occupier. A good aica of o.it'j for wiutoi feed has been sown, and we venture to say th.it moio piomising and better looking ciops could not 1-ie found among the older fauns of Wiukato. There aie seveial other little places along the road recently bought fiom tho company equally attiactive. Mi Gilford's old place is not being neglected. Ploughing and ciopping opeiations aie constantly going on, and tho improvements in the way of cultivations, &c, which h.uo already bison olfoctod fciifKoiontiy attest tho capabilities of the country.

At the Wesleyan district meeting on Tuesday the balance sheet of the Homo Miss.on was read. The totil income for the year amounted to £1133 8-", or £."»3 8-, in excess of the estimate. Of this Bum the Upper Thames contiibuted £10, C.anibiidgo t"23 Is, Hamilton £18, To Awamutu 113 2s Id, and Raglan £1117s 3d. Tho estimated income for 188(5 was set down at £101."). On the motion of tho Rev. W. (Jittos £"> per quarter was granted to Mrs H.uuaki nuil. Tlie meeting then discussed, the

cu«e of tho R.igl.ui circuit. The secretary moved that the present mini-ter be withdraw n, ,md that the district bo under tho charge of tho Huniiltoii itiiniater, nnd bo v liitod by tho Rev. \V. Gittoi. Tho Rev. J. Dellmv nnd J. Dukes thought tliis proposal impracticable, nnd after -.onio discussion tho motion wm withdiawn. On the motion of the Rev. J. Duke-*, a giant of £70 was made to Ragl.m, with an additional £20 for Maoii woik. An application for £'20 for To Awamutu wan i cfused, and £10 granted. The Rev. J. J. M.tther advocated tho acquisition of a parsonage site for tho £o Awamutu cucuit. It was resolved to amend tho rule* of the Home Mission Fund, so as to make Maori work a first claim on it. The statistical letnrn read by the Rev J. Dukes «hovys that them aro 201 churches and preaching places ; 31 ministers, 128 local proachers ; 552 Sunday-school teachers ; 5002 scholars, 2222 church mem bors and communicant*, with 137 on piobation for membership, 7<» chins leader", and 16,322 attendants on the public ministrations of the church. The returns show an increase in all departments of tho work. Rev. J. Dukes moved, "That a home missionary bo appointed to Huntly." Seconded by Rev. W. Gittos. Rer. S. Lavvry moved as an amendment, "That the subject be referred to the Hamilton December quarterly meeting for its consideration and recommendation, with a view of attaching Huntly to that circuit with a home missionaiy." Seconded by Mr F. A. White, and carried. On the motion of Rot. K. Best, seconded by Mr T. Buddie, the following lesolntion was adopted : — "That the memberrt of this district meet'ng record their feelings of profound sonow and alarm at the existence of social impurity in bo many of the great centres of population, especially in the metropolis of tho Empire, concerning which fucli terrible disclosures have been recently made. We therefore pledge ourselves to use our personal and collective efforts to aid every legitimate and Christian movement for the suppression of thiH great sin, which is a disgrace to any people, and serioiwly imperils tho social and bost interest of humanity. 1 ' The Rev. E. Best moved an follows : "Be hevintj that our national system of education is seriously defective in moral and Scriptural instrnctition, wo pledge ourselves by all legitimate means to have a well-selected portion of Holy Scripture read daily m our school^, guarded by a conscience clauso similar to th.it now in operation in Canada." Rev. J. T. Pinfold seconded the motion, and spoke in strong terms against some features of anr present educational system. The motion was carried nem. con. The following resolution was also carried: — "Th.it Conference be requested to instruct the Chairmen of districts to give perti. i^sion and all neces<<ary certificates to suitable nccredited local preachers to labour in any circuit as pv ange lists.." The meeting then adjourned until to-duy, when it is expected the business will be concluded.