The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2093, 5 December 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

I qiial and exact justice to ill men, Of wJi rioever state Of persuasion, religion* o pohtiral. Km iba.lt the Pre*« the ['coplr's riclit m »mt tin, Liiitwed by influcore and unbrilicd b> t;»in

SATURDAY, DEC. J, 188o>

■ ♦ Tub discovery of the unvrorkablejicss of llio Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act would have given great relief to country districts. JJut we are afraid that there is nothing so good in store for us. Wo have indeed from the first a<wuined that thoje invested with authority under the Act have ample power to carry out nil the provisions into effect. The Premier has pointed out to the Wellington Board the proper course to follow, and Sir Frederick

Whitaker has advised the Thames Board that then; is nothing to prevent them from fleecing the Piako ratepayers. This of course is not exactly what Sir Frederick anys, but it is precisely what is involved in his '• opinion." No doubt the Auckland Board will now feel sufficiently strengthened to follow suit and rob tlie Waikato. The members of the Thames Board are apparently a little ashamed of the dishonest p.nt they have been called on to play, because they have deputed the representatives of the Piako and Ohincniuri counties to enquire into and report upon the question of establishing a hospital somewhere in the upper country. For this concession the country settlers have to thank their own repiesentatives, and they can now congratulate themselves on ha\ing decided to be represented on these boards by men from among themselves. But after all the concession does not amount to much. Piako and Ohinemuri might be able to do without a hospital for some time to come, and so save a large annual expenditure ; but the Thames Board tells them in effect that some outlay beyond what they require they mush incur, and if they do not choose to spend it on a useless building erected somewhere within their own territory they must forward the money to the Thames. Whatever happens, the ratepayer must disgorge. There is no eluding that function. In the matter of charitable aid no such concession is offered. An amount equal to that required either for the Thames Hospital or for a cottage hospital somewhere on the R I )kohu saddle, is to be filched fiom the people of Pi.iko County to feed and clothe the poor of the Borough of the Thames : just as the settlers of Waikato, W.iip.i and lir gl.m are to be squee/ed for the sick and indigent in the Great Northern Metropolis. We have no desire to preach sedition, but really if there ever w.is a case in which people would be justitied in clogging the wheels of administration by every means short of an actual breach of the peace, the present is one. The more it is considered, the more monstrous appears the proposal to levy upon a struggling district like the Waikato rates amounting to close upon ,£3OOO, for the maintenance of institutions the benefits of which we do not experience. Tt is unpleasant to talk about obstructing the law, but there is an unwritten law which is of higher importance than any in the colony's .statute book, and it is question for us to consider whether it does not iipply in our present circumstances. We refer to the l.iw of self-preservation.

Mr John Fisher, of Pukerimu, has bci'ii g.i/.etted a Justice of tho l'ence.

It is understood that Major Kcannull is to Ih< .ippoiutcd n jiiclbtc of the X.iti\ a Lands Court.

At the election for Hampstead tho Miiripiin i»f Lorne, thu Libcr.il c.milid.ite, \v,ts doff.itcfl l>y Sir lloiny Holland, .v ni'Miiber (tf Lord Sahibiiry'H Ministry.

The monthly meeting of the Kinkinroi Ro.ul IJo.trd, winch v.is to h.ivc boon lielcl yesterday afternoon, lapsed for v nit df a (imnum.

A slight thunderstorm passed over the district yesterday uccniiipaiiiid by a \ cry ui'lconv, but not too he-uy f.ill of rain. The country now looks \ciy iniicJi rofresbud in CDn-iurjucncu.

Anew railway time-table comes into fotco on Mond.iy, but thoru arc no altciatiniiK so f.ir as the Waikato sen ice is concurnud, A coupli* of additional trains will in future run from Auckland "as f.ir an Ot.ihuhu.

As will be seen by advertisement, MrT. (J. K.indps will moot contractors on tho Victoii.v K'KVfl, C.mibndgc, tliN moming, sit 11 o'clock imte-id of Monday, as at firit ndvortisi-d.

The bank overdraft of the Piako County Council, w hich stood the other day at something o\er £0000, lias nmv hi'on reduced to a few hundred pound*. It is expected th.it the whole amount will lie wiped out before the ne\t meeting of the council.

Those who heard the carol singing of tho Hamilton Choral Society last yeiir will bo delighted to lcun th.it ;i .similar tie.it is in store for them at thii cominp ChrKtnustide. An announcement to tins effect appears in mir advertisement column*. We liavo ><oeii tho programme, c»nd can \oucli for its excellence.

A meeting of persons residing in the c'lnttictri of I'ukciimu, Tu<>t,ioro.i, Matam.ita, P.itctero and Cambridge, interested in the nest hoiticultui-il show .it Cambridge, aio invited to nieot .it tlif» I'ublis Hall, CainbridßO, .it li.ilf-p.ist 7 <>n evening next, for the purpose of constituting tho di^tiict, i-lrctinff show coininitt.pp, initiating show business, &c. Tho meeting is convened by Mr Well*.

Farmers, farm labourers, single and married, and domcitic sonants ran now bo nominated us immigrant*. Foi each person over 12 year* of ago tho tmm to bo paid h £10, and for those under that age half that amount. Infants undm twehc nionthn aro fiee. The ch.iigos include all cxpensoi of aliiuping, Toyayo and outfit.

The sixth anniversary of the Trinity Weslcyan Hnndny-Nclinol, Hamilton, will bo celebrated to-morrow, in the n«ual manner. Rev. J. Dolltiw will conduct tin t-c services during tho day, and .111 intcrontinp feature, in the .shape of .special hymns by tho children, who huvo boon practising diligently for some tune, will no <i<iubt .idd to tho attractiveness of the HOrvices. A to.i mooting i-. advertised for Tuesday, and n« the oliji'ct in mow is a. goorl onn, it i« to bo hoped the alFan will bo a financial nucccHH.

The Cambridge Domain Board have fixed upon a schedule of impiovomentg to ho earned out on tho Te Koutti Lako r<--Her\o dm m# the coining yo.ir. Tho tender of tho prcHunt uoikinnn, J\ lirown, of Kl2B for tho yeai IW>, h.»M hi'en iicccpted. The walk it to bo comploted round tin- lako, and thu uiaigin formed and put down in gr»v<. Tin' flut extending from tho lako to tho K.ir.ipiro creek 11 to bo ploughed and lmd down in Rrn'-M, and tuvor.il otliur works of a minoi cl>nriictor have to 1)0 carried out. Mi J>r'»\\»'rf wriiccs during tho past yo/ir li.ive gi\en c\cry satiifaction.

The advertised programme of the M.it.imat.'i uportH and incus on ]'n\in£ D.iy, indicates one of thn tinwt Hiicct'tsful holiday evei held in W.ukiito. At tlio I>reMi>tit turn there in a lnrgu t)i>piil:itii»i of wurkincii ami othniH residing in the vicinity o( tlio Mat.unat i ostnto including thu rinfWiiy wmkinoii :inrt otlii'is r-n^.i^cd on diiri'rent contracts about the pi iet 1 . As tlio pri/.e« are inoHt fiicourugiiitf, tlm ri)tii*M hlionld bo larg.j and tho ri'spi-ctivo ovcntH wiM contested. Tbt*y Hhould attruct a largo attundanco of tlio public fioni all part* of the country.

The Wellington correspondent of the Herald hoarn on pood avithonty that Mr GVwter, M.H.H., will be ft p.iHwngnr by t))c noxt direct mail steamer from England, Hiii prosenco in Parliament noxt w^ion will p;ivo an nddifcional vof.c to tho Qnvarnnicnt. Major Steward, M. lff. lt., hiw purchased tho Ashburton Mail from Mr Ivess, M.H.R., nnd uMuinos the editorHhip and mnnaffement of that papor from the cumniencninpnt of tho now year. It U xtatcd tlint the new managomont will support tho Oovernmont,

At Thursday's meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Board the following business of local interest was transacted :—Raglan. —Mr C. E. Savage asked to be allowed to purchase 20 acres adjoining his son's homestead. Approved. Mokau. —A prospecting license wnsjjranted to Mr J. K. Brown to search for limestone, clay, ,md coal on Crown lands at Mokau. Cambridge West.—Win. White applied for permission to occupy lot !(9 —lt was ngrecd th.it it be offered for sale. Land Sale.— The Chairman announced that the result of the land Hale held on Nov. einbor 20th wan a tot.il amount of £1083 . r >s.

At the next meeting of the I'i.iko County Council s<;\er.il applie itious will bo hr.nd fr.)in tho ni.inagois of the various mines respecting a reduction in tho tramway charges. Now th.it the tramway is paying it in quite likely that the applications will bo favourably entertained. Some of the councillor havo e\pres>ed themselves in favour *>f <i reduction. A matennl reduction in the tramway charges might be the means of inducing the mining companies to take in hand many of the mines which have been closed tin unpayable. The council, however, is not likely to concede a reduction if it should mean a low on tho working of the tramway. All they are anxious for is th.it the tramway xhould pay its own working expenses.

A man named Charles McMahon, was brought up at tho Cambridge K.M. Court yesterday morning before Mesurs Wells and Lewis, ,T.l\ (Jn tl.iee distinct charge*, with having insufficient means of support, with sleeping on the premises of Mr fJ. W. Russell m Victoria street, and with supplying M.ilachi Fcch.in, a prohibited person under the Licensing Act with liquour. Accused pleaded guilty to supplying Feehan with liquor, but denied the two first charge*. Kwdence was called and the offences" prorod. Mr Walter Murphy, the town ranger, was in town to give evidence on tho charge which the accused admitted and was therefore not c.tlted. After being road a s mnd loshoii accused was .sentenced to a month on each chaige, tho sentence* to run concurrently.

The hon. secretary of the Hamilton Cricket Club infotniH us that ho lias been handed by Mr K. Wood .1 letter from the oecretary ot the, Auckland Cricket Club proposing two matches in Wuk.tto, .it Hamilton and C.iinbiidge lespochvely, on the 2!lth and 30th in^t. The letter will be tuhtuitU'4 to the ineiubois of the Hamilton Cricket Club this afternoon, and no doubt the challenge will bo accepted both by them and the Cambridge Cricket Club, to whom the eh illengu will lie forwarded by the first opportunity. Coming immediately after tho two local sporU meetings these mutches will add greatly to the attractions of the two leading Waikato townships foi tho holidays, besides giving our^ rural cricketers an oppoitunity of picking up wrinkles from the Metropolitan exponents of the game. The Auckland men prono->e coming up on the 2.Sth and returning on the 30th, and will, we h.-uo no doubt, be nceived with tho usual Waikato welcome.

A proposal will be submitted at tlio rnn ring of the Cambridge Town Hoard on Tuesday next, foi critain improvements to tlio Public Hall. Mi T. NVeIN <>n behalf of the llorticultur.il Society, h:is written to the bo.ird pointing out tli.it the annual show of that society will be held in March ne\t, and .11 it is intended to make it one of the greatest event-, of the year, it will be new— .ury th.it tbo accommodation of the hall should bo uqu.il to the occasion. It is proposed to extend the building back .1 bout .tO feet, the addition to answer the purpose of a qtiuprr-room. This will be connected with the main lull by a covered pas-age-way along tho left-hand side of the building. It H also proposed to fence 111 the whole of the hall site, laying it down .is a sort of l.iwn, to be neatly planted next season. Tho le venue of the hall is \ery considerable, and the bo.ud should h.ne no diffidence in acceding to the pioposal. When these nnpnneinents are elfected, the hall property will be quite an ouiament to the town.

The Premier has addressed a letter to the Wellington Hospital Jliuitl, making suggestions to meet thr difficulties of bringing the Act into wmkmg oidei. He says the Distiiot Moiiid should, in tins hist place, make .in estimate of the stun requited to in.iint.Lin the Hospital to the JHst of March next. Tins local bodies cm Mien be called upon for half tbo uniount, thu pi<Jportion payable by each bcin^ detuiiumed in iiccoidancK with section 2^. The othtA* half can liv claiinul fiom tho ( rovcniiiicnt under section 1"). Tlie aboM 1 is on tho assumption th.it the HosjHtal i-, not iipirpnratod. If it become a hrparato nistitmtoii the tuwtecs will fuiui-ih tho District IJo.ud with an estini.ite, and will letjuiNition it for funds in tcims of suction ">!). The l r nited Bo.ird will require to mako an estimate of the cost of chin itable aid (including tho several chiintablu institutions) m the united district-.. Ono half the cost, js in the ca>-e of the Hospit.il, cm be allocated amon<; the Wai bodies, the other half being obt.muul fn>m the (Jovoininont.iH.'isubitidy. — Jieiald corres])oiHlent.

The bath at Te Aroha known as " No. 2,'' is the hottest one on the field, and tlicti* .ire few people who can sojourn in its suiimi'iirig depths longer than about five or ten minuter at the outride. In m/o it is capable of containing .ibout lialf ii-do/.en full gi-nvn men bathing at the odd tune. In fact, in the oarly days of the goldheld weaie told th.it no fewer than eighteen miners dispoi ted themselves in it together, and that latei on, during a. \i^it of his Majesty King T.iwlnao, the hist twentytwo of his faithful body-guard enjoyed total immcision together. The, aeconnnodating and cleansing capabilities of tins bath, theiefore, can now easily be conceived— they should, in fact, be equal to any emeigeney. But they aro not. A young lady who mibscnbes herself (is Maggie. Wilson, reni.uks in the, visitors' book: "No. '2 is not big enough or hot enough for me. ' It can only be wondeied how big "Maggie" ically is, or if sho is actually ,n big .is she. lepresents heiself to be, and if so why she has not been collated by IJ.unuin, or some other piominent showman, befoie this. If she cannot accommodate hor exuberant outline in No. 2 s<ho is really woith pa\ ing something to nee, and the soonei stio passes into a inenageiie, oi tr.i\ els on her own account, the better for all concerned. Some unconscious wag tolls the public through the same medium that "Two baths made him peifectly clean." Now, this is a \eiy ple,\xing testimony, and one that the committee should caiefully pieM'ise. Thete is an amount of honesty about it which lnunt be admired bv all who read it, and it can only be legretted that such \aluable testimonies aie not moio fie(|uent. Hem y Hotchin, of Auckland, iematlvs. " Tim sod.i watui spiing would bo butter pationi.scd if avviskey tap was pio vided.' It is a matter of veiy great rogiet that a gentleman with such piofiNseri familiarity with the distilled aiticle rl)(hnot learn to Mpell it properly befoie taking upon himself to express an opinion respecting its nec.ssity.

The Kawhia Chief, Tuteamo Manihcin has addiessed the following let tin to Mr Uillaneo :— " Kiicnd,— Salutations to you. I havo received your ciicul.ir letter pointing out how disease could bo averted, and the me.inH of preserving ho.ilth among tho nativo people <if New Zealand. Your advice is pood. Fiiend, listen to tbK ; Accurding to the oljmm vation in.ido by thn Mj.ou people .is to the decay of their people, it ih found th.tt formoily, in tho d.iyn of imr ancostoin, tho natives mostly died of old age. Their wharcs their clothing, and their food wic very bad. When they slept at night they used fire to kei p them \\ar(i» and in the day they bathed in the Him, its ho.il nerving them an clothing, mid the ])c,o))lt; never dmd olf. Hut the ftiru.il nf Kuropeaim to thouc I«].iii(is brought disease amongst them, and two complaints madu their appt'nr<inci> ( namely client compl.nnt and cou^h. Kiom that tiint! the number of natixcH hc^ati to decli»i\ Snbtequontly fuuttlicr disouso camo c.illurl iucihluh and now fever lms come and rheumatism. Among other cjuuch which h.iw bi>en disouiiod by the Alnoim is that they h.ivo been netjlocted by the niinisteis. The M.ioiis h.ive a loveienco for sacird tiling. In former dayx, wlien the chief of any tiibu died, boforo that e\ ent happened Inn appio.ichuiK donth would h.ivo boun known to .til by tho flash of lightning and the io.tr of thunder rolling along the mountain tops of his own district. No in it tor where a chief was dyiiif' they always knew, antl would always say that such and mich a chief would die buc.uise tho lightning and thunder wero at tmoh and hucli n i>lace. Fi innd, tho food nnd clothing uro now vnry good, but the Maoris aro dying off rapidly. Thfrt is what I havo to nny to you : If you think woll of it, let nil veiwels thnt como hero be insjiected, and if nny kind of Bicknens bo found on Ijoard let thorn bo ordo»ed t<> go away ho that wo may nut catch tho sickneHrt. That i* all. I loavo Jt to you to judgo whether it ia right or wronft Enough.— Your loving friend, TUTUMO Manihaba VinorA," 4