VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2163, 20 May 1886, Page 2

VALLEY GAZETTE.

Jsqukl an4 .exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Iff r£ fhall'the Pros tho Peopln's right maintain, Unawted by influence and unbribed by gain.

In antotTier 1 column appears an advertise- , niont troro, .the J^ow Zealand Ifrozen 'Meat V^njTji^V j ivhidh irf deserving, of more tti^n a passing notice. Some misconception appears to have existed concerning the method of t^be; company. We were under the impression, and doubtless so were fenny of our readers also, that one of the /)bjqct* of the company was the exportation of frozen meat on their own account. This Ifpjfeafs* to' be ti mistake. They do not Undertake to export, except to a limited extent, but are prepared to freezß and ship TOrcases consigned to them, and to undert§dco *th« ' « ale of the same in the Home market They will become liable, by fcontractinj? for shipping space in the ' 'event ■of receiving applications from stock owners for , not le-s than two-4blhis> or<the lowest quantity for which the shipping companies will a^re,e to ftHecicj troo'm, 'alid are willing to iriake tlnffllSl V<JS "TBspftnsible for the remaining third. The position should be clearly understood by tihe^ stockowners, in order that 2no.'f«fifther 'misconception and con«eaurotrtli^tpppintnioat waj arise. | wjll tmMMirtno& sennet combinAti6n other tlfati tho Frozen Meat Company ja required to jnnk©thftWe*#efpV>Vttrkd« tno (iacccss it ought to bu. If. the invitation of the coaipuriyife^ !*«nd In lippliciHoriH for spaed be only rcsjtonded to by two or three, the latter will only haro tboir trouble for their pains, sifted ; the ' number of fat carcases required cannot well be miwle tHX'hr th,at number. Th«- gra^iirs iposlqi,, tjhareforq mefit together ajpd itolditningements for •upplyinga cargo, fflp siffcnml cnirgoc< ami no fej«sop t^o trade t j*U ; *'ii! f) '' ' it. 4 ;. \1 i > ''I "'■■ >! ' ' "

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1886.

going. Tlut it will pay to do tins, ewn with the rihk of mi occasional failure, nil who d<'|>«ml on the Auckland miirkct iuu>t feel. It wmply docs not pay to grow f.<t ■iwtton ;vt the prices npw ruling, tikinir the average of the Home quotation.* Mipphcd by tjie Frossen Jilcat Company, thuto is a pnwpcct of a roMoiidble return. Tt will be se9n thnl the price realised foi mutton in tho.jLondon t market, ttteydily incrc.v»ed h6m Sis^Hembcr tfi M»^. NtTlii-*' is dm> chiefly to the f.ict that ax the irteut becomes better known the prejudice, both of tiic tnide and of tlie public, will weai off, .md as fresh maikets are opened up the price will still further iucrc.u»e. In the c.i«e of beef and l.imb fluctuations in price are noticeable, but tins may bo owing to variations in tho qu il'tv :"itl the inejjularity of the consit?nmentb. Presuminff that mutton will »ell at sd, and allowing 3d to co\cr all expenses, taking into account the value of the skin, <tc, there is, we repeat, a fair margin of profit, and ftnekowners will do wisely to meet together and conceit measured for guaranteeing a regular suirply.^

Mb Ramvjcli Vaii/B will delivor his promised lecture <in Railway Reform at Lp Jiufl*neVHftll,,Jßainilton > to-morrow evening. That there will be a large audience, nnd that the lecture will be an interesting one, go without saying. Mr Vaile has the knack of .treating hi* subjects in a plain, pleasant wnyT and finds no difficulty in placjng himself en rapport with., his audit(irt. ftntftnurign. wi 4 arc extremely glad to have anotfier pDpijrt^nity' of hearing him deHcant u^on liis favourite theme, that i* not tho main object to bo seuved. -'Ah a matter of fact, those who are still unconvinced an to the necessity for ' a full nnd searching enquiry into our railway policy and management are very few, and their number is becoming loss cvpry day. In view of this fact, the meeting to-morrow night should have m practical result. It should resuscitate and invigorate the'Reform Lf ague, and sketch out the plan of a vigoroitK cruvade against the present trhoulish ny.item, which, instead of fostering settlement, is a veritable blood-sucker, causing stagnation where it ought, if rightly managed, to create prosperity.

Little of interest transpired at yesterday's sitting of Parliament. In the Council Mr Swanson presented a petition signed by some eight hundred people protesting Against the exceptional treatment accorded Cardinal Moran on his recent visit to Auckland, but save that it served tn make the Colonial Sncnrtary uneasy, nothing came of it. . Ii» the House, Sir Goorpe Grey'tf resolutions in reference to the New Hebrides were withdrawn after a smart debate, in the course of which Sir George had a fling at the Premier and his other pet mention, Lord Granyille. ' Major Atkinson acted the part of mediator, and peace and order wero soon re-established. A rumour, which our correspondent sends "for what it is worth," has bjen set afloat to the effect that in the event of a. Ministerial defeat Mr, Stout and MajoiS AfcliihSon would form &'■ coalition. So many other eventualities have to be taken .into account in discussing such a probability an this that it would scarcely be profitable to purnue it at the present juncture.

In the House on Tuesday, Sir George Grey and the Premier had a preliminary little tiff, the forerunner, probably, of many another such. The circumstance is alluded toby our Wellington correspondent in another column. A few years ago the House might <have been induced to share Sir George's alarm, " when he heard that those confidential despatches were withheld," but members are getting too painfully familiar with ths honourable gentleman's fits of virtuous indignation to accord him - anything more than, at the best, a respectful attention. Though it is the first time Sit' George has upturned his eyes this 'station, tho sympathy of the House was undoubtedly carried by Mr Stout.

<The Address-ih-Reply was debated in both Houses' <ni Tuesdny. In the Council the proceedings were merely formal, and can hardly bo dignified with the name of a debate., Mr Barmcoat moved the adoption of the J .Ad(3[rosa--in a .colourless speech, which limply travelled over the chief points of interest. Mr Sbrimski, in seconding tho motion, referred in graceful term* to the Queen's jubillee. He expressed the opinion that not only the natural, j but tlie naturalised subjects of Her Majesty had reason to be grateful for the [ many blessings showered iipon them. The honourable gentleman is himself a naturalised subject. He is a native of Poland, but up more loyal subject of the Empire exists. In the Lower House the adoption of the ■Address- was; innveeU "by Mr Be wan, the member' for Hokitika. He endorsed the portion of the speech t which referred to the Sovereign's illustrious reign, expressed his gratification* <nt (he Satisfactory relations existing between Europeans and natives, and bestowed a fitting euloginm I upon the action of Mr Bryce for so spiritedly' upholding the honour of the colony. He considered the present depression wA»,due to a great commercial reform proceeding, but he claimed that this colony had not felt its presence in the same degree with «ther countries, and looked forward with, hope. He held that the taking up the Midlands Railway by English ' capitalists was a monument to the integrity of the Government.^; ijln,' cpppjuiion : lta.< complimented Ministers for the zeal shown in the di«char£«, of their dntief.- Mr Taylor, the n«wl3?-*lacted 'member-' for Syiiienham, seconded the motion, and made some general' remarks in favour of extending local, industries and promoting land settlement. , Major Atkinson, who followed, commenced by deprecating a debate on the, Address, nuu then, in strange conformity with the principle he sought to lay down, proceeded 'to "criticise the Speech. His, attitude,' however, ' was friendly. He intimated v that the Opposition, in allowing the motion to go, in no .way pledged themselves to an acquiescence in the policy shadowed forth, such as it was, but would hold themselves free to take whatever course seemed to them proper. He 'remarked on the absence of any reference in the Speech to the question of representation 1 , and warned the Governthat they would not be allowed to get much bii<riness through until they told the the House they were willing to take ,up this > question. Ho also remarked that while the Speech referred to the proaecutian of railways no mention was made of roads. Mr Stout replied shortly to the Leader of the Opposition ; he combatted Major Atkinson's notion about the inutility of . such debates. Regarding 'representation * -he ' said the Government would not be found wanting if readjustment were required. If, be said, the Opposition could not find anything worse than representation and roads to find fault with, there was not' much to object to in the policy of the Governmept, M/ Wakefield pointed out iu connection With' the representation question that in 1881 a compact was honourably made that a readjustment should take place in 1887. Concerning the native. 1 ?, he submitted that Mr Ballance'a success was largely due to the work accomplished by his predecessor. Mr J. W. Thomson was pleased to find that the House was not threatened with an overdose of legislation, and hoped a new Land Act would be conspicuous by its absense. ' Mr Tnrnlju.ll thought a strong effort should be _ made to remove tho depression, which, in his opinion, was the result of the borrowing complaint , which afflicted not only the Government but everybody] Mr Mo9s expressed disapproval of the native l»nd policy and the financial administration of the Government, and Mr J. 0. Bnckland counselled the Government to drop such bills as they hacl no chance of carrying, to reduce departmental expenditure and,, to meet the financial depression. Mr Ballance defended-, his native policy, and dented" that he had any de«ire to create a class of native landlords. His objection to big Maori landlords was aa great as his objection to big white landlord*, but he maintained that Mifficient land must be kept as nntive reserves. Mr Lovestnm and J Mr W. V. Bncklaml wound up the debate. %bp latter At?vitto<l Ministers'* with 'having ; trfeffin the roni>e of fcl»<»jr perigrinations to damagn theNoith 1 land members who hnd voted fnr'(<nptnin Wu-wll's motion, and warned the (iovornment that this was not the only indictment that he had to bring against them. Tho motion was then put and agreed to. s 4 'i According to our Auckland correspondent, It is very unlikely that a steamer will be detpatohed for the Kimberley goldfield direct, i It would, it require two

hundred passengers to make the tup pay, and the number forthcoming, ho far, is only twenty-four. Thin poor re ij muse to the Northern Steamship Company's offer might be set down to various causes. It ''may be owing either to a paucity or to n plethora of money. Veiy probably it is , due to bath. Those who have the means -have too much sense to risk it in a wild goose otiose after greater wealth oti the far •*ido ,. of the Australian continent, 'while those who" are not dowered with too much wisdom have not the wherewithal to gratify their negative faculties. We have a very strong faith in the common sense o£ the colonists of New Zealand in all matters portaining to gold mining. We do not suppose that they have, individually and collectively, inherited this blessing, but where they have not come by it in this natural way, the chances are that they ha\ e acquired it by experience. No more need bo said. Regarding the Kimbcrloytiold itself, there can be no reasonable doubt that rich finds have been, or that still richer will be made, and the indications — we have it on the authority of Mr Hardman, the South Australian Government Geologist, who made a careful survey of the locality in 1884 — are exceedingly encouraging. Good prospect* were found over an,- area of two thousand square miles, and Mr Hardman in of opinion that they might bo looked for over a much larger area than this. "The formation." he wrote in his report, "is principally lower siluriatMlate and schist of various kinds, traversed by an enormous number of quartz reefs. In some localities many of these occur in the space of a few hundred yards, while it is quite usual to notice 25 or 30 large reefs while riding over a mile of ground, without taking into account the smaller reefs or veins. The quartz constituting these reefs is of a very promising character. It is a dull yellowish and grey quartz, very cellular and. vuggy, Containing quantities of black and oth»r oxides bf iron, together with casts of and often crystals of iron pyrites. Prom most of the surface quartz the enclosed minerals hav« been washed away, however, although their traces are still apparent. Minute specks of gold have been noticed in a few instances, and I have very little doubt that many of these reefs, when properly examined and tested, will prove to be auriferous* These quartz reefs hava a general bearing of north lOdeg cast to north -ea^fc. Many run due north, and south. Some of them can be traced for heveral miles. It is most probable that these quartziferous rocks arc a spur or a continuation of the gold "bearing metamorphic rocks of the Northern Territory of South Australia, now being worked with some success. Alluvial gold : The •river, vaUey and flats oro in many places covered with deposits, sometime* very extensive, of quartz gravel and drift, the quaitz being derived from denudation of the reefs referred to above. I have prospected these gravels over many miles of country, and I have rarely failed to obtain good coloms of gold in many localities of a very encouraging character. Very often good colours were obtained in every pan washed in different trials in the same locality. I have thus found gold to be distributed over about 140 miles along the, Elvire, Panton, and Ord rivers &c, as well # as on the Mary ,or Margaret river*, where the in- . dications were very good, and the appearance of the country mokt favourable." He details the results of his lese.irches at considerable length, and concludes in these words :— " I have great hope that this distiiet will prove a success as legaids payable gold, and I trus»t fr will not be very long before the part of the country I have indicated will bB subjected to a more thorough and searching examination than, in the short time and witli the small nie.ins at my disposal, I was able to give it. Intending prospectors must, however, be prepared to expoud and perhaps lose money ; out the appearances are quite good enough to justify this risk." This sounds very well, and will no doubt bo quite sufficient to wean many an adventurous spirit from his present occupation, whatever it may be. But good as the prospect is, it is nothing more than a prospect after all, and, in the light of past expei ience, gained in many a field whose prospects were equally bright, men possessed of comfortable homes, or those in regular employment, should pause ' and consider before trimming their sails to ,the Kimberley breeze. A glance at the m.ip will show tho position of the field, though few utla«es extant indi;cate more than the coast line. It is situated between tho tenth and twentieth degrees south latitude, and the one hundred and twenty-fifth and one hundred and thirtieth degrees east longitude. In other words it lies juttt within thn not th> west single, so to speik, of the Continent. It is little known, and roads and bridges and the other concomitants of civilisation are not to be found there, though as the' genuine digger would scorn the help of such conveniences, this does not much matter. The natives, too, are reported hostile, but that also is a matter of very little consequence. What is perhaps of more importance is the fact that the climate is not of the best. The summer is, as might be expected,, ' very hot, ' while the wet season is' very trying. The most common ailments are ophthalmia and fever and Agne, and intending diggers are recommended by tho Australian papers to take "plenty of quinine and other medicines," and, we might add, a good constitution "with them." , ,

The steamship lonic left Cape Town fo^ New Zealand on Monday. "The Waihora left Melbourne for the Bluff on Tuesday.

The Forbes expedition to New Guinea hp,s bqeu. broken up by sickness.

The Te Bore-Alexandra road is closed' ' during tho urection of the bridge over the Mnngapiko at Alexandra.

The Auckland bootmakers still stand out for better terms than the manufacturers .are disposed to Rive tham.

Mr Noble, the well-known temperance advocate, continues to attract large audiences in Auckland. , The sum of £63 has been ftoilaatart

in Auckland in aid of the sufferers ' by the late fire. ' , . The Rev. Davenport; Kelly is spoken of as the tuccessorto Dr Moorhouse in the aee of Melbourne. , , „ . The mail steamer Alameda left 'Frisco for Auckland on the Bth inst. The Mariuoso. from Auckland, arrived at that port on the Kith inst.

The London Standard of the 17th instant states that one New Zealand Bunk is reported to have, lost £300,000 through defalcations.

The ordinary quarterly sitting of tho District Court at Hamilton, which was to have commenced on Tuesday,' ban been postponed until Monday, the 7th June.

We are glad to notice that the Hon. Capfc. Morris has so far recovered from bis latf severe illness as to bo able to proceed to Wellington to attend his Parliamentary duties.

A London cable message, dated the 17th instant, states that three hundred and fifty thousand Russian troops are being massed in the Crimea and Bessarabia.

R. F. Bolton, commission agent, Auckland, was on Tuesday committed for trial on the charge of fraud preferred against him by Mr Hudson Williamson, Crowu Prosecutor.

Over twenty persons have put down their names to go by the steamer Wellington from Auckland to the Kimberley diggings. It is not yet known whether the steamer will go.

Qn Saturday and Monday next, May 22nd and 24th, return tickets will be issued from all stations on the Auckland section of New Zealand railways, and will be available for return up to and iucluding May 2oth at- Saturday return rates.

There was a good muster of members nt the quarterly meeting of the Cambridge Choral Society on Tuesday evening. A few new members were admitted, and it was decided to introduce some new musical selections, to be performed by the society.

' Mr H. M. Brewer, of the Public Works Department, is at present in Hamilton for the purpose of concluding negotiatiom for the purchase »f land taken by the Department from Mr Jolly, atFranktoo, for railway purposes.

The best testimony to the value pi Mr Firth's proposals is the eagerness with which they seem to be accepted. So far we understand that the number of applications for 50-tcro farms is about 150, and most of the applicants art men possessed of some means. We understand that Mr Firth has decided tn accept only twenty-five applications at present, and in. consequence he notifies that no more applications can be received.

Alfred Devitt, the Cambridge .ooy burglar, received his caitigation ot six

stiokes of ii buch at the li.Midi of Constable Brennan on Tuesday morning. Tho operation was performed in the presence of Mr T. Wells J. P., and was well laid on. It is to be hooped the boy'* early pioclivitios for evil pt^ctice* will have received a salutary checks x

A meeting of the creditor's of H. C. .Greenwood was held at Auckland on Tuesday. It was revived that n« liuruedi* ato discharge be granted t<i the bankrupt. An offer of £1000 for tbe estate, made by the debtor's solicitor, was accepted, with only one dissentient, Mr G. Lewis, among the creditors present.

Mr D. Craig, the champion runner of the Wnikato, left Cambridge yesterday on a visit to the Old Country, whither lie rocs by the s.s. Tainui. He will probably

nave several opportunities 01 upnoicting tne credit of the province in pedestrian contests in the Mother country. The second anniversary of the [ Auckland University College wns colebrated by a public ineetinp in the Choral Hall on Monday night. Piofessor Aldic, chairman of the professorial board, delivered an address, in which ho dwelt in felicitous laugunge on the advantage* of Universities. There was only a small Attendance.

The entertainment in aid of the funds of the Hamilton Library and Band will, we understand, come off on Tuesday, the j.sth June. The programme will' consist of a series of tableaux vivants from the Idylls of the King, and a sparkling comedietta. The entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Comus Dramatic Club.

The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Rangmoliia Road District took place in the school-house, Rangiaohia, only six ratepayers attending. Mr R. Cunningham was voted t« he chair. The annual statement having been read by the chairman, it was proposed by Captain D. Bockett, seconded by Mr T. Holden, and carried that the statement be adopted. — Captain Bockett promised the following : — "An the individual ratepayers of the Rangiaohia Highway District consider that the existing system of dual government is mmt undesirable, the sooner either the Waipa County .Council be abolished, or else the Rangiaohia Highway district be merged therein, the better, and, as it is the more generally expressed feeling of this annual meeting that it is desirably preferable that the latter course be adopted. This meeting is of opinion the time hns arrived for merging the Rangiaohia Highway District in the Waipa County Council, and that it be an instruction from this meeting to the members of the Rangwohia Highway District Board that immediate "tops be taken by them for the furcherance of such project." This wah seconded by ,Mr Holden, and canied. — At tun first meeting of tho now board, viz., Mr W. Taylor, Mr W. M<indeno, Mr (}. Maunders, and Mr G. Churches, Mr W. Taylor was elected chairman, and Mr H. T. Sibley collector, secretary, and treasurer to the board. — Letters were road from the Kihikihi Town Board in reference to a dis puted account of work which h»d been done in Kihikihi (North-street) about two yeans ago. < Mr A. Armstiong, engineer, w;i.s instructed to see tho work and value it, with a view ton final settlement. — It was! resolved to allow any member of the board to expend to the extent of £2 on urgent work, viz., broken bridge or culverts. — The meetings of the bnard will take place at 2 p. iti. evory second Satiuday in each month at Mr J. W. Roffcy's shop, Te Awamutu. — It was resolved that at the nevt monthly meeting of tho boat d to make a rnte of one halfpenny (\) in the £ on all the ratable property in the distric