THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1886.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2184, 8 July 1886, Page 2

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 18 86.

The returns of the general election lin Great Britain received so fa, show the Conservatives to be in the ascendant. It will surprise no oil-* to find Lord Salisbury 'with a work ing majority,* at his back when tlr now Parliament opens. - This majority- will not, of course, be composed entirely of Conservatives ; it will include those Liberals who diifer from Mr Gladstone in his Irish policy, and are now classed unclpr the title of " Unionists." Admitting that Lord Salisbury will return to power, it is of course evident that his tenure of office would be determined by the method adopted for -dealing with the Irish question. ' T The united party behind him will be united only upon one question. They will be banded together to resist what they regard as the dismemberment of the Empire, but when they have compassed the destruction of the chorished scheme ofMrGiadstoneand Mr Morley, it is far from likely that they will hang together any longer. The Irish question cannot be disposed of so easily as Mr Gladstone's measure. Home Rule or no Home Rule, there are grievances, many real, and many, no doubt, fancied and sentimental, which the great body of the Irish representatives demand shall be attended to, and we do not doubt that even the Conservative party itself will be split up when the task of providing a remedy i.s taken in hand. Ft would help matters greatly if people knew for certain what Ireland and 'the fiiends of Ireland re ally want. The Prime Minister conceives that Homo Rulo is tho one 'desideratum, and Mr Parnell has expressed his readiness to accept it as a final settlement of his claims. So far, so good, but against this, we have, on the one hand, the UWterYben,' who are Irishmen as well, loudly declaiming against separation from England, and. on the,ot^er those who, while they .are quite ueady to give the Sister Mo a Parliament ,of its oy/xi, protest against Mr Gladstone's scheme beCdUai', while ii makes pim^ion for

taxing the Irish for Imperial purposes, yet deprives them of representation in what is, iv fact, the Imperial Legislature. . These Utter,,, put forward the 1 "eStablisll^leiit^f attjJ Irish " StatutsSJuy '^Parliatiiontj fis .A*; solution of the Cljst^ would, howe#s#sfcill l>e block, and it is tW Ulster difficulty which will stand in the way of all attempts to give Ireland legislative independence. The whole question is one beset with enormous ditlieultu-. and every ph.i*e of its development will be watched with deep inteiv^ by subjects of the Umpire in all parts of the world.

Tmk Minister of Mines delivered his anntrot statement in the Llou.s,e ou, Tuesday. From this we learn th.iMhe, total quantity of .uiincmi ores produced and exported since Is:>:Wms : (.{old, £ 12,327,907 ; siUer, ■ 1! I lS,;>-22 ; copper ore, £17,397; chrome ore, £37,367; .intimony or& r £7731; manganese, Jionlatite-ore, £220 ; mixed nrmerUU; \L49,BS;t ;'cyaL'slo9y6»**; coko, £487,8 kauri gum, £3,085,4Q9, amounting in the ao^cegate.to a gravel total of £46;504,m Out of f6,591 } glli ttie totp-lvojlue of exports during- the year ended December, 31st. last, ' the sum ? of 11,31r,'39k represents 1 mineral products. The nominal capital ot.gqlcj mining. , companies was £7}078,303, representing' 451 companies, the amount of capital .being £1,575,983. The total .quantity.of quartz crushed during the past year was 94,016 tons, which yielded ni,4320z. of gold, while the quan-, tity, crushed during the previous year was 92,672 tons, producing 88,299b/. of gold, thus showing a .satisfactory increase of 23,1330z. There lias been a" decrease in the number of miners employed, but an increase in the number engaged in quartz _ mining. The average earnj ing of the miners last year appear, to amount to £80 5s sd, or £3 15s 1 per man more than the previous year. The average ' earnings of those engaged in quartz reefing, however, amounted to £185 5s sd«, Mr Larnach regretted the failure of the La Monte* process, which he attributed to the want of cheap and proper - fluxes. He pointed out, .however, that the erection of the furnace had directed attention to the large silver deposits in the Thames Peninsula. He looked forward with ho|)e to the future of the field. Referring to the coal industry he said :—lt: — It is most gratifying to find that our coal mines are, year by year, making steady and sure progress. In 1878 our total output was 162,218 tons, while in 1884— a period of seven years inclusive— it had reached 450,831 tons. The production from our coal mines last year ending December 31, was 511,063 tons, and the quantity imported, 130,202 tons, making a total of 641,2 65 tons. He attributed the smallness of the exports to other countries of the fact that the improvements of harbours was overlooked in the great Public Works scheme. Since, however, the question had been taken up, he anticipated a marked improvement in this respect. He appealed to the House, when dealing with \ otes for his department to bear in mind the great importance of the industries under his direction. Mr Larnach alluded to the great success of Professor Black's metallurgical lectures, and the great interest taken in them by the miners. Dr. Yon Haast had' been instructsd to purchase several complete sets ,of mineralogical specimens in Europe, for the purpose of distributing. them to the principal 1 schools of mines in' the colony. The Mines Department had also sent a collection to the London Exhibition, which the English pap^s said compared most favourably with: those of the other colonies. He had also given instructions for the completion of a handbook and mining guide, which had long been needed. The remainder of the statement was de • voted to details.

Mr Ballance's Native Lands Administration Bill came on for its third reading, on Tuesday, and elicited a considerable amount of hostile criticism. The provisions of the measure are pretty well known, as the bill is substantially a copy of tlie Disposition Bill of last session. Mr Ballance contends that it has been accepted by the great bulk of the natives, but his claim was disputed by several members on Tuesday. Mr Bryce and Mr Ballance disapproved strongly of $ie committee system, and favoured a return to the principle of pre-emptive right. Captain Russell advocated free-trade in land. '! he opinion of those who opposed the bill is that it will seriously retard the settlement of the North Island, while its supporters argue that under its provisions the natives will get full value for their land. Of the four native members, three, Mr Hakuene, Mr "Wi Fere, and Mr Pratt supported the Bill, while Mr Te Ao professed not to understand the measure, and complained that Mr Ballance had failed to keep his promise to distribute the draft amongyt, ,tUe natives, Mr Orraond and Captain liussell, Hawke's Bay representatives, declared that the natives in' that provincial district did not approve of the Bill, while Mr Smith,: another member from the same district, stated with equal emphasis that they did. The division on the thirj reading was taken yesterday, and resulted in its favour, but it lias yet to i'aco the Council, where it is more than probable it will be strangled.

The encouraging riso in the price of .wool was inferred to at the meeting of the Loan and Mercantile Company at Auckland yesterday. Dr. Campbell pointed out that not only ■was there a substantial increase in the price of this staple, but agricultural produce generally was looking up. The long period of depression

which seemed to indicate that our prod iuts had suffered a permanent fall, is* apparently passing away, I aiyj colonists, looking; to, the im|vp]jsved£eJ>rospedsB, may now take Usart again,

£]$HQragi very little hub been heard for some trme past ' regarding the Gordon special settlement, preliminary work in connection therewith bjw been going- on steadily though silently. „ The^gnrvejr of the blpcki; and the laying of! of tho numerous sections whs completed some weeks ago, and the secretary to the association has]received an intimation from the Bur\oy Office in Auckland that the phiw have now been prepared. The Minister <>f Lands will be at onco communicated with respecting the final arrangements, and .is ho lias taken a lively interest iv the undertaking from the tiaie of its commpiicpment, it is expected he will lo«e no time in tftwtig instructions whereby the settlers will be enabled to locate themholvcs upon their respective sections without'ttelay. There is every reason to hope' that the new settlement will be more successful than most of these ventures have hitherto been, for it, possesses aids to prosperity which in not a few other undertaking's oFaTsifnilar kind have been altogether wanting. The laud, to begin with, is of fir.st rate quality, and is toot surpassed by any in the whole range of the Thames Valley;- the terms on wHictf it has been obtained are very easy ; a number of the settlers are men of experience in all matters connected with farming, there will bd no want of the menus of access to inark«to fur the, djsposal of produce, and the as«oci«: t\on. hft§ yie, further good fortune of entering' upon the' land at a time "when the^. Government sees the necessity of doing everything possible to further the prosperity of such Settlement. With these ad. vantages success ia in a great' measure assured, and doubtless, tho new settlement will quickly become studded with the homes of a thriving and contented community. '

The Government are seeking information in Victoria in regard to the Calif ornian thistle, with a view to prevent it spreading in this colony.

Mr and Mrs Smalley, the Wesleyan evangel^ts, ;ire at present conducting a very successful mission at the Pittstreet Church, Auckland.

Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. will have for sale on arri\alfrom Napier, about the 20th mat., 238.") cross bred ewes (to lamb early), and about the 24th, 600 fat ewes and wethers.

The Public Petitions Committee of the. Legislative .Cminoil have reported, vecoinnieiiding that the County of Pinko, should bV a separata district under the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act.

It is the intention of the Government to place a small sum on the Estimates for the relief of the more pressing cases of distress caused by the recent eruption at Tarawera, but they do not intend to assist in every case.

A special meeting of the Kirikiriroa Road Board was held on Tuesday, for the purpose of .striking a rate. Jt was rebolved to strike a rate of i in the £ on the rateable value of all property in the district for'the current year.

We are glad to hear that Mr E. LHope, who was injured in the buggy accident at Obaupo, on Sunday, is recovering. The local authorities should take Bteps to protect the ro.id at the spot where the accident happened as it is a veritable man-trap.

The Petrel case still continues at the Police Court, Auckland, the evidence taken Roing to substantiate the accounts already given of the accuseds' treatment of the unfortunate cooper.

The Shaw Savill and Albion Company's s.s. Arawa armed at Auckland on Tuesday, from London via, Duuedin. She will take between 2000 and 3000 carcases ot frozen meat from Auckland for England.

We understand tnat Mr J. 0. Firth has planted no less than 20 acres of gooseberries this Some time ago he procured 20,000 plants. Mr Firth estimated that ho will g?.t about four tons f>f fruit per acre, which it is contemplated to convert into jam.

The weights for the Caulfield Cup, to bo union October!), \vero declared on the .">tti. Th« follnwiiii* 1 ato the weights j allotted to the New Zealand horse* :— Tionton, IKb 71b ; \Vinclio«.tar, Bst 31b ; Liverpool, 81 fc ; Lochiel, &>t ; Torrent, o«.t 101b ; -Disowned, 6-t 81b.

At the fortnightly 3 sitting of the Resident Magistrates (Joint, Hamilton, yesterday, before Mi Northcroft R.M., ' E. K. Townsend, for allowing his chimney to catch fire, contrary to tho Borough Bylaws, was cautioned. Several small debt cases were also disposed of.

Very severe frosts have been experienced in Waikato this week. Yesterday,, morning the cold was intense, and ics of considerable thickness was to be seen in' many places in the afternoon. Dunns the night the «f»lf-registering thermometer kept by Mr W. Skeates, Hamilton, fell to 22deg.

- . Mr William Jones notifies in our advertising columns that he is a candidate for the seat in the Hamilton Borough Council vacated by Mr ,T, G. Sandes. Mr Jones states that if elected he will assist in carrying out all matter* devolving upon the council, as he has dune in the past when a councillor, " irrespective of clique or party.' 5

A Press Association telegram dated Wellhngton, Tuesday, states th.it ffr.ave anxiety is felt for the barque Chascar, IoG days out from New York. It is reported that she was seen outside Wellington heads about a month ago. She signalled the pilot and stood out to sea, and h&h not been seen since.

The following will represent Hamilton East School against Cambridge School in the lvtuvn football match which comes offnext Saturday, on Sydney Square : — Il.Stiddon (captain), H. Hume, A. S-itfc, M. Hume, J. Davis, F. Nickisson, F. Yon Stunner, W. McC.ibe, C. Edwtird.s, 1). (Telling, (i. MoUlashan, J. Gillett. G. Vincent, and M. Nelson.

To the. Editor- Sir,— l am glad 'to see that at last steps are being taken to try and arrange a football match between Waikato and the New South Wales football team, who will shortly visit the colony. If the " Cornstalks " have not improved very much on the form they showed when over here last, Waikato ought to have a Rood (show. I am, yours truly, J. Y. B.

i The following peculiar advertisement appeared in Saturday's Auckland Star :-— " Lost, two years ago, by a poor widow, a chamois bag containing sovereigns. Finder will greatly oblige by leaving same at Star office." The widow seems to have taken a long time to make up her mind to advertise her loss.

A correspondent at Cambridge writes :— MrfT. G. Sandes' letter in your Tuesday's issue has caused much unfavourable comment among the Cambridge footballers, some of whom go so far as to say that they will not play again if that gentleman is referee, asserting that he invariably displays a strong bias in favour of Hamilton.

In the Legislative Council on Tuesday the Local Bodies Loan Kill was read a second time. The Gold Duty Abolition Bill was thrown out by 1G to 15. In cnmmittpe on the Municipal Corporations Bill several clauses wera amended. An amendment to clause 139 ''That the general rate shall not exceed la in the £" was carried. Some other measures were advanced.

The colour of the new telegraph form*, pink, has bosn very generally condemned. In reply to a question put in the House on Tuesday, the Premier promised that the colour should be changed. Referring to an objection to the despatching* forms Sir R. fttout said the date and place to which the telegram is sent could bo placed on the loft hand top corner of the form, and would not be charged for.

Mr E- L. Smith, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Hamilton East, met with a painful accident on Tuesday evening. The tni] i door in the bar has been left open, and Ml- Smith, who was lighting a lamp in the bar incautiously stepped back and fell through, hurting his log and arm, but not, we are glad to say seriously.

A Reuter'sjmessage dated London, July o xtatna :— A number of letters have been' published in the newspapers which show that in December last Mr Gladstone offered to co-operate with the Conservative party in dealing with the Irish difficulty. Mr Gladstone stated that he made the offer on the ground that he had received infoi imtion that the power behind Mr Parnell had threatened the Queen, and lo perperate « .t-rages in England.

The Secretary of the Waikato Horticultural Society, Mr Edgccumbo, received the following? tolecrrniu from the chairman of the Thftfnes Fruit (Jrowc-rs AsHociatiim, Mr \, JVAUoni, on Tuesday : —"Kmte •<,:<# rayfjavtt Association cordially support fblir dniftUßfll (C<idlin Moth) at \Vollinff«|. !l The billXvhicH (i;ia mot with the approval of the Thames association is the *>rißM|l dtytt publighediu thitfpftper on tho 2f)th'mne»; Sincd that (jime tho bill has been carefully revised and, we think, imE roved, nome of tho handier provisions aving been softened down.

$he inquest at J»lauugakawa on , Mahday was ijtwly being prftjfooative (if ' t\v6 or three trtmilav onqUirres,* aa two of tho jurymen and tho etironor came to grief on thoir wuy home owing to the slippery state of the road. Mr John.son'r horse foil just at the bottom of the lull, pitching its rider ovqr its head, Mr, Joluibon executing a flying jeapaud alightingon what heconsiders the thickest and hardcbt portion of bin anatomy, i.e. hiscranium. Messrs Searancke and HJirrison had similar spills in the muddiest portion of the Thornton road, and the latter appeared to have taken a ploughing contrfwt, using Ins none as a coulter. Nobody, 'however, got hurt, and the mud will all come out in the washing.

A correspondent writes to us ; —The following few words, the peroration of a speech delivered by Mr (Hadatono when Chancellor of tho Exchequer, onftye 151th «M;«r'ch 138G, may be read withintpresfc at tlio present time in connexion with the all absorbing topic, in England, of Home Rule for Ireland. The speech was made in support of a measure for the extension of the franchise, and the right hon. gentleman concluded a brilliant oration of more than an hour* duration, in the following words. — "More than your gold and yournilyer, more* than yoiir fleets and your armies, is the attachment )f the people to throne and laws, at once the strength, i the glory, and the safety of the land*"

It may not be generally known (aayi the Auckland Herald) that the wattle* bark, which i& largely imported from Aiw- ' tralia for tending *|ftirpoßes, ciin bo easily grown in the Waikato districts. Mr E. B. Walker, of .Moftavalo Estate, Cambridge, has brought to town several specimen f ,rees of a year's growth, which have attained a height of ten feet, and have a bark much thicker than the imported article: They have been grown from the best black wattle seed. Mr Walker is so s.iuguine of the capability of it thriving hero, and becoming an article of commerce, that he ih prepared to distribute parcels of seed, and also find the land for those desirous of starting the cultivation of the wattle.

Those who are desirous of obtaining mementoes of the late disastrous eruption at Tarawera and Rotomaliana have now an opportunity pt^ented them *»f' gratifying their wishes. A day or two after the occurrence Messrs Tuttle and Co., the well-known photographers of Auckland, secured a number of excellent photographs of the chief objects of interest. They have disposed of the copyright to Messrs Simpson and Co., of Auckland, who are now prepared to dispose of the cartes (large cabinet sizo) either singly or in bets of nineteen. Mr Bower Grosvenor, the agent, is at present staying at the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, and will be happy to take orders. We have inspected the specimen pictures, and can vouch for their excellence.

In response to an application made, the hon. J. Ballance, Minuter of Land*, tiaa written to the chairman of the Waikato County Council to the effect that the Government are willing to grant as an endowment for an agricultural college and model farm in Waikato, section 223 a, Parish of Kirikii iroa, containing 137 acres (the old Peach Grove Reserve). Referring to this subject a correspondent write* :— " The idea of obtaining this valuable property for the couuty originated with tho chairman of the council and, with the cordial assistance of Mr Whyte, ho has been successful, notwithstanding that the Hamilton Borough Council by * \v.iys that are dark,' endeavoured to filch it from him. However, all is well that ends well ; in thin cat,e honest, open-daylight dealings luve obtained their reward, and in the course of time I hope to see an Agricultural College established in Kirikiriroa."

The", attention of flockowners and otheis is directed to the advertisement of Larney'a Antholmintic, for lung worm in aheep, lambs and culver, which will be found in another column. Rcfeiring to this specific, .a correspondent who has enjoyed oppoi Lunitie* of ob«evving it* action \vi iteb to us : — '"No medicine can witli .safety reach the lungs but through tho blood and iv this remedy it is the blood that i-> sought to be operated on, and so well ii it ace miplishcd, that within 15 minutes from the administration of the dose there i» a, pungent exhal.ition from ever)' pore of the animal >yntem. I believe there are no less than thirteen different species of parasite that inw.udly affect the well being of the sheep. These are found in the brain, the blood, the lungs, the throat, stomach, the larger and smaller bowe's'^md even the bladder. A medicine capable of disloging expelling or annihilating these Kccmrgos miiht, we take it be of such -a nature as to be, like the food, manipulated by the internal machinery, and converted into antipara*itic blood. Mr Larney.JMs had early and extensive experience in cattle and sheep pathology."

At the ninth annual meeting of the Union Insurance Company at Dunedio, on Tuesday, 1 the 'chairman regretted that the business of the year had not shown so handsome a return as he had hoped, but it was satisfactory that the interest from capital on accumulated profits enablod the directors, by blightly trenching on the floating balance, to pay the usual 10 per cent, dividend, and still leave a substantial amount to be carried forward. It was gratifying that the unremuner.itive risks had been diminished, and the business of the London agency had been largely curtailed find reinsured. Referring to tho destruction of Mr Mcßae's house at Wairoa, he had that day examined the conditions of policies of all insurance companies. No liability attaches in respect of any loss arising through the action of volcanoes or earthquakes, or whether the property is overwhelmed or destroyed by hres arising therefrom. Such being the casp, although the directors personally sympathise very much with Mr Mcßae in his severe misfortune, they are neither justified nor warranted in paying any shareholders money to recoup him.

la his preliminary report, dated June 23, on the recent volcanic eruptions Dr. Hector says :—": — " I' think there can bf» little question that it is purely hydrothermal phenomenon, but on a gigantic scale j „ that it . ia quite local and not of deep origin, and that all danger is past at present, so far as one can venture to form an opinion on such a subject. The extra activity of the Puia, which has been observed, is no doubt owing to the heavy rains that fell on the 9th ultimo, after the longest period of drought which has been experienced in the district for many years, and probably the frequent earthquakes which have of late agitated the ground have contributed to this activity by stirring up the sources of water supply and facilitating the access of drainage waters to the sources of the heat. The only fresh activity which may be leasonably expected is that which I anticipate when sufficient rain has fallen to cause an meiHow of Okaro lake into the south end of the great fissme, as its former drainage or outlet to Rotomahana appears to be completely filled up. If tin*, should occur, and a fresh explosion takes place in consequence, it will be comparatively moderate in it.s effects, as, unlike Rotomahana, the soft incoherent pumice deposits between the fissure and Okaro Lake are not sealed down bv an enormous weight of sihcious matte i."