AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2221, 2 October 1886, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and ex.irt justu c to all men. Of wbafsocMT state or persuasion, religious or political.

SATURDAY, OCT. 2 % 1886.

The new railway tariff came to hand last night. A casual glance at its contents reveals th& astonishing f i-'t- that the first-class; fare from licUin.-on has been reduced by 3d,

aucl the second-class fare by 2d. It is quite evident that the Government mean to eclipse the efforts of Mr Vaiie in tht matter of railway reform. The immediate result of this stupendous reduction will be an enormous increase in the passenger traffic between Waikato and Auckland, leading up to an era of rural prosperity such as New Zealand has never seen. No wonder- the Wellington Press consigns Mr "YJaile to oblivion ! In * the eyes of all trtio lovers of progress that gentleman must be regarded in much the same light as a reformer of '32 would appear to the enlightened Radical of to-day. Mr Vaile is obsolete, effete, and may put up his shutters forthwith. A reduction of 2d on the 84 miles! Think of it, dwell on it, and then ask yourself if the colony ought not to burst out into a hymn of praise to the philanthropic Government that could make such unheard-of concessions ! Seriously speaking, the new tariff, if its other parts bear a resemblance to that we have quoted (it will take a month of Sundays to find this out, but we suppose they do) ii a ghastly farce. The country has asked for bread, and the Government has given it — two coppers !

The Pakuranga hounds wilUmeet atTe Awamutu on Tuesday next, nt 11 a.m.

Several letters to the Editor, a leader on forestry, and other interesting items are unavoidably crowded put.

The Key. Field Flowers Gtoe, MA., rector of St. George's' Church, Bloomsbury, London, has aocepted the Bishopric of Melbourne.

Reids renowned Limelight Pano rama and Concert Company are announced to give an entertainment at Mgaruawahia on Thursday next, the 7th inst.

Mr Henry Reynolds, who has resigned the management of the Waikato Land Association's property and gone to reside on his own estate at New stead, is succeeded by Mr John Gordon, a gentleman from the Canterbury province.

The Upper Waipa play the return match with the Hamilton Football Club at 11 a.m. to-day on Sydney Square. Hamilton players are requested to be punctual as the match must start at 11 o'clock sharp, to enable the Waipa men to catch the return train.

In another column will be found the full programme of the dramatic performance to be given in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Tuesday evening next. We feel certain that those who have seen " Our Boys," or who have heard of it require no bidding to be present. The proceeds will be devoted to defray the cost of painting the fence of S. Peter's (Anglican) parsonage.

The members of the Aroha Domain Board are determined to make themselves appear ridiculous in the eyes of the public. It seems that for some time past, though we were not aware of it, free access to the baths was accorded to press representatives. 4t their last meeting the board cancelled this privilege. Our correspondent Ruggents that this id an act of retaliation. If it be it is contemptible.

Major Gudgeon sat at the R.M. Court, Hamilton, yesterday, to hear and investigate claims to land for military services. About twenty claims were put in, but the proceedings were strictly private, and the result of the investigation will not be made known for some time. To-day, Major Gudgeon will be occupied hearing the claims of members of the Forest Rangers, whose claims, which have hitherto been ignored, rest upon a distinct promise made in writing by the theu Defence Minister, Mr Thomas Russell.

A man named Reuben Cleary was charged at the Police Court, Ngaruawahia, before Mr Rathborne, J.P., with having been drunk and using indecent language on the previous evening. The charge was proved, and the prisoner was sent to Mount Eden for six weeks. Yesterday he was charged at the same court with attempting to set fire to the lock-up. Considerable damage was done to the cell, and but for the speedy arrival of Constable Berrinian, Cleary would prob.ibly have been burned to death. For this otfence he received an additional fourteen days.

A handy contrivance that will be found very useful by lady equestrians has been erected to Mr Clements' order between the Bhnps tenanted by Messrs Sargent and Kincnid, Duke-street, Cambridge. Between one of the posts of the \erandahand the hitching post, two steps have been placed at the edge of the footpath so as to enable ladies to mount their horses with ease and comfort. It is the intention of Mr Bull, the postmaster, to request the Borough Council to erect a similar convenience near the post-office, an ladies having business there are frequently put to inconvenience if nobody of the male persuasion happens to be about and ready to assist them to their Baddies.

His Worship the Mayor of Hamilton has sent out invitations to a number of prominent settlors, representative of various parts of the district, to meet the council on Wednesday morning next at Hamilton, in order to discuss the question of erecting abattoirs at Hamilton. The council are prepared to erect the yards provided they are guaranteed against loss, and we understand that a number of settlers are quite prepared, in view of the many and great advantages likely to accrue through the establishment of a dead meat market, to give the necessary security. Some misapprehensation appears to exist in regard to the matter, but we may expect that those favourable to the scheme will set it clearly before the meeting on Wednesday.

The usual monthly meeting of the Kirikiriroa Highway Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs A. Primrose (chairman), Thomas, Lovell and Steele. Application for a bridle track between Mr Peter Rice's farm and Walsh's was made, and it was resolved that the chairman, Mr Lovell, and the Engineer, meet the settlers there on the 19th inst.— Representations were made from a number of settlers on the Cambridge road, of the nuisance arising from wandering cattle. It was resolved to apply the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1882, as amended by section 16 of the Act of 1884, which provides that persons allowing cattle to feed upon the roads, even if herded, were liable to a penalty of £5. — It was notified that a dangerous place at the corner of Whitaker-street, Claudelands, had been put into a state of repair. — Several small accounts were paid. This was all the business.

Lord Randolph Churchill (remarks the St. James' Budget) will bo the youngest leader the House of Commons has had since the days of Pitt, who first accepted the post at the age of 23. Peel was culled to the same responsibility at 40, Russc.l at 42, Disraeli at 47, Palmerson at 70. Happily the nation is unfettered by any hard-and-fa^t rule of age in respect of such appointments Had Lord Randolph been a citizen of Republican Rome, he must have waited another nix years to be legally eligible for the Consulship. Under the French Constitution of 1885 he could not be chosen a senator for throe years to come. On the other hand, he hai added two years to the 35 which an American must have lived before he can hold the Presidency of the United States. No doubt, a majority of the men who have made history have shown the measure of their capacity at 37. Bismarck was just 3G when he became Minister at Frankfort and his aggressive personality began to assert itself. Gambßttd entered on his 33rd year the acknowledged dictator of France outside Paris. Gordon had just completed the third decade of his life when he assumed the command of the " Ever- Victorious " army.

In our Tuesday's issue it was stated that news had been received to the effect that the Privy Council had given judgment in the Pukekura case. The Herald contained a similar statement. At the instance of Mr Gnce, who is in Auckland, our contemporary published the following correction on Tuesday :—" The information with regard to the Pukekura leases, contained in a telegram from Hamilton, in Tuesday'^ issue, was in several retipecta incorrect. Messrs Heskoth and Kichii.ond wer© engaged in the case, and

their instructions by telegram from Wellington are that in one action, viz., that referring to the Pukerimu Block, the Court of Appeal at Wellington has given judgment, upholding the decision of the Supreme Court at Auckland, appealed from toy the plaintiffs." In the action Te Itaihi and others v. Grico, Benn and Co., the Grown Grant in question it declared void, the lease relied on by the defendants ii held valid ; no costs of the action are allowed, and the costs of the action in the Supreme Court at Auckland were to have been again mentioned in Court at -Wellington yesterdays; We may add that neither; p*lainti{f nor defendant ban at any time ' appealed tq£ the Privy Council in reference to the present action. The following is the"calendar for the sittings of the Auckland Supreme Court, which commence on Monday, before Mr Justice Ward, Mr Justice: Gjllien having' obtained a twelvemonth's leave of absence: — William Marwood English, arson ; Jpremiah McCarthy, arson ; Christian Johnson, attempted rape ; John Hendrickson (alias Hansan and Ferguson), larceny; Michael Lunny (two chtrge*), attempted murder; Poihipi, otherwise Te Mai pi, breaking ' and entering ; 'James Milne, larceny ; Henry John Humphreys, larceny (two charges) ; William Reid, indecent assault ; Denis Murphy, cattle stealing (three charges) : James Dodds, attempted rape; Thomas Chambers, forging and uttering ; James McAnally, illegally pawning ; Tnofl. Carter and Hugh McAnally, cattle stealing ; Stephen S paid ing, arson ; James Leslie Martin and Daniel Dooley, larceny . Win. Marwood English, embezzlement (six charges) ; Patrick Anderson, breaking and entering ; Luke OBrien, breaking and entering (two charges) ; John Thomas Clarke, arson ; Thomas Weßton, breaking and entering; John Colly and Henry Jones, burglary ; James Kay, libel ; George Harcourt, embezzlement and misappropriation (five charges) ; Charles Fredk. Baker, larceny ; Henry Williams, larceny (two charges; and. John Bradie, forging and uttering.

The Otago paily Times, in an article on \hb effect of the rise in the price of wool, iays : — " Looking back over the past years and not inn the figures, wo reckon prices on September ltith to be a httle better than in 1882, but only a very little, while they are certainly better than in 1884 and 1885 by some 10 percent. The increase in the wealth of the colony is easily estimated : the export of wool for the season of 1886 being 90,7G0,2531b— an increase, therefore, of l^d per lb means an increased clear profit to the colony of £504,750. We are that much batter off if prices are only maintained. The estimated value of the wool export last year was £3,002,731, of which Otago and Southland contributed to the value of £71)5,973, besides using at the M< isgiel, Kaikorai, Roslyn, and Oamaru Woollen Mills wool to the value of £43.305 —making a total of £839,338 as the total value of our wool production in Otago and Southland. Judging by the sheep returns, we have not nearly come to the end of our capacities for growing wool. The last three years show a progressive increase in the number of sheep, thus :—: — 1884 13,978,520 1885 14,548,801 188(5 15,221,000 Of which we havo 3,800,000 in Otago alone, or almost exactly one-fourth of the whole number in New Zealand. "