The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2233, 30 October 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

,;Equjtl^ndjßX»ct justice to nil mca,^ Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

SAJWJZDAY, OCT. 30, 1886.

k.T is to be hoped that no time will be- lost' lift .establishing .abattoirs' at£ Hamilton. Tho primary object* kept in view is, of course, the creation 1 pf a dead meat/ trade witli A,ucklan|d, .but we think the promoters should look further ahead 1 than that. What we really want is a foreign export trade, and local slaughter-yards are just as necessary for*' this purpose as for the Auckland retail market, from the fanner's point of view. The chief thing'- to be avoided in either case .id injury t> the meat. The settlers on- the West Coast of this island have taken up the export question in a very practical way, and we hope the farmers of Waikato will not be far behind them. Their* idea is to enter into an arrange inent with tho' Freezing Companies for the shipment of a certain quantity of meat per annum, the companies to act in the capacity of rage tits. The chief difficulty in the , way of a profitable export trade has hitherto been the cost of freight, but it is -hoped that by the farmers on the one hand guarantee- | ing a steady supply, and the companies on the other agreeing to accept a moderate profit, that both parties may reap a substantial benefit. A. regular and not an intermittent trade can alone' secure this. The case has been very clearly put in a circular issue by Mr Buohanan, M.H.R., from which we take the following extract : — "No doubt the freight ultimately fixed must be one which pays shipowners ; but, if the present plan of fast steamers fails to pay, it will have to be done by less expensive ones. This will all settle itself if only monopoly of any kind is broken down, and the trade is carried on upon ordinary business principles. It is, further, also important that stockowners should fully realise the fact that moderate rates of freight are only possible if the ships are steadily filled throughout the year. If we wish to ship so as to catch only the highest English prices, and vessels consequently have at times to go empty, they must necessarily charge higher freights to balance this. There is no doubt that the best plan for all concerned is to ship steadily throughout the year as the sheep are fat. In this way vessels will be always filled, and the producer will find that if he takes his average price for the year he* will have done far better than by any spasmodic attempt to secure the highest price only. This is not stated merely on theoretical grounds, but is fully confirmed by the experience of ' those who have pursued this course from the first." This view of the question is fully coincided in by the originators of the movement on the West Coast, foremost amongst whom is our old friend Mr Fanthain. It is' to' the, want of regular trade that the frozen meat trade owes its partial want of success, and the fact should be kept well in view in the future.

The New Zealand gold export for the last quarter was valued at £235,871, as aj»ain«t £238,860 for the September quarter of 1885. The total gold export of New Zealand up to the Ist instant has been 10, ( J()2,GGGoz valued at £42,014,891.

An old Pensioner named Luke Pond, residing at Parnell, Auckland, committed suicide on Thursday evening by cutting his throat. Lake was an old 63th man aivfserved through the New Zealand war.

The Wellington correspondent of the Herald states that Miss Houston is at present a guest at Bishopcourt, in Chri«.tchurch, where she is staying, at the invitation of the estimable Primate of New Zealand, whose son, the Yen. Arch-deacon-Harper, is incumbent of Tiniaru.

A mild form of excitement is still kept up in regard to the "saurian monster." All attempts to cage him have failed. It is evideut that the animal reads the newspapers, as he appears to be well informed of the movements of his enemies.

The Victorian Derby and the Mai ibyrnong Plate will be run this afternoon on the Fleiningt'in course Melbourne. The jesult of the races will reach Hamilton about 6. p.m. shortly after which hour an extra will issue from this office. Our spoifcing contributor " Blue Gown" tips Volcano for the Derby.

At the Bankruptcy Court, Wellington, on Thursday, Samuel Dcs Forges, butcher, of Porirua and Pahautanui, who recently filed his schedule, was sentenced to 14 days without hard labour for neglecting 1 to keep proper accounts, and his certificate suspended for six months.

Mr J. P. Maxwell, General Manager of New Zealand Railways, accon> j pained by Mr C. Hudson, District Traffic Manager, Mr J. Coom, Resident Engineer, and iVIr Pilcher arrived in Hamilton on Thursday. Yeatei'day they paid a visit to Catnbiidge, and today they go to To Aroha.

The jumping match at the Te Awamutu sports on Wednesday next will bo a ftieafc attraction. The water jump will bo the most interesting ; it is laid off close to a small shallow lagoon, so that there will be no lack of water to fill the ditch. The site chosen is a pood one, theie being .a good clear run to the jump, .uid it will be in, full view of the apeutatora on the hill.

A tetter from Sir John Hall is (*ec<»wiing to the Wellington correspondent of t«ie Hoiald) circulating among his friends, in whreh lip say^ that it in unlikely he will e\er enter the arena of N«w Zealand politics again. The reason assigned for this resolution is the recent, scandal in connection with lm nephew, who is now undergoing » life imprisonment.

Nobody would have thought that the colony was over thirty millions in debt at seeing tho hon. Colonel Sir G. 8. Whitrnore yesterday (s.iys the N.ipier Telegraph) in ail the glory of his uniform, riding down Hastjojf^trept towardjs ac c<niipaju<»<i by Lii-ut.-Col. Uatts. It v/as a sight to luakti one foigot all about debt and taxation. A eulouy that can afford to support so much usele&s grandeur ought not to tjvjk aljout debt.

To the Editor.— Sir,- I beg to take up a few lines of your valuable paper for this issue ro the big drain for the domain board. Sir, I want to contradict A statement made in your paper of the 28th * mat., that Diton and Crawf<>rdcanie hpr 4 sefctloinunt re the big drain.ygir, I-say I signup nothing to tho effect, 't^)v .instructed my partner to snttle in t\tii v/tift he d|d, and I intend taking furtbjeir stipda in the matter.—^oura &c, F. CHNvwfQiiD, Hamilton, October 2l)th. '*

The New Zealand railway returns for the first twenty-four weeks of the cuirenfc financial year slu*w the gross receipt* amounted to £431i,4 1K, as- against £468,758 fQv tl\* cornwpnndinp; .period of 1883, a falling rttf of ovor £32,00(j; although there are 1652 miles open, as against 1487. Tho working expenses amounted to £327,242, as compared with £321,228 last year, an increase of £15000. The net profit is, thoreforef less by £'38,000 than that tor the fir.st twenty- four weeks of Ust year. The proportion of revenue alMorbod by worHinß n\pensea i^ (noflloctinp Tractions) 75 per cint.this year, against G8 last year. The railway^BVcfriue falls short of the proportionate estimate (in tho Financial Statement) by morathan J31Q0,000. ,

According to report, Lord Harris *hold(ffchiit cricketio'dbirijf tribre to consolid.ito the Empire than any other influence. It is practical force at all events, and dir s t}he work while theorists do the talk. The dlaims of the colonial to respect are tnsted in different ways by different critic*., In dome Yorkshire company the crucial question would be, "C.vn he feight ?" But there is a very large class whose ruling consideration would be reflected in the inquiry, "Can ho play cricket?" The Australian 'fyas be»n demonstrating for some years that he can play and it is pilpable enough that ten thousands of English working/iuen are now full of pride of Empire and enthusiasm for Federation because Murdoch can bat, and Spofforth can bowl, and Blackham can "stump"

The Bishop of St. Albans, (says tho Nonconformist) has performed a kindly aft towards Nonconformists. Recently he dedicated— not consecrated — the now ceme lery at Ohelmsford, and the position in the procession of the Nonconformist ministeis was between tho Established clergy and immediately before the bishop and hi* chaplain. Many were pieced to s"e the venerable form nf the It»,v. George Wilkinson, together with other Nonconformist ministers, in this |>nsitiou. We learn that this order was arranged by the Bishop himself, in recognition of Mr Wilkinson's 30 years' labour in Chelmsford. The Bishop, who shook hands with Mr Wilkinson boflT before and af tec the service, has before "been considerate towaids Nonconformists, and the friendly feeling existing towards him will be still further increased. The Bishop's address at the close of the brief dedication, service was full of Christian feejing towards- those who conscientiously differ from him in religious opinion.

An exceedingly good imitation of a Bank of New Zealand £1 note was (says the Wellington Times) taken by Mr Mcc, chemist, durinff last week. Sf> closely was the genuine article copied that Mr Mcc did , not suspect the badness of his note until he mid it jn, or rather was about to pay it in, to the B ink yesterday. The clerk, turning some notes over, detected something strange in this particular one, and examining it closely, saw that it was spurious. The note, when carefully inspected, was found to be made of unusually thick paper ; and a sheet of very thin tissue paper has been paistecFon'the : back of it, apparently with a view of bringing the water mark into prominence. On the back the note is .stamped with the stamp of •' The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, London ;'' but whether this is a forgery or not it is impossible to say. If it is, the stamp has been very well imitated. Mr Mcc purposes to keep the note on exhibition at his &hop for a few days, in order that tradespeople may see it, and perhaps prevent the possibility of their taking other counterfeit notes.

Insurance agents sometimes man age to distinguish, themselves, but it is not often that they go so near extinguK-hing themselves as did a young member of the profession who sojourned in Hamilton for a few days last week. In company with his medical officer, he xv.xi riding from Cambridge to Hamilton, and when be-

tween the two bridges in Leslie's Gully, ho remarked that his lior«.o was leg wrary, and at once rode down into tlio creek for thft p»rpo^3 of cooling his heels. As the cicuk i-. at this spot .some twelve or fouiteen foet deep, and filled wifch'r.ipu and weed*, tlie result may be inngincd. It is but charitable to draw the curtain for a few minutes. Both the hojse and rider managed to got to .land after a long struggle, but four hours el.ip-.ed before the horse could be got up the .steep bank of the creek. The rider lost his hunting, crop, and got a thorough shaking, but his phy.sifc.vl discomfort w.iw as nothing to the loss of moral tono sustained. For one thing, he is not likely for some timo again attempt to sound the depth of a New Zea» land creek.

We understand that Major Jackson has forwarded his resignation of the office of Commander of thei Cavalry Volunteers of this diitrictto the Defence Minister, through, Col. Lyon. Whatever may be the gallant major's reasons for taking this step, it cannot be regarded as other than a misfortune that his valuable services should be lost to the country. Major Jackson is one of the few officers now or lately holding commands who have seen active service, and borne the heat and burden of the day, and there are none who can show a bstter record that he. Those who havo known him longest and best can be-it! appieci.ite his worth. It is now some twenty-fouryears since this officer received Ins majority, and wo cannot e\en at the tisk of giving offence to the ga'lant major himself, refrain from saying that the system which in the interval placed in \ny men, his infeiiors in everything that goes to make a good soldier, over his head is, to *ay the least, odd. Some of the recent promotions illustrate our meaning in a very marked manner.

, Waikato is to have a visit from ±@.t Matthew Burnett, about the middle of next month. Mr Burnett ia a most zeah cms , and successful temperance lecturer, whose work is highly spoken of by the Press through the whole of the Australasian colonies. He is a native of Cloughton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, where he was born in January, 1839. In 1857 ho signed the pledge, after having two or three time? before broken it, and from that day to this has never violated his solemn obligation. Ha commenced his labours in Australia in ISfiS, having landed in Melbourne in August of that year, and with the exception of two years, when he was forced to go Home to lecover his health, he has laboured continuously at the work. He has travelled duiing that time all through Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania, and is now going through New Zealand, his intention being to visit all the principal towns in the North Island, those in the South fsland having boon done. Already in New Zealand 27,000 have signed the pledge, and 30,000 donned the blue ribbon through his instrumentality. One speciality in his New Zealand work has been his remarkable success among the Maoris, 40 chiefs and a large number of their people hawn? taken the pledge. A meeting of those interested in the matter is to be held in fche schoolroom, next the Wesleyan Chuich, Hamilton, on Tuesday next, at 8.15 p.m., to appoint a committee to make arrangements, &c.

This is the highly moral article in tho North Ota go Times to which ref«rence was made in our leading columns on Thuisday :•— " it is said that there is a \v:iy tor Oamaru to relieve itself of the financial burden lhat ia bearing it down without recourse to direct repudiation. It has been apparent for BBver.il years that properties have been overvalued, and this state of affairs wa" tacitly consented to by ratepayers in order to avert wh.it was supposed would mean an increase of rates. The high valuations are, however, now objected to, and many asserts that unles3 thoy are reduced to what they should in justice be the matter will bo can ied into the Assessment Court for appeal. The effect of a, general and substantial reduction in values would, it is said, result in mir not being able to raise the necessary amount of interest to pay the bondholder. Thia is based on what is ucoepted to be tho position of tho bondholder in respect to the loans. The interest is Recuied to the bondholder by a specific rate of ho much in the pound on tho rateable value of the property in the borough, and if that rate is not sufficient through a depreciation in the value to raise the necessary amount, the bondholder has no re course but to accept the inevitable, and take what he can get out of an estate that is not capable of paying 20s in the pound. Tt is well known that .\t the present time all tho rates, with the exception of that fur general purposes, are absoibed in paving the interest on the borrowed money, and in some cise-i fall bhort of being able to do so, owing to values having fallen ho much since

the r.ito was 01 ij^ni.tlly atiuck. Thi«, then, itj is b"ld, js tho position of affairs. Tj^e values ofs-prnp"rty in the borough 1 W rating purposes hm^t be reduced b'y close, upon onewalf, and ai the st'cuiity of each loan i« specifically fititedyond'cannotbe iucreaiird, tli4 in tares t cariunt ho raiaed, nnd the borough, to w*p a vulpar phrase, mu*t ♦•bust." If this vfew of the matter i» a correct nrte thoro will bo laige njunbors in tb« plape despairing of prigiess And dreadinff whaUihey call direct repudiation, who will ba only too glad ro avail themselves of the opportunity of lightening their burdens — at the expense of the bondholdpr. ,Wi would n<»t eire to assert that the a-bovn view is absolutely correct, or* that .there may not bo Homtsthing tnat will over-ride the opinions held, but there can bo no doubt that tho resolutions of the council at tho timo tho loans were rained Hpc^ifically stated what the securities would be."

We taka the following from yes torday's Auckland Herald :— A. wedding which has long been anticipated with considerable interest wan celebrated on Wednesday afternoon, in th* 1 Otara Presbyterian Church. The contracting parties were Mr Charles Hunter, son of Mr ,William Hunter, of Ohaupo (late of Hunter and Nolan \ and Miss Jessie Wallace, of Hillside, Pftpatoetoe. The marriage ceremony was performed at two o'clock p.ni by the Rev. John Mucky, pastor of the church, assisted by tho Roy. H. Dewslnrv (Wesleyan). Bv order of the local school committee the children of the Otara school had a half-holiday, and they were nearly all present to witness tho marriage, whilst every available space in the church was occupied by friends and neighbours of the young couple. Tho bride was beautifully attired in white lace and satin, with viml and wreath corresponding with tho graceful beauty of the dress, and her appearance caused undivided admiration. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Wallace, sister of the bride. The other bridesmaids were Miss Hunter, sister of the bridegroom, and the Misses Cawkwell, cousins of the bride. All these were beautifully dressed in costume^ of white Egyptian lawn, trimmed with blue. Mr Newman Buttle was chief groomsman, assisted by Messrs Archie and Fred. Wallace, brothers of the bride, and Mr John Flemincr. Among those present to witness the marriage was Mr Me \ithur, of the Auckland Training College, whose pupil the young bride h,\d lv":n for n long time. After leaving the chmch a very large party of friends and united guests reprired to the residence of the bride's parents, when a sumptuous tei was pro\ided, and fully appreciated. The wedding presents were beautiful, costly, numerous, and usiful, and presented a magnificent display. About six o'clock the young and happy couplo left on their honeymoon trip, amid a sh >wer of rice and old slippers, followed by crenniti" enthusiastic 'wishes for their happiness and prosperity. It is worthy of note that the younor bride was the first child chris f ened in the Ot^ra Church, and by the venerable pastor who performed the ceremony of her marriage.