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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2467, 3 May 1888, Page 2

The Canadian Budget shows a surplus of about £1,500.

Mr Chesson, Secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society, in dead.

On Saturday nights, between 7 and 10 o'clock, the Wellington Meat Company sells roasts of beef at Id per lb.

The young man Odium who lost his life in the fire at Waip.iwa was the youngest son of Mr John Odium, of Hamilton.

It is not generally knowa that all the islands iu the Waikato River are within the boundaries of the county of Waikato.

The Customs revenue for the month of April amounted to £101,201. For the corresponding month of last year, it was £119,402.

The Pope has decreed that members of the Irish Land League arc incapable of receiving absolution and the clergy have been instructed to refuse it.

The Mayor of Auckland has convened a public meeting, to be held to-day, to consider the question of petitioning Parliament to abolish the Property Tax.

The youth Burt, who was gored by a wild boar whilst pig-hunting at Ngaruawahia the other day, is making rapid progress towards recovery in the Waikato Hospital.

The United States has entered in a commercial treaty with Tonga, and Consnl-General Sewell has proceeded to the group to exchange tho ratifications with King George.

A collision occurred in the English Channel between tho ships Moto and Smyrna, the latter being sunk, and her captain, with the pilot and ten of the crew, were drowned.

The three youths, Doyle, Kennedy, and Howell, were brought up at Cambridge on Tuesday, and remanded until the 10th inst, as the horses they are supposed to have stolen, have not yet arrived from Napier.

There was a very fair attendance at the monthly meeting of S. Peter's, Hamilton, Church Society, on Tuesday evening last, when a very interesting paper on the first portion of the " Creed " was read and discussed.

At the special meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, held on Monday night, it was resolved to take iminediatu steps to carry into otfect the intentions of the Council in erectiug the proposed public buildings.

Great regret is expressed that Miss L. Young is about to be removed from Cambridge. We learn that she has been appointed to a school about 50 miles north of Auckland and that financially the change will be to her benefit.

At a meeting of the Cambridge School Committee held on Tuesday evening, the headmaster's report showed a decrease of 19 in the attendance for the month, as compared with last year this is attributed to a Roman Catholic Schooi Having been started in the town.

A settler at Andarson's Bay, near Duuedin, has started canniug aud preserving milk. The industry has been brought under the notice of the Premier, who declares that the milk is far superior to the Swiss brand. The factory cans about 700 gallons of milk per day.

On Tuesday evening the children attending Trinity Wesleyau Sunday School were entertained at tea in the schoolroom, and afterwards to a limelight entertainment in the Volunteer Hall. Tho limoliglit entertainment was kindly conducted by Mr J. Reid, the views being taken from the "Pilgrim's Progress.

At the sale of Mr Trewheellar's stock-in-trade and effects, yesterday, Mr C. Boyce, of Cambridge, bought the biscuit-making machinery for the sum of £70. The original cost of the plant was £330. We believe Mr Boyce intends adding the manufacture of biscuits to his already-flourishing business.

Some of the yields of wheat in tho Te Awamutu district are turning out remarkably well this year. One paddock of Mr W. Taylor's threshed out 55 bushels to the acre. Ho estimated his crop to average 35 bushels, but the result of the threshing will give a much higher average than that. That which turned out so well is winter wheat.

The following are the returns of gold entered for duty for the quarter ending March :—Aucklaud, 10,1)53 ozs; value, £43,449. Nelson, 3,6700ze; value, £1,305. West Coast, 26,G520z5; value, £10(j,5G5. Otago, 14,73G0z5; value, £57,057. Total. 52,7050z5; value, £207,030. Corresponding quarter last year, G4,GlGozs, value £257,259.

The Oamaru Mail learns that Mr Alexander Thomson, of Kakanui, has chartered tho steamer Tekapo for a trip to Calcutta. The steamer is expected to leave New Zealand ports about the end ef next month. Her cargo will consist chiefly «f horses, specially selected for tho Indian market, and of the number—some tiver 100 will bo taken from Oamaru, together with all the fodder for use during tho voyage.

It is said that the London buyer of a large Wellington drapery firm lately went in heavily on tho Stock Exchange ns a plunger, and before long managed to lose £2.300 belonging to his employer. He then mada up his mind to commit suicide, but before doing so he wrote his obituary notice for the Times, in which he stated that his death was " sudden," Ho read the notice and then shot himself,

Great regret is expressed in Cambridge that Mr Henry Reynolds finds it necessary to remove to Auckland. Wβ trust that it will only be for a short time, though we feel convinced th.it the change will be a gain i) Waikato, as by personal supervision at Auckland Mr Reynold's butter trade will doubtless be increased. After it is thoroughly established he will return to Waikato, where he will find a hearty welcome, for we cannot afford to lose scttlere of Mr Reynold's stamp,

Yesterday morning the Borough Engineer nf Hamilton served a notice on the contractor for the Kaleyards to put on eix men more than he had employed. This order not being carried out,the engineer took possession of the work, after first being driven off by the contractor with adze in hand. Tho assistance ot the police had to be called in to induce the contractor to keep quiet, A consultation was held yesterday evening, when His Worship the Mayor, the town clork, the engineer, and the contractor's sureties were present, and it was resolved that the engineer take charge of the works, and carry them out. He advertises in another column for men to meet him on the ground this morning; and also for tenders to hang gates. Mr Wright, the contractor, complains that the engineer only gave him one hour's notice to provide more men, and had not previously expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of the work.

Mr Davis, brickmaker of Hamilton, had a very narrow escape from being drowned at Tβ Aroha on Monday evening last. It appears about seven o'clock on the evening referred to, Mr Davis, accompanied by Mr J. Br,w, of Te Aroha, went to bathe in "No. 2." Mr Davis, being the first to undress, plunged in head first, and in doing so, it would appear, struck his face and head against the opposite side of the bath. To Mr Bew's astonishment, he did not come to tho surface again. Becoming alarmed, Mr Bew went in and seized him, and on bringing him to the surface found he was insensible, with a severe bruise on one cheek. Mr Bew promptly made use of eome simple measures to restore animation. Dr. Wright was also sent for, and promptly attended the sufferer, who, with as little delay as possible, was conveyed to the Club Hotel, where he received every attentiou, and gradually fully recovered his senses again.—Aroha News.

Referring to the decadence of the mining industries of Victoria, the Argus makes some remarks which show in a clear light the absurdities of Protection. It stated that mine after mine has been abandoned in Victoria which could have been worked profitably if £1 per ounce more could be obtained for the gold. No one thinks of proposing that the colony should be taxed as a whole in order to subsidise miners to the extent of about 25 per cent. But this, says the Telegraph, is exactly in principle what is proposed to be adopted in New Zealand. Some manufacturers find that it will not pay them to produce certain articles, except the people give them a bonus of 25 per cent on the price of manufactured commodities. Of course, this simply means giving £4 for what is only worth three-fourths of that sum. To give effect to such n ruinous proposal must cause loss to the State just in the same manner ns it would be a national loss to spend £4 in obtaining a quantity of gold which was only worth £3. Yet ne one thinks of subsidising the protection of geld, which wonld be quite as legitimate a thing to do as to subsidise the production of factnry-madn clothing.