The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. TUESDAY, FEB. 19, 1889.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2591, 19 February 1889, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

TUESDA Y, FEB. 19, 1889.

Kiliiiil and exact justice to :ill men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

I We broached the subject the other d;iy of tliu opportunities now |>itS'.Mitin<? tlionisdves for the exerciso oi: a spirit of enterprise! in the Waikato, 1-y cstsilili.sliing direct cominunica'iou v vith Australian ports from RfU'lan, in order to placo our livo stook and other local productions in tlioso niru'lcois with the greatest eeonoiriy of time and cost. Our Knglan correspondent, in a subsequent issuo, bore out tho account wo gave of the facilities to be found at that harbour for creating it a port of departure for ytoamors plying to Australia with AVfiikato exports, and that it is within thirty miles by a good road of tho centre of this district. In fact, as ho very pointedly remarked, such a course would be merely a repetition of the past history of iuiglan and Xawhia, when butli theso I orts wero shipping places for the wheat, flax, &c, of w aikato, in large quantities, by regular trading vessels to Australian markets. Of late we have seen an extraordinary demand spring up in the; Australian colonies for many of the products of New Zealand ; and to such an extent is the intercolonial trade assumingproportions that, where rapidity of transit and saving of cost are of paramount consideration to tins producers, it is justiliaMo to ask whether it would not b<! feasible to revive the old direct communicition from points on our own sea-board, and, if feasible, why not again utilise the ports Nature has established so close to our doors? In this issue appears a hitter from Mr T. B. Hill, of Auckland, in which he enthusiastically supports the views put forward by us. There is no doubt as to the correctness of Air Hill's statement that the attention of enterprising Australians is very likely to be attracted to the superior geographical position of these two ports, for the purpose of establishing a regular trade in the products of the agricultural and pastoral districts of Waikato. There is amongst Victorians, especially, a vast amount of what the Americans call " go-a-headedness," and now that the land boom in Melbourne has subsided, that spirit of enterprise will look in all directions for other fields in which it can find vent in new ventures and speculations. Our correspondent also speaks of the accommodation f'jr steamers to be found at Eaglan and the facilities it possesses for making suitable provisions for the shipping of stock, and he enumerates many of tho chief productions of I Ik; country, as well us some of its valuable, natural weilt.li, which are in great demand in Melbourne and Sydney. The great .saving of distance that would be ali'urded by shipments from t'u'se harbours to Australia is a groat consideration in those days, and it may be assumed that the time is not far oft" when people, both in Australia and here, will awal'n to their intrinsic importance. Kawhia u'ill become valuable for its coal deposits, scams of which are to be found clot-e to the water's edge, and alongside of which vessels could lie. There is a very extensive back country, thousands of aef's of land between the seaboard and the Waikato plains, fit

for settlement and capable of carrying thousands of industrious people. 1- Tho occupation of this waste country could bo accelerated by increasing the facilities for export so ready at hand, and the advantages of Raglan, Port Waikato and Kawhia gradually made the most of for the export of our dairy produce, meat, wool, flax and other products to profitable markets in the Australian colonies. The result of the elections in New South Wales gives the Free trade party a small majority, being 71 against GO Protectionists, The East Coast natives are becoming excited over To Kooti's approaching visit, and threats against him are openly made. " Lance-Corporal," in the Yeoman, says it is rumoured "lint the scarlet coats are to be dune away with in our volunteer force, ami that the. tunics of the future are to be blue." The Irish Timas has commissioned Mr 1.). Ariiott, to visit the colonies and report on t|,t; .«tare of public opinion in regard to Home llula. This is considered a counterpoise to the League visitors. We would remind our readers of the concert which takes place in the Public llall, Tk Awamutu, in aid of the bazaar funds, which will ba devoted to roofing St. Johns parsonage. Mullet are very plentiful in the Waikato River. Wo have been presented with a tine specimen of this lish which wnjri caught at Paddy's Rock, near the riire range, Hamilton, yesterday, by Mr 'W. Proctor's boy, who seized il; with his hands. Mr Eainbow, the popular proprietor of the boys boarding school at Clive, near Napier, was accidently drowned on Satutday. He plunced in to assist two boys who appeared exhausted, and, though a fine swimmer, never rose again. Complaints having been made to the authorities of persons bathing in the Hamilton Lake after the hour of 1) a.m., the police having received instructions to prosecute persons so offending. A notice to ibis effect appears elsewhere. The attraction in Hamilton this week will be tho dramatic performance by the Comus Dramatic Club, at tho Oddfellow*, Hall, Hamilton Kast, on Thursday. Eveiyoueseetris to be looking forward to the event ; therefore, wn safely j predict there will be a bunvior house. A servant girl at Woodville the other day sued her mistress for wages due. It. u.ime out in the evidence that tho fjirl Win hired in Napier, and .slid charged her mistress first-class train fare, stating that she did not consider it right for her to travel second-class when going to a good situation. Professor Black is very enthusiastic about the Stewart's Island tin find. He is as pleased with the forests, as furnishing fuel for smelting. " Thtro is plenty of manuka and grand rata, and the rata appears lo have been grown for the express purpose of smelting tin." Constable Berrimais, from Te Kuiti, has reported to the coroner, the death of tho infant child of Mr liiigene Sullivan, winch occurred yesterday, at Mokau. Upon making himself acquainted with the facts of the case, Mr Gresham has decided that it will not be necessary to hold an inquest. The " North Otago Daily Times " is strongly of opinion that the work that the Lind Boards of the colony now carry out should bo entrusted to County Councils. Our contemporary is sure the country would be much better served by such a change, as every application would then bo publicly dealt with on its merits. We have received complaints of young men bathingwithouttrunks at various hours of the day, Sundays included, in the Waikato River.' below the Hamilton traffic bridge, and running on the beach in an exposed manner in sight of passers by. This conduct is direct breach of the Borough by-laws, and renders the offenders liable to police prosecution. Mr W. Hunter, sanrs-, of Ohaupo, waited on Mr Maxweh during his official vi.-it to Hamilton, on Thursday, in reference Lo the conveyance of ruttle by special tr.ihis, and lu was told that arrangements were bung made to run, two snujial c ittle trains weekly, one leiving Cambiidge on Monday, and the other leaving Te Aimnuitii on Wednesday. We are pleased to hear that nrnuigtmiunts have been concluded, with tho sanction of the Government, for extensive surveys in the King Country. Mo'srs W. Cnssen, T. Redmond, and W. ICeist, ha\e been selected by the native owners to undertake the surveys which will embrace, some three or four hundred thousand acres. Operations will be started at once. We learn from a private letter that Dr. Hooper, of Cambridge, has been nominated by tho united vestries of Alt Albert and Avondale, to tho charge, of the parish of Mt Albert. Tho Bishop had previously been anxious for Dr. Hooper to accent the cure, if nominated. Dr Hooper's departure from Cambridge with his family will bo a great loss to that place, but we wish him success in his new charge. We regret to hear of tha death at Adelaide, of Major Walmsley, tho managing director of tho Auckland Stud Company. Ho was returning fn.in Calcutta, where ho had gone with a lareo consignment of New Zealand horses in order to establish a regular horse trade with India. His death will cause a wirlo feeling of sorrow as he was a good colonist and very much respected. It is perhaps not generally known that the Australian U.S.N. Company are in the habit of paying bonuses to the captains of their steamers provided they run thoir ships free from accident. Yet this rule has been observed ever since tho inauguration of the new service, and sums ranging from .£25 to £1.00 are paid in the year. The bonuses are distributed quarterly, so that, if a shipmaster in tho service navigates his ship without accident for three months, he is entitled to a bonus. The U.S.S. Company have a similar rule in their service. The Southland Daily News says : —In connection with the tin discoveries at Stewart Island, it may be mentioned that about seven years ago Mcsrs Longuet an 1 party were prospecting on tho ground now occupied by Swam and party. They were greatly troubled with the tin, or ruby sand, as they called it, and eventually sent a parcol to Dunediu, with the result that a reply was received to tho effect that the stuff consisted of fragments of garnets, of no commercial value. This is the substance that to-day is pronounced tin, and about which Professor Black is so enthusiastic. The railway returns for the four weeks ending sth January, 18S9, and for the corresponding period of 1888, give us the following information an to tho Auckland unction. Tho number of passengers were 50,030 and f>3.820 respectively ; parcels, 3,itUl, and 4,1'J7; livo stock, S,2(JJ, and ■1,177; goods, 7,811, and 7,21)0' tons. The revenue was i'9,(Ki9 and £'.I.S">S, showing n falling off of nearly £800. Them was an increase of nearly 100 per emit on tho number of live stock carried. Tho total revenue to date for the whole colony was £745,000 against £751,000 the previous year, and the expenditure £488,000, against 529,000. Mr Howden, watchmaker, of ( Hamilton, wishes us to .say that the clock J .above his shop-door has no connection with the erractio borough horologieal recorder referred to in our last issue. His clock is religiously punetillious in the execution of its public duty ; it listens to no local influences to swerve from the march of rectitude. Like a true soldier that has received the order to "mark time," it obeys the command and regulate* its movement to the correct pace and no other ; it has no knowledge of tho " goose-step." The good people of Hamilton can, therefore, place implicit reliance on the time always indicated by the Howden clock. The escape from death of a iittle boy named David Small, who fell asleep between the rails, near Lumsden, Southland, on Saturday, and was run over by a train of twenty-four vehicles, was a marvellous one, and was probably due to the presence of mind of the driver, who, on seeing tho sleeping child, wisely refrained from blowing tho brake's whistle, knowing that there was not room to pull up on the down grade, and that it was likely if the whistle was blown that the child would have lifted his head and been killed. As it was tho cow-catcher dragged and rolled the boy for about twenty-two yards before ho slipped under. He is not severely hurt, but the loss of a- great toe-nail and of a shaving of bone from the crown of his head, apparently by the flanges of the wheels, shows what a miraculojjs escape he had. ,

Messrs M. J. Dinneer, J. G. Elmsly, 11. Moncreiff, R. Mainwaring, and J. 1). Tristram, have been elected as a licensing committee for the Kihikihi Licensing District. The first meeting of tho committee will be held on Saturday next, for the purpose of electing it chairman. The Wellington unemployed have actually become ashamed of themselves, and have dwindled down to a demoralized minority. A meeting of these gentlemen was called the other day to demand a continuance of the Government sproko, which they have come to regard as their birthright. Only about a dozen turned up, and two or three ex-demagogues having refused, in very indignant terms, the position of chairman, tho little meeting melted away. This is a hope.ful sign, and wo only wish the same spirit would extend North and South towards Auckland and Christchurch respectively.—Exchange. A schoolteacherin the Wellington district, on his removal, applied to the Board for compensation for improvements in the shape of a coach-house and orchard, which he had added to his residence. The request was one without precedent ; and the Board, with a very sensible dread of innovation, very properly refused to entertain it. Compensation for improvements is in itself an undisputed principle; but those who participate in the improvements are supposed to share the expense. There is no direct gain to the Board or to the country, and it is a moral certainty that the teacher's successor would refuse to beat any share of the cost. The Board was, therefore, wise in declining to euto-blish a precedent of this kind ; and we have no doubt the taxpayers will heartily concur in the decision. —Exchange. j/Now is the time to put woollen cloths round the stems of your apple trees about a foot from tho ground. During this month the apples, with the grub in them, fall from tho trees, and while the apples are rotting on the ground, the grub loaves the apple and makes for tho boh; of tho appletree, up which it climbs. When it reaches the flannel it finds that such a pleasant retreat that it concludes to hybernato there. If these cloths are periodically removed and steeped in vinegar the worms are destroyed. The oloths should bo arranged on the apple and pear trees in an umbrella shape. Were every orchardist to adopt the above plan, those villainous moths would have a struggle for existence, which would end in their extinction.—Exchange. "Atticus" in the Leader writes/ —There are people who cannot be honest where the ('overn'iwnt is concerned. The wife of a Victorian bank manager, who is now on a visit to Tasmania, sent to Melbourne for a now ball dress. After ample directions about material, color, and cut, she said, " Lst one of the girls wear it for balf-an-hour, and bo sure to put some old ruffling round tho nock." It is unnecas-ary to say how I Mine to see the letter ; but I did see it, ati.i asked, " Why lot her daughter wear it, and why the old ruflliug?" " D-ui't you know," was the reply, •'that if she can swear it has been worn it will get in duty free ? For a new dress she, would hiivo to pay heaps of money at the Custom House !"' And yet 1 bolieio that woman would not cheat her butcher, baker, or grooer out of a penny. Why then the collective butchers, bakers, and grocers that makeup the Government? The teachers in some of the Dunedin schools object to the presence of barefooted children in their establishments and incontinently shut tho doors on thorn. The fathers of tho children being poor men, and not like the teachers, in receipt of largo salaries from Government, have been compelled to fall buck on the Charitabh Aid Board. The Board in turn communicated with the school committees, but they denied the responsibility of the ukase, and icferred the Board to the teachers. This on the face of it is a very arbitrary interference on tho part of the teachers. And yet those men are continually asking to have their " individuality" recognised, and complaining that they are hampered by the interference of tho school committees ! But what have children's feet to do with the standards that their poverty should bs brought horn; , , to thorn m this impertinent manner? lt is to be hoped the school committees administer such a snub to these men as will for some time to come effectually extinguish their intrusive " individuality,"—Exchange. The South Australian Government has secured a contract from the Egyptian Cioveriiinrnfc for th« supply of 500,00'J railway sleepers. This contract will give 300 men employment for about three years. A stiiking feature in the transaction, and onu which we New Z:rilanders would do woll to lay to heart, is brought out in tip? following extract from a letter appearing in the Melbourne Argus. Ths writer says :—" What a lesion is taught us by our neiglibo.irs in South Australi-i. So admirably hive they managed mattets connected with their forests that they are able t.i supply tho 000,000 sleepers out of the thinnings of the trees they hivo planted, and s.* give employment to hundreds of their people for years to come. The 'thinnings' go to the land of the Pharoahs, b.it the forest retinitis as goml as ever for South Australia. When shall we ever have a. Board of Forestry in this colony? Again and again yon hive ably urged its establishment in your columns, and wo could not follow :i better pattern than they have sot us in South Australia." The other evening a few local sports met to settle a matter of some pecuniary interest arising out of the recont comity jockey race meeting. After tho matter had been satisfactorily settled, the orthodox adjournment to the wine shop was made. On the wuy thither, the owner of a retriever dog, anxious to show the qualities of the animal, tossed him a sovereign, telling him to take it to the " pub." The dog, not quite comprehending the. order, picked up the coin, and, after a visible struggle or two, succeeded in swallowing it. Sovereigns are rather an expensive kind of dog-food—a fact which must have immediately occurred to tho mind of its confiding •wner, who, by-the-way, is a canny Scot. A gentleman of a speculative turn of mind in tho company, taking in the situation at a glance, ottered 10s for the dog, evidently as a mining venture, and ultimately ran the bidding up to los. Tho owner, however, refused to part, declaring his intention of submitting tho animal to some new analytical gold-saving process. Wo have not heaid how he panned out. — Tuapeka Times. The " dear " old times! Mr James Lawrence, an old Cromwell resident, happened recently to bo in Arrowtown on holiday, and ha casually informed tho editor of tho Lake Co?.nty Press that ho (with a partner) had the first baker's oven in Arrowtown. (then Fox's). This was about 27 years ago. Flour was then worth 3s (id a panuikinfiil (or pound). At first bread sold at 11s the suppose , .! -lib loaf (actually 3Alb), but it gradually fell (in Mr - Lawrence's time) till it reached tho comparatively low price of 7s (id. Scales there, wore none, and the weighing of the dough \ was done by means of two tin plates—one at each end of a balanced .stick. For weights so many candles were used. There , was no sawn timber to make abroad trough, and what did service as a trough was a hole ; in the earth, with bags laid down to keep | tho dough clean. The packing of a sack of flour (2001b) cost £3ns between Queenstown and Arrowtown, a distance of about 13 miles. Packers had generally two horses, ] and earned £(> a day. There was plenty of grass, which was all the horses 'got in the shape of feed. Oats were indeed than flour.—Mentioning this matter to/( resident, he told us that ho had seen /fne flesh of one sheep (an SOpounder) realise £(>—at Is (id per lb.—Tuapeka Times. t A working model of a gold mine. ( which is exhibited at t':e Victorian Court t at the Centennial International Kxhibition, 1 was shown in motion on the 1-tth instant, c and attracted considerable attention. It \ is worked by Mr J. Harry, a miner, of i Sandhurst, and, although somewhat rough (1 in construction, is remarkably complete ;i and ingenious. It could not have been r produced without a largo amount of f patient labour and some mechanical skill. 0 It shows the whole and underground t workings of a mine, which are made to s perform all the ordinary operations of h mine working. There are pumping and t winding engines, a crushing battery, a v main shaft, a whim shaft, and a whim B horse and driyor, a cradle, a smith's shop, t, and a rock drill, etc., all at work, with a men in attendance, whose movements are d very natural. For instance, when the h buckets or cages are raised, the usual u signals are given, and they are received at b the braoe by tho automaton, who lowers j r thorn again, A.nong.-it the figures below J. are four directors, who aro supposed to bo tl in consultation. They aro made to turn tl and look about as though inspecting tho fn workings. It is to be regretted that Mr n< Harry is not able to be constantly in at- i' tendance t:i exhibit tho model, as it would certainly prove both instructive and interesting to visitors. —Exchange.

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