The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1889.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2597, 5 March 1889, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1889.

Equal and exact justice t<> all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

We are very glad to set!, by a report from our Wluitawhata, correspondent in another column, that the settlers in that portion of the Waipa have resolved to (Miter into the dairy industry on the latest principles. Through the zeal and energy of Mr ltothwell, they decided at a recent meeting to otter every inducement to Messrs Reynolds and Co., to establish a creamery at Whatiiwlmtii, and have already guaranteed as many as L'li.'i cows for the supply of milk, which, as our correspondent truly surmises, will exceed 'M) oby the time the Company can be ready for operations. Therefore, the most essential condition needed by the Company has been provided for, and we can rest assured that in Mr Reynolds, who is himself a thorough settler and, therefore, fully understands the requirements of the subscribers, the people of Whantwhata will find all the elements for securing success in this new- pursuit. There is no doubt that the course which has been decided upon will be conducive to the welfare of the district. Taking the results the round, the farmers could not secure more satisfactory returns in any other way and with the same economy of time and labour, as they will by supplying the creamery. In such a district as Whatawhata, where the land is fertile and the pasturage very rich, there should be. a high percentage of oroum, thus p'aeing the settlers in a more advantageous position still ; and if they are prudent enough to lay iu ample stock of winter fodder, it will pro bably be found that the creamery can be kept running all through the year. The position of the locality is very favourable to success, having good command of a navigable river to Ngaruawahia to connect there with the railway. We hope to see a similar line of action adopted in all the fanning districts watered by the Waipa river.

In the House of Commons, on Friday, a sensational scene took place. Mr Thus. W. Russell, member for Tyrone South, ac.-used M,- John Dillon, M.P. for Mayo Fa-t, ..f defending minder and outrages in Ireland. Mr Dillon retorted by c illiug Mr Russell a liar, whereupon a scene of grc.t uproar ensued. Ultimately both members withdrew the expressions, and ap -Lgies having been made, business was resumed. The youths of the Southern portion of the colony are suffering from a very strong a: tick of parachute mania, engendered in- the leeont visit of Professor Baldwin. To the four corners of their handkerchiefs they tie strings, the ends of which are fastened together. A stone h made fast to th.-.-e ends, and the boys then throw the " parachute'' into the air. As the stone descend* the. hanclksrchi f expands aud floats gracefully down. ?A most successful dance took place at Ifukanui mi Thursri ly evening last. The hall had been pio'tily dec .rated by the employees from W0,,. Hands, and Mrs John Cordon very Uiud'.y gave all refreshments, to which amp!.: j.i.-tico was done. About thirty conp.'L'- -t-od up, and dancing was kept "up with spirit to the stirring strains of Mr Greenwood's violin until 4 o'cock, when the company dispersed expressing themselves highly gratified with the evening'sentertainmet, aud the orderly way in which everything was carried out. The proceeds went in aid of the hall fund. The election for the various licensing committees in this district have not provoked much excitement, and in only one instance (that of Newcastle) has a poll been necessary. Tlie following are the gentleineti declared elected as commissioners for the Kiiikirhoa, Rangiriri, and Pukekura districts :—Xirikiriroa : Messrs C. Kdmonds, R. Cillett, B. -L Maclean, A. Primrose and H. Steele. Rangiriri : Messrs \V. Fuller, H. Uibb, F. J. Johnson, J. L. Ponlwart, and H. M. do V. Walker. Pukekura : Messrs J. Fisher, J. Cane, W. Hunter, C. Keeley, and R. Reynolds. The Waikato County Council invite tenders for "0 chains post and wire fencing (labour only) at the Peachgrove Reserve. They also invite tenders for the lease of the reserve for one year. 'We understand that the conditions are that if the occupier wishes to terminate the lease at the end of the year, he must give three months notice of his intention to do so, and should the Council require him to quit they will have to gLe a like notice. It is well-known that the land is capable of carrying an unusually large number of stock, ar.d we expect keen competition for the lease. The rent will require to be paid quarterly in advance. Messrs Hales, Hursthouse and Simpson, engineers, proceeded by train to Te Kuiti on Saturday with two engines to test, the viaduct. They left Te Kuiti at 0.30 o'clock with three engines, one being ballast, and one waggon loaded with goods and a guard's van, and about 150 people. They went across five or six time 3. The bridge gave less than i-inch, which gave the engineers great satisfaction. The viaduct is 115 ft. high and 400 ft. long. AH the iron wmk is on a concrete foundation. (treat credit is due to the manager, Mr Robertson, for the short time he occupied in erecting it, viz., one month a span, or four months in ail, and not one accident happened. All the machinery leaves to-day for Dunedin for a similar viaduct there for the same firm. We hoar that Mr R. R?ynolds. of Cambridge, who obtained very satisfactory results ln«t year from en-ilage made on the stack principle, proposes this year to experiment in another way by chaffing his green maize and placing it in a hole, many of which are to be se".n adj iceut to his homestead. In many parts of the district these dry holes are very numerous. In tho opinion of many people, these excavations have been made by the Maoris in times past for the purpose of providing a certain kind of soil suitable for the growth of the kumaras, at any rate they are invariably dry and would seoin to be well adapted to the purposo Mr Reynolds is about to put them to. Ho has been engaged for some davs past supervising the work, and expects to treat fully 100 tons by this process. The success of preparing winter food for stock is of very great importance to this district, and Mr Reynolds has kindly promised to make known through our columns the result of his experiment. Writing on racing consultations, the Post makes a sensible suggestion, with which we entirely agree. Onr conrempory says :—" NW Zealand is flooded with prospectuses, and the Australian papers containing the advertisements, circulate freely. One feature of these consultations is that a certain percentage of the commission is devoted to charitable purposes. Surely this should prove suggestive to even the most virtuous of our legislators. It is quite impossible to stop people investing in racing consultations. If they are not permitted to do it in the colony they send their money to Australia. It would, we think, be far better if the Legislature would regulate the conduct of consultations, keep the money in the colony, and by means of a license fee and stamp duty raise from them a revenue to be devoted to charitable purposes, while at the same time affording the public a guarantee that the distribution of the money should be conducted fairly and honestly. There is no use in hiding our ho.id in the sand, ostrich-like, and flittering ourselves that consultations have, been suppressed."