The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2780, 8 May 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1890.

Equal and exact justice to all men, . Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

. ♦— — The Jttoyal Geographical Society has presented a gold medal to Stanley. By late advices Portugal is prepared to accept arbitration over the Zambesi dispute. The loss incurred by tne theft of the Diuhess of Edinburgh jewels turns out to be trifling. A sitting of the Native Land Court is gazetted to be held at Rotorua commencing on June lth. The Asylums Board in London has requested the Government to inquire whether frozen meat is wholesome. New Zealand harbour loans have experienced a decline in the London market. New Plymouth Harbour Board loan

is quoted nt S(i. Times do not seem to be flourishin" nt Te Aroha, as dm-iiiß thu uast six weeks there have been four applications from that district for relief. On May 4th New Zealand long-1-orrind wheat was quoted in tun hnsjlisli market ex waroh.iusu, 157s to whilst English wheat, sfciod as 30s !)d. It is currently reported that Mr Cudnnm will elect to stand for the le Vroha electorate leaving Colonel I 1 raser in undisputed possession of the Thames electorate. The Southland County Council aro supplying poisoned grain to I'turners Clubs and committees at half cost in order to eueoubige residents in the couutry to deal with , the small Lird pest. The annual examination of pupils in the Hamilton West school in freo-hMid drawing for prizes and certilicates awarded by the Auckland Society of Arts will bn held in thu school room to-morrow at 1U o'clock a.m. The Whatawhata disturbance case was continued at the Resident Magistrates Couit, Hamilton, yesterday, before C.tpt. Jackson, 11. M., and at the rising of the Court was not linishod. The case will be agiiin gone on with to-day. We are pleased to hear that operations havo. baen again started in the Tui Te Aroha silver mine and that Mr Peter I'erguson has for some time past been obtaining satisfactory returns from the New Era battery at Waiorougomai. Th 3 Oiuibridge Borough Council have decide 1 to purchase a new piano for the i'ublic: Hall, at a cost ot about £40, £20 is to be raisod by the public with entertainments, etc.. and the Council will pay the balance, of which they hope to raise from £10 to £15 by the sale of the old piano. The Arab mare and foal from Mr Wooster's, Patea, sold by Messrs Mclweol and Co. on Tuesday at Ohaupo, were purchased by Mr 11. Bullock-Webster, The Lake, Hamilton. The dogs from the same owner realised as high as £">. Several cattle and sheep dogs, we understand, changed hands at Ohaupo yesterday at good prices, one realizing £20. There is likely to be "a good number rd buyeis at Mr Hunters forthcoming horso sale to take place at the Hamilton Uotonch Yards this day week. The draught of horses coming from Mr Jonathan Brown, of Tauranga, is spoken of as being of exceptional good quality and of the right stamp.

There was an application yesterday for the admi-sion of a female into the Old People s Retuge, but it had to be refused and out-door relief gronted instead, as there is no means of isolating the sexes in the institution. The time is fast approaching when some accommodation will have to be made for females, and a matron appointed in charge of the Refuge. Mr Isaac Coates is obtaining an excellent return from his last year s barley crop, as notwithstanding the ravages of the caterpillar, which it is estimated, reduced the yield by at last ten bushels to the acre, a yield of forty bushels to the acre has been threshed out, and as the barley is an excellent sample, Mr Co.ites expects to have no difficulty in disposing of it at four shillings per buehol. The Cambridge down train yesterday was about liftowi minutes late at Hamilton, and this hns very often been the cn*e lately, as. since- the mails have been taken by road, the povtet has not been comi»cr down by this train, and the guard has to' do all the work, at the several Hag stations on this branch single-handed, and from the amount of tratliu in wheat alone lately tin: work has been largely increased.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court hold at Hamilton yestcriiay, before r,ii>'i>i» -fi"-!"""- K.M., the adjournod case HinLon v. F.irrest wa=t further adjourned sine die until the evidence of tha plaintiff, which was taken down in Hastings, cimld be f.iund. Property-tax Commissioner v Rich and Williams. Claim ,U2 lb_s 2d. riiflL'iuaiit for plaintiff with costs, to Us. L 4>"tn o v. A*. Leith. Claim *3 a, Cd. Ordered to pay 5s per week till the sum was liquidated. Same v. U. Land Claim £2 Sa 2d, Adjournod for two montlu.

La Grippe has appeared in Hami ton. Several of the men emplpyed at the flax-mill have been attacked, but the attneks are only very slight.

A meeting of the Hamilton Wait school committee was held last night to consider the Inspector's report on the late standard examinations and other business. It was decided to take action under the compulsory clause of the Act, againet the parents of children who do not attend tha school. Messrs Cox and Parr were appeinted a vi>iting committee to report upon some matters in connection with the school, to which attention had been drawn in the Inspector's report. The Kihikihi Licensing Committeo notify in the usual manner elsewhere that the annual meeting of the committee takes place on Monday, June 9th, in the Public Hall, Kihikihi, at noon, to consider all applications for the renewal, removal, or transfer of such licenses, of which due notice shall have been given to Mr Forbes Gordon, clerk to the licensing bench. Mr Gordon, who was appointed to that position by the Governor many years ago, resigned a few days ago, but his resignation is not yet accepted, and till that is dono he is the clerk to the bench. That His Excelleucy will accept his resignation cannot be doubted. Mr Gordon has unfortunately been for some time totally blind.

A Band of Hope has been started in Cambridge by the Revs. Evans and Garland, and the first meeting was held on Monday, in the Oddfellows' Hall. The room was crowded, the Rev. Mr Evans presiding. The chairman delivered an address, as did also Mr Garland, and songs and recitations were delirered by Lena Neal, Jennie McNeish, Florey Boley and Charley Neal. About 30 were enrolled members, a great many being adults. The meetings will bo held monthly, a collection being made to defray expenses. A number of larrikins caused great annoyance by throwing stones upon the roof of the hall, but four of them were caught, and we understand they are to be made an example of. Lawyers' bills of costs have always been the subject of much ridicule and bitter pleasantry. None of the bills told of in truth or fiction, however, quite oqual one which has (says the New Zealand Times) recently been occupying the individual attention of the recipient and various Supreme Court registrars. This particular account was rendered to certain natives, and the amount of it was only £0000. The exact language used by the natives when they received this bill has not been preserved for historic reference, but there is reason to believe that it w.is expressive and free Subsequent investigations by registrars led to a sum of £4(i00 being knocked off, and the amount of the bill as it now stands (subject to further reduction) is £1400.

A meeting of the members of the. Hamilton Football Club was held last night, at which about fifteen members were present, Mr J. T. Fisher being in the chair. The resignation of the captain (Mr R. J. Gwynne) was accepted, he having declined to withdraw it. The question of the election of a new captnin was deferred till Saturday evening, at 7.30 p.m. Mr J. M. Hume handed in his resignation as secretary, which was accepted, and Mr Gwynne was elected secretary. The secretary was instructed to write to the Ohaupo and Paterangi clubs, to endeavour to arrange with them to visit Hamilton at an early date. A practice of the members of the Club will bra held on Sydney Square on Saturday afternoon, when it is hoped there will be a good attendance.

A very pleasant evening was spent by tho Presbyterians and Wesleyans at Hautapn last Friday, when a social gathering was held in the. school-room, and » presentation was made to Miss Annie Clark, who, for the past five years, has officiated at the harmonium at the Sunday services. Miss Clark being about to be married, the congregation presented her with a handsome butter dish, biscuit box and sardine dish, as a slight recognition of the servicas she has rendered. The presentation was made by the Rev. W. Evans, and was suitably acknowledged by Mr Clark, on behalf of his daughter. We are pleased to learn that the Sunday services will not suffer in consequence of Miss Clark's marriage, as Miss Florrie Chirk has kindly undertaken the musical portion uf them.

The native meeting lately held at Pukekawa ia said to have beeu brought about by Tawhiao for the purpose of confirming him as king and for establishing a Maori Parliament altogether irrespective of the Pakeha Parliament. The proposal was rather coldly received by the large number of natives who were present and who represented nearly all the tribes in the North Island ; amongst which were the Ngapuhi, Ngatimarns, Ngutipou, Waikato and Raglan tribes. Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, M.H.R., one of the Ngapuhi tribe, was one of the priucipal speakers, and opposed the movement, telling Tawhiao that no good would come of it unless ho c-imo under tho Treaty of Waitangi. Tawhiao, however, refused in any way to recognise the European Parliament, and said that a native Parliament would meet annually in May. Upon this Tanvhanga abruptly left the meeting, quickly followed by the whole of the Ngapuhi chiefs, and the entire meeting thun broke up.

A writer in a contemporary says: "Between the producer, who is miserably paid, and the consumer, who pay 3 through the nosfi, stand an immense army of middlomon. I will roughly trace their iniquitous agency in the case of a purse, which I nought in a country town in New Zealand for si. ]i;t\veon the producer and myself were seven profits, and a 25 per cent, duty near the big end ! A " little master," nc.ir Dresden, made the purse, assisted by three or four men, at 7d a day. Ho Rot 2d for it from a contractor, who boxed them and got 3< 01 par dozen from a factor in Dresden, who had ordered them mouth* in advance of the season's demand. The factor, who had a warehouse, and employs travellers, placed a quantity with W. K. and Co., of London, at ss. They were sold by 15. 13. and Co., of London, at 7s 01. They were sent to a Wellington house in execution of an order, and invoiced at 10s. This, with duty, &c, means a laydown coat of 14s. A'Napier goneral dealer bought some at 20s, and sold a quarter dozen to a Waipawa draper at the rate of 303 per dozen, and finally the latter raa.-ked them at Hs each. Now, none of these prices

can be '" cut" much lower, for the simple reason that the capital employed in trade yislds miserable returns, -,vnd as the market cannot be extended (we already soil all that are produced .and could sell no more if we sold at no profit; at all) lower prolits would mean getting no interest at all. We see, however, that if the remedy for our grievance be to increase production, we have arrived at the true means to stimulate production, which is put in a word (as an Irishman would say), namely : Abolish the middleman."