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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2916, 24 March 1891, Page 2

The Indian Budget shows a surplus of '2,730.000 rupees. Bishop Cowie will hold a confirmation service in St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on the '26th April. The next English mail via San Francisco will close at the Hamilton Post Ollice on Thursday next at !) p.m. Mr Perrin, a Detroit millionaire, has been kidnapped, ami a ransom ot ■'10,000 dollars is demanded for his releas?. The Banks in Waikato will be closed from Thursday next, at 11 p.m., to 10 a.m. on the following Tuesday for the Easter holidays. The Maori census, which is generally taken before the European, is now completed, but the number has not yet. been officially notified. Miss Otie Chew, daughter of the Rev. J. Chew, of Auckland, has been awarded a musical scholarship of tho Royal College of Music. The petition against the election of Mr W. '*i Allen will bo heard at Te Aroha on Wednesday, Ist April, by the Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast aud Mr Justice Conoily. The Hukanui races and foot •ports, organised by the Maoris of that district, take place to-day. Europeans will be welcomed, and a good day's fuu may be expected. Mr H. M. Stanley proposes to make an extended lecturing tour in Australia, and will siil for the colonies in October next. The first series will be delivered in Melbourne. At Ohaupo to-morrow Mr J. MoNicol will hold his second sheep fair of the seasen, when twelve thousand sheep of various breeds will be offered. Peed is still plentiful throughout the district, and there is likely to be keen competition at this sale.

The services during the rest of Holy Week at St. Andrew's, Cambridge, will be short evensong to-morrow at 7 o'clock with a sermon by Rev. Dr Hooper and morning and evening services on Good Friday at 11 and 7 o'clock. Good Friday will he observed as a close holiday at the Post and Telegraph oltices at Hamilton. Ordinary trains being suspended, a mail for Auckland, ciosing on Thursday night, will be despatched by the excursion train leaving Hamilton on Good Friday at 7 p.m. What is known as the '' District school picnic" was held at Hautapu on Friday ; i.e., the scholars of the Sundayschool and the childreu attending the public school unite and hold their festivities together. Mr Thos. Morgan placed his beautiful grounds at their disposal, and a happy and enjoyable day was spent., the usual games, sport;:, ctc., being indulged in. Many people who remarked the excellent display of vegetables and fruit grown Py Mr G. J. Neal of Cambridge, entered for exhibition only at tho late Horticultural Society's Show, expressed a wish to learn what manures Mr Neal used. We have made enquiries, and find that Kempthornc I'rosser and Co.'s potato and orchard manure were the kinds applied, and which gave such excellent results. In Mr J. McNicol's usual column will be found a detailed list of tho two hundred horses which he will offer at his spccial horse sale at Cambridge on April Bth. There is considerable enquiry for horses throughout the district, and for those of good quality there will be strong competition. In addition to the usual ran of horses, a number of blood stock will b; offered, including the well-known marc Leila, who won the Cambridge Cup on the 17til-

Experiments with lime as a manure for various crops are not confined to Waikato. At Ruapukc, Mr E. B. Hill used lime, which by the way, was burnt upon his own farm, as the principal manure for a crop of turnips, aud the splendid results have satisfied him as to the efficacy of lime for root crops. Not only will its application result in heavier yields, but what is of equal importance, the quality of the turnips for feeding purposes will be considerably improved.

We hacl occasion the other day to refer to the inconvenience of borough councillors being late in attendiug meeting's ; however, the members of the Taotaoroa and Cambridge Road Boards "take the cake." On Saturday Mr Kallender, the chairman of both the Boards, was the only one present, and he, the clerk, and our representative had to beguile the time as best they could. As there were certain expenses connected with the beguiling, it was suggested that the absent members should be mulct to that extent.

The prosecution of Mr Coleman Philips, well-known to many old Waikato settlers in connection with the river steamers, attracts a good deal of attention just now. There are no less than 140 cases of dummyism known to the authorities in the south, and the result of the Philips case will likely determine the action of the Minister of Lauds upon the others. The Government, it is said, have resolved to put the law in force against all these eases to the fullest extent. The Hon. Mr Mclvenzie is spoken of everywhere as death on Anmmyism.

"We observe that the various local bodies throughout the YVaikato, as it becomes necessary, are gradually replacing the wooden culverts, small bridges etc., with glazed pipes. The latest work in this direction has been the removal by the Waipa County Council, of two small bridges at Frankton Junction, and the substitution of pipes for them. There can be no doubt that in effecting road re pairs the first consideration should be that of permanency. In Raglan, all culverts over small streams, drains, etc., are made with slabs of limestone, and first-rate durable work it makes.

On Sunday afternoon Mr WBright, of the Commercial Hotel, drove over to the Hamilton East Cemetery and tied the horse up by the reins at the gate. Wlieu he returned he found that the horse, which had evidently taken fright, had broken the blinkers, and was no where to be Been. The animal made its way full speed across the steep gully facing Irish Town, where the seat, cushions, etc., were thrown out, and several people in that vicinity made ineffectual efforts to stop it. Tiie brute made its way along the Cambridge Road, down Grey-street, across the tratHc bridge and down Victoria-street, on the west side of the river, and from thenco to the paddock where it is generally kept—on the side of the hill near the Hamilton West School—without any injury to speak of being done, where it was caught by a young man named Munro. It is a (Miracle how the horse got safely across tho steep gully, for it 13 a very awkward place to crass even wken going at a steady pace,

The medals won at the late Swimming Gala on the Hamilton Lake are now m view in Mr Marker's shop window, Victoria-street Hamilton. The medals are very substantial and of chaste design, the inscriptions aro npatly executed, and the whole of the workmanship reflects great credit upon Mr Barker's skill as an artificer in metals. Sentiment of any kind is regirded by some people as very absurd. But the sentiment which binds the remnants of Tawhiao's tribe to tho old chief, albeit the greater part of his power aud prestige has gone from him, is a strange and loyal one. It is doubtful whether in the zenith of his yreatness, the hold which Tawhiao had upon the love and reverence of his followers was so close and firm as it is to-day. The King may be dead, but the King still lives is the creed with the Maoris. Tawhiao's recent progress up the Waipa has afforded many instances showing the implicit obedience rendered to his wishes, much less commands. In view of the shearers' difficulty in Queensland, which is occupying so much of the public mind at present, the following particulars, giving an idea of the immense importance of the wool industry to our neighbours, will be of interest : —The capital invested in the pastoral interest of Australia amounts to £300,000,000. In ISS'.I there were 101,000,000 sheep in Australia, and in 1S!)0 it was expected there would be 120,000,000. Last year £22,000,000 worth of wool was exported, aud the value iu the increase of sheep was £(i,000,000 more This is the magnificent industry which is being imperilled by the exorbitant claims of the Shearers' Union.

Kerei Kaihau, who was convicted at the last criminal sittings for removing a trig, station, and admitted to probation, was placed in the dock at the Supreme Court on Saturday, on a cha-.gc of failing to comply with the conditions of an order made under the First Offenders Act, namely, to piy the costs of the prosecution, £.50. Prisoner said that Tawhiao was his hcatl and chief, and that he never had £.'0 in his life, aud was not likely to. His Honour, iu concluding his address to the prisoner, saiti, "The man who instructed you to do this act is the man who ought to lie imprisoned, and who ought to pay the fiue. As he is not before me, I shall not seutcnce you to imprisonment. If you behave well, you will liiar no more of this matter." A. correspondent writes :— Mr Gardner was not quite clear in his explanation re the fees charged at the Lincoln Agricultural College, the inference to be drawn from his letter being that the fee of £40 a year, for a twovears' course of instruction, has been the customary rule, the fact being that for some years the course was three years at £40 a year. This was changed to a course of two years at £'03 a year, b'ince then the fee has been reduced to £40, and the course of instruction remains at two years. What object, there was in all these changes, is not very clear, but any of tho fees charged are far too high. An agricultural school should be iegarded like any other school, and the lowest fees charged. While agricultural education in this colony is, by the imposition of substantial fees, kept within the rauks of well-to do persons, it will ne'er Ivnome very popular, and certainly not be that power of good which under other conditions it might be. In agricultural education, as in many other things, we have so much to loam from other countries.

The Governor's visit to the Urewera country has been entirely success* ful, tho party meeting with a hearty welcome at every place visited. On Friday the party left the Oporiau station (Gould's) for Kuatoke village, which was reached by about half-past one. About 300 natives (men, women and children) had assembled, and before the speechmaking began, a war dancc was given, in which about 120 natives took part. The speeches were mostly composed of words of welcome, and requests for roads and lands. The Governor's friendly and sympathetic reply to the several speakers seemed to give much satisfaction to the natives, and there was a general desire that the Governor should visit them again. Mr Cadman, as Native Minister, replying to some of their demands, told them plainly that what they asked in reason fioin the Government would receive favourable consideration, but that the Queen's laws would have to he observed in the Urewera country, as well as every where else iu New Zealand. On .Sunday morning the party left Mr Grant's, Oporiau sL.itiou, for U'hakatane, where they arrived about noou, leaving again soon after 3 o'clock for Matata, where His Excellency stayed for the night. The party arrived safely at llotorua last evening.