AUCKLAND SUPPLY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5491, 30 March 1875, Page 3

AUCKLAND SUPPLY.

THE IXACGUUATIOX STONC I AID Tin 1 teudeis having been accepted for tlio eonstiuction of the City Watt. i \\<nl^, al the Westuin Kpnngs, on the site i<-lui11} pin chased foi that puiposc fiom Mc^i-, Low and Motion, and situate about two miles and a half fiom town, the contractois, Mes>si». T. and S. Moinn, co npleted fclieir arrangements for inaugurating the work, and tliat ceieniony wa-. petfoi ni<_d \i'steiday by Ins WoishiiJ the Major In\ itation-> had been sent to about 1(10 gentlemen, including the Government oiheials, members of the Legislatures, and leading piivate citizens, and vehicles piovided to comey them to the Spungy At 12 o'clock a start was made fiom the ofhee of the City Council, the piocession coiupiising about a dozen cabs and halt that number of "buses and coaches The destination w.is 1 cached alter an enjoyable duve, and the lnipoitant proceedings at once commenced. The stone was ready to be laid about thuty yaids off tho Great jSoith K<>aJ, anil, wo believe, on the site of the uiginu-hdii^c After the pLclimmai <, aiianyomciits had been completed by Mr II Blewdun, the sub Lontiaetoi, Mr T Monni handeil his Woiship the Ma} oi a sihei trowel and mallet, and Mr. Emngton, the engineer, pic rented him with the plan of the woiks The tiowcl, which was an cm client piece of woiknianship, bore the following msuiption — " J'lesented by T. and IS. M<«i mi, enutiactois of the Auckland Water woiks, to his Woiship the Mayor, F. L. Prime, Esq , on the occasion of his laying the inauguration stone, 20th March, 1875. — W Ellington, engineer ; P. A. Philips, Town Clerk." His Woiship, on receiving the necessary implements, laid the stone in the usual manner, and then deliveied the following address: Gentlemen, — It affords me the lughest gratification to address you on this important occasion. For some yeais the City Council have earnestly endeavoiued to aruve at a decision upon the water supply question, but the opposition of a few, and the apathy of others, has long delayed this desirable pi o vision foi the health and comfoifc of our fcllowciti/ens. I feel it to be a great honor that it should fall to my lot duung the term of my mayoralty to take tins important pn.it in the umlci taking, and at the same time 1 desnetobear testimony to the energetic clloits ot m\ piedecessor and the members of the L'it} Council in determining upon havni!,', and bunging to a successful issue, the Auckland ANatei woiks 1 am sure it is needless foi me to dwell upon the necessity foi a watci supply. Tt has been pel haps moic tappaitjnt dining the pa->t year than at any time previous, and ot cow &e w c may anticipate that as the population increases so will their wants for an abundant supply of pure water Of course, it cannot be denied that for a time the buidens of the ratepayer will be eonsideiably inei eased \\ r e, however, hope and trust that when the benefit to be derived shall be apparent to our neighbours, and the numerous lnanufactuiing industries become uiotomers, a Luge and mcieasing levenue will enable the Coi poiution to niatenally reduce the lates. There is not the slightest doubt that m the course of a few years the waterworks will be a Mnuce of pioiit to the city. I am sine we all earnestly hope it will not only be a pioiit but a blessing, and the sa\ ing of a large amount of human life All the details ha\ c been so long befoic the public that 1 think it hardly necessaiy for me to occupy yom time in paiticulais wlneli have ahead} been evplained thiough oui local pi ess. 1 will say no moie, but call upon you to join with me in gmug tluee hcaity cheeis for the success of the Auckland Watei woiks. Theieijucst was lcsjxmdcd to, and three lusty cheiM*. gi\ui. Cliecis weic also given for tlie eonti actors and the engineer Mr. G. M O'Koiiki, M.H.1L, said : I congiatulate joii upon tho event which wo have met heie to celebrate Years have gone by Acts have been passed, resolutions have been agreed to, and Auckland, one of the foremost cities in this colony, has been, and it, still without a supply of water. I has e been specially commissioned by hib Honor the Supciintendent to express his i egret to \ou that he was unable to take pai t in these in teresting pioceedings. I believe ho was not awaie until the day before he \\a3 elected that this ceremony was to take place, ami befme he Avent away after the arduous labois he has gone thiough — at the Thames, Clunal Hall, hustings, and Young Men's Clnistia'i Association lloonis — he lequested me that 1 would not fail to make his apology to j on. It is a source of great regret to myself that he is not here to exhilarate yon \>ich hi-, graceful oiatoiy. (Hear, hear.) All that I can gi\e you i^> very milk and water eomp.ued to the tieat which those expciicneed wlio heard him on the thiee oceisions he addiessed the constituents 1 think this province ought to be proud that at a time like this, when the odice of .Superintendent is going to lie no ainecuie, and when there will be gieat dilhculties to contend against, we ha\e a statesman w ith the abilities and cncigy of Sir George Grey, to come forward and siy, •' 1 am w illing to be your leader if you w ill put your shoulders to the wheel." (Heai, hear) 1 regret that his Honor the Supei mt^nclent, who no doubt has had expenciico m these large works for the supply ot cities with water, is not here to enlighten \ou upon them. For myself, the greatei paitof my life having been spent in the I'rounee ol Auckland, I have little idea of what such \\ orks ought to be. But it w ill be a mattoi on which the citi/ens of Auckland may eongritnlato tlieniselves, both on saiutny giounds and also as a means whcioby that beouige which horn time to tune tlneatciis to annihilate our city shall be In might intoMibjeetion and snppi esscd. With these 1 1 mai ks, gentlemen, I beg, on behalf of his Honoi tho Supei in tendent, to make his apology ioi his absence to-day. I hope no one here will — of course no one would — think it was out of any tlisiespect to the citi/ens of Auckland, or was any deicliction of his duties as Siipeuntendent, that lie indulged himself with the iela\ation of a few days m his favored ictrcat of Kawau. (Cheei-. ) Tin eo elicen weio then gncn for tho Supeiintcudeut, after which, at the invitation ot Mr Thomas Morrin, those present adjoin tied to Messis. Low and Motion's Mill toi luncheon. The chair "was occupied by his Worship the M iyoi, supported on his right by Mr O. M. O' Koike and on his left by Mr. Thomas Mori in. Councillor Isaacs was Vice-Chair-man The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were pioposed by the Cnvnnivx, and diunk with enthusiasm. The V]ir Cn ukm w then pioposcd the health of the newly-elected .Supciintendent and the Membcis ot tho Piovincial Council Mr O'PioKivi lesponded on bchalt of the Supei intendent and theMeinbeis of theCouneil Mr Siirruw, m icturning thanks foi the I'lovinci.'il Executive, said that it was disguishcd lather by its woik than by its talk, and, theicfoie, he would not detain them long There wei e special reasons why they should ha\e no long speeches on this oeca sion, for if ever theie was a thing about winch theic was a gieat deal of talk, and little woik, it was the Auckland watei supply That d vy's proceedings, )mu l\ it, had been of an eminently piactic.ilcli.uactei Tboiefoio, the man who made a lony speech would ollend :v_'.iinst the piojmeties J-fo ti listed that so long as l'io\ mcial institutions existed tlie Executive would show a pioper appieeiation of the efforts of the Municipality, and assist them to make the city what he behe\ ed it would somo day be — the foremost city in the colony. (Cheers.) Mr. 11. Gnu mi proposed success to the water- works ot Auckland. Everyone connected with public affairs heie had been desirous to see an abundant water supply. Dr. Campbell was the first .Superintendent who intioduced a Bill for that object, and a sum of £4."), 000 was voted for the pin pose of biinging in w.iter fron Nihotupu. He (Mr. Graham) was uigod by paities on evciy side to commence that woik, but he delayed because he was not satisfied that he would be nyht in piocecding. It turned out afterwards, on. the cvjdence of competent autho-

ntics, that theie was a mistake in thesuivty ( f the kvels (if some 120 Icet, and, theretoic if Ik had undei taken the work it would ha\ e liten a gicat blundci lie Mas glad that the time had aruved when the best skill ve ton lil acquit c in the .South Pacific had been nppht! I to this woik, and he belie\crt that the suppl\ cil -water would be the best tli.it i ould bi< obtained. He would ask thtni to couple with the toast the names of the ton tiaotoi-> and of the cngmeci. "With icgard to tlie Litter gentleman, he would iein.uk that he was one of the Stephen.son school, and had been connected with waterwoi ks at the Thames, which lie believed were the largest in the South Pacific. The public spnit of the contractors alone was sufficient to ensui e for the toast a hearty acceptance The toast Mas dinnk with cheers Mi. Thcomn Mokktn responded. J[e felt highly honored in assisting to lay tlie inauguration stone of ono of tho largest works in Auckland. He thanked them for their presence on the occasion, and for the great interest they had taken in the work. He also thanked them mo,t heartily for the kind wishes manifested towaids his him and towaids the nuclei taking. (Clieeis). Mi. Khi:i\(.iov in responding, s.vul, tho I as the engineer of the voik, lie would do Ins best to cany lto ut to a successful issue, and woiiklbcA cry glad whenhe receu edthen congi.itnLitions upon )t^> completion Mr. O'Eohki: then pioposed the health ot tlie Mayor and Councillors. In one lespect be might ckuni to be a judge of the manner in which those gentlemen had discharged their functions, as he fulfilled the duties of Returning officer for the City Board for some years. He was happy to see that the gentlemen who were i etui ned under his auspices still took an acth e interest in the body He recollected that mIich the old City Boaid took uhaige of the city, it was a slough pond, and Qw en-sticet was then more like a ploughed held than a street. Now you could go from Wynyaid 1'ier to Freeman's Bay along a metalled load and kerbed footpaths ; and those gentlemen Mho devoted their time and energies to impioving the city, and who received no -CLIO a year, wore deserving of their best thanks. (Cheers). With those leinarks, he begged to propose the health of the Mayor and X'lty Councillors. The toast was drank with enthusiasm. The Chairman in responding, said that as far as the Mayor was concerned, lie intended to do his duty without fear or favour to any one, and he was satisfied that under those circumstances he would have the support of all good citizens. (Cheers). Councillor Mackeady returned thanks on behalf of himself and fellow Councillois. He was the only one now in office who Mas a member of the old Board, and with a bieak of nine mouths he had not sat in the Council for 14 years. The improvement m the city dining that time had been veiy gieat. lie had been in favour of a giavitation scheme in preference to the pumping system, bat as the latter had been adopted he m ould do his best to assist in carrying the v. oik out successfully. In 18 months, he hoped they would have water m Auckland. Mr. Sin:riiVN proposed "The Press." Although in fulfilling an important unison it had to pretend to know everything about it. there was no doubt that, but for its constant agitation of this question, the work w ould have been postponed for some years to come. He trusted that when this water supply Mas finished, the large presses in the city would be worked by water instead of by steam, which in itself would be a source of revenue to the City Council, and when they were worked by the water supply from Low and Motion's springs, he hoped their motives and their pages "would be as pure as the souice from which the presses would derive thqjr motion. He had been asked to call upon one of the oldest Pressmen in Auckland to lespond to the toast — Mr. W. C Wilson. The toast was diunk with enthusiasm. Mr. W. G. "Wilson, in responding, said he believed the Press of Auckland had ah\ aj s done its duty, so far as the wateiwoiks and other large matters were concerned. Sometimes it might have been misled thiough wrong information, but had always been willing to rectify auy mistakes. (Chctis. ) Mr. D. M. Luckik, M.H.L'., m answer to lepeated calls, also responded He agreed with Mr. Wilson that, as a ink, the newspaper Press in Auckland had done its very best to promote this great scheme. They had been imbued, as he had 1>ccm ever since he had lived in Auckland, with the absolute necessity of there being an adequate' w atei supply- -not only for the benefit ot the he il th ot the inhabitants or for preventing h' res, but m older, also, to improve the social condition and moral welfare of the people at laige For they might depend upon it, that, unkss there was plenty of water, there Mould be filth ; and ""vhere there was tilth j.hyMcaliy, thcie would be more or less of n.oial degeneracy (01), oh!) It was tme Men of ability, the best social philosophers in England, had come to that conclusion, a id hence the need of water as a physical. ami moral puuh'er. They had witnessed to-day the beginning of one of the most nnpoitant works that had ever been uudei taken in Auckland, and its completion would be a blessing to tho community. He thanked them on behalf of the members of the Press for the manner in which they had responded to the toist. They might depend upon it that m all jnatteis connected with the lmpio\ement of the country, the newspapei I "less of New Zealand, and paiticulaily ot Auckland, would never cease to do its duty. (C'hcois.) This concluded the list of toasts, and no tune was lost in returning to town, the pi oce. dings having passed off most satisfactory.

The (iovernor. of Wyoming closed his th.wks^n mg proclamation with "'(ii\o tli.iuks unto the Lord/ for liis mercy emlin etli for cvlI 1 . In witnesa whereof I have heieunto set mj' hand, anil caused the groat seal of the tcmtory to be affixed," &c. Explanation of Blushing : An emotion — sometimes pleasurable, sometimes painful — takes possession of the mind, and thereupon a hot Ih'sh is felt, the skin grows hot, and according to the intensity of the emotion these changes are confined to the cheek only, or extend to the "roots of the hair," or "all over." What is the cause of these changes ? The blood is a red and hot fluid ; the skin reddens and grows hot because its vessels suddenly contain an increased quantity of this red and hot fluid ; and its vessels contain more because the small arteries suddenly dilate, the natural moderate contraction of their muscles being superseded by a state ot relaxation. On the other hand, in many people extreme terror causes the skin to glow cold, and the face to appear pale and pinched Under these circumstances the supply of blood to the skin is greatly diminished in consequence of an excessive stiuiu1 .tion of the nerves of the small arteries, a\ Inch c uises them to contract, and so cuts oil the supply of blood. It is a hard winter, but the price of ostrich tips continues pauicy— or, rather, there is always a panic m the house that cherishes a desire for them without realizing from it. When the question comes up, "Bread or leathers .'" it is a good deal a3 it was with the boy when asked which of his demands Mas the most imperative—" Never mind the shoes, dad," he replied, " I must 1kv\ e the lueast-pm !" At a Washington reception the otliei ctuiiing a gentleman cnteied upon a. sharp oiitieism of the prevailing fashions iu female <littfc, but lii-j remarks wore abiuptly cut oil by a sad-eyed woman, who arose from an unnoticed corner of the room, and, -with a tragical air, said: "If you men Mould let the woman's dresses alone, there would bo much less foolishness and misciy m the ■world." \>l\ BKIGJIJ'S PillWHODYKJ:.— aiuUItiuleso! po^,)le a o hopj'.Cislv suiffMiiR fro n Debility, Nmous avl 1. \ei Cor.iiiliunts, Depression of Spurts, Deluio.i=, Unf tnuss fov JJnsinMs or Stmlv, Faihuo o He a «!?, Bight, and Memory. Lftssitudo, Want of Pov l, &c , whose cases admit of a permanent euro by the new remedy— PHOSl'HODYNK (Ozonic Oxygon), which at once allays all iuitation and cxut-'iuout, impart* new energy and hfo to tho enfeebled constitution, and lapldly cures overy itago of the3« hitiicito im uiablo and distiesslut; in ilidies Sold by all Chemists an I Storekeeper thmughout the colon i>s, fu.m whom Pamphlets, contauiiii« testimonials, miy bo obtained U4f C^unov — lie jiarticulii to ask for Dr. DKIGTIT3 PllOSl'lIODYNE, as unit*tions aic abroad : and avoid purchasing amglt bottle^ Uio qonuiue aiticlo being lold & case only.