Hawake's Bay Herald. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 1879. THE ECONOMY FARCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5555, 9 December 1879, Page 2

Hawake's Bay Herald. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 1879. THE ECONOMY FARCE.

T/tE advent. , of each new , Ministry » .lopovvcir in ISTew Zealand is accompanied by t Various changes and promises whichf havo a striking similitude, and? there is an* equally striking similitude in the nonperformance of some of these'promises. The most noticeable is a promise of retreuchmenfc in the, Civil Service.^ When in Opposition Sir George 'Grey and his followers were never tired of talking of, the ihinicnsly overgrown itriuJK ©i. Chili? Servants, and they j>romi*od great things s in the way <ot retrenchment should they ever gain .the Treasury ben.ckdS. Once there, they repeated their promises with some mod&cations. It was, they then, said, inadvisable to underpay Government" servants, as that would materially intor- , fere with the efficiency of the service, but they thought that " a judicious amalgamation of offices " would result in 8, considerable saving to the. colony. In the Native Department especially were to be great reforms, employes being dismissed WholesaleWell, all the colony knows how thesew pledges were redeemed, — or, rather, unredeemed. A month. Affd Mft.3o.? Atkinson spoke in vCry similar phrase. He> too, afgued for the amalgamation of offices, but against the reduction of salaries. He, too, pointed to the native office as the department offering opportunities for the healthy employment of the pruniug-knife. "He, tooi promises all these tkings for the future, but attempted notkuig ill the past. We vezitiire to assert that at the «nd of two years the result will be the same—nothing done. The House applauded ike cry for economy, and even talked about reducing the salaries of all Civil Servants receiving over £200 per annum by 5 per cent.-, but when by a mistake their own honoraria of £200 for six weeks' work were reduced they made all haste to repair the mistake. There were practically no reductions made in tho estimates as they passed through Committee. The same tale has been told in the past, and it will be repeated in the present. It seems hopeless to look for greater econemy in administration, no matter what Ministry may be in power, and. we regard Major Atkinson's promises simply as so many words, uttered with good intentions, but which will never see fulfilment.

A shocking instance of immorality and ignoranco in a young Maori girl was brought under the notice of the Supremo Court yesterday. A native was indicted for a criminal assault upon a little girl under ten years of age, but the indictmont had to be altered as it was evident that tlic girl had consented. The foreman of the Grand Jury (Mr Kinross) stated that when before them the girl did not appear to understand in any degree the nature of an oath. Ml' Justice Richmond personally questioned her, when she said thttt she attended church and school, but had never heard o£ God nor been taught morality. His Honor said there appeared to be a most deplorable, state of tilings in the Poverty Bay district. It was anytiling but creditable to the pakeha,<who had occupied the land so long, that ignorance, immorality, and crime of every description should be so xife there. ; An accident of a strange and painful character is reported from Patangata. Mr Henry Small Was cutting grass with a horse mowing-machine, when he heard screams from his little boy, who had, ■when unseen, got in front of the knives. Of course the horses were instantly stopped) and the boy, whoso knee was completely shattered, quickly conveyed home. Mr Small then wont for Dr. Todd and Dr. Reid, who amputated the injured limb. At last accounts the poor little fellow was still alive, and was as well as could possibly be the case. In the R.M. Court yesterday morning Thomas Trovis was charged on remand with using obscene language. Two witnesses proved the offence, when he was fined £1 and costs with the customary alternative. The following civil cases were heard :— ISTcal and Close v. H. T. H. Knight, claim for £15 4s 3d ; judgment for plaintiffs, with costs. — Leonard and Co. v. Mary Chegwin, claim for £5; judgment for -plaintiff, with, costs. — Bygum v. Knigfit, claim for £10 on a promissory note, endorsed by Knight for another person. The case was adjourned for the production of further evidence Mr Carlile appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Sainsbury for the defendant. George Elbery v, M'Donald, tanner, of Meanee, claim for £17 14s 6d, balance of wages due ; judgment for plaintiff for £4 Bs., each party to pay tneir own costs. Mr Lee appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Carlile for the defendant. Just before the Supreme Court was adjourned at a quarter past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the foreman of the Grand Jury (Mr Kinross) came in with a true bill against William Bartlett, charged with shooting with intent. In reply to a question from his Honor, Mr Kinross said that the Grand Jury had one bill under consideration, and thero was another bill to be considered, adding that the jury desired to finish their work that evening. His Honor replied that it was not usual for the Court to continue sitting so that the grand Jury might continue their work, and as they could not continue after the Court was adjourned they would have to bring their deliberations to a termination at once. Mr C. C. Murray, of Napier, has purchased Hepudiator by Terenga— Hatred from Mr If. Farmer ; Tamatca from Mr James Lyon ; also a bay filly by Jav'lin — Beauty, and a brown filly by Mute — Flying Scud, both engaged in the Canterbury Derby 1881, with another from Mr Allan M'Lean. The price has not transpired. Mr Murray's string now numbers eight, and will be located at Clive, where he lias leased The Lawn, and is erecting suitable boxes for their reception. The Foresters' Fete Committee have secured the land at the back of St. Joseph's Monastery on which to hold their proposed Fete on New Year's Day. The ground not being exactly level, it is proposed that the course for the races should be laid out in an oval shape, which will be a novelty in Hawke's Bay. Last Sunday afternoon a shark got hooked on a Kawai line hanging from the Waimea in the roadstead. The boatswain got down into a boat, and having harpooned the shark it was got on board. Although it only measured 5 feet 8 inches in length, there were 28 young sharks taken out of it. They were all alive and were, swimming about in a tub quite lively all the afternoon. It is the Port Ahuriri Club— not the Hawke's Bay County— which plays the Waipawa County Cricket Club on Boxing Day. A meeting of the West Clivo settlers was held at Farndon on Saturday last to consider the question of the Farndon Park. After some discussion it was resolved to communicate with the Chairman of the "Waste Lands Committee on the matter, aad in the meantime it was resolved

£0 Wise subscriptions and take other steps I to place .the ground in better order. , ■ ; - In the report in yesterday^ issue pi 'tb|e contest on the Tutaekuri rivet between 1 1 the HBfel&fc and Tdtejji>cs[fc:%ve%Syfe\ omitted; to meMo'ri th&t %& boaW^Sejii, were ku^Uiy % teafc;,by the s Unf6p : Clu_b^' Mf| The "rcc'e^tTdeifeat 6fe.>iSe • "Wairoal cricketers by 'the Port Ahuriri Club is attributed by Wairoa people to disorganisation in the ranks of the former, as well as .to^the. superior bowling of their apponents.Th,e, defeat, - however, hasnot:ygry considerably- '■ damped^ tie ardour of the^e ipatirons * : of the- willbw> sifiCe'-vve afeintormed that an 'entirely . _(dW club is in ■course of formation, founded upon rules and regulations which, if strictly adhered to, will before long, bring the new club prominently into notice.

ThcsernlQjft recently. peae,ned' by the « Ee^,^. M. D'Arcy Irvine, M.A., beforo flished,artd,may Deotitame'd at the Herald Office, or from country book-agents. The .Sermon is powerfully written, and is far above the average of pulpit composition, in which "dryness" is too often the most pronimeut .feature.,, , „ i; The' entries £or the Haveiock Races', close ou Thursday next at 8 a.ni.> at Mr Reynolds-, or. by tettcv addressed to the Secretar.Vy The privileges of the bourse, . Will, we are given to Understand, be disposed by public auctidn dii Saturday next. The ddntmilteb expect, to realise more •frdin tins source tlian in former years.

At. the last meeting; ofr the Wairpa County Cbuncil a letter was read from Mr; R Siittpn eh'clb'sing a communication from the TJhder-Soeretdiy for Public: Works, witli respect to the proposed construction of the road between Napier and G-isborne. Mr Knowles writes : — " I beg to inform you that the Government are unable to comply with your, request, inasmuch, as it opens up the whole question of local self-governttient as determined by the Legislature inthe Abolition of Provinces Act. Tile jVtihister desires me to state that unless the functions which have been devolved by statute upon County Councils and other local Bodies are to be assumed by the colony it is evident the numerous applications which are being made of a similar nature to that submitted by you cannot be ontertaiued."

Ladies and gentlemen willing to tako part in a projected amateur performance of " H.M.S. Pinafore" are requested to meet at St. John's school-room at 7.30 o'clock this evening.

Our WairoA correspondent Writes as follows under" date 6th mat. I—Beingi — Being nigh late for the mail, I am constrained on this occasion to curtail my letter somewhat. We are just now honored by a number of visitors. The Bishop of Waiapu, with his tvrd daughters, arrived a few days ago, in order to open St. Paul's Church, the doors of whidh will be thrown open with great eclat on Sunday. The Rev. Mr Habens is also' Here to inspect the public school buildings in the district, and to take a general look round. The state of the Waihercre native school building would, I imagine, if reported on impartially, not reflect much credit on the Government of the country. I notice a few invalids have come up here from the region of your pestiferous swamps, and notwithstanding the heat of the weather, a most marked improvement has taken place in their health. Who says Wairoa may not yet become the sanatorium of Hawke's Bay ?

Messrs Routledge, Kennedy and Co» hold a sale of furniture at their rooms to-day.

Owing to the rise in wool there are now three large ships loading with wool at Melbourne for Boston;