SUMMARY FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5953, 25 March 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)

SUMMARY FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA.

jlr Diet, p£ Dnnedin,‘ias' accepted he vacant Ministerial and is r known as- 'Colonial; gjeoretaryi Tcen-My seems to • agree that -he is Lest, and' that Lfe Oarintit- tyro atds worth heaa ; ;. One .Ministerial Jamal »ys he>ffl JCr Litaker’s iand-shorkiegi o.tendemm?a,, kick raises:a-curious -question' undo !! reason w>y, that journal - supported ,u jlinistry- without, Mr,.Dick.; ;Mr J Lk binds the OtagOfollowipg to thp Ministry, -arid-does 1 riot offendany ofithe, t ' He J io - hottest, j ! arid ■> lie !l OOgbt, been s'o lbrig'a'^oVirie'i^Su|i6r-' Latent,’.to. he good pfficp 1 jlr Dick, it will bO seen, haaifilled.up. tlie vacant MiMstorialo: portfolio. | Whose the a clearly f3 se wheja'-i&ftlGpWWWiSfißitgete '*uto, Acuities. In the meantime' some-j ajm, hhsFbfedri 1 |ofie? for thel' l w6urided iinisfcetial- b ? en ; ,found ftem b thai shape of -Eoysl which'’ : haw;/ sprung*; up, Wp mushrooms at]the : torich'of "the ■ meat The. theory, is.thht work of Government hasgob-beyond, jhe power of'Miriistars. -The -new railways. intbe Public Works seheduie areriotriri* ierstood as well as they might be. , , The Public Works Minister .said stfile--. Bent last session that a; Commission *nnld have to be appointed to- consider/ their merits and : report: , ; The "Public Works Commission f ,ha !^o . been appointed during thenwnthj « TheAuckland, Pearce of Wellington; Gurtis and J. Bad. are busy travelling; <and . somewhat too Jast for ’ meiaU Work.' Being all friends of , the,, Government, the result pl '.thexr /labours my be .predicted: " "Sa Civil -Seririce has been created to'make meudation , with/ a yie,w, and retrenchment. The members are Messrs A. Saunders of' Girferte^. 1 Kelly of Taranaki, Wellington, and . work has been: the examining ; of departments, with a view to the information /which theyouglit' toM have, possessed lefore ■ beginning their labours., Lastly,] there Industries Commission,* charged withthe delicate tajk of pleasing Free Traders and Protectionists, ■ Wakefield of Geraldine,! Murray of, Bruce, Bain of Invercargill, Fraser Of Fraser and of ' 7 &|tfifclaa<lp an'd.i. I Burns o! cut out. They have Ijegutfby addressing circulars to the phanbers of/Commerce, begging for ginning is not promnirigV One j certain, about; all They will cost heap of money,;nct,for; salaries, but for 'travelling ie^en^^re 3 ' porting,' and j Friends and Quotients l<ps: 'iaeffipTfiM'r. tt£nt seem to agree that not- much-good b to be expected for the money. Ministers in the at these/ cares, tau, leisure i;tp7 sfens b finance,, which is; getting: tQ ib© : 11 a worse condiioa even than wasVed; last sesßim.'" They are^em- 7 Frying their Idsure in jtmyelling * the most ** Public Woris t’has ' amved’ ?L om a tour' o£~the ; Middle*lsland in, and- 't|»e .';Noish ■ 10 »few days; ties Minister.} for Lands tad the Premier are journeying in the | inland Province ; • the ; j General is a fixture at Auckland ,iri bis; private oEce; the Native Minister oscll-. between Taranaki, Napier and' elllngton, inquiring into disputes in 116 two first places and. Reporting.'the; «nlts in the second/. the .Treasurer, T 1 ® Colonial Secretary-stay-in Wellingin the maze of their own n(l their colleagues” work. The fondly hopes that'Government p , ® Pfopaied for, great thing? when I Lament atsembles in May. r % “ e great Parihaka meeting has ne * It was opened' by t , ”hiti in a speech, that - .does' riot Ver y cmch light , on the-situation. T JV.be consoling to learn that biti Eaya there will "be rib War, 1 ? ie accuses the Government ggu° ln g its best to make tbe'Nativea. a , by the display of soldiers , and ij s ' But asTe Whiti is always say'-' thut • fbiiig, adding al«J Vt , r . ytlliD 8-rie’pendg.upon him, and lorJ 8 ,fr° m tho beginning, the per-U-7® Bas become' father stale.- It*itC f ° Tfir y much'aa if’Te Whiti gain v any definite plan is trying to hi s I-,- c.k-.ylug the speaking of. 7 u - cllaltion is getting ! °HetV ' ° r iilm ‘ : -’ e ’■ i s - bound io/ do’ %wi(? S L d . ermiU: ; - ob;e P bis pr^ : - hls 10^°'vcr5 ' ' At thp same t onjtJ,l --i>ioa has made a certain °f headway which will, if 'Te grL 7 es not do c,ymethijig, bcctiide a How 1 ®oro In i>: abort time. * It' on. that jlone Pibama and 4w 6 ’ * w ° r, -i‘y ,in!'ui;-jb'tif<l' chiefs-of Cotier,; have a itcaded tbd sit'-

I • tmga pi] ,'tlw; inKwjeki njany Natives '.tonfollowutheir I example 1 in ’ [a, ti&T 'of ■ 'S^'.Gd^^ ■ tuenfe Organs; When'he, gamam account 6i : theii‘pi^cieMing^iaMd,lßd3od:iid£terwaif3sl- : in a^^^’c^S^m^hxoU^Xfid 1 sfa%ssnfs^ : 'that a HepeotaW^bodyofNatives,'are - 'willing ; abidei’by the Report "Of'the ; <&MtdM|ott : ha,is ; alfbhdyAelit ifi 1 qhvjous that the I sooner effect is given to that, report' I mow better.'! ,J TheJ Commission will thery able ho COmmattd;f espeot.' fie’ a- bbdj^whose recommendations produce fruit; Md! which is willing, to advise justice ilo he done,. -Much, hostility no doubt exists against itoat present, but the pmree hitherto' followed by it has ev&ehto" aC, CQffidjfra'bljr better, chance of sncfcs;than j$ had,formerly.; ness w thoipartijof the.' Government is whatis . %m. defeat ! &r ?Bfirry. by. .the -con-;, stitolncies'-of Wctoria Ought to ■ take: no. one r He ,nhs,cill|tfa mats *■ with undlmihlile;; I the yen abasia of <:the nhrarhl'result was failure, -i That result : • adaption appposedl ,bsits enemies tojpara tbeiway ior mob rale l fostered * by • > the-' 1 ' unscfupiilOus p|hdering of demagogues to ! the selfish-'-ulss of the populacel ,' Here, was a denia-: ' who; by^the,offer,of a iPlebiscite wiahed'to -'mate -the people supreme, wh’O'bjr; the.'‘sixth 'Clause:'wanted to Sthe’.,'; hph&t'itutipnal. 'control ' pop.,thoi popuitir power.of .the, purse,, , {Who was;/aiming a£.blow,: at the-Upper mouse calculated'to'effectually begin it’s 1 gradual' extinctibnl''; He had, 1 moreover, r ’flattered ( t.he .pijde's',^with, ,Proteclion,‘ 'the country districte-Awith, ai “.bursting up” i policy,; And] democracy -generally. With ; •hjtoy'fitfdbiogk''- Achievement of : Blacky f y f y;^'j^ji^hf‘‘ | , ’thiß.. ‘series of ’! offers the ipdpuliuießejected him, sending hia/patty back'to Parliament in a hope* ' less' minority. ‘This -is' ‘ an encouraging proof of the • sense and shrewdness of democratic comnmnitiea. ,The- democracy, at 'Manhood, .suffrage is not the revolutionary‘entity which some people? Sm4qphe.;v Tf J the defeat of ■Jlr <^fe|icy-is this ..tnumph of, ‘ Mr. Service is, equally,so, i It, Mr /Berry ohce had a ’following; of '6O- - of" 86,—that : -if; ‘•a : : Parliatdehtary phttjft and with . understand .one another^. .they. ,cah f r command success. : Thp u ’success : o£‘~“Mr'!’ Service : . should ■ ! fei<iburage :i the J raeh who by training and means are fitted to '.discharge' political, dutips, '{Qjlay aside ,their fear of entering* , ihtQ .with, the, so-called . favourites of the people; ; \ ' sllbe unemployed in New Zealand are. Evidently.* *n.. considerable .numbers. .Sven"in the Middle Island, where a msostj '.unexampled harvest, hts been l^aped f there' ip con^^abioy^itl^9 ( ,; amongst%e,la.feounng:pppuia,tion,. as. is y evident froimthe numbers Of the .unem- ;j ployed'in Hnnedin r abd'Ghristchhrch. y It ia • thatydiaia^ hWlbe%v#^oiaa^se4, ; i by .7©OAi»u*k>(soo in, Dunedin..! and ,-200 , id Christchurch.) setting lorthlbat they ; are' 1 tm'ablb tp■ : •fina•?e^hp^d^Jweiht ( i asking for. wopk. * / .,1h the^North,Island ,j the 'state of; matters is. not, any,better, < lor the GovernmehVhave.'givemout that 1 < there are' : as* many applicants there as j work, can he found. for. 7 As this is the i state of matters in the’ autumn, it is i evident that the winter, will- be _ a time of distress unless something’ is done. , The reality of the, distress must be < accepted, from. the...fact the men 1 have * signified > >their willingness ... to. -j accept a. low rate'of Wages, from the testimony ,b£ independent witnesses, like' ) mr j,ndrews,; ■) churcbjuaiid from;, the;. report < bi the; i Obnkmittee'of the Behovolelitißstftntioni; ■ of ”ojt^gS.f iiand/to ' giv& .effect to thenwotes/of;Parliament fdr railway works. Government has ; very ; bility^' of",.pro^ing f \^E’',thd ! .yipea ~J>y,. glvmg them, employment, in thO/iSOreral < railway sections The -arrivals, during the seven 1 mbntha'ending With January :in ‘ 15,000. Xs-there are now ,spme 1500 men on thei booke.hf . the Government fdr emplbyment or hctti&lly employed m both! islands, 1 apd as Governinent ;h6»tp ■instructed ~the',Agent*General., diS' ' courage voluntary! immigration entirely, eidept of' 'persons With' means," the extent of the 'nbt he beyond' the means at.comiijiand, tor- alienating ifcr/-. jFpr .ne^t l syearywo must' trust "toobOtter linies/of .wmoh>! 'there are, flow wool o;'t l!' ' The unbrnployed" of ‘Wellington have been forwhrded; r J^' lv tb^ ,number ,b£ ance has created.ift . sensation, r on ; the,West Doastt' i i The podr jmen are probably half Starved And 1 ; men thd %htor Rations, 5 .the Colony 'by the prospect of high wages' 1 The mahnerdh whiob''y6ftP;tene.‘ Klirieers “f -is alk>itfc>lxo Ihom’/oup . correepqndent s ; account, w are sorry to. see fcbat the worst traxt is , ,ih grefit ‘force in ■ the men are honestly willmg ; tp proved by them acceptance', of -the extreme] V-lbw wages.-and hard-conditions The, real,* weak; point In • mentis that , they./.haveb' .been Sst to- the ’ Wdimate -'.a by- *U /■ instead 1 '• o£ Lj to a is&ne •. pf u fb»" r of 'con stmetion ■, thronghont,-. f inland;. *' -Their, fhetads. at homa^-g----f gite out tm the/; 'TSSSI* ‘ .lidhapppd't^.gP S?WfS «a« ,w? - together. -' In. of hoßtiUtie%» -.5 i vwr rt jjr^as

n; , ■ 'J>-r‘j-r;■■)'; twin.;' '4.1 T>irfe-— —ftv i ,'theyfjwill only-ibei anoenounlihraiioe' to ' j&jJ thbir' ' fo. da'mag^yery' to’ , New . Zealand; ’ 1 The' taen have; however, done their Work very well;-giving proiniie.of becoming fine; colbhietsf '.lf' there; should be ho Native' disturhahcW the,experiment with them;will-, be: very sficicessfuh '«'■>* ‘i’h v-.ijv.ir''.;f.c-.' Siil)i'> v.fl .The 1 annodpcetaCnji ; that 'the distin-' guished '.lecturer,;, the,, JEley, Mr, Berry -j proceeds Home to > continue his labours 1 pn behalf-'of the- polony;though-quali-fied by the possessing /agHcult.mal':. knowledge and capital sufficient to enable them to apply their fbr'th’eir own and the .Colony!s'hepeht;;':ia, encouraging. At presenii itepqlohy dqes. not. wapt, any ofi the. 1 jpaffii direct. -When, the AgbhtiHeheral is advisihgupeoplb nOt to-’ tom ; different,:clasa, lecturers tmay there*;. ■fbr-e very; ‘ well ;save ■> themselvesi the -trouble; or rather-d,great dehlfe'ettef, for when good times' come found again they will be ftbW tfl/enteftbe-'field‘bhCeiih(ife with credit unimpaired 'by past failures. •Moreover!: i arises; why do we require- agents and lecturers 1 at All ? They are n‘Ot ' to' address themselves to the, labouring classes, the qthers, will hear all they want from the! Lin- , colnshire delegates, 1 -who havqumad© ia 1 - disinterested and exhabstive! ,ib|pfe F Ctibh 'of tba whole.,of New' wbrk.of'the lecturers,,it s,eemq'fo.is, done. Considering the .very: grea t necessity for- retrenchment ' in the' public : they can very, well - be 'dispensed' with, for a time , at, Ipast, ..,aa. a’ very*, superfluous luxury. ■ The railway, returns for January tell an unpleasant story on, perusal. encouraging, to. leara from thftin .that the results of 'railway management ini the North Island are .improVing; l 'disbpuragihg- .tb f pbScrve', ,'tbdt l ,\''thpse jfpf ~ the ; , South ;Island i are \ ,deterib’ra|ing. ; When last year the Ministerior.HubliOi ! Works ■■ told - the country' : that i! the l Southem; CyCtlm;■ returnedt;ja''prpffi6; ■'nearly three per. cent; on.;.t%i cqst.Qf ,Cbfl: struction, the North yretnrgmg oflly .afew shillings, the -Gqlonyi/bxpecied that while the North, would'itdprbve''from; Cear to yeaf ,as the tradp, of the CQuri|fy ecame. more and, more developed. Southern results would also show superior results for the same reason.- it is that, half of. this ,hppe;..,hsß' beenj realised, North:is improving;but) the South, is getting backward. - {The per centage 1 of expenditure‘to H feceiptls North'is: 76,. wbjle t in ifc’‘'Btaiias a,t. 82:; ang jto /know: iff these bad results are the, results of bad management'or of tariffs; based on wrong - principles. No one - will know, until, broken up into 'Sectiphs.,, , The, present. Minister- for Public Works promised that this should be done, bat things-still' remain in’stdiu quo. 1 The" public. are entitled to know'yby thb pecesearypre: liminary ..steps to better management have hot been taken. : : J The Minister. ior : public, Works , made, a, great pointin' week of two'i ago' about: differential railway !> ; , These 1 hb j looked upon, he said, as biohstrous, if the .cost of constr-uction. wefe allowed; ip,. any way to enter into the consideration of the subject. ' Now Mr Oliver was"; evidently not aware that ' differential'' rates, based upon , that very objection-, able were/ in force, in the Colony at. the'moment he was speaking. He was reminded of it by the Chamber ‘ of .Commerce, t at Ohrisibhurch, hi, fpw days after, ! which, published the, fact that ' the' fates‘ between Christchurch and' Bytteltoh are ; 3a per ton] whereas between .Port ]ChalmepArid > ,Dnheain;; ; afidbetweefl; the ; Hfl# apd-Ihrei-cargill,, they are l only 2s,' The Chamber resolved- - to; seha a' debdtatibfl to h Mf 'Olivers ask : inghim to explaih. but Pothtog' has. been heard of,,the matter. ,It .would, have been amusing to have beard som®' ■ thing from the'Minister, by way/df ,ex- : plahatioh, bqt quite unnecessary, he- , cause, as . everybody knows,' the' extra 1 charge lias, been imposed' upon, the iLyttelton and Christchurch traffic .on account- of - the' extra;expense’ of thetunnel: If'' the pfifldMh which Mr Oliver found so- '‘ force, it seems, Canterbury people.. dp not object to pay ■■iov-n their < tunneb, Ota"0 ! p , e'6plq ought to M 2 a sf; for the fppghness of, their hilly country* The! object ;of 5 railway' management should he profit, not the equalisation ot the differences' in the natural features of the country. , ' ' ; Some, steps hav.e heen _ taken in tho direction oflinitiating a' ttial of the Belb ! s>lemah carried out in' the' Strathjlefen the pther day,, which promise tohe successful. ; A,deputation waited a few: days ago on AhoMessrs Wilkin' to ask them to'see if anything: can be; done m the matter. The. informutioh was hhcited at thajin-j, torview that:, the Directors of the New, Zealand Shipping Company have/agreed to take' the necessary steps for ascertaining Jiqw:*he pwf« on ift; a i sailing vesseh and for./gettipg tbgother for publication all the informa-, tioh that can be obtained relative to the ; cost of sending meat. Home m and the results to the shipper.:. This, We : are- satisfied, is the right (Way .to pidijeedi 'Hater advices from Australia rdpfoaent the'iflbatAs having sold, at an averagie ~cf; from Jd‘ to Height toi’iPay ihe elnp iB found,to be than Bd. . These: fignresi if‘ 1 correct,' will 'gif S f Air 1 f csplte. to men whp But-.theyipomt. ip ' 1 ctionsinthe. expense oftheicarryprocess."' 1 A 'freight fcharge of 3d S: B8 J 1 'cfintent.with, Tffeigijtsr! afi Aound,. lowefa (byiPpme (tS.Q; , iJprpppsip, u ‘wlfloU. osy eqnmng 1 o::/! (!)) msyaj'.ioi y.W.ht

-«l:t i't -vitim] );.a;s 'it Ordinary ;ctoeihas, succeededpm.main,* ( iaifiifig ! &efihneßß'for 5.0; 'Theriobneri Oblemam jftiieensseems ,to .be ,irigottott£ "ideasuree, for reports .jive purchases of 'cattl^j' ‘' T ;3S'Te^’ ,• Zjealqml, fcainaot afEq&i, j:p;,l>eJjemjhd fin. ,<tlf&retooy' > V- ; ir.l-Vj, (■*{,„ vilUl()r. <' j The' c'oritnbutiofia 1 - , bl Colony? to’ the; Irish Famine JTimd .are BweHiUg.'’ (^q;V??9i9?ipie^o' so ;that, i,t e)B ipjilyppoßsihiefs' tp '.glvAa g)aess;’.ii The' prinbitoal dittes! jhave con--'t^u ! tbd; , 'a3’;;fdlld^s,';M ; far jaa' wfr-catf ( aßCertmh abciu't; S #^o'Q : £ Welizngtoa, giving 6etwhehith f efli.!aitotalidf vRiSQOJ jit the; c'dptiil)Utioias'‘ r ;j ..e^timatWi’ : the =iots Jf; ;i9j 1 bp safely set down at £6OOO, As the. 1 w|ort*~of" collecting-" atill goes-onr thejqnota.,,p& New Zealand L.L^,.,_'... : ~,.’_'l'.„ ‘ ; The New ZealaodtoDmversUy:* -wants in Parliajieht.by a f, f AMto:pniifyiirig without at a; very “great ;infLU,ence on ppblio feeling, whiofchaa the f> privilege, of ‘Spending theihublici mbhejK'i without contributing anything,! jto introduce ah’anomaly!’of Jlthq, Rrilihh Oonjstitutipa, fors.wbicby,.thpugh something, /carbe saidnn-its-own country,-nothing ; ,a|; ijfll can he urgetf here^'^We'’wonder if ‘thp M jUhiypi;dty^.’jßlajiia^. I Bec I tibnh, in, ihq! tUoon. - The chances;,in that case .would; v bt about equal to t’hosetof the sublunary. >| | piq”S.ui}dqy trhders baye successfully .deued.' tliorOity Council ,bf.. Christchurch btchuse.it(has been.: disco.verednthat> ah > there; arp Ud ! Jl iU'.-the tdwu fd^U^' . fqrdej jpcUalfidk oOHe |^t' 'of Charier ■it.,,,ithe.,-.Act r>.dpeß; c ios appjy,, 1 i!,ltfa : chriotis; ' that)-thendecision iof an BvJl.as 'final in $Kb ih indtiug td b^|yj] •: jSn»R physical .reaaoufl'alona the iipa. jqiity! of the pUblic; ought toi agrbe'-tfitli them: iiThe Tahkehs ard’toaid M to > . be 'np^lpng l .ting.. ]>, .it.! is ‘ npt--' improbably r ,b->cause .they:do. much work-•6n the-j Sunda y i■■- ! A Akayoa. found; put frbpot.4 ilhd i ’* foV" public! •that; the Akarpa'line will, be completed td soirie point short of little River, hnd itheV fdund but' 'ttyljr 'it; 'Certain whether .done, to it, ! ~ Thq; deputationj made-; pqt.' ';4 strong yjith- Governs meUts’ ia always' a 1 i&eco'ndaiy odusid’ei'a,ci j o(ll,’ ,gy eat naturpl reaourc.es.arem;.a fairrway to comeiout .ofothes regioni.ofj political l Speeches® iUto-the datid ; of; bavp attracieii Bp attentjioii, Company in! America or the neighbouring Colonies with a capital 6f £60,00(K;; ! ; IU coal, a 'month’s .caref&l j working rat Ilqnedin hds'pjjoyed ,thdidoua(derahle soperidrity. for gas-making.purposes .which Grey;mbuth coal r . enjoys 'over . Newcastle. .Gur Malvern coirespondent ■ spehkS'ofj the -speedy’ dbublihg ii r We 7 wotting' popnlatiou, xM^j^ed‘ < by^iJ J^ye^i'.! industries., . A vepy ( favoniubre!anmysis of chalk found'- at .vOxford' in .great quantities, ’ haS ■ made ’by Dr; f nsU is,for building' ; tnjre:.i;.i/Mised,'.witb;. clay, of-the right i hind, found in ! qnantities both at Malvern 5 aUd the the agency of .MMveiai;cUal,*i;tbis.hchSik as :qement promises -to become- a valuable prdductiPf r. ‘Canterbury, (. while by itself f as mamire for exhausted soils it is likely to'become invariable.' Another of the good signs is , the successful foundation.' of'tlie Apiarian Society, which, cannot fail do tesnlt in; placing‘ honey amongst ■ our articled of export. The benefit to the small farmer and. cottager is almost incalculable. ■ Wjith a few bives of bees . .and the results of; his spade farming, a labourer should’ carry himself comfortably through winter, on his village isettlement >.section,., dependingon the ; summer for substantial cash gains. The report of the finding of'silver ’ore; on the Oardfona' ranges, in central OfUgUjof U’ new, rush at Kumara, and some .valuable copper at. IsTelson, complete an , encoxiragr sing l month’s news; - ■ > r ; jSiU'John Cc.ode has reported:that the C-Uymouth barboqr can bp completed for £162,0*00. The money jseema large, hilt it is leSa than the West Coast Bailway wohld cost, and would’ do the; same 1 wjjrk. at‘ Very much less expense to the Colony. . (Canterbury College has abandoned its attempt’to 1 ‘ attract the highest juVenile ’ genius t 6 the Agricultural College. It was.titoe, for the seyerity of tlie.scholarship conditions absolutely frightened off all hut two students, .one of whom was plucked. By being content , With khore ordifaavy material the Board of Governors. ..will probably 3° that substantial good to the farming interest which the’ jLgricultural’ Odliege was Resigned to .effect. , j , , ; Jfjjjapoi.iyaa informed by a real live < during the week that, had been impressed With the hardship of the -case—a: harbour lost for Want of; means ; Ir-wfc Ibat he,Woula give his most 'earnest; consideration to the matter. It would be interesting to know it Kaiapoi is id thiS' least degree comThe unemployed in Dunedin, to. the number of five hundred, are refusing to work for less’ than 7s a day. No person will pfty them if they have to go much further and fare a great deal worse.