THE New Zealand Herald. AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. THURSDAY. MAY 19, 1892.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8882, 19 May 1892, Page 4

THE New Zealand Herald. AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. THURSDAY. MAY 19, 1892.

It was announced in yesterday's paper that Sir William Jervois, who resided in New Zealand for over five years as Governor, was again about to visit the colony. His object is not stated, whether the present is merely a pleasure trip for the benefit of his health or whether he has any business projects in view. But the announcement that he is coming here will probably draw special attention to a remark which he lately made at a meeting of the Colonial Institute. That meeting, which seems to have been attended by a large number of persons interested in the colony, was held for the purpose of hearing a paper by Mr. W. B. Perceval, our Agent-General, on New Zealand. That paper was in vindication of this colony as a safe place for the investment of English capital, and a defence ! of the legislation of the Government That was all right. It is exactly as it should be, that the Agent-General of a colony should seek to vindicate its fair fame, and that the representative of an administration in London should seek to defend the policy of those who sent him. We should like, however, to see how Mr. Perceval defended before a London audience the provision in the Taxation Act of last session which enacted the taxation of all money raised on debentures in England, compelling the companies to pay in the first instance, and then mocking them by an illusory right to deduct the amount from those residents in England who have lent them the money, a claim which cannot possibly be enforced. We presume hat all that Mr. Perceval could say ti

about that provision was that it would be repealed in the forthcoming session, and would never actually come into force. We are quite sure that Mr. Perceval made the best of his case, and only wish that it could have been made complete, and in no respect open to criticism.

Mr. Perceval went to the Colonial Institute to lay his case before an audience interested in New Zealand, men who know the colony and who wish it well. We do not believe that there was any man present who does not desire to see the colony prospering, and whose opinions are not uttered honestly and conscientiously. When any man of importance becomes interested in New Zealand, and leaves it, we are anxious that he should go with a good impression, in order that, by bis influence in England, he may benefit the colony. We are surely not so foolish as to expect that when he goes to England he will not utter his honest conviction. The opinion of any man who would just say what he thinks the people of New Zealand would like to hear is not worth having. On all grounds, therefore, we are bound to put the fairest and best construction on what is said at such a meeting as that of the Colonial Institute, remembering that by the Agent-General calling these people together to hear his arguments, we have invited these criticisms. Mr. Brodie Hoare, in speak ing of the proposed new taxation, said that " it was calculated to seriously interfere with the influx of capital, and that the Government ought to co-operate with, and not hamper, industrial enterprise." Mr. Hoare, it is well known, is one of the principals in the project of the Midland Railway, and is therefore deeply interested in New Zealand. He is not a party man in any sense. He has no special quarrel with the members of the present Government. The company with which he is connected have interests in land settlement as well as in railway construction, so that he is in a position of being able to judge of the effect of recent legislation, not only in respect of the money market, but in regard to the opinion held of the colony by men desirous of coming here to settle on the land. After Mr. H. M. Paul and Sir Julius Vogel had said a few words, Sir W. Jervois spoke. According to the wording of the cable he said "the Labour party had scarcely grasped the enormous issues they were trying to decide, and would find that they were being led by the nose by demagogues." We confess that we were somewhat surprised to find that the Premier, in an interview with our correspondent at Wellington, took this to himself, fitting on the cap at once. He quoted the words we have given above, and said : "Such is the language he is represented as having applied to the Government of this colony." Now Mr. Ballance ought to know that cable messages are not always found to be accurate, that they are condensed in such a way as to misrepresent their meaning. We believe it will be found that when we have a full report of Sir W. Jervois' remarks that lie applied the last phrase, and the only one which could be considered as offensive, to such men as became prominent in the great strike, and not to the members of the present Ministry. As it stands it does not necessarily apply to Ministers. But even when strongly-expressed criticism comes from those who know the colony, and are desirous of its welfare, we do not think it should be replied to by abuse, and by ascribing mean and mercenary motives. Such motives might be attributed to every man who listened to Mr. Perceval, and if we continue such a course our AgentGeneral will not be able to obtain an audience for anything he utters. Mr. Ballance says at once that Sir William Jervois has spoken as he did simply and solely because he was disappointed in not being appointed again to the Governorship of New Zealand or to the Agent-Generalship. The New Zealand Times follows in the same line, adding that if Mr. Fcrtescue had not left New Zealand a disappointed man we should not have had certain recent articles in the Fortnightly Review. This is all rather paltry. The Agent-General calls these men together; he constitutes them the judges of his arguments and his case. When they, in response to his request, state their opinions, we are bound, we submit, to assume that these opinions are honest and conscientious, and are spoken for the good of the colony. We venture to say that harsh criticism from London has often been of great benefit to the colony, and has put on a wholesome drag when a majority here were inclined to be hasty and rash. Mr. Ballance finishes up his reply to the criticisms 011 Mr. Perceval's paper, by saying that they were the " bitter waitings of plutocratic rings, who see in the change of policy that they will no longer be permitted to exploit the colony in the future as they have done in the past." Those who have invested money in New Zealand will look upon this as a declaration of hostility on Mr. Ballance's part, and perhaps some of them will shrug their shoulders and wonder where the " exploiting " comes in. Supposing all those harsh interpretations were correct, and that the speakers were as severe as the Premier assumes they were, none of them have spoken so strongly of Mr. Ballance's policy as men in high position amongst ourselves. We give two instances. Sir John Hall, in speaking of the tax on improvements, said : " Mr. Ballance's argument that large improvers could afford it was the morality of a highwayman." But if it should be objected that Sir John Hall is an old-fashioned Conservative, we may take an expression from Sir George Grey, who is at the opposite pole in a party point of view. In speaking of Mr. Ballance's policy he thus characterised it: "It is as if I went into the city and instructed two-thirds of the inhabitants to pillage the remaining third portion." We feel sure that when we get the full report of the discussion at the Colonial Institute we shall find that the speakers have been 011 the whole cordial to this colony. Even in the cable message we are told Mr. Brodie Hoare said he believed New Zealand would outstrip Australia if faddists were not allowed to govern it. Sir Julius Vogel spoke of New Zealand as "the brightest spot of the South Seas." Sir William Jervois said the t

Labour members were work and would soon become .11 2* Mr. Perceval, m his reply mL Sb " complaint of unfair cri'„" , M simply defended the action" of Government in respect of th, r Plymouth bonds. *

The internecine strife in Venezuela s. yet at an eai The re We h»v possession of Bolivar, a email and portant settlement, a victory Vhi"" 5 ' incensed the general in cammed J.? Government forces that he ord^"'• his own officers to be shot. This h'* decree, however, resulted 'in 'hi, rQ ' a! death, for the comrades of th« demned six revoked and 5 " n general, afterwards cutting off hi=\. '"T' That unhappy family, the°lrish 'nLr--^ 1 now wrangling over certain irre-u&v 4 which appear to have been di*eo- * connection with the amalgamation of * Freeman's Journal and the National J 34 Messrs. Dillon and Healy have b- n I' ing uncomplimentary remark- wh^ 22 ' former also seems to have fallen foul of"\ J" e bishop Walsh for meddling in , Ju ic ,t-"' According to the London Morning P JV" general elections will take place at the S of June or early in July. By the '■ " ing of a Russian steamer in the Casr^ V'' two hundred and forty persons lL!lives "ri The , Earl ° f Glasgow has arrive]'* Adelaide, where he is the guest of I : Ivintore at Government House He «" accorded an enthusiastic recepM- i the public of Adelaide. H s '[ '' ship leaves for Melbourne to-mor/r* In a paper presented to the Victorian P liament, the ex Railway Commissioner*' *-* accused of grossly extravagant. riun,t mentof the railways, of condurti,,,, r'h*"" without economy or business prim-i-v*® and of taking no adequate steps tor,rr!' "'' the will of Parliament. These swe-w charges are characterised by Mr."Spebll as baseless and unprovable. ° j! The Hkrald Monthly Summary 0 - transmission by the next outward' S-n Francisco mail, will be published to morrow (Friday) morning. Those desirous of :V warding the summary to their friends' k" Europe, America, &c., will have amuis time to do so, as the newspaper mail clo'm on Saturday next, at half-past elev-r a.m., up to which hour orders for mailin? the summary will also be received at th» Publishing Office, Queen-street. This 'mJ will be due in London on Wednesday 2'is'i une.

The Hon. A. J. Cadman, accompanied v -v his private secretary, Mr. A. T. Bate" 1» : - for Rotoruu yesterday, en route for the'tcl" of Government. The Minister will have & conference with the Rotorua natives ovc the tolls levied on tourists at the Like Country, with a view of having a tix&i tariff of charges, and doing away with tie complaints now made by visitors.

H M.S. Kingarooma will not proceed South until after the Queen's Birthday, "I number of her crew will take part in the sham fight which is to take place at FirBastion on that day, they forming par: "c-f the defending force. The ferry" ste:,xe: Eagle is to leave with the force" at eija; o'clock on the morning of the '24th, and ra arrival on the ground they will be -it tailed to their various positions. The men-of-warsmen will bo under command o: their own officers, who will act in compaction with the local volunteers.

The Lyttelton Times devote? a ieaiiag article to the letter sent to the Glas2ow Weekly Herald by Mr. R. G. Haw as o: North cote. The article conclude? tins " We have only to hope that such letter- « his will, by their palpable absurdity, w;rk their own cure, even among reader- a: the other end of the world. At this en i, of course, we can do nothing but Liu-ti a: them, because, while a man who write' recklessly about a private business has the law to reckon with, a man who misrepresents his country has nothing to fear but public ridicule, or, if the case be baa enougti, indignation."

The Board of Reviewers for Eden County of the valuations made under the provisions of the Land and Income Assessment Act. concluded their sittings yesterday. The Inspecting Assessor, Mr. YV. Duncan, telegraphed in the afternoon, asking when the objections lodged in regard to properties in the city of Auckland would be submitted to the reviewers. When these appeals came back from Wellington the Board will ctee: to consider them ; but it is probable that at least 14 days will elapse in th<? meantime. Notice of the next sitting is to be given by advertisement. The arrangementenabling the press representatives to collect information were more satisfactory yesterday than on the first day the Board met. It is notified elsewhere that meeting? oi the Board of Review of Assessments, under the Land and Income Assessment Act, IS9I, will be held in various counties as described therein, and at the times and places mentioned.

Mr. T. Thompson, M.H.R., has had a sudden and severe attack of la grippe, and though fortunately its worst symptoms have passed away, he will not be able to leave his house for a week or more.

J A rather exciting incident occurred in I Howe-street about noon yesterday in the form of a carriage accident, which fortunately was not followed by any very serious consequences. It appears that Mrs. Fa aider, one of the lady visitors to the Auckland West Kindergarten, was just driving away from that institution, when one of the larger bolts that held the vehicle together gave way, and as a result the horse, together with the shafts and front wheels, commenced to part company with the remainder of the carriage and its occupants. Master Derry Faulder, who was driving, clung to the reins with such tenacity that they were unable to bear the strain placed upon them, and snapped, thus making the separation complete. Miss Faulder, who was also in the carriage, quickly took in the situation, and before the crash came scrambled in safety to the ground ; Mrs. Faulder, however, was less fortunate, and was thrown on to the road. She was, however, not seriously injured, but still received a severe shaking and a few bruises. The young driver also escaped with an injured hand, and some slight bruises about the body. The horse was evidently an unusually quiet animal, for he did not seem in the least; put out by the incident; but trotted quietly off for a short distance and then stopped. A number of people soon gathered round, and kind friends were only too anxious to render any assistance they were able. The vehicle was soon conveyed to a blacksmith shop, where it was soon repaired, and the occupants were in a short time again on their way.

The regular monthly meeting of the Mangere Farmers' Club was held at the Mangere Public Hall on Monday evening, Mr. XV. F. Massey presiding. il r - Tizurd was expected to address the Club on " A Farmers' Union," but was unable to bs present. Mr. E. Hall and several others were elected members. A letter was received from the representative of 1 ates and Co., drawing attention to the small bird nuisance. Mr. Kirkbride gave notice to move at the next meeting, " That this Club take some steps to repress the small bird nuisance." Messrs. Westney, Short, Dunwoodie, and Mclntyre were appointed a committee to arrange for a field trial o. cultivators and digging ploughs. 1" an ' nouncing that Mr. Hubbard, who is leaving Mangere, had resigned his otlice as secr " f tary, the chairman expressed regret tn« several farmers were leaving the distnc - Mr. Hubbard was accorded a hearty vot ® thanks for his gratuitous services as sectary. On the motion of Mr. Kirkbri . seconded by Mr. Westney, Mr. E. Hal. elected secretary. , . n c We have to acknowledge the reccip a copy of "The Advertisers'. -• Official Scales and Charges and Advertimin„ Press Directory of the United hint, i. ' India, and the Colonies," published . • ' T. B. Brown, 163, Queen Victom-s.re E.G., London. The work is a buiky " of over 1200 pages, and contains * o amount of information respecting t-n paper press. It notes the cha n^, ir the have taken place during the H;-. deaths of journalists, etc. The te proper seems to be very full and accurate; and is got up handsomely, prin.ed cellent paper and well bound. • a of The time for receiving ""'"jejunia graduates' member of the Auck f versicy College Council exp.red ? t|)o on |y As Miss Lilian Edger, M.A., was . o ft-;ccr. person nominated, the returning Dr. Kidd, has declared her duly electe

Thero died on Tuesday night at the ,tlev Home Sir Charles Bardett, Bart., C °h has hacl a chequered career in Auck- * I peceased was formerly a lieutenant lall m. 54th Regiment. Thirty years ago Htue out to Auckland with one of the hfl . n-nts during the Waikato war of 1863, ri ''! o pitted in the Waikato Militia, '2nd "•"Volenti and was afterwards in the Ka 'Vi constabulary till 1874. He was A !"'iV,eil to the Hospital in 1888, and • nviril* sent to the auxiliary depot, , ..Street, to he in due course transrn»fto the Costley Home. He was Go I ' errtl ,f i"0 and leaves a wife and three year* 01 % * ' chiUir.n. The chief clerk of the Bureau of IndusWfllini'ton, Mr. James Muckay, was trie^ Sl - I)L -(« r by the Mahitmpua yesterday. fflL, is to arrange with Mr. Ferguson, i". - iii charge of the Auckland branch, i'r \'.-c amount of bush felling is available • 'X: (Jifborno district, and Mr. Mackay "n 'it the request of Mr. Ferguson, take "v'lt'v men from Auckland, of the de and necessitous unemployed, if used ?t -* lni>"ii work. Mr. Ferguson has had an ■f. -view with Mr. Hanson, manager of tho v'''hern Steamship Company, and has 'im'-iic-.I a re lin 'ion of '23 per cent, on the ' y.-'-c- ot unemployed to coastal ports, 'TJa'ihey may be sent to get work. fniii'laints are made by those driving on . ;| between the Lake and Dcvonport iju'tal IS being put on what is cal'ed i •„ Mill, within the borough of Devon in h uust unworkmanlike fashion. H." hniitis are much too large, and will r . rider the toad difficult for a long time to come. \ vw.liiiiT to the teachings of expert?, ii' bin ma and plantain are but forms of v'-, ,£..-cit's e! plant. As a food pioduct, h'wfVi'r, the former can hardly be compared ' '•th the letter. In one of his works H. M. «•' 'iVv vrites of the fruit of plantains as > .j. a man's arm. Here are some inter ' ■ - particulars about the banana and 'V. " Un j.-T-ie banana is a pleasant, agreeaaJ much appreciated fruit, but the ' is regarded as one of the most

' i",* il'li* nitural 100.1 products 111 the world, . .v. rv rich in starch ami glucose, }'"l-cahis art* chiefly used by the natives . n'-'iVstill green. and are cooked either by k 'or roasting, generally the former. ( ;'.- v: ";.!atitains are also used for making fn'.vM-in African term, pronounced ftifill fi 'the (''""ld toast), by being boiled, j.. l in ; i mortar, and then put into ! ... In a mature but preen stage, planI .. . ;r .. i'us when roasted and eaten f,'< ■ f'Li: - , pepper, and salt, or cheese. If -i'.irn • .reen, dried and ground or pur, i-.-.i. a nutritious meal or flour is pr 0.... .... |, which makes delicious custards, r'.-i ii:u*s. &e. To peel preen plantains the c;h-a* i.n must be performed with wet v r the fruit immersed in water, boiled in a metal pot the plantain }>; liencv to turn a dark colour; but t ; - '()•• prevented by boiling a small .. t of':'.it with it. Baked ripe plantain ti» :r.:'ii the taste of baked apple. When r.c: i:> ;• -Acr or fruit 'it is difficult to dis-t;-;.ii"ii tiie banana from the plantain, but w:.-.:; fruiting it is a much ea-ier matter. In the banana, after th-e fruit has set ami Lvj.:i to develop, the succeeding clusters c: i a-.:- are deciduous, having a clear n ;k-: -:em or axis, hanging tail like two cr three feet beyond the fruit, with the £-T.v-.?i:np icted mass of unopened bracts c: i .Wr? at the end ; hile in the plantain, pe stem ce.nes to extend more than 12 or ]* i;; beyond the fruit, the succee dnsr clustvrs of the flowers and bracts all openis.- to the very end. and remaining attached to the stem. In the banana, tot', the axis continues to stow as long as the fruit hangs, while in the plantain the growth of the axis ii arrested soon after the fruit sets.

A public meeting of the Knights of labour ua* heid in the Newmarket Hall <e?;er'.iay evening. Mr. E. Withy presided, Lut the attendance was not a very large one. The l'» tirman inveighed against the evils o: party government and the existing Lmi law's. He advised the knights not to bck towards any political party for support in their efforts at reform. Mr. R. hen h spoke on the aims and objects of the Kni.-hts of Labour, and stated that they were desirous of forming a local *>-einbiy at market. The "terrible c.:r-o nt competition," the "oppression of working n.an by monopolies," the injustice of a j.re?< that .placed in the same category "liberal leaders, labour agitator.-, ami anarchist?," were the burden of his speech. Mr. .Adam Kelly then adore?.—i tho-e ptesent on the " Land Quests-." proclaiming the nationalisation of the land tube the panacea for all existing *ra:sgs. ~

up.™ the .subject of small holdin.-- in Engl-md, a Tuscany correspondent c: n Lo:i'i i,i journal asks, Why did the c..-.'' >i .-iQa'd cultivators and yeomen disappear? Was it not because from want of capital they could not contend against the diilkuir.ie-* of-the situation? How are there to be created by the new legislation to be belter otl ? You say, by adopting the method* employed by horticulturists, ii'iier tii.tn by firmer?. But the methods t:tiejitiiri-t.- are expensive, and where i ; the cii.-s intended to be benefited by the propped laws to obtain the necessary lev? If they borrow it, do not they run risk, .ill but inevitable, of being crushed, more or le-s .-predily, by a load of debt? X .<-*■, our Tii-can labourers—a very shrewd fntemi'y - appreciate this problem, and they get round it in this way. They go b.-i'.ve« with the capitalists, biz or little. They sav ; " Vou buy the land ; stock, sr -d plant, and drain it; you pay the taxes *"'1 nther outgoings ; and we will give you our labour, -kill, and experience; and then we "'ill equally f-hare t,he produce in kind !" Trends of holding's are based on this principle. The system succeeds, and has succeeded for generations, because it is Wind..- on a just and equitable operat r -''s between capital and labour. The Cipi'.-ilist is very often a very humble one 1'- !--•_! I—a small tradesman or artizan in town or village. He likes to invest his livings in a tiny farm. He likes to spend '••• money in stocking and planting it, a:.: then draw his wine, his oil, hi-» fruit, a-. I fresh vegetables in return. He knows triHt the labourer, who is working on his own account, as well as for him, the pro prietor, will put his talents into the enterprise, without too much looking after. The labourer, being by nature and the te;e'-iiie.-> of the case a frugal, thrifty fellow, in his turn gets on. He is free from debt and other burdens, and he puts his "'O-.ev. as a rule, into the savings bank. Hi- ~ ,uid daughters go to mass on Sun- ' Jay-, ■ I.id in bravery ; he can give the w'.ier dowers. He is a contented, tatji j; fiti/.-n. One may smile at his primi- | tire pi mtrh, at bin slow white oxen, at the sa.i.l»■,•.' furrows scratched between olives, an I fruit trees. But he is ploughing land which is dug by the great threecom i, ling-handled Italian spade, the v "J-' i," with it« point of gold, according to the proverb, every three years. Full of vise economies, clever adaptne.ss of means to end', frugality and sobriety, he is the ecjiitur,- if iV just, durable, and highlywgiiii:-,.,] system, well worth the study of tno»e\s!, would improve the condition of j the Kngli-h labourer. , List night Professor Artemas Golledge, | l,1 " plireno -physiognomist, gave a lecture O'i phy.-iognomy, at the Young Men's v-iin-'iu, A--oeiution Rooms. His remarks * er '- followed with interest by those pre--ent, as be explained some of the signs of oiir.icti-,- in the face, in the early part of hi* address, Mr. Golledge spoke of a testi?j o! 'i ; d which he had from Archdeacon unity. After the lecture, he again described the characters or tendencies of 6 °n.e of ihe audience, and in each case, someone in the room testified to the accuracy (if the reading. This may be the A.-t lecture of Mr. Golledge in Auckland, Jt i* likely that his visit will expire on aturday. He is having an extensive Practice here, and it may be many years c * 0, Auckland is visited by one so skilled n ''is i-peuul branch of work, so well creentialjed both loca ly and afar, and at the Tice* l '' ne uij ' u t0 &' ve suc ' l valuable adj Urn- (levedon correspondent writes:— •'tiles McCall, a settler of twenty-seven standing in the settlement of Otau J'-'e, "-'d at. his late residence on Wedriesful. "* ''''' May. The deceased was in ' 1 ln g health for a considerable time preVe° U! ' l °. l, ' s death, lint l was aged seventy tii'l*'' funeral took place on Friday, of ,i th ' , m 'd a great many of the settlers dec-' '''' Lr ' c;t ' paid their respect to the p. by following his remains to the j. .vterian churchyard. The Rev. Tho?. i "ie performed the funeral service.

According to a Melbourne paper, the largest tree in diameter in Victoria of which correct measurements have been taken, is the one known as the " Old Man" tree near Gardiner's selection, Beach Forest on the main Sabina Range, between the Aire and the Oelhbrand. Near the ground the circumference is 90ft; sft from tho ground, /6ft; ? ft from the ground, 69ft; and Bft above the first, branch, 40ft. There are several other trees nearly as large in the same group. Close to Whitelaw's track in Gippsland there is a tree 71ft Bin in circumference, 6ft from the ground. In the Uandenong ran cos there is a treo 69ft in circumference. Ift from the ground. At tho township on Neerim there is a tree 55ft 7in, 6ft from , t ' , ° ground. Trees from 30ft to 4<>ft in circumference are frequently met with in Victorian forests. The diameter of the " Old Man" tree will be about 30ft.

The other day we referred to the admirable specimens of carving executed by Mr. W. F. Short, of I>undonald-street, Newton Road, and exhibited at the Auckland Society of Arts. It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that Mr. Short is now giving instruction in carving and modelling, and from the talent which he has shown, those desirous of attaining proficiency in these branches of art cannot, do bettor than avail themselves of his services.

By tho Union Company's steamer Mannpouri, which arrived yesterday from the South, Mr. Alexander, lie agent for Wirth's Circus, arrived to make arrangements for the appearance of the company on the '28th instant.

A Punch and Judy Show will be held at Newmarket Hal!, on Saturday afternoon, at half-past two and four o'clock. The usual fortnightly social of the Gale donian Society will be held in the Foresters' Hall, Newton, this evening, at eight o'clock. The first of a series of harmony nights will _ be held by members of the "Masonic Institute, at the Institute, to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock. A meeting of the Auckland Provincial Royal Arch Chapter, NZ.C., will be held at the Masonic Institute, to-morrow, at halfpast seven, to elect officers, etc. The brick building, Domain, known as the blockhouse, Park Road, is to be sold by Mr. Alex. Aitken, by auction, on the ground, at eleven a.m., on Friday, the '27th inst. It is notified elsewhere that a suite of apartments, well furnished, with private table, and no children, is obtainable at Mrs. MellsoppV, Havclock-street, opposite Government House.