The Ohinemuri Gazette AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN. "I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.' -Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 Saturday, October 1, 1892.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 42, 1 October 1892, Page 6

The Ohinemuri Gazette AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN. "I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.' -Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 Saturday, October 1, 1892.

There is going to be a big revival in the Legislative, Chamber. 1 l?ntil lately it would have appeared that the Chamber w>aa to be allowed to sink into oblivion—to- die out and' not be- replenished. We had imagined the members as a sort of "Legislative "ten little niggers,"' dropping off ona after the other in diverse mannor, and finally leaving one lone, toothless, lean and slippered pantaloon to mumble forth weird resolutions, and rise as one man against everything and everybody, and to "slowly broadeu freedom down >frotn precedent to- precedent," until such time as he was raised—or lowered-^----to place." But now Eird Ripon has changed alfc that; and it iscoming about as was propheoied 1,000 years-BjO. (Proverbs- xi. 25),-. "The Liberal soul shall be made fat ,\ and he that wateroth. shall be watered also himself."

Candidates by the dozen will now be brought blushingly forward, examined in thfsir political catechism, and if proved "solid for Mulhooly," and found to be Jike the Oonnaught judge who was '■ neither partial nor impartial," will be bidden to the feast. There are about twelve score hearts beating hopefully to-day in this c ilony. each of the possessors of which is perfectly sure that tie is the proper party ,to be calledl Is he prepared to do all' that he is told?' Will be ■

: " always vote at his party's call, < And never think.of acting for biciself at all. 1' Is he, ready to bind bind himself by solemnvows-, to-be, to^do, and* to suffer, .now, henceforth, and for ever,, all that jtho " Liberal" party require him to; iwill he surrender his.brainy limbs, and person, and the reins of his! being to them, and become a marionette who shall dance when he is piped to, grin, talk and nod as the strings are pulled, like a ventriloquist's doll, and geneirally be somebody else for the term, of 'his political life ? Will he ? He willi —;whole families of him !' Then shall he, in exchange fbr these trifles, receive the proud right of adding to his name the affix. M.L.C., the accompanying- thirty pieces of silver, and the ridicule of the population of the colony of New Zealand. !

i We imagine there are very few res^ pectable men who will accept the ■billet, and when, they do they will I cease to be respectable: A writer on Sociology, says that there is undoubtedly a real'analogy between ac individual organism and a social organism.- If this" is so, we would like to ask, to what portion of the individual anatomy may the coming Twlve Apostles be likened to

i. But to be serious, we certainly think the procedure of Ljrd Ripon^ with reference to the appointments to the Upper Chamber to be unconstitUr tiohal'. Such graat questions as thi?,. which means the virtual nullification of the second deliberative chamber and the creation of an autocratic Government, which under the cloatof Liberalism, is its very antithesis— such questions undoubtedly demand the opinionl of the people. We believe ifris entirely unprecedented,—indeed it iis most dangerous-* Supposing, that the Salisbury Government again attain i power in England, and that a Rolles-ton-Hall Government takes the reins 'in New Zealand, Rolleston and Hall to scratch Salisbury's baok per cable, as Ballance and Seddon did Gladstone's on bis election. Suppos-ing,';ti-en, that Rolleston and Hall desired to get their bills through'the Wpper House, and asked for twenty or thirty more members in order to give effect to their policy upstairs,, and got them, burdening the country with their salary—which, by the way, will now be raised—without consulting the

country;—.what would 1 be thought? The mo3t important English precedent ever formed in such constitutional questions is that of the great fight of 1830, when tho mighty demand of the British people for I&eforcn formulated on the lines laid down by Lord John Russell and' Earl Grey was carried, in the House of Commons by a large majority, after the defeat of the Tory party. When the Bill—known to history as the Reform Bill—-went to the House of Lords, that Chamber, whioh was led by the; lion Duke, threw it out.. Ear) Grey then demanded, from .King William iv; power to create new peers in sufficient number, to carry, out his policy, in exactlythe same .manner ,as the present' New. Zealand: Ministry, approached the Crown. The Kane refused, '. and the Ministry-, resigned.:

Tinea commenced one of the greatest campaigns ev«r fought on the hustings, and-Earl Grey, returned to office, with his policy endorsed by the country, 'obtained- his peers,.and-triumphantly hia policy.

I; Now wo do not carry the analogy so far as to say there is any similitude between-the two policies—the Keform BilLand the—-well,,say, the Payment of Members Bill—but ifris perfect as..betweeny the constitutional' positious; When Lord Glasgow, the Croyvn representative, refused to appoint what the Ministry thought a fair number to theUpper House, Mr Ballaaee should h«,ve resigned^ and' gone to the court* rry on this question. No one can say what the result would have been, but whatever it was,- according^ tdour present constitution,, it would'have been the right one.

We da ego so far'as to say,, however, that while we have never heard Lof any seceders from the ranks of the present Opposition, we could iname a goodly number who have found the policy of the-present Ministry distasteful; to speak* mildly. The country, sick of the Continuous Ministry and the Property tax* floundering sunder a w-ave: of depression—not the of any. Ministry-—suffering;- froma politioal headache after an. orgy, on ; Publio. Works policies, flbw from one extreme to the other,.like the "French, •soldiers in> the revolutionary times,, who from being 1 ultra pious fell to and got drunk out of sacred chalices and {turned the churches into stables and denß of' ihfasnyv Erom as near Toryism as can be got in a new colony, they flew to professed- Socialism and Land Nationalisationism, and we believe the majority of the rightl thinking men will at next election see this 'and swing the political pendulum halfway back to the happy medium of Moderate Liberalism; We think We Bkllance and his colleagues are aware of this, and that that "is the reason why they did not resign.

Aad we repeat that tbe twelve—or probably more—new members cf the Upper House wili be, when*Beated r cnere usurpers. The country, has not asked for them* the Crown didnot want them, and they will be simply thrust 1 upon the Colony by Lord' Ripon as a cheap return for Mr Ballance's congratulatory long; shot cable to Mr Gladstone, who, Stickler for precedance as- he is himself, will regret, as 3oon as he tnows tha details,, the hasty action of his subordinate,, the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Tenders for driving 350 f»et extension of „the Smil-of Fortune prospecting tunnel were opened by Mr Lindsay JWck'son on Tuesday.-.-There were six> tenders, as -under :- R. A. 1 Lane. 13s 6d per foot;: Hawk and party. 16% 3d per foot;; Comes an* party, 14* 6d Lper. footj. William Baker, £1935 in all;; J. i O'Brien, 15s per foot : also; an unsigned tender, £183* The contract has. not yet j been let. Attention is directed" to Messrs Fleming's special sale of Mb Thomas Williams' stook* and implements. It is a totally unreserved, sale, and 1 at this season should be-a distinct success* There are also 300 sheep and a quantity of furniture to be soldi. . Mr Hart announces that he has-on hand, with a view to the sth November,, a large quantity of cheap fireworksThe "Opotiki H'e\ald" says—"There is a very, fair opening herVfor a good thoroughbred sire, as we- have none of ths class adi vertised this- season> and there are over one hundred well-bred mares in the district which i will^be-keptfo» breeding." ■ ; |

The Codlin Moth Bill' has been dropped^' We cannofc include this among the "inno— cents." The Rev, J. Hobba, formerly, i f Dunedin,, incumbent of St. Matthew's English Churchy Hast ngs, some time back appeiled to thfe congregation to pay off tlie church debf, anfl appointed last Sunday fora special offertory. The amount required was £1; 150, and theoffertories amount d to £12,30.' There, wasonb cheque for £500 and two for £100 in the collection. ' Edwards and Shaw'a ginger ale is in everyone's mouth. In regtrd to the Paeroa-fAroha line the Public Works Statement says : — The sectionof this railway between Te Arolia and Paeroa sanctioned under list year's public work*, proposals was put in hand as soon after the ciose of la3t session as possible, aud the work, has been proceeded with vigorously, so much so that a length of twelve miles of formationis aim >st completed. The vote asked for thia year will pr ivide fur the steadyprosecu'ion of She work throughout the yeir, and a vote for a moderate sum next year will! complete this section of the l.ne. Misa, Akera has been appwated perman— ently to the Paeroa School;and'Mr Johnston < to the Owharoasohooh A meeting of the creditorsoorf r Will am. Chapppll, miner; ofi Waitekauri,. was held at. the office of:Mr Eoniss, Thames, on Tuesday. Mr Miller appeared for th« bankrupt, and' Mr Purehas fpr several ofithe creditors. The liabilities were, according to the debtor'sstatement'to the Assignee, £176 6* Id, and the jssets £18- 10s, mad 9up as follows :— House aad laud, 100 acres of oc npation license at VVaitekauri Jimction, £39'r all the • furniture aa'dgar.len tool 3 therein, £5 ;■ and> set of harness, £1 10s. Mr Purehas questioned the bankrupt as to whether He could not induce his son or a friend to take the - occupation licenca for £26, and thus enable - the creditors to receive 2s 6d in the £ dividend,' but the debtor declined to hold out" t the slightest hopes. The meeting eventually formally adjourned until Wednesday,, when - ' it lap-ed for want of~a quorum; Mr John-Smith, latterly well-known as(the geniaVhost of"the MbrrinsviHe hotel, has- i taken over the OwWoa hostelry. Mr Smith* enters into possession on Monday^vext, and.. wtU undoubtedly soon make himself as> popular as he has been in other districts.Cr Robaon has given notice to move at the - meeting of the Ohinem'u:i County Cduneil to» Ibe held'next Thursday—(l ) .That the Council at its next meeting consider the advita- . bility of doing away with .the oflkse of-County Engineer, and appoint, the present occupant to the combined" position of' Foremm of ' Works, Inspector of Slaughterhouses, and) Forest Rant^erj- at a salary of £17& pecannum —(2.)' That the Council consider' theadvisability of calling for tenders for maintenance of the following main roads, viz.-,: Paeroa^Hikutaia ;• Paeroa-Te Aroha; At Fleming and Co.'s weekly sale of fab* cattle,' which was held-on the 28fchinst., attheir yards, Parawai, Thames, they report v a ftill market were yarded r all sold freely, bidding being bisk throughout. Steers, £8 - to £8 123 6deach, equal to 26a per lOOlbs. Cows, £5 28 6d to £7"eich. equal to 22a 6d per lOOlba. ' Heifera, £4 2s 6d to £5, equal to 23a 6d per lOOlba. Sheep market: A ltmired number were supplied; being mostly ewes, and sold ewes, 13s 6d to 16s 9d eacbj;, lambs sold from 7s to 10^ 6d each. A meetiner for the purpose of 're-organiairfg the Paeroa Band of Hope was held on Monday evening last in tfoe Town Hall.- The Rev. J- Law was appointed 1 to the Chair. It was unanimously decided'to reorganise the Band of Hope,- and the following officebearer* were elected :—President:.- Mr G. French r Vice- Presidents :. Rev. T. A. Nome and Rev. X Law-;. Secretary and" Treasurer:. Mr West;. Assistant-Secretary : Mr Joseph Tetley : rganist: Miss VugUr j Committee :: Messrs R. Henry Joseph Tet* ley, J. Bramley, C*. Buchanan, and' W. J. Ellis. It was decided to hold'the meetings monthly on the Monday nearest the full: moon. Votes of'thanks to Mr Edwards'forfree use of Hall, and to the Chairman brought the ineeving.toa close.. i Mr Cooper, auctioneer, sells horses and.' oattle at Waihi early in November. Tukuikino Hnhurhi died on the 27th iost, of natural causes. Deceased 1 was the oldest chief in the Ohinemuri district. Although* a great rangitirt, and at one time had. great local influence, it has lately waned'j and his death being still an/incident in native history will make no mark- in local native matters. A big tangi ia djw being held,. and'the chief willbe interred on Monday. An employee of a storekeeper at WaihiHaving applied for a settlement of his wages was boock-ad down-with an axe-handle, A civil case for wages and'a criminal case for assault are likely to ensue. Some extensive property transactions took place in the Ohinemuri townshiplast week. A sitting' of the Native Land Court will beheld in the Town Hall on the 20th October. 35' new claims will be heard, 24-subdivisiong, and 8 Crown subdivisions. The only .important case will be Whangamata No. 6; 7,000 acres, which will be contested between the natives and tha Government " The cases will< probably take ten weeks to settle, as besides these there are 118 succession,orders to de.cide, and 1 a number of other long-windedl matters* "

undereSand that Mr Brown, of Kati *ati, ia the coming man for the Paeroa Postoffice and telegraph tat ion. "the c,elehrated..Punch and Judy Show in OODnectjon witlistbe panorama'of the tour of the world will be" shown by Mr DTiwnes inthe Town Hall this afternoon and evening. GA.ki.iok and Gbanwell have jiisfc issued the mosfccomplete illustr >ted furnishing book catalogue that has been published in this colony. It will prove especially convenient fbr country customers,, storekeepers, and otherß ( about to furnish. Illustrations and prices are,given of hall, drawing, dining, and bedroom 1 furniture, young" people about to marry will find'a great assistance *in making up their list ani estimating cost of furnishing. It also show s Kow a-three-roomed house can be furnished for £17 10s, four rooms for £38,' fiVe rooms for £80, and six. rooms-for £■150. Full 1 particulars ofi bedding and iron bedsteads, and general furnishing goods You will not do better than furnish from Garlick. and Gkanwell, Queen-stieet, Auckland./