HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume XI, Issue 21, 1 June 1885, Page 2

HAWERA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,) In order to assist in wiping off the debt on the Episcopalian Church at Normality, the® usual method was adopted, viz., a bazaar. This was held on Monday last in the Normanby Town Hall. The stalls were presided over by Mf'sdames Brett, Crocker, Kilvington, Hatty, Eagles, Wilson, and Hall, with a number of young lady assistant?, including Misses Brooking, Brett, Eagles, Hill, and others. The stalls were laden with fancy goods, many of the articles being of a superior class. The post office was worked vigorously and successfully ; the young lady with her basket full of roses attacking each gentleman as they entered with “ buy a button-holo, sir;” “ will pin it on, too, sir,” met with deserved success, each gent being thus decorated with not the “ hit of blue,” but with violets. The takings for the first day were £53, towards which Mrs Crocker’s stall contributed £33. The refreshments were under the care of Mesdames Eagle’s and Wilson where the choicest dainties were procurable. Our Parliamentary Union is now in full swing for the winter session again. So far the society shows increased vigor. The Speaker, Mr W, A. Parkinson, an experienced Hansard reporter, is thoroughly up to the forms of the House, and is thus enabled to keep hon. members within bounds. The fact of his occupying such a position at once gives the members of the Union a grand chance of being thoroughly conversant with parliamentary practice, Mr T. Hutchison, the present Premier, is a host in a himself, an able speaker, a keen debater, and will not be found napping when there is a division on endangering the position of the Ministry. Mr Trimble, as Minister for Defence, and Mr C. Harden ,as Colonial Secretary, make up the Ministry. On Thursday evening after some preliminaries the Premier moved his resolution, divided into two clauses, with reference to the disestablishment of the Church of England (of course applying to England), The debate on this question was opened in a very able manner by Mr Hutchison, who gave a really instructive historical speech bristling with points against the establishment. Mr Barton followed on the Opposition as a defender of the old institution, but cither his cause was weak or he was not up to his usual form, for he failed to make anything like a refutation of the arguments brought forward by the Premier. Mr King next spoke, and slogged in heavily against the church, picturing the rich bishops and rectors and the poor starving curates. He said it was the church of the aristocracy and not of the people generally, and yet that the poor of England had to contribute as citizens towards its support. In Mr Epps the church found an able defender; he failed to see that the dissenters in England had to assist in its support. Mr O’Neill gave some personal experience of the way tithes, etc, were worked in his county of Cheshire, and strongly advocated disestablishment. Mr Cobham and Mr I. Bayly spoke in defence, and Mr Robbins and the Premier’s reply on the other side concluded a very able debate. The division list showed 10 for and 5 against the resolution with one or two pairs. The establishment may therefore consider itself doomed ! ! Next night the order paper shows a measure for defence, and an amendment in the Licensing Act. I have gone rather more fully than usual into this matter, ns showing how entertaining and instructive a pastime is open to the young men of every town for winter evenings. The parliament meets in the Borough Chambers, a capital fire and seals arc provided, and with the attendance of a number of visitors including many ladies, yon may imagine the effect is pleasant. The farmers here hope the meat preserving industry will be started again. They ore not particular as to who takes it in hand, so long ns they have such an output for their stock again. The Waitara works start next week, Mr John Winks, their buyer, tells me that he has a lot of good fat slock in band.

The Messrs Irednle Bros, had a most successful sale of 80 milch cows yesterday. They intend closing their factory for a time until they can find an output for their cheese. One of the brothers proceeds home at once with this object in view. It is to be hoped they may be successful and start again in the spring.