THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1904

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1211, 30 December 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

FRIDAY, DECEM BER 30, 1904

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lv die last issue,/t| l( , Me W Z„;,|;unl Tlilde Iteyjew mwm i, ~i m. f|,||y . compiled m:.\mry of I the export l,l "' tl of Inn colony 'o: d, current yar. From it we (v.ii ■■ that the •'''""•it'; from the North Inland show l">w Ihat Island i s i.. : ,, rapidly d'.'/eloned as coinpiu- nh the ooudi island. All the ;.„ :; . Island l«>f'«, wilh the exceptioij of \apier, show an increase, while with the exception ofTiinai'tialljiho ports of I lie South Island sluml a dec-ease. Poi the whole colony thire has lieon ii ''('crease of ,CIII,,S'J| The total yield for the colony fur i he year was JCM-SSipi, as against |i;iJ,ti , .i;i ) :}'27 for Wl',\, The ,ie C ;; :•■ in ihe .South was .t.V/7,027, .V., the increase in the North v. U !)2,!)ll. i Tho chief increases al ,: i,,-:ii poiifl 'were at AVcliin<>ton ' ■ '{!) ami Auckland (,!M;.G!l'.') ; -■iip i n-.-l With llie ineviutl, > ■,. :'hegai,i in North f.-ihiel ,-..,-, ~, ", <; ||i,.,|y oii wool and bun,.,, , frozen meat there is a lose, ill the pons in both Islands show j n win on hemp, the chief iii-rea-e being at Auckland. Nearly ~V ( ry port in the Soiiih shows a leisoi wool and frozen meat, Butter, however, exliibilß a Blight inareasefc i'tho whole

island, though not ;it all its portsDuring the year (as also nutccd for Home yoara past) Auckland has well maintained its returns of gold ami silver, IJut these iti-niß of ilu'tnselves represent tho bulk in the vtduo of Auckland's, exports, as they Unreal a little, short of a million ""d a half, leaving only, CH 18,714 for oilier produce. Wool, butter and hemp together account for £598,321 Wellington occupies the premier position. Her total exports for U'OS-;-! amounted to £2,72fi i r»l7, while for 1903-1 ii was £2,8!1'.,789, oraniiicrea.seof,£|)1,2,51. Welling, 'on's principal products aie wool, frozen meat, butter and hemp. Unlike Auckland, it has neither gold nor silver nor any other xineral. Although Napier had an increase of ueaily £IOO,OOO in wool alone, yet Iho net decrease is £23,77-1, The total return from wool and frozen moat was £i107.1(i5 out of £971,!i39, the total -of Now Zealand produce. The net increase of the minor ports of the North Island was £79,715. The remarkable decrease at Lyttel ion (£505,880) was traceable mainly to the falling off in wool, frozen meat, tallow and butter. The total for Dnnedin shows a falling -oil! of £82,!195as between the two previous years, though there was an increase of nearly £] 0,01)0 in wool alone, Hut frozen meat, tallow ami butter taken together are responsible f»r i> decrease of £-11,372, gold for -CI 1,318, and cereals of all kinds and conditions for £52,1112. Bluff shows a decrease, the amount being £35,U!3. The one port in the South Island showing bouyancy is Tiinaru, and it records an increase over the previous year of £1)1,55-1. The minor ports of tho Smith Island show in tin- aggregate a net decrease of yield of £15.077. As to the returns of the exports of frozen meat for the year ended September 30: h, IDOland 1903 respectively, showing the quanlityand value, the shipments of IHO3-1 fell below those id' the preceding twelve months by -175,887cwt in weight ami £192,771. in value. As compared wiih previous years, however, the contrast is much more satitd'actory, the fisjnres being as follows :-1903.-l : 1,J)5n,71il cwi, value £2,798,905; 11101-2:2,170,528 cwt, value £2,(18-1,256; 1900-1: 1,813,251 cwt, value £2,203,593, The year 10034 thus shows above the the two earlier years as to value Ihongh below 1901-2 as to quantity. 1902 3 was a year of abnormal ex ports of meat.

Wo understand that the Hon. James McGowan, Minister for Mines, will possibly pay a visit to Waihi beforo leaviiij tho district,

ilioimirltct in Thames mining stock promises to open in a brisk manner on tie sth. Notwithstanding the holidays, business at advanced prices has recently taken place here in leading Thames' stock, New Moanaiahris being done at lis; Saxons, Lid; Eclipse, Is 9d, etc. Everything points to a firm and rising markei f'oi tho JN'ow Year,

In the conrso of a discussion as lo thr best means of providing shelter on tho domain in tho Buwontown Heads, Mr M. ,1, Stewart suggested llio plaining of oleander, pointing out that in Bermuda thcoluaiidei had been found to be the besi shelter, Chief of its advantages as a menus of shelter was the fact that horses, canlo ot any kind of stock did not eat it. It was als'c ornamental, and spread only by cuttings and providod very dense shelter.

Tho Wungamii Borough Council has voted Mr Andrew Giiiuour, its working oyeisoer, n bonus uf £sooin recognition of his services in coiinecion with the Okebu water supply scheme. This vote was made in comilianco with a resolution put on the Council's minute bonk when tho scheme was inaugurated, Very complimentary reference was made to Mr Gilmour. who, councillors said, had saved tho council i'2ooo by undertaking tho supervision of tho scheme,

Tho following eleven will reprosent Waihi in the annual match against Katikati on Now Year's 9ay (Monday next) at Katikati. A coach will leave Pilling'a corner at 8 o'clock a.m. Any person wisliin» to accompany the team can do so by making application to Mr Wallnutt. A most enjoyable dw it anticipated :—W. Walhuut, O. Cornthwaite, J. Sution, VY, Gibson, W, Williams, Burntll, O. Harrison,' WScoble, Turner, J, McKay, G. Goodwin,

Probably tho greatest woights carried on the backs of men for any distance (says the Engineering and Mining Jourmil) are the loads of oro brought up from the mines of the Andes by tho miners of Chili, [n a ooppcr-mino in a ravino loading from tho main range of the Cordilleras, ah the oro is carried a vertical distance of 400 fi'i)', and ll" avorago weight per man is 2501b. I'l'.ia load is carried up ladders made <,.' no'chetl trunks of trees, set al> most, upright, ono touching tho othar.

On Tuesday mv, Colonel Gilmour, of the Salvation Army, will bo a visitor to Waihi. His visit is boinj; looked forward lo Willi much interest by tho members of the local corps, and ho will be tendered a hearty and cordial wi Icomo in tho evening by Adjutant Dickens and olher officers and members of Mie Army, Colonel Gilmour has been to England attending in London tho International Congress recently hold in Iho groat city. Ho returned to New Zealand a few weeks ago, and after spending a short time at his heme in Curistchurch, lias visited some of tho principal towns in tho colony. Ho leaves Auckland on Monday night, ami will be in Waihi sometime on Tuesday.

Tho following aro tho parts of colouv into which dimaiHod potatoes grown in Auckland shall not bo imported:-The counties of Monganui, Hokianga, ]),iy of Islands, Hobson; Whantjarei, Whan'. gai'O'i, OtiMiiatea, lioduey, Ilaglan, Waikato, Waipi, Coromaiuiel, Thames,' Ohiiietnuri, Pinko, Tauranga, Roiorua! Whakatane, Opotiki, Kawhia, Aiviikino! Waiiotno, Clifion. West Tatipti, Mas: T.uipo, and Wamdrino, and ibo porta ot Gisoorno, Fori Ahuriri, Napier, Wellingtoi, Wanganiii, Now Plymouth' Piotoii, Bli'iiheim, Lyttehon, 'Tiinani, Oainarn, Port Chalmers, Du-.cilin, Biuli' Greymotnh, Westport, and Nelson,

A quiet wodtling took placo aulio residence of Mrs. T. M. Scott, of PonsonL.v Road Auckland, on Christmas Day, Tho contriic'iiu; parlies being two members of mil local Mi. Juan ,| nnes Dawdl- and .'Jus Jis-'pli.n H. ,, t . th reremo.iy was perloniieil hy fj .Ifi.'np asi Ward i'he bride leoknl i t ,, r ctve in n ilressofpritiyllguruleashmere. Sh" ids, wore <\ v.'il and bl -ssoins. Tn,-h.-ide was waited on by her sis er, M:s, liD'iilfro'l, aiidMiS-Coilins.ofAiield'i'id Mr. J.nhu-.'. JJ.vvdl,', br.-i-lur „f 'he bridegrenm, acted as best man After a (jiiii t hrenkf.si, tho happy conn'o lefi j with the good wishes of r laiions an!; friends for th» Thames, en rou'o for their now home in Waihi, ivhere they arrived I last night, The newly married pair wcro I wolcotued by Adjutant Dickons to an ■' enjoyable pooirtl evening. I

Thanks to the kindness of sympathising friends, particularly Mrs A". Scott and M^kelsey,wlj o donated toys, and Mrs Jollnni-I th«Jflyoros. I Bl,o;ioiiii.«. 1 lf„„t 1 ! lln e'" "mi mid the othur inm-itra of tlio rospiial were bountifully supplied durin» Clirislnius,

Acm mug loss was m u\ m \ | )y Mr Uiirlpj luiyner th o ot | lcl . ,]„.,, '\vi;l, of n pirnic parly ho was roi!ipiii ß nbout on iho bench and in the surl, and stopped suddenly to avoid an wtra big breakor which'camn seething round his foot. At tho same timo his watch, an old fai.iiJ v hoirluom, dropped Mill his pocket, but iho chain brought it up with a jork. Cittcliin» ilm watch in aw hands Mr liayncr, without looking 'hriist ii hack into his pw d;ct. An hour 14''rh, Ukil,,. Wc h f rom |,j„ p ()( .| u , t |o refer lu tho time, when ho discovered tho inside was gone, H nd that (»'■! that .v.it* li-fl U'as tueeinp y,., 5 „, ()„ oXiUUlimtioil IIJ found that ino hin»o that fastened the works to tin; ease had been broken. Tho WOr'H must |,„vp s |, (lt nin nf l]|c CiU3 when Iho watch flow from his pocket, and the fail into iho waior wou'd be unnoticed on account of iho noise and general commotion of the foaming surf. Tho watch was a valuable 0111 , , m j mi|C |, p, jz ,,,| UJ . its owner on account of it being a family relic,

Intorviowed at Fromautlo by a ropin-s-ntative of tho IVrth Moraine Herald, Sir William Russell said:-" Politics in Now Zealand iwo in mi advanced stag 1 ;, No, I do notjhmk that Mr. Seddo.i's t-t;ir is waning a . nil, and do no' consider there is a possibility of itn doing so while ho has public works to bestow, thus keeping hiuisoif in powor, I consider hat he is the strongest man we li'ivc over h iU l; much ahead of Mv, Ballance, who was greatly overrated, and gamed much kudos for tho work which was, in reality, duo to Sir Harry Atkinson. 1 do not think (hero is tho slightest fear of tho Labour party attempting to form a separate party, n« in Australia, Certainly a lew of the leaders are not satisfied with what they am netting from Mr Seddon's so-called Lioeial party, hut 1 do not think thai the majority of the Labour representatives are so lucking in sense as to lollow iheiii, as they know well that they would not be nbh to gel nearly as much as they tiro receiving at prasenl, and that their action would probably mean llie Itision of tho least pronounced Liberals with the Conservative party. No, I don't ihiuk there is any hope of the Labour party being iiblotoformavcryfoimiilablewmginthe House,"