The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PUTRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1872.

Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 79, 31 October 1872, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PUTRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1872.

tlow, under existing eireumsl.mces, to procure for our children such an education as will enable them to compete successfully with their eoteinporaries when they grow into manhood, is the- most dilHcuH quest ion that the colonists of Now Zealand ave called Upon to solve at. <ho present time. It is tolerably clear that the greater proportion of the work arid expense in our scattered districts must devolve upon tlit> inhabitants themselves. As will be seen in an■ilher column, the sums granted bv the Central .Board are quite inadequate to the support of efficient teachers, and it is exceedingly doubtful if even these AM nil amounts will be paid another year. The Pro-eineial finances, from" which they are drawn, are at a very low ebb, so much so, that, it is doubtful whether the province will not have to call upon the General G-overnment to supplement them in order that the present machinery may be kept in working order. There can be no doubt that Education is a question which should be dealt with by the General Gf-overmnent and the consequent- cost defrayed out of the revenue of the whole colony. This fact is admitted on all hands.'but the l'eligioua convictions. 6r more properly speaking, the bigotry of the differentSects or religious bodies has rendered the passing of an Act calculated :o eillvt gcvxlnearly impossibV. Rather than be" debarred the opportunity of inculcating their particular dogmas br means of the schoolmaster, they ically say—we prefer no education at all. If the tiuSe that has -been expended during the past few months ttf the abuse of one party by another had Be'eft devoted to the consideration of an Edu.-afion Bill, the session just ended might possibly have been ifS&ftded ss one of the bright spots in the history of

Ihd ,\V',v Z''-t.'a i 1 Parli:i'ii"::t Ki/iat f',»r oflic; , an-i ii;. i* ■■*: i,.ifii iu'i- Uj»j.ai'riiliv ..ijv.t-vt-r ot Hioro i.n- ---•; >i iir; • ,)i i.;ic i.-vi-j k|' l;»',>»' iiit.o vviiOHc iutiids the . p.. , <; : ;;■; i.-.)\-r.\j inivt- cri'ru.-it'. , i t!i«<r nitursts ! u:i i t..io i: >i' l .icir -.ii.'-coii ]''.n:.H. 'I.l»>; IvJuoition lit!) wmi burked in order taat, jjj];tical trickery mighi hive its- full sway. As such is the caac , , and, as we 1 pointed out above, tiicr.? belTig lit tlo chance of getting a tmilidenl grant fnjm Iho Provincial Cj-overnment, it behoves u-i to consular'in w'uat manner we are going to support the schools already in existence and establish others where "wanted. We can ace no other means than the imposition of a direct provincial tax. The Assembly lias done notmng for us, and the Provincial Government has no money : we rjiterate tiieie facU , as the su c 'ge-)tion of further taxation ib not a palatable one, neither i.s it calculated to add to the popularity of a New Zealand journal. We believe, however, tliat we are only expressing public opinion when wo I say that our children mu.-jt be educated, and if this i Cannot be done by indirect; payment — the most palatable form of taxation, but on that account no leas oppressive —it must be done by Home other means, and we ace no other than the imposition of a special provincial tax. Xoxt comes the question, What form ia I his tax to assume? This query will have to be answered by the Council at its next tntting, and it is to be hoped that the matter has received the earnest consideration of the Superintendent and his Executive, and that some practicable measure w:ll be prepared for consideration at an early day after the assembling of the Council. We shall consider the position of out , loca: schools in a future issue. A young man named Coleman met with a severe accident on Monday. It appears that he was riding a young horse ; the animal thivw itself down, and the voung man being unfortunately unable to get his leg out of the way in time, the horse fell upon it, causing a compound dislocation of the knee joint. Dr VV'addington, who happened to be in the neighbourhood, examined the patient, and attempted to replace the dislocated joints in their proper position; he wi3, however, unsuccessful jrom want of proper appliances,- The young man was sent to Auckland Ho-t-i tal yesterday. T ie examination of candidate teachers of common e/.io.jla n this d.strict was held at Ngaruawahia on tie 2Sl,'i and 29th of the present month. The result of t : ie examinat on, as regards tho-e who attended, is of course not known. Four candidates ormtted to attend, and by so doing have rendered tiieniselvea habte to dU ni-sal from t.icir appointments. By a Pi'.jv nc a! Oov rn nenc G-azatts published on the liOth instant, we learn that the revenue of tne Province of Auckland for the quarter ending September, amounted to 1Md,235 3s Id, and t ie expenditure to £27,301 11s Gtl, leaving a balance oi.' ,£13 ; 9J3 11s 7d, made up as follows: —Treasurer's account, £261 .is j 8:1; Provincial account, £13,640 11s lid; and £22 Jus cash in hand. Tie (j.jvern.nent have announce. 1 ihpi, t.'ip pvir-e oi tf'!?v/,!'.:!!i'. ''■'■.!! !»• :.:aii'-:'J in mJ ior eucit 25 W'l'ds. Thin will hi , a great boo.': both to us and our subscribers, as we shall then bo enabled to give fuller telegraphic intelligence than hitherto. Oav Alexandra correspondent, under date 26th I October, writes : —I laiely paid a visit to the native country and found their crops looking remarkably well ; but at the present time there is a great scarcity of food, in fact many of thorn, are at starvatimi n^;nirerii roor- is no"vv very nara ro be obtained—l mean, of course, of an edible description. In old times, it wM'i a serious' o'fence to set tire to the i'evn. as the fern root, which at one time formed so large a portion of the Maori sustenance required to be of eight j-ear.*' growth. Sim'o the introduction of the potato, the fern has been burned off periodically, and now little or none fit i'ov food is to be obtained. Ou: , annual rjicos will not take place at Alexandra this year, but at Te Awamutu. A meeting was held on Saturday n<. the Te Awamutu Hotel—Mr Thos. Wethereil in the chair. There was a good attendance of representatives of the various settlements in this part of the district. It was agreed that the races should be held at Te Awamntu this year, and that all should unite in making them the District races, and as great a success as possible. Many complaints were made of the small ninounl paid out of the sum? subscribed towards the prizes at last year's Hamilton races ; in some cases the amount paid to the winners not amounting to the entrance money. A committee of two from each settlement was ehosen.and a subscription Yrt. opened, to which some £10 is already !mK=nrined. Mi , TJ- J. Davidson was appointed secretary and treasurer. A vote of thanks to tho chairman concluded the proceedings.

Major Atkinson moved the following motions on the Kith instant:—" (1). That in the opinion of this House, the Honorable the Native Minister should, immediately after the prorogation of Parliament, take steps for the settlement of the native difficulty on the West Coast, with the view of constructing at the earliest possible period the Wanganui nnd Waitara railway, and the introduction of immisfrants into that district. (2.) That, in the opinion of this Honse, iris of great colonial importance to connect Waitara with the Waikato country by means of a railway, and that- it be au in-t ruction to the Government to make every prudent endeavour, during the recess, to have the country explored and surveyed between Alexandra and Wa'tava, with that object in view." Mr Brookueld applied, at the opening of the Supreme Court on Monday morn ing, that Howe and others,-charged with conspiracy in the matters connected with the Green Harp Com nan v, an 1 for which they had been committed to take their trial, should be called up to answer to their recognizances. The names of the defendants who stood charged were then called, but none of them appeared in Court to answer them. His Honor said lie would like to have an affidavit to satisfy him that the recosfn : zances had been taken. Mr Brook Held stated that he would nrepare the necessary aifi lavits. Subsequently, Mr Joy, acting as counsel for the defendants, applied that their recognizances might be released, there being no bill of iivlietment preferred. What, passed between his Honor and Mr Joy at the time led those presen*- in Court to understand that the recognizance? of the defendants hai been released. There was, however, some formal document to be drawn up and signed before the lesal release was declared ; but this, it appears, had not been done. Probably the act was deemed unnecessary. But it was explained yesterday that the du'y the defendants was to appear av the S-i ireme Court fro n day to day to answer to wh iN-rer indictment they nvght be arraigned under, and this until the close of the Circuit sittins, which does not terminate until both criminal and evil t'Tses are disposed of. and the session declare;! to bo dissolved. No nonlication was ma-ie later in j the day bv Mr Brook , !eld as we expected, the cause, ! as we learn, bein<j that the recognzanees (fornV) had been either lost or mislaid. This, however, will merely prove a-i in eon von en??, but will in no wav ivevent the action of the Court in placing tae defendants on their trial.—Cross, October 29.

The miJtrU'rly sii'o of .stock was hold on Wedne-s----uiiv,Lif Z.si\i in>cuiit,at \V"muku*'U'iit , 'n übuui 5u i:ead ot cti'J.U-, Ac, were penned. \ ery ftur prices were realised--fully equal to a Auckland rates, were aho-.vu in very small number.-). —After the »aie tne quarterly meeting of the Agricultural Society was neid ni the Agricultural Hall. The following gentlemen were elected a** new members:— -Mi-esrs* Peuroon, W. Jt\ lienucisey, J. H. Diekson, H. Smith, H. iiischoff, and J. J. JJeed. Resignations were tendered from Messrs- James Hill, ft. J. Moore, and- G. Marshall Mr Robert Craig was appointed member of committee, vice Mr Marshall, resigned. It was proposed by Mr Caleb Jloskiug, ana seconded by Mr John Hedge, " That a show oi farm and garden produce be held in 1873." Carried unanimously. Proposed by Mr E. Constable, seconded by Mr.ri. Barriball, " That the show be held, as nearly as practicable, on the same date as last year." Carried unanimously. It having been determined at a previous meeting to offer prizes for the beat crops of standing wheat in the ensuing season, a conversation took place relative to the appointment of judges, it being ultimately arranged that the choice should be left with the committee, as should also all mattei'3 connected with the forthcoming show. — Ibid.