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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 89, 23 November 1872, Page 2

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(Prom flic Daily Sen "Hi !•: i; x Cuoss.)' L A T I:" ST' SO? T II K R X X E W S. , "Wellington, Thursday. • I A commission of inquiry has been hold nitw tlift mortality i aruonn'-it l!it- children I>y the ship ' ilebinglon," and the j pluinls made by Hie pas--en<rere. w;<'o say thai. the ship is ! not well mlaplr.l for i-l.tf conveyr-noo of passengers in largo ! number:?. :n:d that groato* - discrrettou should b'U exercised in- • tcliv! iiig ships for the purpose. ! ! .onion, Mrtia „'f! ; of Telegraphs, has ibrwVrd'ed batteries ! and other telegraphic implements to Aiiyihmd. • There ';V cvervjTt.'bitbilify of Heating (he New Zeafcr.d ! Titanic S;o.'l and Iron Company. Neraly 1,000 shares have j beon applied (of- in 'Wellington." A publi-' 2i»»?etixtg to discuss • the jr.aster will be l:eld sliorl iy. An inexlmuslibls supply • ed }fotcstone exists in the M:iri<iiw»tu distinct. i A (j.izcff? issued announces tiit* ti Mowing new telegraph : charges to be iii force from Ist .itiiiuarv: —lVess,- iirst 2D words, i>d ; every additional 25 or fraction of 25, I'd ; >Sun- ! dn ?.«. I'nivorsnA tnrtll' iVoni iv»y station to any I nation: First ](> words, Is; i.duitiontu live '-words,'or fraction ; of'live, lid; -Van-days, double. i r .l lie lla'ciohc is ready to s:T!l, aiul Ms as oargo IjOwPj packages, including l,.">ii2 hales nhonniuui. Amongst the | i>n.vTJuwr.< are Mr,"Mr?, and Master Henry Swythies. j The Governor and Lady Doivcn started io.i Otake this ! morning. The. latter v.iii remain there tilt the return of his ; tixce&nn'v iiwa i'ox 1 ?, when both go to Jitnawatu. , i The trc.'i".'ww—luis appointed Jicssrc. Hector, Hr.ighf. ■ Gisbon-.c, Lecc!, and Htiugbion; a board tc .i'nvise Govern- , as 'n«JS)ißJi4jjnj;:riibh(i .iieKlths Act, 1572. j 'Tiniaru, Thursday. Jiuri'ioeh jfeLean .was found iliis inonliug drowned in - Wasdykv Creek, having a piece of iron round his nrv-k and a • j lot iii his pocket. All his money, some £GO, was gone. J Inquest to be held to-day. . The party searching for Mel.eau this morning found at a ■ I creel; near Mount- Horrible, 15 miles south of Timoru", the •' body of another man. which hau"app;.'rcii i cly been lying there i three or lour days. jllufT,'Thuv<da 7 y. Late news from l/indmi to November 11 states that the City Flourmill at Blacki'riars Bridge is burhed. 200.000 i quarters of grain destroyed. I The Ranii'itoto brings two -10ft. boats for the Star Rowing , Club, Wellngton.- .... j Napier, T'lyrsclay. Th.e cattle market is dull. Store cattle, 17s (3d to l&fwr | 1001b. Sheep, no alteration from last report. • ! . Rumours.are rife that there is dissension in the English i Cabinet. —Mr Powsc, !;iie Attorney-(!eneral for Ireland, has ! been appointed a .1 mnt'i' Ilaron.'vice .Raroii Hughes : deecased. : —A special unpublished received ■ this day j*roiii i Adelaide ?t:;!es that tiie si'ssion is to be closed next week to i enal.'ic Sir J.r.nes .Fcrgusson to visit England bbfore pro- , ceediug to I'"ew Zealand.—tiinr. : LATENT AU^il-fALIAN Is E\VS. | , Adelaide, 2soveiAbor'l2. i Sir James Fergn.Kson enters upon his, duties in New Zeai land iu March next. It is not settled when he leaves here' ; The Consolidated Loan Bill will not be proceeded with i this session, meanwhile-Treasury bilb' of two veals' date- ; \vi.l be issued. Wheat, Ijfc 3d per bushel ; flour, £!£► to £14. : LATEST- ENGLISH NEWS. . _ London, Nov&Vibor "i 2. .A.'senii;panie occurred fn tI|K v?tock Exchange yesterday. , The excitement has how calincd down. . j ,3iu- Cardwell, ■ Secretary of the TroaSvb'j, will aid-bv -rellirig gold largely. ' j S'ir' Henry SewlihJon, in his inaugtiral address at'the 1 Geographical Society, declared that ?fr Stanley h.as weil j .earned the Society's medal. He annoiihced thai t'ne fririlds ! I of Livingstone had organised a'relief expedition which would i - ;t!u-t frpm the west'eoast of Africans]) the t'ongo River. I An Australian meat dinner has beeii held Sotithaiaptoni - the iiaj'or presiding, i" ' ®o']aby«ffe'frteV!Erembarired"fop»2few»2eafoHkL ! V-;')iderdecken vras the winner of the Liverpool Cup. | The JUissian Charnbcis have been re-ogeued. The liiesj sage from the Eiupeior of a : • lL'fidMed'system ( of sbipfbtiili}ffi^i v Vv -! i Kassell®¥»s■ Cennan• Consul at Oan- M J terbary. -■ - * A j

AG li'l GU L T CJ RA L ■ SHOW. | Okr of tb? prrtwmwl event* <.>f the roar in all agricultural :.:id pastoral dfof-rk*?* took place on Wedne.-.lay hm. On ' that day wax belli"at (..'iuibrhlgo the show of the Waikato ; Ai.y'icuil iiralAssoeiHt :o:i. From an i\. M y liov":; in the morning iraveilers could be seen on a!!.the roads vending .their way j to tha st*eno of friend'v competition. Some to compare their j oifn exhibits v,itb tiiose of other competitors, aud more ty ! Rv'wliaf.'-in'-the estimation of breeders and pntluceb whs the j standard* to which'they had to attain 'in order ! to fako wiT'iouorable position amongst their " ,on.-j arriving on the ground there was a general expression • of j (ii=;ij)pgiritmeat at i ho very, iftiited number pf exhibits., in i which wo- could not help johjing. The Wiallness of the number was nowever, 'to some extent "compensated by the excellence ul'some of the animals. We will notice the different classes in the order in which they appeared in the .Society's advertisements. The following gentlemen'/ acted" as judges Messrs ?vlcl\icol, Wallace, Bdwsaifke, arii Wj L. Williams.' Horsi:s. There were' t wo entries for the prizes of £3 and £2 for the hTit two draught stallions.- There were only two entries. ,\T.r -'Kirkwood's "Nugget" and Mr Hamilton's "Fancy." 'ihe fir-!;. prize was awarded to " .Nugget," and deservedly so, •we have seldom or never seen a -flrfer animal of his class, and w.e,venture the prediction'that had ho been shown at any (>gv e .»It ami ahovf- in i'he colony lie would 'nave, received ;i (tecoi'.'.tLni. "'JTaney," the winner of the second prize, is a iightci'horse, and probably on that account would receive (he preference of .some. breeders who are ot'oniuioii thtis very lieavv.hortes are not generally suited to the work-of this colony, lie is a good home, and would not be disgraced at any .show. The- first prize for the--.best two year-old draught entire colt was not awarded. The second was taken by Mr Walker with an animal that .showed -many points of excellence, but m our (-.pinion the judges were just in not awarding lain tiic first prwe. .This was the only entry for this prize. The lieKt pt'i/.es on the list, were ottered foV • draught mares in foal, or with foal at foot. Seven mares competed, two 1-usfig entered by Messrs .!.• & K. Fisher, one by Messrs Untile ii rot hers, and one cac!( by Messrs 11. D. Pearson, Leslie, Gwrard, and .Shino. Tlio first r,warded to a iiue chestnut mare shown by Messrs Lisher, and the second to Mr VT.'i-rard's, Messrs Battle Brothers' being highly comipcnded by tl/e judges.There were four competitors for the prizesoffered for the b'jsii 1 hree. year-oid • draughc• filly. The competitors were i Messrs Marfui, Hamilton, K«vnoUls, and Walker. The , lirst prize was awarded to Mr lleynolds J'or- an animal that is a credit to to the breeder and the district. The second was !.taken by Mr Walker with a filly, little' inferior.to its sister i competitor. Air Martyn's animal was highly commended. | For the best two year-old draught filly the first prize was j tr.ice'n'by'Mr S:aTi!ey, and the r second ,\by; Mr 01ark<. • The | winner of the first prize was in our opinion, and the | opinion of many, the most promising of the young stock. Air ■Fi'shev Look the first., and Mr Pearson the-second prize, j for the best two one year-old draught fillies. ! There were only two entries for the prizes olfered for the i " best blood stallion for improving the breed of stouF ;ind | sound horses for general purposes'." Mr Hammond took the j first prize with " Derby," one of the finest horses that ever I entered a yard. We believe him to he unequalled in t jiis | colony, and ho question much whether he. would not cast a j shade over all competitors at the .shows in the, sister colonies, j The visitor to the show-would have been well compensated for his trouble if this horse 'had been-'the only exhibit. Put aside the injury to his loins, which iivnoway interfiyes with his usefulness as a stud horse, • the most .critical judges j could hardly suggest an improvement in any of his points. Wo have good reason to be proud thatsijch .ahorse iVowned by a Settler in this district, and all who know the importance of improving our breed of horses feel that they owe a "debt of grnl-itjiulo to Air Hammond for his pluck in- bringing him i into i-hc district, a-nd'for the very liberal terms on which he | allows him to serve. We limit-not forget while awarding to I " I)( rb) ! '' and his owner very high enconinm, that there was j another horse on the field, ''\olmg Potentate." This j horse, although thrown into the shade by " Derby,'' is a j ivaiiy wry fine young animal, an'd one that no settler need ; hesitate to patronise. j , Si'WIAT, P-iUZIiS. j 'The first prize ofibred by Mr Pearson for the best mare or | pyliung suitable for s:v!.!!,•• or harness was t-a-ken-by "Y'e.rsrs. | Buttle : —(>;. i's v.-uh irieir four year-old mare 31a/,er," j and tae ncjon: l . was awarded to Major Hay for a-very useful | looknig black gelding. i j.jc-ssrs. Fisher took IVfr Kirk-wood's prize for the best j yearling coifc or lllly by " i;u^get-;" | The prizes ciiiired by idr Hammond for the best yearling I colt or iiily b.v_" 3)erby " > ere taken respectively by Messrs. j Clarke and lleynolds, b.itli these animals were pretty lair j representative's of their magnificent sire. | Mr ilaanlfcon's spe.eial .prize for the best mare in foal, or I "witli -oil! at foot, to "Fancy" was auavJed to Mr cl-errai'd. j Tnere were three entries for this prize, and each of the mares j was ot a cia..j< that no farmer, either in this or any other | country, need be ashamed to bee on his fd.rm. ! We have now conic to the end of the list of prizes for j horse slodc,- but befoi'e le.'lving the subjoct- we must'compliI tneufc the exhibitors on the quality of the ' sloek' shown, j \\ il.h suoli entire horses as were on the ground on Wednes- • «a.V", there is notliing to prevent the settlers in the Waikato ; trom becoming_ posse<sed in a few year? of as fine a breed of | hor-es as any in the colony, - We ti'ust, that neit year there j will be more cjmpcfiters, and the competing animals up to j (;!ie standard of Wednesday, we'need not then fear , arty ioreign antagonists.- : Cattle. There were remarkably few entries of cattle, and -wc carmo.t commend the pubiic spirit of the sctt'ci'3 generally, although we must accord due praise to th 0..0 who wore represented at the show. saoßTHoaya AND lI'f.BF,FOTBDS. Mr UTartyn took the first prize for the bull, three | years and over. This was a fine animal and merited a prize, j The second iirize was awarded to Mr W. Sturces-i. It wouhl I perhaps'diave been a pi'v riot- to a'A'ard the }n ,: zo as a rcwarl | t-o the owner for exhibiting, but we cannot liefy expressing j the opinion that the animal on its merits was not .worthy Of | the prize awarded to it. There were three entries, and,the | third animal was certainly inferior to that which took the i second prize. . j The shortlioni bulls, two years and under wpro-'very I creditable representations of this favorite class.- The Judges | must have ha'd some lit tle difficulty deciding to the merits | respectively of the first, and second prize winners; t-liev, | however, gave Mr E. Ji. Walker the-first prize, and Mr ! Far roll the second, and highlv commended another yO'dng | beast shown by Mr E. B. Walker. ! For short-horn .cows Mr lleynolds took the first pr : ze with j a very fine animal, the second fell to t he lot of Mr W-dker, j who also, succeeded .in getting another highly commended. ■ I .For Hereford bulls Mr P, Leslie took the first, aid Mr J. ; Marlyn ihe second prize. j For Hereford.cows, three' years and over, -Mr Eeyiiolds j took the first, and Mr Mart-yn the second prize. j The show of fat, cattle was very limited in quantity, but i we wore well pleased with their appearance,-there was' a i show of bited about- them wh'ich was creditable to the os- | hibitors. 3lr Eoynolds succeeded in securing the first prize I for a pen .of Merefords, and the second for'<a pen .of shortI horns. A pen of Hereford's exhibited by Mr Clarke was | highly comniended, and' must have given the judges some i trouble ,to- decide- as'to whom the- second prize shou-lti -be | awarded; ■ i ... . Sheep.' j TV'e were more pleased with the show of sheep, small as it j was, than with any other exhibits 011.the ground, - Yfe cin j only say that we wish there had been a little more of the j same sovS'. Many other .settlers could have shown pens, j winch, if they did not take prizes.-would have done crcdid | to the district. The apathy of shwjp-owners in this respect' | is to us incomprehensible. j For Lincoln rams the prizes were awarded to Messrs TbW- ; nolds and Walker respectively. We were very pleased with j both thesfc exhibits;' and Whilst looking at them, ennjrrat-u- ---: latfd ourselves that we were not-called upon to award, thei palm to either one or the other. We congratulate both i owners on the possession of two stfeh excelltfiib' rcpresentaI tives of .the bearers of Ivew Zealand's staple ]iroduct. i For Lincoln ewes, the-, animals of Messrs "Walker and ; Leslie, were bracketed by the judges, they being of-opinion | 'hat neither was better thaii the other, and that both wereentitled to first prize. The decision of the judges in this case could not be disputed.-' In long-wool. ra;ns ot any breed, Mr Keynolds' look-the first, and Mr Walker the second. In long-wool ewes of anybreidVoniryeaf-old, ItTr Farrell took the first prize, and Mr'-Forrest second. The prizes for long-wool 6wes\ with' latnba'af. foot. felFto the lot of Mr Pieynolds and Mr i<arrcll 'rcstiefctivelv. - " ' ~ Sv.-.Ni:,■■ ■ • - . ' ■ . ■ The show in-tliis departinent was vefT limited m-'fiWfn'ber;-and, with one or two exeeptions. nui won nv of much notice. For the bast large boar.' Mr'Wbolley took fhe'prii^and 'for •' the best'small boar,,Mr llunciman was the successful com 1 petitorFor large sows, Mr Graham took the first prize, with, a very fine finimal. and Mr WOOHPT .the second-' For small sows, Mr Forrest took the first priie, and Mr Pearson the - second. ■ , . " ' .Vnn:. *" A sample of acair-.v.-e'S exhibited Flour Mill, made from —heat grown in,.the Waikato. These was no prize offered for this product', so that- the judges were' confined to higMy. commending-it. • - r „- r- ... Cheese.- .'.I. . . ... ...i. ' There was very little shown, in fact'it' wa.s only by accident- j that \ve discovered that there;was any.eshibited at'an.7-"\Vh"at" j were qui*- cheese-makers thinki-ug,pf,'we know that; the'y'iiav-e j no reason t o be ashamed of their produce, otherwise wg should j 'iiftiiu'ed-to treafet-he ;i .absence of dau-y-produwj from the | :show The Mr Shaw.- ' , „ ;v ' "j

r.vrrt-S; ■ . . Tiiervi were two or three'puts careful! .-put aw(U\h iV.b'j corner of tlie sam.: stable as t-no eliee-e ; we are not -sure; bat"; wo oelievc that- no prize was awarded. ; AOKIi-ri/i'CiIAL 1 MI'LEM KNTS. ' Theri} werd'eevural 'singlii and double plough-, the v.tsnrt-1 faeture o'f Messrs. Kaiulnno <fe''Sim«. ekiiibited by Mr Kirk-'! w.iod, their Cambridge agCiu. They v.vre highly commended by-Jjie judges. ' A dray made by Messrs Tiiomasson and Co., of Hamilton, was very justly highly eummeuJed by the judges. We trust that'this favourable specimen of local manufacture i convince settlers tliat'it is no necessary to seildUo ; Auckland or'^lsewliere for,what"thoy may happen fXre'qxiire ! in-this way. - High coaimendation was awarded to.this ! exllibit. v i Sadpi.-ep-T'. i Mr Gardner, of naniiltcTtf exhibited some very creditable j specimens of locally-idfinufaetured saddlery, and was highly j commended. Mr lldrkiiess, farrier to the A.C. Forces, exhibited a-fore 1 ai'.ft hind foot, horse shoe. They were excellent specimens of tradesmanlike work. They were highly ctfuinuiided. StTEiii'-siißAEiyf;-.' . .There wero three competitors for, tho- prizes : o!!ered. Mr lieyno'ds took the first prize, and Mr Gi'rrard the set-ond, Both the 'yjungmlm who t00k..-the prizes performed their work in am l-terlv manner, and were considerably applauded by ithd'onlookeri. Tiie third compel not- an adept■ > ai robbing t-lie s ieep of it# wool, anil had there been au\ tar ; on.thg ground it could have been applied with effect. This .brings out- reeOrtl of the pi*oeee,Tiiie;s ill the show to a eto.-e. and wo'now come to tho last, though.. nif-t lofest' importiiilt pet'foi'inance of tho day. TItE'DIXNKH,. Abo'ut fifty settlers" and visitors sal. down to a "dinner now .prepared by host Pearson, but.unfortunately from the delay .which look placet all the viands were cold, the vegetable* in* , paa-tiftilar. Leslie, il-iq., the Chairman. of the j .igric.ultural Association, occupied the eh'aii\'' After the j solids and puddings were disposed of, the chairman gave t-Ue-I toa-t of" Her Majesty the Queen," immediately followed by that of " The Princo and Princess .of Wales and the rest. of. th-e E..md Family." It is needless to say thu.t' both toasts wer.e enthusiastically drunk l . . . . , . . The Chairman next projiosed .the health of Ilis Excellency Sir G-.-.F. Bowcn." He-said that his Hxcellenoy being a personal friend of his, he wished the toast had fallen into other hands, as it might be thought that- jm proposing his lie .llth lie was actuated bv privat'e.. fritmijship.,rather than respect for him in his official capacity. His Excellency had shown a very keen interest in the progress and prosperity-df- ■ the Waikato, and the thanks_of tho settlers were due to him: He has expressed himself extremely gratified ai; the hospitality he received during his visits to the district. Sir G-. F. Bowen is about to leave for another colony, and he was inivo that lie would carry with him the good,wishes of the settlers of New Zealand.- lie could not conclude without alluding' to Lady Bowcn ; he'tfelt. certain, that it would Be some time befjre we, get another Governor's lady who would occupy the rather'.onerous position equally well* as she had done. The gentleman who is appointed to succeed to the gotfernbrship lie was happy to say, is'ah agriculturist, and a country gentleman. "His Honor -the Superintendent," was next-given from tho chair. It required all the influence of the chairman' to get: the settlers to stahd up, ! amf mh-fi'y who'did so diA not drink tho tons!-. It wat attempted to raise n'cheer, but there was only ono'voice to be heard,'and it was soon silenced by anything but a'Complimentary rfrm&rk from one of those present^ "The Army, ]S r aVy,'ai"id Volunteers" was next given, and re.-rponded to 'by Captain''' Rhnciman,- of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers. Captain Steele-propfl'sed' " Tbtr Commercial Interests of the PMrict.'-. Jle said that they came next 10' the agriculturiil and pastoral. The Waikato district, although young and just.struggling into, existence, now• numbered, as regards its )iopniation. within" a few* hundreds of" the province of Tsranaki, and considerably more than half that of Hawkes' Bay. Yet th". government expenditure in l.his district was, compared- 7 with that h; 'thOso ; two provinces, very small indeed. This showed the necessity for united action, they would never secure their rights until they all' united l for the eonunon good. IT6 was uhnble to say who wtfs to blame with regard to the show; itrfppcVed to him Ihatthf divisioh arose trom a. misurfderst-n-ndHad t!ie unfortunate not taken place "he felt, confident that t-hey Could have got up a show equal f;'t> anything in Auckland'. Tr.erc iv'as a frhne when any man wlio wished to hor»vw money on Waikato | security was'la\ighetl atthat' the district is becoming to Kb ! estimated at it proper value is evidenced by there' being no I less tlian two advertisements in the W.ukato Tort*offering | to lend 3'noney on the security of freehold property: iif this J district,. The toast was then drunk. j M'r 14.14. II unt was called upon to reply. He said (hat he supposcd-'he wa's called* upon to'respond because the company of which l he Was the manager had exhibited some flour. I Ho felt certain that tho Waikato was bound to advance in' | wealth and prosperity. , lie had a belter opportunity, i perhaps, than anybody of judging of the progress that had ) been made during the past two years, as he, from his position, | had l to keep.a note of all goods coming into ,the district and of the produce which leaves it. He would like to!say one word in. reference to the'importation of wheat into tho district. During the last year there was only one qual'ter of the quantity consumed grown in the district, t his year there' would propably be half the quantity grown, so that money for the purchase of the other half would have to le:'iVe the district. He was gratified at the .cordial manner in which j the toast- had been received. j Mr Ca npbell'next proposed " The Agricultural Interests I of the Province.". ITe said that a good toast did not require j a long spcecli. lie felt-confident that the agricultural interests were never in a more flourishing* condition than at I present, and he stfw every reason to hope that they would continue to flourish. With these few words lie would propose the trust that- had b:en placed in his hands. Mr liunciinan next proposed the health of," The Judges." He said as one of the. Committee";' h'e might say that they had experienced considerable trouble'in finding gentlemen to fill the onerous posit ion ; t-hey had at last succeeded, and he felt certain that thoso who liad undertaken the! ofli'Co had given every, satisfaction; He feit that-special.thanks were din; to th.e, gentlemen li-oni the lower couutry for u'udcrtaking the duties. , Mr Williams—ln reply to a call to respond, said he.had I'iVed Almost all his life' o'nt"- of the world, and,that the fask of responding would more justly have devolved on some gentleman whohad lived wit-hiri the boundaries of civilization, He could say fonhimself, and he was sure the same was the case with his colleagues, he had done his duty as wel! as lay in' his power. He cordially thanked those present for the manner in which -they had received ithc toast, of the judges. Mr Vv allacc also returned thanks. He said he. was very much struck with the quality of the exhibits, more particularly that of the-hOVsj stock ; "he considered it would'compare favourably wit-li many shows in the old eenntry. Mr 80-(Vsanko,- in response to rcpcrJtexfialls, jfl.so implied on behalf of the judges, lie thought that the shovy was a eery fair success. Before sitting down he wovtkl suggest to breeders that they should always use puro.ln*ed Ftock on one side ,o'r the"other. He considered that '.New Zealand was capable of produciriV ns high-class -stock as any country be had-ever seen,-and-he considered,the Waik'tfto quite equal to any district in the colony. The crops he hud seen were qtiite eq*M to anv in other districts. Mr Every McLean proposed" The Health of tho Special Prize Givers." He was pleasingly surprised to see the progres that bad been-made in the district since he had last visited it. He honed often to fake a" tour Hi rough it; in fact, he one of many others who were likely to come up and settle. He hoped that it would not be here as in Auckland ; there liberal prizes had iSecft offered,"yet- when the money was won and asked for it was not forthcoming. Captain .Steele, as rcpaesentativc of Mi* Hammond, responded cn liiellsllf of the special prise." givers. Ho said there was little fear but that the prizes would be forthcoming ; -there was no trick- 1 i*p there. He was glad that Mr i McLean liked the district. He had no doubt that had Mr j Ilaminorrd been at home "lie would have offered handsomer j prizes, but us agent he did not fvl-iiHtifled in doing so. j Mr Sodden proposed " The Successful Competitors." He ! was sorry to see such a paucity of exhibits. He had seen j one; bull, and little more than'one 'representative of each ) class. J The"Chairman proposed " Tlie If tlierc was | one class they;, wanted to see at their shows it wiis those who j came from other parts. • lie would rat-hjpr see one stranger j than two residents. • He was proud fo see one gentleman at |,the,:sht)vi f ,;Mr Every McLean, who-was the most noted, j breeder of cattle and sheep in thc-eolony. lie had not for- | gotten the kindness lie received from that gentleman-when | he-landed iu this colony; he arrived-with, some sheep, and ! did not know.whcre he was to put them, or what;he was to do with them. He eventually put them in a stable till such time-as he could look aboutiKfth:' Mi" McLean came to his assistance, and hie f old told Ifirif-to drive 'them; to liis .placeand put thein iii'-his paddocks.- ••Thisf"tvW£ a "kiuduess a,iiew a.irival in a'strtrngedand was TTOfi likely-; to? forget; he wouldcouple Mf*M-eSean'B'snatne'wjf)i'tl!e : toast:' - , - j---. ""'Mr McLerttf"s£titl Mi* Leslie#certi?fl tdliaVeforgotten that it was owing in all probabilify'to 1 his kindness in Poking afti?r'Kull',- otit ih*-the" same' ship, - consigned . to: him arrived safely at his destination ; a'Si'd putiflg aside that he had'not' done 'more 'than"was his stranger." i He 1 was exce'edifigiy gratified with the Ihow, more phrticularlvwith the horses, those 'he -had sodn to-day *ortM* be an acquisition' to ' any couii'trj. There were very' fe*w sheepj l but' these were 'veiy' goOd, thss3 of Mr Leslie wereparticntai*ly str-Hfrwas-CCTm-iffired-of the-irecCTsity of Jiaving f| ■pure blood on one side >if success was. to/be attained. ••'lFe' diartbeeit, carefully ,»Aveediiig hie -ilpeks -for~ths last twenty i averaged I 13 lbs. per If!ec<« that tho fleecPsf'l _p.roduced in this colony are t-Ee liciiyiest. in tlie world. As ! regarded shoj,^what careful breeding would dq,Jie-| "would stutcQtifagl "one guineas for I four i

I- jljjj/ oliuiVii-Mv " The t Press." Ho suit! ho' iik^d'Vpoi?v'try useful iiisl ityt.ion. 110 saw ill,? t At!'' rvirv* i**"' r.luV editos of the Waikato ' J i f'IsYJ |i 6' siv'fcitt' ;'**• rind' ;:llhough lite paper v-.h very ky.i}. sfc 'n'ccOssity tc'bis'ualuuned of it. lie con"t&iiC''if,' with any pnjjoi* li'lfE?.'.v-ftH'advocated tho interest.-? oi*thin It in often said that .wliatj'Ve urt'ue pre.-w. 11 o considered that 'til&liP 4.Mn*''j)!ip<-'r-.was outspoken enough to sati3l>?mt§sfiiU:' '\v6uld couple tho names of Mr J owes w'ith tbO toast. MfQlJlttway. 'returned thanks,•' He said that s>o lonpt as he continued VV'editi the "paper it/would 'always support the interests of the dtoicu&jM'Jittg' as it could do so wdhout, injunMo 2fow ZeilamtSrs R-eblotiv, 'i'ho AN aikdto was only a small-portion of the -whole colony, and when neee»sar\, tho smaller interests of a dist net must give way to the larger. He was sorry to say that the settlers in the district did not. appear to understand' this fort : it appeared to liiia that it. wa* only-rn'oosuiu'V: lor wuy bcliemo iou • ijio benerit oi t.to district' to be started in one plaiV, t'o b(* opposed l\y the settlers in all the others. It should bo remembered that although a certain unJertakinu; may, directly benefit, one settlement, that that cannot take ji!:jn-o without, indirectly ! benetiUing,all. Their ,Lu-tei'csl<i are identical, or nearly so, and if rapid progress is to* be made, and the Waikato become ! a place of'imjrorthnce, they must' aH unite and act .as one people l'or the benefit of the YVailuito as a- district; and not as now, each settlement fur ilsell, regardless oi the interests of all the ot hers. With regard to't he -paper, be wished to i point oiifc'.tliafc-lie "had not reccitcd tiic assistance trom the ! settlers ho had every right to expect —lie-alluded to the lurl niching of iteius of news and t;Jk> dißCJisaion iu its columns of all matters ef public interest, Mi 1 tlones was called upon to -speak,- lie said that the previous speaker .Itad not.- alluded to the monetary interests of tho paper, lie wished to'point out to them that lie had endeavoured,'and he believed had succeeded in giving them a. paper which gave tliem all the news it was important for them to know. • Tho numlier of subscribers' was not so great as lie bad a right to expect, aiil be trusted that more of the, settlers wduld subscribe to t,ho paper. The health at' the Secretary,- M r lluttle,'was drunk with enthusiasm,- and responded to by him ; also that ol the ladies. The lienlth of the Chairman was then'drunk m t.ie ine.it cordial manner. Tho pftrly then broke up and proceeded to their severalhomes.