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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 101, 21 December 1872, Page 2

Tilt) letters nncl papers by th; S;m Francisco mail steamer arrived in the Waiknto last evening by coach. We nre glad to notice that W. X. Searancke, Esq., arrived I t\ -Aueidavul by the Wellington, on the 10th inst. He may, therefore, be expect jcl shortly to resume hia duties, .Inquiries are made through the Gazelle for a person named Robert Henry Street, a native of Bury, St. Edmonds, Suffolk,. England. Aged about 3(3 or 38, medium build, slightly lame, sallow complexion, dark hair and whiskers. Any person knowing of his whereabouts is requested to communicate with the Under Secretary, Wellington. Mr A. Buekland's weekly cattle salc3 at llcmucra will be held on Friday, the 27th inst.., and Friday, the 3rd January-. The alteration of the days of sale is necessitated by both Thursdays being pubHo holidays. The folio wing auction sales will take place within n, few days:—Mr Knox, at Hamilton, on December 23, household furniture, etc.; on December 24, at Tanuhere, kauri timber. Mr A, Buckland, at Kenauera, store cattle, on December 21We have to acknowledge the, receipt from Mr J. Bennett, Registrar-General, of a volume containing the statistics of the colony for last year. We have seen a great number of the tables from time to time as they were compiled; the book, however, will prove very use fid for reference.. Mr Bennett has performed his work in a manner that is credit" able to the colony and to himself. The new punt and approaches thereto at are very nearly completed, to-day it is expected that all will be finished. The work is most complete and reflects great credit on the contractor and the designer of the work j Mr 11. Allright, the Provincial Engineer. Yesterday thirtysix head of cattle were crossed at onetime. It is now only necessary for the local Board to repair the stock yard to render the erossi'-jg at the most perfect in the. Waikato. We mean, of course, where bridges have not been built, A number of passengers by the Xevncla have addressed, a letter to the Star, complaining of the condition of the vessel. They say "Without wishing to magnify the perils and diseWi'orU of the \\>?:\<i? we have just completed, we fool called upon to make known the, unseaworthiness of the Xevada, and to condemn in the strongest terms the recklessness —to. call it by no harsher term —of the shipowners who continue to run this vessel imminent danger to humnn life. For months past the Xevada has been altogether unfit to encounter the ecntingencies of a long sea voyage. At the present moment she is running without a ce-rriiieate, the one now "osterl up in the vessel having expired in April last, an:t no inspector, we presume, having been found hardy enough to renew it. We have spout twenty-two days on board her, and have scarcely known twenty-four hours to pass without one of her fourboilers giving out owing to the bursting of the tubes, and her machinery broke down twice: We have seen the ship lying with motionless engines, us helpless as a log, in the- troiiglf of a heavy sea. We have worked at the pumps ourselves for many hours." The letter is a long one, and if the statements made are correct, which there, is little reason to doubt, the Xew Zealand authorities will ba most reprehensible if they allow her to leave port before being thoroughly repaired. The colony is (says the Xelsoii- Examine);) indebted to tl & l[on. Julius Vogel i'or its scheme of Life Assurance, and the following brief statement will enable, our readers to draw their own conclusions how far the colony is likely to benefit bv it. A parliamenta,ry report, recently published, informs us that last year the office receive! in premiums pi' various kinds a total sum of £17,537 19s 2d, while the expenses of management amounted to £13,ti53|10s Id, or about per cent on the business done. During the three years the scheme has been worked, the total sum paid in premiums. &c, has been £25,500 15s Gd, of which upwards of £10,003 has been absorbed by expenses, or nearly 4U per cent. For the net sum of £15*056 received by Government, the country has become responsible for £fi55.500 ! Is this clever piece of Mr Yogel's financing calculated to benefit the- taxpayer cf New Zealand?