The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 170, 10 June 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1873.

We observe in the column* of oar contemporaries the pioppectiiß of the New Zealand Land and Coal Coimnny. It is proposed to raise £100,000 to pmchusu 12,380 ucres of land in the Wharekawa diftrirt. 'lhe projectors pin-pose constructing h rai'way iron) the coal mines that exist on the pro. perty to the binding' place »t Miranda, opposite to Grabamstown. We have little doubt that if the capital is Biibscribed and the company worked well and economically that it will prove a highly renmDerativeuudertuking. The thanks of the community are due to thoso- who succeed, no mater baw par. tially, in overcoming the prejudice that exists amongst English capitalists aa to investing their

money in colonial companies. We could point to many industries that \\ould yield a large interest to investors ; they are not attempted simply from the r want of spare capital 1o carry them on. The colonists have, generally quite as many irons in the fire as they are able to keep warm, iv fact, there are few men who have not undertaken more than their capital justified. How often is it. the case that companies are started with capital quite inadequate to the work they undertake to perform V the natural result being that their plant becomes hypothecated to iho banks at an early date in Ihoir existence This is not alw.iys the case, however, because sufficient capital could not be raised ; it has been so iv more than one instance because the promoters of the schemes believed that they had a splendid chance of realizing a large profit; they have, therefore, been loth to admit more people than they could help to Bhare the advantages. A more silly idea could hardly be conceived, as it must bo abundantly c ] eir to any business man that all would derive a greater profit if interest had not to be paid on a portion of the capital employed. There are enormous sums of money in the old country invented in the public funds drawing only a very low rate of interest; we feel confident that, it is only necessary lor a. fjw companies to be stai te 1 in this colony, and worked so as to yield a large rate of interest, to attract capital sufficient to develop many of our natur.il resources, and to establish manufactures for the production of articles of commerce, the raw material of which they are made being a product of this country. Wages are rising in every country in Europe, in fact are nearly as high as in New Zealand, and a great proportion of the difference should be made up by the natural protection of cost of carriage of the raw material home, and the manufactured article out again, to say nothing of the import duty. If all our woollen goods were manufactured in the colon}', it is true that revenue would have to be raised by some other means than at present, but the 'actual wealth' of the colony would be increased to such an extent that taxation would be much less burdensome than at present. If a country is to support a large population, manufactures must be established to employ them, and the influx of population must, have the effect of lessening the burdens of taxation. It would cost, comparatively speaking, little more to govern a million of people than it flues at the presont time to carry on the work of Government for the small population at present in the colony. The principal cause of the poverty ot all new countries is that they are forced to import nearly every manufactured article used by the population. The great aim of our statesmen should be to encourage to the utmost the importation of private capital into the colony, in order that the necessity to import should be reduced to a minimum. No country in the world is better fitted for carrying on of large works. We have an inexhaustible supply of coal ; minerals we know to be plentiful; our railway system will enable our iron and copper deposits to be utilized. We hope for thesakeof those who have had the energy to start the New Zealand Land and Coal Company that large profits will accrue; we also wish it, as we forsee that the success of any undertaking in which home money is employed cannot fail 10 attract capital to our shores.

Thirty-one constables and one sergeant, under the command of Sub-Inspector Goring, proceeded (o Cambridge last ercning by the steamer Rangiriri. What with the reinforcement that has been sent to tt.c Constabulary, and the friendly natives who have been enlisted into the service, considerable force is collected on tlto frontier line. Mr Archibald Clark, M.H.R., and member of the School Board, visited the school at Ngaruawabia yesterday. He expressed himself well satisfied with the school gen ei ally. A fire-place, however, is much wanted, and should certainly be supplied at once. Mr J. Williamson returned to Ngaruawahia yesterday, after his tour through the Waikato. lie expresses himself well satisfied with the reception ho Inn received at each place. Mr J. S. Macfarlane arrived in the Waikalo yesterday. We have ascertained that it is not his intention to address meetings. We draw attention to an address to the electors n another column. There is no native news whatever come to hand 6ince our last issue. The Constabulary and natives are building the redoubts, and have neither seen nor heard of any hostile natives. We call the attention of settlers to the meeting, to be held at Hamilton this day, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose'of considering the extension of the railway through the Waikato. On Saturday, the 7th inst, the Waikato Rifle Volunteers assembled at the Volunteer hall for the usual monthly inspection parado.Jat 7 p.m., under the ootnmand of Captain McDonald. There was a good muster, and the company were put through some manual exercise with the Snider, which was very well done, considering that the drill is so very much different to the Enflckl. The band also mustered strongly on the occasion, and played some difficult piece.* in good style. Bandmaster Shannaghan deserves great credit for the manner in which ho has brought the boys on, who, we are glad to learn, are attached to the compuny as cadets. On Monday morning Mr Deegan, residing in West Hamilton, discovered that some malicious person had cut with a s harp instrument the shoulder of one of his working horses. The wound is about 7 inches long, and at the deepest part about 1£ inches, and is right under whore the collar is placed when the horse is at work, so that ho will be unable to work the animal for at least six weeks or two months. It is much to be hoped that such an offence as this may be brought home to the guilty party, and that he may receivo the just pnnishment for such a dastardly atrocious act. Suspicion points to one party, but for obvious reasons we shall mention no names. The following is a translation of a proclamation issued by the "King":— "Te Kuiti, May 27, 1873.— 1n the year 1863, the title to the land at WaiKato has been the oause of the shedding of blood until the preient time. In the month of March, 1873, it was declared that the Maoris should »jease to persist in leasing and selling the land — that they were to cease for ever ; also, that the while poople should cease to encourage those Maoris who persist in leasing or selliwg the 'and — that they were to cease for ever. JjYom the 23th instant (May), there shall bo no more shedding of blood; nevertheless the title to the land comes to us from Heaven as well as from the earth itself. All depends upon the fulfilment of the terms of this proclamation. — (Signed) Tawhiao.' Tlio Say of Plenty Timit of Wednesday list says : — "Hori Tupaoa, during his recent visit to the Waikato, ha I an interview with the Kin;. On parting, we aro told that Tawhiao appeared much affect id, and said, 'Go on to Tauranga, and gather your childron around you. Tell the people, and especially the Europeans, not to bo disturbed, but to remain in peace lest evil overtake thorn. Leave mo to my, troubles, which are gathering fast over mo; but they' aro mine, and I must alono bo rosponsiblp. It wa* the intention of Rewi, had not these native troubles occurred, to have shown Tupaea a largo block oF solid gold, obtained in the Tuhua district. We aro also informed by thosamn authority that gold-bearing quartz has been discovered at Hurakia." Mr J. S. MadarlaiiG has -published an addrossto tho electors of Mongonui, from which we extract tho following paragraph: — "With resnul to the present Government, my views are most favourable to tho policy which they h^ye inaugurated. I consider the Government essentially one of progress, and I beliove that tho great scheme of Puhlio Works and Immigration uro of inoaloulable value to the whole colony, as being the best means for promoting settloment of population, and thorebv securing peace. But though I io highly appreciate tho value of the •chemos referred to, I do not assert that, in tho carrying out of the same, soriom mistakes ha/c not already bnen made, many of which would poaiibly have been avoided had the Government received more cordial support and n^sistnnro from tho Assembly, as I consider that much Tiilutiblc time v/M lost, and the energies of the Government distracted or pamly«od by Opposition, which had the effect of impeding and delaying the business of the country ; one of tho many public Works so delayed being the railway from Kawukawa Couluuucb to deep water."

Dr ITeatheraton, in a late telegram, states that the labouring population of the colony will be materially increased by tbe close 1873, for 12,724 assisted immigrants have been ordered for tbc year, to be apportioned amongst the several provinces as follows : — Auckland, 3,500 ; Tur.innki, 150 ; llawke's Bay, 250; Wellington, 1,230; Nelson, 100; Murlborough, 100 ; Canterbury, 2,812 ; Otago, 4,002. These numbers are exclusive of nominated immigrants, and of any that may have been sent out by Messrs Brogden during the current year.- . • ' The Manchester Guardian says : — That was a reasonable appeal which a young man made to the Westminster magistrates on Saturday. "He wanted to know whether tbe keeper of a c'lomist and druggist's shop could not be punished for being ii a state of drunkenness while carrying on his business aud serving customers*'. 1 In some vocations, where sobi'iety is a matter of the greatest mo ncnt, " drunkenness whila on duty" is visited with severe punishment. The druggist's, surely, is as ticklish a business as any in the world, requiring at once clearness of head and steadiness of hand ; and it will not be denied that people ' who havo jirescripfons to bo made up have some reason td tremble at the possibility of their gel ting into the hands, not merely of the ignorant, but of a tipsy compounder of phjsic. This w,w the sort of individual th e applicant in the present instance stumbled upon the other day. Tho druggist was " fearfully drunk," and it would sceui that this was no exceptional escapade, as the police had had frequent complaints of his serving customers with wrong drugs. The worthy magistrate said he could not prevent a man getting drunk in his own house, which is no doubt true ; but every man is not a druggist, and the law might fairly bo expected to do something towards protecting us in the matter. Tho well-to-do classes run little or no risk of luviag to deal with drunken dispensers ; but the case is other" wise with the pooii. It is all very well to be told that if you are poisoned by a,tipsy drugget the offender at once becomes amenable to the law. People prefer not to bo poisoned » and wo do not see why there should not bo an enactment making it a punishable offence for a druggist to go on duty in a state of intoxication.

A Quaker Pjuntkk's Pboveubs. — Never sendest thou an article for publication without giving the editor thy name, for thy name often times secures publication. Never do thou loaf about a printing office, ««k questions, or knock down type, or the boys will love you like as thoy do slinde trees — when thou lenveth. Thou shouldst never rend the copy on the printer's case, or tho composer thereof may knock thee down. Never inquire thou of the editor for the news, for behold it is his business at tho appointed time to give it to theo without asking. It is not right that thou shouldat ask him who is the author of an article, for it is his duty to keep to sucli things unto himself. When thou dost enter his office, take heed unto thyself that thou do3t not not look at what may be laying open and conccrneth theo not, for it is not meet in the sight of good breeding. Neither examine thou the proof-sheet, for it is not ready to meet thine eye that thou .uiayest understand.