The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 211, 16 September 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1873.

The Provincial Loan Bill has passed the House ; a largo majority of members voted in its favor. It is yet far from likely that the Bill will ever become an Apt ; it bas yefc to pass the Legislative Council. It is a question yet whether the threat to gdjourii Parliunieiit for a short space in order to

introduce new and alien blood into lh.it august assembly will not frighten the Lords equally as the threat of dissolution is said to have coerced the Commons. We have in a previous issue expressed approval of the principles of th&Bill, on the grounds that it will render the property of agitators for public works to some extent liable for their | cost. It was stated by one speaker th.ifc the limit of interest pa} able on provincial loans could easily be evaded, and that the credit of the | whole colony could be reduced to that of the weakest province. Unfortunately we have not a copy of the Bill before us, but it we understand Mr Vogel no province could borrow without giving specific security either in the shape of mortgaging part of its estate or ii-aposing a special rate sufficient to meet interest and sinking fund. We take j it that in the event of the interest on any loan not , being regularly paid, it would be in the power of . the lenders to foreclose, and they will doubtless be careful not to lend more than the value of the specific security. It is true that in the North Island we have at present Hi tie security to give, but j£250,000 judiciously invested in nathe land would materially alter our position. A member who represents an Auckland constituency stated that the large majority for the Rill was the result of log-rolling. Out of evil good sometimes conies. We are of opinion that the Bill, if it becomes law, will to a veiy great extent do away with the evil of which he complains. The temptation to impart rotary motion to another man's timber will be considerably reduced. Works will no longer be undertaken for the benefit of cliques ; every man in a district will be personally interested, and watch in order not to be taxed for the aggiandizement of a few of his neighbours. He will also, if ho understands what are his own interests, not allow the estate of his province to be hypothecated unless consequent prosperity is apparent. We regret that it is impossible, under existing circumstances, to abolish the provinces altogether, but as their existence for some time to come appears to be inevitable, it is well that the system of borrowing for selfi&h purposes on the credit of the colony should be checked. It is gratifying to learn that another San Francisco service has been inaugurated in place of the one whose dirge we sang, not altogether without a feeling of satisfaction, some few months back : in the first place, because the cost was greater than we could well support; and, in the second, because the work paid for was most miserably pei formed. New Zealand is to contribute £40,000, and New South Wales a like amount. Our contribution, however, will be reduced to 128,000, after deducting the amount of postage. In the event of any other colony granting a subsidy, half the amount is to be divided equally between the two contracting colonies. The first steamer, it is proposal, shall run in December; this, however, will only be a temporary ten-knot service, the proposed twelve knot service to commence within twelve months from that date. We trust that the Government will accept the- piopoaitiou, as it is of great impoitance to this colony that we should be in regular communication with America. The fact has been clearly demonstrated that consequent on the close intimacy established by regular communication, the trade of both countries has been increased. They have taken our wool, and in return the importation ot their manufactures has largely increased.

Sir Georgo Arney wrote to Lord Knnberley in tho following terms, in reference to the Luna's visit to Kavt liia : — " Your lordship will probably believe that the welcome offered by them to then waters was sincere. That welcome was earnestly conveyed also by their chiefs. Seated round the poop deck of the Luna, they conducted then- debate with the regularity of a lormal i unanga. The Memorandum of tbe Native Minister gives the generul course of the discussion. Suffice it for me to add, thut the chief Tapibana, both while replying to the chief Wi Tako, M.L C, and on his be}ng presented to and shaking hands with myself, de. cared himself reconciled ; while it u i\s repeatedly urged that the Luna should yisit Kawhu uga-n and a»ain, after which it was intimated the harbour might be opened to all vessels. This assurance was confirmed in the pie-truce of TuTawhiao Nothing could have been of fmrer piouuse than wa3 the whole bearing qf that young man. His demeanor was dignified, jet modest and bee >ming. On being presented to myself he bid me the usual Maori salutation, Tena Koe, no 1 ; with tho jaunty — even bantering — air often assumed by tho Natives, but slowly, and in a tone of intense melancholy. He then stood before me a while, with his right hand in mine, his head drooping, in silence, and under v lsiblo emotion; until suddenly he drew back, retreated lo a bench at the side of the deck, and there sat for a considerable time between two attendant chiefs, his head bent down, his face buried in his two hands, and in silence. At length ho rose, stepped forward and again shook hands with me, after which he preserved a more assured composure. The whole conduct of the young man led me to the same conelu»i in as that formed by the Native Minister — viz., that Tv Tawlnao attributed to his own visit the significance of breaking down the barriers of isolation, and pledging himself henceforth to a reconciliation with tho Europeans." We are prepared to admit that a Generul Government Agent should be endowed with considerable pow er. A little escapade of Mr Mackays, however, has been brought to our notice which is decidedly carrying matters a little too far, even for that impulsive gentleman. Some ineu were cutting timber in the Tamahere bush. Tho fact that they were living with some Maori women was brought to Mr Mackays notice, he ordered them to leme tho township of Cambridge within an hour, and the bubli in which they were working a few hours afterwards, assuring them at the time that disobedience wpuld. lead to their being immediately locked up. We cannot believe that this step was taken on the score of inculcating morality ; and allowing that it was we never remember to have hoard of biich a gro->s case oi infringement on the liborty of the subject. It must bo i< iMiMtiliercd that the bush belonged to » European, and the old c m ii— i- lor irregularities that the land was beyond the bouni' ir\ i annot be urged in this instance Mr D.u^aville was applied to at Hamilton to subscribe to *-he r.ico fund. He asked the applicants whether thry would take £2 2s then, or £10 10s after lie was elected Superintendent. It was decided to take the promise of tho larger j amount. Tho old proverb about the "bird in hand," &c, appears to have oscapod the nicmorv of our racing friends in Hamilton. We should have taken the £2 2s. We have receivod a list of immigrants by the Berar who j had not been engaged. Amongst them are farm laborer?, carpenters, laborers, farm bailiffs, smiths, and butchers. Those who are in want of labor should apply to tho Immigration agent at once.

A man engaged by Dr Chambers to manago » disorder] y Sunday school, kejit, his eyes wide open during praying, and when one boy thrust a pin into another, he marched up the aisle, si ill praying, and culled th.it boy's cars, and went back again, praying all the way. After that he was m. later of the situation, for the bo\s> tliou<rhttliuUi vi.in who could watch mid pray like that could not hv ]uil down