"OMNE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 319, 30 May 1874, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA. SATUR DAY , MAY 30, 1874.

Tun members for the Waikato District havo submitted the following memorandum for the consideration of the Provincial Secietary : — " They respectfully submit for the consideration of the Superintendent and his Executive the absolute neiesiity thnt rii'ts for the Province undertaking tho mnintnnunce and repair of the main trunk roads through their several

districts, so a* to ei.iu.e' tliat lompi, hoiisiu- anil vuhl.miu -jbtcm which would bi> iiopi^Hiblcncrellie work undertaken by separate Bonrda ui-ting independently of ouch other. In the event ol the Provuu-wl ttovorn.nent uiiderluLmg lo ' male provision for the mam lines of road, they feel coniident that tlit* m'utul districts they represent would bo willing to concede a fair pioportwn of the revenue which, according to exwtins arrangements wilh the General Government, is is payable to the local Boards from the sale of confiscated landa" A copy of tho memorandum has been sent to the Chairmen of all tho Boards in the District, with a request that they would lay it before their Boards for coils-deration. We hate frequently urged that the only manner in which the main roads can be kept in order is for either the General or Provincial Government to take their management into their own hands, and relieve tho Boards of that which, with their limited income, they are utterly incapable of attending to efficiently. The annual revenue received by the Boards from the sale of confiscated land does not, aud is not, under existing : circumstaneos, likely to exceed j;2r>oo per annum, aud that revenue cannot be forthcoming for m:my more years. We are clear in the opinion that the Boards should willingly give the whole of the revenue raised from the sale of confiscated land to any responsible Government or person who will undertake the making and keeping in order of the main roads. It is many years since both the geueral and local Governments promised to make the road along the VVaipa river. It has been formed for a few miles partly by one government or the other, and partly by settlers, but it is utterly impracticab'o at the present moment for more than three miles from the starting point on account of a bridge being impaasable and irreparable. That the Boards can never make the roads is self apparent from the fact that they are incapable of keeping the portion already half made in repair. It will be said by those in love with the Road Boaid system that if you divert a portion of tho revenue from the Boards that they will not bo found willing to give their time to dispensing the (considering the work to be done) almost infinitesimal amount at their disposal. The idea naturally arises from the suggestion— is it not time that Boards weie abolished altogether ?

A report has reached Alexandra to the effect that the natives afc Kuiti are in a state of excitement consequent on the disappearance of Purukutu. ft is said that he left (armed), with his wife and daughters to cut flax, and has not since been heard of. Tawhioa has sent parties out in search of him daily, but without success. His wife and daughters missed him. Tho impression on the native mind is that he has been killed by " friendlies " to secure the Government reward. It is much more probable that he has started off upon another isolated murder business on his own account, or it is equally likely that the search parties are only a blind, with the object of relieving the King party as such, from responsibility on account of his contemplated doings. This is another feature in the farce, the natives are under the impression that we are adopting their mode of " political" warfare

The ship Huntley Castlo arrived in Auckland on Wednesday evening. Sho hu< brought the following passengers • -Mr and Mrs Gaorgo Wright, Musters Ashton, Charlie, and Alfred Wright, Miss Rycroft, Miss Alice Byeroff, Alias Saruh Armstrong, Mr Robert McLaurin. Masters James and Edward McLaurin, Mr and Mrs James Richmoncl and 5 ohildren, Messrs G. Cole, H. O Brien, John Anderson, Edgar Swan, Alfred Warden, and Miss Caroline Warden. Ihe vessel was to have brought out a number of immigrants, but was condemned by the authorities in London on account of the space between decks being too limited to ™ ecfc the requirements of the Immigration Commissioners. •The following immigrants are to arrive by the ship Re o parell, clue in a few days :— Married men with families— agriculture laborers, 15 ; blacksmiths, 2 ; bricklayers, 3 ; carpenters, 5 ; engineer, 1 ; engineer's laborer, 1 ; gardener, 1 ; ironplate-worker, i ; laborers, 5 ; machine sawyer, 1 ; plumber, 1 ; tanner, 1 j weavers, 2. Married men without families— agricultural laborers, 4; blacksmith, 1; bootmakers, 2 ; carpenters, 3 ; cooper, 1 ; joiner, 1 ; laborers, 2. bingle men— agricultural laborers, 31; baker, 1; blacksmiths, 3; blacksmith's hammersman, 1; bootmakers sbricklayers, 2 ; builder's laborers, 2 ; butcher, 1 ; carpenters 8 ; carpenter's laborers, 2 ; engineer, 1 ; engineer's laborers, 2; gardeners, 4; groom?, 2 ; laborers, 25; mason Imechanics, 2 ; miner, 1 ; painters, 4; pavior, ] ; porters, 2,' shopmen, 2 j tanner, 1 ; tinman, 1 ; victualler, 1 ; wearer, 1 bmglo women— cooks, 2 ; dressmaker, 1 ; general servants I* ; houserauids, 4; nurse, 1. Applications to en«a<'e the above to be made to Mr E. Brophy, Immigration Barracks, Auckland. There is some talk of inaugurating a steeplechase meetin" in the spring of the year in addition to thoautntnn meeting. Ihe steeplechase course is certainly an excellent one, and may fairly bo stated to be over a good hunting country. The course is r mile and a half in length, witii eight jumps. Ihe first consists of a double row of hurdles 3 feet 9 inches high in front of the grand stand ; the next obstacle is a -torn wall 4 feet 6 inches in height, followed by another scoria wall three inches higher, then a gorse fenca with a. ditch on the near side, the next obstacle being a post and rail fence Between the fifth and sixth jumps a moderate steep hill has to bo surmounted, with a bank on the summit, three feet high, with a quickset hedge on the top, and a ditch on the other side. The next is a bank with a laid fence on top, and the last, another strong pott and rail fence. The course has to b« traversed twice round, the horses finishing over a flurht of hurdles in the s-traight run home.— Herald. On Tuesday last, a man named Wood, in the employ of Mr T. Morns, of Hamilton, met with a serious accident Ho was unharnessing a cart when the horse bolted • he was knocked down, the wheel of the dog cart passed over his neck ; ho was for some time insensible. \ public meeting of the Auckland Auxiliary of the Bible Society was held on Wednesday evening, -His Excellency the Governor was in the chair. Office bearers and a committee were elected. Tlio meeting of tho Hamilton Flour Mill Company will be held on Tuesday. Juno 2, in place of June 3 It is purposed to hold the following religious services in tio Waiitato tomorrow :— Church of England—Ngaruawihia, 11 a.m. ; Cambridge, 11 a.m. ; Hamilton, 630 p.m. ; Ohaupo, 11 a.m. ; Te Awamutu, 3 p.m. ; Alexandra, 7 p.m. Wesleyan Methodist— Hamilton, 11a.m. ; Pukerimu, 3 p.m. ; Cambridge, 630 p.m. United Presbyterian and Congregational— To Awamutu, 11 a.m. Tho steamers hare have again commenced to run to Alexandra from Ngaruawahia every Thursday and to return tho following day. When the "Mikado was at Honolulu, ooal was £19 per ton. Another hurdlo race is spoken of, being a sweepstako of 20 iovs each, between the different horses engaged in the last meeting — Cross, Thursday. J. L. Bright, journalist, known in New Zealand, diod at Sandhurst. The Chilian authoiities have imprisoned tho captain of an English coasting steamer which capsized with a nnmbor of Chilun passengeis on boaid. ltumboldt, the British Minister at Valparaiso, demaudod his release and indemnity for the outrage. J

T i... <■•.„. r ,l O f Mr Shirley Brooks look place on the 28th *■...!.•» ii Konsal Gitoii Cemetery. Among (In- mourners »».. i . .ra were Mi- W. H. Bradbury, Mr Charles DicL „ , .\lr F. Evnns, Mr Frith. RA, Mr Joseph Ilatton, sevoml members of the Gnrrick Club, find several of Mr brooks s colleagues on tlis staff of Punch. The service in the chnpel and at the grave was lend by the Rev J. Out lev, vicnr of St Saybur's, Hoston, and thoro was a largo number of spectators. The grave is not far from those of Mr Leech and Mr Thackeray. The LondonMedicalEecord says it is stated that in making a mustard plaster, no water whatever should be used, but the mu-tard mixed wil li the white of an egn ; tbo result will bo a plaster which will "draw" perfectly ."but will not produce a blister even upon the skin of an infant, no matter how long it is allow od to remain upon tho part. Wo understand that Mr Tom Taylor has been appointed editor ot Punch.