The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 672, 3 October 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Oi whatever Mate or penuuion, religious or puhticul • • • • • Here thall the Presi the People's right maintain, Unavred by influence and unbribed by Rim.

TVESDA Y. OCTOBER 3, 1876.

We print elsewhere the remarks from " Hansard" made by the Native Minister on the proposal of Taiaroa to return portions of the confiscated land in Waikato, and we cannot too strongly express our opinion upon what we believe to be the mistaken view of the Native Minister in this matter. Sir Donald spoke on that occasion]for the Go* vernment as well as for himself, but since then, what is rirtaaUy a new Government altogether, baa taken office, and we should be uorry indeed to think that his colleagues were at one with him on such a question. Of this we feel assured that the temper of the Waikato settlers in the matter is such that any possible good which could result from such a system will become nothing less than positive harm should it be attempted. The Native Minister fails to fairly represent public feel, ing in this district; when he says that only a few people here, and those not settlers, are averse to the location of natives amongst Europeans on this side the boundary. The very reverse of this is the cage. The feeling is both widly spread and atrong, and with none more, strong than with the actual settlers, or property holders and farmers of the district Very many who warmly approve the general native policy of the last few years, unhesitatingly condemn this last proposal of the Native Minister, and there is nothing, perhaps, during the political ferment of the past twelve months which has more tended to create the nuclens of an opposition to the Government in this portion of the Colony, than this proposal of Sir Donald McLean. With respect to the granting -of land at Newcastle, we can look upon it as none other than an injustice to the settler? of that township and I district. We have had enough of ! the inconvenience of tapuing of Maori burial places in the instance of the Tanpiri reserve, which may yet cost the Colony a considerable aum, and the Ngaruawahia burial ground is just abouc as sacred in the eyes of the natives aa was that of Taupiri, »amely : to the extent of what it is worth, as so much landed estate, for the bones of their ancestors have long since been carefully taken up and removed from it. There is a large quantity of land convenient for subnrban settlement, as we have several times pointed out, lying contiguous to the town of Ngaruawahia still in the hands of the General Government It is desirable in the interests of those who have bought town landi in Ngaruawahia at a high prioo from |the Government, that these lands should be thrown open to settlement and form an immediate back country and support to the residents in the township, but it will not be by settling these lands with natives, whether friendly or ex-rebels, that the Government will . effect this object. It is not the filthy and demoralising influences of a Maoi'i Pah that the settlers of Ngarnawahia seek to have brought in contact with them, but to have the lands at present lying idle and unused occupied by booa fide settlers of their own raee — to bare the present waste, bare, lands which sur- > on n<] tho township aHove th* delti coujnrl vui.ii in <vmi li'l.isaMtWaHkvs' hum«fete«id« f not to remain tlio mure coxnu.nnH^i- tay a lietfl of scrubby citHt — ti l( . ,"- ineoi ft ltil'.Mju.u-t ')!■.' with liUiojiOui kwi^hlw.u-s-.ui'l a f-'w jotatc. piiUU-. 'lulon To it.Mi junv have piilon/iel xorucc-i or ho may u°k which uitit'c him to the ucmMiltratiou oi the- Gq\MmiH'nt, but tht 1 gnnliii" bin) o block oft bo

best suburban land in the vicinity of Ngavuawahia, while European would-be-aettlera are practically excluded from the right to purchase any portion of the lands lying waste about the township is not the right mode of recompensing him.

Members at Wellington have been sitting down steadily to business, and when our special reporter telegraphs that the House Bat yesterday, but that nothing important was done, we may nevertheless conclude, that the several Bills under consideration have btan advanced a itage. The reporters, and strangers in the gallery have been fed with such strong meat during the session, that plain business coses to be looked upon as insipid, or as our reporter putp it " nothing important." Thtie was, however, something of a setae in the As- : sembly on Friday; when the privii lege caie came on for discussion. The first of the "Timara Herall" articles vras taken into lenient consideration, but before the sitting was over a second was produced and read, which drew down the indignation of the House. In this article, Mr Joyce, a very inoffensive member was stigmatised as "an ignorant ruffian." The gravamen of the offence, was not so much that a newspaper should have so spoken of a member in session, as that a member should have so written ot a fellow member, for it was well enough known that Mr Wakefield the member for Geraldine, and editor of the " Timaru Herald" was the writer of both articles. Mr Wakefield made an ample apology and so the matter ended. A year ago Mr Waketield could mse the rapier. He has lately, descended to the use of the bludgeon. The Counties Bill reached clause 53 in committee. The a tempt made by Sir George Grey to introduce the principle of ' Manhood Suffrage was negatived by ' 42 to 11. By these numbers it would seem that there is still a full working House remaining in Wellington though it is expected that next week — the supplementary estimates will be brought down about Wednesday — there will be a large clearance especially of Middle Island members. Atßalclutha a public meetiug has been held protesting against the act of the Assembly in Abolishing the Provinces as ultra vires, and calling on the Superintendent of Otago to call the Provincial Council together with a view to the necessary steps being taken of obtaining a " plebiscitum."

Hamilton Puct. — The traflo for vehicles will be stopped from 6 a.m. thi« morning until 8 p.m. of to-morrow evening, while the approaobei to the punt are being repaired.

ImroBTED Mxbikos. — The Hero brought thirteen pure merino rami »nd ewes, parchaied for Mr Wm. Earl at the late annual aale of atud >heep in Melbourne. They are from the celebrate 1 flocki of JTamei Gibson, K»q., and Meura W. Gibson and Son, of I'asmanU, the formtr of whom obtained the high average of £58 10« each for fort*niae rams.— «' Herald."

Salk at NQAtUAWAntk.— Mr Kenned/ Hill, we ma, will hold 4 large and important tale of the goods »nd effects of Mr Hubert, hortes, cattle, implement!, furniture, timber, &c, on Thursday next .

Messrs Ryan, Bill, k Co., wine and Spirit merchants of Auckland, are, as will bo teen elsewhere, candi fatea for publio farour among our Wiikato aettleri. We would refer our reader* to their prioe llit at it appeari in auotLer oolumo.

Cambridge Cattlb Salxs.— lt will bo ■-•n by preliminarj annountement that Mr S. Bright purpose! to hold hit first cattle tale at the Cambridge Yards tome tine in the middle of the month, and that intending sellers »re requested to communicate with him at the National Hotel.

Thb Taotaoboa Highway Board, it will be wen, invite tenders for the performance of • Tkriety of works, carting Mid threading gravel, forming road, ditoh. ing, outting earthworks, Ac. Tender* matt be sent in to the Chairman by noon of Saturday next.

Nqabpawahia Pkopkrtiki. — Intend* ing purchasers of the properties at Ngaruawahia, adrertiiod by Mr B. Arthur for public auction, must not forgat that the sale takes place to-morrow, ia Auckland. The loti for sale compriio two detached villa residence!, and two large stores, with the freo holds on which thoy are built.

Kauri timber roa Waikilto. — The Viotoria i» nxpeoted shortly to arrive at Port Waikato, with 60,000 fett of nwa . kauri timber, loaded from the Kaipara. She comaa consigned to the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, who are goiog exteoiiTely into the trade, with view to •apply ing the requirement* Of this district. Further particulars will shortly Appear in due coarse in oar advertising columns.

Limb Light Dissolving Vikws —The firtt of the tenet of limo light exhibition! taktt place this eromog at Hamilton | Eatt. The camera employed bj Mr Denntt it » powerful one, and the views •re Mid to faithfully represent the placet and tcenei thoy profes* to gire. To-night ' no leis than 100 diuolring riewi will b» placed before the audience, accompanied bj a deiciiptife lecture and appropriate music.

An accident occurred yesterday, at Cambridge, by which * valuable hone belonging to Mr P. Thompson, carter, was drowned. The aaimal was hired to » peripo named Subgrove, who ia sub-oontraotor for the earth cutting for tha long expeoted bridge. Ths horse was working MleaxUr with another, drawing oat the timber for tha bridge, and while)tho driver wai tipping the dray, rushed down the land- bank into the river, and wai drowned. There wh no poasible ohanca of preventing the unfortunatt ocourrotico. The puut wh on the other aid* of tho rit«r.

Mb DiEßßiDqi, of (he Waitoa, who hvl Iveo in Hamilton on hniineti, mada a nfc&it h itu c v*"' ;i * r '' l **t Wh Br o torry ttl 'n,r >O.)1 fl'T "IE«J.g Ollj tftll) StofL't), «i the niad iioino, w<»h dciguu with ;i Mt'iuen ( ; 'zziiii:«i and woakiH.y^ H- 1 mr.'i'VfvJ to .mk.o C»pt. Stt-«!»j'c boi\HO, \7fKio eviit'y (. vrw au<l ktitrtitioii waB,£h"Wn him nn<i y^Bt'-filay ft"ouui>' h^ was irolU'r, thrugii still suftuuti^ aevei.xy, Uuior QUfitely Dr \V»iiiliDgt'">r, v/ai f»-O'ii llr.milton yenttirrjay, but >ll<i p.ih«nt had tikeu a favoiable turn, which Miil, wo trufcfc, plftoc him out ex. all dauber.

Cambridob FAkHaKi' Clv». -The übual vi nthij' meeting of membflia will bo hel.l ih aeToningat tho N»tiOu«l Hotel, Cumbrid^e.

Salm >s iy thb Waipa.— W« are gUd to be \h c to Htnte (hit the salmon or* tak n up to tb« be^d* of the Waipa nnd Waiknto rirers l*«t year by Mr J 0 Firtb haro hatched out •uco»ij*ully, for Uit week a corrripondent inform! vi that ha t»w a young Motion seven incbe* long in a tributtry of the Waipa, and not long ■inue a young Hah the lame lite wat found dead in (ha Waipa river itself.

Watch and Clock hakim Hamilton Wist— Mr McLernoft hat Uken the front shop ofiir Lowt'a Pbotogr»pio premiaas In Viotorii.atreet, and ia sow prepared Co aupply watebea »nd olooka of all qarfliuea and deacriptiona, and ©r«ry vwiety of jewellery. Watohea und clooka aold by Mr MoLdrnon will ba gUArenteed for two yeara, free of charge, »nd other watchaa and elooka repaired and oleaned on reMonabl* Urma, and with deapatoh.

Thk Mangawaxa Bridge Contract. —-We hare been aunred aioce our laat, that the omiuion to adrertiite the abor* { contraot in the local paper waa purely »n aooident. Then were, it ae«ma, tw»lro taaderi for the work received, th» higheat of whioh wu £1,100. Mr John McLean the ■nooeufal tenderer «■ we stated at £575 hai, it neme, bj ttrma of hla ooatraot to complete the work in three month*, and in the mean time keep the old bridge In repair, a Tory necewiry arrangement* aa there ia a oomHerable amount of traffio, and the old bridge it anything bnt a aaf* od*.

Education Rat* — You may break, you may scatter the rate if you will, but the ■cent of the roses will hang round it itill — and to it is with Frorinoialitm. Broken and shattered by the rough hand of Abolition, the aroma of ProrincUl Legislation still lingew amongst us. We hate still another annual collection of that popular tax to endear to us the memory of our Provincial Council after it hat long ceased to exiat, and to *hoir to us how equally and juktly, and with what nice discrimination looal legislators could io fix the incidence of taxation m to make the burden tolerable to the ihouldera of him who had to bear it. In our laat inue, Mr J. 11. Gelling, collector of the tax for 46, 48, aid 49 districts, announces the fact that the term granted far payment of. the rate hai now lapsed, and that it is due, and orerdue.

Alexakdba. Cbickct Club —A mttting wu held at the Alexandra Hotel, on the erening of the 27th September, Cap t. Morrison in the chair, for the purpose of forming a Cricket Club. "The Alexandra Cricket Club " was started in a r«ry satisfactory manner, and the following officer* were elaeted : — Mnjor Mair, Prendont; R. Seocombe, Bsq , Vice Preiident. Committee: Captain Morrison, Mesin Connell, Ferhan, Kirk and Lacon. Mr Lacon was appointed SeoretAy. The entrance fee was fixed at fire shilling*, and the subscription at two shillings per month, payable in adrance. The opening daj of the aeaaon is Saturday next (weather, of course, permitting), when all intending members are requested to put in an appearance.

Tbi Raolak Cattm 8al». — The bridge* between the Waipa and Raglan •r« being repaired in r««<lin«M for the oattl» eale which will take place on the 12th instant. Great oredit U due to Mr Andrew Barton for hie generality and tpirit in ooming forward to aiiit in repairing the«e bridgM by contributing largely towards the «xp«DM of doing •«. Th« peple of Raglan and the surrounding dUtrict intend, it would teem, te make a regular g»l» day of the 12th, for we learn from a correspondent that • large majority of the "balles" of the district propose to honor the Ohete Falls with their presenoe. In oar advertinag column* it will be seen that Messrs Hi'l and Wallii have received entries of a variety of atock, including fat and store tJattle, hones, pure bred Lincoln sheep, Jco.

StBAT OaTTLR AT MIPirQATHTTAFI. — Our attention baa been drawn to tbs fact of there being a considerable number of cattle at Mauagatautari, allaged to belong to Europeans ,1b no way connected with that place, either as leaseholders or purchaser!. The natives are objooting to their presence, chiefly in coMequonce of their preferring to troipait on the portions which they retained for their own utjo to remaining on that leaied. It is stated that the»e cattle have persistently annoyed them for tho past jear, and that our aboriginal neighbours hare repeatedly requested the aupposed owner to remove them, but, with no result, as the/ are •till permitted to remain. There were threats made by some of those present at the late meeting to the effect, " that if these cattle were not remored by. tue end of September they would ba shot," Should such an unfortunate occurrence be allowed to occur, through the wilful negligence of the owners of the cattle, a great crj would immediately be railed against the administration of the authorities. We do not deaire to fee a lex talionii system established', or, that any lesser complication should arise out of a matter so trivial. This subject has been mentioned more than once in Cambridge during the last week or two, hence our commencing on the same, in the hope that the owners of the abore cattle will lose no time in removing them, antr thus prerent them from any longer^ anno/iaf those, who, if the facts as furnished to us bo true, hire some slight grievance, afid a right to expect their removal.

Tne Aix Ekolanb Elxv*n.—Regarding tbo visit of the All England Eleven to the Australian colonies during the present oricket season, the " Argus " t ays that Mr J. Conway has received a letter dated August 3, from James Lillywbite. the well-known English professional player, in which it i« stated the fallowing cricketers had arranged to leqve South* ampton by the September mail :—Greenwood, Hill, Kmmett, Ullyett, Armitage, from Yorkshire } Jupp, Pooley, Souther* ton, from (Surrey ; Lilly white and Charlwood, from Sussex ; and Belbj and A. Sh&w, or Wild, from Nottingham. The j letter" states :—" Alfred Sbaw, through business and family matters, it obliged to hesitate about giving bis final answer. I wished him to telegraph to me to day, but I suppose be has not quite settled yet whether or no h« will come. If he cannot come, Wild will take his plaos, but I ! hope to get him, as he ii a good man." Wild is one of the moit rising professional batsmen in Englaad, and a magnificent field. A special feature in the team will be the elovr underhand bowling of Armitage, who it described as being the most able exponent of that style of bowling that has been seen in fing and for years. In a match recently playtd bstween Yorkshire and Surrey, Armitaje for the former county secured six of the Surrey wiokf ts m the first innings for 20 runs ; in the r.-cond itiDinga kernn fell before •urn to. 2t> tuns. la ad in ion to being a good slow bowlor, ho it an excllent bats* TJS.VI .

iv»pi'DKST Thmc. — Ye»terd»y, at Uiinibiul^f, ajoU'h aaSsred thg I tore of Mr l-'ftacH, noil coolly jji vi ouded to a box in thy utoii-, arjj opi'iui-.g it, took out a bag containing a Mint of money, but, b-t re he < ould loave tho w«« himkeif Cv!lt»;ol Dy tbo projiruto , who %lRveJ j'46.fc.i» tiuio to ea ( cli him Jlagrante

delictu. H« wh at onoe m«rched off to the station. M»j >r M»ir, R M., happened furtnn»tfly to Ira paining thronght Cambridge at the time, and the prisoner wm charged with the offene and remanded by Major Matr until Friday, to be denl' with by Mr Searaooke. At the time that Major Clair «»i removed to Taranaki, w« pointed oat the inconvenience that mart necessarily arise from the aba«nc« of • ■coond Juatioe of the Peace in Cambridge, and, but for Major Mair'a happening to paw through the towmhip yetterdaj, a constable would have had to har» taken the pritor er a distance of iiz milea to the nearest J.P. It U time tome appointment of the kind were made, and that it is not «o, ii ■urelj not from want of the raw material, for, in a circumference of tbree or four milea, tome twenty settlers could be found, any two of whom are competent in all reapeoti for the position.

Watxato Hunt Clvi — At the meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club, b»ld on Saturday erening lait at Te Awamutu, letters were read from Auckland gentle* men promising 'assistance in procuring hares, and the subscription lists shewed o?«r fifty members. The meeting proceeded at once to form a permanent Committee. The following gentlemen were elected: — Major Jackson, Messrs Parker, Wm Rutherford, Storey, A Kay, A Hendenon, Weatherili, Wm Higginson, R Kirkwood, Whitaker, Gso Edgecumbe, and J R Roche, Secretary. It wm decided to write at once to Messrs McLsughlin and MLean for hares and dogs, as the earlier the hares ar*e procured the better chance of their breeding this Mason.

Btfrriß Making. — On* of the chief requirements in making good butter, and in making butter not only good at th» time it is made but which will keep good for weeks and months afterwardi, U thoroughly to axpreii the buttermilk and all. the better if this otn be done without actually touching the butter with th* hand. Last week we Mmpled a portion of a cask of butter made six months ago and worked up into rolls quite equal to fresh butter. This wai made bj Mr Raines of the Obaupo Road. The butter was washed on learing the churn by a T«ry simpU machine made by Mr Vialou, of Hamilton, which thoroughly expelled every particle of the buttermilk. The great advantage of this plan it that butter so made in the heat of summer, and when it cannot be sold at a price remu leratiTe to the dairyman may be tubbed down and reprodncod in winter and almost equal to the best fresh butter.

Thi " Liverpool Mercury " ii reipomible for the following :— " Long ages ago, in timet to remote tuat history doei oot fix tbe epooh, • dreadful war waa waged between the King of Cornwall and the King of Sootland. ScottUh valor prevailed, and the King of Cornwall wai defeated. The Scottish monarch, elated by success, «ent for his prime minister, Lord Alexander. ' Weel, Sandy,' said he, ' is there ne'er a king we can conquer thenoo?' ' An' it pleat* your Majesty lien o' »c king that your Majesty canna vanquish,' ' An* whaur i« he, Sandy P Lord Alexander reverently looking up, taid, "The King 0 ' Heeven.' Tne King o* whaur, Sandy ?' 'The King o' Heeven." Tbe Scotish King did not understand but was willing to , exhibit •any ignoranoo. •'Just gang yer ways, Sandy,, and tell the Kiog o' Heev«n to gie up Ms domjoioni, or 1 11 oeme mys«i' and dlngh im oot o' them ; and mind, Sandy, ye do not come back till a* ontil ye hae done oor bidden.' LordjAletao* der retired, muoh perplexed, but met a prieat, and, reaaaured, returned and presented bimself. 'Weel, Sandy.' laid the King, ' hae ye sees tbe King o' Heerea, and what says he to our bidden 1' ' An' it please your Maj ttty, I hae no scan the king nimnelf, bat I hae seen ane o' bit accredited ministers.' Well and weat t»yi he?' «He says yer Majesty may c'en hae his kingdom for the asking o' it.' Was he iae ceevil ? said the king, warmed to magnanimity, ' Juat gang yer way back, San Jy, and tell the King o' Heeren that for his civility the de'il a Scotchman shall ever set foot is bit kiugdom."

To tiik Waikato Sirnra axo StokßKKEpirs. — A. gentleman for mnny years m my employ ii now in England •electing, on my acconnt, goods sprci»lly adapted for thit province. To make room for consignments shortly expected, I shall, for the present, offer my large stock (to which I invite jour attention), »t unusually low prices, with extra allowance for cajh. Mr Book Stock comprises Standard Works in Theology, History, the Sc'ienc-a, Travel, Fiction, and Poetry $ elegantly bound Gift and Table-books ; many thousand volumes adapted for children and young persons, libraries, and prizes; Educational Books (used in the schools under the Board of Education) ; Technical and Toy Books. Maps, &0. In Stationery I keep full utocka of every description required for the desk, count-ing-home, and private use. To teachara under the Board I act as agent — receiving and forwarding their salaries monthly. I shiill be happy to supply Lilts of Works in any Department of Literature. All orders with which I may be favoured will receive my prompt -and caretul attention.— Edwabd Waytk, 100, Queen* •trtet.— September 3D, 1876.