The Waikato Times. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1879.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1052, 22 March 1879, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1879.

Equal aud exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. ***** Here shall the Press the People's right maintaiu, Unawed by intt'ienco and anbribed by gain.

One cause of delay in proceeding with the Thames- Waikato Railway at the Hamilton end of the line given by Mr Macandrew and the Enginers when in Hamilton some two months ago, was the impossibility of proceeding economically with the work until the means of getting material to the east side of the river w»s available, and this would not be, they said, until the bridge, yet to be ordered, was received from home and erected — a double matter, which would cause a very considerable delay, possioly of eighteen months or two years. Something was {said afterwards about the possibility of throwing a wire over the river for the transport of material, but we never looked upon this as anything more than a sweetener of the above-mentioned somewhat unpalatable explanation why the railway could not be at once prosecuted from this end, when the matter was urged by the deputation that waited on Mr Macadrew. The difficulty has, however, been since solved. The Government, if they haye the will, havenowundoubt. edly the means. The iron bridge which was originally intended for the Kaipara coast line, and which was sent for to England by the Pubiio Woiks Department, will ( nofc be needed for the Kaipara Railway now that the inland route for that line has been decided upon. We are not aware whether that bridge has yet arrived in New Zealand, but if not it mast be here almost immediately. Now the bridge is, it is said, exactly what is wanted for bridging- the Waikato River where the Thames- Waikato Railway will cross it, and the Government have the opportunity of showing their sincerity in wishing to go on vigorously with the work from this end, by taking advantage of the opportunity. But if this is to be d-jne, the people of Hamilton, Piako, and other parts of Wai-

kato most

A Partisan Chairman at a thin meeting of the electors of City West managed on Thursday night to obtain a vote of confidense in their Representative, Dr Wallis, but it is very clear from the 1 HeraldV report of the proceedings that had the weather not been so boisterous, and a fuller gathering of electors had been present, it would have been impossible to h*ve smuggled through a vote of confidence. As it was, and clearly there were so few present that the numbers might have been easily counted, we are told that "a nearly equal number of hands was held up for and Against. The chairman, without counting the number, declared the amendment was lost, and left the chair. There were loud protests on the part ot persons composing the meeting, who said the chairman should have counted the hands and put the original motion, neither of which was done." It is only natural to suppose that the denominationalists, anxious to support their champion, did not allow the weather to hinder their attendance, and mustered on the occasion : while the opposite party, as is too often the case with the stronger, were more indifferent in the matter. Bo that, however, as it may, Dr Wallis stands openly committed to the support of Mr Curtis's Bill or any similar Bill that may be introduced into the Assembly in tbe coming session. He squirmed and shuffled and fenced before the interrogatories of his constituents in a manner that can lead only to the supposition that he did so in order to avoid committing himself to voting against the introduction of amendments in the Education Act in the direction of denominationalism. His replies to the questions put to him on the subject of education clearly showed this, and wo are much mistaken if the electors of City Wesc will let the matter rest as it is, and send as their second representative to the Assembly a man who, on this important question of education, will nogative the vote of that representative whom they returned not three weeks ago on the one sole pledge of being opposed to tampering with the present Education Act in the direction of denominationalism.