The Waikato Times

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1284, 21 September 1880, Page 2

The Waikato Times

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever >»t<ite or persuasion, rcligiotu or political. Here shall the Pmv the People's ri<jht maintain Un.inrd by influence and unbrihed by j^ain.

TUESDAY, SEP. 21, 1880.

The columns of the London XJhristui)\ World J»ye Ijeen teeming lately witn the disputations 6i some clericatl gentlemen in regard to emigration to this colony. Indeed, that journal has for the last year or two devoted a considerable portion of its space to corre£poildtegco on the subject. 'the first noticeable contributer we remember ,was Mr Arthur Clayden. This gentleman has visited New Zealand apparently as a tourist; In his e?rlier accounts, he gushed patronisingly a)y»ut that which needs no patronage — the scenery aiid clirimte of the colony. But in speaking of the colonists he had much to say about the coarseness of their manners, and of the colony as a field for immigrants he expressed himself in qualified terms. To do this Mr Clayden had a perfect right, and his writings during that period of his relation towards the colony were doubtless fairly free from exaggeration. In the course of time Mr Clayden was attached by the Colonial Government to its staff of emigration lecturers in England. Whether in making this appointment the Government was influenced by the saying of (k great personage that the best way to .silence an eloquent dissenter was to make a bishop of ,him, we know not ; but one thing is certain — Mr Arthur Clayden was* appointed an emigration agent in .England for New Zealand. This ■ worthy gentleman has lately stated in print that he " received no pc- j cuniary reward." But we think ] we have lately seen a Government return showing that he was paid the price of a passage home for himself and his wife, that he was allowed incidental expenses in England as an emigration agent, and was paid,, besides, c£2.")o a-year as salary. tor all this Mr Clayden wrote a series of very frothy articjes in praise of the colony, as a field for immigrants, more particularly for unmarried women of good education. Mr Clayden's laudable ambition was to send these ladies out to New Zealand in the sure and certain hope that they would readily find husbands ; and there, Mr Clayden ingeniously and ingenuously argued, were young m^n, whose manners and habits needed improving, and could only be improved by the gracious and graceful women whom he encouraged to leave England for New Zealand in considerable numbers. According to Mr Clayden's own showing the majority of unmarried men in New Zealand were clowns at the time of his emigration crusade, and his amiable and intelligent opinion was that young Englishwomen of refinement would be doing an excellent thing for themselves and a good turn to the colony, by emigrating as the prospective wives of these precious porcupines. It is doubtless well for all concerned that Mr Clayden has ceased to be an emigration agent for the colony, and it will also be well if such pitiable prattlers as he are for the future rigidly excluded from the service. Then there is the Rev. Joseph Berry. As a pamphleteer, lecturer, and letter writer, he has proved, and we daresay is still proving, an indefatigable emigration agent in England for the colony. We believe he has done some good and doubtless has done a great deal of harm — like the generality of emigration agents. It is claimed for Mr. Berry that he was instrumental in getting the Lincolnshire Farmers' Association to send Messrs Grant and Foster to New Zealand as their delegates to spy out the land. For whatever share lie may have had in this matter Mr. Berry deserves credit, because the visit of such practical men to the colony is likely to do more good to

tljgPolony and lons harm in England! Jsy\n the high-flown harangues of a brigade of hired lecturers. But generally speaking Mr. Berry's work is like that of other agents — calculated to mislead the uninformed and the unreasoning. All he says is pervaded with the silly sentiment that New Zealand is a land flovf-^ ing with milk and honey. To re Ilease people from "£ne" '^TnoFlKus' thrown over their minds «the> Be v. Stephen G. MattheVs, ' 'rWently" ing the exaggerations of Messrs Berry and Clayden, and describing ifi -a~)3pil!s|rof past its prospective 4u^ure. , ( Both t^ese gentlemen reWt on their critic in the same journal, in a style like that of an ancient stage !a<fy; ' wh^Vhen incensed shakes her false ringlets! and shrieks shrewisHly titl her cheek reddens through its powder. They protest tqo, muph. and, the incontrovertible fact remains that their exaggerations, with those of others like 'themselves, ham led to the colony great numbers of people who never should have been induced to coih<s to it. The Government ha» been ' rediicing the emigration staff at home, but this 1 while being rig^it in one respect is wrong in another. True, we want no longer to employ sentimentalists like Mr. Clayden, generalisers Hkep Mj.r perry, or poctisers like ex Judge Bathgate ; ' but we think it ■wodld'be-'well for the country, and only just to the, .people of England, to send home some jplain fiersdns, who would, by speaking soberly from experience and extensive knowledge, counteract the evils done by their predecessors. If we are to maintain an emigration agency at home none but strictly matter : of-fact men should be allowed to discharge its M(ml '

It would tax the ingenuity of a Tallyrahd to construct? a. railway timje-fcabje which should give entire satisfaction to Mie ¥ti6fe' population of Waikato, to say nothing of AucklancV It is, not, therefore, at all surprising Wffnd 'Mat Mr Macdonald has< failed., In • respect of railway communication Wamato is most peculiarly situated, and it is next to impossible that everyone, or even the majority! can be thoroughly suited ; but it is equally certain that the present arrangement is not by any means the best which could be organised. The idea which was, we believe, uppermost in the railway manager's' mind' ifrhen he prepared the time-table now working was how fto accommodate those people who used the railway for i sending their cattlo to $>c Auckland market. In seeking to obviate the inconvenience and loss resulting from having to truck, or at least to yard cattle over night as formerly, when the North train left at an earlier hour, Mr Macdonald went to the other extreme, cattle being now, owing to the late hour at which the North train arrives at its destination> very frequently kept all night in trucks there. The advantage which settlers ' living at a distance from the line derive at this end is counterbalanced at the other. It is clearly necessary that something like a mean should be established. It appears from the opinions of many large settlers ii\J;hp Waipa t that the first time-table — that is that which came into force immediately on the opening of the railway extension -to Te Awamutu — was better calculated to serve their purposes than the existing one ; but then we doubt yery much, it this be an opinion with which Cambridge or Alexandra would concur, think npt. The arrangement ; whicli would jseiem to beibest fitted fot all'parts of the district, if it is a settled matter tliat we are only to have one train a day, would consist in altering the time of the departure of the train North and South, making it an hour or an hour-and-a-half earlier. This would mean that the coach would leave Cambridge at 9 a.m., or at the earliest half-past 8, and that from Alexandra a little earlier. In the summer months this would afford sufficient daylight to enable cattle to be trucked on the day of departure, and they would be landed in Auckland long enough before nightfall to allow of their being transefrred from the ' trucks to the accommodation paddocks, whence they could be taken fresh tl>e next morning to the saleyards. Bat even, this arrangement would have its, disadvantages,, inasmuch as it would not secure the arrival of the mails at Cambridge and Alexandra, or even Te Awamutu within postal hours. We must, however, be prepared tosacrifice a~ little ; we speak advisedly when we say that after all an hour or two does not make such a material difference in the arrival or departure of the mails. Letters of such urgency, answers to which are indispensable by return of post, generally find their way into private boxes, and are after all few and far between. If we are content to forego the advantages of the railway as a means of sending our stock to market, it may readily be understood that much better arrangements could be made with regard to the carriage of the mails. There is, however, another point to bf» considered in this connection, and that is, how shall the line be made to pay 1 We will not insult the intelligence of our readers by dweliiftg on the fact that cattle and preduce are more profitable to carry than letters and papers, but it may be just as well to keep the fact in mind. That some alteration is expedient, nay necessary, we feel certain ; all classes

Sjuit'wi saying so, attfll we jghould bo ! gn^-cx^csS^dNiOT^ifi g&fßyral ereaire. But at the same time we hope the mitt^r will be very carefully considered bofofefu^Af w t^6rf^l|^ is recommendea." Inconvenient as the present one is, it is possible to get even worse. ( .' (I . ! i i _l^ . Mr-.

"A^ short "time since we gave a list of " *ke» Watlfatqf f^efif^h^ *$tf <fli*, Kg, W froWMicVaft'eitfafeedfW peiwe- -charged -trpcwv- "alrHxrio 1 grama. The Reason for this is, as we then stated, because these offices could not otherwise" be itfaderto^pay. It did not strike us at the time\ but iij ha| ibqeti sfflp? far«>|ilr)M iinder °MT ,' -Hfrttcfe^tHat HU I tt* »W Sixpence charged upon telegrams sent to those non-paying places is hot credited to thciti account, and dnnot, therefore, . MFecfcftbenp one /way pr the f other. It iB| mo^epver^ unjust to those people living in centres ,)vhere , .there do exist self-supporting offtces, 1 that the£ tiix«a to'tsupport thy stations wHich 1 do not pay. • If Te Awamutu, . Ohaupo, and other places, cannot support a telegraph office, at the ordinary traies, surely that is no reason why people in jother parts of the district, should ifc# ta^e.d^fl ftfford additional revenue to those offioe3 which do pay.,, We^lqok upo^i this as' a matter wliictr ought to be brought very forcibly before the Poatmaater^deneral^ as it is one which: seriously! affects /a number of the community . ' , ,

A large mob- of cattle from the lo^r, pajrt, of th& district passed through Hamilton last evening to Hautapu, en | ron'te to tho Messrs. Paton 'a run in the Piako district. The cattle appeared line, healthy animal.", and 1 arie art acquisition to the district.

Hares may be scarce in the Te Awarautu district, but they are by no means strangers on the Mangapiko On tli* farm bl MtfThilall numlxjre haVebeen seen, and there is no reason wKy at no di?tant'«latp this country, should not be well adapted for,coi|rsing.

The excellent pitch laid down by the Cambridge Cricket Oiub{ will be in good fettle tiffer the recent rain and ought to be well rolled withovit loss of time. The yoitth Anil irtuscle of Waikato is evidently determined this year to engage with ajv earnest will in manly pastime.

The annual meeting of the Ngaruawafiia Cricket Club was held in the Delta Hotel on Saturday last, at which ! there */raa an average number of members present. Mr Heathcote occupied the chair. The report submitted showed the Club to be in a fynmsbipg .state, both financially and numerically. The following 1 gentlemen were elected a Committee for the ensuing season, viz., Messts Snper, Dickeson, Crotnbie, Wallace, and Heathcote. Mr Crombie w.is appointed jHoix. Secretary and Treasurer, and Mr Soper Captain. .Seveial new members were admitted. A vote of thanks was accorded "thd Qhiiirm^n, and the proceedings terminated.

Mr J. S. Buckland held a clearing aale on Saturday of the live and dead stock, furniture, &c, of Mr Malcolm Tay|pr, who, «w noticed in. this paper, has sold ' his farrhta two English gentleman. All the lot-?' subnii'ted fetched quod prices. There was a very large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district.

The roads in' the neighborhood of Te Awaruutu, more especially that in the direction of Ranginohm, are in anything but a desirable state, nnd sadly heecl a little looking after, Deep ruts in the centre of the roadways are neither picturesque nor convenient, aud should not be permitted to remain. i . . . _ '- ...

! The Jocal authorities have, we aie glad to notice, effected certain repairs I in tho Moanaiuatua Swamp Road which have much improved it. Several of tho croa-ings over the drains still require attention. At the Kangiuohia end, near the Mangapiko Bridge, a dangerous little ' culvert has been renovated, and this wil enhance the comfort of travellers.

The Rev. FatW Golden met with rather a severe accident on Saturday afternoon ;it Ngrnruawahin. Ho wns driving in his horse, which had broken loose, when the animal he was riding 1 got into 5i small hole M)d fell, -throwing the rev. gentleman to the ground, aud severely shaking him. Under tlie cafe of Dr Bo ile, the patient is, we are glad to hear, rapidly recovering. The draught entire " Waikato," ' belonging to Mr Hamilton, of Cambridge, was forwarded by tr.iin on Saturday for transhipment tp Sydney. "TVaikato" was bred by Mr Samuel Fleming, of Ohaupo, and w.is got by the celebrated Clydesdale "Prince Arthnr," now t*ie property of the Auckland Stud Company.

A fire occurred early la3t Saturday morning in East Hamilton, by Avliich a small house, the property of Mr Bernard Murray, was totally destroyed.

"We have received the first number of the Obinret'i the new journal to the prospectus of which wo drew attention some days since. The Obocri'i r exceeds our expectations in every way : it is to our mind the best "got up" weekly in New Zealand: all the matter is good, original, and well distributed : written in an airy d'dlctnnte style. The Obvmr should prove to New Zealand what Yon it;/ Fair and the World, pnr excel Iff ire the Society papers of the nineteenth century, are to England. The pen aud ink sketches are admirable, and those acquainted with. Auckland's notable^ cannot fail to recognise the subjects atra.' glanoe. We can conscientiously recommend the Observer to country settlers : it is perfectly f ree — W e are of course speaking of the Observer sa it speaka for itself jn its first number — from anything calculated to offend the most sensitive mind: and at the same time contains matter of every day interest. We congratulate Mr Rathbone on the appearance of New Zealand's Society Journal and wish it every success. We believe Mr R. F. Sandes is the Hamilton Agent who will receive names of intending subscribers.

Messrs. L. D. Nathan & Go's, fine schooner Sybil arrived at Auckland on Saturday from Foochow, China, with a full cargo of new season's teas for that firm.

A correspondent of the Jin of Flenfy Time* sends the following from Maketu : — "A messenger has just arrived from Rotoehu Lake to fetch the Ngatipikiao, a member of that hapu having started with his companion pig-hunting on the shores of the Rotorua Lake yesterday mornmg, and having chased a pig infca asmallcive which, appears to have been a ' Ngsvwha,' or hot spring. Seeing the pig struggling in a small pool of water the young man (Keihana by name) sprang in, and endeavoured to dvag the pig out, but next moment he was seen to drop down apparently lifeless. His comrade went to his assistance, but soon felt himself being asphixiated by the strong fumes

from <|he warer,?\Vhio^ was (|«i&e wariri. Hertgaiu'd the i&b&th ok the ca^Vuh cHsonlry,.gnd rrjq to thi^tnresfc ftettlemeufrfor as*iHt:incc. - Four 'men v with him to *pot, and upon one of the number attempting to resm<> the bodviliQ m itt jot any f-uffoc ited. and had to •be' Jarried'tfi the lake and dipped in the water beloro con^ciouaness roturncd. By means of a long stick and noose they «uoceede lin raising' the body, which win . then ijuite bliok, from the fatal' cave, and ,wtiv«d- here-«s-«bov»-t« invite the N"gatipikias to attend the .'fringibhnA.'i Thuiacfioun^ & obtaiuod < f rortl tne ft-.ttJVeS, aud mtiy 'bo liigltly joplpjired.^ Jhe writer h^a^.^eeu the, messenger abo^vOjro^erred to, and heard the statement from his own lips. It is well known that Home extraordinary mineral springs exist in the vicinity of Rotoehu aud Rotoru.i L*ke*." ;t , A lecture, entitled " Homep without hHiid4/' i illfusn?aied by a nitnitfer of tnagic lantern- views, was delivered in the Public Hall; Te Awamutu, m Siturr day, ni^t, by >trP r Smallfield of Auckland. • i rhe r ''«SltcrtJii»iiHfefit''Ws very poorly attended, which circumstance may be accounted for by its not having been g4*}e>tijsj TWy*isxl Wip* Pro.•^ided and the f unas wero partly devoted to the church fund. The degree of Bachelor of Laws MhA conferred ou Jtfr JRobtrt Heury Jiattray, of Auckland, on Friday, in thb largo Jtmlllpf the Auckland .College and Grammar Sohool building, Symond- street, in the prtsencft of' 'a large' concoulßO of . vi>itorn. Mr R. H. Ratt^ay ,ip brother to Mr William Rattray, Silk Mercer, of 66 Queeu'atfeet, Aufckllttid. WotwithsUhdiii^ its defects, and they are the result not of want of sk'.ll but of want of money, the cutting atLeslie's on thu Grreaf, Sxith Road h.is thr winter remarkably, well. There were not wanting those who prognosticated that'the wawr in the gully above would, unable to empty itself through the pip«s, tmrst through iind demolish the embankment itself. Unless however, we get another flood such as that which washed down tho Cambridge bridge, and did so much damage throughout the district, we need have very little anxiety about the matter.

The rain has washed out a nasty looking h6le ut the .southern cud of the bridge over the Man^aonua at Steele's cutting, which nhould be attended to at once or soin<* accident will happen. The annual general meeting of the Cambridge Cricket Club was held at the Duke of Cambridge Hotel on Friday evening lnsfc, "Mr'R. Kirkwood in the chair. The Secretary read the statement of last year's accounts, which showed a credit balance of £1 14s 4d, and, considering that many old outstanding accounts had bren paid, the financial position of the Club was considered very satisfactory. ,1 The roport Wf*s adopted, and the meeting proceeded "with the election of officers. Dr Waddin^ton m\is re-elected President, and Major Wilson VicePresident ; Mr Mackintosh, Captain ; Mr Rhodes (ve-eleeted), .Secretary and Treasurer ; and Messrs Kirkwood, Cotton, A. Stubbing, M. Stubbing, and Moore, the Committee. A vote of thanks to the officers for the past year concluded the business.

Alexandra is famed for being the only place in Waikato which Imm kept up tho favhiouable amusement of rinking. The season >yiis brought to a clo.se on "Wednesday last, in the Public Hall.

The members of the Alexandra Cricket Club are buhily practiaing, aud there is every proipect of a good team being got together. They iutend opoiiing the season on Saturday, with a match against Kihikihi.

The country is looking splendid from tho effects of .Saturday's and Sunday's rain. The autumn sown prrass, and tho crops have come on amazingly, while in every direction, fruit trecb are bursting Jin (Jo bloom. It is rather a remarkable cir'cu instance that as early in the «sn.sonas this mo?quito?s hive been aeon — 'and felt. This bis?n is regarded by some ! quidnuncs as preisaging a warm summer and a full trarner, but whether any reliance can be placed upon such opinions' we cannot determine.

The old woman of Wyndham-street ia getting quite maudlin. In a garbled report of the meeting at Ng.iruawahia, held on Saturday re suburban lands, appears the following, mit into Mr Salmon's mouth:— -"That this meeting protests against Government giving away any portion of lands required for European settlement, and especially arljo'w'mij cant fait* of pollution to natives." Poor Mr Salmon !

The contract for the main outlet drain to a tributary of the Piako lliver, through the property of Messrs Morrin and Studholme, is now almost completed, and the contractor, Mr Coales, of Hamilton, has apparently given such satisfaction to the proprietors that they have decided to undertake an extensive scheme of drainage, whereby a lar^e area of swamp land of firat-classi quality will be reclaimed. It is highly advantageous to the district that Mcssr3 Morrin and Studholtne have undertaken this work, as under judicious treatment this land when drained will show the capabilities of swamps in this district. The results will doubtless give au impetus to operations of a like nature, and induce owners of adjoining properties to reclaim and utilize large areas of swamp lands now lying waste.

The A.C. Force stationed at Alexandra, which consists of two sergeants, two mounted and twenty-one foot constables, under the command of Capt. Capel, have been very busily and profitably employed during the time they have been in winter quarters. A large quantity of timber has been felled and cut into shingles, fencing stuff, iirewood, &c., and the roofs of the barrack and officers' quarters, are, bciuiy re-nuwed, and the walls painted. The fences, too, around the Government paddock are being put in a thorough state of repair. It is not I known yet when the men will break up .their winter quarters, but in all probability a move yriM be made in the direction of the Rotorua Road in the I course of a month or so.

TheHamiltonMuslcalattdLiterary Society gave an entertainment at the Oddfellows' Hall last night, but the late hour at which it concluded precludes the possibility of giving a detailed notice. There was a good attendance.

Support Local Industries.— Messrs. Ridlor and JDalton, Kiwi Mills, are producing the best of flouv from Waifcato gi'own wheat. For prices, see advertisement in first column, page two.— [Advt.]

Mr Fred. Gaudin lms taken possession of the Victoria Hotel, Auckland, and hopes to sec his W.iikato friends. Thomas Wilson, Esq., Chairman of the Newcastle District Board, notifies th.it the rate is now due and payable to Mr C. J. W. Barton, Te Kfiao, the Collector. Messrs Hunter and Nolans nc\t Cambridge cattle sale will take place on Thursday nc\t, at i o'clock. Messrs Hunter and Nolans first Waikatw innns: sale will be held in the Ohattpo j-ards on Ihnrstlay September xvhen :i )*trge number ofvwll -bred cattJii wiJ! bcyArtJpil. Lot go, cc;rtt.'i((lini^ \z acres 2 roods, Parish of Punui, and >omc household furniture will also lie offered. Mr John N. l'otfler calls on owners of Lotsi7, 6 and t, Section 4, Raglan, to cause their portion of fencing to be erected without delay between Lots 18 and 4, and abo\e lots. The powerful draught stallion Duke is announced to travel the .season between Haniilto") Tuupiri, and neighbourhood,

-p-rr — ; •;"' / ■ JH"" , js (t>itt>flc ( t>itt>flc nitfcnjiK kjijftiled for to-morrow aftertioojt 'itJw' Itov.il H^tJsl, .it VV. tor the purpose of tfivnuf Mr }i. SwdflSn-a l.irewell parting. . J M^Mf« He^dx^and Darre noiifie th.it they Imm* <m sale ana to arrive a splendid sample of OiltS, botU'dUN*, txC. Applii .itinns for (he appointment of Secretary to thi> W.ukato i'utt Club are invited up to the ist proumo. Mr. J. S. Miukl.ind will hold his first live stork salt- .it W.iihou, in Mr Collins j.vrd'i, on Wedne>dav, October 6, .it 1 ii'ilock. , Air. Ki'nnedv Hill will olFor for s.alc bv public ;i!ui'tioii on Sitturd iv, ioth October, at noon, ,Uceic<-uuit,...cunUittii>»;- .VV^iV- r "" l( r " ull y hind, with rnmmodimis d\vi'U\hjj-li«nst % and all > qt > jis;ir*)' > o^-huiV^ii'>'&> ! s ? I ' ■»•» thi' null (water [•ppwer), in fdll -jiraer, with dweHiii(jhouso and 50 aeros ot land. Dy G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. Jf'h'a* b«( i n a r igttjAt success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the ru^tome/ who buys .it .in (c ( c it^bjjshmijnt where the yodels Jt"e marked low to t'nsttre k rapid sale must pc a great {f.iinei^ Gj. and C. sell their drapery ' milllnary, 'and clothlnp at such pric<!*J foY fash as ; ijjives the buyer' thci<idVantagc3 of 'a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk, of bein£ called upon to bear aportion of the loss should the year*" business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and^r^fi^Ufvyili aipt.'*^i*c tain" the confidence which tne public have hitherto shown them, and are detvSrmijic,d to givdtlfe pure c^sh systdrtt a f.iir trial; whether they £.un or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting c;iih with order will bo supplied with poods' at co-opcrnitiVe prices ; just the samo-as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing- ponds, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house 'furniture, the 'largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory,, will bo marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. 'Ox. &'C. having realised the Entire value of their stock during thjfcir late cash sale, the present stock i*j \i'\v A\n cHrii'iv • noufiHT. Ali inspection is invit'ed.-^-G^RUcK'AND CitAV\VM.r, City Hall Furnishing, Arcade, Quccnstrcet, Auckland.