Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1446, 8 October 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 1881.

Indications arc not wanting of the approaching elections. In some respects, indeed, this district would seem to have been singularly favored in that respect. Waipa electorate has had a candidate on the war path for weeks, if not months, and during the absence of the present incumbent of office he succeeded in making some little stir. The good sense of the electors, however, was sufficient to keep the aspirations of this " early bird " from soaiing too high. They no doubt reasoned with themselves that his was the species of "vaulting ambition" known to mineralogy as "jumping the claim," and that as its then legitimate holder was absent in pursuit of the representative business they had entrusted to his keeping, it would savor of base ingratitude, not to talk of a suicidal policy, to lend themselves as parties in promoting such a design. Now, however, that the sitting member has been relieved from his parliamentary duties, and is once more amongst us "in arms and eager for the fray," further reserve on the part of electors need not be maintained.

Similar prenionitions r sare noticeable ia other parts 'of the colony, although we note en passant that in these districts a stricter sense of fail?* play r and" docorum/^was j. e ota i servalile, inasmuch as that, . while " rumours of wars " were freely ventilated, no competitor actually took ttho, field like (the Wajpa champion, until Parliament prorogued, and members had' had an opportunity for reporting themselves In this way Waipa has secured a certain kind of distinction for which it is alone indebted to this newfound wooer of its electoral favors. Although calculated to produce results of the kind, we are happy to say this indiscreet zeal has not, thus far, operated against the interests of the district in ' the Legislature. On the contrary, there is not an electorate throughout the length and breadth of the land that can give a better account of itself on the debit side of the public works appropriations for the current year — that fact being frankly admitted by all sides and upon all hands. Without pausing to consider the great results which must eventually flow from a judicious manipulation of these votes, it is quite on the tapis that within the next three or four years public moneys representing not less than £150,000, or perhaps £200,000, will be spent on Waikato as a district, and as thp largest proportion [ of that " money consideration " is allocated for labor only, it will be seen at a glance that a great impetus is bound to be given to trade in general and the circulating medium in particular. We need not remind our readers however that there are such things as lapsed votes and unexpended balances, and that, however much a new Session of Parliament may feel bound in honor to renew these engagements, a now Parliament, is not governed by the same considerations. At all events we are quite justified in saying that, with a new Parliament, and an entirely new district member, the chances would be something like a thousand to one that lapses of this kind would remain a dead letter. We mention these facts not for the purpose of exciting uneasiness, but just by way of reminding those more immediately concerned that in transactions of this kind, as in the other "mundane things of this life," slips do occur between " the cup and the lip," and that the district itself, by | its own want of prudent foresight and discrimination may contribute materially to the bringing about of such. The best way of course to anticipate such contingencies is to get the votes expended, or, at all events, Government committed to their expenditure within the period of the financial year. That is a work demanding both skill and experience. It is manifestly not work to be entrusted to a " raw recruit " — one who has nothing more to guide him than the mere superficial knowledge gained by the outsider, and who only knows by report of the existence of such votes, and who must of necessity be therefore entirely, ignorant of the history and method by which they were brought about. Thus, for example, a vote designed for a special purpose is not always entered in its specific name. On the contrary, it may appear in the lump sum made up with other items, or perhaps set down in the category of contingent expenditure. One case in point : There is a provision in the Estimates as passed for that all-important work, snagging Waipa River. It was found most convenient to take it in conjunction with other works of a somewhat similar character. A stranger might scan the Estimates from end to end, and it would be quite impossible for him to ferret it out, whereas, the men to whom it mainly owes its birth could lay finger on it at any moment and deal with it accordingly. Then we have to look to the fact that it is with this as it is with many other relations in life : " Not to know is to argue oneself unknown." Unless a man both knows and is to some extent known at?, head-quarters, no matter how urgent his importunities may be they are only too apt to take precedence among the ill-requiteds. We are not seeking to influence the forthcoming elections by these few remarks. That would be premature, as we cannot be said as yet to have the candidates before us. Beyond announcing themselves, and one of the number (Major Jackson) having done some " back-door " coquetting with the electors, we have as yet nothing really tangible to go upon. The member for Waipa breaks ground to-night at Te Awamutu, and we assume the other, or others as the case may be, "will follow suit. Meantime we have thrown out the above reflections to give Major Jackson a timely opportunity of clearing up some of the preliminary objections electors are bound to take to his candidature. If he does not succeed in explaining away these objections, perhaps he will show us what particular specific he has at his disposal as an antidote to these very serious drawbacks. Having cleared away these preliminary objections, or ? as the lawyers would put it, the nonsuit points, the electors will be then enabled to deal with Mr Jackson's candidature on its merits.

Mr F. A. Whitaker will address the electors of Waipa in the Public 'Hall, 1 Te Awamutu, at 4 o'olock t this af ternoon. The outgoing 'Frisco mail , mil} close At Hamilton Post-office on Monday hext at 10 a.m.

Articled cygp%orn^j|in smpd? " The breed o^rowls,'* ancMother Iffatter intere.-ting to country readers will be found on the fourth page of this issue. Cricket has been commenced at > Alexat^l^,'i^^(!J>ir I «^ng4!ffftJr practice Hti eat U6BC? but jur'ftiutah his yet been spoken of. Work on Mr Lovettjs contract for railway formation at Piako is making gopfo. | pro;jres£.j i > jT&ere tare j now- "about; forty had fls engaged, and 'advantage is' taken- of- the fine weather, . . - MessrsD.ey and Freneh^Hamilton, haife.deen appOiut&Uakents for<t&e sale of the New Zealand Bee Annual, the admirable little book -referred to in our last issiitt. 'i , > A general order has been issued by the Secretary of the G.P.O. instructing that private letter-box lobbies be opened to the public on Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Commander Edwin, R.N., wired to Mr Logic, Postmaster, Hamilton, yesterday, advising i him to Wad weather. The forecast was fully verified by the storm which passed over the district last evening. The Rev. Mr Whytock, a gentleman recently arrived from England, has arrived at Cambridge to take the spiritual charge of the newly-established Baptist Church at that' place. '" ' ' ' At the Supreme Court on Thursday, Laurence. , Heyes, convicted on a charge of rap: c 'on' 'Mrs GoVdon, at Hamilton, was sentenced to five < years penal servitude. ■ , - , > «> The high wind, blowing down the Thames Valley on Monday did other damage than overturning the coach. A correspondent informs us that the new Wesleyan Church was considerably shaken, so that it was deemed advisable to stay it: I'Various1 ' Various other building's felt the effect of the wind storm in a greateror lesser degree. : A grand vocal and instrumental concert will take place on Friday, November 4th, at seven p.m. 'in the School, Taupif i, in aid of the funds of the Catholic Church. Some of the best amateurs have kindly promised to attend, and every exertion is being made to ensure success. Addressing the East Coast electors at Gisborne, the local member illustrates alleged inconsistency on the part of Government in giving grants of land under the Hailway Construction Bill to the Wellington and Foxton, Central Otago, and Morrinsville and Ohinetnutu lines, when they opposed the endowment for the Gisborne breakwater. The Property Tax Bill imposes three farthings in the pound value, viz., a half-ponny for the half-year ending on the 30th infi^., and a farthing for the halfyear commencing on the Ist 'proximo. Insurance companies will pay a tax of 15s and 7s 6d per £100 respectively, on their premiums income. King Tawhiao will probabiy visit Auckland about March next, instead of December as at one time intended. The natives generally in this district express anything but sympathy with Te Whiti, but are not at all apprehensive that a disturbance will take place. It is time the Borough authorities of Hamilton took some steps to prevent serious injury to property being done at Gardiner's Gully. Every shower of rain washes away a portion of the soil into the river, and the chasm has assumed very large proportions. Surely some scheme could be devised for staying the havoc. Mr E. Hewitt, of the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge, has purchased from Mr J. W. Merrick that beautiful property fronting the Hamilton road, containing six acres of ground, well adapted for garden purposes or building ; also a comfortable residence. The whole vras bought for £1100, and no doubt Mr Hewitt will convert it into what it is best adapted for. In our report of Mr Spurgeon's inaugural sermon in Cambridge on Sunday last, we forgot to mention that Mr John HoughtOn, jun., at the harmonium in the morning. Mr Evans presided at the instrument in the afternoon. There was on view yesterday at the Hamilton Hotel a very fine specimen of the mangold family, weighing 26lbs, including the top',' grown in Mr Gwynne's garden. What makes it so remarkable is the fact that the seed was only sown on the 14th of February, the ground having been occupied previously by a crop of potatoes. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waikato County Council, called for yesterday, was adjourned till Thursday next, owing to there not being a quorum of members present. Those who put in an appearance were Messrs dimming, Primrose, and Henry. The general election for the county comes off on the 9th of November. The nominations will require to be made 14 days before, We were shown last evening some very fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz from the great Buck Reef at the back of the Aroha. The stone shows gold freely, and should those pieces exhibited prove to be a fair criterion of the whole there is little doubt that brighter days will dawn upon Te Aroha. We are given to understand - that the prospector, I "Johnny," the Maori, has 'taken steps to protect his find. On Thursday lasjti it was rumoured in Cambridge that the hatives were obstructing the Constabulary party on the Rotorua roadj and were preventing them from' 1 ' going on with the work of formation. The new.s has been officially contradicted, there being only one native, vho was backed up by a few others, and who, according to his own- version,' had been done out of £100 by the Land Court which had been paid to some other native instead of him. The affair, however, is now settled* ■ i , , - Mr. A. Isaacs, the enterprising storekeeper of Cambridge and Oxford, contemplates shortly running a trap between these two townships for the convenience of the travelling public and for the conveyance of .lighs luggage. The road is now in fairfebnditton, though confessedly in some parts it is bad enough, and it is to be hoped for the sake of the progress of the, plaoe^hat these little ; ,eiqep-^ ! tions will be seen to during the fine* weather. Our cablegrams to ; day announce the death of the Right Hon.' Sir John Karslake, Q.C. Sir John was born in 1821, called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1846, obtained a silk gown in 1861, and was returned to Parliament in 1867. He was Attorney-General in the Conservative Ministry in 1867-68, and again in 1874-7,5, when he was,obliged to to resign owing to failing sight, which resulted in total blindness. Sir John received the honor of Knighthood in January, 1867, and was sworn of the Privy Coun6il 6n March 24th, 1 1876. \ On, Thursday evening ,last .the Cambridge Quadrille Assembly had their opening dance, but'ifc being the first night there were not as many of the members predent'bs mighthave been expected; The committee' 1 intend to have fotty 'members on ' the list bttfc owing to the' coinpara-' 1 tively Short notaoe onlj? ! twenty haye ' as yet 1 ' The music on Thurs- ' day; night list was coritributed'by Metisrs.' Johnson and 1 • Steu'art, 'and was all that could, be desired. .When the next forfr-f high'tly 'meeting co'inea' 'round . we would

ward, fbTF certainly the aucpess of^ho jitiv aornbly depends not only upon its patronage, but un the number who turn out. It will^be remembered that some lime ag^"dsjetition Gov§inu4oht asking Cfprjiij %jjrM>|^£ §PjDJtjS^ construct a road from Te Rore to Ohaupo, at the -back of -Mr-Gubbins'-property.-An answer has been received to the effect /tdm^ will jbeJg^veY/proljdpd the 'ijiangapiko 'Board cSrVy out me work. As^the- only .real-difficulty in. the- way is a narrow swamp, we have reason to hope the Jo&ifc.autho'rities tfill'proceed with/th^ workat6nce. "' ' * ' ' f ' ' ■ A -great many complaints reachus of the damage done^t<^ property and the inconv euieuce and even danger caused to residents and others by stray horses and cattle, which* sirici^th,e Abrogation of the Hamilton Borough By-law No. 4 have been allowed tojrpam at large unrestricted^ The qxpierim'ent of hahgin'gjupltfae'byrlaw' was made at a time when there was a scarcity of feed for cattle, and consequently for the purpose of removing what was felt to be a hardship from the owners of cows and horses living in the Borough. This reason can hardly be pleaded now, and in ,the interests of the general public we hope the Council will reconsider the matter. Mr Stafford's [thoroughbred horse "Leander" arrived <m Hamilton yesterday, from Nelson, to stand the season in Waikato. During the afternoon he was inspected by a number of people, who were charmed with his , beautiful symmetry and, grand proportions. " Leander" is one of the best bred horses in the colonies. He is a brother on the side of his sire (Dead Shot) to the wellknown horses Mata and Pinfire, and his dam' Nightingale is by the celebrated horse Sir Hercules. He is also closely related to Grand Flaneur. The Hercules stock won four-fifths of the public money offered last season in the Australian colonies. ' ■ Leander" is a grandly-shaped horse, shows powerful bone, and stands over 16 hands in height. Breeders would do well to inspect him. The usual weekly meeting of the Hamilton Debating Club, was held at the Court-house on Thursday night, the President (Mr Hume) in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members and visitors. After some preliminary business a lively debate ensued upon a moti6iv broughl klown liy tthje chairman. (Mr K. Hill'; •' That ttie r present; extensive' use of alcohol as a medicine is injurious to society at larrgeo'* jste iwas ,supported by the members of the cotnnvttee, and opposed by tho Re\**i Mf Fulfan, Messrs Smith, Sandes, and Chitty, and on a division the motioh was 'lost. In accordance with the rules of tbe Club the committee resigned. Mf Smith was invited to form a new committee and consented, handing .in following names ; — The Rev. D. Fulton, Messrs Sandes, Chitty, and Smith. The Club then adjourned till next week. The September quarterly meeting of the Upper Thames circuit was our Thames morning contemporary says, held on Friday evening last at Paeroa. The resident minister, who occupied the chair, announced an inbreaso for the quarter <of 4 members, with three oatechumens. The circuit stewatd then read the financial statement, which including last quarter's deficit of .£8 Is 4d, showed a deficiency of £10. This ifc.wus confidently hoped would be liquidated during the forthcoming quarter. It was stated that Te Aroha church had been successfully opened, and Mr 'J. Jjiivevy x-eceived a hearty vote of thanks for supervising the erection. Permission was given for a church to be built at P.aeroa as soon as £150 is collected. The Rev. J. T. Pinfold received a cordial and unanimous invitation to remain another year. ' For some time past the question of reviving the Canbridge Brass and Reed Band has been the general topic and especial desire of not only tho old members of the band, but a . laijge number of the Cambridge ' public, who are" now cognizant of the fapt that in this matter particularly, they are a long way behind the times. The idea whioh we referred to in these columns some time back, of a number of the public becoming honorary members, and contributing a yearly fee towards the support of the band is, we are glad to see, now' taken up. Mr J. Steuart has taken it in hand to canvass the town for honorary members, and up to the present has met with unexpected success. The nuaiber of annual subscriptions already obtained aggregate about £50. In acknowledging the efforts of the public in this respect the band intends playing in the centre of the town once a week during the aumm,er months, which no doubt will contribute materially to the pleasure of all, and relieve the monotony of the otherwise dull evenings. The members of the band will meet on Wednesday evening neict when a bandmaster wiJl be elected and other preliminaries prior to arranged. The undertaking which has proved so exceedingly profitable to American farmers — the harvesting of honey both for home consumption and for export, — is at length being initiated in Canterbury. A suitable piece oi land for the establishment of an apiary has been secured at the Sandhills, and a preliminary stock of forty strong- hives has 'been placed on the ground These hives are being- worked on the bar-frame principle, and it is intended to place the yield of honey in the market in the form which has during the last few years been so popular in England and elsewhere. Slight frames of wood are placed in position in a chamber in the npper part; o.f each' hive, and' these f rames — or sections as they are technically styled — are speedy iilled by the industrious insects with honey in virgin comb. Such sections cap be arranged to contain any given weight of honey, — one pound frames being a specially saleable size. New Zealand is being looked to as > a suitable field for bee-farming by leading apiarians in other parts- of the world. Amongat others, Mr" J. Rutherford, of Strathay, Ontario* is causing information to be pbtained here, with the view of settling in the colpny for, the purpose of establishing bee-farms upon a systematic basis. , , The desired information is being prepared by practical bee-keepers in this city. — Canterbury Ti/n-cs. Government is circulating a large number of copies of the Maori Gazette amongst the natives at the present time, warning them against the small-pox, and urging them to get themselves and their children vaccinated without delay, as there is Jtto knowing when the disease may cross over from Australia. It also gives a graphic account of the ravages of this terrible malady amongst the North American Indians in 1837, instancing amongat, other tribes the Assinboines ■which numbered 9,000 before the' advent of the small-pox, and were nearly exterminated jt>y its ravages ; also, the Blackfeet Indjaus who left 4,000 tents standing all the inmates having perished. ( Sixty thousand, people were said to have, been swept oft in that year. , ,' „

Mr A. Buckland will offec* for sale at the Rerauera Fair on 'Wednesday i next about 700 head of all kirjds of 3 cattle. ( v r „ , ! Mr T., Y. ,Pitepatriok has, an improved Farm for sale in the fertile district of Kaniwhaniwha, Close' to the Waipa river, 140 acres, with house, barn, &c. . ' ! The Stegiaohia Highway Board liotifjr that they intend to' meet at Lewis's Hotel, Te Awamutu, on Saturday, 22nd inst., to strike a. rate of 9d in the £.