The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBERS, 1884.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1454, 8 October 1884, Page 2

The Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBERS, 1884.

The business in the Magistrate's Court yesterday was despatched l»y 1.30 p.m., and Mr ReveH, R.M., left for Westnort shortly after. A full report of the pro cecdinjrs will be found elsewhere in our columns. The lecture of His Lordship the Bislup of Nelson on Monday evening last wes very fairly attended, in spite of the wretched stale of the weather, and proved a great treat The illustrations were rendered additionally attractive Try the lime-light, and the explanatory remarks hy Bishop Suter proved very interesting and, instructive. We are informed thr-.t the sum of 14 14s nei t was realised by ihe leciure. which his Lordship generously handed over to the Bazaar Commit c p.? a j supplement to the funds of the Ruefton Sunday School building fund. In connection with this subject we are p.teo informed that it has been decided to proceed at once with the erection of the Snncl'y School building. Bishop Suter left for Westport yesterday morning. We learn that the unfortunn/e man Hill, who was injured at the lukerman Company's works last week, ia'pro^ressing fairly, but it cannot be yet deiermined whether the injured foot '.-an be saved. The only cases for hearing in the Warden's Court on Monday last were chose of the Just-in-Time Company v. Fiery Cross Company and Fiery ■ ross Company v. Just-in-Time Company, both of which were adjourned till the 2SA\ insiant, pending argument in the Supreme Courl, Christclmrch, as to the question of Trie jurisdiction of the Warden, the pou.-t having been taken on behalf of ibe Fiery Cross Company that vhe Warden has no jurisdiction to heor and determine ihe matters in dispute. The Parliamentary Debating Club will meet to-morrow evening, when the consideration of the Mining Companies Amendment Act will be proceeded wiih. We remind those in'-ercsred that the monthly meeting of the Reef! on Pev manent Building Society will be held r o morrow evening when apnlicp/aons fw*he new series of shares will be dealt wtili. A Home journal notes chat a familiar name is re-apnearing in the polivic-nl annals of America. The son of Abraham Lincoln is following in his father's sueps along the pathway of power. He has noc been an ambitious man. He has not courted office; office has sought him. For many years he resolutely held alo.'f from politics that he might not receive honors given merely as a tribute ro vlje memory of his father ; but at last he wks forced to accept a place in the Cabiuet v.a Secretary of Wai*. There he has shown himself bold, honest aod able. He has been proof against all the influences of corruption, and has impressed everyone by his integrity as well as his power. Now he has been nominated as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency by the Republican party, and his name is sure to attract those who remember how in bygone 1 years it was the rallying point of iho.se who in the gloomiest hour of iheiv ! national life still kept up hope, believing that the cause of justice and freedom could not be crushed for ever, and tliai., to the just, light would rise out of darkness. If successful now. Robert Lincoln may yet preside over the Union which x it> father preserved. That New Zealand is a much-governed 1 country has (says the Post) long been a well recognised fact by the people, but the extent of over-government has, we think, never been brought forward iusuch a striking manner as it was by Mr Pyke the other night. The figures he adduced were so remarkable that they deserve being placed on record. Leaving altogether out of the question the Geue< ; -.1 Assembly and its subordinate Civil Service, and confining himself to what is known as local government, Mr P3 He showed that there were in the colony 70 Borough Councils, 78 County Cou t icil3, 295 Road Boards, and 44 Town Disi rice Boards. This section of local Govei umeiit is therefore carried on by 477 bodies, with 4293 members. That is the numbur of persons chai'ged with the management of streets, roads, and bridges. In another section, Mr Pyke showed there were 15 River Boards, 25 Harbour Boards, 10 Waste Land Boards, 12 Education Boi>,vcU, 484 Licensing Committees, and 51 Hospital and Charitable Aid Committees, giving in all a total of 1772 local bodies, comprising a membership of 16,200 persona engaged in managing the affairs of some half million of people, 1 in every 20 of ihe population. Taking the number of adult males at 125,000, every eighth man is apparently engaged in governing his neighbours. Going a little closer into the examination, we find that there are 1920 licensing connintteemen to look after 1581 licensed victuaillera ; and there are upwards of 5,600 school committee mo 11 to look after the interests of 108,000 scholars, or one comuiitteeman to every 20 children. Wb seould be a happy, well-behaved people. Kidney complaint, one of the most common and yet most neglected diseases -of -this country, can be readily cured by the uae of Hop Bitters. See.