DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 14, 8 November 1843, Page 2

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Accident.—On Saturday last, as mme men were fuming a large boat over, on the Beacb, Commercial Bay, one of tbe men, named David Hill, slipped his foot and the boat fell oil hi* leg which caused a severe fracture. Dr. Conway was inpiumediate attendance, and the man is in a fair way to recover, but we believe he is destitute •>f fi lends and without auy mean* to support himself uotil he recovers the u»e of his leg. Corn Mill.—On Friday last, a Meeting of the members of the Agricultural Association was held at the Exchange Hotel, John Jnlmson, E9q. in the chair. Tbe chairman briefly itated thtf object for which the meeting was called, and pointed out the necessity of the immediate erection of a Mill for the use of the settlers to get their wheat flee, ground. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, and it was ultimately agreed that a committee be appointed to euqnire into, aod report upon, in 14 days, the best means to obtain the object in view, after which the meeting was adjourned for 14 days* Seizure. —Yesterday morning- about 9 o’Clock, Mr. Guilding, seized 5 casks of Bum, 6 casks of Fcrter, a quantify of Bulier, Sec. which had been landed in the course of the immin*>, from the Thomas Lord, without passing entries for •lie same. Imports, Nov. G. Thomas Lord, schooner, Brown, master, from Sydney : 12 casks butter, 50 hags Hour, t cnse’salad oil, I cask oatmeal, 2 casks groeeiies, 1 case vinegar, 3 casks blacking, 1 ca»k mustard, 1 caroteel currants, 7 bales slops, I ease I cask groceries, 1 case cigars, 1 puncheon rum, 17 kegs tobacco, 10 hegsheads rum, ? case* hards ware, 4 hales slops, S cases paintings, 40 bags flour, 10 hogsheads porter, 1 care 2 casks crockery, 2 packages tea, 2 boxes raisins, 3 boxea *oap, 12 boxes candle*, l box shoes. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. lathe Editor 0/ the Auckland C ironicle. * ,n > —H • * well known tbat die Land Clai s •.ve created much interest and excitement amongst o ti Colonists. We are iu a great measure dec pendant upon a favourable decision of the Home (lovcrninent ; 00 that decision depends oitr future wilate. Government at first allowed various l iefs to sell land in any quantity, and to give • 1 le deeds lot ciieli, and those deeds were held vabd lot lands so purchased bjr European.*, until the li?be irleuiug pi<ielain»tion was published, forbids lit g the iMaon chief*, to s»J| land, and certifying 1 lie. t lie nee lot f It Mich deeds should be null ami void. The horror stricken Colonists at this unexpected decimation were at once plunged into the -i.atest difficulties T he chiefs who bud sold the lai d previous to this edic, and Imd received an advance thereupon, obstinately refused to refund •on part tin rent, alleging their reason for refusal, that tbe European* Wen commencing encroachments "li their lands, and that they would not suffer it • oiis.q&ontly their pioSpects weie blighted, snd they wet -1 ' lelt iii * precarious and despondin situation. AI let flits their desponding hopes we? uither irritated by the monopoly of monied indr** viduals, U'idi r lire righteous garb of government officials, who purchasing lands fiom Ji/i.in Sovereign, offered them for sale at a (n rot-) fair price. Poisons purchasing lands from these companies, have been further perplexed with the loss of their deposits on account of some constructed plan of their claims portending f avor to the monopolists, —their ow n interests were most strictly attended to. In the iiaaiue of justice who are the lawful owners of the lands in question ? Who are the original owners? Which class of beings, (Maori or European) were they ordained for by the God of natme t Let those who were born m the laud of English liberty,—the pretended usurpers of equal rights aud privileges answer the question, Such cou»

duct on the p » rt of the officials, casi a glo >"i “ver our colonists; their anticipations have bem blighted and thechannels to wealth and affluence have been, stopped, but we would induce them to look forward with cheerful hearts, and try to rid themselves of the present existing evil, for we sincerely believe better it ay* are not far distant. PUBLIC US. Fov, 4,1343. To the Editor of the Auckland Chronicle. Sin,—l intend giving yon considerable information, conveyed in a» few word* as possible, and I hope you will make good use of them. Having formed a c onnection with the New Zealand General Contracting Economical Cheap Labour Procuring Association. I will from time to time give you 9ucb hints concerning their praiseworthy transactions, as will, I have no doubt, sav - yon, the Government, and all connected with the Colony, a world of trouble and expense; indeed the good which this Association Intend to do this country, is incalculable. This Association, Mr. Editor, is not like other Association*, that have only high sounding names to recommend them, who do nothing but spout a few frothy speeohes, gobble np their dinners, aud then go to sleep for the next six months. No, no, Mr, Editor, —you will find that the members of our Association sre always wide-a-wake ; in fact, they must jjndergo the most minute phrenological ’ scrutjny before they be admitted as member* (this is a secret whicfil did not intend to have given you fit this time, bjit to the point, in order to show you the usefulness of our Association, I will just give you an extract from the minutes of our last ‘Meeting. •* At an aggregate Meeting of the New Zealand General Contracting Economical Cheap Labour Procuring Association, the Chairman elected, it was unanimously resolved, That tbis Association do keep a proper register of all vacant places, or places likely to be vacant. That all places under Government shall hereafter be filled by contract, the lowest estimate being the only oue accepted of/’ N. B.—itjia nof necessary that individuals applying should be able to fill these situations fljpmselves as they will be allowed to keep clerks to do the work. That evepy membpr of this Association do exert themselves to find out and report thereon to Jthe secretary all vacant places, or plapgs likely tq be vacant, in order that they may be properly entered in the register. That our worthy Secretary be instructed to draw up advertisements properly describing these situalions, arid tbp qualificatjflps of iDteoding applicants. I must here stop,—ln my next I will gijre you an advertisement, wjth a few popies of tbe ap. plications that have been made for the various places. I am, &c., Auckland, Oct, O. P. Q.