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Auckland Times, Volume 1, Issue 11, 18 October 1842, Page 1

Fnii many a time anti oft. have we laughed out the distresses of Mantalini aiid his mangle, as depictured ’by the inimitable Boz—we did not thiat* this process would so soon fail to our turn —nevertheless any of our subscribers, who is desirous or satisfying his curiosity, may call in High-street and see the TIMES mangled. To here and there one, 'such as are steady and caret*,!i, wc might entru.U the taslfi o! mangling their own copy, but the process is a nice one, and 'must he as warily periormed as ii die juice of the Pineapple” herself were standing over the performer. Poor Mantalini used to grumble very ds.-h s.elidlv over h.s ma.ngle/and no thing but the ;i! r< a■ ei e 1 ai! ere ati\ e ol enlisting, and ail the horrors of pipe clay anu paste bind ing could Keep him steadily to his duty. but we }m\e no such fastidious disinclinations ; we consider our mang'e an ingenious and an li v over as cnntamntible And sneafcinir an attempt to -• the press as ever was perpetrated, and when we are enabled by tin arrival of the &// am rock from Kulnev t< return in triumph to the mil blown honors of a Colmnl iui or an Minion patent, we Mi ' X* r, shad par!, almost, with a ii'ar of regret, from he ponderous revolver which lias so efficiently, mangled .our sheets, and other peoples would be despotism, at one and the same time. "j We beg leave most respectfully to enquire what necessity there has been for more than a fortnight’s delay in the promised expedition of offering the extra printing materials for sale, and why these materials are not sold in accordance with Government practice by Auction ? what occasion is there to keep them open to the end of the month, in contravention of promises repeatedly made. What fair, wliat proper motive can be assigned for declining offers p purchase, which have been handed in again and again. Above all, why has the Government placed itself in the position of monopolizing, at a crisis this, the only printing-press and materials which Auckland possesses ?.. In our last Mangle we made a communication to the Governor in respect of the Bay ol Islands press - we told him, for his guidance and selfpossession, what his own servants were reporting about JVfr. Kitcuen s visit to tne Bay—we do not say that the pr per inference to be drawn from the Governt r.’s silence is, that all that has been said us true, but we do say, that it is an inference that will be very generally assumed, am we respectfully suggest that it would be very ea.syfa.nd moderately wise

to let the public Jnow why the printer of the Government Gazette, a mechanic paid by the public purse, for the performance of certain operative duties; why is he sent to kick ms heels at the Bay of Islands ? A considerable proportion of the adult male emigrants by the Duchess of Argyle and Jane Gifford are already dispersed into private service, and the remainder I are employed on the roads, as we stated in our last. The Government are entitled t( praise for the promptitude, with which tlie\ have met the emergency of the case. IVe thin®, however, a more judicious method of putting the people "to the latter employment might have beep adopted. It it is not too late, we would suggest that certain portions of the roads required, should be permitted to be contracted for, by some of the most intelligent and respectable among the emigrants, who in their turn should employ their humbler com-1 panions, by piece worth By this means, we are persuaded, that more would be obtained, and that it would be better and more cheerfully completed ; there are objections to the system of wording in parties under the surveillance of government subordinates, which are too obvious to require further remark- would at the same time be quite easily in the power of an officer of the Surveyors’ Department to care that the actual labourers were adequately and punctually paid. It is to be hoped that something will be done, while this labour is available, to improve the thoroughfare across Mechanics’ ; Bay, (there is now a very considerable population on the eastern side of it,) the allotments, comprising the space they occupy, were sold at very high prices, no de - cent approach lias ever been attempted ! the hill on each side of the Bay is almost inaccessible in wet weather, and the swamp on the eastern side is impassible, except by these who totally disregard wading up their knees in mud, ladies cannot traverse [the Bay at all, except there has been a imonths drought, a circumstance that <io< not often happen in New Zealand. The Chic, Justice, the Attorney General, the residem Clergyman, the Protector of Aborigines. > O | the Collector of Customs, and many o{j,< i ! persons, including the Editor of ti:< , TIMES, are]obliged by their official duf'es to encounter these difficulties daily. Tin labour of twenty men, judiciously directed, would remedy the evil, in one wee”

It affords us great satisfaction to bear personal testimony to the patient, cheerful, anclj exemplary* disposition of these.

einigraatg. ¥otw ithstanding tue many disappointments which have awaited them, discontent prevails, the ablest artisan applies hint* seif cheerfully to the hum* j blest labor; they remember The many, difficulties they have tied from at home ; and They stfli confidently recogj fin this place a land of I prpistlse, hut they wTsely re* collect that such promise maybe fulfilled only to pa■tient 'and assfitlndus Indus | fry. The I Emigration agent ( ?was busy the otEser mofaifingV In paying* ever to aca ensigra nt, ifhe sum of pound, which had been put down by Mm, In Scotland, as a. deposit to secure hss acceptanccP of the best employment, which could he provided for hint obi arrival. jiW e could net help tliSnlilng much nacre judicious «* wotehi fii ato been to have translerrctl this little money a Savhfigs JSank, subject of course to the disposal of the ow T nei% but dropped ihere as the nucleus 1 of a little fund of frugality. After the tedium and restraint of a tour BiflontliS voyage, it is no difficult mi alter to gaiess the road that very many of these tne pound notes have traveled, under the careless guidance to which they have been subjected. JU there some physical detec i in Auckland, which makes it impossible to establish so desirable, so necessary, so universal an Institution as a Savings .IBank t Our future days of publication are Xuesdays and Fridays. * * >