The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1868.

Dunstan Times, Issue 332, 4 September 1868, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1868.

Beneath the Rule of Men entirely just the ten is MIGHTI han theswoßD.

Notuivg since the Dunstau became a GoldSeld hag so disturbed tlie equanimity of the residents therein as, the removal of Mr. Warden Robinson to Mount Ida. Mr. Robinson has for so many years been identified with the Dunstan District, as to have almost become part and parcel of it, that his leaving at so short a notice a mounts well nigh to a public calamity, and we believe that with the great majority of people his removal is viewed in no other light. As Warden and Ke_ sident Magistrate, Mr. Robinson has always striven to do his duty, conscientiously and impartially, and has in" variably succeeded in so doing. . Of course, with judicial matters there must always be two parties to a suit, as well as two sides to a question and as is usually the case in small communities the losing side is often times given to bo uncharitable, and cither questions the decision of- the judicial officer or considers it a personal grievance. Cases of this sort though

fortunately rare, have nevertheless arisen but, in no single instance have we found other than that the verdict given wss a just one, and the result of a careful weighing of evidence on both sides. In this matter we are assured that the public hold similar opinions with our own, also that Mr. Robinson was a most pains taking officer. In furthering the interests of our social institutions, Mr. Robinson al ways readily and cheerfully assisted, not only by his good counsel and ad vice, but he liberally responded in a pecuniary point of view ; his gentlemanly conduct and bearing upon all occasions has won for him universal respect and esteem, and whether in private or public, we feel assured th; t time alone can heal the wound inflicted by his removal, but we must find sufficient consolation in the fact that what the Dunstan District has lost, that of Mount Ida has gained The testimonial so numeroug'y signed, and the handsome accompanying piece of plate which will be hereafter presented—both the spontaneous offerings of the people of this district will be a most convii cing and substantial proof of the respect and admiration in which our late Warden and Resident Magistrate was held. We do not intend questioning more than possible the action of the Provincial Government in the matter, because we believe that like every other employer, they possess an undoubted right to dispose of their servants as they please, and in removing Mr. Robinson to Mount Ida, and appointing Mr. Vincent Pyke in his stead we ought to be charitable enough to suppose that, the exigencies of the public service demanded such a proceeding. If such was not the case, and MrRobinson's removal is the result of caprice or favoritsm, then we have a right to complain, for reasons that besides contributing to his support, the public when an officer has done his duty, and by long years of residence identified himself witli them, and become as it were one of themselves they naturally take an interest in promoting his comfort at:d well being, letalone the inconvenience, they the public might be put to by the change of officials; as where judgment, combined with a technical knowledge is required, the longer any person fulfilling the responsible position of Warden and Resident Magistrate resides in the District wherein he officiates, the better he becomes acquainted with his work, and cases coming before him for adjudication necessarily more readily disposed of. The shifting about of public officers, especially, if responsible ones, must be a very expensive affair, for besides costing the country a great deal of money, it must do so to the individual concerned. Society on the Goldnekls J is not the same, as it was live years ago, when Mr. Robinson took charge of the Dunstan District; at that time any shift might readily lie made, but we have become a settled community since, and where one household god was sufficient, twenty arc required now, the breaking up of a home theretore even under the most favorable auspices becomes a serious matter, and is attended with severe loss. With Mr. Vincent Pyke as Warden and Resident Magistrate—though deeply regretting the loss of Mr. Robinson's services—the district has every reason to be satisfied, his large experience in Goldlields' matters, eminently qualities him for his duties, and there can be no question for doubt but, that in the person of the lab; Secretary for Goldfields, will be found a, most effici ent officer. The name of Mr. Vincent Pyke is almost synoi imous with the history of gold mining in the Australian Colonies, and, with all those veteran miners who date their experiencee from the early days of Mount Alexander in Victoria, it has become a " household word. " In those good old times many perhap-besides ourselves have seen Mr, Pyke hard at work invested with the digger's insignia of office, and taking his place amongst the busy crowd of gold seekers, and when we tell our readers that Mr. Pyke was returned to the Victorian Parliament upon the very first occa- ; sion of the mining community possess-

ng the franchise, we are sure that the miners of this district 'will congratulate themselves upon their affairs being presided over by a gentleman of such considerable experience and so inti. mately acquainted with their interests, and one who, both in Victoria and New Zealand was always to bo found doing battle on the side of the people