The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1870.

Dunstan Times, Issue 448, 18 November 1870, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1870.

Beneath the Rule of Men entirely just the pen is mightier than theswonn

’The special Mission of the Provincial Council, although called for the purpose of business connected with the annexation of Southland may still he Aiken advantage of, to forward sundry

matters of local importance. Wo cannot of course expect to obtain votes of money for large amounts, still small sums might be got for pressing local wants, and provided that even no vole at all is obtained, something will be done towards impressing upon members, or rather those assuming to be such, what will be required of them at the next assembling of the Council. The annexation of Southland, although deprecated by many, must prove of immense advantage to Otago ; we not only acquire territory, hut political strength at the same time, and which, in the General Assembly will be of -considerable advantage. The annexation of Southland will considerably ’strengthen the position of the Northern Goldfields, as Southland must look in this direction to extend their trade. In the Lakes’ district, a complete revolution is taking place, and a population entirely new to the goldfields issetting in from Invercargill and Riverton, andfrom what we can learn with considerable advantage to themselves, and those they have come amongst, there is nothing like new blood and new ideas, and the change having commenced with our neighbors, will soon extend itself in this direction, and both Cromwell and Clyde will experience an influx of population from a quarter they little expected. Our goldfields present advantages for the investment of capital which are not elsewhere to be found, and it is a most extraordinary circumstance that, they have been so much neglected. Southland ‘members will see that it is to their advantage to support the claims of the Northern goldfields, and that' by so doing, they are only advocating th eir own interests, hitherto, Tuapeka has had a preponderance of influence, for what with squatter, and non-resident members, we have not had that consideration to which we were entitled, however, there is every probability that we shall he held in greater estimation, now that the number of our friends has been in. creased. As the present is the last time the Provincial Council will meet until after the general elections, after the business connected with Southland has been disposed of, many minor matters will doubtless be gone into, and there may be still time to urge our claims, through local and goldfields' members.