The Dunstan Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1870.

Dunstan Times, Issue 449, 25 November 1870, Page 2

The Dunstan Times.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1870.

ifieneath the Rule of Men entirely just the pen is mightier thantheswoßD

The appointment of an Agent-General tfbr New Zealand in the person of the Hon. Julius Vogel, if reports are reliable, 'must be looked upon as a 4pro» acqfhntiou te the colony. There is no man we Iffpow possessing so great an amount of experience n Mr. Vogel, and his large practical know;Jedge of colonial life cannot but prove -of immense advantage. New Zealand as but very imperfectly understood in England, and, even in well informed circles, it is believed that life and property in the province of Otago is not safe from predatory visits of hostile Maories. Happily the peace of the whole of the (South Island is in no

-danger of any such interruption, ai ■its inhabitants can persue the ev "te or of their way with even too feeling of security than the dwelle ji_ in London --can do after a rabid d ■d monstration of a mot) -’bf. idlers : 1.. Hyde-park. English people appear b : know very little of the geography . st. Zealand, its inhabitants, or root of The only 'fac ■f. realised are that it is a British po b session somewhere in the South Sea its products 'being gold and woo ’ while its inhabitants are either savat cannibals or gold-diggers, and tin among the equipments of the imm I grant must be included a certai s amount of pepper and salt, so that, hj •- might not be eaten unless with som l J degree of relish bv any dark-skinne d.• , , native who may happen to cross hi path. Some few years since we reco lect a young man showing ns letter he had received from his friend in England, -cautioning him agains eating too much fruit. This migh have been a possible contingency . had the young man been in som 1 of the older 1 settlements in tin - North Island, and doubtless such t - caution may not be out of placi among “ new chums” on the Bunstai a few years hence; but at the tinn . we are writing about the caution wa: simply ludicrous, and we may fairly conclude that it conveyed an idea o 1 the average amount of knowledgi ; possessed by people in the old country of how affairs stand here. Lecturer! may depict a land flowing with mill and honey ; still, colonial experienci shows us that, before this can be at tained, population is a most necessary ingredient, and there is no earthly paradise unless it 4s made so. Undei the most favorable circumstances il would be difficult to live in the best favored and sunniest of climes without the exercise of manual labor. Mr. Vogel, as Agent-General, will be aide to set people right dpon the subject oi emigration to the colonies, more particularly that of New Zealand. He will be enabled to show that, although we present the most profitable field foi labor in the known world, a home and independence can only be secured by industry. He will be able to-secure | emigrants of the right stamp, to whom he can offer inducements such as are not obtainable in any other quarter oi the globe. Mr. Vogel understands exactly the population we require, and he will send us those most likely to succeed, so that, even as an -immigration agent, his services will-be exceed, ingly valuable. Other matters will 0 t course engage the attention of the Agent-General, and we may fully expect that, from this appointment, we shall have much on which to coni gratulate ourselves. The example has j been set by the Australian Colonies, and has been attended by the most •fa vorable results. It is impossible for people in England to know all about ns unless we take the trouble to inform'them, and we are very sure that, could people at home be only well informed on New Zealand subjects, a vast amount of attention would be turned this way. Here we have a ■climate assimilating itselt to Great Britain, and which is capable of sustaining the race of Englishmen in all its native vigor. ‘ The land is capable of producing all the fruits of the earth, even of a semi-tropical character ; land is to be-obtained upon the eadest of terms, and fvery immigrant possessing common industry, combined with 'carefulness and sobriety cannot fail to get-on. Financially the appointment of an Agent General is is of great importance, and will largely increase the value of our securities, while it will also enable us to borrow money upon the most favorable terms, as the nature and value of our securities will be more thoroughly understood. It report speaks true, we may ■congratulate Mr. Vogel upon his appointment and the colony upon having taken a step in the right direction to make itself known.