OLD NEW ZEALAND.

Evening Star, Issue 4015, 8 January 1876, Page 3

OLD NEW ZEALAND.

A curious relic of Old New Zealand is the copy of the ‘Wellington Independent’ of date January 21 1846, in the possession of a resident at Waikato. The title of the paper is printed in mstic letters upon a black scroll, -with a central design representing a beehive, surrounded by a floral decoration. The motto is, “Nothing extenuate or set down ought in malice. It has no page headings, it is about crown size, four pages, with four thirteen cm columns in each, and is printed in bourgeois and minion. There are altogether about four and ahalf columns of advertisements, two and ahalf on the frontpage, and two on the second. The leading article commences, “We are still without rcent news from Auckland.” It goes on to refer to the expected arrival of “Captain Grey” (the present leader of the Opposition), and the claims for compensation to be submitted to him by settlers. The article says: “ It is not merely the holders of land-orders which were unavailable as a means of acquiring possession of land avlio have suffered; it is also those who have been induced by the representations of the New Zealand Company, backed since 1840 by the sanction of the Government, to emigrate to this place, either as laborers or capitalists, in the belief that they might find this a profitable field for the employment of labor and of capital, and whose expectations have been falsified.” How completely the condition of the Colony has been altered since that time ! The arrival of two whaleboats Avith avool is made a subject of congratulation, and the ‘lndependent’ says : “ Wc believe that there will lie more tiuui fire Lortn of wool exported from Port Nicholson, instead of lour tons as previously stated.” This reads comically enough at the present time. There is next a report of a debate in the House of Commons on a vote for a sum of L 22,565 for the Colony of New Zealand. lathis report, avo find Mr Roebuck saying:—“He was convinced that Avith a little care they might strike out a sclf-ausLaining .system of colonization. L.ct the Colonists m local matters govern themselves. He entreated the Government not to allow an hour to pass before they fowned a uniform system 'for the Color.’, v” GuPeel, referring to the Legislative Council, said ;— e: In some way or other, it ought fo represent the public opinion of tl'c Calory.” T\ e gather some ciuious factsimm advertisements. In those days, William p’itzhcrboit sold groceries,, whaler’!, tlops wdfcoopiion.