The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1891.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 27, 1 September 1891, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1891.

In accordance with the general principles of the Great Liberal Party, of which b.e Is a member, Mr Macdonald put a question on the order paper to ask the Premier whether he will, during the recess , tjake 4nto consideration the necessity of introducing next session, legislation haviag for its object the taking possession by the State, for the benefit of the wholf > people, of (1) all town and country lands lying unclaimed, and having no knowr 1 owners ; (2) all moneys which have lain uuclaimed for a period of over six years with the "banks and other financial institutions trading in the colony, and the true ownership of which moneys canr.ot be ascertained ? In other words the Premier will have to reply as to whether Ine will advocate the confiscation, or spoliation, of certain lands and moneys t'.ie property of private individuals, over T ,vhich the colony as a whole has not the slightest claim in reason or in law. Momlly it is a crime to covet thy neighbors goods, but, according to the decalogue (if they have such a thing) of The Great Li beral Party, it is a virtue. We do hope iibr the honour of the colony, tbat Mr Ballance will not allow himself to be entrapped into giying a reply which might cv en savour of a desire on his part to take such an extreme measure to gratify the predatory instincts of some of his followers;.

The news that the Hon. John Bryce has resigned his seat in the jHouse will be beard in every part, of th c colony with feelings of the deepest regret. But those feelings will be tempered -with the knowledge that the Leader of the Opposition has only done that which is right and proper for an honorable gentleman to do under the circumstances. There was no other course open for him to follow, and, painful as it must have been to him to leave his post at a time lilcs the present when his services are so valuable to the colony, he has only acted wi fch that noble sence of justice and right, wihich has distinguished him throughout the whole of his honorable political career. Our contemporary the Advocate published in its last evening's :issue a paragraph to the effect that tho course was not in a fit condition for horse b to run on. Such is not the case. The co v jse selected for the forthcoming meeting, to be held on the 9th instant, is in first - class condition, and the jumps are all fair, somewhat easier than last year, 'I 'here are no jumps over 4ft. Competent judgeß, who are quite unprejudiced, declare i the course to be really good, and in a Tj etter condition generally than it has 1 >een before, reports to the contrary notvri thstanding.