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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1615, 8 October 1873, Page 4

Mr Thomas who ha3_ been acting as Emigration r;A gent, is.on jhis' way. to the Colony,-; ■ :'.. ;,. ,> '. v ,-;'-; Vj ;•';;; ;j'i Judge W^rd; has (found an -appreciative journalist or «• Jeames" on the staff of the North Otagq Times,] who says :~" We have seen., many, judges, but we have neyerseen a JSigewho .exceeded his. Honor Judge Ward iif courtesy. There is "such" a lamentable absence of even comtnori;politeneas in Colonial society, that, we believe, a journalist is only doing, his duty in drawing attention to at least one example of uniform politeness,' more especially when that one example occupies an exalted official position. V. j ; ,\ •^ V?ritiijg^of the rush for, snares injthe'National Insurance Company, a contribujboi- to a contemporary says:— "l don't suppose anyone will envy the unfortunate directors of,' the new! Insurance, Company, -s Fancy having to allot 100, 000 shares to applicants for., nearly. 200,000,; arid satisfy everybody. WJhateyer they do, , about one-half .the expectant- rihafe'holflers will 1 be' 'discontented, and will be tearing their hair, gnashing their teeth,' and calling all sorts of, ugly names. Aaauto da fe might satisfy the hungriest, but I doubt it.. . ; After all, what a wonderful thing the public is, and how wonderfuUy they do-go' in 'for^a supposed 'thingv Poor, impoverished Auckland, you would think, to read her members' speeches, not an inhabitant hadi'a shilling to spare, but they were not hfjhind.hand.as it tnrned.put. Even Wanganu^l umed out/truinps.Y ',J< : - ■'".(.,