NEW ZEALAND AFFAIRS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 677, 29 April 1869, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND AFFAIRS.

(From tho Xew Zealand Examiner, January 30.) We have by turn been pained, amused, gratified, and rendered indignant by the multitude of correspondence, and so called "leading" articles that have appeared, not only in the "Leading Journal," but in the lesser lights of the English Press. Our pain has arisen from the reflection that it has fallen to the lot of a few hundred savages to attract that attention to New Zealand that more than 200,000 of our fellowcountrymen have been unable to arouse. Our amusement (sad word to have to use here) has been caused by the ignorance displayed by those who so authoritatively write on the present unhappy state of affairs —an ignorance that brings vividly to mind the truth that "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." Our gratification arises from the fact that those of the correspondents and leader-writers who really know New Zealand agree thoroughly as to the present sharp, but assuredly sliort, crisis, and that they are all of the one opinion that the colonists have truth and justice on their side, and that the " oppressed and suffering people" in this case are those who have been induced to emigrate to a colony under the belief that it is part and parcel of the British Empire, and entitled to assistance in the maintenance of law, order, and civilization. Our indignation has been excited by what cannot be called anything else than the falsehoods propagated by a miserable clique at home who dub themselves humanitarians, and who give the direct negative to the saying that "charity begins at home" by going—we beg pardon, sending —thousauds of miles m search of savages upon whom to expend their vast (?) sympathies, and who embiace, a-, men and brotheis, a handful of rebellious Maoris, retaining cannibal propensities. Once more, then, at the risk of proving wearisome to our readers, we reiterate the facts so often stated in our coluinus with regard to the disturbances in New Zealand : Ist. TUat up to and until the termination of what is now known as the Waikato campaign, not one acre of

lam! had been taken from the'Maoris, all having been paid fur in hard solid coin of the realm. 2ml. That the Mann's have in all cases received in our law courts and elsewhere more than equal justice with the European. 3rd. That there is not any parallel in the history of British colouization for justice, kindness, and mercy equal* ling tliat of Englishmen in New Zealand. • 4th. That the New Zealand colonists, after having duly paid for all the lauds they possess, actually tax themselves to the extent of thousands annually for the education, and, if possible, preservation of the Maori race. sth. That the Maoris were fully warned before the commencement of the Waikato war —a war necessitated by their doing 9, and for which no excuse or pretext existed on their part —that upon their defeat their territories would be forfeited ; and they were given time to consider whether they would lay down theitvarms and take the oath of allegiance to be once again received with in the pale of the law. 6th. I hat at the termination of this war, when the whole length and breadth of the Waikato was at the mercy of the colonists, only a portion was confiscated, large tracts being parcelled off as native reserves. 7th. That the men who are now peipetrating horrible atrocities in New Zealand, are men that do not lay any claim to the land whereon they are fighting;—men who, from very savagery, lust of blood, and cannibalism, would do their best to make New Zealand as it was of old, '* one of the dark places of the earth." In the face of all this, it is astonishing that people can be found who conceive it their duty to counsel England to withhold, not only their support to New Zealand, but actually to tell the colonists that it is a just punishment for their crimes against the Maoris I Would that every page of our Indian history could read as bright and clear as those of New Zealand ; and yet to India we did the right thing, and sent large armies to crush the mutiny. How shall we put a parallel case to these people. Let them for one moment try to conceive (if it is possible to do such a thing) that one of them proceeds to a foreign country, purchases from a native land for a farm; then, by great industry and outlay of capital, improves his possession. The former proprietor, notwithstanding his having given to the holder a full and good title to the land, sees his improvements, and being rather an idle •' ne'er-do-well," thinks that he cannot do better than " enter in and enjoy," so coolly comes down, slaughters the wife and children of the possessor, finishing all up by shooting the proprietor himself. Make the scene Ireland, the purchaser an improving man, and the origiual proprietor an agrarian murderer, and the parallel is complete. What shouts of horror would these people then raise ? What punishment too dire and complete f>r the (civilized) savage ? But poor New Zealand colonists are out of sight a.id out of mind to all except a few trusty spirits who have to stem the tide of stupidities and factional philanthrophy.

Hokitika.. —The citizens of Hokitika are highly indignant because Prince Alfred is not going to visit them, and have resolved to st,nd the Mayor and Town Clerk of Hokitika, with Ci\ Button, to Christclmrch, to invite His Koyal Highness to visit West laud. Mr Hoos, Onairman of tho Council, also intends to try the effect of his persuasive powers upon the Prince,— Canterbury Pivss, April Id. (JuioNiiL Wyatt, CO.—We have to announce the death of Colonel Wyalf, C.B , of the 65th Begt., which took piace at Portobello Barracks, Dublin. Deceased served with the 63th for 42 yaars, having joined as an ensign in December, 1826. He was in active semen during tha Canadian rebellion of JB3B. He commanded a detachment at Wunganui, New Zealand 1817, and the entira of ids corps at Taranaki in 186 J-61, including tho alfair at Kawau, and capture of Matarikoriiio, tho i itlt* pits at Horar.gi, as also tha subsequent skirmishes in front of Te Ari and Pukeangiora. For these services he was created a Companion of the Bath, and received clasp medals. During the Waikato war ot 1563-t>4 ho was engaged in the ail'air of Kerikeri, aud commandeil tha storning party ot'the 65th at tiie cap;ui-o of BangirLi, where he was flightiy wounded. Colonel VV,>aU enj >yed a good service pension of £<-0i), auu had been iour times men iomd in despatches, a<id twice thanked ill general orders. Xne remai is of deceased was interred on January 11, with full mi.iiary hoaore, iu the oymeterjr at Arbor-hdl.

BBEAKFAST.—A FT7CCESS-FTJI, EXPEBIJIENT.— The Civil Service GUzefcte has the following interesting remarks : —" There are verv few simple articles of food which can boast "so many valuable and important dietary properties as cocoa. While acting on the nerves as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of ih? purest elements of nutrition, and at the same time corrects and invigorates the action of the digestive organs. These beneficial effects depend in a great measure upon the mariner of its preparation, but of late years such close attention has been given to the growth and treatment of c*ocoa, that there is no difficulty in securing it with every useful quality fully developed. The singular succes which Mr Epps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. Far and wide the reputation of Eppa's Cocoa has spread by the simple force of its own extraordinary merits. Medical men of all shades of opinion have agreed in recommending it as the safest a > d most beneficial article of diet for persons of weak constitutions. This superiority of a particular mode of preparation over all others i 3 a remarkable proof of the great results to be obtained from little causes. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of wellBelected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to di-ease. Jlundielsof subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood aud a properly nouished frame." 125