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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1431, 18 September 1872, Page 2

We observe thai our morning eontemporary has introduced another element into the discussion regarding Government patronage —that of its recent interference with the appointments by the Judges of those papers which should be gazettes in bankruptcy. We do not think that our contemporary has in any nay improved his by this reference. There can be no doubt whatever that the Judges, by their experience, were well qualified to decide as to i he-papers in the various districts which were best adapted to give due publicity to notices in bankruptcy; and it is as certain that they made those appointments without political bias. There is equally little room to doubt that the late Government took the paltry means of punishing papers in opposition to them by depriving such of the privilege in question. That circulation was made the pretence of their action does not improve the matter. We have ah"eady shown that increased circulation is an advantage gained by papers possessing Government patronage, in addition to the direct benefit conferred upon such from the public funds. We, paid a visit to-day to Gore Browne Barracks, where the bulk of the newlyarrived immigrant are located. The barrack-square presented a busy scene, and the mingled hum of voiees—English, Danish, and Gaelic—produced a remarkable effect The rapidity with which the immigrants were engaged excited general surprise : the few who were acting as interpreters were fully occupied, having more work on their hands than they could well manage. The Norwegians appeared to have the preference; the single women especially found little difficulty in securing suitable engagements, their ignorance of English being looked upon as a defect which would soon be remedied. By 1 p.m. a remarkable clearance had been made, and the general idea was that a very small proportion of the foreigners would remain to be sent to the bush settlements.

Mails for the United Kingdom and Australia close at Auckland ac 1 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday, 19th inst.) Telegrams will be received at Naper till 11 a.m.

The meteorological observations for the Colony for June last show severe wea'ber throughout the colony with much snow, tail, and rain, and unusually severe frost and snow showers in the South. Nelson seems to have been distinguished that month by the greatest rain-fall on record; while Southland experienced the lowest temperature known there for fourteen years; and as a general sample of the weather the following note is not a very cheerful reading:—"Four days of thunder, five of snow, four of hail, five of fog."

By home advices, it appears that in the iron trade there is no limit to the advance in prices, the attitude of the men being the main cause of quotations being so unduly forced up.