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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 192, 20 September 1909, Page 5

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To ths Editor. Sir,—One of tb; taunts (lung at us of the Robe Volar, by the queer crowd, who under cover of anxious searchers for information, forgot to hide the Iron Heel of tyranny and imposition, was: that whoever entered these borders, took out a voluntary Prohibition Order against themselves—for life, as one demented fulminator screamed, | but others modified into: so long as they reside here. This particualr mendacity, suggests the enquiry:—ln what section of our Great Democratic Constitution is power given to irresponsible and self-stycd humanists, or even the people's servants, to set apart a portion of the public estate for a Social leper Colony? Where tne brave hearts who by inhuman toil and abstinence from the commonest alleviations and amenities of life, these irnpostser take conspicuous precautions to avoid until railways and motor car roads may carry their sainted persons in first class fare compforts. shall, directly they cross the Rohe Potae boundaries, be branded Drunkards.? Even if the distorted plea of "Sacred Covenant" were true, and we. the converters of this incomparably fertile wilderne*s into a future paradise were

the social outcasts—the Pakatoa is-

landers— our presence here denotes us; is it decent: is it in good taste:

is it in consonance with the Nazarene Carpenter's tenets and teaching: Who, that a marriage feast be merry, changed not wine into water, but water into wine, and Whom they pretend to venerate and follow, that they fake a special journey here, to, with ghoulish appetites, mock us with our degradation!? Does not this Contemptible assumption of prerogatives assess the value of their pretensious charity to be: a Caesarean violation of free citizenship: and indicate their aim to be: because we cannot partake of life's comforts in comely moderation, lest we exhibit the instincts of our class; therefore you also shall abstain?

Does not the miserable exhibition

instead of placating discontent and refining the perception of the social sense, by this specious arrogation of surr.ptur.ry authority, and vicious threat and taunt, degrade every man's faculty to his own dyspeptic atrophy? Where is the marvel then, if the free man is denied a justice and privilege common to his race, that he will obtain the same by subterfuge, and we get the unlicensed dealer in our midst, and the moral sense becomes so cs tilled that no one regards the act a crime, and rather shields the transgressor and his trade.? But this aspect of the topic is too abstruse for the brute force humanist: Cause and Effect in

high moralities he cannot understand: If the ends arc gained, the means are justified: this he can comprehend: but whether the "means" be unethical; whether they be distortion of history; suppression of truth; substitution of his own interpretations, and deprivation of his neighbour's rights: well, what of them? The object is attained! Ar, Mr Gitto* shamelessly confessed at the conclave of poignant "information" excavators the other night:— 'Therehave been several petitions that the restrictions be removed, which I helped to block !* Who, or what law of ethics, authorised him to block petitions? And though he adds, that some names attached thrreto—his care not to mention whose names nor how many, is distinctly indicative—were those cf people dead; his immoral act of thwarting a nation's right to prefer its grievances, casts a grave doubt upon his unverifiablc ex officio assertion that such were there. The very existence of such petitions emphasises a legitimate refusal to accept the conditions prayed for (sic) by these chiefs. And it is a strange innovation these sham altruists would introduce that minorities shall rule!—l am. etc., W.B. Te Kuiti.

To the Editor.

Sir, I should like to call attention to the fact that the Spring is now getting well advanced and it will soon be too late to transplant treis or shrubs. It is a great pity that something could not be done at once in the way of planting a few shrubs and shelter trees on our recreation ground. This is a small matter that should be attended to an if not done at once another year will be Isot. I would suggest that a subscription list might be opened at the office of the "Chronicle" for a week so that a small sum might be collected for the object. Two or three pound-t will be sufficient and personally I am willing to start the ball rolling with ten shillings—l am. etc., RESIDENT.

This is a good suggeLsion and any small contributions will be received and arrangements made to get workdone if a few donations are forthcoming.—Editor K.C.C. ]