Maorland as Viewed by Others.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 230, 13 October 1905, Page 2

Maorland as Viewed by Others.

The follow ing meKi.’r, under -re heading “L. - s M > N dat-'d Wellington, *Dpea**'-d in ■ rc. cent issue of the ” British Au-r r .. sian,” a London weekly : “ The ratepayers of Wellington, by a majoority of over 800, have rejected a proposal to borrow £70,000 for the extension of the tramways from Mirimar to Dunedin. They agreed to a scheme for amalgamating Caversham with the city.” There were half-dozen of them in the club, and the fat man, who had been reading a fuil-page advertisement of New Zealand in the ** London Times,” put down his paper, “Where is New Zealand?* he asked. “New Zealand? New Zealand! H’m 1 Heard something about that place,” replied the thin man, thoughtfully. “Oh yee, I remember. It’® the capita! of liew South Wales. Awfully jolly little town, I believe. A friend of mine knows the chief man there. I think hia name is Seddon, He’s a big butcher. See his meat in the shops.” “ A very progressive little village, I understand,” ventured a talkative old gentlemen. M lt*i a species of communistic place, and the tribesmen are devoted to Mr Seddon, and tried to make him a present of a golden idol set with diamonds, but he replied that as long as be found favour in their eyes he was amply content, and sought no further reward than that they should retrain loyal to tbe grand old flag. I remember reading something about it in tbe papers.” “ Any good shootin’ there ?” asked the youngest of the men, who had just returned from a hunting trip in Central Africa. “ Ob, excellent. In the surrounding district the moaa are very plenti* fa), and are in season all the year. A friend of mine has a wonderful collection of their tusks. And as for fishing, I know a man who took 300 tui in an hour with the dry fly in Lake Melbourne. The Ngahaurauga and Kaiwarra are protected, I think, aa their plumage is growing exceedingly Scarce.” “ How do you get there ?” continued the sportsman, eagerly. “ You go by boat to Tasmania, and then take the train inland to Brisbane. Then you ride by coach.” “ Funny I never bear! of tbe place,” said a man who had hitherto been silent. “ I often heurd the name Seddon, but I always thought be was a syndicate or something. But, ot course, I've been too busy to study it, though now and then, on still nights, I’ve beard a sc and like a far-off foghorn tlx. -th ’ “Oa, that.” they all chorused, “that was Mr Seddon.”