THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, February 15, 1851.
The New Zealand traffic for supply of the California Market with potatoes, onions, barley, oats, maize, and other agricultural produce, is in full activity for the season. In our last, we recorded the departure of the "Arabia," a full ship; and, in our number of this day, by reference to our Shipping Intelligence, it will be seen the "Novelty," has since sailed with a large cargo. These are encouraging circumstances to the growers, who are thus not only rewarded for present toil, but urged to persevere in continued exertion. Although it may be that California may eventually be enabled to supply herself with the vegetables at present drawn from hence, still the cultivation of the soil of New Zealand, and its conversion from a profitless scrub to a rich pastoral mead will do more for its Native and European inhabitants than they may be disposed to believe, or than we could, without constant demonstration, explain. In our next paper, we shall endeavour to convince the native agriculturalist of the great profit to be derived from grass lands;—for until grass lands are generally prevalent, New Zealand cannot become either a great, productive, or rich country. There are yet three ships of an united burthen of 550 tons loading for San Francisco, and in addition, to these, some others are spoken of as likely to be laid on. They are all rapidly filling with cargo, and the probability is that shipments will continue for some little time. Last week we had the arrival from San Francisco of the schooner "Pauline." She brought back a few of the former inhabitants of Auckland who have found by experience the superior advantages of its healthy climate, and happy industry.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 3, Issue 56, 15 February 1851, Page 2
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291THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, February 15, 1851. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 3, Issue 56, 15 February 1851, Page 2
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