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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume VI, Issue 139, 20 April 1854, Page 3

[Translated from the Maori.] The sentence put forth,—"Who can tell whether the Natives will securethose blessings which the European enjoys?" is a question, the answer to which, " Yes," is just. But the native may think that he cannot reap the same advantages as his neighbour, but he will certainly realize the same ■wealth as the European if he avail himself of European usages. Some will say, what are the means by which we shall be enabled to attain so desirable an end? We will show you the road whore your feet may tread in order to secure both wealth and peace. Formerly the people of this island were living in gross darkness, and ignorance, and they wandered about hitVer and thither, withtaiuednnd held by force olarms and they were out any settledloccupationSrheir lands were ob in constant fear of their seized by the original owners ; at the same time, the lands were quite valueless. Now the people of England were like this formerly, before they came in contact with the more enlightened nations of Europe. They (the Britons) were found living without proper laws as regards land and other matters of moment. On the settlement of foreign people iu their country, their eyes were opened, and they began to discover the importance of civilized usages, and became anxious to obtain u knowledge of the arts which the' strangers had acquired in their own lahcf. In process of time the two nations became united in feeling and purpose. They now turned their attention to the cultivation of the soil, for the Britons saw the value of their lands at this time, and knew, that they must labour with their hands it they wished to reap the fruits of the earth. Will any one say that lands lying waste and uncultivated

an> livieh worth? 'l'i.cy became valuable only, by cultivation, by which mcuh, they yield sustenance for ui.::i. Wast.' laud i o.i t.:e othrr hand are alike unimporti'iit to nil, for neither the owners, nor the people generally »re in any way benefitted by theiii.^ Thi condition of the natives of this, country was similar to that we have described, nt the time, the ficsl Euroi-cMis appeared on these shore.'. They hid no specific -employment; thny were living in constant dread of o-.e another; and the lane's were uncultivated wastes. But Ilongihika invited the Eucopcans hither, n.iuie'y the Knglih. who woiulhe first residents. They cultivated the soil, and the earth brought forth its increase ; and then the natives saw and acknowledged that the eal value of land rons'.stcd in its productions, and that the simple process of raising food nas to be effected by the labour of man. j (To be continued.)