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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 197, 27 July 1883, Page 2

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" " [Post Correspondent]] „., Sir F. ;; D.! Bell is preparing another paper for tire Colonial Insticate. .:i.|Thei telegraphed announcement to the effect that King Tawhiao (or " Tawaiho," ; aa the Times called him), meant to pay a visit TtoWnglaW hif not excited i tnach^tt«ntionv?r*Peopt£* jhave not >got over the ridicule pileW upon, them connection with i Tai-^---whanga's mission, and " natives" from ypurj part pt the world (no matter what' nominal-titles they hold) wi'l be pery doubfnlly lboiked nppn for) sow time' to .'gome;-'^"^'''* j "'' ix '^~ J " TM ■■ f JsMr Maling, late of the Royal* Engi. nWsj wlip, B informed you ia my last, rn^int^settle m Nevr Zealand, is an eminent mad m: his 'profession. He J has beea on jan important mission for : the Government m Canada, the States; Hand. Egypt, and only leaves England now on account of Mrs Milling's health. The other day .(after he had booked his passage by the Waik&to) Mr Maling .was sent, for; by one of the Under— Stic-' retaries of/: State.: at and ; offered- ;fe'ry jconsiderable inducements to remain m this country. He has also, I am told, had by no means an unsatisfactory] inter.vlew with Sir F. D; Bell. Mr Miling takes a letter of in-* frodaction to Sir N&'JerVois md other Wellington njotablesi'so he will 'make 1 tor that city. I jtjvr.-t<s:iH oh'The iNew ZealaniShipping^Company 1 are.elaWd atj hearing' the fast' fun' out' 1 made '"'.bjr !; ;ttiei lonic*; t *Ehe r lowering of freiglits Has ihad the happienfc effect.; The Catalonia; sailed .quite full, and the British King is loading fast.. There wasia great show of New Zealanders at the annual conversazione of the. Koyal Colonial Institute on Thursday^ 21 st inst. This region is held within South. Kensington Museum, and usually brings together several hundred persons. Sir Dillon Ball had ;the ; honor of dining with the Lord Mayor and her Majesty's Jajdgeg t .jxt^.tha ,, on Cth June."" 6if Arthur"G*6rdbn T was also of the company. -k i • Jt has transpired through the columns of- Modern Society that 400 legs of the British King'? New Zealand mutton, purchased m Leadenhall Market at 9d per lb, were sold m the aristocratic cooperative'stores m Regent-street as lamb at Is Id per lb. . .; ;. . . The Emigration League are; making great' efforts to, induce the Government to give assisted passages ,to poor labourers. I -see Sir P. D. Bell is a supporter to the echeme. At -a mass meeting the other day the following resolution was j adopted :—-" That : this ; meeting, having heard { that 4000 .< labourers applied m vain for employ-' <vent at one dqckgate one morning of the present week,' aadtkncfwing; this state ,of, thing, prevails, m , the,, country, oelieves 1 Her' I Majesty's should undertake^ . the. emigration of these vast ari&iesVpf uqemp'oyei to those colonies rbqui'ring 1 thpir ; labour."' ■; The Journal; of tiie Society .of^Arts, recently issued L contains an ; .admirable anj3 4 exhaußtive j article on-New Zealand; timber by the United States. Consul ;at Auckland, Mr 0. W. Griifin. j , - -V ■■■