The Position of the Colony.
The Christchurch Press m a very cheerful aHicie on the monetary position of the colony "ays : — Bankruptcy on anything like a largo scale m decidedly rare. Money is both cheap aiid abundant. Any roan of character who can offer a rftar.or.able guarantee of keeping- his arrangements need never <>ui>tnit lo usury 1 . LalKUti is m demand at a fair rnto of wages. The " tineniplovi>d " agitation has died a natural death, and would h»ve wonGf " hut Jf for the intriguet<of politicians and (he weakness of the Government. In short-, if people did not talk so much ahout the hard times an unsophisticated ohservtfr would not notic« that the limex are pftrtinuhirly hard. New Zealand lias pot a terriltle had name abroad, especially wince a disposition has lx>eit shown hore to to revert to a gambling policy* and to reckless counsellors ; hut witnin her own boundaries there m little or uo 1 gronud for evil reputation,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 134, 12 May 1885, Page 3
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159The Position of the Colony. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 134, 12 May 1885, Page 3
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