The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1885. THE POHANGINA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1499, 5 November 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1885. THE POHANGINA.

y Me H. C. Field, an qld identity ®l^*mflJ i ltePMf£W Whority on — legs of mutton^* and scones, has had the presumption to address a letter to^Dr^HEC tor, giving his Jm the geological indications of Pohahgina, on which he conceives Kb is competent to form an opinion. his qualificatlotiaic^^ilityf hi that direction. *H^ might' be a yery good surveyor, 'ixplorevtfackifinder, and even amateur geologist and fossil-classifier; .'fiidtte r^eally Vnever 1 !tfeard3sHat) ffl [.Field _been considered an on* : ' auriferous deposits. ■Surely Dr HECToft will not allow 'his^pinidii Ifo'be 1 ififlugtfcetf bfm Field's disquisition on matters of "whicHAe. can haye at, the, beat. but a Ve^iml&a XWg^go 'lieve'it is on record that Dr Hector himself is^ot infallible 'jo-such matters. It is said, with what amount ptjiuibyearenat^r^ar^d^pjKouchjthat a certain portion of New Zealand which Dr Hector pronounced npti»tp < »fee/-«uriferi»uß/-turned to Jbesoii^aib/eSSe^orfall degree. Of course, we do not wish to place Dr IjEGjoni on t tteSme*Mcl withliVl^ FifiLDf as- regard^ . or ficrehtVnVknowWgeV experience and attainments': Mr Field has rehimself, .ana .which now bears,, the. lynched at ther^oerson who Jari,^ off, by those, who have had the mis*

fortune to travel that fearful and wonderful route, than any other^h'ne of roacLin New Zeajand^ J^rjli'i^D no doUbt 1 means j wel!^ wish to;, prevent people 1 - $eih^ty3i| ceiVed; by others^ or deceiving trnm-<se.lves,;-butvthenjie sltquld ber that he nas actually' had ncTexperience m such matters, ju^ther.e». fore that it is the height of presumption on his^aft "sb >yesturej td &Y?A pYdfessional ""orpitiitftt ~whettier gooaV bad, or indifferent, and far more so to seek to enlighten Dr Hector on Jh9 prospects or indications of gina. Hut Mr Field is T a 1 mercy; folU gentlefnOTtjcancb oeaylvi •loves-'his httte^jdke. He gravely: attempts ( t3 explaia for;the results of the tests made, m Wanganui, by ,the possibility, of " a sufficiency,! of %oWiiids'i» floating inHhe^air'blf their workshops to affect the, test of .small portions; of ° sttiiie ! w 'This 1$ the opinion of a matt whqiputs inpn\ s self -forward 1 asp'an eiperV ! ln such imatiei^i i^We tera; 1 &r^ainjy of good 1 Vesults beinj* obtained frohi washing and smelting the use^^ojmfeiO^^tlifev rooms W greac banks, m which gold dust has been] dep^sit^d. |or y ,yeaj-s ; but : fig « allege that the air of a. -Wanganui jewel-] Jler'suhc-p MrjW, ;imp|C!gn*at;edbwithj gold and silver as to afiect the test-! ,'in^iOf pieces^-of stone; i^^piecef 'of nonsense that could only be accounted for. on v the .assumpticin- the indiyi'dual mkking such a^stateinent was m hisj dotage ri jEyen then, by imputation, he impeaches the r honesty of the jewellers who made, the tests? Jlxyliinter^blkiiiigYW^WDrds "even if the, T men. werq> acting honan unwarrantadle imputation would be. tha^hej expert >v^s ( ,a]li|;tle rff off ,in^c|)p ( jn ; p.' n . ? Alt leasfritnait l 'wpuld|e a ; c'Harj table, ;view,.tp take.of his./most unjust and unjustifiable aapersidri. But he goes further- than this when speaking of the «pera^oris ; ofttoe prospeGto'rs.'"- Hie< says':i^ r fihefe kre several circumstances connecjted^with theiaffaiS>wf ieh *tonTm-tia^# iSAp* pearance of being highly suspicious ; and^frgm ,bi^ visrt(t^ ifh^sjjo^ |[c has strong reasons ; to. Relieve some of the assertions made respecting the original proapeqtors^ claims are untrue, and only^jgirculatea to deceiye.^^ow^e^m^inJiainxtlrqEt^ i? iaosoiutely nothing^/ so. .far a J w| , hayje been able jto ascertain, -which can inj'^hec slightest^ degree give; j colour for such d a scan^alcfus' imptis tationjlwhichl .M^FrE/.D'sh^uld^b'g l called upon to retract at ' the; 'earliest possible > opportunity^ " W-e\ bah Excuse 'Mr Field's "pr^sum^tiion Jf in taking npoin' himself 'to ife'pbtt-uyydn ;tne n! PdhanginaY! when/ his limi&o' jlmowjedge and experience are^taken^ lint'd.' consideration, I ' online J ffrQun'(i 'that he is a somewhat pedantic pl^ 'gentleman, who_is. rather vain o^^is.supgos^d . extensive , geological lore; but* wljen -jhejtiassails. the character of those who, so far as we knqw S ;haverdonejno^hih r g,tc)ideßetve such an imputation-being cast upon them, thenf- wef affittti^iifffat Mr Fieud's conduct is utterly indefen^ (sible.^ We.maint|in that he had no |rig^t^p^|jiher^irectly or indirectly !ma^ihe?c^^Bs hie^bas, aoss |shcS|l4 advK4 : :^np ; . : Ft]E£Vf4^t^h(e |v^ Wa-ipwi^erjSAn^ * mil 6r4n^||^ilrigina uri(iy^-has^ aKwfor the imputations "made. jWhether hyis-eoWect/or* '"not m his yie,^s^Hh;regard c to the. non-;aur.i T f^;M^ter thejjtfei4i#H&i nains to be seen ; his personal relections wjll^d^wj^d^g^pon him miversal censure, and" opprobium. Our faith m Pohanginais not m the |%htesl^ decree/ jafl^tecf ; W t; W Field's unqualified o condemnation, because we do. not' "recognize .that, j 4n ! »rt! m lave 1 full J confidence 1 that the, .operations ,berng f flftr-, not the "duTOr ".MjfFiELD.jpSeeJcS; jp make qukwd^cTu^'l^^ lll^ ,Dr tiEcJqtt's dqub^s aWclin'|smvinffs. ana . I erawhifi will prove,, expressed, scientific theories tQ.be m error; and indeed from, ithje latter. , place , ;iec ; §n t j developments; tend (to^show) that H is decidedly looking— up. We trust o»9j)|Dssriis &$ .inltergstedoilg WW«I n^irißi bg^t aU flmmagsfo by Mr Field's lugubrious descriptipn^w^iph imus:t be.,set; do^n to life >'entjre ighoj-ance.ofthe.subject upon ii rhich he presumes to i venttirela pr.oa fbssional opinion. —We hope a complete ancjvsatigtactoiw 1 test will be rbade, and we shall-be-greatly disap- j p;ojnjte.diif the result's «fe .tfot-mbre | encuuragingithat M* iFiELB' brDri HfcGfroß't Jle'ad? us j * tm^ siipi. pjose; -fi'W^ tru^t 'that'the'lbrnief,! M i fi'nding' that his^^p^fsidii^^bn'the 1 pbrgorift^cha^actei^fißhjß'indivfdu^s^ referred to by imputaii^aVe 3 -W tirely groundless . and willtakeatfearlyo^pOTt^nity-ofwTth-ffcousatibas and making ad ample apology tor>tne defamatory statements he has seen fit to make. j BOaAY-JAOO --THEXDAUSE OF DEPBESSION IN

,& ]That well-known writer on political economy, Mr Angustus Mongredian, his written^ for the qCobdenr ,okb p« nripmet m Wh&h'ae^races^hlrW--181 ing depression to the effect of the : ; gcod liarv.estJofilastfiye'S inSdiminishin r British imports, and; m a smaller de grep,, jCSpQijts also i« r ritv&ppears" thist| m ißß4^rßintam^ foreign 4 * supply of* cc -eals fell i short •of tK6 'of recent years to tl^e amount of fifteen and;;*-^halß^million^ ; 'sterlin^y : Mf x M jngredikn shows ,^hat while the gfiod harvest necessarily benefited th s.peaple, fbjrj, tm proving ithel qoiidi-. ti( n and increasing thenpurdhasiiis/ l)t wer of the agricultural olasses, it £i jthapiaifte a»tlme i ; » brott^h^ ■ fifansieHii ; t#v il to certain Uhfer "clfieses. For he estimates "that ,|e rev cargoes to carry- irt 1884 f than th b h verage:' : -> To i this "' circumstance jbe attributes the depressed state of Aj^, ! flipping -. trade. i •«'>Ships i^ i vsa jd, •/$ becamef'rebii'ndaht Y : 6ta6^s;fo'i- t Ui% iieW^neb tteft flo#^' '

•'I and the yards whioh had lately presented such a busy scene of indnst^y"; became oomparativel^pSlejit^ail^cl^ solate" ; and he poii^ o«l| thij^ t|i|j •• loudest and most jns^inablejpcom|* plaints of distress the sbipciwning^pl*esps Shipbuilders aud their artissuwj^ the and ooal industries, the aock laborers, and a few other classes more p^Jess dependent upon foreign trade." M% MoNGBBDiEN contends that the 1 masses of the people m Britain were ),n.a^erJsetteß,oE4^n r they~»pe^afc*thepreseht time ; and while he admits^ tliat the immediate effect of the dis> a ||^tnffl|tenfa^ilal«a^»iabog^fe^^ has taken place has been to cause con. Jsiderable '.iii^baf enie ; n6e %vi Rufferiug %m yet anliclp'atls^itnicQ'nfidence ttfe expansion^t^^ ? W homa.au?