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Nelson Evening Mail, Issue 27, 3 February 1869, Page 2

Notice is given in (he Proviu'iial Go verument Gazette of SOth January, (hat Richard Beckford Scott, shipwright, had that day, filed u declaration that he was unable to meet his engagements with his creditors. A tea party and concert are to be giveu on Friday next in tho Drill Shed, Waimea West, iu aid of the building fund of St. Michael's Church. We understand tbat a large number of our most talented amateurs have promised their assistance at the concert, there can therefore be no doubt whatever as to the success of the performance. We sincerely hope that in a pecuniary sense it will prove equally successful, and that the laudable object in view will be fully attained. Asa rule, the people of New Zealand pay a considerable amount of attention to what falls from the lips of their most distinguished representatives, but there is a peculiar interest attaching to the utterances of a Member of the Assembly who has the good fortune to be remarkably ignorant, particularly conceited, marvelously ugly, fearfully and wonderously tattooed, aud who cannot speak a word of English —or perhaps we are not quite correct in imputing to him such total ignorance of our lauguage, for it has falleu to our lot to be present when he has been reckoning up on his fingers the benefits he has conferred upon his country iu the followiug manner. 'Me like 'sembly, ona day one pound, two day two pouud, three rfay three pound, —Karpai.' Wben a gentleman "possessing such rare qualifications as those to which we have alluded, coudescends to inform us what he, a man of mauy titles,' bad for dinner ou a certain occasion, we feel that we should not be doing justice to our readeis, were we to withhold from them a communication of such deep interest, and we are sure that many of them will peruse with a glow of honest pride the following extract from a speech delivered by one of their legislators. Thus spoke Mete Kingi, one of the representatives of New Zealand, at an entertainment giveu to his Excellency recently at Lyttelton :— ' Salutations. There are no Maoris here present. The Governor brought me here, and I have seen great things here. When the Governor weut to Wanganui they did not do him honor. I was the ouly one who gave him a dinner (laughter). I gave him a fowl and a glass of wine. I have mauy titles ; lam a teacher of religiou, assessor, General Member of the House, but I was told I should be a'son of the Queen, and lam lying under her feet. I will always be a soldier of the Queeu. You European people, I tell you if Te Koota aud Tito Kowaru are killed there will be peace; but, if not, there will be always strife (He sang a song). This song is my affection for you. s—Advertise.s —Advertise.