Nelson Evening Mail FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1870.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 193, 1 July 1870, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1870.

b — ==• We yesterday xreferre^jb^fi^nto the Financial Statement of' the Colonial Treasurer, hut 4hera^tter o tlsj;ei!^ such vastVoapprtenceVtayth colony, that we must-be pardoned if we revert it oncemoije and at- greater length. The more carefully, yi?e the speech, and the closer welooL-i^tp the probable consequences of the carrying out of "the policy shadowed forth in it^. the. more, fujlv are' we convinced that-i-ta Adoption, "would be fraught with ruin, and, we may say ahamei to the colony^ rltuin^—because it would hopelessly 'uiyqlje; us an a maze of debt from which we-could never extricate ourselves— shame,/ becauefd ( itfe should tbe entering that ■ maze Aviil"*- rfur^eyes open, and with the full consciousness that, we were, burdening ourselves) with undertakings : which we cbiild never even hope to be in a position to meet. To r use a : homely illustration. ... A trader* owing lo thpjbadr ness of the times, finds that he is unable to pay his way; he is*^rfeetly.well aware that it is only by the-utmost care~and economy that he-can keep- his headT abpve water, and yet he makes use of his credit to contract debts, the repayment of which is simply an impossibility. Anyone, he says, can fail for a small amount, but I will do the thing respectably j the debts of ordinary bankrupts are measured by hundreds, mine shall Consist of thousands, and, if I can contrive, to deceive my creditors tp that extent, by millions. Such appears to us to be the tenor of Mr. Vogei ? s Budget. He vainly strives 7 by 7a thick cloud of words and figures to conceal from his hearers the conviction which nevertheless it is quite evident is indelibly impressed upon his mind. that the state of dur finances is such as to appal the most sanguine ; he tries to put a cheerijal face on matters, and, boldly ignoring all difficulties, he comes forward

six mniiQn_£inf^iti^ tolerable^cSt.%)bei_^ndi; reppaatich'seem to be shadowed forth in socbj a proposal ? A colony, .alreadjb deeply Jnvofred, strug- i gling and staggering" under Its B^eavy burden is invited to add to that.ft_o£U_n n ti> tUo. tune_pf an additional six. .millions!. Were pur .finances 'ii^'^fl^^^^'^te/ were we , jFree from debr/tvere wipe engaged in a i piser^blej -^ar^ha^dfains opr/Tr^sury of every shilling, then, indeed, we might view,. -.with -f^vorpftlp^pyes so jgtjand a feefcenie , asbthat by ,' Mw Togel ;. but In our present' state wHo shall ; say that we are justified T in A jad&mg.so enormously to our ,natioiiaV'd|b.t| ?7. !wh&t, probability would; : jtlj]erVfh0 I ;q^our'Wng w aDle to meet jDjur;enga»e^nients r ~? Already wepweTseven millions', atid w wodld ; as^krb the 1 prospects of the cplony r Tffl]% ,£S to justify us in burdening those whq: have to (ollow us with^ debt, amounting to .nearly;, double that ' sum/? bßailways fof m i a - most desirable means of opening up the country, and none would be bettefjpleased than ourselves to see Auckland and Wellington, Nelsbn and- Southland connected by the ifon r ( road, with ; : itfc : Various- branches in' different directions;- but even snchacomplete r system 'as.-f!&i proposed by the Treiaisurer'iifay be -purchased at^tob^ large a price, and tbe ruin entailed upon the colony by the vastf un'deftaT&ing would be far from being compensated for by the increased facilities for communication. In order,tp,ind.uce_ aTO^ed^ravincial&ts tdjgive^ thei^ support to his scheme, Mri Yogel has skilfully baited his hook with" a most tempting morse). '' r - Aid me,' he-say_i/ ! in^pkssiiog my imeaSups :the.' : .Hp^s^;^and^l #ili; undertake that .' there shall , be, 'paid . to the provinces £52,000 f a; year more ;than.they[ bavehitberto deceived;.' J ;Biit beneath the' 'bait the hooi: is so so palpable, that even the. most greedy, of those for , whose |suppbrt>he is fisliipg J musti^ewtat-dhefb^e. they bite at the delicate morsel. That Mr. Vogeli frhouldbha^bpropqunded so ] startling -a -scheme-does-not surprise -vs — he. Ji^'JtiffiitASb^B/^oi^itA'ihwe^Be; stake in the country- and to whom its future as "cohsequenily^ ■ fiiatfofc'ofHcomplete Mr^ Fox should j^ivg jendbr^eii ; |i_r|reckj«^) proposals, is Jp3s ;. r 6tr.the e jgreates^ astonishment; and' We"h'aVe c rid' hesitation in saying Wit th^dbdb-of^heJFdxiVogel ! Ministtry' Was >"<ih } lh<d ! Mj 4"hat-^ -their Financial statement went forth to thepubllic,is£. p^aceafbr^thb^iß^oMWcompl^ht 1 1 ojf i-mpec^ni^ity from, w-hiwi, ia%,cpibny^iß at r presen t,,«uflfer ing to so pain fui an ;6Xtent. .. ... . •:•:.-.' .:; " • \.yn- ■-■':<. -.A '■'■ 'I*he proposed' alterations ; in^ the' -tariff wil| hardly, 1 we imagine, - be ; much : satisfaction^ j.'iEhe jdiity. ; pn ;. w^heat,smounting t to aboat:i'sdi: |«er:i4> t udieUj,is quite sufficient to -alarm those- who are strpngly opposed „ttr7ttri.s introduction of the! thiri ;th^, I w|d^e';,.6f I fTrptectioh, while, at the same time, it wili iibi "satisfy the farmers>and others: who --ire desirous of seeing ah ap^ciabletiax'placeff upon foreign produce. J The mining cbmmuiiity app6airs7to()hiav£i been entirely ignoredin the additions madb J -to the import duties, for we "^nd"-thatr* 3 aU ; guchiarticles : of consumption as batfonaiii hams, salt beef and pork, butter, cheeee,i biscuits, &c, which pre used pripcipslly-by-the diggers^are^tq be more heavily taxed than heretofore^ whileihe ipiiLy reductions thatr»illi at all affect them are the -trilling ones of ls. per cwt. ; bn' 1 siigari ij aittd"thiEi ,; doing s away -with the duty' on.tpbls;;;/ : ;' : 'y '\ i.-77777.J' : '" We are hot surprised to «nd that even the y Colonist, hitherto a staunch supporter of the present.Ministry,has,in-thit morning'^ issue, - witbb faint prajise " the proposed readjq^traenfpf the. i tariff, while it'pondemhs^hp ; wi|fl ; sbhieme of bono wing, propounded :in.;thej:-Budget speech. -* We repeat once- more our. firm conviction, that an'outcry will .b^ Raised throughout/ Kew Zealand; against the Colonial. Treasurer's, system of .finance that . Will not ble allayed until the-Ministry have paid th^ penalty of . their rashhess in their, ejectment from the Treasury Benches. ' i ' ■ ' ' ' mm^mmmmKmmmmmmmmmm*m*.y

A Missing. Gikl.tt- We learn from Colt lingwood that considerable fears are entertained for the safety of a daughter of Mr. W. Williams of that place, who left" 1 her home a few nights ago and has. not been heard of since. • Football.*^ Tlie. match between the Town Club and the Old Collegians, commenced, last Saturday week; on which occasion the' first 'goal .-was kicked by the Collegiahsj '-'will -|fe played out at the Botanical Garden, tii-inorfco^; afternoon. „.- ■■;'.' xyXXi iJV.ti.Li. j'yA.iy- ?:■.}.:. iy.

. Barkly brings n<plejtnueim'i*l, Perseverance mine as there %aa D6eir»ii\o x cleaning up of the stuff crushed. It is* said that^e ston^ .iaJ&TTi&pviin anVearance than that first EDUCATIONri-taMMITT-^^ five j^bdida^-fQrj-^Jtwj&lJ^^n^^ heated in St. bWary's—School-Gommittee by the retirement of Father Garin and Mr. Condell, the choice of the ratepayers falling upon FalheFG&ifian-a SI&;SaSd& Erank. Father Garin was also-re-elected Chairman ™J?: f z 7 v 7l J f J ; Collingwood ' JQoAt'. ~ The* * Lady ißarkly took onboard Ihe-first shipment of coal from this* mine yesterday, and the engineer reports ,very T siypisbly ,pn it /or feteaifc'purptfses. c ' This l^&igblysatisfactory intelligence,' raifreWppty is apparently unlimited, and when the mine is in full workingnorder we may expect to have a busy fleet of colliers in our Bay. -Steamer- -Lyttelton. # -rs-%ssrs.7-"% Edwards & Co'a ' p.s*lLy ttelton was'thM morning safely launchedyiaftetf havingbeen on the stocks 7 f6V ;i (l;s^WeeK§J during which time she has been 'undergbing :j important repairs and alterations .undejr-jhe .ab|e Jsupervi&ionaf 'Mr.BrawjiL ehiefrengineer of the . firm. . The Lyttelton has been cut jamidshipa and ab r pdditippal 1 length of 18ft 6in inserted, into \fchloh' hew "portion the engines and boiler hay&been shifted. Her bottom has- hjsen^renpwed (yish new iron plates, the^flopr- strengthene^ ?o^ew decks furnished, the paddle-wheels enlarged oy~ 2ft-6in„in._diameter, .and.. the_. engines raised Ift 2in in consequence. Her lenggth f oyer all is now 97ft 6|n,and she^ is calculated tb 1 carr^^^l^6' -tonVcb^ 1 with' a draught.pf ,4.ft 9in7""~Her draught when launch'pd;/'tq-^ keel, formerly with thesame weight in here it waa3Ct aiu aft r and :3ft forward. The whole T oF- I^6 'alterations' haWbeen executed in the mostrcreditable manner, and ? the li&TS'bpS. pr6's^fe"KJvery 'different appearance how 1 to- -Wliat ? she 'did before" , being lengthened. t TWjb understand that it is the ifltentibn'Of l hef 'owners L io put her in the Cbllingwobd ehklWade so soon | as the mine fe-iai falli wtfrtriog-ofderV-The Runaway Caught. — Our readers \ will be glad to learn that Alex. McPber- j son, who made his escape from the gaol j ;od : WrefnesdayHlilsl, tfasbSapTtfdlMs j morning on the hills-near Richmond. Tt appears that he;: was geeivypgterday morn- : :tng:-prpsvypgj.^put Jfr.-i-^Bttp v Q!s.hou^e. \ near Richmond, - but 'as theAtimfMiot the escape^ had^ptiteached ihat ; parfc f no°n r otice : wsffe\&tijs Ufa 1 ? .p^^i^fi^Jmght i jtHe^description of tne runaway !_^rf*,,§uttbn | at once recognised thßimao,ahd'thismorn- : !ing iri r cbmMny ; s \xU bi-ethferti^'started ! offt6forls : A&Tv^ ; [ceeding some-^istanpp M&j)^ M^rip the I conclusion thathehadiitst'gone;_thafir:way j Jand consequently retrune.d. homewards, J ;an.d J.^si".t_>^for^f,^ I ;ra^. V mn-:^ ihp,; . fern j about 100 yards' up thehillbbTijeyatonce \ gave chase on horseback, but owing to tho \ jsteepness of theiascentiheirj horses: were i soon done tip, when* ihey l dismounted- and ' j proceeded 6wf opt ; -iintil ! they7^tne'<up to thg m^n;' wfeb ori seeing;, thpir approach crawled. £ntp,s^^ tp, cpisceal himself but his pursuers were top .quick for him and he was speedily secured, , brought to the foot- of the hill, put on \ horseback apd. brought jfitol town, Whea taken he bad; a little oatmeal with him -but he said he had not had much to eat and :seemed_to_enjoy„a..hearJiy_-_meal_at the <'. house of his capturer. P. C. Levy from ' whom Sutton, had rpceived his information as to McPherson 's whereabouts, had on the .previous day «earc|ied rthe hiHsj.but it appears tliat the prisoner was then further up the country. In 7 Search o* /an ' " Easy'" Dictionary.*—A. collier's wife,' 1 ffam/one of thei pit villages, lately entered S book-seller's shop in Sunderland^- and requested the proprietor to cha-gelf dictionary her son got oii the. ( previous Saturday, ]" fbr an easier one 1" ]The book, .she produced, und said it was full of hard- words for her son to learn, but if she could get a.n Easier one it might suit him. As fof; herself, she said (and her appearance indicated the truthfulness of her- statement), she never had any need for such a thing, and she wondered why people made books so hard that nobody, could read. them. 7 ln vain the bookseller intimated, that he had no easier dictionaries, and ' the- good wife went away, huffed that she could not get what she wanted. - y'■ ■ -

\ y\ MHE Italy, sp| tofb^ thd largest screw .steamer io the|\|orid, thereat Eastern ejccepted, was "launched at Glasgow on April 2. «. =y.y^orremaindet^^ewsrseey^cncrtk:pageiy^ -..- .