THE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 160, 8 July 1871, Page 2

THE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND.

Under the head " Our New Zealand Home," the Rev J. Buller recently deliverd a lecture in Auckland, We extract the following passage :— "A grand destiny awaits this colony; but before it can be realised, many reforms will have to be made, which I cannot stay to particularise. Our insular condition, relative position, varied resources, commodious harbors, and unrivalled climate, all point; to a great future. Look forward a century or two, and New Zealand will tower above tb.B ; adjacent colonies with a grandeur equal to the lofty, pre-eminence with which Britain — the queen of nations' — purveys the continent of Europe. But this altitude is not to be acquired in a day. Britain's greatness is the fruit of past struggles. The native difficulty must be overcome — not by domineering, which the proud ispirit 'of f the : Maori iwill notibnook, not by overreaching, which his keen sense of justice will resent; not by imbecility, which his quick eye will despise. No, but by a firm and even-handed justicei tempered with forbearance and kindness, ' the powers that shall be' must become a '* terror to evil doers,and a praise to them that do well.' Far be it from me that maudlin sentiment which claims for the Maori, all his rights hut absolves him from all his duties. Nor havel any sympathy with the dolorous cry that, the poor Maori is the victim of the rapacious [colonist. There have been mistakes on 'b'oth sides, and it is time that they were corrected. Let man defend the right. The Maori honors the white, he respects the: upright, he confides in the truthful. Don't think that he will soon be blotted out. ' The Lay of the Last Maori', will not be sung for generations. Treat him as a brother; and command his good opinion. ' Weimast not only,; overcome the difficulty, but also' * subdue the earth.' Instead of abortive railways, ornate buildings, and city appendages, we should spend our moneyiito i bridge over rivers, drain our swamps, and .open , qur , roads, ,. Thus, ?by '* patient ' contioiia'bce i * in- Well f doing,' our ' pastures, , would soon be clothed with flocks, the valleys also covered with corn ' i i 'they '' ' ■wbbld Shout for joy, and also sing,'\ Let us not forget? thaj a r country takes f Ats\ mouia froni ilis' institaMony We J bfiVe'^a^ free Government, under.which the highest offices, but thiat %(' Governor, "is" open to all. Our .dpiflestip, sppia^ iapd (^eUgtous .^circle, have unfettered scope. We are without thoao class distinctions -—the

heritage from feudal times— which still exist on the other side, f, Slaves cannot breathe in England,*! it is ?sa»d.f No; nor can the down-trodden esquire, or be-ridden peasant be found" iu New Zealand. In this land of freedom the laborer of to-day may be a farmer to-morrow. No form of religion seeks toleration here, for all have equal rights. The words of * Churchman and Dissenter' have no place in our colonial vocabulary. Hence the importance of a liberal system of education — not for the purpose of teaching any ' ism ' to our children, but. in order to fit them for their duties as wise and. virtuous colonists, who will have to hold the reins . of Government, direct the wheels of commerce, and administer the laws. Such a system must be based on the eternal principle of God's truth, 'righteousness exalteth a nation.' " For remainder of news see fourth page. 4'' ' >-N.

The Melbourne Chamber; of Commerce is petitioning the Assembly that in future legislation on banking it will restrict banks to t_»eir legitimate business, aud not allow them to engage in mercantile transactions. A Victorian contemporary • s_ys : — "Mounted policemen must be careful not to get too fat. At Wangaratta, a man whp had been in the force for more than fourteen years, and is a most efficient bush . constable, has been reduced to the foot police because he is too fat to ride. As this retrograde step will reduce his salary 25 per cent, it is to bad too make him pay such a penalty for getting "width and wisdom." A " Curtain Lecture " Society. — A Curtain Lecture- Society (Limited) is the latest American notion. Jeffersonville, Indianopol is, is the locality giving birth to this novelty, and it appears to be due to the inventive genius of a lady. The object of the society appears from the prospectus to-be to secure a hall and fit it up as* a- resort for married ladies whose husbands' are in the. habit of staying out till ; tVo Or three o'clock in the morning. Ladies who are so unfortunate as to have such husbands are to be put to bed and allowed to sleep in peace until such time as their husbands are in the habit of returning home,, when, they are to be awakened, furnished with refreshments, and then; accompanied home by half a dozen or more of the sisterhood. On their arrival home the derelict husband: is to be " gone for " in the most approved plan of the late lamented Mrs. Caudle, and this is to be kept up until tbe husband abandons his bad habits, runs away or dies. The Political Future of Australia. — The Loudon Examiner says : — To us it seems clear that the two main tendencies of Australian policy are towards commercial freedom and federal alliance, and whithersoever ihese lead we would not stand in the way. But our hope and faith is that,' when left perfectly free to decide for themselves, these portions of modern England should be united under one flag, and one great federal law, with one invincible fleet ever circulating round the world for the common defence of all who man and pay for it, but with separate and local land forces under the control of each local executive, and only capable of beiug employed otherwise than at home when sortie particular province calls for aid. With such a bond of union, all English communities would be secured from molestation : without such a bond do what they may, they can never be safe. With such a union, 'English industry, wherever working, would, under all circumstances have a fifth of the world for its market ; and English labor, wherever born. or bred, would have accessibly, and of right, the most magnificent range and choice of employment the\wofld ever seen. It is a consummation devoutly to be wished by all who love the people in sincerity, and we think the preservation of our historic name, and the comfort and welfare of our race, better worth having/than cent, per cent, of gambling profits, or tho aggregation of unenjoyable riches in the hands of a greedy and grasping few.; It is the only, prospect of combining the good of democracy with the glory of empire." ... A Difficult Question Answered. — Can any reader tell whyi when Eve was manufactured from one of Adam's ribs, a hired girl wasn't made at the same time to wait upon her? We can,jeasy. Because Adam never came whining to Eve with a ragged stocking to be darned, a shirt button to be sewed on, or a glove to be mended right away, quick now ! Because he never read the newspaper until the sun got down the palm trees, and then stretched himself yawning out, • " Ain't supper most ready, my dear ? " Not he. He made the fire, and hung over the tea-kittle himself, we'll venture, 7 and pulled the radishes, and peele-1 tbe "bananas, and did everything else that he ought to. He milked the cows "and fed the chickens, and looked after the , pigs himself. He never brought home half-a---dozen friends to dinner, when Eve hadn't any fresh pomegranates and the mango season was over ! He never stayed out till eleven o'clock to a " ward-meeting," hurraing for the out-and-out candidate, and then* scolded because 5 poor, dear Eve was sitting up and crying inside of the gates. To be, sure, he acted rather cowardly about apple-gathering time, but then that don't depreciate his general helpfulness about 5 the garclen. He never played-billiards-and drove fast horses,— nor choked Eve with cigar smoke. He never ->.loafed around corner-groceries' while solitary Eve was rocking little Cain's -cradle at YhP me r ,in short, • he; didn't think" she was especially-* created for * the : pur^pexofi^waitidgion h\my}M $$$$; ■■■:'. und§fcs"&^^ I' ,,; .«^an.*.6>v*lighteb' his wifeV cares a -Tittle. ■:'■ :^ha^She>'i^ ° eed yvy_7^i*^!^ ™ the. 1 : j^osoM^://''' \' "7: ■""**" ■ ' ; •■ Vy V;' . ">''■■ mmW&S;{tiMn:h+iw^iti \vffl -■':/•'•'■•. .. Y m