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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 103, 30 April 1880, Page 2

The Auckland Star says : — The complete break- down in the cases brought by the Government against Mr J C. Young, Government Land Purchase Agent, has been accompanied by an exposure of the utter rottenness of the Land Purchase Department. In the nine years ending 30th June, 1879, the Government spent the enormous sum of £705,493 in the purchase of native lands, and the evidence given in the Court yesterday throw 8 a good deal of light upon the loose way in which that gigantic sum has been lavishly wasted. Very great latitude must be allowed purchasers of native lands, and a good deal of confidence reposed in their honesty. But in the Government transactions confidence has merged into recklessness. Blank forms duly signed for the disbursement of public moneys in any quantities have been manipulated as if expenditure of the Government funds entailed no responsibility, and treasure has passed from hand to hand wiihout the pretence or possibility of check. The defence itself, which rested on the plea that the accused had become helplessly entangled in the meshes of the net that environed him, was a suggestive commentary on the whole system. We agree with His Honor that the jury could not have said less than was contained in their presentment, condemning the loosenesa of the Government native land expenditure, nor could the verdict on the evidence have been otherwise than it was in view of the utter rottenness of the whole system. We hope that more of this will be heard in Parliament next session. The shop of Messrs Hamilton Brothers, chemists, Queen-street, (says the Auckland Star) was the scene of special interest this afternoon. Men, women, and children, as they passed, stopped to peep in, and were rivetted in wonder and amazement to see what is know as an Albano Maori woman. On questioning the fair damsel it seems that she has just arrived from the King Country in company with a chief of conic distinction. She is about five feet high, very stout, perfectly white skin, and has hair as white as silk. She is only a few tatooed markß on her face. She is a Maori born of ancestors unchallenged as belonging to the race. She speaks and has general distinguirhing traits of the real native. She has the style of walk, and her features are specially marked as being of true origin. It ig certainly a novelty. It appears that Chief Paul is now doing the honours by showing around the fair native native girl. She should be shown, as thousands would flock to get a peep at her countenance. The Mormons are not the only polygamous sinner?. In Chicago, in March last, a rascal named Clarence E. Davis, was charged with five-fold bigamy, and after his committal another woman wrote from Buffalo claiming to be the sixth wife, Fancy a rotm with six motl)orß4R'law I