ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 621, 27 March 1852, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the 'New-Zealander. " That which is good for our Community, must be for (he good of all connected with it." Sir, — In my last letter I promised to point out " many attainable objects for the well-being of our Island which would be well worthy the attention of our capitalists," and, surely amongst these, I might in the fizst place name a good system of Tanning, for it is indeed a pity, with our capabilities of obtaining the raw material, the hides and the bark, at so moderate a rate, that we should have to import o\ir leather, or what is still worse have boots and shoes imported ready made. Then, again, why should we send to other countries for malt and hops; there are, doubtless, those amongst us, who could well undertake the malting business, and I think it is already pretty well proved that our climate and soil are very well suited for the cultivation of hops. This, then would again be an important feature, and any articles selfproduced, and home manufactured, must be a benefit to any country, and more particularly to a new colony. Anything to prevent our " money" going away from the country. I do not mean to argue, that, if we could send goods for goods, any evil would accrue, but to have to import goods, and pay our specie for them, is an evil to be avoided. Every country should be ns much as possible, self-supporting. I know it may be argued, that, all the articles named, are very well to be taken up as matters of private enterprise, and 1 admit it ; and all I require is that our Capitalists should throw out an encouragement to any party taking up and carrying through &uch matters of Private Enterprise. The steamboat lately started amongst us is a matter, I believe, of private enterprise, but it is likely to turn out so beneficial to our little community, that it may be said at the same time to confer a public benefit, and iswell deserving of some public support and encouragement. Ido think the first parties to bring out and run a steamer in our rivers are as much deserving a reward of £100 as the discoverer of a gold field, for they have brought into play their ingenuity, enterprise, and capital in so doing, and although the public must reap a benefit from it, the matter of profit to be derived from it for some length of time is very problematic. I think a plain and simple plan of carrying out the measures which I nave humbly suggested, and many more, might easily be shown ; and, if I have not already intruded too far upon your space, I shall be happy to endeavour to point out one or two others in my next. — I am Sir, &c, Truth.