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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 805, 31 December 1853, Page 1 (Supplement)

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j ihe whole pro\ii»iH"-ant prosperity which ! " L ? r. of our settJejW' as " doeS • fU " * COpe iuu apital which employment ior that . foAfto—not enrichinjadilv arriving from ihe IHI Mimuiating ail af' 34 * at the expense of "'•■ leer. And how improved* R e » erous emulation. lesarine, when, , ns tead o lhe P ros » ,en . l » of thS Li England, as we have a» sel evtry "l™ "."^ pat one time jor when heald * " C haVe ■ \m full caryoes, «hen th > d ° f co:,st;n « VeSSel " I that bowe * »n * Mercantile ' iof onr f hS Pr °° fs °C psperity, but I —'i or our industry ....... . - . u

f asiiv hm, i ■ ~~" lan - v le »vnoiiU of whi< I Swhoi, Bh< fo "^tOMacon. U copi S Marine *« * " year ' is ihtribuW^ «. J nivs as /ij/on-s ; la. m, one of lEimHv-i i echoed k rhw £r? d * h, « he »* Mb tad/ Mr 1 "W "a great day for Ireland J iDien, yju will I,t,a,u \n saving K 111 prepay () A r UCk ' an , d : " ***' but I ftp --- igyone he^pr^S?," 41 tO -eJ«i'!> the lb ma . therefore tj e ™" . ' in me - ' call 'itu, that it is a weH-Jfl o w n f cannot sail w. but a gnat deal lie, with .f' %i and having mourtd to arry suc j, lae %ssengers as are ffl'iu the Ommodore I w ;, t , V> nothing shall be ?on my turt to land ny val ' quickly and UJ» port of destination' i ' K j*° ieiurn thanks for lit (Chery.) ' D '

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■J| j&flT5 B Ottey tivrt and amidst conproposed ;!„heal:h of the ChairJWtJe /utJowi^oi^rvatibiis:-. ft.Wr ' mn ' tte(( to P''°°se th» health of the Chair-W-ri'* '*'"' '" doing s I mint remark that 1 highly Kk ' ' C ' >ln ' > ' i " len£ w'hichhas l-een paid me in selecting Emj an °" t ' !e preswitoccasion a gentleman who is iajmrh Euro l ,ea n ii'iaULants of New Zetland, having | rather*for twerty-twoyears, and who having spent Itfh" 10 " " f '"' s ,fein a " e ""POng to develope the reLiii a ! l( .'P ted country, and that under circumstances f'yilwifiiitj, is now rendering such important ser- " l»kM S ' atUre ' (Cheers - ) But there is a still stronger InTl!" akCS '" e regard the co| ni>liment paid me in the I ' , ( ''airman as a very high one. there was a | s >i; , i--».-v;We country— those claiming large tracis of I *F frnate '"teiests, 1 fear, my sense of public duty I V sometimes to oppose. Vuut Chairman was one J MI 1 see others such here. (Cheers.) Ido feel that 'SHons indeed of such men, forgetting their private n - ■laid the feelings that usually spring from them, now lefuntard to hid me a parting farewell. (Loud Cheer*.) i ipoken of fieely forgiving injuries; but can such fcas I alluded to be really regarded as injuries? In my ■Kaiic?, they have in no respect injured me; —not in ■ not in fortune, not in position ;—that they have an Rirrein the regard of the people of this country, 1 have ■anymost touching proofs, to which your presence here this ■ has added another. (Loud Cheering.) Violent attack ■ tier drawn forth the warmest praise ; open hosI hai raised up generous defenders; enmity has I 1 attached friends. Had 1 not been attacked, I M not have shad so many to love and to regard jg hose sentiments of esteem which generous and ■» unselfish conduct from others to ourselves invariably M 'ii tile mind. Had not reproaches sometimes overtaken M ihouldnot have known the full depth and greatness of ■ ,'eueiosity of many hearts in this country, Had not the ■fee of human nature sometimes made itself apparent, ■ y C/the greatest beautiesof the human character would have m*i my noticg, (Cheers) For all public men, a vigilant Ichfulutjji and canvassing of their acts and measures is useI Longljieirs of success and security may lu'l the faculties I rraion to Jt is good that they should sometimes Jtrouied by noisy voices from without, as well as by the pt monitor within. This 1 have well known, and have ever jened the ciose scrutiny my every act has been subjecied to •«real advantage. (Cheers) All these truths I feel more TOigly now when I seem any of those whose private inter»l hove been compelled to oppose, come so generously forW, tuch an act on their part cannot but be highly bene--9*lothe colony. (Cheers.) It must tend to spread a spirit patriotism, and to diminish that spirit of narrow illness which would sacrifice the public weal and general

P°»:o private interest. 1 feel sure that the conduct of these Bp**° *»H receive its just reward from all highrr.inded •«in this country. For myself I can now only tender to

•™n my te»t thanks for such generous and becoming conduct ■«U* same timt stating that I shall ever carry with :ne a ■Fttful rcrntrnbrar-.ce of conduct sc honourable on their part. mm and continued cheering.) i The Chairman briefly returned thanks for the Jlosuur done him by His Excellency and the I ympauy. || ! It was now about half-past one o'clock, and the Nnpany broke up,—nearly the whole, including II Governor and the Bishop, having remained If the end. At the suggestion of one of the rewards, the company passed round by the head ."'the table to take leave of His Excellency and ;i lordship, both of whom cordially shook hands Pb each individual as he passed. thus terminated a banquet which in various topeets, surpassed in extent and importance anv Wergiven in New Zealand.