To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, March 21st, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 796, 23 March 1853, Page 3

To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, March 21st, 1853.

Sir, — Tht present time is one of deep interest •nd moment in the history of New Zealand, and

of the utmost importance to the working dines. Sir George Grey bu conferred upon the colony tbe greatest boon ever known in the annals of its history, by reducing the price of land, which will not only enable pa to become proprietors of the soil, but will draw thousands to oar shores. New arrivals, because they are large land proprietors, art sowing the seeds of discord, and endeavouring to make the settlers believe otherwise, by telling them the Act is contrary to the Constitution, selfish gambling, foul play, unpopular, malting awaywith your rights in the land for ever, contrary to law, ruining the country, making his own pleasure law, not tolerated in England, wrong towards the colonists, encouraging monopolizing, dogs-in-tht.manger, harpies, getting possession of large tracts of land to levy tribute on the bona fide settlers the working men, heartily hoping they may burn their fingers, a satisfaction to believe with confidence, that if the land sharks swallow this bait, they will be caught on its hook. Now this is capital ; public enemies of this kind must be opposed by vigilance and power, land lords or land sharka holding unoccupied lands for the last 13 or 14 years, and their agenta refusing to sell almost worthless lands at £3 10s. per acre, laying waste the country, are the real dogs-in-the-manger, harpies, like hounds in full cry of rent, rent, rent. We cannot be too auspicions when we have to do with those we know to be faithless, there is no better remedy for these ambitious aristocratic tyrants than to cast up former receipts, and compare them. I would never desire a better proof of a false man than flattery ; the working men in this part of New Zealand understand its true meaning, and are not easily to be gulled by soft sawder. A man that hath been unfaithful to one party knows how to be perfidious to others. Crafty hypocrites ! whether shall we more abhor their treachery or wonder at their folly ; it Is not possible for eminent persons to be free from imputations from those dogged stomachs which are only capable of self aggrandisement. Cheap land js the only thing to preserve the country ; look at the thousands that have left for the other colonies, only because they have been unable to obtain land in their own. A bright opportunity is open for us to make a demonstration in favour of cheap land and it behoves us to do so. 1 am, Sir, your's &c, NO TURNCOAT.