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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4346, 23 February 1875, Page 2

The report of'the fion. Col. Peilding’s speech, which appears in another column, explanatory of the action and intentions of the Emigrant and Colonists’ Aid Corporation, will be read with much interest. Launched as the undertaking appears to have been under considerable difficulties, both financial and otherwise, it would seem now to be fairly under way, and on a course which promises a successful result, not only to its promoters in England, but to those who may bo induced to seek a home in New Zealand under their auspices. In the colonies there can bo but one feeling of anxious desire that Col. Pbilding’s most sanguine expectations as to the future of his little colony may be realised to the full, for the people of this province have very much to gain by bis success. Col. Peilding very frankly and fully states the difficulties which have had to be encountered in the initial stages of his undertaking, but we venture to say that much of this difficulty would not have arisen had lie been as fully aware as he is now of the real nature and requirements of tlie work he has in hand. Probably the main cause of the failure of similar operations has been the want of sympathetic action between . the home and colonial centres .of operation, and Col. Peilding’s opportune visit, to acquaint himself with the exact character and requirements of his settlement, will do very much to ensure his ultimate success. One part of Col. Peilding’s speech has our hearty sympathy—that, namely, in which ho urges the necessity of his being able to show his colleagues in England that the colonists themselves are ready to co-operate in the work, the result of which is to benefit themselves; and it is gratifying to find .among the small number of gentlemen who met him yesterday so ready a response. So far as the action of the representatives of the people in both Governments is concerned, they have throughout given every possible assurance of their desire to assist the work in which he is interested ; and only within the last few days a concession, hitherto withheld from motives of policy—the wisdom of which we are not inclined now to dispute—has been gracefully made by the Superintendent of the province. 'With a large amount of success already achieved, spite of the difficulties to which Col. Peilding refers—with botliGovernmouts earnestly assisting in the work, with the Wellington public readily giving substantial proofs of their sympathy, and with the English Press actively fostering the preference which the English emigrant is showing for New Zealand—it only remains for the Corporation which Col. Peilding represents to, bo true to itself, and we doubt not that with him will rest the honor of proving, spite of past failures,'that an English Colonising Company can carry out its work to a successful issue.