The Oamaru Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 29, 1880.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 29 September 1880, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 29, 1880.

38&b 3«BEM{iSj a«o 4ns GUf of the most .-drflentf and 'frequent objectors to the-system of -ni\t^ye"land* monopoly, lifes 'lyiisefl bv the tery'mett 4,'iibin ' .'heu-fiblicly aimed;- his, delineations. TJuFilg the last days of liiisj olhcial ' raVeeiv-he cQiijmiinicated with his colthen j Premier —to the cfteGt ta.it Hlie Government should: Sat«io,-.ljiipiJ3Kht of iSVc-eiiH>tt,oii over the Pateterc Block. , idsHlif Q^ ;lUIC his. transitu) xi stage 1 YtfHJjune, apparently m his jj capa :i? ' ngopt, i£«" for ihe'jspaciilhtob-J-whQ affec dam ,Q£Oi eQJj^ a encompassed tlie attainment ! land? by the acceptiinQQ :.<#■ at the government shgu}(i TS'f® *° some • UIU ] fbv t-he establisUrasnt o£. ' Wt U'hichmse ikinds ;weifci*r I be c 1 the IST]' faitantingeaiQfttybut W-thapu.-ojiiifi,-cnir sJrcVriiilSrtf>.» " 11 "o • favor; fl£\'fthp ftoyefnment was{B tiint wbich iii&y asjji2s. the Goyeru.-.. . meat- td 1 rfetiro- ft-om in.their a j«. thij .conumfecaiiQn 1 Sheeb'ftW-tfeis with arftnirable tact as : a jff&rderr ' r ire| that ,to, «RPP?i----1 tion to. these speculators 1 would; Wito " : iric t!ib' of'th6' land trnrt in a t ; 'rft'i uitely pro tract tlie r 'the /tfqjlir^nwnfe; of a of , .block bv the, GovrTnmqut*. xfp, alsi^ iiu;[otiatoi's "is a bonaiidfi.settler, ariciis expeti4if% iv gi'eatj deal OgjiiftiiQy Uhtflp I .'pei " : of :oatibryJ»t \}Tai&affi> r :.' fc4 thdb,.that "enOeman and tboso who. .aye as fortunately situatfcl tl»(: 'czvj-'td. %' 'eSe6t''tllfeS6 ' inlets T by' tae&tfs''' ifr tiai'gaiil!?-' . aia tu e r ' 'But 'thiJ' ntol'-tetegiam JsTfrbtlrf '3ft-?- Shtehftiij- adtirig : fn 4 tlifr *'^|)^cf|y l itt > r.tl»eHon. i th«} i Native Minis- ' teKaiid Oj'. teasoa''whitfH' wil!;bfe r 1 n'|: [)atent to' ail' Sylio'coni'pare the sfAtent nits which we' 1 .'frbrh the two • co nmi truncations, mM•ked , "ccf^lfid6ntftll ! .- , H i ( Trt a!k ; ers ofloi\ " . . I wish you to underset.lid' 'that I ItaTfe sini'pLy anbmitted theproposal'mide'.- . . Afrj tie same f out tlat the whole .«£:itihe;rlau4 to which ! tl ey. refer is covered by a proclamation, r aid'"4 grcHt dieal of 'it irießidetl itf IMsseutjieii',?. negotiations of. i ' XvWd.iakoß ov/e>.*'ilyy tjbe j&pveramenY pf tHe day. ' l Mbst of < bl- Et(TO'p'^tis I 'ccracfei*nted beaii rriade sfaccare: consequently iliegiU,,; . i instances the surveyh - have..been made w ivhpu>[ anUioruy,. and practically, siealth. .... I cio.jjioi care' whjfc^ tuat I "ere tlie whole situation is'ln-piigfit to a Sheelirai,-virtually, t ift'MiniStpy joepvbeij ;a ;aiiiSfc t allowing:tilibiargnweu£ , >) pf, ,hv?.i ti rs«i te .uiiluorice t^hoffl i 1 1 'coming!; a> "decisioii.ii-.viH^,.£\|>ri { ■ ? ac tod 1. -iu l men ! cf some unpslatiUjie iu^«dg«jlj 1 i|.a/uxious ji raiments of wLicfi he honestly disi pprovesj from! taking effect,'i to.'! tbc; t xiuiraiishutent of the regard in whidui 1 e' was ' ' as' a MinisVei*' of L; the < Irown, tiiid' iiii upholder 'horiesfe ; driiiEdstilsltiori 1 "' fai" 'the' "ftioSfe.=-"ini- ] 'dejKirtiiienfc- <witb -which.;-the; 1 'oiony l has toi deal. . But hoi gfiK^s i ui-tlierj .6atl, ,actfia,Jed ; l?y . < iutspQkai)PQ33,i (e^pses,. th's,, absolute ; aw-lessnes? of fhe clique "wifcli. whom tie ' ] te".Juts' sipc'e identified hihiself. 1 H/e -* -•" ••' '•••" - If agreed to accept Walker's prbp6Sal,"nO - [on{)tryiil'baye*.tii6 < 9 £ .ahoftepingitbe ime wfihin which onr transactions sliall be , orapletcd,. auci. saying ex- : tense ; although policj- of entering into such irrangejnents ia'open to grave question, and ; m iiTotin;r cases been the cau3c of serious < umfcjftMc to'Aiw.-Gorcrameijt, |.; riflefl not ta accept, it nias.j; t f!§ l bornp.in] nind that the partiesLaia.yerj- powerful, arid tre well supplied with funds, and %rill make bsJutrdtsA tight x*npeiperhaps of *, change 01,, leverthetess, rf.mj,,hftud? M& >y the decision of Cabinet, we can beat them. VI any ttMfcepMpiff fflp with is. We have paid coDaifJerable sums of wnHyroJrt'iW'.;) e rompctint person for the sole "ding and M6i tlll! icgoti*l|ons I «r {JunE we coulff piill them, ) A great deal of the land is of fan - I nnality, and a fair proportion of it ex- e eeedingly good. By retaining negotiations a in our own hands, we are in a better position ii

to carry on negotiations ;vith tlieNfiElfF natives, as it will V. O in < iir pov/er 10 f§ji idraw if necessary in so::.e cases, or to irffifi y I the boundaries ot lund tmder it I should appear to be uccessary to do - •John Siieeuax. To this Sir George Grey replieS#— "We [the Ministry] think proper course is to point oat to applicants the .of'.'ljie- wh vr> o - 4li ey 1 sued, the impropriety of ,surveys made by stealth, all whitnMftrngs' ymi pointett-©ut- iA -Vi>uk-«&ufl--3ential t-fclegramgg©} Iji^nfgijD^flfß, t-hatj-for; these-anioiigst-ather-reasQns.it is'i impossible to poHfils.—|G. Grey.'"' The Patetere papers comprise] no less than 37 pTTge?rfoo]scap folio mi sfgffly P^^,'^g at feji|| o btiejdTi whatever politicalbias, couTcTper- " kisethis liatch of eommunic&fcioß&witliout 1 of indignation at the manner f - W&i Legallv 'speculators wfere^prohibifceel. f .vil«tueAc f the proclamations r issued <■ JtheiJ&rfc r Government'' 1 rrrtrle'dfatef^-' 1 m 1 • -.theftunf; 1 foE Aiie ;e .ajjoid iQtliep.';fip.Sfifift4. hiH&fej" But the persons who hungered affQi; Ea tetere did not respect these procliin^iops^-, were who had njcfcu^lly.,.Received money from covuit I>f expends }v]ii,ch. jv them in attempting to acquire -the-blo ;fc up tq the timo-that- the pro-

ckfuation. was issued. .They resolved thaSL :nts rendered necessary to accomplish ' heir object—-if' tiu-.y were not permit :ed to acquire the land, at 'lßH§if ! the Government- 'should^'not &tP and-th'ey : ' resortffd-^tffy-Sie 1 i^flW ltal)le dodg&'of inciting Hiftifiipbi'tanY r atives to announce__to the timorous ieadg of the Native Department itiuwA 1 1 MlttiHSliiX-ityatesS' the G< drawn. The strategem was as effectual as it was disgraceful. -Notwithstanding the reput: ble and indefatigable Government ;otfjopi. who had charged -tdje surveys) owners whom these designing ( pucii liiLui'V] ot dould the lion. the position which he took up rass'ii successor to --Mr- Sheelian, •rii fa vor -of men whose. cupidity has become the most~ the 1 iatqiwroiV.tki&i CtfliSny* :zM'V j&ajfi Mr. rAitKorrbv'/for stating that I&kfc men tb'Ml&jW d*fee nativ ?s to rebel—to perform aots whi&fi 1 hii^h; have ended iu—the—sacrifice of 3 n surveys were inueitipcT thprptQ By J iWc't bovc Europeans, —■—r- If prayer 'bpfi' ititiou is tho very best •mti in^ikm% J . riy 100, )00 acres, wonTO become prbperty

n'ir filmvp Europeans, -and—nothing but jnimice.stnne and rough country re_nn\in for Governmentj '• s)' nothing t i ;W9ul f j jb ; tNladris.'"' .il r 0;i ! ftr acQg, L . qffAV duet, unsupported as it was by ,tM NaKvjS;- Mi^lsf."'MS'' r < . jucr 1 iirrt j apparent contradiction to the 'bid and deserved!y esteemed axiom that Gifipp fyf.aiejs. ' imfent have the "> andiieept thev oyer the" httnflin force, the !-iUli|cumei" of acquiring "it will 'hW be' &nM more than in ...otlici - purchases. JSoijh ho ai]d his brother endeavor to 'j 'if fiiustrate ' eyor., ; tpprsj I^. tip ofiin.ilaiiil -••.•speooTaiftrg,, phalanx- 1 " afttf 'fift|crupulousj' and' Government too ! and sympathetic. Nothing 'Hfifc dLsapjj.Qintments awaited these two 'champions for rigKt'-'Wc l '&Vety turn. yi;di-^ lJ frtt .-'tiro'-4-ti ve * l fSrfeiiite'r 'b6 %t6-v<xl ffoni Lis ntion—which, we believe nojw, he must have formed "\yhen he fiiit accepted) in a niinner . that would protect the I<y . in jitter ""to *bd dibposed x>f in A'!sirjgJe ; aitrC?C.'fif oi'dfpaiV 'a<fld'^e"sha-llt

X ..I.UI -1,.1-I.HI'IKI Jfljy The designation of the post-office at aimr.te Junction Has Been changed to St udholme j TJhe ppv.f have tli us apparently immortalised one of th'iir fo l'nH hV*-Hou3e I&Jprefeefifati 1-esV* bit >l>pn tUere.are two. Studholmes, and the l ..y^g},, t/jp,, fit op je: of iHfe We<;firo£t $ iXW%f9u tlio,w}w>le;os. jibe CQjOfljfj, I: :re their fate will be sealed. There is not sjngle man in Oatnartr,-however humble, ho. would deem it an honor to have our )3i.<l ; WrflceTifeaVy !-Ucfc/ist&iidf£ ifcli his cognomen. l ' it Ujicalled Oliver! r The pamaru ArfciUery had .a full-cteess [pjivade last crcii irig y lmlerrLieUtra&ilfc'djfeajjh. was a good .muster, and after a short 'hy-> "' frufllp^Eeft^mi?r6h6s a Jfts 'tfpWii'-Bo.Dfy/ 'J hence they retnTn'tVi W Ths£nf}:§i}ed, v/hen 10 battery was dismissed. Mr, Chftrles Godfi'oy Knight has been appointed iaPfH?, pf.the XJth a action of the lJisti-ict Railways Act, 1877, : 1 lunt'rboa-Haknte'ramea' Railway 'C6mfmhy ; (Limits), Ur:A WA .,. H » Captain Edwin telegraphs :—Bad weather i s east £ nimarthiiand indication -,of OTBff l r noons/ .J^,pgqs^fflcj»j)|e. leaoutside. i./m ■sfiil&"for" the • felonies, nper. Litofnahana close At tb6 on-- Hriday, 'St » incepted at l fchit hccord-. [gly. -**"*"**• !*■* 1 ■•!*'-< it »"ii n tjiii In reference to the ordinary gorse hedge, ri linglish exchange says : —The principal ibicction to this kind of hedge arises from lie'ektreirieTy raplS of'gdffe'tf'%■ eeding, whjch renders it necessary to ca ully watcii the' pltAtinypreveWit- ircfKi ov •unoing the snrrotjntliiig ground. But in the 6f t*wc/ kfticfi df' ;orse, which, being sports, do not seed, and ire therefofP"n6fe''Apfeii > '£#'Objection, vhile they are equal ordinary gorse in 'll ibp. .Qiialities necessary to form a good ledge: They lire thi/ md the French upright gorse; the latter, as ts name firi-Jflaiit I v'a'Afemarkabty itiff straight growth. As the hawthorn ledges iii'ftiay'iflbcefe ItA W dying jut, owing to the ravages of a plague known is the &&£{&&£, 10 doubt be a very efficient substitute, only it present there is some difficulty in ol)fcainng them in sufficient quantities.

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