GOOD SUGGESTION.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 273, 24 November 1877, Page 2

GOOD SUGGESTION.

(To the Editor of the Patea Mail.) Bik, —As time advances, great improvements are noticeable in most of our institutions. There are, however, one class that appear to be an exception to the rule —and those are our Parliaments. Year after year these bodies are becoming more degenerate, disreputable, and contemptablc. The members composing those Parliaments are elected and sent there by the people to transact the business country. Instead of attending to the ' business of the country, they join one or other of the opposing factions in the House; and often two-thirds or threefourths of the time of the House is taken up in low, degrading, personal abuse of each other, and struggles to obtain office. Our New Zealand Parliament has done little else during the past three months than quarrel over “ want of confidence motions,” or as they may be more properly termed, “ want to obtain office motions,” for they,' in reality, only amount to this. And while they have been quarreling over these, the business of the country has been neglected. Bill after Bill has been discharged, partly because there was not time to consider them, and partly because party spirit ran too high to enable members to calmly and impartially attend to those measures affecting the welfare of the colony. No measures brought before the' House are calmly or soberly discussed. If brought forward by one side of the House, they are opposed at once by the otherarid in their reckless hatred of each other,’ measures affecting the welfare of the country are maliciously mutilated, and often leave'the House in a crippled, useless : state.- Otrr New Zealand Parliament is, probably,, not more disreputable than others. From accounts we read, all these institutions seem to be degenerating, and are becoming disgraceful to the countries over which they are elected to preside. While the present degrading system continues, we' cannot hope to have useful measures enacted, or the business of the country attended-to-by the House. The necessity for want of confidence motions must be removed. There is but one course that can be adopted to effect this, and at the same time make our Parliaments mere respectable and useful institutions. The only means of

attaining this is for the House to elect nine members to form a government by ballot, and let them hold office until the 'ensuing meeting of Parliament. At the opening of Parliament they should be prepared, and make their departmental statements. Then h6ld office only until their successors were elected, or themselves or a part of themselves re-elected to office as the election by ballot should decide. This system would do away with party feeling and personal animosities in the House. It would do away with all neccsity for bringing on the Want of Confidence motions that at present take up the greater portion of the time of different Parliaments, and it would allow members the whole of their time to calmly and deliberately debate and attend to the business of the country. —I am, &c. - , NEW ZEALANDER.

Strangers and country settlers coming to Carlyle, are Very Often at a loss to know which is the best and cheapest General Drapery and Clothing Establishment in the district. R. A-, Adams’ Cardigan House, offers'special advantages that can be met with nowhere else in the district. He keeps the largest and best 'assorted stock of every description of drapery goods, imported direct—and from the best 'colonial houses ; which, being bought on the most advantageous terms, and having thorough knowledge of the business, enables him to offer goods of sterling ices that cannot be improved bn other house in New .Zealani. is marked in plain figures, •from which there is no deviation ; so that inexperienced people are as well served 'as the best judges, the terms being net cash, without x-ebate or abatement of any kind. Note the address—R. A. Adams ; ’Cardigan House, nearly opposite Town Hall, Carlyle.— advt. Holloway's Pills.—-The chiefest Wonder 'of modern times—Thisincomparable medicine increases the appetite, strengthens the 'stomach, cleanses the liver, corrects biliousness, prevents flatulency, purifies the 'sytem, invigorates the nerves, and restores the invalid to sound health. The enormous 'demand for those Pills throughout the 'globe would astonish everybody, were it not that a single trial convinces the most sceptical that no medicine equals Holloway’s Pills in its ability to remove all Complaints incidental to the human race. They are a blessing to the afflicted, and a boon to all who labour under internal or 'external disease. The purification of the blood, removal of all restraints from the ’secretive organs, and their gentle aperient 'action, are the prolific sources of the wide 'curative range of Holloway’s Pills.

WANGANUI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited). CAPITAL, £30,000. In three thousand Shares at Ten Pounds each, on which it is proposed to call up £5 per Share, as follows, viz:—los on application, arid lOs on allotment, after which monthly calls will be made of not exceeding 6s per share. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. G. Y. Lethbridge, Esq.; F. R. Jackson, Esq.; J. G. Sharpe, Esq. ; W. D. Shaw, Esq.; J. L. Stevenson, Esq.; John Anderson, Esq.; A. Barns, Esq., (of Barns and Wilson); John Duncan, Esq., (of Duncan and York); John Bennie, Esq.; R. C. Earle, Esq.; John Davidson, Esq., (of Seaton and Davidson); J. Jones, Esq.'; (of Jones and Walker); C. S. Cross, Esq.; James Bain, Esq.; Geo. A. Hurley, Esq.; James Duigan, Esq.; James Laird, Esq.; D. Murray, Esq. ; James Brown, Esq,; John Ballance, Esq., M.H.R. BANKERS. Bank of New Zealand. SOLICITOR. C. H. Borlase, Esq. BROKER. John S. Capstick. PROSPECTUS. THE growing want of a local Steam Navigation Company on an extended basis-, has become so pressing, that a number of Gentlemen largely interested in the trade and commerce of Wanganui and its surrounding district, have decided upon inviting the public to join them in their efforts to provide for the above wants. It will be seen from the list of Provisional Directors, that the promoters are men whoso co-operation and support in such an undertaking will go far towards ensuring the large measure of success it is anticipated

the Company will achieve. As an advantageous investment; a consideration of the following facts will clearly demonstrate its bonafides. It is proposed to purchase the steamers “ St. Hilda” and “ Wallabi,” belonging to the “ St. Hilda Steam Navigation Company,” and to keep them in the live stock trade of the port; and either to purchase the “ S.S. Clyde,” or some suitable steamer for the Manawatu, Rangitikei, and Patea trade. For the Wellington trade, it is proposed that a steamer capable of carrying 150 tons of cargo, and a sufficient number of passengers, on a maximum draft of seven feet, at a mean speed of 12 knots, to be procured. It is of the greatest importance to Wanganui and the surrounding districts, that the live stock trade of the port should be properly provided for, and it is with a view to this object that the proposed pur r chase of the “St. Hilda” and “ Wallabi’ has been included in the programme _of this Company, as the vessels in question are both profitably employed in carrying ■stock, and are in every way suited thereto. Their present owners liaVo such faith in the success of the proposed Wanganui Steam Nav ; gation Company, that they have signified their willingness to accept 400 shares as part payment for their vessels. Country settlers who are vitally interested in the live stock market, are confidently appealed to for their support, as it is of the greatest importance to them that the means of export should be permanently secured to this port. With respect to the Manawatu, Rangitikei, and Patea trade, there can be no doubt but that it is of great importance to the commercial community here and in the different ports in question, and it is also certain that a good boat will pay in such a trade, especially when it is worked in connection with the southern trade of the Company. Overtures for the purchase of the “ S.S. Clyde” will be made, and if Unsuccessful, it will remain for the shareholders to decide upon what steps shall be taken to proclire a suitable steamer for the trade in question. The large amount of goods and passengers now being carried by the Wellington steamers, is quite sufficient , in itself to warrant the floating of a local Steam Navigation Company, as it is manifest the paying of so much money to outside proprietors, helps to drain Wanganui of a very considerable amount of capital, Which, if kept in the place, would materially assist its more rapid progress. At present the maritimeinterestsef Wanganui are not as well conserved as they might be, as the Wellington trade is at times greatly retarded, owing to the insufficient provision made for its requirements, by the outside' companies, into whose hands the monopoly has passed. Alocally ownedsteßmer,equal to the requirements of the trade, with good accommodation, capable of rooking, the average passage to Wellington, and vice versa, in eight hours, would prove a great boon to the public here, and would with the large measure of support already assured to the Wanganui Steam Navigation Company, be always profitably employed. The “Wallabi” and “St. Hilda” by bringing coal as return freight from Westport and Grey mouth, would help to cheapen the cost of working the other steamers, and would, when the Wanganui Gas Company starts active operations, have an extended market for their surplus coals; In fact there can be no doubt put that the Wanganui Steam Navigation 'Company, if fairly supported, must prove not only a highly profitable investment to its shareholders, but of great benefit to the whole community of Wanganui, and those'ports embraced in the circle of its operations. The public of the West Coast Gold Fields ports are cordially invited to assist in the formation of the Wanganui Steam Navigation Company, as it is greatly to their advantage to keep open the communication between the stock-producing ports of this Island, and the coal fields of the other, and to keep up that mutual interchange of staple products so necessary to both communities. The promoter's in conclusion trust that their efforts to secure for Wanganui the benefits so sure to follow the successful floating of such an undertaking, will bo largely seconded by the public generally, as the more extended the interests embraced in the Share list, the greater the measure of success in store for the Company. Early application for Shares is invited in order that no time may be lost in com l raencing business.; s ; On sufficient shares being ; called for, a general meeting of shareholders will be called, and all necessary steps for the formation of a Company on a permanent basis discussed and decided upon. Forms of application may be had on application to Mr JohnS. Capstick, Broker, Caxton-Chambera, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui; W. Dale, agent, Carlyle ; W. A'. G, Winchcombe, Waverley ; and J. Fisher, Waitotara.