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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 308, 18 September 1875, Page 3

OLD COLONISTS’ OPINION OF SIR GEORGE GREY. - .1. , A veby general feeling of satisfaction is still expressed here, amongst all colonists at the return of Sir George Grey, to the Assembly, and we are all looking forward to some lively work when the next session begins. His remarks upon Colonial . Honours did not come a moment too soon, and fully endorsed the opinions expressed by the United Empire Magazine some, months ago, to which I think I referred at the time. The facts is r if a man is worthy of honours at all he is worth something betted than a K.M.G. which is regarded on this side as neither fish, nor good salt herring. I have seen in a good many hands Mr. ■Lees's pamphlet on the present policy of J* the Vogel party. He ought to send'a ’ good many home for distribution as it is important that colonial politicians here should have an opportunity of reading both sides of the question. One gentleman of my acquaintance; a large investor told me the other day that after reading the brochure in question, he was perfectly satisfied to continue his investments in -New Zealand stock, but that he should not like to be a taxpayer in that colony for some years to come. “I’ll tell you what they are doing,” he said, “they are exactly like a man planting, the whole ofi his estate with young timber trees for thej benefit of his grandchildren. Of course the thing will pay fifty years hence or perhaps less, but then what is the man to! do himself in the meantime? He ought to have planted say half his estate and cultivated the other half to maintain his house. He will hare accumulated so much debt and difficulty in a few years, that by the time his timber begins to pay, it will Jake most of the profits to pay off all scores.” I thought there was something ia the allegoryyr Otago Guardian.