CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 909, 15 January 1881, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

[JPe do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondents].

NEW GUNPOWDER PLOT.

TO THE EDITOE. Now is not this immense ? Here Gisborne luck is seen, When there is nothing left worth defence, They find a magazine.— Swift. What cry has roused the Mayor, and scared the Volunteer ? And made each Burgher tremble and turn quite white with fear ? What forms are madly rushing, like breakers on the bar ? What “helmet ” leads this fierce attack upon the ancient pa ? A spy has given warning of ammunition kegs; And tons of giant powder, with bullets big as Stored m an ancient whare, close by the WaiIf * Te Kooti and his army somewhere in ambush “ I’ll stop his Httle Hau Hau plot, to murder and to kill Says the Mayor, “To horse! I’U scour the town; it’s my duty, and I will 1 Across the liquid stream they passed, of quiet Waikanae, And gazed upon this Magazine with glances stern and high. ~ Upon each keg they saw was found the Governmental arrow, Then down the ranks a cry arose, “ Let each man, man a barrow I” And straight this murderous stuff they brought, at once, to Sergeant Kidd, Then felt so pleased because it was their duty ; that they did. Guy Fawkes. A ♦ TO THE EDITOR. Sik : It will be gratifying to Ministers when they read the Heralds leading article of yesterday (if they ever do take the trouble to cast their eyes over the pages of that literary luminary), to find that as regards Native affairs, they have in the Editor of that journal a mind capable of grasping the present situation, and of promulgating a policy that will teach the Maoris self-respect and self-reliance. W. L. Rees! your occupation’s gone. Snyder Brown ! you are called to the Upper House, and the portfolio of Native Minister is yours. At the next general election you will stand for the East Coast Electoral District, and beat Scotch Mac by an overwhelming majority. Inhabitants of New Zealand, the country is saved. You are fortunate in having amongst you a man of such transcendental ability and keen perception as the inimitable “ Snyder.” How strange, to be sure, that in all these years none of our leading politicians have conceived the idea of making the noble aboriginals of New Zealand a self-reliant and self-re* spectful people. Really, Mr. Editor, Mr. Snyder Brown must be a wonderful man.— Yours, &c, _______________