FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1333, 24 July 1883, Page 2

FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.

' for ! r> ZI TH /.') :■ [From a Wellington Correspondent.] ' - It is a fact that be>n aitting for «ome time" past, prattling' and wrangling over Mr Moaltgomwy’a metfonn: 'whiah th«- “ in. ” say- embody a iM-w*ufr; oft confidence,” and the “out.'’ a. emphatically deny. However,-the. Home divided tfifcsmorning i(the -14th) early, the gaining the day by p! ten, It is a fact that the good weal of the Coio.ny M anhole .is, .lost. sigh|t pf, ; jp. order that'the 11 great family connection,” and their unscrupulous supporter, may obtain tlibip unrighteous ends ~ It Is a fact that all the speeches delivered inltfib House, or before the public, amount to:tweeiile.-duoi.apd,twegdle ; dee. When all ha[s becii prj-arrangciT anTconoerted/EeKfm" hand fo prifote, folds by / [lt is a fact that the at present dominant party have gained their—point, whilst the rqal wants of suffering. Jiuuiatiity and the absolute requirements of’ the Colony are uncOnsidqrfol .and whilst, thqse for spociivl pirty'purpdseii add individual behests are strenuoiuly sought after and. attended to bi- the übijfirity of members. :<-’■ '■ . , sit is a fact that, the West Coast of the "Miil.ille Island Railway Commission has been partly conoefoel and partly carried out and reported on, like Compulsory Insurance, oh the "red herriog” principle of "little Wooden” and "bloated lodgers" (At what cost ?) whilst efficient experts and engineers belonging to the Government service ought to have done all that was required without any additional expense and outlay to the Coouy, ■ It is a fact that Gisborne has not .Efficient political influence to obtain for that long neglected district a Commission for a railway or what it more imperatively needs ns a Colonial undertaking, a harbor of refuge fold accommodation, and fiid given to this all importantl .Ea.t Coast port. In view uf |fs .ituatipn, 'Jts productiveness, and sxport of frozen-meat, oil, he., and beiqg th° nearest New Zealand popt of the might- Paoiflt ' mail route, it lies undoubtedly great claims .to the highly favorable consideration aud notice of. Great Britain and America.

It is a fact that insular separation is an absurdity, for how can Customs account, be adjusted when the smaller.porta and various districts absorb so many duty»pMd goods Of the larger importing emporiums of either Island, The sums that are collected and swell up the revenue of Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch fore cotiiribtited.to greatly by the opnsumption of goods outside of the provinces of which those cities are the capital. It is a pitiable fact as recorded by the -Hon. the Colonial Treasurer that the Cue- , lioius branch of the Civil Service has such a Heaven-born Secretary that upon his retirement there is not to bo found in the wide wide world any one to replace him, and the ■honorable geutlemau; is to bo believed, if [over-grasping, over-reachihg, " suckling ” are necessary qualifications for the bidet. It is paiiifu! to contemplate that to sjipl) a deplorable ex tout Jias that long sufferjiiig brain bean drawn upon, that such a I dearth of ability exists there.' S ecretary ’ dies I chaos reigns over Customs 1 I. It is a fact, that the Honorable Mr Bryoe has a Herculean task to.perform and to uouteud with if ho. dope hu duty in eUfoss ing the Augean stable by turning out that rampant and all-powerful hobby the Biyik of. New Zealand, and unyoke him from the I dinisteriul coach of Native difficulty and. ail its ramifications. It is a real fact that that institution is the governing power of the Colony, and that certain Ministers add ’M.H.ty.'» 6f 'both' Houses are blit bfippet. utidtrfts all-power-ful influence and control—subjugating, overriding, dow'ntreadlng all who endeavor to act independently, but fortunately for the people there is a strong band who array their forces to re.ist entire oppression. It is a fact that the National Insurance bubble, tritli’lta roseate and--gOTX«me color, has, for the present, ifftllapsatfTttta thfoatr; but what of the expense in connection with its exposition ! ■ Who' hava profited or benefited ? Tom, Diok or Harry ’ Surely not the hardy sons aud daughter, of toj|,i suffering tortures in autimpatipu qf beigg further despoiled to keep up, “ a.whple, host of relatives and dependents-. ” ' i 1 -.1 U •Ifefo ,a .flnt..,Jipre do not get fail! pUy,. : ft. question when charges are. brought against them, an enquiry ia held by ** commission ” composed of j mgnfoers..p£-their,|Owm body, who are often influenced ana actuated'by jeAlttuiy, efobeUltjf’ whefo i® a ilowmq status as io -_:m oir -«iltely,i andihuei often few anqtirer untagwlrAtfo eycOpnans or the ‘flailin''of /XoiiA 'giltd/’or bud npofoi the ;farttaiia*'? i iWatei l4 ‘t 1 fo4» iuuft oui* suThe imiuiry U IWS ■ wsi>/‘ iw'sragoao. aahcluaiogj ana tiie “ Commission " merely a matter of form EveryShixyiu Mfcii* W oe<hmi»foO ACCOM I'LL