PIIOSPECTUS OF THE LAKE WAKATIP MAIL,

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 24 April 1863, Page 2

PIIOSP E C T U S OF THE LAKE WAKATIP MAIL,

a I3i-v\'i', j-:;-: ly nlv.'.-jPAIT'-ii. IiE AD«OF J- I CE, (2 L'E ENSTOWX. B N (innoi'.rifinjj tiif fo-.-thcorains; issue of a Xcrc.?1. p-'i'i'i-, df";, ncil to ip'uvrcnt tiic interests .ir.fl to l».T'):'in tie or^nn of th^ important district from whic 1 ! is r-nv' i ; ; taken, th- 1 proprietors would 2-uanl t'.-frn.-flvca f"'ia p!-(TC : . ; ?ig- too largely in the outset of their o.v"ri-ne:it. A ware of th? arduous nnturo of tlv-ir u'riori-.ikjnq-, and tJie amount of time and l;\V.-.> necessary to produce a ■journal, complete in J= details, nml worthy of the confkU-nc; of the puMic. tl-.ey would prefer relying' on the indv.'.cc-nce of their rer.rWs, for some short time, to making promises difficult of fullilrruv.it. The main object, however, of tho proprietors raay b<? briery staled.— ln the conduct of tho YT,uc\Tir Mail thuir paramount care will be to reudor_ it o=peeml!v u.~efu! and indispemnWe to the raining I c:Mimuv'it.y. by fnitl\fuHy and dili -ently collecting and publishing ai! feet a braving on their iritcrcst, and advocating ;\H sm.-l\ meiustiros as raay appear conducive to the development of this branch of industry. As "a chief means of folloivin^ out this purpose with effect, Iho proprietors will establish a system of reliiible correspondence, »ot_ od)v throughout Now Zealand, but nl?o with the sister colonies. Intelligence of the markets— prices current of eoinmoililif.-s, cartsiTC and all matters pertaining to tvrde, will be faith ally compiled for the immedi"'n he lefifcof those merthi ts and storekeepers who are locfod on, cr in connection wiili. the gold fields "f t'ii* d:s;';f. Wli' ~t, therefore, rainin; anrl commciual m- to;, shall be (lie cjief object of the "U'akat p M.ii, the proprietors promise that- the hi^i r aims of journalism shall not be negated, r d iiiat I'ieir earnesf advocacy will be at all tin:rc rerdy in the support of euch measures as may ap earlil.elyto contribute to tho .social well being:, and moral aad political progress of the people. An-angoments will be made to publish special editions, giving a comprehensive abstract of English and American news on arrival of the English Mail, irrespective of the ordinary issues of this journal; aikl, finally, nothing shall be left undone which can impart additional interest or advantage to the subscribers. With these few assurances the proprietors will rest content; only expecting the confidence of the public iv proportion as their exertions shall merit it; and as one of the roiin elements of support that can be accorded by the public is that of advertising, the proprietors hope that the public will avail themselves, to a liberal extent, of the advan-, tages now offered for this purpose, through the columns of The Wakatip Mail, The First Number will be issued on Saturday May 2nd, 1863. PJEAECE AND TAYLOR, Proprietors.