The Southland Times. FRIDAY, APRIL, 6, 1866.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 238, 6 April 1866, Page 2

The Southland Times. FRIDAY, APRIL, 6, 1866.

New Zealand is. well represented by the Press — no Province, and but fewcommunities of any note, are without their local journal ; while the leading Provinces have one or more daily papers. "We have long felt that Southland was but inadequately represented in this respect; that notwithstanding its reverse of fortune, if the commercial interest were liberalin its support, a daily paper might be established with success — prove of value to the community, and beneficial to the Province. The support which has been awarded to the Southland Times have induced the proprietors to yield to the solicitations of the public, and they have determined to bring out that journal as a daily. In making this announcement, we are not foolish enough to assert that we do so from purely patriotic grounds. "We feel that a daily paper is an acknowledged want, and that if we can supply that want, while conferring aboon upon the public, we also put " money in our purses. ' ' On Monday, the I6th of April, the Southland Times will make its advent as a daily paper. . » • * In entering upon, this new enterprise wiJ have been careful to make arrangements which will ensure its permanence— we have not entered upon an undertaking [ rie cannot carry out, In order to ! enable us to start upon 9. foundatioa,

reduce the size of the sheet. It will, however, contain a full complement of reading matter. It is our intention to expunge from our columns all " dummy matter," that is, surplus information appearing constantly to " fill up ;" — to ensure correct shipping and commercial reports ; and in every way possible to ke^p our readers posted up in all the Colonial as well as Provincial topics of the day. Our aim will be, by short articles, to, make the Southxaud Daily Times a varied, reliable, and interesting journal. "We have determined notto raise the price of subscription to the paper. It will remain at twelve and sixpence per quarter, and single copies will be Reduced to three pence, thus bringing it within the means of everyone. It will be our object, by giving attention to shipping and commercial subjects, being impartial and cosmopolitan in politics, and vigilant in general matters, to make for the paper a position which will enable it to do good service to the Province. It is with confidence we look to the public to aid us in our efforts. The Weekly Times will also be enlarged to eight pages, containing forty columns of choice reading matter — agricultural, pastoral, as well as general and entertaining reading will be found in each issue. It will be our aim to make it a valuable family newspaper.