The Invercargill Times. TUESDAY, JULY 12.1870.

Southland Times, Issue 1278, 12 July 1870, Page 2

The Invercargill Times. TUESDAY, JULY 12.1870.

Ik" continuation of our remarks on the immigration, scheme oi f the present Government] as foreshadowed in their instructions to the Commissioners in London, we now -append further extracts from Mr "Fox's memorandum. Mr Fox suggests that co-operation on the part of the countries with a redundancy of population might be availed, of, with the stipulation -that "the New Zealand Government should have a large share in the selection of the immigrants." The co-operation he submits should depend, not on the basis "of finding an asylum for population of which those who cooperate desire to rid the country," but on a basis of profit — "a matter of business." One species of co-operation might be met with in shipowners who might be disposed to carry immigrants, in contract with the G-overnment, "on favorable terms as : regards, the mode of payment." After stating the objections to the system , sketched out— the Jastj_beine the^mosti important, viz., that "a plan which went no further than to simply land iirimii ; grants in the colony, would fail to provide : them with the means of employment, and . might result in their immediately leaving j for another colony "—he proceeds to, state the conditioua under which; '.' imniigration might :be Infost : beneficially j encduragedj when not carried on directly | by the Government," as ifollows:— ■ "The jmtnigrant's passage, 'if; lie require] iVs^uld-be-paid^anipejSaps.sQme little j assistance for outfit be, giyeo- tojiim. j Very easy terras of repayment should " beallowed to him. He should be sure of | employment on landing, or^ if he desireit I and .have capital, -an opportunity bf j acquiring land. [Whilst, for conveniences sate, I speak of immigrant in ifae, singlenumber, I think ajconsicferable proportion; of the immigrants should be composed of: families rather than- of single men wffchouti relations. If in any way the Government! commence a system of giving* encourage-i ment to" immigration, unless the receipfcj of such encouragement is to involve loss; j. of caste, the immigrant who is : able andj willing to pay his own passage might, naturally expect jsome consideration to be; aqcorded to him. It is a result springing j out of a system of assisted immigration,; that unassisted immigration is unlikely to: continue concurrently to any large extent.: Immigrants : paying their own , passages; may be dealt with in several ways i^-lst.! A bonus may be paid them oil landing? 2nd. Which would be much preferable, a bonus after staying in the Colony some stated period. 3rd. A grant of land. 4th.Favorable terms for securing deferred annuities, or for insuring their lives. sth. Loans, through some organised societies, to enable them to enter into farming or other directly productive pursuits. 6th. Preferential employment." The memorandum then goes on to suggest the feasibility of the formation of an Imniigration- Company, or Association, .to conduct immigration on the same principles 88 are applied to insurances,; "the • Government reducing"the consequently the- expense to the immigrant himself, by acting in harmony Ninth the company, arid 'granting a bonus for every immigrant,, say £1 per head per annum for seven , years.. He would • prei fer, however, a company which,, in addir tion to "lending, money to immigrants, 1 and charging them, for the risk, undertook colonising operations." , He says : — " Such a company might invest a cer. tain amount of capital in the Colony, and let immigrants have land r on deferred payments, besides reserving to itself contiguous estates on which it would J be able to employ th« labor of immigrants. It could establish flax mills, saw mills j breweries, distilleries, woollen' manufac-; tones, found towns, which, in .time .-• would become very valuable ; make its own land highly remunerative through the progress of the settlers; and the position and value the iand would acquire ;• ihshort, it could found special settlements. The Government might encourage, a - company of . this kind in various ways. + It might give it a certain amount of land for every immigrant introduced, or a larger slmount for every immigrant remaining in the Colony. It might, if the cotnpany v itself preferred to purchase land, give money bonuses, as , previously described, either on the immigrant landing, or after a certain fixed period of residence, or by yearly .payment. I need scarcely say that, in any agreement for paying a bonus either to the class of company at present under consideration, or the class before referred to, the Government would have to be satisfied that fair terms were offered to the immigrant ; in fact that he was not subjected. to exorbitant dharge. It is possible to conceive, and it would be very much better, that the immigrant should participate 1 in the bonus, whatever its nature. This could be dona by a deduction, off the debt of the immigrant, or by a money payment to him ; or, in case the bonus took the shape of land; the company might arrange that part or all of the land, after a certain^ term, should become his — say after, he ; had paid, off his liability. Companies undertaking colonising operations should make provision for assisting immigrants, with advances to improve their lands. In the transfer ojf any land for special settlements, .the Government would of course have to make certain conditions for the protection, of public interests, and for securing the due performance of the contract. • j " When such settlements were in disL turbed districts, special arrangements for self-defence would have to be made.

" The G-overnment would esteem highly any proposals for special settlements ' which embraced, besides immigration, provision for the employment of the , Maoris. This applies, of course, to the 1 North Island; but I wish you clearly to .< understand that what I have previously written applies equally to t both Islands. "Suitable- settlers from Continental countries would, be highly prized. G-er • mans especially have been. found to be valuable colonists. They keep together, and readily form associations. I think you would be able to obtain advantageous offers in respect; to G-erman imtnigranta,and I desire to direct _ jour ' attention to them. "It would be well that you should be able to afford information concerning the astonishing inducements the flax industry offers. The establishment of factories to utilize the flax fibre, instead of sending it home, would be highly desirable. "It is not improbable that the Assembly may be favorably disposed to sanction an extensive system of railway construction, and you should endeavor to obtain proposals combining assisted immigration, the 'establishment /of settlements, and .the construction of railways. There will probably be a great deal of land available for the purpose,.. and under-' takings, of the;, kind, I am told, havej answered well in America _. — — m ' " The question of constructing railways! is of paramount" importance. The; expenditure r of jbhe- money .whilst the; works proceed will "relieve much of =thei existing depression : it will also offer great; encouragement to immigration. When 1 completed, the railway will open : rup country capable ofsupporfeingfan; immense, population. In the North Island itwouldj eflfectaally- settle the Native difficulty : in! the Middle Island as well asr the: North! Island it would enable industries to be : prgsecilted^Rrhichrfor the- want-of-the ; means of easy transport, cannot now be undertaken : it would, in snort, p'eopleHi&ei country." ,_• >.-;.■ : .\

The Claud- Hamilton, due '-from- Melbourne on; the 9th, had not made her appearance last night' She Bas -awaited ;the t arrivah of the English mail. j ? s r£3^vi&eialTGoreT^ Friday last,., 9th • inst.,,. announces . that James: Wilson, Esq?, has ISeen'iippolntecl -Deputv-Super-, jnteadent-; that^Jameg "Wilßon r E3q., haa resigned! the office of Provincial Treasurer 5 and that Ed-j :nfuadlß@ggrsl bas;{ bee)n > made ?Interjrar Provincial Treasurer. This " happy family '/ ar-j r^nfgenißnt; j£iU3ioj£pp]Snifc; of Mr <tf ©odVdepar-i tare to Wellington, and we . would remind His Honor -before 'leaving of Ms promise t fo>iriform ! the " House" that ,he. .received an influentially-j signed requisition j" calling "upon him to resign hi»' seat in the Assembly,, on .jfche,, ground, that he did' not now represent the ("constituency! j Severalstriall debt? ; cases' were disposed'of at the, Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday, 11th] insfc. Baker' 1 t^ 'Stead j J wt6 v "'a ' claim ; lor £6, thej price of 60 cords of firewood which defendant' had cut by mistake on ground under the charge of plaintiff. It- appeared;- that defendant had got permission' from'a" proprietor on the Bay Boad to, cat, timber on ; h|s ground, but had made an error ( with regard to the boundary, and set to work on "the"wrbng~section.' 'On-fbeing-diseoveredy-he^was informed that all cut would have to be forfeited.; On pleading 'the hardship this", bafto him,' Mr Baker agreed to allow of the removal of the timber at thejprice stated. Defendant, or" some one for him, had : since .removed the wood, and had hitherto avoided payment. , ; Defendant now! sought to dispute responsibility by stating that hej had acted only as the servant of a third party in the matter, and it did appear that he had cut the wood for one Moor, and had. been, paid at peij cord for it. He also asserted that - Moor had authorised him to- go, on after .the mistake was discovered. His Worship said no instructions from any Mother person couldl justify defendaat id cutting 'the, timber off anyone's property without leave, and the arrangement between* him and Moor did not interfere~wtth the bargain between him and plaintiff. Judgment' for plaintiff, with! coats, £1. Matheson and Cameron v. Sloan, £15 163*103, goods sold and* delivered. ; No: defence,and judgment given by default. M'lntyre v. M'Kay was called, but neither party appeared, ! We" "are glad to be". able to, intimate that the fears entertained as to Mr Weiss'a safety last week turned out to be groundless. Instead of having met with an~accident, as was surmised, it appears he had only met with some agreeable acquaintances in a settler's iamilyi.at' the New River, where he had been quietly enjoying himself for a few' days.' ' Since the publkflneefing on the temperance question on-the 14th ult., the committee, then appointed to give effect to the resolutions passed have pot been : idle..,cA:m_emprial < "' addressed to the legislature, embodying the views endorsed by the meetingr-^-the permissive principle-^-has been drawn up and circulated for signature. It was shown us on Fridaylastrwhen it bore 200 names, more or less. , The .list, it. may be mentioned, comprised^tlie signatures *of all - the clergymen, and nearly all the professional and business people in town, and in addition a large number of- mechanics and laborers. The promoters of the movement may be congratulated on their success- thus-ferr-3)he committee} -we-believe,-will meet this to, put tae memorial inform for despatching to Welfirig'ton.* •' ! ; :A r meeting. of the Acclimatisation.Sociefcy pojnmittee. took place on Friday when there were present— His Honor; the Superintend dent (in the chair), ' Messrs, Blacklock, Harvey, M' Arthur, Fielder,' Shearer, Conyers, Q-ilmour, and* *B utta -(hon.* "secretary- and • -treasurer) . • A tetter from ; Messrs _Cooper ; and, Co*, iTV^aikivl Nursery, offering to undertake-the growth of the Californian tree seeds in the "possession of the Society) on certain terms, was read, aud the offer accepted with some reservations, a sub-com-mittee being appointed, to arrange details 'and look after the interests. of the Society in the matter. The secretary intimated that the Melbourne society had written, expressing regret that they. could not comply with the request to furnish hares to Otago and' Southland, as they had more local demands than they could meet. Mr Butts mentioned, however, ' that he had been ' informed on good authority that plenty of hares could be got for the catching from private gentle* men in Victoria, but the catching of the animals would involve some trouble and expense. It was ultimately agreed that, as the secretary was about to proceed to Tasmania for ova, and would require to make the journey both ways via Melbourne, he should be empowered to use his discretion to a given limit in procuring a number. Some other business of a financial . nature erminated the proceedings. , ..' Capt. Calder, of the s.s. Omeo, has sent the following testimony in favor of New Zealand flax ' rope to a gentleman in jDhristohurch : — With reference to the conversation I had with., you. about the suitability of rope made nx>m, NewZealand flax for tbe rigging, of vessels^ I may inform you that while chief officer of this ship, we had' some 2£-inch rope"in~nsß for-more-thanrtwp years for buDtlines for the foresail. I consider theNdw Zealand flax rope> superior to any other for running gear, on account of its extreme pliability in all weathers. < Mr Travers the othW day caused some amusement in the House of Representatives, by. addressingMMr.Speakerr r .as your Honor. The" hp 4. member said he had forgotten himself. } r ■

A rsther important mining judgment was given in the Auckland police court in the ca9e of Otway (ofEcial'agent) v. Armstong, a few days ago. The Cross, commenting on the case, says : — " The sum sued for wa9 £376, being merely the amount; for which de/endant was alleged to be liable upon 80 £o shares, after deducting the sum actually paid in calls, the contention being that no merely nominal paid-up capital, not originally represented in money or moneys worth, could be legally held to be paid-up capital within the true intent and meaning of the Act. Mr- Lyle, the late manager of the Monarch Gold Mining Co., and Mr Otway were exarahWL- The' objections taken were — 1. That Mr Armstrong was not a shareholder. 2. That no evidence had been given td show that the Otway who had given evidence was the actual person contemplated ia the gazetted notification of the appointment. 3. That 'supposing Mr Armstrong to be a shareholder, he was not liable to pay more than a c contribution ' under the 39th section of the Companies' Limited Liability Act. The Bench dismissed the information on the ground that the Act did riot • empower the Official Liquidators to' sue for the whole amount of uncalled capital against the shares held by any individual person, but only for a reasonable contribution towards the actual liabilities of the company in liquidation." The same journal adds :— " Had the Bench been induced to give judgment in favor of the complainant, utter ruin would have been brought upon' many honest shareholder* who would be made scapegoats for defaulters. ' Mr Stevens has obtained the appointment by the House of Representatives of a Select Committee, consisting of 'Messrs Howorth, Reader Wood, Dignan, Waring Taylor, Yogel, and him'aelfj to consider and report upon the expediency of - legislating •on the subject of the Savings .Banks still in existence under : the" Savings Banks Act, 1858. In moving for the appointment of. the. Committee, Mr Stevens stated that .in his opinion- the subject was one of great importance 1 to the fostering of the interests of these _institu- : tionß. There was no provision by which any; deficiency- in the principal by loss on securities' could be made up. He was informed that Savinga-Banks in . the. colony— were., receiving, deposits at the rate of £20,000 per annum, and -he did not know whether • the depositors .'were sufficiently. \secured> >It) became a question whether, seeing that .Post .Office Savings Banks; had been established, it was r necessary to; keep | the Savings Banks open. He did. not find that : any provision had been made for the absorption of theifunds accumulated, amounting he believed/ to a considerable ,sum, and. he . might state.' that he had been .asked by several trustees ,to irhom the funds ,bplon'ged.' , •. , . „..■' At a recent meeting" of the i r Canterbury .Supreme; Court in bankruptcy,, the provisional trustee enlightened the presiding judge as to the j kind, of ,-. assistance . he received, at the hands of some creditors, by instancing the case of a bankrupt named Wade, in . connection with which he had telegraphed to a Mr' Rutherford, of Timaru, asking if he had any: opposition to offer to the "discharge. Rutherford's ..reply was certainly: shork bat anything : but sweet.. It was this : — « TpQ-raham. i Christchnrch. Send him to blazes. — \ Rutherford. .The iudge_ characterised Rutherford's conduct as highly indecent. .'•■ The lighthouse at the Nuggets .was formally opened on the 4th -mstV The lamps "were lit at sundown, by Mr' Cunnihghame. the Lighthouee *Iceßper;Tn- "the-presence -of -a -large-number -of spectators. j *.. It saicflOOO "men would nof[ meet [the present demand for labor in Fiji. Ihe reason of this « is that a great, many 'of those' afr present employed have completed their, terms, of engagement and 1 must be sen t home by their -employers. i The following motion has been , carried in the Westland County-Councilby st j 2^ The Chair-; | man, Mr Hoos, toted in the * minority : — That it, is the opinion 1 of the ' Council, and foe of the people of Westland generally, that the Chairman of the County! .Council; shall be elected by the people. That ,a__copy_of this resolution be forwarded to the General Government, with a respectful Wquest that they will endeavor io bring about the desired change." > \ Philologists (sajß the Wellington Advertiser of the 28th ult.) have often remarked oh the absence of prolixity in the Maori language, the idiomatic; ' beauty of their imagery, and )the wonderful powerof their figure of speech. Anyone, at all acquainted with their traditions and tue beauty of their lore cannot but regret the degraded state of existence to which internecion indulgence has reduced the greater- portion of- the once higatspirftedj L and powerful Maori race. An instance of the kind of which we are speaking occurred yesterday in the Supreme Court, on thY examination of Marta te Owai, one of Te Kooti's drives. On being asked by one of the learned counsel engaged what weapon Karanama was .in the habit of carrying, she replied with great weight of expression that the only weapon he employed was the Word of God. .. Such a reply and the position of the man vrhb had endangered' his : life for ;i Ms 'religion, might hare brought tears to the eyes; of the : most austere of the Covenanters, and would bare ignited the Jacobin flame in the hearts of- aU the clans' of the Highlands* And, indeed, the ■imile •isa correct one. We might observe that Karallama {Craumer) was named after the celebrated -Bishop of- that name, Who; notwithstanding the many- detracting features in his character ended his life at the stake on behalf of his religion. *^The provisional committee- appointed .at the general meeting held in the Council Hall for the purpose of establishing a reading-room ana I library, -met" on Thursday last, in - the Government buildings There was a_fulL attendance,.,and_ it was recommended that the rooms known as Eldon .Chambers .should be engaged, if available, on certain terms, to ascertain which a sub-committee T^as appointed. A list, of papers and periodicals for the tables, with an estimate of tEeir cost, 'was prepared, also an estimate of the immediate necessary outlay for furniture. A draft of the constitution on which it was recommended to base a society, was submitted and discussed ; and canvassers were appointed to ascertain the amount of support which might be relied upon. The work of the provisional* committee -is" now so far advanced that their report may be looked for in a iewdays.: ; J .-.'. i.'. ■'.'■:'. -K '> : .'.\.Ll'-'s'.'.” •' In the House of Representatives, on the 29th ult., Mr Macandrew moved that it was expedient to provide by law that there should be one uniform railway V gauge throughout .the colony ; and that a Select Committee be appointed to consider and "report as to the most suitable dimensions of such gauge. Committee to consist of Mr Curtis,' the Hon. Mr Fox, the Hon. Mr "Halli" Mr~Gillies7 Mr" Main,"Mf Richmond,~Mr ; the Hon. -Mr Stafford,; Mr Rolleston, Mr Waring Taylor, and the mover. Three to be )a quorum. With power to call for persons and papers. _■ Report to >be brought up in a month. He said it would be 'recollected that three years ago a committee had reported upon the matter, but since that time changes had taken place, and it might .be that what was best for the country then might not be best for the country now. For that reason he. thought that it would be best to refer the matter 'to a Select Committee. Our Rivertdn correspondent, writing on the Bth, says: — "Thiß afternoon, Mr Potts, a 6ettler in the district, met with a serious, accident in town. In turning thebdrrier from the" jettyinto Palmer-, ston-street with bis team, he jby some means or other got tripped up, and fell m front of his drajh both wheels passing over him. His injuries, 'which were severe, were promptly attended to by Dr Scott." ' • ~-'i ' j jOn the/principle, that . a jokejTrell told cannot be told too often,' we (Wellington recite a few made by some hop., members when r the House waß in Committee on the- Regulatiofa. of. Elections BilL As an objection to hustings nominations Mr Graham, of Oamaru, stated that it 'often; happened that a young politician gdt flurried by questions put on the ' spur of the moment at nominations, and he 1 instanced : a case in point where an -elector -insisted that a question he was about to put should be answered direct by the candidate, yes or no. Thinking it-was one of great importance, as affecting the welfare of ttie country, perhaps, he reluctantly consented, when the eleotor asked, "What did you do to your washerwoman ?" The' first feeHngs'bf agitation l

— mixed with those of indignation — coupled with the success of the joke, so fairly bewildered the candidate that he had to beat a hasty retreat, and resigned the contest. l As an exemplification of the fact that persons who are unable to read were liable to vote diametrically opposite to" their intention, Mr Haughton remembered a case in* Victoria where 303 Mongolians, having been brought to the polling-booth for the purpose of returning a particular individual, the head man got hold of a b Ulob-ticket the wrong way up. and instructeJ his fellow-countrymen to strike off the two toY mmes, - consequently they succeedei in returning the : wrong m*n. A clause in the Bill proposad the use of pencils for striking, j>ut the nimas of candid) tea, and on a member proposing the "T33e""of colored pencils on the Bore of increased legibility, Mr Hau^hton interposed an objection that the electors, in a conscientious disof patriotic duties, might walk them off. Mr Haughton, on beins asked if he had read the' Bill, laconically replied that he never raad Bills. This is quite opposite to the practice of another member, Mr Barff, who never considered he had done his duty, to his country until he had read every Act in the statute book from the " Dieu et mon Droit " in the coat of arms on the fiwt page to the imprint on the last. Another clause made ' •provision for the appointment of returning officers by Superintendents for their own election . Mr Haughton sail if he ever managed to get in on those terms, he would promise them faithfully they would .never get him oat again. Mr Hall said it would be dangerous to leave electors with the ballot-box, in a private room by themselves, because they could fish out the papers by the use of bird lime. Mr Haughton pointed out that if a candidate objectad to a shower of dead cats at an open nomination, he might, even under the - present system, abstract himself from "the civilities of the election." A new process of :fl ix-dressing has been invented by a Mr Strachan, of Wanganui. Mr Strachan's mode of procedure is to dip the fibre' as aoon as it is dcawa from the machine into a; wash, the composition of, which is a secret, ;and then to treat it in the usual way. He intends to ; patent., his. invention ... without^, delay. In . the ' meantime, whatever may be its merits, we have the authority of the Chronicle for stating that a: very superior sample of fibre is produced by this; process.. : : ...:.....'•-. - : The Wellington , correspondent of the Grey Rioer jlrgus s&ja :— The accession of Mr Sewell to the Ministry was at first thought to be likely to' strengthen the hands of Ministers, but latterly a different opinion has been formed. It is no secret "that, "hitherto; "Mr Yogel has beeu the dominant man in the Executive. Mr ~Epx is too weak, and Mr Q-isborne too place-loving; to resist the more positive character of MrVogeL The consequence has been, that the Colonial Treasurer ha* been so bold, as to place his colleagues in a secondary .position, which they do not like, but cannot resist. Me' Sewell is just the man to oppose to Mr YogeL He has as much force of character, is quite as stubborn, and is rather • more respectable. Since his advent, Mi' Vogel has had.to retire a little from his high ground ; and already there have been " scenes" -in the Cabinet j-in^whieh-Mr SeweU-got the best of it. It is said that dissensions are now rather more frequent than desirable; and uncharitable critics say that Mr Sewell was imported intothe Ministry in order to get rid ofAlr Vogeli Judging from what one .hears, in "well-informed circles," the Colonjal Treasurer is absolutely unscrupulous in his. administration.'' He;issaidto have lavished money in all directions, and made appointments here, thsre, and everywhere, m a manner 'quite unparalleled in the lustory.of New Zealand Ministries, which is saying a great deal* When the various returns asked for are laid upon the table I fancy the House will stare. "The extravagancies of the Ministers are boundless. Each has been absent frpm_ Wellington during the greater part of the session, , and drawing large allowances for being so. Each has his private secretary (a thing unheard of before aa a distinct appointment), and Mr M'Lean has, forsooth ! two " orderlies" and a " valet" — the said flunkies being swells beLmging to Branigan's demilitarised force ! Mr YogeL sold the Sh Kilda for half what she was worth; ditto .the Sturt j^ and bought the Luna for £10,000, her value being not more than £7,000. He gracioasly*made Lady Bowen a pre^i sent of the costly furniture hired by Mr Stafford for the reception of the Duke of Edinburgh at Auckland, and so on ad infinitum. ■ . Every day discloses some new form of extravagance— and worse. - ■

We -would remind shareholders in the Southland Building, Landr and -Investment Society of the sals of ayaUable funds .which takes place tomorrow evening at nine o'clock. , We have been requested to state that the night of meeting of the local masonic fraternity has been altered from Thursdays to Wednesdays, and that the regular monthly- meeting will be held-to-i morrow evening at. half-past seven o'clock... . . ''& meeting of the Southland Prospecting Asbot ciation, to. consider the advisability or otherwise of winding-up the - company, is convened for Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'cloekiin thfe Prince of Wales HoteL '" . . : We have been requested to call-attention to the sale, to-morrow, in the long-room of the Southland Club Hotel, by Me Osborne, of the siation property known as " Birchwood," with stock, &c, and to state that the conditions of sale may now be seen at the room* of the auctioneer. Mr Macvorie will hold 1 his first sale at Winton to-morrow at 12 o'clock, when. upwards of 30 bead of cattle -will be submitted to competition.