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'tli 111 iii the mi'fer." If Mr Firth, in in. ikiu^ that statement, is trying to shew that the G •vemm -ih jvm I Gchlfi"! h Oouiiuittee weio nwt justitiel in t icir action, ju^t turn over your tile oF la*t yen r\s paper?,' l » I you wiillin.] thatforovar a year previous to the H<>n. Mr Larn.icn'.s visit to this district, repeat -d up plications luvl been made by me to the Piako Oouuty Council to have the sai tramway made, to all of which tlio an swer was " no funds," so many thousands had '.'eon spout in making a tiam v;\y to one battery the County couUu't do any more. Eighteen months ago an offer was made to construct the tramway for the council, provided the council would pay bank interest m the outlay. That also was declined. Then when Mr Larnach was here the Piako County Council were represented by a deputation consisting of Messrs J. C. Firth, Williams (chairman of the council), and Gould. Mr Firth was spokesman, and was successful in getting nearly all he asked for, conditionally on a county rate being struck. Mr Firth next brought under the notice of the Minister the necessity of forming a connection to the new battery, distance 22 chains, guage probably 2it 9in ; probable co^t, aUnit £1500; and hoped the Government would assist the wor.c. Did Mr Firfh at the council meetings afterwards by liii action, or rather inaction, prove that he wao sincere in hoping the Government would assist the work ? When the m itter was being discussed, Mr Firth s.\id never a word, but (Jr Williams, and his other friends did — yea, even prophesied that " the new battery would be wiped out in two years by an avalanch.?, and bury everything beneath iC/'jlheiefore it woul J be money wasted to T^ake the coi.necfcion, and ,jt *was. decided not to nave anything fcT do with it. I risk were the Goldfiolds Committee and Go vernmenti rii>ht in answering the numer-oiijly-sigued petition sent to Wellington on the subject ; and should the I'i.iLo County Council be alhwed to obstruct and handicap enterpribes in wiiich some of the councillors are not personally interested ? Mr Firtii should qualify hustatement by stating that the L.OWIII meut an 1 Goldfields Com isittee p.taaed them by in the matter, wiien tli «y -,iv t'i:\t the P.ako C«».ini) C >uncil wou'd not accept tne very Ituei il uiici uiauo uy the Minister of Mines viz., £2 to £1 towards making the tramway. Hoping )i)U»will (md space for thit> in your u^xt i-sne.— t am, &c, P. FtOItiJUSON. Waiorongomai, March lDtli, 166 U.

A CEaDIE SONG.

lie's only d puir wee haimie, A niuuhal o' flush an' banes ; The picLur' o' utter helplexsnesb, An essence o1o 1 .sabs an' niauct.. But wi a'he'n d.iddy's d.irlin', And mammy's loudest, joy ; Then cuddle doou an' t'a' asleep, My bonnie wee bairnu buy. .My barm, ye're like the daddy, Ye hae his lips and niou' ; Your ecu as blue as dadtly's een, Yv hae his snow-white broo. ! When je grow to tv tnun The ,Avairua', Yi'll face ilk waildly ploy W-C a stoot heart lik^ your daddies, My bonny wee biiinio boy. An tho* ye're but a bairnio noo, Time tiees aw a' sue fast, An' suue yell a buirtdy duel Syjib weanhood will be past ; An' then yell be tease the ja^es, Au' wi their haffets toy ; But cuddle dooa noo an' la' asleep, .Vi.y bounie we« bairnie boy. Oil ! bairnie, when ye are a man, May ye be kin' an' free, An' aye reach oot a helping loof, To t'olUb in miheiy An' hd'e this written on your heart, " Guid actions cauua cloy." But cuddle doon noo an' fa' asleep, My bonnie wee bairnie b<>y.

An' whilst here young- I'll tench ye Puid actious nuik' the man, Am' no the coat upon the back Or lui'eing miles o1o 1 Jan. An honest heart; nn ifpilolit niin' : Tliat time can ue'er destroy, kAie worth thanian Astor's wealth, My bonnie wee'- biiirnie boy. 'Syne, bonnie bairn, aye trust in God An' lo'e your blither men, An' ne'er believe that luck or chtnee Will blessings to ye sen. But vvoik \vi' loof, an' brain, an' heart An 7 ilka oor employ In walks o' quid, and God will lo'e My bonnie wee bairn ie boy.

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