THE TAURANGA RECORD

Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 1, 15 June 1867, Page 2

THE TAURANGA RECORD

•"With hearts resolvcd, nnd h.-ind? prepnred, Tjie blesskigs We enjov to griai-d.''

SATUltDAY JUNE 15, t$67.

To-Day we issue otu* firs'- 1 numher of flie Reconl. We ; have nndertnken a d c ? t ! fcu [ nnd 'onoTOns dnfy, and we ' do nofc blind oursclvqs to tlie , f'aefc. The P'ress is a great | ciiyine for evil oi* for good j Conscientiously and . ea ro- j fiiRv liandl d it mn V be o\ inCfdeulaMe ' advantugif-to a eomotunitv, roeklesAy or | - '• malieionsly usecjl Vnigkt; ; ! be oaie an intoIeraKIe } tmKnnoe It is uofc too ! mnc'i to say that in fVee ! feouutnes tiie Press offcen |( leads p'ublip dpi'iioa. in do- ; moeratic countries it go wwqs it ; aud so gen'er&Tty is fch;vt j , cpuviction felt, that in Ki i- j land it 1ms been called tlie ■ Jfi Fourth Astaie." 1 he great George Canning once said j that the Press was a parfe of; the eonstitution,. whieh led. ; direet'jd, and in some. inea j sure goyerned tlie whole. | A newspaper as a chroni- j cle of passing events is the i history of the day. Bat ,it | is. more. Tlirongh irs correspoiidence it takes the outside publie into counpil, and gives tlieiivcommiiiiications to the world, while tli rough its leading articles it quglit — i i its toission be properlv 1111-derstood-T-to b'ecome, if iiot a publie instruct'or, at least an advocate, a guide, an iudex to the prevailing eurrent of thoughf. an 1 a conserv'ato.r, of a II tlmt is good and worthy. It should not only be a . inoutlipieeo of the popuiar voice,»but it ouglft also to he ' a protector against existing wrorig. it oiiglit to stand between the oppressor and o]pressed, and, if need be, to denounce wickedness in high . places To aehieve all tjiis oarinot be easy. The responsibHity is great, and tlie dutv ^erioiis, and it is not withqut much anxiety and grsve conSideration that we have hucierta. cn the rask . A s jar ns 'honesfiy of purpose, iideiity oi aetion, siru-

pid nis aird eharitable eonsideration for the fallibility to wlnhdi all ai-e liahle are' coneerned, we venture to plede;e oursel^es to a line of conduct, whieli. if it cannot cqnmmnd universal approval w i 11 a 1 1 east deserve p ; i bl i c copfidenee. With these intentions we throw on rsel ves* oh fhe ,lil »eralitv of 'o;rr readers, .a|d whil e we lahor from week to week to supplyv in some iheaV sure, their pitellectual war.ts, we trust they, will not withhold froin vm their sympathy and support. . T'he plan of our work has befeii' indieated in tlie prospectus whieh h4s bcen nub-: lish.ed, and whieh appears elsewiiere in tkrs paper, The" first pnblicatinn of a newspaper in tlie en-vlv davs of a settlement like fhis is an .event.'Of tio sumll importan.ee. I n i t w o fi nd the h is tq ry" of o ir d av . Th e timo m . y coine , — a n : 1 w e r.o.v 1 i Te to see it, ; wlien such a smafhbeginning in this iufaiif Btnte wi']V alford materia! for interesting reseafch and . coinparison' to thev cnrio-v? enqnirqr. The time omy amve whon ;e| ,Pap:i, no w senreelv tnore'j than a straggliiig ^illr.ge,' shall " beeqine a great 'and popn'lous fown, her barii-ri* h y\ s ti i ng wi tli n \ asts- • w 1 1 a r v f » s ])jled with .nv'r •h.indise,' representiiig eolnmerve w-ifls alt.fbe wqplci, andA str ■ * ligfned wilb'gas, Grand piib-' lio ■buildings- omy ador \ ■ ethorougbf(\i*es. i;aTids\vne' cbariots Umv r -11 wd'm - lier smoofh highway?, eonseerated churehes, f4 with -tiiper spirest qpward point.sn.g to. the feky " mhy stiid eaeb eihinedce. d'o -indnstry and nriv a ti c > ; i 3 1 \ ay 1 \ : i v t ; s 1 1 - ■ c ■ ? 'de d . weal fch , reh \ m n ■ ■ , t n d e 1-uxury ; and,.(^yhq:s.hall 1 ■ ? peih i]i- oewsnapers mr.v! be ]Htblished dailv, anq - there may be plenty of matem! to hll tliem and plenty of subseribets to support the;n, When tlmt tinie cqiiies, and eome it vviiL or we are much mistaken, perlmps sonie ( >1(1 Identity dating as far backas 1867, whodeliqhts to remeoiber what Te Papa then was, and to ehserve what it '1ms afterwai ds heeomo, qxlhbits to the wondeiTiig view of- ;f ii ew arrrval an old file of tlie) Tauranga Record, and says, i;look on this pietiire and on that. ' Te Papa 'Was once af' yillage, it is no w a metrop olis Once we were satisfted with spiall beginnings 11 ko tliis paper ;r> - judge. for yourself to what h 1ms arrived but this j ).iriial eaine oiijt in a ti ino of uOed, we welcomed it, and snpportecbit. It- sto.od its ground in a trying period wlien we rtruggied for the riglit,! and we stood by it. and it accomplished its end We hope that sucli an iudi-

; vidnal ma'y have to reuiark. that it advanced with-, our , inereasing we.alth and pms'operity, . became engrnfiml in our history, embodied in onr daily wants, untiR it grew from a small provhmw.] sheet . into a: great and' popuiar ijournal worthy of a large and prosperous community . But tio abandon tthis, cfcrain, we .may sifeiy say that this is nofc an fmpos-uble eoticlusio'n* 1 Tlie f'xtent qmd. resou.rces of the Bay o-f PlerPv are gener- , ally underestiumted. It possesse's a coast line of oyer 100 miles. all of whieh is ayailable land It contains an area offabout • 6,000.000 acres. Tauranga, whieh. j is the' linden s, is a fine. ! safpj and comtnodious harbor. tdeep enbugh for a rdiip of I Bv ' Ti", and capaeious . ehpngh- for a fleet : while its | wa ters rnn into, the land in all directions. washing the j siidres of krti!? tr.i ^ c'! | coiitnfry ueadv for IndusCri-al i j oecr.pavion whieh can :ilniost| j ahywiierc he approached by | iumts. su that roadf^'-wi'll not ; bq ivmpiired to be rnade for ! f s rn.ite ,t iem to conic. t )f the ; .■ e.r o!' th-'- 'bi^f s : H, [ fche'ix'a-iler nmy be sccptical, but a r d'erence to the nmp ] iv ii i e > n v i itce. , W itb regard j fcq cha'wc-'er .of coirntry' in ! ■tlie iim.crior,' . we quqte from i the spee'ek of jvis dlem " | thp' C • Y\ -por at die , Vm-: ko-: i .'ruguef where | i he ,0 1 -M " ■ part o 1 ihe | •Pi'OTi'.'ce -%of Auckland, :ahd j | a ; ni: >.i oi" -the Province of VellhigPm. where the two ! provinces toiich each ofcller j there is a larger amdnnfc oi i excel leti fc co nnt r\* for depas- | tunng piirposes tlinsrt l have | eyer se'-n i'n uny part of New | j Zwdawh— his is in the Pay of j fhentv pisti'ict. and the authdi ifcy is not insigniticaiitq '1'he exfrsct - relating t to this ; subject is too long jfor this part of the,papQ.r and we give it. elsewjiere in full And • wbat shall 4 say more. Kauri gurn for years previ msqfco the wai* was a prolific source uf woalth to thc.imtives of Tauranga, who used formerly to ship large tjuantities of it to Auckland: The terrifcory. north xard from Kaiti Kati contains an alntost | i nexhaus.il ble quantity . of i this vahtable cbmmodity j Flax .abq4jids.in numerous aeceShbfe parfcs of this dis- | triei, and' a fla'x mill is about. | fco.be -sefc in operation to prejiare this article for the hnglisli rnarkefc. Of tiniber,' there is adarge quandty extendiiig over the whole of the Kati . Kati and Te. Puiia blocks. Lust, but not least, gold has been discovercd, it is beliey.'d ha the ranges behind Kati Ku ti. Parties are now out prospecting further i1i good ii j.) *s of • snccess." The conseqiiences of a vveii

devdcrped gold field- are. almost fcoo wohderful to enhirge Ti-pon. Theiiihhgic wand of tlie endmnter will ouly compare with the sudden efiects its will produce, and the weaUh and prosperity for whieh «;e may otherwise patiently tq.il- for many yeaTs to attain. will be accomplisbed in almost as many weeks th rough the agencyofa eohl field. * " I ' ' " To condhde. We have glaneed at the future probably iu stora for Tauranga, enumerated Bome of the re,sourcest whieh the district contains.* and we now state as our eonvibtion, that one condition is neccssary to bring these |appy results to pass— afid tlmt is pea6e With this attainech we shall secure. its aceompanying blessings, so that we may at once rejoiee i'n IReace, Progress. ProsperitY: and Plenty. wili foliow lloldfng these Opinions. vye have adopted tlie wo'rds of our iqotto : — " With hearts resplved, and hainls prenared, Tho h!,rSin-s we enjoy t-i ;;uar,i."