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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5074, 20 April 1885, Page 3

• Is* promoters of the New Zealand Bmi•ration scheme for the-Skye crofter*, ob. eerret the Echo of the 10th m.t, hare not received much encouragement from Mrs Oor- ' donßaillie. Ibat lady boldly declare, that there is sufficient room in Skye for all the crofters to remain there, pronded laws are Bade on a more «• lire and.let-live principle. lira Gorden Baillie means by this that a Taluation of the land should be instituted to determine fair rents, as was done in Ireland, and, by granting compensation for improyemenfs and powers to purchase to all tenants, to defend them against whimsical or oppreagive landowners. This, from a landowner and capitalist, is fair speaking indeed. Mrs Gordon Baillie thinks the want of such safe •aardt the main caute of the present struggle in the itatU of Scotland. The Highlands belong to the Bighlaßder, in heropißion; .nd "I don't «*," she says, "why they •bould be«ent begging all oter the world for ibaithey canhate at home. They cannot be forced to emigrate, and I for one shall he no narlVto any attempt, to seduce them away. It's <ieplorable.«o hear the crofters spoken of «if they were P««P« mendicants, because Set have atked for their own. I .should condemn emigration preacher* and prosely JhersTn the strongest termf."-H Oa .ep»per. WiIKBS, the Shortland jeweller, is selling hi, S»nd large stock of jewellery at :' i« nwnww.PAia*.."—Quick, complete cure, .1 lanno^ng KWney, Bladder, and Urrnary TtoZSZ,: iudrui,gi.t.. T Kemptho r ne, Pro-