The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1884. THE MAORI DUAL VOTE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1754, 6 August 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1884. THE MAORI DUAL VOTE.

The Maori dual vote is somewhat different from the double franchise of the pakeha. The former is based on a residential right and a property qualification, the latter on a special repref .sentation and a property qualification, The Maori dual vote is an anomaly, but then the Maoris occupy an anomalous position in this colony, and we treat thein in such a manner that anomalies must be the rule rather than the exception. The English race is the paramount power in New Zealand, and it would perhaps have been better for the Maori if it had asserted . this authority and governed him instead of coaxing him to be good by a sugar and blanket policy. The English colonists have changed the conditions under which the Maori race formerly existed. The Maori of to-day cannot live as his hardier forefathers lived. We have for good or for ill altered bis mode of existence. The Maori of to-day is the outgrowth of European influences, and the Maori of the future will be what we are making him to day. The English colonists of New Zealand have a heavy responsibility with respect to their Maori brethren, and they have discharged it in the past by giving them electoral privileges, immunity from taxation, protection for their lands, and odd luxuries in the shape of pensions, special representation, and native policemen. We keep friends with them but we never try to make men of them. We see them getting fatter and lazier and dying out from physical inanition, but we make no effort to infuse a new vitality into the race. We teach their childuen to read and write, but we do not train them to work, and our grandest efforts on their behalf .are to secure such a provision for their material comforts that they may dispense with labor in any shape or form from the cradle to the tomb, It would hava been far hetter for the Maori to have been more solicitous for developing in him useful qualities than to have treated him like a spoiled child. He is a sort of prodigal son but lie is not allowed to spend all that he has at once in riotous living and then set to work. It would be far better for the State to give the Maori no special privilege, to refrain from all interference with him in the disposal of his private estate, and let him learnby practical experience the value of labor and the worth of time and money. The Maori is an intelligent being who, as far as brains count, is quite fitted to hold his own in the community, but he is cursed with the indolent and extravagant habits which we have encouraged in our dealings with hirn and protected by Legislation, The Maori-dual vote is a small thing, the special Maori representation too is a petty farce, but these anomalies are essential parts of the sugar and blanket policy which, under different aspects, emasculates the Maori race and deprives it of its chance of regeneration. We trust the time will yet come when the colonial conscience will realize what a poor thing it is doing for the Maori by conserving his acres and destroying his manliness.

Mr. F. H. Wood hulds' a stock sale at T.,Ray's yards, Taratahi, to-morrow. Mr Bowser, the Borough poundkeeper, has been admitted as an inmate of the Masterton Hospital Wfi regret tu bear that scarlet fevet has broken out on the Upper Plain, and that several members of a family in that I locality are down with it,. Notice is given in another column of a first dividend in the estate of Dauiel C Knight of 2s fid in £ being payable at the oftioe of the Deputy Assignee. We understand that the appeal made by Captain Bowerman a week ago for a . sufficient sum to liquidate the debt on the Salvation Army Barracks, has been admirably responded to by the publio of Mnsterton, The Town Olerk has received copies of the inaugural proceedings and session.) of the Municipal Association of New South Wales, The association seems to be making great headway and is producing effects on legislation beneficial lo muni* cipalities, The following team will do battle for the Greytown Football Club in the Senior Cup match with the Athletics in Wellington on Saturday nextUeard, Cameron, Udy, Desmond, Humphreys, Mitchell, McMaster, Ronaldson, Sommerville, Tully (2), Tocker, Webster, and Wenham; emergencies, G. Udy, W,. Humphreys, and W. Beard, "Captain" Bowerman Rave his final farewell address at the barracks last niglit. There was a fair attendance notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The exhortation tothesoldiers was very impress sive, and an appeal to those who were out of the fold to " come in," was strongly made. ''Captain" Bowerman left for the Thames by the mid-day train today, and before leaving he was presented with a very useful present—a " Bagaters" reference bible, The Wanganui Herald writes There is only one course to be taken. Sir Julius Vogol commands the most nnmerons section of the Opposition, and will therefore be elected loader. He will have no n difficulty in forming a strong Ministry at i- once, and will immediately proceed to '• formulate and place his policy before the r ) House and the country, Within three n' weeks from the present time a Yogel j Ministry will be in office. The Mayor and Cra Caselberg and Williams on bebaif of the Borough Council, and Captain Muir, and.Firemen Keester, Easthope and T. Dixon for the Fire Brigade met in conference at the Council Chambers last night. The matters referred to them at the last i, Council meeting were fully discussed, and '» a very friendly feeliug prevailed, The II outcome of the conference' will be that the dissatisfaction which has recently l| been expressed will be removed, and the Brigade placed on a better financial foot ing. , At the meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., held last night the delegate to tbe District P.G. (Bro, Jago) g reported that ho had failed to induce the district to adopt his motion of allowing the Masterton Lodge to retain its old system of dividing the funds, and a committeeof the present officers was appointed » to report upon a new scale of fees, which will pro\e of great advantage to young members in joining the order. The j 1 report of the committee will be presented '• to a summonsed meeiing of the Lodge on Tuesday, 19th instant. N.G. Bro Max- ; tan tendered his resignation, as Noble Grand in consequence of his living out of the district, and the election of» brother * to fill hia pjsition will take place at the ■ next meeting. The V.G, elect was duly installed into his office by _ P.U., Bro, Dalrymple, P.S., acting for the G,M. . The ' Lodge was reported to be in a very flourishing con- , dition. e The cosrespondent of a Wellington a paper reports: The Parliamentary : Union, inaugurated at Dunedin on ; Saturday, is founded on the lines of tbe Mimic Parliaments which have achieved • such astonishing success at Home. Under ', all Ike circumstances those responsible . for the conduct of business acquitted B themselves with much credit, and several t speakers, especially the mover and seconder of the showed the possession of unexpected debating ' power. ,Mt Stout, who acted as Governor ■ delivered an opening speeoh, which the l local papers print in full. It intimated 1 that the Ministry would bring down bills . dealing with proportional representation, and giving the franchise to women. The public took considerable interest in the proceedings, the galleries being crowded, 5 So successful is the Union that it is pro--J posed to start a second one at the t nothern end of the city, and from various , parts of ihe colony the founders have j been applied to for copies of the rules. f The Salvation Army held a meeting in i the Methodist Church, Woodville, again > last night writes the Woodville Examiner. It commenced about twenly minutes I behind time, but as the Army has a Methodist parentage, that is not to [ be wondered at perhaps. The meeting I was led by Captain Wilkinson, of 1 Palmerston, who strongly reminded one of William IY.'s description of Nelson, on , their first meeting-" The merest boy of ! a captain I ever saw." But Captain Wilkinson resembles Nelson also in meaning business, for he was evidently in 1 downright earnest He gave some 1 account of his experiences, and what ho had seen since he joined the Army on its first arrival in the colony, and related several anecdotes of the conversion, and rescue of utterly bad diameters,' winding up with urgent appeals to those present. He is mure orthodox in his phraseology than .many of the officrrs, nor does he bring " we," " The Army," and " the way we : do in tlie Army" so prominent to tbe front as some of them. He is thoroughly natural and with some training, especially in elocution, would make a very effective speaker, and may be relied on for good service, The meetingwas more distinguished by the small •attendance than anything else, Another ia announced for to night at half past seven. The officer in chargo last week was Lientonant Kerr, not the Captain, as stated in error. Formentiers, a village in the depart ment of the Marne has been the scene of a shocking crime, A man suspecting his wife of infidelity expressed his intention of leaving for some place, and returning on the morrow. Having purchased a six chambered revolver he suddenly returned, and found two men in company with his wife, he ibereupon shot the three fatally, and then shot himself through the heart. The London Medical Times believes i that the sympathy expressed for criminals supposed to Buffer pain on account of the i continued action of the heart after the ' neck is broken in hanging, is misplaced. ' It cites the recent triple execution at ' Prague to show that the heart may pulsate 1 for_ a quarter. of an hour after deaths which are shown to be instantaneous. Many . cases are recorded where the heart's action has continued a longtime 1 after complete decapitation, " t: t. Dr Barry's (the new Bishop of Sydney) writing is said to be able to give a start. 8 to Horace Greely's scrawl, on which a a ffian travelled for two yean, though it 0 was simply a discharge for incompetency, J

■ Ttiore in a moderate attendance at Messrs Loves & lorns stock sale this afternoon,-and the yards are fairly well filled. .; ' ' - The committee of Ihe Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society meet at the office, Council Chambers to morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock to avvange a pro* gramme for the coming Spring show.

Mr Sullivan, of the National Hotel, Wellington, having purchased the property known as James' furniture warehouse, Maeterton, ia about to make considerable alterations and additions to the building. Mr Cleghovn, of this town, will carry out tlie work. Parliament will be opened by com* mission to-morrow, and it is understood that the commissioners will be Sir .Win, Fitzherbert, Sir G, Whitmore and the Hons. R. Oliver and G. M. Waterhouse.

The Government a day or two back issued, instructions for their schooner K«keno to search in the neighbourhood of the Preservation inlet for any traces of the vessel Marie Angie or her crew. It lias also been decided lo send either'the Stella or Hinemoa from here to-morrow to assist in the search.

The following is the programme for the concert in St Matthew's schoolroom on Thursday evening Glee, "Glorious Apollo"; song, " Friar of Orders Gray," Mr Bell; Orpheus Glee, Messrs Moore, Bisli,. Bunny, and Colman; song, "Gallants of England," Mr Lowes; duet, " The moon has raised her lamp," Messrs Moore and Oilman; reading, Mr Beard; Trio, "Dame Durden," Miss Nicol and Messrs Moore and Colman; piano, "Martha," Mrs, Paige; duet, " Come o'er the moonlit sea," Miss M. Wardell, and Mr Colman ; song, " sailing," Mr Moore; song " Guineveve," Mra Keith'; aoug, " I dream of thee in starless nights," Mr Colman; Orpheus glee, Messrs Moore, Bish, Bunny, and Colman ; song, " Cap of Tea," Mr Eapp ; an d " God save the Queen."

An - instance of the conservatism of English taste was given by the programme at a recent Albert Hall concert, The adge, " I cannot sing the old songs" was certainly falsified. Mdme. Valleria sang, " Angels over bight and fair," and " The Last Rose of Summer." Patey rendered "|She wore a wreath of roses" and " Home sweet home," Sim Reeves made lovo to " My pretty Jane," Edward Lloyd prophesied " Then you'll remember me," Walter Clifford (Weblyn, of the Illustrated Dramatic News) sang sweetly to the beautiful evening without Benedict s " Rage, tliou angry storm," while Sir Julius, accompanied, and Santley delighted " grand old men with " Ruddier than the oherry." Mr Samuel Osborn, head of the firm of Samuel Osborn & Co., Clyde Steelworks, Sheffield, was presented on April 22, at Sheffield, with a valuable 'testimonial, in recognition ofjtlie recent discharge by him of all the liabilities of his firm. The house failed in 1874, and a composition of 12s in the pound was accepted by the creditors The amount required to discharge the. moral obligation was £28,000, and this sum was recently paid by Mr Osborn, The subscribers to the testimonial fund includes moßt of the creditors,

Speaking at Dunedin Mr Gillies said "He desired to guard himself in some respects, but he would candidly Bay that he would not serve nuder or have anything to do with Sir Georee Grey. He had been a curse to the country ever sinoe he (Mr Gilles) had known it. His memory took him back 30 years, and during that time he had not known Sir George Grey to do anything really beneficial, If his words were strong they were his true sentiments. It was not possible for any Parliament lo do its duty properly : bo long as he was there. The largest and best stock of men's porpoise hide hand-sewn walking boots, especially adapted ior winter wear, aro to bo l seen at Eapp # k Harf's Emporium, . (Advt), '. After several years experience m supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a nfiiform plan, that wo are enabled to meet this want. We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and aocurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years will be given with each wM'ih. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheQue.-[ADVTI Rough on rats,—Clears out rats, mice roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, gopherc, 7|d Druggists, Moses Moss & Co., Sydney, General ; Agents