Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1894.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4622, 15 January 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1894.

The Oatnm Mail ion recent issue writes as follows j—"Jhe Waidaiiada new lead. Tired of 'talking of the evil condition of the cqlony and perhaps a trifle ashamed of its reiteration of this baldheaded falsehood, it now Adopts (he rile of the prophet, Calmly ignoring its asseveration tliflt the country never has had a good time it points (ho weiril finger of prophecy amj isiftenfs (hiit the liberal press should be I'qblivions of the fijpt (hatthej are'just j,bout through a good time." Tory journals will pleaje follow suit." If speaking the truth be the mark of 9•' Tory'' journql, wp arc quit? willing Iq lih plaß3ed under (iliat titlu, But our contemporary us entirely if it deeu:s that in admitting that we are emerging from a prosperous period we «re compliment ing tbe present Government. The Ballance Ministry were fortunate iu coming into power wljen rates forstock qd<l ppodiice were comparatively high. As Ipngasneftlerspanobtajn renjunejq.tive pipes for tljeir protjuco, no Gpyerniflent cp materially affect the weaj hpf the colony, Tije producer lias been flut-jido tbo influeuoa of the Uoverjjmenj; pojicy and jndepfjent of it, In vepy mony instwes, such burdens 8B lie may have to hear in tbe shapo of taxation, have not been heavier under this Ministry tlmn under any former Ministry, and in some cases they have bepn lighter. Tbe present Government have not impoverished settlers on land to any appreciable degree. Their influence has been mdrem on industrial enterprise and on labour. Both of ike latter have experienced the blighting in flue,ice of Government patronage, tltipital has beep yithdraivii all ofcr t|i9 po|ony ffoin industrial enterjifisp, and as fop labour, ppw at tlje bijaiegt seasop of the year, at ft time w|ien there has usually been a dearth of hands, what do lye find ? The latest Chribtcbnrrh Hegram reads as follows :~ "Tbe Knights of Labour have resolved, to request tlio Government, in view of the number of men out of work, to find employment for them, and to purchase land, on wliioh those prepared to cultivate it should be placed." j?rom the (jfoief ngriculiuial di-trict | in the colony, just" at mitl-baryeaf, a cry comes about' the number of unemployed. What does 'this mean,? "In a gojony, which ought to support treble Ojttr raejent population, tliere are hundreds'apa pf njpp standing j ldja at the 'busiest jjeajp Qf {he yuat. j looking lo the .Government for aid. i ff it jv'pre pot for a mistaken integer 1 eppe (jplftepp pfl'pjtoj an,d lajbopr, tin j injudicious at/tempt tp relations between employers and era« |,}oyfs' private enterprise would at j this jeaaop of fjje year absorb pvejry ( able !W ip tije pojopy. $e say ; agaip jthst distress apinds only j anjongflt those w(iQ W to t||o Gov- i emiuent for help, iljd tjiat there lifi? j been diffused throughout the golony j amongst personß.who are Independent , of (he Gpvefnment spoon, much pron» J perity. New Ucalind huß sweated j lawo exports, and haß got good prices j iorjh'em. fy# hw teen the secret < of the good times we have bad during t fhp" past three yeurai' But yflr|t|M(sn,'who)iave jforstiJten'Hhe' j piftli of to follow j ttyrprppupl p; tare, j gnfyieij j^e,ring, and will fepjpr / t i 1 t ■■■ ■ ' B