Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 26, 1894. THE BANKERS' COW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4835, 26 September 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 26, 1894. THE BANKERS' COW.

Thh Bank of Now Zealand a short time ago succeeded in milking the State cow, and the Colonial Bank appears to have taken a special interest in the process with a view, to trying its hand on the udder at tho first convenient opportunity. Somehow or other the State cow would not allow any other milkman than the Bank of New Zealand to approach her, and the Colonial Bank found it necessary to seek the assistance of that eminent and successful milker, and some sort of agreement was struck up by which the Bank of New Zealand was to share the milk if it assisted, the Colonial Bank to get at the udder. Wo then find the Bank of New Zealand stroking the State cow gently and cryiug "whoa pet," while the Colonial Bank held the pail. Would the milk flow this time ? No, the combination scared the State cow, and that sagacious animal kicked tho pail over, instead of filling it. For tho time being, no more milk is to ho got, but will ono or other of the Banks again attempt to bail up the troublesome animal. Possibly the Bank of New Zealand is fairly well satisfied with the pailful it earned off on a previous occasion, but tho Colonial Bank has so far expected a good deal and got nothing. It is not in human nature that it should be satisfied, and we may expect either it to want to whack the State cow for its contumacy, or coax it into the bail again. However, on this occasion, the State Cow has done its duty, and its action in refusing to. yield to the blandishments of tho Bank milkers wift bo greatly approved, It is not often our happy lot to be able to endorse Ministerial actions, but in this Bank business the Ministry has displayed a good deal of common sense, It was bound, iu the'interests of the Colony to plunge to the rescue of the Bank of New Zealand when it got into troubled water, but it would almost seem that the Colonial. Bank.... tumbled voluntarily, into the water in order to be rescued;. It is probably strong enough to reach the shore unaided, and public sympathy is not required on its behalf to the same extent that it was demanded for the otherßahk, The Colony has been milked once by a'Bank,; but'regular.and suceessiv'e milkings are undesirable,. There was a panic about the Banlc bi;New< Zea 1 - landjV.buit; there, isnone.'-.ovefeilie Colonial Bank,- VThe sick, Bank had to be.assisted, but the wouM-be siok

Bank can probably manage to get along unaided. The abortive attempt at an amalgamation hn's rovealed the seamy sides of both banks, but perhaps it is as well both for them and the public tlmt the revelation should have been made,