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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 451, 8 April 1875, Page 2

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Sin, — I oWrve \ in wour paper for tlie last three ivuifM :i nut-ice si'jfiel by four chtirrmn of highwiv di tricts, ouve li'icf a npn3fcii^ r-sli'ivtj ti th« ,ibjve fund. As a s'ttlerl att^n^e,!, and, muc'i to mv surprise au>l disgust, [ fou'il only sora° fijh* or ten |K j rs ms present. -N )\v Mr X litor-h^w-w t'jis ? I fully exp-'Ote ' that there woul 1 be a 1-irge mfetinGf, and tluifc a number of our settlers won U subscriba to th" fund. I know when the late lamented Sap rint n 1« i^» was in office he did all in his power, iot, only fvir this district but for the ganeral w lf»re <>f fch • province, pnd, aeeing the best portion of his lifo w is devotee] to the iutei'es's of the province, I think th'ab the sftt-1 tH .slght/tiave stroMLC'r aivl hdvo liU-rallv .su!>SdHb£<l to't'ienbove fun I, which is lor the t>eaefifc of ihe "widow who is left ppiiai'ese, without' having" to send'onta colleot»>r to 'jithprfiinda.'-' l H*l*l**grffet you mii?ht ikve boyn ilvfivTciit if Mr WJlwmsou had f ilLwed rntiH-

"uiefoitii puisaTiS iutM2.t<l oJTiTeWJtiag ins Uuie and energy to the interests of the province. — 1 am, &c. A Settler.

EDiliy,— - »®]i ml jp/ ee fP^ tn me tftat tojjp^jor le mental labour just au(l^e v c»*attiJ^»4U4«^*"ct>« ie t0 * 8 ttlat the idea and the expression are purely colonial. A amart, tidy expression it is, and the practice of JVHo,im^£laji^^^.i3 rr .i^ther smar^aso. Souie^ eai"t»Tmalcetr"a~pran cable ineansoTeuni > r Ljfe Hf" decent livtlihood." Thi- of co ir.se will in .lerfere with their neighbour's "pile "and nightY : . ear. „ R^.?*3-M]fi»'"--ave -awiudlers. ia-society., wji\^ not 4i = Horse Planters" alsoT One trade lsl^rep j>ectable as the other.- A- loafer- to care «l>out hia \ieT^iT)Oirr^oss,or dn.XietyJ^The idea is- absurd, Che " loafer M r lias**h6- social t'ast^ for ordinary work, r^'loa&r" is^at^Bivfoncl^of; his^ "bng-Blee\ er" or " toothwful,'* 'as ijne case, §W f be: f'Tfa .loafer '£ n^ jfot a- family; #nd .'thy f { loajfer". ,^s nOt^Oh'.tlir iriendliesi reraiB'with/hi« neighbours, , Uow is tin*, /to;/fel i lowjb fephi house keep his whistl,e : .i,ii Liine^ '^hy^ let\ mjfn j steal sonre horse '" 'at; ! niglu, •• plant "?i*iiu ii% so sechijed a c place .that'e'\&ii ii^ " keeitPßt detipctrv^ cannot pei:cu upon'biin, au'cl lja\« #1 the poor anim&l-to starvetilb a <£1 note reward is otffi-ej] for iis redo\h'y. 'To" be siure the librbe-dues not grow like trees,, or plants, or vegetables' gene^ rally. No,' but he ci .joys the opportunity 6t growing, another way. You have heard of. the*" -lean kine." ' In ( 5 a fortnight bi-so tlie planted" hbtse will have fasted enough' to become *a 'lit comj/ainon for thißJrieancstv-kine - ; imaginai.le. Durjng the. Easter Holidays, a season of sonie^musement-aud relaxation, this happened to a horse- somewhere in the Waikato.-^-Pity the'hoi-ke caliiiot tell the tale even in Maori. Then thi % Planter " could be secured and 'i planted "'within \yalla of ( ]Viouiii .Eileii. But the skinny- animal's efilaoiatfia -appt'iiraLce .tells a silent tale of long-fasting. The'iisua- reward — a £l note-r->vas iflPf fad for him. The hoi se e»nje to light again —the "reward ;w.as paid, and very probably the" sleeve-" and "tooth-fu'l "'have,by,,this put a considerable' hole in the- £1 note. Settleavs.and owners of horses generally, this is a lesson-t o you? A. C. Force you are a splendid body of mcii.— What are you doing ?— Uie "Planter" is loose. Anti-Planteh.