CAMBRIDGE. February 18, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 585, 19 February 1876, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE. February 18, 1876.

The Cambridge people seem to misuuderI stand altogether the article with reference to the immigrants, whioh appeared iv I your isiue of the l Oth instant. Some of your 'correspondents seem to think thai the" state of thioga whioh you have exposed might be considered as a reflection upon them, whereas the article in question laid the blame all at thd proper door, namely, that of the Government ; and in the subsequent correspdndehoe the scandalous -over-charging and ovdr-crflwd-ing is apparently made light of. Now ttm is what should be taken into consideration. 'The arrange ai ch ts and conveniences are so inadequate to the wants of a family, that it is a matter of no surprise that the immigrants should have aueffred from sicknesi as they have done. Surely the Government did not erect them on {{ spec " with a view to make money f for they offer no inducements to tenants to remain. I think it would have been better to have allowed the settlers to provide the accommodation necessary for tho immigrants (even if there were no cottages vacant, a decont stable or bain were surety as comfortable as the buildiug3 which the authorities are pleased to 'term the Immigration Barracks), and not to have thus needlessly expended the public rnoQoy. lam far from blaming the settlers here, but looking back on all the cirou instances 6f the oase, and knowing how the matter stands, I cannot but think that your correspondents were too" hasty in finding fault with the report tff your special. Either should they baVe been giateful that the matter was taken up in the manner It w*« by you, when it wai very probable your action would abolish the cause of complaint ftnd save tnem all farther trouble; The weather has broken again ; it has been raining all this morning more or less heavily. Of course it will again do a great deal bf damage to the secdnd crop of hay, much df whioh is out down. The grain oropa fortunately are by this time gathered in. The poor Unfortunate peaches will not be improved by the rain. It may be, however after all, that it is merely a prelude to hot weather ; let ns hope w at wjj rat*.— Own Corbebfdit; DSlft