Occasional Notes.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 73, 2 December 1875, Page 6

Occasional Notes.

By 'Colonus.; A

MRMACANREW'S ADDRESS.. 7 The address to the7people. ' dfJQiago just issued by Mr Macandrew, < : is well worthy 7 of close perusal, and r will, f pr6h-! ably receive ■■mupk , '.attientioh/.ii^ni,^ie| inhabitants of the province. :^Thereas,> perhaps no man in ; the , country ; whp possesses a more intimate knowledge ;bf New Zealand politics than our. Superintendent, : ahd any opinions ;expr,essed Iby him in the present political cricisr are well worthy of respect' ahd;corisidefa-^ tion. Mr t Macandrew may be said' tobe an out. and but provincialisti posses-' sing as he does, a, ; yery .firm, faith Ain'ithel provincial fprrn of government" Cpn-j---sideling; his experience- and, j udj^e7ut,| Mr Macandrew's opinion I that the.prbj posed alteration of the ; Constitutiori^is more, likely te have a 77Rrei udici^tHan^ a beneficial influence, shouldAcarryimucti weight with all; whp ;are 'desirpusVof seeing the colony Safely "Aaxtrica^d^i ,of that - labryn th of > perplexities arand doubts, in. wh^ ,the T mere nod;^i^theTgm The/ fact of the7iriattbr is^ that'rio' propJF has as yet;been..adduce^^ sent form of constitution, is ArinsuitedAto the jeploirjr. 7:'!; ASbatf AsHe 'oJF; the rAustraliani^ » different Ambdelji -is 'iri, itself A no'dre^on why , we should assimilate bur;fdrni;of constitution to<;theirs, 5/ t j;iii£LC9lQny.tha^ ma'deT-rajrid 'progress- ;^rider^its^^res&it

the best \^^:^6j^^i'^ij^^ry' 7lt is ' j noiable that^en^|tng§ni|; amotion k*s Ja^got^bn^b^^ «- Zealand ;mi;»ht be beneficial, for XJreUt Bi-itaih^'Ate B&lO^pf^e^l. M.P; S . latelyj imthe .House «f Cotomonsj division apf. .England .mtpi ceriiaife^igr trictsj f such • districtsrito >havi affairs of .'tK^/dis.fnc^ AV; Lef" Jus-kpause and /consider well^ before- we' J; ihake v a be benefioial ;or^not;;<; opinion oinTntfie colopy;is y^Mtfch:;di'videdA; 7The t l adi vWates/for^ab.^ may-ibe ! divided q "into «tnree^dlas^es. First, no doubt ttere^.arfel^p^^AipJb^re who have a; iond^^^elieCVithaCaUplir lion is reqi|isite^br aavisable.: Seeotfdlyy' the present: General' Gov^nm^f^de^ sirous of fthei change 1 , ibecauserrithei! absorption of prdyihcial^revenue/aifd the stopping tlie : ;;ery;:s>rv)cps^ Allheal works; will .afford 7Governmeht( temporary; relief from;^ , ' ment, and muph:, lncreaseAitSu power! Thirdly, -there Aare the' capitalists' aid great'7runh;olders^ .'wM'&^i'aS^pa! interestfin^thamatterii ,oTha%3asi soon as the GerieraT&bvernirierit^^^ waste;land : in .the colony/at its .disposal^ GovernmentA,.will,H>::in^ order^to<- raise funds, ?ush t)ieJ > f|nd < .i'4^;ili|B^l^'^^' t fit once ",-and: sell, Utterly Hheediess; of ,j the wish of tho people thatis the -wasteland should be dealiiw^th'soM^ settlement, and gire small ..Capitalists *a chance, of purchasing land; isAF.'expeet certain. 7- Indeed ;the Gpyern&ienfci through tlie- Colonial Treasurer lia& ad* mitt^; about as, naucbA ; Asio^jbeiHttle scheme of our 'Provincial '[ iQouu'cilland Government; f >r Lthe reletting the 1 great runs cut tip into ; spsllerf rulsanld'sheep farms, that pr. -eject is /pretty Vsure torfce summarily .knocked •on t fthe;jiead7j7;aiid knowing, ffoyr'i 4o.;th!e^^ qHa^ctertpf f VSir Julius Vogel"! . ' it iveryAlikely . the 'large rnnhulders Avill 1J W,^^ff^M\M^i^ modated, ;.and ; that; .the..power tto • re-let the; liins will be '"utilised .:PJl r poseS; rrA^9:M^S9j7^rMSMIM!My one can have the assurance .to assert /that the proposed constitutional change will . prove beneficial l to^ine*. pw/vioce^ Is it 'riot certain, that lwhen the i'Genlral Government fingers ourl^nd fund^there will be much less mpriey ;/ fexpenlfed within the bounds of the'prpVirrcetflian there is rat present, and that -public "works in tHe'prdvihce^will'be* interrupted, and some stopped altogether^ and that, settlers, s storekeepers,, •and ? workpeople will ; feel,rthe77|Wffecj;^pi am* unt of revenue being expended in the province;' than there has been hitherto,?; 7 The Abffhand ,^.manner (in whichithe GerieratGoyerri^ plied to the request fbr;the branch; line of railway to Tapanui, is a signvpf yvhat we Ltiay expect from -the Gerieral Government. According to the Superinterident* there^is no? finer feld fori settlement tban the Tapanui' plain s if* a railway wore made to them. That relief from financial embarrassment which Government will obtain by tbe abolition of the provinces j>will only be; of aj temporary character ,' ? i^botjt! 359 ftM>&nd people with 20 millions sterling of national debt, will find they have to tax.themselyes more, than,, {hey db at present/ Alt 'will 1 be a^cbns'ideiSble^time before all the railways are completed, arid; b§ .paiyipg; interest 6nca]i)ifalAA~C)rie curious^ feature Mn 'G^veriTment scheme for the abolition of tHe provinces, is the ingenious, contrivance for ..inducing tha people , .H^tax^thehase^es by pr6p6sirig"ipeupj)le by Road Boards put' of the general revenue; an d so'^savirig^iov ernmb&'t?irifpfe the opprobrium of taxing. How lbrig ,Gq vernmen.ti may be ; ; ;willing i it < p grant such supplement is doubtful.. Exchequer bills cannot be issiiedjAa>Z • libitum. That the abolition7*ol'MeJprpvinces will prove an economical measdfe irveryHbiibtfdlr; I^^ill:blß^h^t of . ne\y, f General , Government .officials under the new arrangemeafi, andf plSd° ;i naembers ...^of ,. Ass^mWyAMil:_^dj^Afor "'^ months r longer, ; in r WeTlingjtonjy^nd^ ""this . ext wa^fioe; ol yiaie r f»esenr 'Oerieral Government f isA^tqrious^g^ Thwe. p^Mo^m^^ y ihasjlie^ntth^.gra^u^^^v^h^f^ .ingantfJm'prpY^ nant; r ol^fre^nsjlit^on^: ,and,tptany.un^ui^d Jf to a t^gvße^ i.cumstanc^s of 5 %w Zeaiahdjf W)tf) -'j^^f i vr. ■-y.'.tki'A} . mly hj JA<wijv{' : hGhitGih : J . y»v A C^^^^^.gffl- wgVI.V/* ' " l Perllapsl iit « waai jfetj quite^coJprjßAtjiri > ray riote on (this; shojeotjiwito .f^^r^i^at . fear;/ or f diminishes A?rmuseular strength ji^snJbotb! hun^anQibein^l^d sother animals iiuhd'erSlfe ? fear,y ■<> will-i<exferta^^grßrftj^trej»|i;t^.3| g ; f I shouldf : ;ia^herlfhave!l^di^ arixietytftf^minil^as: ajD4exhaußsi|e^e;ct /upon thedbhily; %4thatin^hep|^g. 7 arice r:of ilany effort^almaniiwbiiliiigfl^ «. experiencing; v much i ariiii|^^^^^'hjß iTeg&Ma 'BB^x^'J^e^mlo^^^^^^ jtKe^StMisrofcßjQVel^noJ^ fis'taridmg^a>iteamer^ wasan^onsider^eilfe^ jpos^sfflon^bf^rea&oura^^i^^ <ai^;^po^ewiofeori(p^^^ enormous ttaskiti ArTh^t^jyoinf^ ffov&d. ibavetaecomplished theTfeatpof Rimming itbatrdistanceiihJthe,>la^ti;deJo^Ss^^ i isht Isles, ia;nb?dpubt^oM<^^^^ l.tetrapr;^na|ypMfige|tt^ A- A A - A/- 7A' ..v\ 7: '-■ A 7 a^Vsmj^aal