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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 5

A Now Zealander, who has juat ; returned from South Africa, discussing racial characteristics in the AVoodville "Examiner," says: —Genwally speaking, the Boer's blind faith in the Old Testament, combined with his environment, has made him exceedingly nar-row-minded and conservative. 110 objects tooth and nail to the introduction of any now ideas, and very good instances of this will bo found in the reports of 'tho Raadzaal during tho Ivruger regime. Take two instances: In opposing the Bill for the Destruction of Locusts tho member for stated that the/locusts were a visitation from the Lord, and, therefore, to try to ; troy them would be a direct defiance 0.. ulod's wish. Oil this the, Bill was thrown out. Again, during a particularly dry spell, it was suggested that rain should be made by the firing of guns and the exploding of dynamite in the, air. , .This was vigorously onposed, and -finally quashed bccause it was argued that Jt would be an: insult to the Lord,