ADVANCE, NEW ZEALAND.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3212, 1 November 1867, Page 4

ADVANCE, NEW ZEALAND.

To the Editor of tha Daily Southern Cross. Sib,— Seeing that a correspondent in your issue of this date complains of copper tokens as a circulating medium, and objected to by the banks and Post-office, I may be excused more by the token in stating that my heading is taken from the reverse side of some of these tingular oreations — emanating from some private mint, as a well-meant offering and stopgap to the public, caused by the scarcity of the Imperial effigy done on oopper throughout the ■ province and colony. Making a penny and turning a copper maybe a legitimate pursuit in the colony-; but making a copper by coining possibly ought to be kept in wholesome check. And it would be as well for our great members of the House of Representatives, when in Wellington attending to their Parliamentary duties, i to consider whether a bill having reference to coppers could not be introduced, being an lot to prevent people coining, making, or skying a copper improperly, or cren having hot ooppers. Possibly, if some such bill were introduced, the Legislative Council would object and disapprove, Beeing that these great nominees could not believe that a bill of this character would be beneficial to the settlers and public generally, if it failed through its title, whether " long or short," or any of its numerous clauses and adjuncts, inadvaneingcentralisation,and the seat of Government. A change from our inert and inexpedient circulation therefore is much required, and it is to be hoped that a copper currency bearing an Imperial impress will ere long be more generally current among us. But other changes are awanting. Perhaps in the members we send to represent our suffrages, both in the Houses of General Assembly and in the Provincial Counoil, a desirable change could be effeoted 5 and doubtless a change is required in our commercial transactions, establishing them on a firmer and more seoure and healthy basi*. Even our very customs and habits in every-day life might, would, could, or should be susceptible of some improvement, and possibly a string or ringing of changes might be extended ad libitum and ad infinitum. Still a bill combining all these requirements could not be drafted and concocted as a whole, and probably the Legislative Council might object to any bill introduced, and would deem these remarks of mine ■imply as being penny-wise and pound-foolish, October 28, 1867. En Avant.