RELATIVE TO MR.CRISPE'S LETTER ON THE GOLDFIELDS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3219, 9 November 1867, Page 4

RELATIVE TO MR. CRISPE'S LETTER ON THE GOLDFIELDS.

To th« Editor of the Dxwt Southxbn Caois. Sib,— Mr. J. Crispe is a wonderful man — Sam Weller would say, " werry lamed." He says, " What I complain of is that we should try to prevent the natives coming to some terms that please them best ;" and on the subject of goldprospecting on their land, " Surely it is doubly wrong for those under her Majesty's authority to treat commercially with rebels, and has the appearance of our being willing to submit to anything to carry out our own ends." Surely this Auckland Solomon can trust his frieud the Superintendent to treat with ihe natives ; and if he or any other person could bring the natives to terms that would suit our purpose, it would not matter if those " terms please the natives best."

Our friend J. Crispe, Esq., would that wo should not treat with rebels. Truly this « * nerr doctrine. I question whether the .Thames natives ever were rebels. They I believe bave for years lived on good terms with the European settlers on the Thames, and I do not know of any serious crime that these Maoris have committed ; but if they have not been free from fault like our friend, would it not be well to forgive the past, and on friendly terms try to open up a new field of industry, that would give work to the unemployed, and wealth to the province P— l am, &c, , One of Aucjclanp.