LAN 0 ! TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 139, 15 June 1891, Page 4

LAN 0 ! TO THE EDITOR.

Sub—The soiibuß has bin tuk, and shows that, notwithstaiidin that tho peple of this colonial lan as bin marryinand givin in marrigo, und that numerics chijdronas bin born, to tho chuno of sumothin like sixti thousan ovor tho doth rate, that notwith. standin this foe, the populashnn of this ighly favurod lan, is only sumothm liko forte thousan bettor nor it were five yere ago. When tho result of tho sonsus beenme known, it corsed quite a sensation (which remark borders on the ferscshus). It nockod yuro mornin kontimperorary hinto tho middle of noxt weeke, spoakin motaforecully.and I dowt wether it as yet rekovered. Hand, sur, hit aperod to give yor a fit of tho Linos, for bin an harticle hintituled "The Lessun of tho Sonsus " yu »os " it's wuss than wo hoxpocted," hand thin yu oontinnered on in a werry dolefnl strano, hattrlbutin the state of tilings to bad hadminstrashun. "What," ses I, has I red yuro hartiole asittin in my harmchair beforo a roarin firo of New Zealan coal (wick I allus likes to support local produoshuns) in the stujio of my willa residens, on the illside hoverlookin our noble arbor; " what," I ses, "his this the Hevhning Post, wioh generally bobs up sorenely, hand luks on the sunny side hof things hokering hon this planet, his this tho Hevening Post awritin bin this lugnbrius stile?" But Irodhon, hand foun arter yu ad dnn cryin hover spilt milk, ya pulled yureself hup smartly, hand Bicherd was imself agin. Hin offec yu koncludod artor all we're has safe aB hoggs, wo aye got a gran kuntrie, double hour popnlashun, hand wo wont fool the burden hof taxation, give bus jv nonest bodministrashun, hand, larstly, put the poople hon tho lan. Bully for yu (to cote Lord Byrun's faverit sayin), Mr. Editar. that'H the tioket, yu'vo hit tho nail hoiactly hon the od, Avich Him sorry to say my nabur Biggins didn't the hother day, has he was a bilain a werry hornate encoop; 'oh no, ho it tho nail hon the finger, wich his slitoly difforon to itting the nail hon the od. Hanywa Biggins thinks so. I agrees with you, snr, put the poplo on tho lan. The lan for the peplo hand the peplo for tho lan I se9. I bam a livin example of tho valy hof acquirin lan. Has I told you in my last hoffusbnn, oven hin Hold Hingland, I was butler hin the famerleo hof a perfessor of langwidges. But artor I marrid Mary Han, who was onsemaid, hand a luvly gal hin those alcion days, tho sumowat given now to henbonpoint, as we say in tho Fronch, I started hin the green grosery hanfl ponltry lino, hand by supplyin tip-top peplo hand ohargin tip-top pricos, did worry ■well, huntil anuther feller started a hopposition shop. Komportiflhun his said to be tho sole hof trade, and I berlievo hit, fur putty euno ray detested rival nd the sole trade hin is ands. Findin my okkipation gone, like Mister Hotheller, I determined to leave my native lan. Harriving in this the lan of my hadoption, I unvested my umble savins in lan. Ibortwen land wan cheap, and sold wen it was dear, wich was} wen the lan fevev was on sum yeres back, and consekently I realised onsumly, and was ablo to send my son Cha/.vlos to Wellinton Collidge, and my chawnin dorter Maria 'to tho Dnnodin Igh School, of which sho in corse of time become ducks, wich, however, as nothin to do with the poltry line. By my km spekulashuns I aye become rioh^and as I possess considerable elekunce, hallied with a fun of wit and uraer, I intend befor I leevo this worl for a better to stan for Parliment. I hintend to stan hin the labour Mntrest, becos as we now avo the gtate bles.-jin hof the won man won wote in our Jan. I considers hit the honly hintreat wurth labourin for. So, sir, as the lan as dun so much for me, I .agrees with you, wen you sos "put the peple on the lan." But, sir, will the people hallow themselves to be put on the lan? "Hi, theros tho rub," as my fren Bill Shakspero ses.' Tu'll agree with ma won I sos ths peple prefers tho town to the knntre, ban I think hour gratest difficult! will bo not to got good lan laws, but to get the peple to settle hon the lan. Tv ses to the Guyment, put the peple hon the lan, but I addresses the peoplo themselves, and ses '.' Get hon the lan, tjiers munoy in it." I ses to the mekanio or the clerk, who as big famerlies, " Get hon tho lan." Tu'ill aye hard work at fust, no doubt, ban sumo privashuns to hinduro, but yu'ill aye yure pleshures tv; tho sun will shine, ban the burds a oarnlin in the Bkiea will make yuro art rejoise. han I ses tv the man who as a good sitiva'tion in the sity, stick tn yure sitivation, but git yure boys hon the lan. Han I ses tv ±he boys theirselves—those young fellors wfto is 90 good at rowin, kriket, ban football—l ses tv them, git hon the lan. Dont striv" arter a Gnvment billet hor a i?altrio clerkship in a bank, but git a sekahnn hof lan; become a prerduoor, han so elp to make Now Zealan the gran leuntrie she's i agoin tv be. Hun I safe tv hall, wen yu gits on the lan stick has fast tn it has the Continerus Ministry did tv hoffla, and hin time yu will reep yuro reward and become welthy, han 1 possibly sway the destiny hof the nashun hin the logislativ alls hof yure fejjntrie. Ynr.es has before, CHAWLEB YlIiK. Boost Villa, Bth June, 1891.