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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 8, Issue 705, 2 December 1865, Page 3

SIR,—It is more in sorrow than in anger that I again allude to the article which appeared in your contemporary, the Southern Cross, of the 14th of this month, and already published by you. I will pass by the preamble to this tirade about extending our frontier—Mr. Macandrew's vision of the future in rendering tho whole colony chaos by mixing up the whole into one great Olla Podrida and then trusting to Providence for a quiet settlement. But I cannot help noticing the venom of this article, attributing to a small and rising Province the taking away of immigrants imported at its sole expense from money raised out of the hard earnings of an agricultural and industrial population—from, shall I say, the sweat of the people. Such is the article both in matter and meaning. How stands the case ? We in Napier hear of starving thousands in Auckland—people ready to do anything for sixpence; but, Oh no! we will wait, says the Auckland capitalist; it is too much; say threepence, and I will give you a week's work at that price per day. I offer in a charitable feeling to Auckland, and a kindly feeling to,the unemployed, a good wage, 6's and Gs per day. Tho number o£ applications, according to the account of their champidn' of the press (the Southern Cross) nre announced as appearing in crowds, which proves their destitution. The best friend* of Auckland, I. believe, are grateful to bo relieved from the present pressure of unemployed labour. Again, we fire asked why wo take immigrants who have been brought out at the expense of the Province of Auckland. I assert that only those wbo came out nt their own expense were introduced here; and if others, nominally brought out at the expense of that province, had been 'removed, where, oh where, did the money come from I—Outl—Out of the three-million loan, of course. And as Auckland was the only province benefitted thereby, of course they are for the benefit of the colony at large, and Hawke's Bay in particular ; whereas we fi»ht its battles, and settle its country districts, and we will fjo further and give a respectable Hau Hiui adult male in exchange for every pakeha abstracted—women and children given in. Before I close, I must allude, in the name of modesty, discretion, refinement of feeling. &0., to the quiet way in which the Province of Auckland removed, S'jine short time since (I will not menfcioii the dated) numerous adults fmm Melbourne, Sydne3', Otngo, and other places, in thousands, j with a quiet chuckle at doing a smart thing. Waikato Militia, I believe, is the style and title of the wanderers. Adieu, my friends in tho North; and if your satellites should thus far wander with the scollop, shall we welcome you ? Yours, &c., Napier.