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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 950, 9 June 1868, Page 3

A Splendid Specimen.— The " Homeward Bound" claim has produced a splendid specimen of gold-bearing quartz. It was brought up to town yesterday by one of- the shareholders, Mr. Jiteals, and may be seen ali our office. It weighs about 72 ounces, and is richly impregnated throughout with. gbld. ; — IT. Z. Merald, June 5. ME. BoLEESTON AT CANTEBBTJEY.—On the occasion of! the recent election as Superintendent of Canterbury Mr. Eolleston said :—L cannot. think the future of a province is .doubtful, whose export of grain this year' amounts to £100,000, and whose export of wo6l this year amounts in value to £250,000. I would not, however, be understood to hold out too sanguine hopes. . It isnot only difficulties that are self-im-posed that we have and have had to contend with. 'While we have been going on with our farming and merchandise, the Northern Island has been engaging in a warfare; not at its own cost. In addition, we have had the interference of the Imperial Government, which has caused native disturbances V and in past years we have had to contend with the lavish extravagance and borrowing of the Colonial Government, [Cheers.] It is no wonder that in 'circumstances of this kind the people generally should grasp at any scheme or system which they might think would bring them relief. It is no wonder that party cries have arisen, We hear of separation^ as a panacea of our ills ; we hear of provincialism^ against centralism, of one party trying to erect itself on the ruins of the other, without consulting the interests of the colony at large. Both parties have . forgotten that the provinces are the colony, tand : the colony is the aggregate of the provinces. [Cheers.] I have stated my opinion that the great changes which must and ought to take place in our institutions, should be in the direction oi finance. We have only ourselves to look to ; I cannot conceal from myself that the General; Assembly is so disorganised, ii not demoralised, that we have little to expect from the action of that body. We nave to look to ourselves and to prevent further liabilities from being incurred. ; We must set our house in order. There is much to be done (as has been said) in the way of reducing expenditure, in consolidating offices, in an active administration of affairs, and in making this place . attractive to population. I believe that attractiveness to the place is much diminished by the fact of there being a verj heavy taxation. Tarn satisfied that unti' a,large reduction is made in the Customs . revenue, which now presses hardly on th< laboring classes, this place won't be soughi :. after ; and I believe that will not be ef ■;-:••' . fected so'long as the present system o V..:«..-.;finaii'ce;.is'carrie'd-on. ; - I believe bur grea j : .rAyratchword Jiow" should be — "What w< ..';;-: ; .want^ we^will pay for ;" for the sooner th< ;££■ JiioifpviMyk^xovight{a.o6 to face witi >;. ; fv '-}: th6^|j^ifeollect6r^ the sooner shall we hav< •■; Vf-fß^nomyftafidai reduction of unnecessary -^'^I'l^|e|2fiftifSi%:-;'~-" '-,-- '- '■'■ -•'-''■■ --■■'"