TO THE EDITOR.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1027, 2 March 1869, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR.

I Sib, — Now that there is so much talk j about local industry, &c, and every one j is obliged to economise, how is it that our | gardeners and settlers do not grow and ! manufacture tobacco, not only sufficient I for th ci own use, but to supply tho pub- | lie. It grows with the greatest luxuriance in all parts of this island. And why not cultivate tho vine for wine-making ? If we want spirits, let us grow our own barley and distil our own whiskey ; let us also make our own beer. In olden times almost every farm-house in England had its own kiln for making malt. Hops grow with the greatest perfection here ; they are not difficult to cultivate, and aro very profitable. We have our boiling-down and meatpreserving establishment. Why not have a cloth manufactory P The Nelson tweeds are of tho best quality, and pay well for tho weaving. If we don't grow sufficient wheat for our own consumption, and have it ground in tho district, so as to save the large sums that now go out of tho province for flour, &c, all I can say is, we have no enterprise whatever, aud don't deservo the name, tho honor — for it is an honor— of colonist. — I am, &c, Economist.