THE BELGIAN DELEGATE'S VISIT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXII, Issue 7414, 3 December 1884, Page 6

THE BELGIAN DELEGATE'S VISIT.

iviE.vn:\v with Tin; «'iiamhi:i of roMMi:i:»'h Vc*b rdav aft«*rn<--n M H n.a.dlh.-'r.unmnt. tbr •'*n«>’rbnr; Chuub-r *>f «'* , uj>'.. r . el -.m Uif.',U,.».n_: e,rc t-r.-. ‘ (iv«.i. 80. r r.u-i:-.. V ! . r ’ r -\\ ! »'hn * ‘ ’V.. U - S sts- i b w l ’ 3: * ‘ r . , . *i h' %:*i* *r hi**! nits'** l'j» U l ’ « . j -..;sin,.tl -i villi 1 Hi l i, * ,i ..!!!: n p rO <>l t’i<’ t'tainlvr. bt M,| p : > V *■ v.K-mb.’O will -.-Xt'-of |lc I ; miii 1"’. H-.c J *-.*T ! '<*■2. ~i. rr»-'!'b-:ii. m # f*-w bri< f ii'inark# , . • - t;- 5 ..! T;M. d • H.i'v, n repje.-* uliri : i • f • H- 1 a Jb’ic-.im slid i t s,N-,.! juaiisda-tu-'i-r* iu IMgium. « . . •;, v, r-] v, J'u!s‘<-*l. »* hib' N«‘w Zealani i.-,; r y- pulal-d f'i tb* l v i *1 inhslutaul.* per .;in■ ru«r r , . i- N,’» Z> \lmid t 1 c* #* t**- * ;dy ' ■* y ,j.- Haocn*« visit n-*w ws a a f >! ;hr piirptw ri »>4dAiT»ii,g nd. ri.ia- *• • . ’ 1 !.■<• w.-.i'd n’lutt, it -l f " ■ ‘i” v, Mtjld V.i< able t--> ««»• ! T It w.'U. 5 1-' U-tt-'i H’st * • rn »■ t.*-ds*y »biiubl take th*' • '•■*' ; ' ‘ 3 ’-V, - *U: n. M o- Harv.a e,..5‘d ; • *’ ' y : Uik- the ni.'urv *-f : 1 ’ T ,\’ !s liv r.t " A f. a } ■ •• - 1 1 . ftttvntlf'tl o.ilbxl 1-' ?1--c k l ' *' ,H 1 evu'd a. -ur t- ' • " ' > , tsu ' pim-ing of lb*' Lv Hr.u b • " 5 •. 3 * h ” p j j . i si > -.l«in In* liumrj’ fflt'i ‘ " V .'N-- -■’•-nd H* i ]] N** ■■ n;! - 5 wr '*'’ r ' Uvi 1 -'l-n -S ‘UIM..-*. with . .. but w-hi.'h met ~-t-.t r<,v.---.r in -ii- ,wintry. I he - •* , e . ,;ld U-.ii.- N>'W ' 7 ' , u . 1 \ r t }.i*: ,d err'.]. 1 *p lo- l- v 1 l-.nu-: r.v J ;r. -• pr ; -.-:!i4 a - T t 'I- tl < " 1 '< i* ”1 *’- r 'l n .. ; dr vnlj',.' « in iu-tusi lir.*r.:t F : .-*1 lb- p-puUtion sr -i’bi- ti ■;< r:ic.< nt t'* *-*nd him to rrr.i,. < r. ‘-.iru a- tbo -.utabth'.y of *Ht* f,V ,i ii b-,c ttiot.:* r.;. * It w.-ui r.f: •» v. rTin-. r.t <• b.-: j>', I u! lb** *> r:;m*nt v .-.j :>> iB-trwt t. *- :-o--pIo « b* rv t;.. v i. i !■ -■ ir* H. s-a-.d ibn beosiifr*' th ’ : I*’ n. i-.'-t..to a# to w;v ntak» piSiM-nd th.' country, y : ,> o-hld B>*t «;*t nr. i-b pliant. ■ J i j- ;r.t . it tbnt Hi-IgiuM m- an a , ; -.- ,;i ; .r N\-« produce. 1 i.< *s> tb<.t i*d ia’.l!! *n- v*f j>- r. -j .u.vt-'d, w«,«.d rvj-r.*'* t.liag **•:» j 8-. J..df «u.-l'-i up sr. the country. J] , n th.n- n j. tir.if ir, ebi.’i, ho*ovt-r, £*•'. j.sy I * M r.d f* lb-3g:iim. except rfurniture. Ihiiry proluo* -#n.; pr*-duci- «'• ■uld find an. xt,-n‘.v> tl c:<* Hitherto Amvri.ui tsci fum.-h.'i .-u;,;•: rail m.-at. but ti- ■ r-fr-.,*. rat-sg pro n-'w brought fresh n-at into th-market. <>r.o of t!s“ In-*', m.-irl 'T-t *ou;d N- \r *,«. rp. w};;.-h SUpr.:..-.: Ah-., <-lt rr-.i'.-:- . * .. m.p-vr.-. jnrt of G mir.; ~r J Ib.’.;.i*d. N-’w th it the t \z'.. '■ ‘ M *i ti-vri ;.jt: !-vs po-r-.-'-d. H.• :r < r.ur. s it Jy. .i-w.-ll a« Frau,--., f.-.hi r, . Ait •,»,*.her ;***,>«*»/«*» j..- r-i Ant*, r;*. r, I ut to rt,-nt 3J.-theCoirmutt.,-.,-t ..-is,' i-rtl.. .-indt-'-übinif ;*;■ t.nrv thnt .*;•> :nii:ht i la; -! : i*> ,>irr. j#- j In ihi.’iilffl, tC *. T-‘ r m .=t-ia turir.". but , dirt..-. in r.; - a— <•. pr-'v.-nted cimp a fr-u. . ". , - dv T:.o B Ilians ;J.l- t-■ r.; t;.-:r m.in .f.t -tur> .# d;r---t t N*.-u Z> ..land, for twe^t 5 irdt -d tL- i r -uert fr- -: I>„*I-ir.d re im-p.-t. i fr-j-.u ti..- I'T-Vr..-:;* wa# t -}.r.j -x • iiTi-i N‘. -r /. .ibicd bariajr I i vr., ; ~r;- lr-m N* w Zealand an . -.I '" - fr ■: : le-! .uu-.n. * ! ut they both tt.r-u 1. ;o : - u A *■ • -I market in Att .>.-rp -Id I-- % 3 '.r*>r.e. Fn-igfct fr L ”... ‘-'r-:: A. . w.i» tl'j franc.* a * , • - -L’i v }’r m An*.«■, rt- *:.*• freight v, x. , a diff.r. c-. f 2- p’ r b.aj,, : j r ' In: -trii v rth c T■ .-■■ < ? B A - . by a thr**«r | L train >-ouM r h Aatwcn* early ) »n ■ t..y, a-. 1 t«- ’ . t th-- ram,- ! i’ Tm- f'.;man 1 "., In! I I •. j v',,; ! • r v d:»advia- ! r -t what quantity exactly I ! v . , r-, r b r f <r. S me times j t.< *■ .» ;,t T- * ~tth*. -•-n- tttaf-. t. ■, tau.-b. j A'. A-.t rp tn.-r. *:r *»!•■*, jvr year, j 1 *. '. . .*K vi.- tab-s r-A« ut th*- same] r . va* • i. <i; the j i.. '*-f *’ * .r th. t; r„- *.;r; « ,ld in! abut ?.a! r at puldr. sab-js. A’, m-r. o-t at the eiba only exactly w|mt ’ u »v >l, I - ,t ,»f>r« ird* h*- could pur- ; ■».- d j . r. w.f.-i m-r*-. L.uit ye.»r . 'i *»■ ft truhas wod w.-r«* ] l> ■ .* t -I. ‘i-v.rr- lb- wruld r.-.-t jsv 1 ti. ’. A:,tv,-; . r.i,,xk< t v x* B-tt<-r than 1 • * L t- i I't.t it :..vi v* bt- formal. ] h . : . : h Fr-'S-bisai should ; r. ■ •>* r.--,rs r trr.ru-t - t Actvicrp. ‘ He r..p«d NVw Z<-.%hmd woolqfrower* wcaild j K.ii,.- a trial, lbj3s<* ww sot built ia a ! r,5..; ,'_u i < : r t *■*;; j*>«- th:»,t the l It ~ v -.rl-< t wu'. J f»* | bo'. I.C oaked tu< ut to think the matter I over. He vtouM l«- away six week# j o- tv . m sr.tJ.i-, m J -in r> !>(rc would I-- 1 y w: t I::’.-. ’■■■ t - .in; j<- sjKtali. which he ‘ w . 1 •; Lapt; ;,'t to hu ’ Se if: ]> ■ •-m in tic r--toe war th.-re vt>.i - i pr--1,. < ia ii- !,*• *.f 1, h<w 1 ■, i !es, i\ ,p. - m tsbi aide u, j->rm ti.i-tr j<idjnm-sjt* as to i f ;• ! . t..-» A i •-i: ’ ' J -- ’ "•> i in N«-w . '/ - : j.- t* u.'* *, r. B-tt--i ■ -ui.try <4ld ).<- ■ It; tJj.-re WtTf I .ti'.tt .a Jt, L'ci.m, :n. ! : . ' e i <**}. ! jc « le ! ‘ jiibi-B , - ; S’ -WM - •* >■- *,e; . Hut. h < Lr*l ! e « iJw **h-> tl- H slljctt <vOS- j SUSiifj, SCSI'’ left out (-net i Mr rtooke iviVed if tic- »■»/*#.» bab-« <,f | wool Wt-rv t*hlpj*r'i Ob s«/!:ccrb|.je;A I SI dc- llari'.i. s«p;i»d '.u.-.t v - * tlon M»>k ffiarw i» l*T.* Up tu ts.at time i tL>- wu-4 Lad fr-.,-. Jim-r i sit dutiws chts'k fr J iiiJj•- rt»i*.ion, ar- i tr.-cmh the aiArfarS VtlJ! grew it bod Ut #t acutuvt diMcuUiv*. ilc L-s-1 *ia ofl tiv* A»tw«ni wix-i jautk**. a?id tliisf h>.d 1-d to thy pur-W;a;; of Auitrabi u»u tr =■ Tih* craauus*i-vo# U> bank# aii<l i.r-kcfs with bunimas, aud at; J, -,hl rompatUM*. llte the I/;Ul uad MwJs>, wf-«!d l*i artaWishvd in lldgimu. j**?!*, isle m thv ft Commit*#'* v.'.s b-Jtcd, wiii l, b/Ught SWW bales fr.«ol A -.trah# Jwrt afurwante « H#«? ttiuk Jix and the \n oh*, was largr. Tb» **• • ■» !.,f Vait years hvl bdt a ?xlf profit -,'v , paying inhere*! ant! eommiwtefl. 'IL«- pfeis-iiTii re mar ke*<l that CLiUtiaeiital ■* Tf..d<-1 10-twota MeSWanin and A-tw-rp this gar* Australia an ad* ■*,.• ' iarin-j! -sad Woo! bod I**?!} liK'Uifht ’’ . - Z-%Jxad, aJ:d tumXl vtwwla might ... * -n The duty so.* fit-! ten-od on - • '• H'-C.j the •'■-•bt.i”!-., i'* eb s! a-x<d if carg«**» of Atlfr* f.c.-i fl *.‘if sr way U> Aetw<'r|J. v .- ■/ x "'‘ n e - : 'i had <■ sa.e from A,, ' *• f*’A a gpvsl •!»-*!. ijjtjst ** ' 1 ”’ , “ f* \n,eri<a A oijj* l'w. 5 ' i''-dsi;.. -r,j UU(M it J.’,, t> ,: ’t ■9&i l<ki. Thf Mid/,,},* Je,| » M* likely u ..bum,.l If,: { wtoiptei wot. and n u off wring Mid f--» th- :n end •»*«»« vi^ran; »•«*»* cheap a-, jf . .cjJd V s&i mH teto* W a^dher v«wN4toldte»flM«Mjrtlnd ***** *-«*• via** of swalfliwl* «MM« to trtmt'- % -* - H«wef| **M way rlitM 'if e«r-

ployment mu overemwdod. In Antwerp fr.st year. or eighteen months ago, ft iion *aro*e on the me of the elevator for -risk. The workmen nuhed to the Town ’ fln'l. nnd would not have it. The Koyal So.-j, ty of Orography of Ilelgiom had invited him to lecture on New Zealand, - and unite by accident he hail thus made a > hs’tiiring tour. Almnt piv week* I'l'h-re he > hlt a deputation of three yonn.-r m-'ii « cited upon him. and asked him to he kind enough to learn if there would he a <»eld here for - eeal and iron minimi o> vertc. Thor" wen' 70 of thnn *h" "mM r«*« - a hunt JCWW. There »e )»i tm-r. a lid men > of every and } onn u - 1 »d»‘« «•»* < looked hjvn f hi=» a* « g“ >! ,? eld for niatri* i tnonv the tm.ont .hU«t«l. h«l onlv’m-ralh Infornntion tnn«-h«l hy tJownnwnt n-i.td tv I-k-d ; nvhle Me o -:hl hU the « UftMilw-r t > fur* SWWr.,.ilh.vn,ph.o/,w,v|,Hv.. r .vlW. , ‘ ' eh,, h he would h.,e to pWe in the I ! nojwooi at ltr-.5 = = !'!«. The IVeod.-nt -aid they wo-iM tv happy I i .;opty with Ihm foijne-1 *'n the mat* 1 let f jmmi.'iratmn. wa.® it the idea of M. i ,5e J!ar,en « friend* to fonn « «jveial pet* I nt or to matter the people over the i t’.ih'uy f M d> !hn eii paid this had not heon do* I •, ;mined The lhdgr»«*clung very elnwely together. There wen* „< reral drawbacks, i I'.ne of which «TW the gliVPft of Ivor—not 1 mjeh Iwr as waft to t>e had here, hot what 1 a nmn eonld drink ft dozen platen of with* | cv.i * folding the worse. This l«vr coat a ’ halfpenny o: a penny n glam The excise' doty hero made the Ivor very expensive. Another drawback v.o the Sunday. The jwjde were very rehgjour, and would not neglect, going 'to church on Sunday; hot af*«r that they liked to have iv«n»»eiaentJ« which they did not tlnd i*n »},;* country. A man in America had eompUtiK'd that, after working all the

iw.iV. !u< iviiM »!•> nothing on Sunilay but ! twirl hi- thumb*. Tho lU'Kjian t\nmil in I Ani'-ni’* h.ul ?.'M him that a mint who hml ! from HMguun to ommjw' two years' smj j«Ti«o.Ma<*nt for riot, after staying; in j America. preferred to run the risk of the I two roans.' imprisonment to stopping longer in .a place where there w-.v* no atanwmcßt on Sunday. 1 Mr Wiisei thought this wsw searoely a ! proof that the Belgians would be suitable ! I'olonistA. t i ! M de Barren .-witl of course all Belgians I wo:.. :v.t S;ke that. 1

! In answ»-r to Mr Peacock, M. do Harrell t s.l ,i that bis idea was that groups of 50 I tamilioi should b<* settled in various places, i where they could retain their language. * The Government would not subsidise the | M-hrsfi.*, but he might U» backed by c«m* jm. rvi.i! men. The plan he had in view j was to pi:r t base blocks of land, and if the * isn't famsl-.o# made themselves comfortable, j in the r. ur>e of ten years the Belgian ; Colonist.- would nmnWr thou-ands- The | lh-’igs.ins 0..u1d Jidapt themselves t*» aoy- | thing, artisans cultivating gardens in their * sj«n- time. There was no question that 1 ere long the jeopie must g* out from | Belgium. i in r.iply to Mr Meares. M- de Harven ! sas-l meat was about the idine price in ! li-lgium as in England, and fresh butter J averaged 1# a lb ; mutton at the batcher’s | »a* fpim pd to 1c a lb. The consumption i was very large both th> n: and in Uor-

j many. M. de Harron then t*.vik leave, a# the . H'-n K. Ki-.’hiniv'i mu waiting to drive ! him t-i the residence of Vi : s Exeolloncy the I Governor.