Nelson Evening Mail MONDAY, MAY 28, 1894.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 122, 28 May 1894, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail MONDAY, MAY 28, 1894.

The list of birthday honours this year is not a long one, and a telegram from Capetown says that great indignation is felt in the Cape Colony that none of the officers of the Chartered Company have been decotated for their services in the late war. Possibly indignation and disappointment may also be felt in New Zealand, at all events by one or two persons, that this colony has been neglected. Titles have been conferred on public men in New South Wales and Victoria, but in spite of the fact that Jhe Government of New Zealand lately attempted to enter into the field of high politics there has been no recognition of the claims of any of our Ministers. The speaker of the Legislative Council its still untitied and Mr Steward after Berving as speaker of the House of Kepresentatives for three years is still Mr Steward, or rather Major Steward as ho seema to prefer j to call himself. Knighthood used to be freely conferred ou New Zealauders, and it is a hovo grievance that a Liberal Government in England should bo so sparing of rewards to the members of an intensely Liberal Government, in Now Zealand Our ministers havo boon much more generous in tho matter of birthday honours than Lord Rasebcry and his colleagues, They cannot givo very much, but what thoy havo they give freely. It is not in their power to mako knights, and consequently to give titles to wives of faithful sup. porters, but at all ovonts thoy can appoint Justices of tho Peace. The distinction is not very great, but soniohow or othor many men appear to thirst after it. AVhy thoy should do no it is not cnsy|to say, because a, good deal of uuploasanfc work and vq* sponsibility is likely to bo attached to the ofHco. A Justice of tho Poaco has ilw power to fine his follow* | subjects, to send thorn to gaol, aud in other -ways in in a position of very considerable authority. It is not an office which should bo givon h' 'hazard as tho reward of *•-" -(l p. services, and personal political should be considered '• character an appointment. oofore making found with tf" No fault can bo Justices ' _ t o majority of tho new dist)' : appointed for tho Nolson *■• .ict, but most people who have *cad tho list must bo convinced fchafc tho rule is not without exception and that at all events ono misuso of tho powor of oppointmonfc has boon made. No man should be appointed to tho bonch who from financial or other considerations is likely to bo distrusted as a magis- ! trate, and tills wholesome rulo has not in tho presont instance been adhered to in overy case.

Pm George Dibbs expressed hiß opinion rather strongly (he other day about tho " modern young lady " wbon waited on by a deputation 'rogardinß the establish. CQont of 'i Government olothing faotory. Ho asked one of the members how it was that the girls nowadays preferred to put up with "sweating" rates as tailoressoß rather than go into domestic service P Tho answer given by ono of those present wos to the effect that the girls hod moro froedom. This reply did not satisfy Sir George, who stated that iv his domostio cirolo trouble wns experienced in getting good servants, although they were only asked to woik reasonable hourß, under comfortable oiroumstauoep, and were woll paid. Uno of the mombois of the deputation suggested that some of fchw f mlt lay with tho parents. "Yes," ropliedj'ir George, "they havo to work bard themßelvep, bub they want to bring up their girls differently. T bore ia too much sowiug mnohine, too mnoh of tho piauo, aud too little domestic work.' 1 lust wek t\ deputation representing the pirls discharged from the Kuiapoi Woollen Factory waited upon the Premier, the Hon. \{. J. Suddon, tvt Ohristohureb, asking tho Government to assist thorn. Mr Sjddou, whilst promising to consider tho advisableuess of starting St^to workshops, referred Jto tho questiou of domeatio aoivice, and re« ceived an answer very similar to that given to Sir G, I 'ibb*. 'I here is no doubt that young women like freedom, fwid that they will slave in a factory rather than go out as servants, in a lesser degree the Bftme difficulty is oxoxparieuocd ia the United Kingdom. There is hardly a homo in any town iv fchie oolony, where aervautajare employed, | whioh has not been put to incoaveuieuoo owing to the dearth of good domesticd. And ia tho country districts, especially on stations, good servants are prized aud humoured to an absurd extent. The faotory girls urge that the miatresses are vory often not altogether what they shouldbe, This is perhaps true in some instauoes, but it is no argument why Government should establish olothing factoring