THE NELSON EXAMINER. Nelson, July 22, 1848.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 72, 22 July 1843, Page 286

THE NELSON EXAMINER. Nelson, July 22, 1848.

Les journaux derienneqt plus necesssires a, mesure que les hommes sont plus egaux, et 1' individualisme plus a eraindre. Cc sersut diminuer leur importance que de croire qu'ils ne serrtnt qu' a garantir la liberti: Us soaintiennent la civilisation., • , , -, Da TocatjEWitti. Ds la Dimocratie en Amerlaue, tome 4, p. 320. "Journals become more nscssaaiy .-as men. become more equal, and individualism more to be feared. It would be to underratetheir importance to sopposa that they ssnreonly to |»cur« liberty : they maintain .civilisation. . ;'. D» TOCttOEVILLE. . •• ' - r ., Of Dsmocracy ta Asnerica, vol,<i'p. JO2.

Some little surprise was occasioned last! week "by the arrival of Mr. White, one pf the justices of the ,peace at Wellington, who had been sent here by the -Police Magistrate of that district, to take upon himself all the •jjpties of, th*rltfte Government officer whom it was our misfortune to lose at the Wairoo; The magistrates of this district, conceiving themselves folly competent to conduct |he public business until the withes of the Governmeat on the subject can be known, and being ignorant of any power vested 1 in -Mr.

Macdonogh to make any such, appointment-, though only temporary, refused to recognise Mr_. Wlite in. any other capacity than that of a justice of lhe.pea<Se; >fn White vwas also instructed to stop all the surveys ; but our Chief Surveyor has paid no more regard to Mr. Macdonogh's meddling than was rendered by our magistrates.

Since our last publication, there appears to have- 1 arisen amongst the inhabitants of this settlement a general feeling of disgust at the attempts made" by certain parties at Wellington to gloss over and convejr^n (erroneous impression of . the Wairoo massisW ere; it is with much, pleasure, therefore, that we announce that steps have been taken to despatch a gentleman to Auckland, for the purpose of laying before Government the whole of the documents relating to the unhappy occurrence, who, we doubt not, will do that justice to the memory of our murdered friends which we should in vain look for from those who (conscious of the supineness exhibited by themselves in : the administration of the powers delegated^) them, and in which there are not wanflng some who think the causes originated whicrnj led to the deplorable event itself) would seek to bide their own want of capacity and decision under the cold-blooded censure of men, who fell in the attempt to enforce the laws which they conscientiously believed themselves bound by duty impartially to administer. Dr. Monro, one of our magistrates, has, we understand, kindly consented to undertake the mission ; and we are sure all will agree with us in the opinion that a gentleman better qualified for the purplfee could not be found in the settlement* \

The meeting of landowners, &c, advertised in last week's paper, was held at the Literary Institution on Wednesday. After a lengthened discussion' respecting the present mode of employing the fund applicajw to public works, the meeting came to th^ unanimous opinion that some change in the application of the residue, was desirable; and measures "were accordingly recommended, by which it is hoped tne labourer and proprietor will, be mutually benefited*] The nature of the proposed arrangement wel %re not at liberty to dwell upon, as the plan was not so far matured as to fit it for publication. :;,.'•-.«• . A sub-committee was appointed t#)n:epare a memorial to the Company's actulg Agent, which we believe. has already been* presented, and to which we may probably refer next week. It is greatly to be wished that, upon this i subject, which is of such vital importance to all classes of the community, none' but enlarged and liberal views may be entertained. We have reason to believe that it was the wish of the late lamented Captain Wakefield to render the labourer in some measure independent of daily wages, by making him the proprietor of sufficient ground to provide food for himself and family; and thus,, without removing him altogether from the labour-market, giving him something to fall back upon whenever his labour. is.not required by others. We trust the suggestions recommended to the Company's Agent may coincide with .this intention, as we consider it the only mean*, of preventing a large number of those now employed upon public Works from falling into destitution when those works are completed. ' ' - '