THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 85, 20 February 1864, Page 4

THE SOUTH.

By tlio arrival of tlie ' Eangatira' we are in possession of a lew days later Southern news. At Canterbury ilio All-England Eleven lmd joined issue villi the twenty-two of Canierbuiy, and laid polished litem-, oil' in a single innings, The Canterbury men appear to lmve been "nowhere," scoring only thirty in the first, and seventy-five in the second innings. Toe eleven made one hundred and thirty-seven runs in a. single innings. We should reconmicnd them if they wish to keep their laurels not to travel further jVorth, (hough they would be most hearti'lv welcomed, and would have an opportunity perhaps of seeing a lew " overs" delivered by Lt. Pieiird if they took advantage of a (lying visit to the front. Prom Otago we learn that tlio coolc of the ' Queen', Alfred Cluney, has been charged with the murder of the chief-engineer of that vessel, John Craig. He was, however, honorably discharged. the jury giving an open verdict. Whilst traitors in this eity and province are crying out that the introduction of military settlers, in large numbers from home will ruin the Province and cause a famine in the land, it is pleasant to see even in a Wellington journal, the lutlcjwmlent of the 13th instant, such a common sense new of the question as we append below :— It is true, says the Independent, speaking of the sclicme of military settlements, the programme included a plan for bringing out settlers from home, but we have not yet. learned that any authorised agents have been sent to Great Britain on Much an errand. It is time something were done if the only real means which can settlo the native ditlieulty am to be used. A few gentlemen of character and respectability, possessed of (he tuet requisite lor sueli a mission, if furnished with proper credentials, could procure in a few months any number of the kind of settlers required, by visiting the. chief towns throughout the United Kingdom. It would cost but little more to provide passages from Great Britain to Now Zealand than it does from Melbourne, and we believe an arrangement could be made for repayment of a part of the passage money by the recruits. Action ought to be taken at once, as already the cry is heard for more men in tiio Waikutc, and as further teni'c.y

bccomc.B occupicd, it will be absolutely ncccssarj, we are to retain the advantages alread) gainei, ia the system of occupying the dangerous territory b> settlers able and willing to dciond themselves, a K '" be resorted to. The present Ministry lias_ an able head, and its chief working man is distingiiis ic 3j his great practical ability. It. is not perhaps then too much to anticipate that measures have already been taken to bring out from homo the setUora vc so ur gently needed.