THE New Zealand Herald. SPECTEMUR AGENDO. AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1864.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 100, 9 March 1864, Page 3

THE New Zealand Herald. SPECTEMUR AGENDO.

AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1864.

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It is seldom «'e find what may be called pet svstems lnit that they ;uv wi exclusive in their nature as to iirnore ;<ltwhat, is iroml in other systems ; am! we are there- : tori' l: 1 a 1 to learn ihat the schema i>< military ' si'tl lenient even now heitiij initialed by the I'olomal < iovernment :tt home. wiil lie lonnc-il "Upon a plan embracing the lnosV sucec.-shii jXi:l:Ts of all those emigration r-vr-tems which ha\e had their trial in this colony lor years past. Instructions have been forwarded by the iitltL. r ui'.!L r m:\il of yesterday id the I 'oionial Treasurer. Mr. Jieadcr Weed, now in J--nir-land. to commence tiie < lirulment of people : for the "W'aikato country. and to-set the mutter fully and successfully in motion previous to his return. Persons of all means and classes \vill be invited !o avail themselves of the opportunity of settiemenl. , and inducements calculated to attract each in turn will he liberally oil'ered-—to tiie labouring elapses, a tree passage and the of tiftv acres of land and a town ailoline'.ii. in return for military service of short ; duration—to the man of moderate capital. I in- jri-ant of forty acres for liiniself and each of Ins family—and to those vi:o may require it. the jiassaire. of themselves and their families will he paid, and land allotted to them in proportion as they may undertake to repay the first cowl of them out. .In alf eases. however, those only who are selected l>y special agents will be received ; advantages sueh as (hose which the Government liave now io oiler intending settlers are 1.0; ?£Hb;ed yueh >'is. Muoubl hehtjy about

! amongst whoever may clioso to scram bl» for ' mom. ! It is hoped thai bv the amalgamation of these sever;;i systems, ami by setting aside land a superior quality only, that the ; ran grants thus induced to settle in the ;\\ aikato will bo certain of success. Indeed, , wo cannot fee how success can be othc- ihan' certain, il the plan is carried out in its full integrity. There is abundance of the very richest soil lor occupation, much of it posthe advantage of waiorearriaijc. land hue ilial at Opotiki, n'aneiaohia, and elsowhe:e. which requires nothing more dinn to be turned over to produce at once crop* of vhe:>.t. potatoes, ami curn in a luxuriance .1 D n'ii n onld posit iveiy as!onish ( ho occupiers of evi'ii vho host farms avonml Auckland. I here will. lon, be iite advantage derived trom the use ei the solid military roads which must be constructed from coast to coast and port to port, ;o keep open the conquered territory. . Live are indeed all the elements o! success !or those who avail themselves of the opportunity, an opportunitv which has never perhaps before been presented to :uiv on sucli easy terms. Amoiij; so many million? of acres nr, will be open to the Government bv the close of next summer, there must of course be a certain quantity of land which will be useless tor any other purpose titan a.s ealtle runs. I'lvbai'ly there will be fullv a million of acres or land which miuht bo prolitablv applied to sue;-, a purpose. That there will ho many applicants for such run* there is little doubt, and tlit- i.ntermiMure of men of l:ir<;e capita! amor..; the smaller freehold set dements ( if the -Virthern island will add materially to (ho prosperity of the latter class. I'll ere an- many ways :it v, hieh settlements such as those about to be established bv the (.".<•. eminent may bo fostorcd into pro- peril \ . other than bv liie mere- expenditure of a certain amount of money in the const ruction i ot putdlc works, sucli roads and ' anil l'-y the is.-ue of nidilia jiav and free rations duriiiL; the firs; year thai they are I place'! upon their iaiul. .V fund be ' specially appropriated for the purpose of; military settlement. Iron which the first ; cost ot erecting eottULre.- and the of a certain quantity of land and the freight j ot seed illi-j; 111 be defrayed, ami manv other ; assistances granted to the poorer cla-> of I i!i!n;ii:r;;i;t?. 1 it has been considered advisable bv some ' (hat tiie bulk of these emigrants shi.uh! be selected tiom (lermanv and Belgium. Of. course il ii « eir not possible to procure, them from (in at Krbaiu its-.-ll'. i'i.i countries would. of all ot Iters in Ruropo. ' a'.ioni us ilie best Ikht for selection, peopled with men of our own Navni race, used to the cultivation of the soil. el' teinperale. friiira!. thrifty. habits, and uifted witii a h.i,;ii order of intelligence. I'ut we are of opinion that ; to die men of'our ou ii e. iunt ry. to t he loiline, : overcrow dod men of Britain -h.ould b..- otfered the I'i'si einiiet — thai aii oppori unit y should be aiioi ileo tot he small stniumiiui; freeholder ; of sc;li;i_- his nnromunerat ive acres, and of becoming a substantial landowner in New ; Zealand : to tiie tenant 'farmer of removini; i ,'iis capital from the improvement of another i man's freehold to t he foundal ion of an estate ; for inniM-lf and his chddrcn after inm. „ ;