ACCLIMATISATION AND THE GOVERNMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 157, 14 May 1864, Page 4

ACCLIMATISATION AND THE GOVERNMENT.

To (he Kditor of the Xi:\v Zeai.anij }rt:vAT.:>. Sir —'i'he subject of aeclimalisation i' i>oth twtremelv interestini; to ti-.e naturalist und nu;n i % ?" scic'iee, and cxtremeh imj>oria)»t lo the inh "•b'h.nts of a country so singularly de-titute - 1 ' lis"; 1, lowk '(•attic, and v e^eta!)J-.r.s is v a)a ml L'.cmT.'. j What animals and fowl " j hae a; pre>« c». \se L.ht j imd to iutrodm e f"".»\ n'.lier eoindvi.o ; t"" 1 it v< .juile 1 plain to the uu.ii i.-o'n 'in:;, that tin re is ! pltnij of'r.v.'m, nn.l plenty of u.*c-s-i;;*. lorthc intro- • diieH.irj or" many things {hat we have not a> yet \ iowodueed nilimi!; U-. ' .\>vi »ir:=t a- t'.» I'ra. ticu'dy, v.e have scarcely ; any l.«h worth mei.i ?n the rro\i;av. Unt I ' can e :ri i'ea-.;n v\i; k . with it tittle c\pcudiiur-' 0! j time aiel iiem- v. tlie erou> r:\ evs and H reams ' tiiat !h'\/ ihr.i.iL.h the e"ui,;rr;. •! : o:dd not %id i n-. \ari«ui> s;w . nue .r. oi the !!i-tiv 'eioc in ;11>?«1:• i*«n> . an i hen- provide .;•» v h.riic •ptaiilitv of cheap and \\iiO;i>o:,:i' 'iii'Hi, i 'e* > • i-'ce--! ji im 1 roi iuet n.e. t• >' r.almo.i e\;i into A us'ra iia, wo. ; ;d appi'O' to imve m.)luil;j vrr; oi.licuh protucm. and sl'own to us l he ■ wa\ \»i- m*;-; proercO 10 import a- eesston o) o\a of v ari' >a> i' o. even if only a comparative mcvc. > • • ••<•• ; „■ v» 1!. \i us.i ltjer'. a>i' a' sneh a;* (,-;»«ir!iious ia!e- - t liusr til als ol o'.a bciiiiT obmmeii irom a sS'.e.te :l*-h m one se;»»ou tsiat we sj.evdd lej .■» ion nerei-e ,nir r-ioek to such ait extv'u:. that our ta-i.s e..-dy l-c a'mndam ly A\ present we are v.00::;" 1- 1 -pea!; oj tee I'e'.nral hod v, ami lea of tiie uppir -.:e'e\ \•- lo ihe same i.nvar\i;: : ; roi.iri t j n»'. .. r-e e.ftcr day. Irom vmr > did \o v.a'rscm;. ha.e neit her change of animal l<»od, nor a- \o ;j, <; ;.\ p»ii)oido ( n ii, ( - other dil; .of vegetable foo,l. i'.:e unmet' is beid and potiitoes to-oj-y , mutton an -> \ <•' aloes to-Jiic.ri'ovv, lu cf and p.'tnlots the ilay a mnio.ii and potatoes the iieAi uu\, and >o on. r<, /-•//•' froiu the hr.t dav of dauuarv to tiie t hiri \-m -i day of Uecember. Our onl\ change is fiien ij. ei to mntoai. fi«»m mutrcxi to bc< '• •,a , ief. is . u." ;u:. 1 v*fr'cty of io;.l is h.>:j; ••har.a.ud 1!. «e- ..-y tor h' .-nlh. ."JO i a Ue; t '!; 11 1' e l'e! :■ ' 1 ! *-'. t n >*■ i" '.■I I: iv 11 ! lit.* nci-e.-.-ity for i'f .e.-t, ih;,i ! i;.'...-lei upon the ad\ >;e\.-r -m iu- :1a; s Jo,;, iher lV'-u tlte l.m 1 of L V't:;- pre-: ;.t n- --of annual food re.mmU (»u.. of i!»e si.en J -hh i;.al a. ;i < \-r:..-• i cui.n 1 . r\ !cn-o;.l lilt 11 •v « e i';l 1 M-jei,..-- v.i'i' 1 s Oo •, t'.i'.iliull lit one sh." 1 . a- or tiie t.ii i% • r v.;:> (••Ust tnl'V on tue lidne, iiJ i. I \»as tht ohi;. ;it i-'''d »\, r set ta.-forc t!ie i. ut Ms. Une of lite ;-do>. upon In »-io-d ma- dsn. after r.bfiut a week's t oimm-meni lo mut o»?i vnet, t«» return thauK- 1:• r .uni.er, vii-a e. ith aJvat unetam in the toll-»v, :ia..> : • •d>: Kii.lh vot.iej, anil mid < id, u( n ni»d*.--!i : :..nd ihti'i-.-n f id, "\ )i lie.Uon I, ud'-r ami mut'Mi It.-n^h, " I tl.io.a : hi i'vi' ;« ei e;e. il-h." lfir.ll \»iws I'l U> i\ ial.ll \. •• < 11V i ln'L!i I»• i-.stonish--1-d ai.«t yr iliiied c-mid lm \ ui" t n-ir iisliTm.nu;er anti li.ake ti;e.r seh iiolii sahn-.u, tm l.'oi, plai( e, ct'dksL, :- : -b . marivat'i i. wiidiiiii, hiio, 'lioui, hike, ciaij, lol>sii-r, ami mimi !e»h ju ?• 1 Ami w:.;it ;,n au'i'«'< nMe to «*.*•::—- r i;»«'* ".-mail h.l i-i h.nn," or a " lilli-- s,u'hn--'* l«n- hr ; and t--t : ami muiion t- dm !.«•;•; : i. I l:.ai j I'--■■•n: ;.:n ' tea OJ Slipper Would it he see ;i rely 1•! V ill v L s:d- ---; nioii a dis'n 'd Utsh tr« tit. a mm »an:o t- mi {- ! iuy; ]■ .hsler, or ;t ]-an «'t s- les "m-m* to a t ui n" wnit | the accomp»..u\ imr s;il'i:np :-am e. Ihe '• of I memorv." .* u*, are trr» «»♦ :Ooy> - u think 1 n:il a 1 e v . . i : lish mm id iiiii.liie in t; i♦ * j . ; >u ies < Impi.*, and : eVer t>' he;u In I I- inVoUl'lo- tj.lil it !• -s : s.-rv. d it.. !■' p.e.i-e a;:'! • h ; .> . pp. lite. V; • Ci in )m'Y; '/.\ .d ila U u. u-1 { >.i;. o • • moi' < • ov.-r the ! ' d'-"r Ot a i oil mi piaec, n-- the until as rej-a:'.;- ! hmdhn Sij mam i ■Ir-.r, r ": • ■ • » ni-.-.s hei i, i. a\ ■- : h'a'■ ■ behind,"-—:-o tv. r a stifj.o Ol iisll is rone: i\r- d. V\'r.!i Veleivm e to ;.;m:s, 1 tmn.i ';e-i'e is j ;e;:ty ol : I'tioui h*r ihe ini i' t ..m i I iiine immi;-.-: :■> "t in*- : u'<-ne:al val a-le-:- ot i,; ; 1 1: v ha-.-. i;o.e :: v.'.nune ; iMom;'ii 11'. e eonntry d.-.n*ls of >'W Zeaiauu, and how suil and mm I, n- \v vi-,d -n am.it.aL lioes jV -ovUj as e:-inpa;»-.i wn <\ ram.am;. • > i.ii'ds are seen '• wsi:ui111$ tie. ir way hi-l'-u: u v , <u' p-i<md i n l.ce I biata»a sol iu e>, car<'ihie-r ti.cir ever piea-im; an 1 ! wa If me somr. ulamy shotdn v,i: i:>ten, m t!.:s | " iirilaiu oi tue iMUI!., ' io ;ne only ;:iiu-di..r nl-.e,,- j i bud shmn.u - ids iii>umnz hymn o. j« y ami i...j-pim; : !or the larh, ,k i'ai.eieil 1, j'.mi - mi ot loe sky. i ' ;no;mthm op t'> n-avin'.-. i.m;i ume i-« ji-ur mriii its ! ' melodious i.«\, or the hm.de- t-a-.n l-übr<asl, sweei j • lnessenmT i: t'cahn «e cam" iiaii w at i-n a I:ls plaintive i ii'.des, and in win!- r i-tennes a iamhi.ir e uesl at tii-.* -,:;e poi' n en- im- ' lh.<l ale ;ar;y ; ' placid !m* inm. and with v. n..m<- a lender eitihi- : isil sluiy «d kimihe-'-' 1" per. ei-nlei; " bah-- s i.t t;;e ' wood" is h;r e\ er .\voc:at» d. Ann so I mmht i.;o on and iiio.a- Ue pelt ami «|n.n nn• ui.e. tie-nj_di v--iy 1 useful :-jif t rn.w ; ;i:e moni-i.inl :o"k i iiomjii .-e: j :-<-i>,• . ie.-s u-ejul eiic.v, i.d o k .,ei - " toi, nutm i "lis to mention." l''or the introduction "f th- ,-e " :<.wls of x!t*• air" tin n into AueUa.mi, i eia.m ine nioatoy and d v.m < I tr.f h ay xn i. a: r, •■i 1: :> •- n. imeidf. 1, v. no would lain se" tm-.-o o,d ia\"i'it< aiotmd tiaar law houm in the liew <oimtiy : and ot u.o mvuc practical ; man ai.-e, who has not a paitl- ie of oiimr sc.cm <■, hjve of ualllie, I.r >enliliiei,i. :U m> ( "mposlli^n, wiio has one inwoianm «p-.' U"n to ask «?f every juo-positi-.ii mane to inm— whi U pay!' I third: it wdl . pay, tor J 1-tiiev. no on ran no, h* hut thai oi.r lial'tien?, (»ici.a:ns and iaai.> \» • nei be mr i;;i.ie- juouuctive than l;a y .io , wei»- i,- \ so Jnany d"aii ucii\r ij ..* » • l.i ..n. -.m m>. o. t a- nuns •• v< n tiatf 1 iia\e li.iija't !.;d ue.-l'-iy nd i: Joit.- oj Iccm; tle.-uucti ve in.-'-t- annu.ii._v. 'i .« iai" tia-y •0.-.u :u>l pay, in ;mv..;u ■ , .n:y i ■«-i den <f : !ear p;..-.-a;.:e «nl to 1 h is* er • j.. j, y ; ;;a ; ee I |,\ t... •• .. , .r.-.. d passage" s; V. on.o ..li -i.\•• til. im- the ;.m" ( ;nt, am; i ;.h. <,;..:e . in.e- hn:s 1 oj; ailivai v. m;.d b-.n..!-- .dy aieta.-iun — tuah'y h.neie. j.y i.,1. ...ft], " p : , ;i to }'ay," ei tl;e hmnmi ij-uiee ;;.-:l-l' d io n,i;u hi 11:. eaejj a .-pi in. ■ :iie r i.--w oi o;, 1 niar way lo Kmriaml, l«. j.-i« -m. an. 1 s- iid m < :..i.M,mls. A ioje 1 jl• po l'. jo 11 o i lie •• p. . pie wh: l.e !'i I.; 11 U..,- : c'-mary, \n ,; j i-e : a..i;.,i w.t,, :.ie ol bnm-, a.xi >\ j],, many Jve., p. ;, ?p . voja i hm,-. ti»ia«-ht iaik.-, !:■ - ei. ii,]., ~n,l •j; h, and would u:"'liy* b: i|.v 1, . m \r..n tn« m it only tney e. i.iu, aial i.n w. i n.d li.i-n, in ne |,r.-t m - ; :: :.- i.... .v. i: a !no: 1. d number of Uu . -ui;-.m..- or ;:;m, i,.r-i - wdh :h. n., i:,. i ... ■ .a. u i r ha- v0\.. :: 0 !: .a ind Jey;uji .• • ; M i. ; ~0, I ;:e |i, ; ami ii.ey ~o i ;a d -ia* a.t v ior e- u -n hii d : hiii!"!;,!.a a : .a ; . .iinl o. i: v.-i id lo : the -a- mm • i .e .-ive them. I w..•• • : i :y o• .i no. :. m. in;.; v-»ort bI ec i w -I.t , int l;.e ai j- il w}u-i.- I n:aii>* -aepn;.. -. i.i.-w -nn a! out tae sld-j. et. Jh- i.d ot .a i" ; m-- \. n. i j.. j- I eh! or c. ajid Uol 1 :<»•• a -v,-'e .h 1 ;h 11 .;• iv. - - - fc i i - a;d, and Im M :-.t i. ; i.-.y: i ;: ; d i;. ,d . :.u .* el, ina 11. .o mn ' .-ai-:'.. w. i - v. Hi a i •••-: m!" -M. llm-N.'av'., ! ' -ine, :i, 1y...: .:■ o ..i iv. . lt . , j I sail. ,soW' lLilioraliee- -.1 : n - ;i !: > e.,.-i o a!i, ; : hut just the conirai v. lii side.-, tin* duty i-i i« ..u.,,., I and h okimd alier 1 ,ie Ili ids would l.e a Very a,lii eeal-in ! n lief from lim lcd-um <»fa voyaeo;andas ; ila s e sonu'ster.s are smad bild.-, tho.-«r with a mo-i : u> o -o.l:< n ;.nd i.-.itinnui' in salt junk and piVM-r-o d J.' O 10. s, \...:,:i; e, jy he lota pi ed to ki i I | ami e..i them as en.mm- o, o.ei. Dut another ).ian m;ei.l. i adopltd, if Ibe abov«: ' faihd. The mzviil - s:ii*idd tin ja.. *i v e-. shipasmad imm i ..-r of v.oa--as ..ji i of iiii'-i.-, in eaeh in Vv'l.ii a ti.cV s. mi j i.i-1 an nnderstamh.n^' to tins »dlei t be m:.<m \\'..n tin: ship brokers, and an : .ariatti;' tucitt ?i,.<-.e v«a?.h sane- '-i He- j • a.--i •,-::ej .s (o take eaKr ol lin :n, l, •< [ , u .. ; - 1 ,n: kltaoV iOuoMhe f aplaiu in eat r;» i.._u toil in«.- m t.ois.. 'i o«- teinpoj-.u v mt\vi•!\ em• •ni - mm.it f i aid \i> oal apa <-al ■ m;:tiy tb»n;:.- liait w«. ro-p.-iie n tA is way, !"dn lisii ' and nirds. I'he tod would t-e Utile, ami would, 1 1 am sine, he uiun.o'Am.' <y allowed by eveiy cojoni.-i ill tue i'rovinee. .v I' \V .•UtHci'-l- would he a l( i «a ai, ami I v, <ad i in -11 -leL ; j,. nla r m-nts <u' J !:<• : i'lovaio toaji; tin- :;mi it Wol k an in lneirp..Wer, hv • selidil-e- sm.iet eil|_ Oil e\ , I y a. \ • Ula Ia e ' j po|tl ih 11 \ . ' -No tiouijt ollle 1,-oeia" ;d ij.. earn- dby l(a" adoj.- ' iion oi my .-naje-ieai ; im "waen- iuit-'s a wan IheteV. a way," aim tie- :• i - at h.nent tii.d, wandd ae- . era-• t o tl.«• e« jon v, i;i j;. •. at and m la. m en« <_<n« r. - . 11. *U, v.a.mu J;e laileji more I dan all :i li. pie* jeetMin.neme tor ail the iiouolo ;n.d expense tnal We ! need incur, in onmr Lieatly to er.lmd liar numhi r ; of iish, low;, and tiee- in tins mn- Ninth- ni Home, j I simply tor*'\v out the broad onihncs oi inv ]iian ; ; the Oetaibs i i.ii ea.-iiy hi; tiM. d im .May 1 hope thai j yon vwil ii'iv<' ti esahjed ail the aid \o.i e ; ,n, by ad- ; some system, at h-.si, o* ei e m tic aeeiiiu- i alis.itioii, how that, the smc» ssiul :m i• •unction o; j salmon ova into Australia, and oil.- r mailers, have can.-'.d it to come latli. r pmmim ntly behire the jiuhlic. IJulta. Aiukband, Tday 1-. XBGI.