PARTIAL JUSTICE IN TAURANGA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 26 June 1867, Page 6

PARTIAL JUSTICE IN TAURANGA.

To tho Editor of the New Zealand He bald. Sib, —I take leavo to make known to you what I consider an act of great injustice to myself on. the part of the Native Commissioner here. lam a (storekeeper in this place, and trade a good deal with the natives, about 200 of whom have considerable sums of money duo to them by the Government for military services performed. The remittances for their pay not always coming regularly from Wellington ; it has been the custom of Mr. Clarke, the Commissioner, to endorse the bills of storekeepers from whom they have purchased goods, with a certificate that the amounts were really dne to them, and on presentation of such certified bills, for the store-keeper to deliver up the goods ordered. One day last week I sold to at least ten different natives, a quantity of goods which I put aside for the purchasers when they should return with tho countersigned bills, but they one and al), came back, stating that Mr. Olarke had torn up the bills in their presence, and on my enquiry from Mr. Olarke, he gave as his reason, that the natives had not the amounts of money coming to them. But this I ascertained to be untrue, for one of the same individuals afterwards bought goods in another Btore to a greater value than mine amounted to, and received a certificate of it 3 correctness from Sir. Clarke ; ho also positively assorted that ho had sti'l more money due to him. As I could not understand why one dealer should receive more favor than another; when I waited on Mr. Clarke I asked him the reason of Buch a proceeding:, nn< * ooolly informed mo that he had a right to send orders to whom hu please J, a.ud upon my expressing a not unnatural. or unreasonable indignation at such partiality, ha said that was not tho way. to obtain favors. I thus lost my time, tho purchasers for my goods, and the sale of the same goods to other parties. Either it is wrong for the Commissioner to pay tho natives otherwise than in money, or, it is unjust and unfair to shew partiality by acknowledging the bills ot one storekeeper in preference to those of of another.—l am, &0., Tauranga, 1867. G-. Isaacs.

To the Editor of the New Zealand Hebald. Sin, —Would you kindly inform me, through the medium of your valuable paper, whether ,;lie Colonial or Provincial Government assists tho colonists (at the present time), in bringing their friends from England to settle in New Zealand ? If so, in what manner is the assistance given ? By inserting answers to tho above you will confer a favour on a number of your roiders, and oblige yours, &c., Inquirer. Princes-street, Auckland, Juno 25, 18G7. [The Provincial Government, we believe. —Ed.N.Z.H.]