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HINTS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES.

To the Editor of the Heiutd. Sib, —As the Assembly will meet before long, I should, with your permission, like to give our members a few hints regarding observations and arguments which have been so often made use of, that we are all tired of hearing them. Ist. That the loan would be a good thing if wisely spent. Everyone knew when the money was borrowed that owini; to local and private interests it would not be spent for the general good. 2nd. There is a dispute as to the original author and inventor of the loan. Now, I think no one need be anxious on these matters, for the promoters of the loan will be pretty sure of beiDg blamed and censured for having brought disgrace and disaster on New Zealand. 3rd. It is said Mr. Vogel carried the Loan Bill through the House, and therefore he ought to hare the spending of the money;—this is no argument. The question is, is Mr. Yogel fit to command the vessel of State, has he been in situations of political difficulties before, and has he " weathered the storm ?" If he has not been in these situations, or being in them has not been found equal to the occasion, then how do we know that he is fit to be Prime Minister of New Zealand ? One of the great philosophers, iu an argument with his pupil, says: " Suppose some person in a ship who hus not the judgment and skill of a pilot shcukl yet have the liberty to do what he thinks lit, you yourself sec what must certainly befall him and those that abandon themselves to his conduct." The pupil very truly answers, *' The chances are they would all perish." And besides, it may bo said that, even if Mr. Vop;el was the right mail iu the right place, and was capable of taking the command, he certainly would not be allowed to do as ho liked, owing to local and private interest. The fact ij, Mr. Editor, we are in a mess, and there seems to be no chance of our getting out of it. It is suggested that we go on borrowing more money. This plan may Buit contractors and Government officers, but is it honest to borrow more money when we cannot pay the interest on the debt already incurred ?—I am, &c., CITIS.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2910, 27 May 1873, Page 3

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HINTS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES. New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2910, 27 May 1873, Page 3

HINTS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES. New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 2910, 27 May 1873, Page 3