The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1879.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1095, 22 October 1879, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURIST. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1879.

So Mr. Hall and his colleagues do not consider Oamaru of jii.il importance to Ttinaru and Lawrence. Such is, at anyrate, the conclusion forced upon us by the reply given in the House of Jtepresentatives to a question put as to whether steps would be taken to enable a sitting of the Supreme Court to be held here. The Government do not propose to make any provision for holding sittings of the Supreme Court at Oauiim. So runs an item of information contained in last night's Parliamentary news. Were it not for the fact that Mr. Hall and his colleagues claim to be the purest of the pure I members of Parliament, that their only desire to remain in power is to be able to root up the vast tree of corruption which they allege has grown up under the care of their predecessors, we should not feel inclined to look far for an explanation of the slight that has been cast upon Oamaru, and in fact ijic whole of North Otago. We should at once come to the conclusion that the decision not to provide for the holding of Supreme ; Court sittings in Oamaru was attributable [ to the fact that both the members for this I district are staunch opponents of the present Ministry. But Ministers are too pure, too unselfish, and too high-souled to even dream of adopting such a course. To what cause, then, do we owe the slight ? Is it because l>otl) the Premier and the Minister for Public Works hail from Canterbury, and cannot see the necessity for anything being done outside the boundaries of that favored and flourishing provincial district ? Or, is it because they prefer leaving such an act of justice to be performed by their successors? They hare already acquired a reputation for the asy pud graceful manner in which the}- can set nsi<ie all work : their motto is unquestionably i " Rest and be thankful" They have no I p,>ltey, iu> well-defined opi-vions u;u>n ; pubtic 'iHe.-itii tt.-i. very iittle ability, and ! still ei«:m ti> c»iiJtd>MT.ti'>n from the ; public t tin? iv|.r.*»wat:ve* rue Itlmj i'lity task they capable of «n- ---; itertakiiit:—and the t?sk a e»ngeht»t ! one—is that !'e;ircr;ing with the e*»sjeriiuss »>£ a sot «>t for s«»me charge Ito ai;airi3t tiiv.i" »jj>p»>nent. ' hey ! appear to love dirt—it ii their natural | element—and they seem incapable of i rising above the level of the dirty ta.sk they have aet themselves. They are incapable of seeing the necessity for doing anything that does not in particular concern themselves and their friends; and they are not apparently gifted with the capacity for doing an act of justice to the people of one of the largest and most flourishing towns in the Colony. We have previously treated at length upon the necessity for the holding of periodical sittings of the Supreme Court at Oaniaru.and need m>t, therefore, deal with the question again at present. I'ut the reply given by the Government last night means something more than the fact that Supreme Court sittings are not to be IwW here. It means, if we are not greatly ;ni. ;aken, that we are to put up with the present wretched Courthouse, at all events if tlie H.tli Ministry are permitted to " govern " the Colony. What will those in Oamaru who admire Mr. Hall and his colleagues say to this? We axe thankful, however, to know that the present Ministry cannot long remain in power. All their trickery and mean dovices must come to on end, and the House be given an opportunity of declaring, a3 it most certainly will do, that it has no confidence in Sir. 11.-.11 and hi 3 colleagues. The evil day may be staved off for a time, but the fall must eventually take place. Then, and than only, may we hope to see some attention given to our wants and rei|uire(iients.