THE COMING OF THE MILLENNIUM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1472, 8 November 1881, Page 2

THE COMING OF THE MILLENNIUM.

[To'tbt Ei'itor of the Herald].

Sir,— More power, long |i*e, and prosperity toCpam Purer. M. y hi* ahudow nevor bo leas. He in ends, ; f returned, >o give mone. -.ry •'s'v^ooe o farmers. Wiut a y'orioub era is '^e'ore us. There are, as by hie returns, c'o' e uoon 9000 farmers in boh i Lnds ; but with the moijei.iry awstu ice and free grouts there will sure (o be sootier JKXM) almost in no time— in thetwioV'>n'» of an eye) so to spe«k— (your humble servant intending to include him elf among the number.) Now wi.h 18,000 farmeri receiving «nbneiary ass'suuee, we ah.ill be iv a country fl iwinj wi.li milk and honey— uml be-r. Cap! ..mi Purter don't say where the money i i 10 come from. That is not hit |t>ok out. He geiß the money voted, and of course the money hu» to bo got. Say (hat each of (he 18,000 farmers rrcwives £100 each, that will not amount (o two millions, which is a turn only to be sneezed at. But, Sir, why shoii'd C.iptaiu Pornr not go run her, and give mone«ary assistance to tradesmen There are many hundreds of thin cl.,^ in the Colony who would prosper beyond expectation if they cou'd ott'y obuin muneta.y ajs'stunoe like (be farmers are to have. There are journeymen shoemakers who would at once start on (heir own account, and live a life of independence if Cupiuin Purler rriU j^et them vhe necessary monetary ass : iunce to buy wherewith leather ; also carpenters if they cm get limber on the like terms ; and blacksmiths if they can obuin bar and sheet iron. Why docs Capt.'in Porler stop nt farmers? Will he advocaie the cancelling of all bills of sale over fanners aud traders ; and w : ll he move in the House that all existing debls due by farmers and tradesmen, up to the time of his election shall be written off as no longer due and owing. Now, Sir, putting jokinjj on one side, does CapUin Porter expect to g<>in one vote by such bulderdash, si he bP) caused to be printed iv your advertising columns. Does he think the farmers will believe in what he says, or will they simply lau^h at him and tell him that the " try on " is not a thing that will work. —I am, &c. , Aim-BosH.