Colonists for Now Zealand.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5928, 24 November 1890, Page 2

Colonists for Now Zealand.

Sir, — Mr Booth in his new book "Life and Labor in East London," says : — "The very' poorest class is the crux of the social problem ; put these poor people into a colony, under some system of State regulation. They should live as families in industrial groups, planted wherever land and building materials were cheap ; being , wellhoused, well-fed, and well-warmed ; aud •taught, trained, and employed from morning to night ou work, indoors or out, for themselves or on Government ; in the building of their own dwellings, in the cultivation of the land, in the making of clothes, or in the making of furniture. Government would have to supply materials, and bear any loss involved in the scheme. If a man or family did well, the way might be open for their return to society ; if they sank below a fixed minimum, they might besent to the poorhouse, where they would cease to live as a family. This would be a double incentive to exertion." I beg to direct attention to the sweet simplicity of the above. Sir, is it not positively refreshing to know that in these days of hard knuckling down, the wool grows so soft on some people. But these are the dear men of our generation. Anct my fellow-elecfcors will doubtless agree amongst themselves and their representatives in Parliament, that several of the million acres of waste land shall be set apart for the well- housing, well-feeding, and well-warming of Mr Booth's pet reawool lambs. And our boys, may emigrato to the "fresh fields and pastures new," of East London, to keep up tho population of that charming city. — I am, <fee, G. H. Wilson,

It appears that during the revolution in Buenos Ayres a young girl named Eufrasia Catral played nn important part. She showed an immense amount of courage, and was chosen by an operative society as their leader during the demonstrations of joy at the fall of Oelman. The girl, who has a slender yet powerful figure, beautiful face, ond dark curling hair, was dressed in white, with a red scarf, and rode in a triumphal car decorated with flags and flowers, and answered the applause of the crowd by gently waving a branch of palm. When the procession reached the principal square the car stopped, and the youthful patriot made a speech, 1 pointing oufe the importance of the demonstration, and crying, " Long live the Republic 1" The enthusiastic crowd took the horses out of the car, and it was dragged by a number of young men to the meeting-house of the Union, where the girl was forced to speak once more. She is now considered the 11 fireb citiseness " of J3uenos Ayres,