WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11109, 25 October 1907, Page 4

WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.

We have read, we believej everything pertinently readable on Congratulation, the Meikle case. ' We recall some other things. And we are "full" of the Meikle case. It is time the country had a rest from/it. And. so out of our very fullness we fell called upon to congratulate those ten members of the House who voted for shelving the Meikle Acquittal Bill. It is pleasant to find at least half a sctore of men with the courage not only of their opinions, but of what we feel sure must be the opinions of come m the House lackirig that courage.—Napier Telegraph. When the problftm is examined fairly/ it is easily to be seen The Wheat that wheat is high and Problem. bread dear because agriculture has -fasen producing bread at below a fair and reasonable pricey and that it must be giveri greater inducements to continue sufficiently; m the wheat-growing business. The wheatgrower must receive a fairer, price for nis produce m order to induce him to keep at work and enable the world to live.—New Zealand Herald. It has not been the experience m other countries where , more libThe Law era! laws of libel obtain of Libel, that the Press has abused its opportunities, and it is absurd to suppose that ill results would follow m New Zealand from the enactment of a law that would remove of the harsh restrictions that at present hamper the conduct of the newspaper press m New Zealand. It may be hoped that Mr Wade's declaration will lead Sir Joseph Ward to the adoption of a conclusion similar to that at which the Premier of New South Wales has arrived. — Otago Daily Times. Mr Massey's objection that the endow* ments will produce Endowments, only a portion of the money required may be a very grave reflection upon the legislators of forty or fifty years ago, who neglected to.make the necessary provision for; these services, .but it suggests no excuse for tjie legislators of to-day failing to do their duty. We may hope, too, that fifty years hence the endowments will have acquired a value that wil^ make them of very real assistance to the finances of the country. It is, indeed, quite possible, as the Minister of Lands pointed out "during the recess, that" by the middle of the century ,the revenue from the reserves may be sufficient to bear the whole burden or education and old age pensions. —Lyttelton ±imes. Rumors have been lately afloat as to the possible or probable readCoalition justment of political parties Scouted, by whioh the Liberal Party) now m power is to form a coalition or coalescence, whatever, term may best express it, with the Opposition. How the report originated, no one seems to know. Rumors are like the wind. They blow where they list, and no man can tell whence they come. Hitherto we have treated this report for what it is, a canard, but as some of our more influential contemporaries seem to regard the matter seriously, we feel constrained to say that m our opinion there is absolutely nothing m it. We have good reasons for believing that neither on the side of the Government nor on the, part of the Opposition has there been any rapprochement of any kind, and that no colorable cause for such a rumor has been given by either party.—New Zealand Times. • ■ The magnates who direct and control the fortunes of A Petroleum Standard Oil will Disappointment, once more breathe freely and sleep calmly. The nightmare of New Zealand "ile" which has clouded their daydreams and broken their slumbers is temporarily exorcised. Our ambitions of supplanting the -great Yankee purveyors of oil are scattered arid our vanity dashed. Seven months ago Taranaki was agog with, excitement. Speculators were driving all round the Mount Egmont country coaxing options from reluctant dairymen, whose interest m their bovine bores suffered a partial eclipse. Six or seven companies were promoted, and m the aggregate one hundred thousand pounds of capital subscribed, of which, fortunately, only a very small proportion has been paid up. The burden of proving the oil strike rested upon the Taranaki Petroleum Company at Moturoa. : • It-certainly appears m this instance- that Sir James Hector's cautious, almost pessimistic, views Upon the Taranaki oil field have been confirmed by the non-success of the Motorua exploration work. The Taranaki Petroleum .Company have performed a great service m so thoroughly testiner the ground,, and it is a matter of deep regret that success lias not so far attended its efforts. The shareholders have now to'decide if any more money is to be spent m further prospecting, but if the balance of capital is so expended the shareholders will well deserve the richest reward the chances of mining can offer.—Wellington Post.