PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1890.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8764, 28 April 1890, Page 2

PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1890.

Through Mr Courtney's agency a largo number of young men have from time to time been introduced into tho colony, and i especially into this district. On their first arrival it was thought that most of them would with difficulty be placed, but in the course of a week or so they all found situations, and now, we believe, most of them are doing well for themselves. Mv Courtney has been Home and back four times, and on each occasion of his return there have been rumours that his " cadets" were " going " for him. However on his arrival, on heaving these rumours, he has called meetings at the Alexandra Hall and challenged any of those whom he was the means of introducing to the colony to come before him and state their grievances. On uo occasion do we remember any man coming up to face him, but more than one have assured us that they had found things in the colony far better than Mr Courtney had represented them to be. Tho evidence therefore of those boys before the " Sweating Committee " may be taken for what it is worth. It would be strange if amongst a number of immigrants a few not fit for the Colonies should arrive; but even that class could do better for themselves out here than they would at Home. The " gentleman " who is busying himself about these lads no doubt is afraid to let his name become public, knowing, perhaps, that Mr Courtney, when ho returns, if he can find him out, will bring him to book. It is not so long since that one of the Wellington evening papers had to apologise very humbly to Mr Courtney to escape a libel action for some very untruthful remarks made respecting him and his immigrants, and we should not be surprised if one of the papers does not again hear from Mr Courtney on his return for some accusation of a very serious character made respecting his action with regard to the immigrants he has introduced.

We have, it seems, brought the wrath of the Evening Post down upon us because we have dared to state that the city wherein our contemporary is published is in such an insanatory condition as to be actually dangerous for persons to visit, and for advising the authorities to do something to find out the sources from which the diseases arise, and to stop them, if they wish to avoid a plague. Motives are attributed to us for making those remarks, and one is that the Post, having persistently opposed the efforts of the New Plymouth Harbour Board to improve the harbour, the Tauanaki Herald now is "villainously misrepresenting Wellington." That may be our contemporary's mode of reprisal, but it is not ours ; we deal with matters on broader grounds. Wellington is the seat of Government, and, therefore, persons are compelled, through business, to be continually visiting the place. That it should be safe to do so is absolutely necessary. It is not now safe to go there. If the city authorities, therefore, do not think it necessary to look after the health of the people, then it will bo a matter for the members of the Assembly to seriously consider whether the seat of Government should not be removed to a more healthy locality. Money is no object when tho health of the people of the Golony is concerned, and although thousands have been wasted in the erection of unnecessary public buildings in Wellington, that must be borne with rather than the health of the people of New Zealand should be endangered by the seat of Government " becoming tho centre for distributing about the colony some of the most dangerous and fatal diseases." Like the ostrich that hides its head and thinks it cannot be seen, our contemporary appears to imagine that no one outside o± Wellington knows what is going on in that city, because the writer chooses to close Ins eyes to what actually exists there, and proclaims in the paper " that Wellington possesses no most dangerously tatal diseases." Seeing that the papers published in Wellington are continually l deaths from typhoid fever, and other "dangerously fatal diseases," and that Lord Cranley nearly lost Ins life from a contagious fever, our contemporary's statements appear to us to be '4 wilful and mendacious falsehoods." Moreover, the letter we publish elsewhere from a resident in Wellington more than corroborates everything we have previously stated. We must decline the invitation to Wellington with which our contemporary concludes his article. We are at present in excellent health ; there is no knowing, however, if we ventured to the Empire City that our position might not be changed, and we should require the "medical treatment" the writer in the Post refers to. We much prefer remaining in a more salubrious district at the foot of Mount Egmont; but if the Post's writer thinks Mount View a far pleasantor residence, then he had better occupy it himself.

At the meeting of the Ladies' Literary Club this evening the eubject will bo <( Germany ; a short sketch of ita history, men of note, and productions."

On Saturday night after the Circus was over, one of the mares, called " Pet," dropped a foal, which was given to Mr Finnerty, Mayor of Patea.

A small black shag, which was shot on the lake in the Itecreation Grounds early this morning was found to have in its gullet no fower than eleven newly caught perch, varying in length between 1 and 2$ iuches.

The full list of winning numbers in the Exhibition Art Union may bo soon at this office.

A notice regarding the burgess' and defaulters' lists is published by the Borough Council.

A pony race was run on Saturday between ponies No Name, Lady, and Traducer, for a £1 oach. They finished in tho order named. Timo, lmin 59sec. (nearly six furlongs.)

Mr Harris Ford bogs to acknowledge 2s 6d through tho donation box in the Recreation Grounds.

The Paradiso drake that escaped from the Kecreation Ground on Friday was oaptured at Rossiter's farm, Westown, on Saturday.

Tho annual election of a School ComKiittciQ takes place at the Courthoiiee this evening