Hew Australia.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5227, 6 April 1895, Page 6

Hew Australia.

A DISCOURAGING LETTER,

TEE ASSOCIATION'S. EEPLY.

[Spsoial to Pbebs Association.] ] . STDNEiY, Apish. 5.- 'j Another batch v? emjgjfaata for New ; Australia wore passengers by th« Walratipu, whiijh sailed for Wellington to-dtiy. They will join those already waiting in New Zealand. A letter has been received from Nurs-3 Grace, oae o2 thoaa who 1 clung to Mr Lane when his party left} the original settlement, stating that the settlers have renehed bedrock, and have not a farthing left. They had been without meat fov & month, and all other necessaries were ocarce. They hud nothing to live on bat beane. They had no eoap, and wore forced to drink stagnant water in which they had previously bathed. " ; filr CftHey, replying to the (statements in this letter, says, that allowances must be laafla for poirdonable exaggerations' on tho part of NurßO .Grace, and it must also be raiuemboied that pioneering ia always necessarily attended by hardahips. He explains that Lane's settlement ia distinct from the New Australia colony, and is glad | to say that there ia a 'growing fooling ! amcugjt the members of tha latter thafcl tho interests of the whole movement would be best consulted by again combining with Lane's party. The orginnl settlement has 'made steady progress lately, and overcome ) tbo worst o£ the initial difficulties. It waa thought that tho inclusion of Lane's followers would hav3 a good moral effect all round, and be fully justified by re- • suits. Overtures would probably be made '. ' shortly to accomplish this.