AUCKLAND

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 91, 26 August 1846, Page 3

AUCKLAND

Ti.WfJ OV AUCKLAND

Qii'-en-s reel is now in a m<>M mi--or ble condition, ;ind unle-s something in so n done 10 confine the wmeru ol the creek. S o tlint the bankn shall not l»e carried away, lamentablo accidents will inevitably happen, and in case ol more heavy rains, fresh landslips may endanger the stability of most of the bouses on that line.

11 is truly heart-rending to beheld the sufferings of the po<-r beasts made to draw heavy laden drays from tlie landing-place in Official Bay. Som< thing should speedily be done to repair the roads. The read by the residence of the Colonial Treasurer is al«o in very bad condition No vehicle could pass it at night without serious danger.

In common decency something should be done to render the road passable which leads from Princes *»uvet towurds lipsnrn. The cart-road opposite Government hou.-e is almost impassable. Two or three th<>u. sand sturdy convicts would do much good to tlie country.

The purity of the air of New Zealand must account for the continued absence of peeiilenoe. The bark of Shoiiland-stne , , on either cide, would produce mortal sick' ness in any other country than (his. We hoard some time ago that Fort-f-treet was going to be carried out. Has so laudable an intention been re'inqnised ? Sevi ral stores have been ranch improved by being. raised higher from the earth; and symptoms of restored confid. nee in the Government at Auckland are observable io the number of new buildings in course of erection. The new stone magazine is getting on, though slowly. The workmen being >oldiers, are subject to many interruptions. The situation on which it stands has been admirably chosen with a view , to strict impaitiality, for should an accident occur, every part of tlie Town will be blown away together, nnd not one aiom left of our anatomy. Would it not be butter to change its destinaion, convert it into a state prison for rt'bels, and erect a magazine on the north shore. There id no knowing, Captain Warner may, in a fit of despair, sell his lnf<rnal Machine to the Maoiies for trial; it would bp much pleasamer t<>.betiold the explosion than receive-such tuddin no.ice to quit.—Antipodean.

Kauri Gum.—lt appeais certain that Kauri Gum has met with favourable sale in England, and the United States, and that it will continue to be a 'j/ood article. . In London it fetch s from £25 to ,£4O per ton, according to sample. Much complaint is made of the manner in which it was in many instances put up, and that what appeared good at the top, was little more than dross at the bottom. Unfair practices of the kind are calculated to do much iijury to the trade, and occasion distrust in the home markets. Should the trade revive, it will be a most fortunate circumstance for Auckland.

Agmcultural and Domestic Servants. —One of the minor, (comparatively speaking), evils under which this territory at present labours, requires considerable attention, as it is a great drawback to the prospctity of this colony, viz—the dearth of agricultural and domestic labour. The greater proportion of those who have emigratod to these shores, have been, and for the interest of colonization, very properly so, married couples, obliged to attend to tlie rearing and educating their young families, who will prove eventually the mainstay of New Zealand ; but there are may among us whose necessary avocaiions call them from home, and being unable to provide themselves servants, for v-liich they would willingly pay, are obliged to neglect their business or family. It is notorious that girls without qualifications, and often without physical energy to fulfil their duty, obtain as servants, per annum as many pounds, as they are years old. The agricultural interests are almost at a etand siill for want of labour, and the farmer would pay twice the amount of "wages obtained in any other quarter of the world is unable to carry on his operations. —Ibid.

The Troops.—Lieutenant-Colonel Wynyard, of the 58th regiment, has returned to Auckland in the Castor. We wish we were able to announce to his many friends (for no officer can be more deservedly popular) that he is to remain with us. It is stated that the 58th regiment is to have its Head Quarters in New South Wales, and only two companies to be left here. However, this is report, and the departure of the Caitor for Wellington, to communicate with the Governor, would rather induce us to believe that the destination of that gallant regiment will not be so speedily changed.

The 65th regiment, on its way from England, is to be sent on from Sydney (without being landed) immediately oa arrival. It is further stated that

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