THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 116, 21 November 1846, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT

Saturday, November 21, 1846.

We have delayed publishing an article on Proprietary Governments till our n\xt, in order to complete our extracts of Colonial and English intelligence.

Wβ hear thai a letter, addressed to a gentleman highly 'respected in this settlement, advising and promising support to an application for the appointment to an expected public office, is being privately citculated for signature. Wβ notice the circumstance, publicly, in the hope that ehould the authorities deem such recommendations entitled to weight, notice may be given of the fact, and time allowed to others who may consider themselves qualified to canvass for similar support.

! The attention of our wool growers, sorters, and packers, is particularly directed to the letter of Messrs. Abram Gartside, and Co., which appeared in our last paper. It would appear by that letter that the wool sent home in the Nelson had met with a favorable reception in the English market. They state that they " think the climate is well adapted for growing good, healthy, itaple wool; it scours very wliite, which renders it better for fancy goodi, but, like that of other new countries, the condition is bad, and the classing irregular." Parties who shipped homo wool 1 st season, will remember the very inferior manner in which it was got up; and, as to classing it, but few persons understood any thiag about it. There are paries here who have had considerable experience in sorting and packing wool in the neighboring colonies, and their information should be made available during the forthcoming season. Hitherto our sheep farmers have had many ditfioulties to contend with, in forming stations and providing the necessary conveniences foMhem; but now that they are corajmratively settled, we are sure they will not allow the reputation of New Zealand wool to suffer from any carelessness on their part. Introducing a new article into an old market has prejudices sufficient to contend with without our adding to them. With the superior climate of New Zealand for sheep, the superabundance' of water for washing wool, and the immense available runs for depasturing, we have no doubt but that the speculation of sheep farming will turn out to be the most profitable investment for capital, in this colony, for some time to come.

Sheep shearing has been commenced in the Wairarapa. The crop of wool, "this season, will be heavy,, and we understand the greatest care and attention will be paid in order to ship the wool to En«land in a proper manner.

Sergeant Barry, of the armed Police returned from Waireke on Wednesday' not having been able to meet with the Native Petomi. The Waireke Ma .ries refused to give any accoant of Petomi, and some of them behaved in an insolent manner. Sergeant Barry, traced Petomi, through the Makara Valley, but lost all traces of him on the' fern land near the coast at Terawilte. The accused is, how. ever, known to be in that neighborhood and the officer who is on his track is too acu'e and enterprising to allow Petorai long to elude his vigilance.

The barque Orwell, Capt. Tinley, from ; >ydn ey via Tovvfold Bay, arrived in the Heads on Jhurdday evening The cattle and sheep were landed at Worser's Bay yesterday. •>

. The barque Ra),,h Bernai has now more thao two hundred tuns of oil on boar.) X I ll\ faSt fi,, U|K Wenbderetand :4:;L b nV: adyforßeab^hemiddie

On Monday last, there was aWe meeting of naUre,, at E'Puni'a Pah, on Pvtom beaef, The,natives.were |J O in Watkanae, and they bad an animated of the late war and other subjects of in merest to tlio native population.