HUIS.

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HUIS.

In An other part of our columns of to-d-iy, will be found an article under the heading of " ffuis,' » from the pen of an esteemed contributor to this journal, which as calculated to excite considerable diversity of opinion, demands some obser v:ttion aiid comment. The opinions of the writer, backed by personal experience, and a telling airay of tacts, aie entitled to considerable weight, and if the correctness of his conclusions be admitted even to a partial extent then a telling argument is supplied against that pseuiio philanthropy which shut its ';yes against seeing the bad points of Maori chutucter, mid insists that t ! »is interesting race are possesse I of qualities an. l virtues which no man of the slightest experience would be willing to give them credit for. It is well we should as a Christian people endeavour to educate, civilise, and accord- lo this rac ; the doctrines of our religion, but it is undoubtedly a hard and a difficult task we are culled upon to perform, and it will not be rendered easier by ihe system of ignoring the obstacles in the way adopted by a certain section of the missionary class. Take the Mami— which way you will, he is a most intractable subject to deal with, and possibly the difficulties in a political point of view are quite as great as iv a religious. We will not at present further into the com plicated question of " Missionary influence," but simply commend the article iv question to the careful perusal and candid judgment of our readers.