CORRESPONDENCE.

Western Star, Issue 2220, 8 July 1898, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.—BD W.S.] TO inß EDITOR Sir, —No one cau deny but this _gr»n 4 country we live in is wonderfully beautiful in appearance, also bount'ful in richness, on.l the inhabi-ants, so far, enn live comfortably and happily. Nevertheless, sheer ignorance and avaricious greed may overpower the camel by loading beyond i's eairying capabilities. Wc are undoubtedly exceedingly rash in our ideas. That is how we cannot wait to consider trifles such as these ; in fact, we are too apt to believe iu all the reckless schemes thai our leading powers continually pour over our heads befo'e we have time to test their quality. We ha»e found out, when it was too late, that th. re was a very scrioun flaw in the best scheme that ctrer was produce i in the colonies, an<t we may br-fore long discover the same weakness in the incautious schemes produced (as we are given to unders and) by the Hon John McKenzie. He, too, might have Lft portholes unintentionally, by which the spoilers may enter in as they have done in former days. Some yoars ago the Parliament of the Mother Country had similar sohemes to those that we are experimeniing with to consider ; but their wise representatives ''id uot think it prudent to burden the people by the purchase of piivate estates, but a the a.iu.c nine, they observed that liberal measures were required for the purpose of helping Iho po r to lite in more comfortable circurastan es. We mast be reckless to think that we a c more able to try these break-neck experiments than the Mother Country was. Eveiy newspaper wenow peruse is full to the brim"of the doings and lis cral measures carried by the Seddon-MoKeuzie Government. What tremendous fuss we make for nothing, and the most illustrious achievements we pass by unnoticed ! It is no wonder these bonourables swell like wo!l-fed mushrooms, thinking that they are doing something sublime. Anyhow, we cannot reap any benefit by this continual blustering ; i< only helps to weaken the tender skin when it has more need of strengthening remedies. —I am, etc, Cmachan-Bhbakn