The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1892. ONE CABLEGRAM-AND ANOTHER.
A fortnight ago we s together with those of our contemporaries who subscribe to the New Zealand Press Association, received in our supply of cable news an item which read as follows :—" Lord Onslow, in the course of an interview with a representative of the " Pall Mall Gazette," said that New Zealand offered the best advantages for the establishment of a Salvation Army colony, the homestead law in that colony being favourable." This was a very peculiar piece of news, viewed in the light of Lord Onflow's correspondence with the Premier of New Zealand on the subject, in which he suggested that a land grant under special conditions—the existing law not meeting the case— might be made to General Booth in furtherance of his scheme. However, a previous message on the same day informed us that Lord Onslow was taking part in an enquiry into General Booth's scheme, and with some doubt as to its accuracy we published the message. Some of our contemporaries made the message the base of sharp attacks on Lord Onslow for presuming to advocate the deportation of a " horde of criminals " to this country —which, we would remark, is not and never has been, General Booth's intention, but to send out carefully selected persons who have passed a satisfactory period of probation at an English farm colony of the Salration Army. How the message should have read is now shown by the Australian papers. It must be promised that most of the cable news published by the New Zealand newspapers is selected by the agent of the New Zealand Press Association —-a substantial considei ation being paid—from that received by the Associated Press of Australia, and is cabled to New Zealand in as con dens.cd a form as possible. The messaga in question, then, appeared in the Australian papers as follows:—" The 1 Pall M;ill Gazette' publishes an interview with the Earl of Onslow, late Governor of New Zealand, with reference to the condition of affairs in that colony. Lord Onslow said that the best means of bringing about the salvation of New Zealand was by settling the people on the land, in order to open up the country. The homestead law which was in force in the colony was highly favourable to the accomplishment of extensive settlement." This is quite another story. During his Lordship's stay in New Zealand he evinced a very lively interest in its land laws, especially in their effect in promoting settlement, and his remarks to the "Pall Mall Gazette" interviewers are but a repe tition of previous expressions of his opinion on the subject. Al| qqr. politicians are agreed/that the salvation of the country depends upon the development of its agricultural resources by increased settlement, and there is nq doubt that the presen: land laws ar<3 the best adapted p promote genuine settlement thajb |;h.3 Colony has ever had.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2814, 4 November 1892, Page 2
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495The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1892. ONE CABLEGRAM-AND ANOTHER. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2814, 4 November 1892, Page 2
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