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Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1691, 14 April 1886, Page 2

[AuvBRTISBMKST.] (Tothb Editor Ina.voaht;a Times.) Sir.—Thequ^stiou has often he >n asked what is the cause of an muih Imr^vm and stagnation in a rich district tike the In* angahuaf There can be no denial that for a considerable time we have been retrograding, in3teai «>f advancing and pr *penug with that rapidity of such easy achieveintjut. Our prosperity is not only guaranteed by our large mineral resource*, but by many other <*seu(ials that truly form the nucleus of s .lid wealth. The Inangahua as a matter of fact is a qn*rtz mining district, and upm the expansion of that industry materi illy depends the development «»f all our other resources, a>i<i the employment of our labor. Oar bek of reefs is of colossal dimensions, extending as it dies in an almost unbroken chain from the Lyell to the Big River, with a breadth <>f five jr six miles. A large portion of this immense area is held by l«*a<4 granted by tie General Gn'ernmaut. Those leases vary in siz« from liij a:re* to 50 acres, in *»tno instances the area* are much larger. Now, the system of leasing is admittedly sound in principle, and is highly applicable iv a rugged and undeveloped district like ours. It is th« means of equal i*in« the relations subsisting between ca >ital and Ulx.r in >nr tninins pursuits. But it is n..t with-mt its abuses. As a joituntMJty we he\rti!y endorse the principle of granting lease*, but , we are decidedly opposed to the vari'tu* clhiwos regu!atui» the satns bein^j tiu*. aether so utfery disregarded, a^ U often the case in t'.-.U district, and the object and purpose of all legislation, imtn«!y, ttoe i disbnrsemeut of capital and~ouii>liym^nt of labor, set at open defiance. \Sp,*;nUtore and capifiiis^s are permitknl to occupy large luVks f.»r years without d«»in« a single stroke of work. Tt seems an e«tah'isiied fact tiiat so long aa they pay the rental they are enc titrated in this perntH cious and ilestructife p ilicy—a policy, if permitted t> c tntinua, mmt, s nrner or . later, prove th« ruin <»f the district. Tln> , existence of highly payable reefs in inwf localities i 3 assured, and all that is required to develop their latent wealth i» | the enforcement of the lab-»r clauses. Until th« labor covenants are strictly en- ' forced we cann it rwuouahly expect any t diminution in the depression besetting n* s «m all sidus. The B-wrman's district offer* . some rare instancesnf the pen>ic'i>iw system to which I have referred. ThagMUil* coniprisin-jr the South Hopeful lease w*» I first applied f..i simit; thirteen years ago, and during t!u; long |>eriod but very |irti« capital has beun oxpended. The Iwwa to r all intents an I ,iur[».»33 was actually *b- ! and.mcd f^r three year*, uo rent for thai term having 1^.,, p.^^.. TJia adj^ittig lea*), the Ref inn having u» the in twotime persevend an-l succeed *1 in dise»vering a payable l.»d«, the Sooth Hopeful as * maTtVrW cotirse was appli»4 fe«f^~” a* akakfciiied ground. Notwitlntandiu^ the material*. »U«?g.tti.>ii3 were, fall? substantiated, stnu»^ to aay, a fine <>f fiftjr | pniin 's was iul.cted in lieu of fnffeituro, and the South HojMsful Comp^vtiy fully reinsfcuud in their holding*. In the face of suoh a decision what ene-tuni-rtfiHeiu i» there for the lx»na tile p^»p^tetl)rs. Bat the S >iith H >p;ful is nut the only lease i» B atuian's to which such escewe* liar* lj«en pemiittel In many ««• tk» "shepherding ' system is earrte-l >mi in its entirety. Various petitions have beere forwarded to tha Government praying thai the lahor core>iants mi^hfc l» strictly enforced in all at***, but yet n > n^irewhaa been affirmed. is truo tft.-U son» twelve months ago the Warden notified! the different Segal managers that he had received instructions from the Government to the tjffect that unless ths labor clauses were complied with, the leases would he cancelled.. The announcement was made, and the farce ended. It is to be hoped that in all future notifications, the Warden andfjthe Government will take into consideration the important in* gredieut of occupation—the labor covenants, and wlnre these liave i;ot been substantially ci-mpliud with let t lie decree be absolute forfeiture, and t&e tvsoh will be marked b} an era of prosperity in excess of onr in >st sangnitto expectatiouSr and will be tht means of providing labor for many who are now in needyjcircuuistance*, and u,»ni whom others hare tv depend th;U cinnot pn»vide forthems«lvea. I am Ac, Lißorus.

REKFTON2 HOSPITAL. TENDERS fcr FITTLVGS,; ALTERI ATIONSAc. will be receiTrdby the nndereixncd, nutil THURSDAY* APRIL 22hd, 1886, at 5 4 piu. Plans and Specification* can he'area attheHotpit»l. DAVID, (X PREBHAW, Secretary. NELSON EDUCATION BOAKD. ELECTION OF ATDED SCHOOL COMMITTEES. TiHE PARENTS »»»dGU\RDIAXB I ofCHILDREN attending AIDED SOftOOLS within the educational district of Nel*>n will hold m»eting3 in their respective «<-hool-rooiosi, at 7.30 p.ra. ott TUESDAY, the 27th, day of APRIL 1886. for the purpose of ELECTING SCHOOL COMMITTEES. The FIRST MEETING of the newly elected Committees shutl l>« HKLL) IMMEDIATELY AFrER the ELKC* TION in the room in which the election took place, and the HAme ß of the meinhera and officers shall forwaried to th« Boudjasearlv thereafter a? powible. t<y order, sTi:.a> r.TiLis, S-M-retary.