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Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 177, 3 December 1881, Page 3

new advertisements: ■ : ♦» - The collector of the Manawatu County Council tiyes a timtly warning to defaulting ratepayer!. The Lyons. Tourists announce a complete change of programme to-night. - Mrl Keeling, the Returning Officer, announces the election of Jaibes Linton. Esq., as Mayor of Pfthnerston. MrJPodtTin advertises for tenders for logging «P- , ■•• He would call attention to the sale of sections m Bunnythorpe. whioh are announced by IXessrs Laery and Campbell... Mr Rrani,'hon.' secretary to the Baud Fund, announces that tickets for the ball can be had •from any. ofcfche Volunteers. i [Advertisement ] '' To the Editor of the Maneuivatu Times. Sift.— May I ask you to publish the subjoined letter as an advertisement. — I am &c. A. MTDONALD.Awahuvi, November 25, 1881. 7 J; G. "Wilson, Esq., Bulls, My Dear Sir You will, I kuowj have heard that notwithstanding my promise to you, 'V is ray intention to vote at the ensuing elections for Dr. Buller. I did think I would meet you at Wellington, nnd ex-pic-iu how this came to be, but I raised you 'there, -and it is not now likely T Bfaifll have any opportunity of meeting either you or my neighbors m and about | Awahuri, before polling day. I hop* 1 therefore that you and they will accent through the medium of the Press this explanation of my conduct m this matter. In the first place aliow me to say that were Ito vote at the coming election simply according to my opinion of the candidates as private gentlemen and j»ettler«, there is not m New Zealand nor m th« world, any man to whom I wculrl sooner give my vote than to yourself ; and when I first heard of your candidature I said, at once, by impulse of private esteem, that I would vote tor you ; though so far as I' remember, I said at the same tiraathat I was sorry you were coming f«rward, : or "something to that «fiect. I : have no copy of my not* fc< you. Anyhow Ido not*, and will not adrait that it m the least detracts from my 'high appreciation of you as a friend, that I do not, 1 upon mature consideration think you-the most suitable man to represent us iv Parliament just now. I am, .and have been for many years, as you- know, intensely dissatisfied with our Legislation and administration of Naxive Affairs; and I see not a glimmer of hope that you, or such as yon would try to-remedy that which seem* to me so utterly wrong m that Department of p«liticsY A ! little time ago the ■** New Zealand Times," which now supsports your candidature, informed its •■readers that a "imsterly inactivity" was ithe one and only thing necessary to recover the lost confidence of the Maoris. -and restore harmony to the State. And you would probably do, as others have done, viz.", leave Native Legislation to whom you conscientiously think 'more capable m that Department *han yourself But I ask myself who are those "persons?— Sir George Grey, Sir WUMam '-Fox, Mr.. Whittaker, Mr. Sheehan, and iMr. Bfyce. • Tbe three former gentlemen =?have been • intimately an-i prominently with the making of Native ■Land Laws for the last 35 or more years, 'and what has been the result?" — I say 'vtbat at this moment the Maori people, as ■*. people; curse us, the colonists, m their 'hearts; and I say that it is most dfplor- ; able that if should \fc fo ; and T cbar»e those three gentlemen with being by ■omission or commission mainly responsible for that result. Had <hey from ! their high amd Efenorable positions, i«•stead of wrangling with each other for olace and power, warned* us that tbf laws which were being made were unjust. •and the administration m many respects evil, we should not now be obliged toupe force to keep the peace, a -id we should n»t have the cnvscs of a free and generous, though uncivilized people jnstly resting upon us. Our national love !.of fair play and justice wculd huve ib'.en evoked, and public oninior. -would have compelled the making of imore just and* eqxiitable laws, and a jnore consistent and righteonß adminis tration. But our Parliaraentsand people have kft the making of the Native Land Laws to a few individuals of whom Sir Georg«; Grey, Sir William Fox, add Mr Whittaker, are among tbe most proniinent, and the result U nrarlv as bad ''as it can be. Then, as to Mr Sbeeban ?I think it probaWe yon will agree with 3me that we have hai3 enouffb, and more than enough ©f him as Native Mini ite.r. And as to Mr Bryce, I thmk it a raosf fortunae thinji foi* the Colony that we fc:d m him a m»n •wise and firm enough to avert probable murder and outrage by a timely exhibition of superior forcp. That is to say, when by years of abomi uable misrule, we bad goaded and exasperated the Maoris to the point of open Mr Bryce steps forward and

.prevents actual bloodshed by a demon•■stration. All credit to him for th?t wise !-act, whatever it may cost the colrny m money. Bot Mr Bryee has been mpm;vber> of ParliameMt, and Chairmaa of Na'tiye Afiiiirs Ccnmiftee for many years, and I denot rememlier at any tltde his voice has been heard 4 denouncing the :paitry wrangling of our elder statesman and the unjust laws and evil administration, which at last made his exhibition :*of force necessary — I cannot, however blame hinv severely for this. It is probably rather his misfortune than his fault that he dbes not 6eem to bave poisessed the qualities which would have enabled ihint' to- prevent the 'vestfl of State drifting so far into danger, and he kas shewn himself k cool and skilful sailormin, when the ship had got into the actual breakers, and for thisT consider him entitled to high praise. Butl know of nothing m Mr Bry cc'» pant career which would lead me to believe that be even now comprbends or recognise* the true causes wh'ch made the late demonstration at P^rihaka necessary, nor that he possesses the special knowledge and qualities whi ;h would «*nablfl- biro otherwise than by force, to reroovf those causes, and re-eetablinh the gocd relations which at one time existed between ourselves and the Maoris. And E hope- "wifch all my heart h« may find m the new Parliament the help I tbibk he needs m respect of that special knowldlge. I bipe you will-n otmiautjderetand me on this p»int. I.thiak Mr. Bryce the best Native Minister; we have yet had, and I think ibe Uovernmsnt of which he is a Ea^aaber ,tk«t baat- on-ths '■■'•wb^Ce w« isa^« iiadfer-ftloffi^ time ba«ki