The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-24

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This was certainly beginning early to instruct the
New Zeaanders practically in the rights of British
subjects, viz in the right to be taxed roundly;
which, yet has scarcely been forgotten by an Eng
sh minister, from the days of Henry VIII to those
of Victoria. But the palpable trickery of applying
such a law to savages, who hardly knew the differ
ence in the value of the pound sterling and the pen
ny--a set Of benighted cannbals, who stand on
parallel with the tribes on the western coast of
Africa as to neutrality-suspicious. the injustice Of
British policy IN no stronger light than its hypOcri-
sy is shown by the subterfuge under which is per-
petrated. we shall make no quotations to show
how the tax sales operated to restore the lands to
the crown, for a man with half an idea can see il
| must have worked charmingly. On the other hand
| in speaking of the action Of the British New Yea
land Company, who were originally deeply inter.
ested in the prosperity Of the colony Mr. Butler
says:
"By expendng in emigration l5s out of the 2os or sos
labor to its settlements by this means, capitalists
duced to embark in the new colony. The settlers were not
left to chance their efforts the construction Of
roads and public works The company without being un
roads into the Interior at Wellington and New Plymouth
Al Nelson il augmented the price Of its land
have fund to devote to public works 1t further II
sought to provide, not merely the natural com
fort and progress to the settlements but give them
from their origin those institutions whereby the high
objects Of civilized and Christian were frhered
Il devoted apoon Of the purchase money to the founda
ton Of educational institutions and another the endow
ment Of the bshopc which had established through
the exertions OF the founders OF the company SO i'm
pressed the public with the value of srch insti
tutions that we found them ready to embark larger
sums for settlements in which these advantages were
secured than in those where had undertaken to
| provide merely supply of labor In the same space
Of time, sold for 3Os. apiece at Nelson
than had sold for 2os. at wengon and the result OF
the system such OF colonization as
4 had been for two centuries They got men OF
property invest IL In New Zealand, with the intention
not Of making rapid fortune by speculation in land
Of making their home and that Of their descendants
distant country They got OF the first rank family
to become settlers and they thus contrived join with
the simplicity and enterprise OF society the refine
Of English and the control OF public opn
ion congenial with their own On one point Of paramount
importance In their dealings with the public they had
most satisfactory evidence In their favor from the govern
ment selfhe spoke OF the treatment OF the emgrans
red out 20 New Zealand To this the handsome and
testimony was borne by the land and emign-
ton commissioner in their reports and by gentleman In
their department. who was examined before the com.
mittee"
The difference between the policy Of the govern
ment and company, naturally placed them in a
somewhat hostile attitude towards each other; the
settlers, Of course taking sides with the latter,
they found themselves dependent on them for all the