The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-09-19

the Harlsqaia and PantalOon Of the 4drsrtsr. this
project is decidedly the " usddest" and most Don
ouixotie, and prOelams them
without dispute
In all the realms OF Nonsense A6SOluie.'
have lived for many years in New Zealand. aud
have resided in the North Island where Rjasissa-
tcerhsiAs Of the Maori inhabitants located most
of the time. and acquainted with most of the
tribes and chiefs certainly with all from the wakalo
the North Cape, and have visited all their settle
uaents Including those mentioned by the Adrerissr
l therefore claim that a little ahead Of the p
c. 4. in knowing what l sm talking sbout-a secret
altogether unknown to the conductors of that Journal
invite them. they assume such positive knowl-
edge Of the people AMI eOuntry. to suggest any one
tribe chief wha would be likely to come here with
their women and children. The idea of tempting
them by offer Of land in these islands is positively
ludicrous; people who are landowners to a man,
Individually. and by their chiefs. and collectively as
= tribe.
The Native Land Act Of 1865 as amended by
the acts Of 1867 prevents any Maori from pauper.
! hing himself The whole machinery of the act is =
model of legislation land many OF its clauses might
| with advantage be introduced here). Years ago
whole blocks of land acquired by Europeans for
few tons Of gunpowder few bales OF blankets,
ETC.. but all such transactions. without bearing upon
their face the stamp of substantial quiI pro quo"
was rendered nugatOry and not binding upon the
natives but since the operation of the referred
it is impossible for any one to acquire lsnds-not
even the Government without the consent of Judge
Of the Native Lands Court. This court is composed
of one Chief Jud &c aud. think half dozen subVr-
dinates who hold courts in all the districts as re-
quired. One European Judge sitting with two native
assessors constituting Court. l have attended
many of them. aud have been as,onished how the
most complicated titles have been unravellsd, and
two opposing tribes recOneilsd. 1t must be clearly
shown that where chief or tribe make application
the Court fOr permission to dispose of block of
land, that the same has been surveyed by licensed
sars, or that the consideration is fair and just and
that the chief tribe has other lands sufficient for
their support; ifthey have not, then portion of
the land is made inslienable the sale of it prOhi-
bited altogether. Thus. by the watchfu care of 4
Paternsl government, these people guaranteed
perfect territorial independence. I have skstehed
out this outline to make good my assertion that no
Maori i. in want of land. Three6nhs of the millions
of in the North Island still in the hands
native owners. What On earth then can be the in.
dueemeut to them to leave a country TO which, of ali
races under the sun. they the most devoteiY A
country capable Of supporting forty millions of people
"A land overhowing With milk aud honey land oi
the greatest fertility, with i'm ense forests and pas
turss, its fruits. its fne inland rivers and stream.
abounding in the choicest kinds Of fish aud game
its unrivaled climate, its abundance Of pure water
to migrate TO 8 country which supports so sense
= less 3 publication the p. @. Adrsrtiser.
And TIA the idea of Maori idboriag! I wa!
nearly tea years in the country. and never knew
instance of Maori doing fair square days worl
for pay, any kind of labor except fighting anG
; fishing. was told when came here that the la
waiian indOlenI race, and have since i
every day for myself but it is drawing it very milo
indeed when I declare the Hawaiian people TO be a
least twenty-five thousand per cent industriou
? than their Maori kinfOlk. Here we find nativ
youths apprentieed to trades. defy the 4drertiss
, to bring instance Of such thing being known il
{ New Zealand. challenge them to the proof tha
there at this day 400 Of the 10 900 Maores workin
for pay one month in the year. Where can they b
found in store porter or behind the counter,
bullock drivers, express men, or abOring tn
wharves, or in any of the capacities in which Sc
2 the HAwaiianG In the city Of Auckland, the yer,
= ceutrs of civilized MAoridom, such instance is V
Areeord. Why, the Maori won't work for himself
!, They have had plows given them and mill
a erected by the Government, only in few months {
fall into Sisuse and decay. In the most advance
{ districts in New Zealand. mean the Kapara. em
braeing the settlements of WaroA, 0tamates, Ara
paOa, Mahurangi and others, is with difficulty th
!. resident missionaries aud magistrates Undue
them plant sufficient food to support themselves.
Ii it not that l fear to contemplate the spec
tAee Of $50 900 Of my fellow eOuutrymen thrown int
commissions, would certainly send the Adrertiser
. paragraph to my friends for publication in the Ne'
i Zealand papers.
e After this frenzy Of your eontempOrAry--the de
lugel what will be the next lunar flight of thes
Il moral and political dancing masters What AbOu
MssOPotamiA and UtOPla' Try again, mine aneisn
Pistols u l am, Sir,
LORD MAcAuLET's NEW ZEALASDER.