THE GOVERNMENT'S NATIVE POLICY.

Owing to the remarkable reticence of I j Ministers, who appear determined to ' keep the most profound silence as to j i their intentions, the colony is up to this j moment m complete ignorance as to the \ proposals to be submitted to Parliament ; at the how rapidly approaching session. Indeed we do not remember any recess daring the past twenty -five years which hssbeen signalised by such remarkable taciturnity on the part of Ministers for the : time being, and begin to wonder whether it is because they have nothing to tell that Major Atkinson and his colleagues have adopted the role of Indian sachems, or whether the sphynx like "mystery m which they conceal their intentions is due to a dislike to expose them %o. the. searching light of public opinion. The only exception hitherto m thi&:Ministry of Mutes is the Hon the Kative Minister, who has taken the Colony into his confidence as to the Native legislation to be submitted, but if the policy he has propounded is a fair sample of the proposals of the Go ternment, then we should be inclined to think, that the disinclination to submit too much of their policy to the country is the real reason of the silence of his colleagues. For there can be no ques tion as to what will be the effect of such measures as he has promised to en deavor to have passed. We are told that it is intended that the " Native Lands • Administration Act " shall be repealed, and that a new Bill will be brought m " for dealing with native lands introducing practically what will amount to giving the Maoris power to deal with their own lands, to shut them Up or sell them as they please." There is here no hint whatever of any intention to provide that it shall not be possible for the natives to divest themselves altogether of landed estate, and so to Secure that they shall not become pau perised dependents upon the bounty of c pakeha, nor is there apparently to be any pre-emptive privilege accorded to the Crown, and if Mr Mitchelson is correctly reported, his intended policy is to remove every safeguard which the Legislature has erected and to expose the Native people to the tender (!) mercies of the land sharks. That is a policy that will be immensely popular with, the host of Pakeha-Maoris who m jears gone by have despoiled the Native peoole, and have caused them to barter ! away their lands for rum, but it is one which we are certain will prove infinitely disastrous to the Maori race, and scarcely less so to the colony at large. For although the Kati res know to-day the value of their lands better than they did years ago, yet they will inevitably fall a prey to the unprincipled manoeuvres of unscrupulous capitalists who will speedily acquire enormous estates, and so effectually check the progress of settlement m the North Island. We do not for a moment accuse Mr Mitchelson of having the deliberate intention of bringing about this state of things, but that it will come about if his policy is given effect to, we hare not the smallest doubt. He is misled, that is all, but it is to be hoped that he will not be able to mislead others or that ditch, -of misfortune which waits to swallow up the blind leader of the blind will surely engulf both him and his followers. His object no doubt is simply to remove all disabilities from ihe Maori, and to be able to say that his Government has abolished all racial distinctions, but he is playing into the hands of others who are watching the game with very different motives. Lest it be thought that we are ourselves deceived by party predictions, let us append what the " North Otago Times" —a strong supporter of the Atkinson administration — has to Bay upon the subject, and to which it is unnecessary for us to add a word : — " Have any of our readers any idea of the real facts underlying this chatter about legislation to enable the Maoris to manage their own affairs, and more especially the talk about repealing the Native Land Administration Act ? If they have they will be somewhat apt, we think, to regard the speechifying at the ' great Native meetings ' as so much consum mate humbug — not at all the result of bona fide Maori opinion, but of plans laid by pakeha Maoris m the interest of and at the instigation of land-sharking Europeans. We unhesitatingly state that such is our own deliberate convic tion ; and if our readers will look care fully into the " Hansards " for last session and read there what took place m the Legislative Council with regard to the Native Land Administration Act Eepeal Bill they will, we think, also be of dm* opinion. That Bill was introduced m the Legislative Council, and piloted through that Chamber by the Attorney- General, Sir F. Whitaker ; but though he succeeded m carrying its third read ing, such iacts were elicited m connec tion with its passage as led to its not getting through the House of Repre sentatives or even into it. The Native Land Administration Act of 1886 made it impossible for is uropeans to buy land from the Maoris except through the medium of the Government, acting as trustees for the Natives m the matter. This of course practically put a stop to the nefarious business or the European land sharks ; m other words, to the downright robbery of the Maoris. A considerable number of worthy persons, however, either before or after the passing of the Act of 1886 entered into some of those miscellaneous transactions with the Natives to an extent affecting nearly a million acres of land, but which trans actions could not be completed m the face of the said Act. Accordingly the Government, with the obliging readiness of a political pander, introduced its Native Land Administration Repeal Bill, which was to remain m operation for less than a year, and the sole object ojf which was to enable the political Jandgrabbers aforesaid to complete the illegal purchases they or their agents had made from the Maoris. However, like the famous Sir Boyle Eoche, the Hon Mr Shrimski * smelt a rat — nay, saw it floating m the air ; ' and he therefore moved that there should be laid on the table of the Legislative Council certain papers which he ingeni ously surmised would show who were interested m those precious land grabbing transactions. After some dilly-dallying the Attorney-General con sented, and the lists of the persons interested m the passing of the Bill were laid on the table of the Council. They evidently did ' a tale unfold ; ' m fact, they just set forth the old, old story ; of European dealings m Native lands. : Indeed, m the euphemistic yet ex- I fremely significant language of theY

Hon Mr Buckley, ' they were instruc tive as showing how far honorable gentlemen might probaby desire to get something done for themselves,' What more need be said ? Enough, surely, has been said to throw consider able light upor> the kind of dealings m Native land to which the present Govern ment appears to be all too willing to lend itself ; enough, too, to suggest the identity of the real inspirers of the stuff recently telegraphed as having been spontaneously spoken at ' great Native meetings' m the North Island. We hope, however, that far more than that may result from the study of those j Native land transactions, and that public opinion m the south may be so quickened as to lead to the frustration of nefarious schemes which result m the Maoris being robbed on the one hand, and, on the other, m their lands falling mto the clutches of persons who act the part of monopolists, or who only sell at prices which render the lot ot the purchasing small settler an exceedingly hard one."

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* Platforms only. Trains do not stop at these unless required. Notice should be given to the guard at the previous stopping station by any passenger wishing to alight at one of these platforms. b Trains stop to put down passengers only. c Stops on Saturdays only, if required. + Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays only, on other days it starts from Orari. CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTON. Passenger trains leave Christchurch at 6.55, 7.30, 8.5, 9.5, 10.25, a -m«» 12.10, 1,25, 2.40, 4-°> 5-3°> 6tI 5> 6 »5°- 8- l s> P-m,, arrive m Lyttelton 7.20, 7.55, 8.30, 9.30, 10.50, a.m., 12.35, i-SO, 3-S. 4.25, 5.55, 6.40, 7.15, 8.40, p. m. Trains leave Ly:telton for Christchurch at 6- So, 7-3°, 8-3 S. 9-35. H. 20, a.m., 12.40, 2.0, 3.25, 4.30, 5.15, 6.0, 7.20, 9.0, p.m., arrive m Christchurch 7.15, 7.55, 9.0. 10.0, v.45, *•>'»-, I.SI 2 - 2 S» 3-s°» 4-55. 5.40, 6.25, 745. 9-25, p.m. Extra Trains. An extra train on Thursdays leaves Christ- church for Lyttelton at 11.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10,0 p.m. An extra train leaves Lyttelton for Christchurch on Thursdays at 11.0 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10.30 p.m. RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORK? BRANCH. To Methven p.m. Rakaia ...depart 6.40 Hatfield ... „ x Somerton ... „ X Mitcham .„ \u0084 $ Sherwood .„ \u0084 J Lauriston \u0084. „ 'j.'i-i Urrall .. ... " J Lyndhurst .... „ % Cairnbrae ... \u0084 J Methven ... arrive 8. io To Rakaia aTml ' Methven ... depart 06.40 Cairnbrae' ... „ Lyndhurst ... „ ± Urrall ... ... ,; t Lauriston ... \u0084 7.17 Sherwood ... „ J Mitcham ... \u0084 J Somertcn ... „ Hatfield ... „ $ Rakaia arrive 8.0 t Platform only. ~ " MOUNT SOMERS 2RANCH, To Mount Somers p.n-. Ask burton depart 5.45 Tinwald Tunction « \u0084 ee l Chelmsford , m ' " V 4 WesteiSeld ... .„ ... ' * Hackthome Road ... " + Valletta ... ... ,„ " + Anama ... .„ ,'~ " \u2666 Cavendish « " \ Mount Somers ... ...arrive 7.20 To Ashburton a , m . " Mount Somers tm . \u0084 .depart 7 » Cavendish ... ,„ ,„ j 3 Anama \u0084, " t Valetta ... ... ,_ " J Hackthome road vm " t Westerfield ... , H m t Chelmsford „. ... " t Tinwald Tunction arr'ivr q iv. Ashburtoa . — . 4 . „ - 9 ' Q



Railway Time-table. j RAILWAY TIME TABLE- OHRIST- -OHUROH, OAMARD DUNEDIN. J South. Week Days. Exp. a.m. !a.m. p.m. p.m Ohristchurch depart 7- 20 8 - 10 I'lS1 ' 1 S 4'*s Addington Jun. „ 7.29 ... 1.23 Middleton * ... * Sockbum ... „ * ... * Hornby arrive 7.50 ... 1.45 Hornby depart] 7.58 ... 1.45 Templeton ... „ * ..-. i-58 Weedon's ... „ * . ... * Rolleston Jun. arrive 8.25 8-40 2 17 Rolleston Jun. depart 2.21 Burnham ... \u0084 2.34 5.9 Selwyn ... „ 2.56 5.28 Dunsandel ... „ ... * 3-5 5-3 6 Rakaia ... „ ... 9,37 3-47 6.17 Chertsey ... „ .„ * 4-2 6 -J 6 Dromore ... \u0084 .... i Ashburtcn ...arrive \u25a0>. 10 15 4-351 fejS Ashburton depart] ... 10. 25 4.45 Tinwald . „ 4,54 Winslow (for Longbeach... \u0084 .« * 5 #1 3 Winderraere ... „ * ... * Hinds... .„ „ .« * 5*40 Ealing ... „ * * ! Rangitata Island „ ... Rangitata i.„ „ 8.20 * 6.25 Orari (for Geral* dine „ 8.45 * 6.49 Winchester (for Geraldine) ... „ 9.0 * 7.9 Temuka ... „ 9.1412.6 7.24 Arowhenua ... \u0084 * .- * Seadown — „ * — * Washdykejun. „ 9.44 ••• 7«57 Timaru , ...arrive 9.55 i 12-37 & 10 p.m.] Timaru... depart 7.20 12.57 4.40 Normanby ... \u0084 * ... * St Andrews .„ „ 8.0 1. 25 5.20 Otaio ... .- „ 8.14 c 5.34 Makikihi .. „ 8.32 1.44 5.52 H00k... .- „ * * Studholme Jun. „ 8.55 2.0 6.15 Waihao ... „ * ... • Waitak : North „ 9.52 ... 7.15 Waitaki South „ * _ * Hilderthorp .« „ * .« * Richmond ,„ „ * ... * Pukeurijun. .... „ 10.40 ... 7.55 Town Belt ... „ ' ... " Oamaru ... „ 11.0 3.1.0 8.15 Oamaru.., depart 730 3.22 4.25 Hampden .- „ 9.11 4.36 6.33 Hillgrove 924 ... 6.51 Palmerston ... \u0084 10.13 5.23 7.40 Waikouaiti ... „ 11.0 5.55 Waitati .„ \u0084 12. 1 6.40 Dunedin ...arrive 1.10 7.40 North. Week Bays. Exp! ' a,m, a.m. p t m. p.m Dunedin .-.depart 8.10 3.20 Port Chalmers „ 8.34 * Waitati ... „ 9.13 4.32 Waikouaiti ... „ 9-55 5-25 Palmerston ... „ 10.22 5.57 Hampden ... „ n.17 7.6 Oamaru ... , y 12.301 8.32 Oamaru ...depart 7. 20 12.50 4. 20 Town Belt .- „ * ~. ' x'ukeuri Jun. ... „ 7.43 ... 4.41 Richmond ... „ * .« * Hilderthorp ... „ *. .« * Waitaki S. .« „ .- ... ... Waitaki N. ... „ 8.20 .« 5. 20 Waihao ... „ • ... * Studholme Jun. „ 9.5 1.59 6.5 Hook ... „ * ... * Makikihi ... „ 9.42 2.18 6.42 Otaio ... „ 9.56 c 6.56 St. Andrews ... „ 10.14 2.36 7.14 Normanby ... \u0084 * ... * Timaru ... „ 10.50 3.5 7.50 Timaru ...depart 7.301 3.17 ... 5.20 Washdyke Jun. „ 7.42 ... .„ 5.32 Seadown .- f » *.«..— * Arowhenua ... „ * ... ... * Temuka ... „ 8.13 3.49 ... 6.3 Winchester (for Geraldine} ... „ 8.29 ... ... 6.20 Orari (for Geral- dine ... „ 8.47 * .- 6.35 Rangitata S. ... „ 9.10 * _ Do. Island ... \u0084 * * Hinds ... \\ 9.55 # Windermere .... \u0084 * .<* .<- ... Winslow (for Longbeach. „ „ 10. 15 * Tinwald .„ 10.31 « Ashburton arrive 10.40 5.27 ... ... a.m. Ashbuiton depart 10.55 5.37 7.10 Dromore , M „ * * * Chertsey ... „ n.34 * 7.49 Rtxkaia ... „ 11.53 6.19 8.9 Dunsaudel ... \u0084 12.30 * 8.46 Selwya ... \u0084 12.40 * 9.0 t Burnham .„ „ 12.57 * 9- l J ' Kolleston Jun. arrive I. a 7.1 1 Rolleston Jun. depart l.n 7.13 b Weedon's ... \u0084 * b b Templeton ... „ 130 b b Hornby ...arrive 1. 39 5 b Hornby depart 1.44 b b Sockbum ... „ * b f * Middleton ... „ * • • Addington Jun. \u0084 2.4 b 10.9 Christchurch arrive 2- 10 7.55J10. 15



Sporting. ABHBURTON TKADESMEN'S RACING CLUB. RACE MEETING, ON THE ASHBURTON RaOEOOURSEj THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1888. FOR DISTRICT HORSES ONLY. President— W. C. Walker. M.H.R. Vice-Presidents— A. Harrison (Mayor) Julian Jack-on, and W. .1. Steward, M.H.R. Judge— W. J. Steward. M H.R. Stewards— E. G- tes, W. J. Haye3, L. Mar- key, J Pure !!ise, nni P. Williams. Handicapper and Etauter— T. Qaill. Clerk of the J. O.Duncan. Gt.erk op the Cjurbe— G. Scott. Treasurer— R. M. Cuthbertson. PROGRAMME: \u25a0Firat race to start at 12.33 rj.m. 1. Hurdle Raois Handicap, of 2") soya ee^ond horse 5 soya from tho stake. One nrlo and a-hilf. Over six fights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high. Nonmina- tion. 153 j accaptance, 103. 2. ?et-ling HtJRDLE Raoe, o^ 15 soys ; win- Eer to be sold lor 15 »ov<, any eurplns to go t) the funds of the Club. No weight iinrior 10 etone. One mile nnd a-balf. Over six flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in hit?h. Entry, 15a. 3. Ashburtok Plate Handicap, of 35 soys ; second horae 6 aovs from the Etake, One mil j and a-half. Nonination, 203 ; a<j- ceptanc, 153. 4. Handicap Time Trot, of 20 sors ; second h' tkc 5 soys fr urn the pt ike. Three miles. 1 mil". Nomination, 10? ; acceptance, 10j. 5. Ladies' Bracelet Welter Handicap, of 20 eovs ; second hor?e 5 soya from the stake, br.'iccletn or caeh. G-'.ntlemen riders N mination, 103 ; acceptance, 10a. 6. Hack Eaoe, of 10 boys; winner to ba sold frr i 0 soya, aay surplus to goto tho fnndß of the Club. No weight under 8 s'one. Four furlongs. E-.try, :o=i. 7. Flying Hatsdioap, of 25 so?b ; second horee 5 soys from the stake. 3ix furlongs Nomination, 15a ; acceptance, 10s. 8. Consolation Handicap, of 10 soys; one mile. Nomination, 10s no acceptance. (To be rnn if t>me permit.) BULES AND REGULATIONS. The Meeting will be held under the Now Zealand Rules of Racidg. In the Trotting Race all horses to trot fairly to the eatisfaction of the Jndges. Pull- ana.po, A distrct horse shall mean any horse that has been icommonly resident m tho district between te r ye- Selwyn and Waitaki from February 10, 1888, and up to the date of the forthcoming Meetlnpr, and owned by a person whe has resided m tli9 said dißtrict during the same period. Five ptr cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programms for t c] expense of the conrae. All nominations and acceptances to co to the funds of the Club. 8 ; No entry will be received except on the conditions that all disputes, claims, and obifec- ( tions arising out of the racing shall be dcci led by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. • Their decision on all points connected with ' the carrying out of this progiamme to he j final, < Nominations with fee for all Handicaps, m- i eluding the Tror, stating the name, age, anri - description of horse, and colors of tha rider, must be m the hands of the Secretary at 1 Henry'B Commercial Hotel, Ashburton, not ( nter than 9 p.m . on Paturday, April 21, 1888 j Weights •will be declared on (Saturday, April 28. \u25a0[ Acceptance!! for the Handicaps and Trots, and i Entries for Selling Hnrdle Race and Hack \ RaceJ vith fees, must be made to the Secretaiy not later than 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, ; JBISS Secretary* V



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AOOTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp — Horses, Oattle, Piga, Produos »nd Merchandise. FOR SAL E— 1 Spring Oart, new 1 \u0084 \u0084 m good repair 1 Tip Dray. Piano by Oarl Stelnhardt, Trichord WalDUt, nearly new ; terms may be arranged. Small Iron Safe, nearly new ; oheap Kbiits collected, and the business of absentees managed with care. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Advances made inßtantlj on Goods delivered at the Stored for Sale. Ageat for the Norwich Union Fire In- sarsnce Company, Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. ALFRED HARTUFON. T. Bullock. FOR SALE. TjlOR removal, a large two-Btorey Dwel- " ling, containing 8 rooms, oonld be )nverted into a Dwelling House or Jranary. For fall particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. FT'O LET — At & very low rental, a large bu Iding fronting East Street, Bult- able for a yr-m and chatt' acore. T. BULLOCK. XT', OR SALE. — An improved Farm of E; 245 Acres, being B.S. 27237, situated about 5 mileß from Chertsey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. PULLOCK. O/r/r — -L3t 28, Trevortou, n«ar thp. Presbyterian Manar, contain ing about £-acre, with 3-roomed Hccec thereon, for sale at the above price Terms if repaired. — Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET at a low rental. — 4-raaned Coctage at Hampstead. T. BULLOOK. j[?OR SALE at a low pricu and on JT liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereoD, frontir. g thr Fa rfield Bo:id, not far from the Count Saleyards. Apply to T. BULLOCF