THE ALBERTLAND GAZETTE. JAN. 6, 1864. NON DECLENDUS ALBERTLAND !

Mons. Blaise Pascal, one of the greatest students of human nature used to speak of it as a.bundle of contradictions. This is not necessarily to its disparagement,.if it be true that throughout material nature the highest aspects of beauty are found in the harmony of diversities.

There are perhaps few reflective men, who have not at times been surprised at finding the self of to-day very unlike the self of yesterday. And yet there is a unity in each man's life. We may find some explanation of the contradictions in the fact noted by the great favorite poet of England, of "a tide in the affairs of men." -As in man's bodily nature there are volun tary arid involuntary motions, so.in his mental, two distinct elements are at work, hii? wilfulness, and that higher.power which creates the"tide." The most resolute man is driven 1 torecognise something which orermaßters; his .wilfulness. )

' Hence there is association amongst men that is designed and voluntary ; but there is also association that is irresistible and unchosen. Humanity in history is not the mere aggregate of' millions of units, but is also this associate brotherhood, which may often appear sufficiently un • brotherly, mourning in the pain of its deep suicidal- wounds, but still a brotherhood. When the Confederate States shall have erected their Southern slave-holding king dom ihey will not cea=e to be v portion of North America, and they will not be able to dispense with the real when the)' have annihilated t \he nominal bond that links them to their more Northern neighbours. Paparoa is no less a portion of Albertland for having repudiated the name. Albert land is a portion of associate humanity as clearly and distinctly recognised as the kingdom of Great' Britain- Kingdoms are not manufactured but grown ; AJbertland has grown and is growing out of ideas and feelings held in common by a large num ber of Englishmen who seek a belter country. Although each Settlement may to ti cer tain extent have an organization of its own, it is still impossible that we should •be entirely seperate in action or interest. If mutual good feeling turn to jealous ri valry, even that involves a bond. We are inevitably affected by each other. The Oru.iwharo is interested in the high posi tions attained by Albertlanders in Auck land; they again are necessarily affected by our success or failure, both in their reputation and their property. The fail ure of the Oruawharo would cast a gloom over the Paparoa, even if we suppose that, it gratified the e.nvy of a few. The pros perity of the Papuroa nerves the courage and energy of the Oruawharo men. There are few of these latter that we do not know personally, and the Paparoa is at times the subject of conversation, but we rejoice to say we have never heard that Settlement spoken of with any other than a kindly feeling. It .was therefore with sorrow and surprise that we read the report from the Paparoa, maintaining their equality with the Oruawharo. us if it had ever been called in question ! May they take the lead in all things, and not least in "brotherly kind ness.'l We will try and keep near them, and shall run our race none the less gladly aud prosperously because they are opening the way for us; we believe that we are speaking the general feeling of the Orua wharo Settlers, to which "there'may be individual exceptions. On the Oruawharo itself we have mark- " cd.with thankful pleasure, how warm and almost angry disputants in public, and on public matters, «lo' most heartily stretch out, a hand of mutual help in : private/ Indeed it is one of the rDost pleasant parts of life here that it offers so many occasions and notin v ; ain, rbr the offices of friend ship. Rival ries, are almost inevitable, yet we know of no one who would not regret to see his rival settler driven by necessity from the Settlement.; Oar Market days

have at times been mor;e pon;troyjei'sial than profitable/and atsothertimss's.uyeVs have wandered vainly through squall and storm in search of a seller; but for all that the return of the day has a magnetic power over all within reachfof this central^poirit. We are apeople still, not at present di ionis ed-to end our associate existence. in the heart of every man there lies a sym pathetic recognition of a common lot. We formed our resolve to cross the deep, we executed that resolve, and then we took our stand here in an understood and felt,, though invisible companionship. What matters^ it .then that some^may.say j" the; Association is gone to atoms;" the associ ate hearts are not. What matters it that others may reply, " each man here must struggle for himself;" thej life of mutual good-will belies it, and the "tide "that bears us on will not suffer it. Is it];"so m uch as hinted at that a brother has-'galn: ed the advantage of a brother in a,purchase the heart repudiates it, even indignantly. Tt bnly needs time and better commu nication,, and. the different -'limbs "(of Albertlancl will feel what the-individual settlers on the Oruawharo, ( and doubtless the Paparoa ) know, that none can suffer alone and none can be glad alone in the body that is yet and ever will be Associate.

We have purposed only to suggest some facts that may make us regard with com parative indifference what1 strangers may deem the dark side of our life here, and we think we have sufficiently^done this to justify the few words at the- heading of this paper.

Parliament of New Zealand.

•House of Representatives, Nov. 25. Representation Act Amendment Bill. —Mr. Dillon Bell moved the second reading1 of " A.Bill to make farther provision for the representation of the people of New Zealand1 in the General Assembly." The bill, he said, was drawn in accordance with the report of the select com mittee appointed to consider the subject of representation. To the present number of' members,, 57, it proposed to add 13, thus dis tributed :—For' a new electoral district in the present boundaries of the county of Marsdcn, one member. ( The others being out of the province of Auckland, we omit them.) The name'of the new district to be Albertland. Bill read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. * December 1, — Same Bill in CommHtee.- Mr. D. Bell proposed as an amendment ia clause 3, that the words" Albertland, one member," be omitted, with the view of in serting in clause 4 words to the effect thafc two members should be elected for the county ofMarsden. ' . Mr. Fitzgerald was opposed to the addition of another Hon. member for Auckland, unless the northern members would agree to give four additional members for ■' Canterbury-1 for every -additional-member given toAuckland. Auckland had a populalipn of 21, percenter the whole island, and Canterbury 15jpercenfc but where Auckland had 15 members, Canter bury had only' 9. The imports of Auckland

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TOWN OF PORT ALBERT. PERSONS desirous of tafcing-iip Deeds of Conveyance for Allotments in *\this township, are requested to make ap plication in writing to the Secretary, on or before Market-day, Jan. 5, 1864. And any person having claims on the Trustees are requested to furnish particulars thereof immediately. ' By Order, SAML. JOHNSON, Secretary to the Trustees. Port Albert, Dec. 9, 1863. NOTICE is hereby given tbatln case the following persons neglect to fulfill the Conditions on which all allotments are sold in the town of Port Albert by the dates respectively affixed to their names any deposit money paid will be forfeited and they will cease to have any claim on such Town Lands. E. S.Brookes, Feb. 281 h, 1864. By order of the Trustees, . SAML. JOHNSON, Secretary. Port Albert, Sept. 3, 18G3, PUBLIC NOTICE. ALL Applications for land, " Town, " or " Suburban," in Port Albert, must in future be made in writing, through the Secretary. By order of the Trustees, SAML. JOHNSON, Secretary- Port Albert, Aug. 22,1863. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. Tlie Port Albert Agrienltiiral Union will hold a Competitive SHOW of Farm and Garden Produce, early in 1865, open to all the surrounding Settlements, ( Pakeha and Maori.) SAML. JOHNSON, Hon. Sec. Port Albert, Dec. 17, 1863.