It may he that theie has been neglect m the matter of the Debtivs and C'rcditois Act, the Marine Boaid may be incompetent or wrongly organ ised, and we aie decidedly of opinion that even a fortnightly steamer will not lonir continue to meet the wants of the colony But all these things idmit of a simple ltmedy. We believe that it was the int< ntiou of the piesent nuuistiy to coiititme the piactice of sending one of then number to «cc fot lii'nself, and to remedy as lie might find nece->s iry, theevila complained of in the Southern provinces It may be that the picsent ciitical position of things in the Island pieveuts ting pioject fiom l>eui.f cimed out, but we tiust that it will not he delayed Ion 'er than is necessaiy. It is called foi both by the requirements of Otago, and by the welfaie of the whole colony. Before quitting tins pirfc of the suhji ct, we may remaik that the idea of demanding sc;i nation as a remedy for such gnevances as we hive been discussing, would be supiemely ludicious; if it weie not eminently mischievous. It letmmls in of (Jhaih'S Limb's Rtoiy of the Chinese epicmes who «et then houses in a hi ue that they might enjoy the luxiuy of ioast pig. and from this hibit they were not dissuaded until a giave philosopher who hid nequiied wisdom and experience by extensive travel and piofoinul olwei vatinn, vciituted to surest to them that they might giatify then desnes in the matter of roist pig without binning down theii houses. What aie we to think of the statcsinin ship and capacity for belf gnvormneut of men who ifckles--ly advocate the dismembeiuient of a young ami promising countiy, bi'cau q e the necessary scmti ness of its lesouices at an eaily stage of its gtowth causes some temporary obstacles to the smooth winking of the government. It is as if a man, whose kitchen chimney smoked, should abandon his dwelling and live in a Maou lint. 