art easy term, of induce people to come to the cob., and occupy our lands, then our nt_2 Laud Act should have that effeJth is untrue, then, to say that every oifo! thing has been sacrificed for tuVsflT of giving effect to the policy of eeonS Instead of being blamed for the &»£' they have pursued Mini ß t erß &S rather be encouraged to porseyere U is easy enough ou a public faL£ and when dealing in general terna wiX the question, to proclaim the value t thrift aud economy. But it fc "L auother matter when it has % be into actual practice by any b a L? Wi. men charged with the resoL? bility. If such men have huma* sympathies and tender hearts they have to do acts which must be ij the highest degree painful to them, N 0 one can pretend that a Government can derive pleasure and satisfaction from cutting down .alaries. and dig. missing men from positions long ocou pied. It has, nevertheless, been essential during the last few y P | ra j a this colony that economy should he given effect to, and the neces sity for it still continues. A year or too of prodigal liberality such as we have been accustomed to in the m\ would speedily undo the good work which has lately been accomplished, It is not merely the additional entity on Government departments whj<s& would have to be deplored. A geaenl ' launching out in expenditure on t_& 1 departments would inevitably le_f to I extravagauoe aud waste in otitat directions, aud we would find onrgehj« before long in the midst of another period of borrowing aud squandering. | What we desire to point out upw is 1 that the friends of economy have a 1 great duty to perform just $ the 1 present j unoture. We believe the great § mass of the people are generally of 1 opinion that thrift is desirable, and f that borrowing should not be resutned. j These views have been arrived at I under the pressure of a protracted 1 period of depression, and have not yet 1 acquired the force of long settled eon- I victions. 