the Association itself is concerned it were a mere waste of time now, to drag their «* I miserable remains again to light; the ,-public has long since forgotten their ab surd resolutions and equally absurd letter ; the insignificant body from which it ema nated has also, like their resolutions and letter, passed mto contempt and oblivion, j — having, at their last meeting, been un able to rake together a sufficient number of members to move and second their long string of • resolutions, which fell to the ground a mere abortion ; while the Asso ciation, so to speak, politically committed suicide with a bowie-knife, — and a verdict of felo-de-se was formally registered on the occasion by an overwhelming majo rity of the settlers. Most of the statements contained in the resolutions and the letter have since been hashed up and republished by Mr. Fox in his recent work on New Zealand, who has put in his claim as putative parent to the spurious production that "so many fa thers — and, in our examination of his work, we exposed the , falsehood and dishonesty of tjios'e statements. His Ex cellency's despatches so completely answer the assertions and statements in the pro ductions referred to as to satisfy any un prejudiced person, and render them per fectly harmless.
