the Editor of the $in,—I should like through columns to call o" my compatriots, "qu number of whom are in Suanghai ice thei opinions as to the desirability of our Commonweilth Day, Ist January nes T think it would be & fitting occasion fo: all Australians ('Maories" included) commemorate the anniversary of our New would suggest that it r whereat we English brother and hope he'll understand.
usting to an abler pen than mine to take the matter up, and thanking you in anticipation, Tam, ete., "Ose or Tue Native Bors."
30th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.