Mr Moss and the Stark Purchase.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 August 1886, Page 6

Mr Moss and the Stark Purchase.

(To the Editor). Sis, —Not only tho Paroell electorate, but the whole of Auckland, is deeply ii debteri to Mr Moss for bis independent and fearless action in endeavouring to a' the bottom of this noiv notorious scandal, and prevent it being shelved by the House. I trust, sir, that this will not be forgotten when Mr Moss again seeks election for Paruell. However, sir, despite the determina tion of tho people to probe this matter to itfvery depths, and trace it in all its ramifications, it eeems that (lie Government arc straining every nerve to defeat their efforts and, by procrastination and other means, to kill the agitation for further inquiry. It is said that Stark being absent from Auckland no good can result from the appointment of a commission, and that it only means additional oxpenee. As to tho first part of their excuse, sir, I believe that from the examination of witneeses still in tho colony who aro now quietly holding back, and laughing in their sleeves at what they deiru the futile efforts to sheet homo thU public charge, a great deal more than is now known will be brought to light, As to the excuse ac to cost, it looks strange that the Government should have bocomo suddenly h'ghly sensitive as to the waste of public money, when it is to be spent in attempting to establish or disprove an allegation which reflects upon the Cabinet. Why was Sir Julius Vogel allowed to sit on the Committee in the House ? Surely it is known that the preliminary negotiations in this matter were entered into by Stark with him. He should have been one of the principal witnesses before the Committee, instead of sitting as one of the judges. I would respectfully urgt> the people of Auckland not to abate one jot their activity in this matter, but to insist upon a further and exhaustive inquiry, even if extreme measures have to be taken to enforce an unwilling Government to grant it.—Yours, &c, Parnell Elector