THE PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND THE THAMES GOLDFIELD.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3510, 15 October 1868, Page 4

THE PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND THE THAMES GOLDFIELD.

Thb New Zealand Advertiser of the 9th instant has the following ;—"; — " Mr. hwau moved for Thames goldfieldsretnriis on Wednesday afternoon, in order to bave settled the question, whether Mr. Maclcay had OTerstepped his duty in assisting th« bankrupt province of Auckland to meet its engagements as - delegate in tinTTmSnagemenVof the goldfield. It bat* been, jbjfpadly , abated " that the money due to tha Maoris on June 30th has not been paid, and the General Government chtrged with retaining money due at thai date. The returns will show how that matter stan'l», and we trust no unnecessary delay will take place in the preparation of them. Other returns are to be presented at the same time, fr<>m which will be seen the position of the field, fiuau* cially, on June *30th, and the instructions under which Mr. Maclcay hast acted. We think Mr. Swan was 'quite right in drawing the attention of the House to the business relations existing between Mr. Mackay and the Maoris, and we are 'rather astonished that neither the Native Miuibter nor Mr. WiHfamson referred tj ihb nutter. We believe the intents <f the digger, who is a most long-suffering animal, will, in this case, be sacrificed to those of Mr. Mackay and his Maori clients. We notice that th&_Jjylspendent, With its jisual disregard for truth, in" whiuj it is only eq-iall«-d by its co-worker-in evili theltfew Zealand Herald of Auckland, totally distorts what' Mr. Swau said in his reply. We undei stood Mr. Swan to say that, •lthoiighllandt leaded to private parses had been passed through the Land Court at Shortland, yettbe public township hid not been adjudicated upou, and that the mhioitaijt-* and the Government were con- ' aequeutly (lOwet-Ws to graut powers of assessment ' for local expenditure. "