THE MHAHURANGI PETITION. PUBLIC MEETING AT THE WADE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3750, 26 July 1869, Page 4

THE MHAHURANGI PETITION. PUBLIC MEETING AT THE WADE.

(FKfOI A.n OC'CASrOiNAL COIUIESPONDIivr.} 1 A public nwims. w.is held ab tin- Wadfl on Thiiratlay eve/nng I ist to consider the i mbj ct of f-diica-'ioa in that ■M^un.t. Ac tbj en (lufeixu of tbe husinesn tl\r meting pioceuled t<» diheusi the Mahurangi petition. Mr. Marshall sud that] the petition h<ul been sent to linn f>i tl.o ptupo^o of getting it signed, and no th< tight (]i^ bust way wos to h.ive it left at Mi. Hasty'a lot tli.it purpose. In his opiuiou it was unnecessary for h'm to uige the meeting to get the petition signed ag soon aa Dossible, ia ouler that it might be transmitted to Wellington before the close ot the session. He could see no help for the country iiist;nct3 until Provincial Governments were abolished, as they oi/ly absorbed th« revenue, and did nothing in leturn Ue hoped that at tbe coming eleciion no cand'date woul i get any support who would uot go in pledged to upset such a rotten sy^em as that earned on by tho Auoklaud Provincial Executive. Mr. Lloyd (the Chairman) said he hoped the petition would receive the hearty support of the settlers, a3 no beneficial measmes could be txpeoteil from such men as have tho management of tbe province of Auoklaud, bat still tbe people might blame themselves for tbe very little interest they showed in |.oktic»l matters. He for one would not support any candidate at tbe nexb election whowould be a hangeron to Ihe Piovmcial Government, as some of our lepteaeutativea were, <; Mi-. Jacobs said he was glad to see the country districts _ arousing _tbemsHlve3 and taking some interest in the politics of the ciuutry. It was only when such ineiauresaa the Common Schools *cfc and the Rural Districts Act were forced upon them that they found the rottenne<s of the system. r lhe country never got fair play «t the hands of Auckland, and never would do whilo Auokland nwa represented j thecoimtry. tie bopedthutno tow naman would a^ain , dare to come forwaul to seek tho suffrages of 'the electors of tlis district. JVJ r. Jack said he hoped every one present would eiga the petition. He wa^ gKd to ses one of their m&mbers present, iv order that he could tell the Auokland folks tbe feelings of the o >untrymen. He trusted that neither Mr. MacfiFarlauenor Mr. Farnall | would come before them again. He said that if it bad bfeu properly known that Mr, Mollhone was ugainsb the Provincial Exeoutive he ootAd uot have ! been beaten by a mob from Auckland. He hoped that if Mr. Mollhone agiin oarce forwnr 1 be would come more among the people aud let them know big miud. It had been rumoured by Mr. Mclthoue'a opponents tbafc he was going in for a billet and would do anything for (be Provincial Secraiaty, The petition waß signed by nearly all present, and will he forwarded in due time.