EBTEENCHMENT.

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1888, Page 4

RETERENCHMENT.

The Retrenchment resolutJonspaSßedb] the late meeting at Otara were forwardec to several Auckland members at Wellington, and the following replies have beei received by Colonel Dawson Chairmai of the meeting) :—" Wellington 28tt 1888. Dear &r,— Thanks, for yom letter of the 24th. I can tell you tha these who dare to advocate retrenchmeni here really need-a. little-encouragement Every person here —man, woman, an< child— is opposed Jto economy, and th< Bomber who attempts to intefere witl the present order of things soon finds h< has trodden upon sacred ground. I there were only twenty determined mci in this House, who would band togethei for the sole purpose of reforming the present extravagant and runious system under which we are governed, the whole fabric could be bnrstup,buttheyare nottc be" found here. — Yours, etc., E. Thompson." "Wellington, July 28th. My dear sir, — I thank you -for the papers and fo*,the kind wishes you convey. The taaVof reform in thisparliament is, I fear, a very hopeless one. Every effort in the direction o| real retrenchment is obsturct-

cd. Nothing but a political earthquake will save. Three-fifths of the menin the present House thinlc that the art of Government is prodigality with public money, and that economy is meaness. If this state of things is to last much longer all prudent men will flee from the country. —Yours &c, PaOHAED Monk."