THE POVERTY BAY ANNEXATION SCHEME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 872, 30 August 1866, Page 3

THE POVERTY BAY ANNEXATION SCHEME.

Ijr another part of to-day's issue will be found extracted from the Mαlake's Bay Herald an article advocating the annexation : of Poverty Bay to the province of Hawke's Bay. The Ilerald is the organ, of the Superintendent of that province, Mr. Donald McLean. "We. recommend to the perusal of our Auckland readers, this evidence of the desire of the people of Hawke's Bay to dismember this province, a desire in ■which they are supported by many Southern politicians, who arc urging them oli in their demand for annexation, in order to break down the position of Auckland as the largest and richest province in the colony. We can afford to I smi.lo at the charge of bankruptcy levelled against a community which could buy up the remaining portion of the Northern Island and all who are in it, and yet not be pecuniarily embarrassed by the transaction. The animus and spleen state of feeling shared by too many other Southern communities —against this proviuce.gives the true key to much of the political action of late governments, in which Southern jnen have virtually been alone represented. "We have reason to believe that the present GoTcrnment will not give their voice in favour of this attempt at spoliation whenever it may come before, the House; but, as we have said before, we bave no reason to believe, that they will throw themselves in the gap and make it a ministerial question. "We do know that Sir. Sic Lean boasts that he has a largo majority of members pledged to vote in favour of the annexation of the Poverty Bay district to the Province of Hawke's Bay. All such, votes, even if promised, in ay not bo, it is true, forthcoming on a division, but it nevertheless behoves the people of this Proviuce to speak out. takeably upon so important a matter, and not by their silence to allow any member, or the government, to find excuse for assisting in such spoliation, by saying " it. surely could " not have been thought ina.f+w. "P-.**™/>'h jiiiiJuTraiiuß uj j%ucivin, a a. men, or they " would have given, unrnistakeable expros- " S.ion to their opinion on the subject." Let us do so, and that quickly.