NOT A MYTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 1127, 25 June 1867, Page 7

NOT A MYTH.

To the Editor of the New Zealand Hebald. Sin, —What's in a name ? Why something more substantial than a myth, when we find that the Ministerial Responsibility Scheme has succeeded in pressing through the Council, in 48 hours, a Bill of pains and penalties againßt the people! Hurrah then for that great and glorious principle which has secuied for the City Board an Act of condonernent for all past offences, and a completo indemnification for all future ones! Let the members of that Board now toss up their hats and make merry, for they oan in future, with impunity, cut down streets, break up roads, and injure other people's property to their hearts' content; for their new law empowers them to charge all the expenses of thos'_ vagaries upon the people. The public were informed a few weeks ago, through the medium of the verdict of the jury, that tho City Board had done an act which militated against the interest of another party, and that that act was declared to be illegal, and the consequence then was that the costs, charges and expenses of that 'lawsuit fell upon thejparties who ordered that illegal work to be done, but now, with the aid of the solicitor of tho City Boaard and two of the defendants of the suit, all of whom have seats in the Council, a law has been passed to shift the onus of the verdict from the members of the City Board to the pocketa of the rate-payers. Hurrah, then, for the valuable privilege of log-rolling in the Provincial

Council, by which a compact can bo successfully entered into to Lave a law passed in 4S hours, that shall affect the interests of tho people, without tlio latter being allowed the opportunity of raising their voices against it. Now that tho Superintendent lias delegated tho necessary powers to tho Provincial Council to make, and perfect laws, and has abrogated his prerogative of vetoing any bill; and as tho Provincial Secretary has stated that iiin Honor's Executive are now tho servants of tho Council, (vide Friday night's debate.) I think tho public may look for.\ ard to somo pretty fruit from that conglomerons tree. Already ono bitter apple (of discord) lias beer, plucked from it, and many others may yet be gathered therefrom, for when tho actions of men are influenced more by their individual interests, than they are by tho public good, and when those persons liavo tho power to legalize evil, it were better that a new and more healthy treo be at once planted ; and that that new trie should bo tho election of a new Council in tho place of tho present —to my mind—contaminated one. Electors of Auckland, beware of tho despotic power of tho present Provincial Council. —I am, &c., A Ratepayer. Juno 22, ISfi".