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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1132, 1 July 1867, Page 3

The Superintendent entertained his Excellency the Governor, the Auckland members of the General Assembly, and the members of the Provincial Council, together with a few private friends, at dinner on. Saturday evening, in one of the large rooms of the Provincial Government offices, Princes-street. The dinner was entirely a private one, and therefore no report of the speeches delivered at it will be made by us. "We may, however, say that it was not intended that any toasts at all should be given, but Mr. "Williamson proposed that of the Queen, Saturday being the anniversary of: Her Majesty's coronation, and eventually several other toasts were proposed, including the Governor, the Superintendent, the Provincial Couucil (by his Excellency the Governor), and the General Assembly, and a few more. • . Although we feel precluded from giving the speeches delivered during the evening, for the reason above stated the dinner was entirely a private affair, yet we may state that several of them were of a very interesting character. His Excellency the Governor, the Superintendent, and Mr. Justice Moore, were very happy in the speeches they delivered. "We may, perhaps, indulge the hope that some ways and means may be devised by which ourleadingpublicmen, such as Superintendent, the Mayor of Auckland—when we get him—and the Provincial Council also, could occasionally give a dinner to the leading men of the Province, and distinguished visitors. "We are quite sure that such meetings at the " festive board" would tend to make men really better known to,' and better appreciated by, one another; rubbing off angles and softening little differences amone them, and promoting a good, healthy, social, and public opinion. Mayors in mo3t. English 'towns have a liberal allowance to enable them to give entertainments in this way, and the money is exceedingly well spent. "We should do well to follow so good an example.