THE ABOLITION SCHEME.
To tho Editor of -the Herald. Slit, —The Opposition, it appears, ia attempting to make political capital out of the presumed illegality of the abolition proposals, and talks about appealing to the Pnvy Council with the most perfect feelings of success. Now, lamin a position to inform Sir Gcorgo Grey and the gentlemen acting with him that our late respected Governor (the Right Hon. Sir J. Fergusson), who is a member of Her Majesty's Privy Council, strongly advocates the sweeping away of the Provinces as the hope for New Zealand, and Auckland in particular ; so that they may rest assured he not only would not have supported such a measure if in the lea3t illegal, but that he is also prepared to advise and obtain the assent of the Privy Council on the question May T enquire who are to defray all the threatened legal expenses ? So far as pressing the matter to a division is concerned, I feci sure the Government will allow nothing to deter them from doing their duty not only to the large majority throughout the country, but also to the British holders of our twenty millions' worth of debentures and scrip in private joint stock companies.—l am, &c., F. 11. TliOb'r.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4290, 13 August 1875, Page 4
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