MONOGONUI AND BAY OF ISLANDS ELECTORATE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5173, 15 June 1878, Page 7

MONOGONUI AND BAY OF ISLANDS ELECTORATE.

Id THE KDITOR. Mr- •b ,,m Williams, the representative "" t i',irt .'istrict in the General Assembly, has fl,r ,.Vlv rffriiini''! 'Turing the present recess f:il ' 'Vil'il"' l ■■-•"'"b illiv soct ' on °f n ' s constituency. ir°. n ',']!r"' i'l |,; "l " s ~n excuse that the proceed- • ,'f l'l session were no uneventful as not to '""V nt'tle' tumble it might give him of letting -V,' i.l.'<-ti'f« know hi* opinion on the present '!,;,,! filiation, and in what direction that |01 ';,,n %v ill ati'ect his conduct during the en- "'■',. ~w.ii.:i. A perusal of Hansard shews t\ A /"\n tl ■■ majority of party divisions Mr. u'il'i imh opposed Grey both in 0pp0..-,,',, ..-,,',, -,i..l as head of the Government, although ?Hl ",'i!'«.-i"i. •■■* given tlierefor in the debates on m '..,,'uV. -m stions which from time to time occu- *'", | the' attention of the House and country. !'■".,,,, sent j'ive numbers are, as a rule, supposed t > lri've ''"' sympathy of their constituencies in ,i' ,',' p.ii'.i uiieiitury actions, and when that IL.uthy'auses to exist, the honourable course f>r the iVpivsentative to pursue is giving the 1,,.,,',,,-, v, i.t'i! electors an opportunity of clect- "' - ;iiM>rh>r member whose political views luii'ei"'-'" u ' ln t^c "' own * r< Williams pos','.Sjr* nriil.er the sympathy nor the confidence of" one tl.ii. 1 of the district he represents, and I, llir ,st !■'■ obtuse, indeed, if he is not well aware of the fact. It has been stitil." in undoubted authority, that Mr. Willuins feels aggrieved with the electors of Moii-'otnii and Whangaroa that his assistance wi*'"i.ot a-ked for by them in procuring the tolc'i ipli intension to these centres of population! ami that another member of the House of [.;, ..',,entatives should have been requested to -; ,U >(l offices in that direction. There \,-;. 1 tl.i- e reasons sufficient in themselves to '> ,'iv that Mi". Williams had no reasonable right j',"pspeet that his constituency should call his I, rvir-s it '■" requisition :—(l) That he on a ,'. r , v j.ai-; .'. easion voted in direct opposition to m e\pre.--ed ill site of the electors of WhaI '. ir , l ~!i the Abolition of Provinces Bill. ( ■ 1 ;..i'. !:■■ neglected the interests of the enthe cons:if.'.ency through his unaccounted-for ~!,v,.|..-.- tioM the House when a motion, tabled l,v 1 in-r't" of much importance to his confii:i:' i ev. 'lioubl have been carried bad he been jHsei.i; and the antagonistic attitude , i,,|,:r,l 1 \ Mi. \\ illiams to the large majority . ft!. • .V.i.-kland members was not, in the , , , : ;, n of the electors, likely to secure the j .-v co l nation of these gentlemen in any , •• ,s >■• ii,i.-.ht bring before the House. The ,'. ■ i-. • lefore. through Mr. Holdship, asked t ;, M.fin' i for Newton to attend to their u .:-, an 1 through that gentleman's tact j., :■< \ Tai.ee the telegraph line was ~ :.'>i :■• .Mongonui. The thanks of the i ■ i.'ii i'v is therefore due to these two gentle i: ■ f. i •!. • peat boon of telegraphic communic it.o:. to :';:e far North. Now, as to Mr. Wi11i.,:.. 1i.,:..- .- i '..'* .etion and the result therefrom to the ,!;.;!!; ■: 1: ■ "presents. He gave an unswerving j.. I ;..-.-.'. -..pport to the Atkinson Ministry. C:. ;.■■ -: -v that he iii return received even f,:: .•.•..■• in the expenditure of money on sh- .'ll.O !y necessary public works in his dist: , : ,\.,' tl..' roads, with the exception of ;': -■• in ■.-.■■ immediate vicinity of Pakaraka ■M,-. Willi ms's estate) not a crying disgrace to i|. • •;;']•■ 1 'i'l the tiovernment, to which Mr. \\ .'.'i..;i- . '■ n„- like :i limpet, construct roads as -, r:."..i.s ■ f communication with a view to >,::;, j... I.: ipoii the hundreds of thousands of ;,i:r' i f i,.i.d purchased by the Crown from the • ,:.'.•- s. '■■:•■ \e lis ago, of a class of people who !'. in. !:..• ' •■■kl one of the country'.' In eonclu s: ■:.:'.-..i :!.■ Atkinson Government do anything ,-.-, t,..n '■.tally ignore the existence of the ,:i.tr.. • !■• •, resented by Mr. Williams? To all ;;,-.■ .ruM-'s a dicided "No" can be given. 1: Mr. Wi'.'i ,u.s is unable to say that during his !•:' of i iiice he has benefited the district vi..:.. l.e represents in Parliament, he is i:. the position to lay the phasing untti i: to his soul that his political nr.f; !..i« :: r been altogether fruitless, fordid l.e ::. : olmmi for his brother and another the piviiai.t i y tl.<- country of a considerable sum o: ii..-; ev. Mhichoueht, in the opinion of most i:....., i... wi r.. have V,.en paid. If xMr. Williams v. s lit.snei • -sful in furthering the interests of !..- o.i-'n.t when his friends were in office, «•!.•: chance is there of his so doing wl.eii a (;...verntneiit to which he has given such , •;.._•_:.■.l re-:-tauee is in power. There is not !'.• .ilip.ht. ■• doubt that during Sir »;: t-y"- (.. \ -rnnient, the Auckland party will -'•• j .-•.:-:.' ::i.-ti-d out to the whole Provincial I'.-Mc:. Mr. Williams, notwithstanding; but. w. -.] 1 the electorate not bo better served if represented by a g.-i.th man who would act in unison with the majority of Northern members? Were it not for the fact that the family of Mr. Willi,iins is oj.-iierally respected, he would receive ;\ ) --leniptory request to resign his sent in f.-vi.ur of a candidate who represent, d t'.ie electors. That he voted and acted last session in antagonism to the desire of a very large majority of his constituents, is an undoubted fact. It would, j tl-.erefore. be satisfactory to the electorate to know bc-for- Parliament meets whether Mr. | William < 1. < so., n the error of his ways, nnd | will for the future co-operate with the majority .. f t:.f Auckland ni'Tiibets for the benefit of the I ~ .;..:iy at large. If he has not made up his j .-:.-.-. Is., to .i >. he misrej.resents a large majority ( ' I;'-e..i.s':"iency : and iii that case Mt-.-rs. I'. i.a'..; IMd and P.utton have shewn him the I v. ,v ii, whi- 1. he can best serve the interests of I i.i-. .H-:i ict i-v giving way to another man. —I ! -.tn. *.?., ' Ei.Ern.it. I