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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7006, 1 May 1884, Page 4

'The Speaker has not received Mr. Allan McDonald's resignation as M.H.R. for the East Coast. We understand the - the honourable member has fully" succeeded in his purpose of spiting his constituents, for his seat can only be declared vacant at the end of the session, even when leave of - absence is not granted. It thus appears -that Mr. Allan McDonald, tho representative of the East Coast district, who for sereral years has held that honour, who profesied himself eager to uphold the. interests of his - constituents, and who went in to . Parliament professedly for that purpose, has deliberately sacrificed their interests by depriving them of any representation in the next session of the Assembly. Mr. McDonald knew exactly what would be the effect of his leaving in the way he did, for "tve understand that he took the best means to inform himself on the subject. Parliament will of course do nothing in the matter, and the district nmt remain unrepresented till relieved of Mr. McDonald by the dissolution. No doubt Mr. McDonald's constituents will take the opportunity of letting him and the world know what thay think of such utterly paltry and malicious conduct; and we think: his fellowmembers should -also take the earliest opportunity of , marking their sense of this unparalleled example of petty spite. Every member of the House is degraded j by such an act on the part of one of their number. It makes it appear as if they had become members merely for landjobbing or other purpose's, and that, 'for the sake of writing themselves M.H.B. in England, or because a few or their constituents had offended them, they would leave a large and important district unrepresented in Parliament. Wβ have no doubt-that the people of Gisborne will hold public meetings on the subject, and take care that the manner in which Mr. McDonald has acted shall be known wherever■heTmay.'gp'. c'. .'. V ? "