CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 868, 20 August 1879, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.] [To the Editor of the Herald.] Sir, — In reference to th_ present elections we must consider the thing fairly ; and, losing sight of personal feeling and prejudice, weigh the merits of the candidates politically. First, the glance at the likelihood of this district being remembered, should the result of the elections be to re-seat the Grey Ministry] When. the said Ministry was formed, large promises were made on all sides by the Greyites who, feeling their position to be insecure, tried in that manner to obtain a show of confidence, and thus strike at the Opposition through its weaker members. In what manner have those promises been redeemed? They have simply been totally ignored. Sir George Grey, overestimating his strength, when the first crisis was past, simply thought no more of them. Now, having fallen, he wishes to blind us with the same thing again. A wise man may be gulled once, but only fools twice. As an instance of the sort of conduct, his Government was capable of, take the Repudiation scheme. It was really his, for Mr. Rees in his speech to the Natives at Tologa Bay, on ,

February 10th, I think, says " that Sir George Grey came to me and asked me to take charge of the office in Napier." This is defended as being merely a personal request, but as Sir George Grey at the time was Premier of the Colony, he could scarcely .give a matter, involving as it does, such serious political questions into anyone's hands, and then quietly shelve the responsibility. But what has- been achieved by the said party beyond filling the Natives with an idea of their overwhelming importance, and teaching them to think all white men swindlers 1 It has done nothing. I think we should give Captain Morris a show now. He is not blinding us with promises. He is true to his : word, and constant to his party, which I think any Ministry which has Sir George Grey as its head, will scarcely be able to say. — I am, &c, Tai Rawhiti.