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Southland Times, Issue 2116, 14 May 1875, Page 3

The Sotebintendent's PeovijSCUl Pcheme. — The Press thus comments on the Superintendent's new Provincial policy : — To be swallowed piecemeal by Otago may not appear to us the height of political bliss. Wo may even prefer the alternative offered by Mr Yogel. Mr Maoandrew's illustration is unfortunate. He ha* appealed to S uthland in proof of the successful working of his policy ; to Southland let us go. Here we have a case in -which Mr Mocandrew'ss recommendation has been carried into effect. A small bankrupt province was joined to a large wealthy one ; under favorable circumstances, eince Southland was formerly part of Otago, and i the reunion wqb only a return to itß original position. "What has been the consequence ? Arc the people of Southland contented, happy, rejoicing: in their lot. Not at all. They are very ranch the reverse. They are loud in complaint againßt their treatment by the Provincial authorities. They say thut their interests are neglected, their right's denied, that the reunion was a fatal mistake, and they had much rather be under tho General Government. Practical experience, then, has refuted Air Macandrew. Where hia experiment has been tried, it has failed. If the provincos are to be preserved, it must be by somt ether means than his. He points to Southland as an example of his plans for the maintennnci of the provinces, and Southland is, of all parti cf the colony, the most decided and unanimous ii a 8 desire for their abolition,