STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1758, 21 August 1874, Page 3

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANCtO-AUSTRAUAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, This day. • Over a thousand persons were present at last night's meeting—the most influ- : entitfl and enthusiastic meeting held in Auckland for years. Tho announcemenfrptthe passing of Voxel's resolutions in.,W«Hington.was* read while Firth vrai first resolution. It was reJeived with kisses, ;but it was determined /to srteeed with'thtfirasiness as intended.; Wrfhmadean excellent speech, followed) by Bees, who hoped the people k would 1 be[in a state of semi-revolution • until justice was accorded. (Kecoived with enthusiastic cheering.) He sngjetted the formation of a Reform Associatfpjx, with tho object of forming committeeV throughout tho colony to agitate by* addresses, pamphlets, and other influence aT, election*, its main object being to abolish all provinces, make land revenue colonial revenue. t , Alexander Black said, if colonial creditor had rriothing more than Customs EeYenue •s security for debt it was poor security and might soon be taken away. Ctoptaiti Daldy followed in a good, speech, and told a history of the resolutions of 1856; how they were carried by a majority of one vote. He also instituted a 1 comparison between Auckland and Southern provinces, and denounced it as an insult to this part of the colony the t bfier, of £25,000 by Togel, while the province was contributing a quarter of a million Customs Revenue, and Canterbury, had a surplus of half a million which it coujd-not expend. Mr. Macmillan, of McArthur, Shera and Co , supported the suggestion for the formation of the Association, and said they should not only give personal support, but put down money to send to Parliament *an j able man unable to afford it themselves., (Great cheering.) When the resolutions of 1850 were passed the total revenue of the colony was |£103,000, out ' •of which Auckland' contributed £54,000., ' ."• ' Mr. Barton Ireland (of Ireland Brothers) and .others- spoke. /, \ "All resolutions telegraphed last night were carried amid enthusiastic cheering. -■'Mr.- Rees, in' proposing a vote of thanks to "the Mayor, said he had been requested TBy Captain Daldy to remind the public of New Zealand, through the press, that' the Middle Island was purchased frbin the natives with public money, except Nelson, in the form of a grant from the Home Government for the benefit of the people of New Zealand. Mr.Lusk said while recently in Otago he met a gentleman, formerly an Auckland settler, who laid, many years ago he was one who took part in an agitation to prevent taxation raised in Auckland being sent away to buy land in Canterbury and Otago. Wellington, This day. The select committee declare Yon der Hyde's election void. ;■/ ■ % Wistland, This day. At Greymouth a most enthusiastic public meeting was held last night in favor of abolition of provinces resolutions, which were unanimously passed, praying the Premier to extend the proposed reform °to Middle Island. ■ ' '