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Star (Christchurch), Issue 2611, 7 August 1876, Page 2

"What has become of Mr Wakefield's proposed Constitution ? The fact that when Mr Whifc.,ker's I ,nd Fund aaofcion had been dbposed of, the aerie z of resolutions placed upon the Order ?aper by the member for Geraldino did not next come on for discussion, seemed to indicate that there had been some mistake. A probability wrs indeed hinf:d at in our tolegrams that the honourable gentleman, satisfied witb having Eeen his name figuilng promioently on the Order Paper, would not pursue the matter further, but al'ow his notice to lapse. This would appear to be what has actually occurred, although no mention of the fact heb in made. For, although Sir GK Grey's propnala raise a Ministerial qu, '.Uon, and would take precedence of ordinaty businr ■'8, so also did those of Mr Wakeueld, and the latter having been fi.sfc tabled, would in the usual course have been first disposed of. That the member for G-eraldine has been chaffed considerably on account j of his ambit' dub effort, that he has beoa called presumptuous, and that a number of less pleasant epithets have bean applied to him, is true. But that any or all of these things would indace him to withdraw proposals, brought down, as the public are bound to believe, under a deep sense of what would be good for the Colony, we should be sorry to suppose. And yet it must be admitted tbat $he course followed is not e.:sy of explanation, except, upon some such assumption. It. is indeed possible that some father of the House may have pointed out to the honourable member in all seriousn,ess the absurdity and futility of carrying his proposals further, and Mr WafoefiW may for once have been open to receive a piece of friendly advice, although it is always difficult to he.Ue.ve that advice can reach that 'height of ' self-admiration, that v< loidly pleasure house" in which tho

honourable gentleman spends most of his time/ __^