THE SON'S CENTRALISM.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1183, 26 September 1885, Page 3

THE SON'S CENTRALISM.

Under the above heading, the Wellington " Evening Post " of the 9th inst. has the following : — Old Sol behaved really wnll this morning, and afforded thousands of eager spectators a splendid view of the rare phenomena attending a. total eclipse. It must, however, have caused much pain to Mr Macandrew, Mr Montgomery, and Mr Moss to have remarked the strong centralists tendency displayed on this occasion by this great luminary. It is undoubtedly another great injustice to Otago, Canterbury, and Auckland, that an occurrence of such rarity and importance should be visible in its greatest development only " somewhere on Cook's Strait." The sun should really be ashamed of himself. Evidently hia politics are not sound, and he has allowed himself t^ become involved in the maelstrom of Centralism, regarding the existence of which in this neighborhood, the member for Port Chalmers disclaims so touchtngly. It has long been the favorite theme for the school of politicians, the chief prophets of which we have named, to lament loudly the tendency to centre everything in Wellington. They will now have a fresh illustration of the extent to which this tendency is developed. They will be able triumphantly to point out that not only does selnsh Wellington swallow up all the good things which are upon the earth, enjoy an exclusive privilege in regard to things under the earth in the shape of earthquakes, but also has the audacity to reach even to the Heavens above and to monopolise a total solar eclipse. We expect that this last instance of Wellington centralism will prove the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back, and will bring matters to a crisis. No doubt the attention of the House will at once be called in the most imperative manner to the absolute necessity of entirely revolutionising the whole system, not merely of Local Government administration, but also of placing the planetary system on a better footing, so as to prevent the recurrence of such a disgraceful exhibition of centralism as that witnessed this morning. No wonder the sun had to hide his face. He was evidently ashamed of himself.

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