THE PROVINCES.

Wananga, Volume 1, Issue 8, 24 November 1874, Page 41

THE PROVINCES.

August 17th 1874. Mr. Karaitiana Takamoana said, —Sir, I rise to offer a few remarks, as there seems to be considerable delay. I hope it will not matter if my remarks wander away from the subject, I object to this thing, because it is stated that the Superintendents of this Island are to be done away with, and those of the Middle Island are to be left as they are. Perhaps it is ; because there are two people who speak to the Maories, the Superintendents and the Government, Therefore,, it; may be that the Government desire that there should; be only one mediun of communication with the Maories, so that matters may be clear. If you say that the. Superintendents of bouth Islands should be done away with, then I should consider that this is a matter of finance; but as it is only the Superintendents of the North Island who are to be doxje away with, and those of the Middle Island to be left as they are, Therefore is my objection to ♦hip proposal of the Gpvernment. I think that perhaps it would be better that there should be two Governments and two Parliaments, The Parliament in the Middle Island should devote its attention to moijey, to finding money. The Parliament iji this Island should devote its attention to disputing with Maories, beeause the trouble with the Maories, will not. cease,.if the desires of the Maories whioh they, have brought before the Government, were fulfilled,

then perhaps everything would be right in this Island, but if there be only one House, the troubles in this Parliament will not cease. There are many Members of this House, who are managing -the conduct of its affairs, who are not people that came from England, perhaps, if we went to England to find some one, then the management of our affairs would be clear, ii it be left to the present abministrators matters in this Island will not be carried out properly. The Maori name will be left here to be bad, when all the Maories die off, then troubles in this Island will cease, During the first session that I held a seat in this Parliament, matters were conducted in the clear manner. Things were satisfactory also during the second year that I held a seat here, the Maories have not understood, during these two years, what has been going on. I therefore thought, perhaps it would be better that there should be two Parliaments, so that the Government of this Island should be clearlyable to manage Maori affairs. The Members of the other Island help in the administration of affairs in this Island, with regarad to ,this proposal to do away with the Province* I think if the Government clearly managed Native affairs. That it would be proper to do away with the Superintendent, the Maories ask that they should have authority over those places which have not been brought under the haw, they also ask for increased representation in this House. Never mind if they are few, they are the people who really belong to the soil, they are not wanderers, and why should.it be that they require many people to elect them to this House. They are the real people who were living in this Island, and therefore there should be more of them allowed to come into this Mouse to hear what you say, that they may see that we are living as one in this Island, and together administer its affairs. It is not right that there should only be two or three in this House, and that you should have all the talk, and that all, that is left to the Maories should simply be to consent to what is proposed. I asked that Maories should be appointed Ministers, and that they should have some voice in the policy of the Country. But now that they have been appointed, they have nothing to say, they are simplv here to consent to the proposals made by the Government. Therefore, J. think there should be separate Parliaments for both Islands, this is all that I have to say. lam not able to explain everything, I desire to say, but I think that what I have said expresses the opinion of all the Island.