COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 2304, 9 November 1874, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PEB ANGLO-i.USTIiALI.IX; TELKOBiiPH

agency]

WELLINGTON.

: ...Nov.. 9.. Times publishes reply of Sir James Fergussou to Sir George Grey's petition. The substance is, Sir James Fergusson declines to reply.through Superintendent. After recapitulating objects of petition His Excellency does not think circumstances justify in acting in opposition to his responsible advisers by summoning the General Assembly and transmitting the petition to Her Majesty. His Excellency is aware that the Government of New' Zealand do not intend to make application to the Imperial Government to pass an Act to destroy complete re^esentative institutions in the ColoiiyTno necessity to do so. It is within the legitimate power of General Assembly to carry out next session by specific legislation the constitutional chuuges declared "advisable last session. It is also needless to telegraph what must be known to every person in the Colony that there is <no person qualified—if by that is meant accredited—to negotiate with Her Majesty's Government on abolition of provincial institutions. While sensible of Sir George's great experience as Colonial Governor, prefers acting- according to his own view of his duty. Cannot, therefore, transmit the petition in its present form to Her Majesty, which would, iv some measure, be accepting the premises upon which it is based. His Excellency, in consideration of the opinions of one so highly qualified as Sir George, will willingly' transmit any representation he may wish to make through him. as the appointed'channel to Her Majesty in affairs of New Zealand.