WE HOPE SO TOO.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1981, 10 November 1863, Page 3

WE HOPE SO TOO.

The Nelson Examiner of the 3rd inst., says :■ —

" The remoral of the seat of Government from Auckland to a more central part of New Zealand, is a question which is almost certain to be again discussed during the present session of the General Assembly, and, should the war in the North prevent such a change being effected at once, it is not improbable but that the question may so far be settler!, that the spot to which the Government shall be removed, when the time for making the change shall arrive, will be agreed upon."

Our contemporary thereupon discusses the claims of the various provinces, and resolves them as lying between Picton and Nelson — Nelson of course having the greater, and then expresses the hope that the question "will be considered on broad public grounds only, and that local feelings and jealousies will, as far s as possible, be dismissed.". We sincerely hope so too, but we have not the slightest supposition that any such hope will be realised. If the convenience of the Colony, i.e., if thepararaount claims of any one province were the sole consideration, Wellington would long since have been the seat or Government. Wellington, however, stands as good a cbauce this session a it did last, if not better. The Southern members are more numerous, and as as they must now see that a separate Government for the two Islands is perfectly hopeless, we may fairly assume that they would prefer the removal of the Seat of Government to its continuance in the North. To where else can it be moved i^ not to Wellington ? We are glad to see the Nelson Examiner expressing the hope that the question will be considered "on broad -public grounds only." We repeat we sincerely hope so too, but very much fear that the absence of Messrs Brandon and Harrison, if much longer continued, maybe found very much militating against that hope being realised.