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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 51, 27 August 1872, Page 2

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Wellington, rYid.iy liiirhfc. The lion. 1). McLe.m.-i's positive refusal to j'Mii Mr. Stnifortl lius ih*t;i<leiliy improved Iho Miiiisferi;il chances, and will pro!) ibly decide several VM-venut* , votes. Tin; division will I bo very close, but, j,ho 1/Yuvinci.ds are l.k.'ly to have a sin ill majority. Thia i.s still doubt- I f,il, howuvci*. Messrs. Gil'ies, (lishinie, and Wool arc I expocte.l to speak to-night. The debute will probably Last three nights more. It i.-i rumoured that Messrs. Webster and J Andrews are likely to vote with the Ministry | Mr. Macandrew supports, and Mr. John j ' Williamson opposes them. ; j An' inqnesr. was held upon the body of Mr. j j Aruot, formerly proprietor ot'ihe 4 Wuirarapn \ Mercury." It is. suppos. d that he d.ed tiu;n !

j strychnine, self-administere I. Uokitika, IVisJuy. 1 The markets are vising, St jcks are light. ; j Adelaide liutu , is quote i. ati-'L-l lUs ; oats' ' I ;Js ;u J Nij.iur, Friday. I Maakn, "To Kooti's butcher," was com- ; rnittod to-day, do hfcacul that 'I'e Kooli had appointed three of liis iollower.s who wore boun I. to de.-itroy tliooe he desn-ed ur elae he J would kill them. j TSelson, Friday. J M.-j >r Piiton, a re'.ired Indian officer, yesj terday full fourteen feet down Lho hold of the J'" Wiiiium I'l-owse." It is hoped he will re- ! cover. liieli specimens have been discovered in fie new and deep drive in the Perseverance initjo. ! 2'J]l).s. of stone crushed tit a berdan gave.3d \ '■■ ouucoi of yoid. i ■ ♦ !

I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. \ \ [Thursday Nig-ht's Debate Continual] ! Mr. Reynolds said that no one could deny j . the correctness of Mr. Stafford's first resolnj tion that grave errors hiid been c )inmitted, ! bat the same would probably have been the ' case with any other Ministry. Dr. F-.'ithor- ' i stone's appointment was an injudicious one, : j and immigration was never likely to be satis- | factory in his hands. The Government had, • however, noted promptly iu rectifying his , I errors. Mr. Stafford's third resolution was ! \ mt honestly intended, and Mr. Stafford and ' i his pirty were the last men to carrry it out '• ! faithfully, lie objected strong-ly to the pro- ; I bable constitution <>f the new Ministry if the j motion were cilvkcl. { I 2\lr. Stewart thought the charges against ! ! the Government hid not been proved. Ho : ; would not be a party to turning out one set i I of men simply t) put lit another sjt, which i was all the reso iition le.iily meant. ! Mr. S-A'atison thourhr. the charp;e3 male : ', by Messrs R?id and B mtiy had i.o be n suffi- ■ ; cientiy replied-to, really pleaded ■ I truilty to the Gγ at p omises .' ; had been nmdu of works to be done. Out there : ! was really uo sign of their commencement. ; Li' the Oliverruneut escaped now it would be j ; iowing , to ;he rep itatiou possessed by Mr. h : McLean. He had no fault to find wich him, ; and he refused to believe that, however : j strongly Mr McLean might fight for his ; i party he would refit.se to take ofH.-e wicli other ' ( cjlleagues if culitjd to do so by the ; (

MM.i:i;!«i mi i vn'Ais of tiio eiinlry. 11.. , w not tho niiUi to s.i ;rili'o c>uiry fo Several serioa.-j tpastinn-i wen* pending, sieii as education, civil sorvkv, native lands, and o )r)ii>i-atian, and lio an I one or two others wanted to know the programme u u:!i sale on these matters iK'ioro determiuin.;" ho-.v thev would vole. Wh.it th.s e >u:urv wanted wus : First, peace; scon 1, econiwiiv; mil for tho first it would ba iU'Ci'S>>u'y lo havo Mr. MeLem. If fhu (loveruuieut wore let oil this tini , . ho hope I they wou'd conduct themselves i:i a inoiv lv^a'ai , wav in 'nliire. ; Tlie !I>:i. Don ill McLj.iu in >\e 1 th.radj niruineut of the dob.de. : Pridny. Tho IF >n. D. McLean lvs'invd I lit. , det)at,o 'on Mr. Stali'ii'd's want-oUcoiiliJence »•••»-,;!u- ---' tio :s. lie review 1 at ltMi*_>*tli t-iic v/imii; .>i tlie native and ilet'eaeo policy of th. , (tov.Tn-m-.Mi', siiujj tlu-ir a:\:i'.s>in:i 1 , .} olh'.ie. l\o d■- ' chii-e.l t h.it, he hud received earnest and vtluah!t> ai 1 IV >:n his (Mllea'4'aes, (>s[>» , i , iallv fV.Mii Mr. !'\i\', and no diflere:iee of c>i>ttii > i h.id : ever I'.visto I i■ t the (! ibin. , :. The exjeasi! of di'lbacc. was uaw than oat , -third oi' what it. iv is '.vhen he to >!; o:h - e, an I ho hoa. , 1 s >.> >, to he able to do with a less force, and 1 the itniicy so s;ive I in cMMpI )yinj; tho naiive.-j iijioa pultiu: works, aa I in Ihe s tvioti.s ol caiet's to niiin'aiM o;'der in dis'iac!', ' s.j as to in ilce tii .Mil Coel theiuselvu.s an in. ' part of the colony, lie believed Iha I time had now arrive I when tho Ministry ! iniL, r ht advise the (Joveiaior lo piocaiei a, I general aniiies'y. lie allulelfo tii > nre.iL ! eil'o! t-; the natives were making iin>l;>r Ii i. : verninent encouragement to ostal>lish s;h >o|-; Ito teajli t!ie ; i ehil Ircn the lan_;'u i ; ;e. I lie announced that after mature oansiderati m I tho tiovornmenfc ha 1 d'(ialrd t> :ipp tint 0.-io !or mare chiefs to tne Ivveaii' ive Council, so ! as t> f'nau a sort of Jloard of advic, , lo Ml. I nist(i!'.s in native matters. Me declare I most I positively that if, was not nossible thai h> i con! 1 j tin the Afiriitfiry naler Mr. H;all->r<f. , U was only nn ler special m\:uin I laces thai, he l<i.id joined any Mini-t/y, and whifevo , . , happ.ai.ul he felt deeply i! to I.'ig oi!i.'..-rs of the dupan lueut and t> native chiei's I".i• their jjreab assistance and co-operation. The { pres.'iit, (i overninent had done thei. , ut imsi. to secure pea.'e, an I ha I brought afl'iirs into a, stiite they had never hoped lor when the>,to >k onicj. He believed that, whaiovvi , j dliUjulty niiy'it hereafter arisii- b. , - t.woc i the two l'.ue.s, peace was really e»!ablishe I on a firm and per'in inent a.id if t!ie went out of ofli :e they would retire widi a o.iiLsijusujsH of hiving d i-n I tliei. , duly. I Mr. Crei<_;difon cxpi'essel deep at Mr } McLean's decision not to join Mr. ;Stnll'i;d. ! He hoped that his determination would Iμ I re-considered, as it placet members in t ! n» jdiiomina betwe.'ii anarchy and civil '.vrn- o:i ! the one .s do, and wreck.ess an I was.'elul e\ rj p:'iiditu:c of |iublic moaey on the other. ,\a- ; otiioi* reason why lie sii > ild reeoasi Ic; , Irs

j decision was that tho prop >s il of a I amnesty would c >me more acceptably fVo:n an. entirely new Ministry than from one licvidrj t jby Mi , . Fox, wh ■), : n strong tirms, ha 1 j scouted iJio i'kn w.ioii s i^k r, 'stcd in 1» / J Dr. Polio., and Mr. J. (J. Fi •(.!.. in his ~,v., I heart and conscience he believe I thai T > j Ivoor.i had been in n\: sinno 1 IJI in : sinning. ]}ut siixv. IS7O £'J.'{,(KhJ ha.l b.-cn I uKpende 1 in hunting , lipn round the inland to I tho place whoi'o ho stirted from. And no<v ; Ministers wore willing to accept Avhat Ti« I Ivo )ti o'Fered of his o-.vn necord two years a r>, I —to S"tfcl(i down quietly if allowe'. Tno ?vlinI i.sfci'y had plea led i«miilhv, and had boon con- ! victe'l of rnal-adniinistration ot public \vji'!.;s ,' and iimiigra , ion, aiid wcro now endeavouring , to shelter tli em selves behind tho shield of I their Ajax, tho fiant they had in their ournj*. jli Mr. AlcLean should sucoied in saving \\uun {this year, next s:.-s m he would di.sa nwnv. i with them with the unanimous consent of tho

i country. Friday ni^b.!.. j Mr Tairoa announced his intjufcion of ' supporting , the 0 >vernrnjnt. Mr (jfiilie.s desire I b't dm ,, / back the atte't- ! tion of the lloii.sc to the consideration of the ' real qne-jtion.s iijvolved, and with which thy • native policy was not in any way oonneete i. i Vne question vva.s not one of men merely. • The Opposition had no desire for o'lice foi*- , their own J'>ub they b'.dievo I i it to bo essential for the welfare of the eoun- : try that the administration of afl'tirs should pass from the hands of incapable administrators. Any roversal of the policy earcrerl upon was now impossible, lie hal opposed the present policy as beyond the means of the colony, and if it wore to bo initiated n;w he would do the samj ; but the country was now committed to it, and the only question that they had to consider was that of ju lie ous administration. In the same way any reversal of tlie present native policy was impossible now. The honesty of Ministers was not impugned, bat their incapacity of administration had been proved. The administration of public works in Auckdand hod bejii adi utter failure. To prove this he repeated his statements with respect- to tbe roads in the North, Auc'ilanl and Thiimes water supply, native laud purchase, and Kaipara and W'aiknto railways, which hy mule in speaking upon ?vir Curtis's motion. Under the present system the ti.nanc3 of th>i country was going to iho bad ; year Iγ year.

lit, 'lie I'iitc of lifiirly a million :i, yty.it, fo ,, en" jil, expend. U:ro, while t'ic provmeii' »'.'.,-end .t'ire iv:U ('>:'.yu:drvr Iho income by i.i-jii-ly i\i;<) t '):)() a vfj.u-. Or" tin pnblio Wiil'KS I Mil, t. v<) Tlll . 11' >: 1 :-t llJl I I;? , . , II 1M i.-.O I , i,I , which Cl,i')O,'j)j h,t<l boon spent, and .U:H, ;!)0 liiilj lilic.i were n-1 uit.h-cj. Tho Op. jm.ii! ion hii'l been a."-k/d tiioir policy : iL \vi>• i'< 1 be |ic ic, all ffM'liji i'S at I essexpense t'rwi ;it pre~e,ut; it woul Ibe efli-'iout. ji Imi nisi ration (if public works, mil not iiiihiujj , lioi- los <>l iuimi'..T.ntU in'.o tho country wit.so'it niacin.; pro\ isfon I'm , solUinj , thein upon th , : laud ; ii. u'nti; , ! !>o pru lent fin meo and re hio-iou of tin; Civil service f-x|)f*J:fl!ftic<: ; if, wou'd b: proper Parliamentary and e irisl itutiou.d ivernmont iusiea I of e/ovornment by in'iM'H, under - secretaries, and comraotors. 'l'li"ii' admin.'sf ration would embrace the nl.ih -in.; , of cvi •>/,!tiLf or_f;iMisri: i ins, for tho provinces wt'vo <i ii(o wil'iir.r to work oor<ii;i!!y wil.li tho Ceooral (Jovcrnniout, as cqn-tl powers in their mvn .spheres, th deoliui.ur 'to accept tiio position of inferhi , and liti hs uiiiiiij) >rfanf powoi'H. I ho lion. .Mr (Jis ! )oi'!K! fiiii 1 Iho (I.ivernIlli'llt. (Ii I illl.Clld to HI) ■!!'[ 1110 [I*>: 11 iH ■; i am unit; north of Auckland, and what, '.vas not hponl. oils: year would bo ria.ci'icd to t.ho credit of f,ho lii-xL. It v/,is lnipossi'ulo to Hpen 1 .:. !;j,0()i) iu Ki!V<;n hi'idLlm. II.: ft: fee red to to th;: :-ol floiDoiit of the I Jns'iv c'airn ;as Mr (iillios's idoa of ('o:isl,ii utliiinl I Jovoi'iirnoiit;. Tin: (lovunim'-mf, (Miirhil iiujiii-y into thoir H Iniiiii.-trul ion. 'I'll' , )' c »uld ha\ p <; o iiirtcd rphoiii'ii'iil iip[)h.iiisci by into expenditure, but I hey could only h;ivedo.ie so at t!io cost, of llio oouiil ry and fh.ir siimjys >i :>, but they (lispeui-cd wil.h shams and did what was br.sf, fnv tho interests of the colons, jjrefer-i-iiiL;, lo lose support ral.her than accede to Llkj ; demands of those who recorded tho Ministry ; ol tin; day as a sponge to I ■ sipiee'/,;: I (or Iho ' In-iicfit ol their ovvu particular Jooalitiu;. Mr I contract J\O. 'J. was within lliej term s of the If.a.d\viiy Act, mil the House had j )'atilled, what the (iovornment had done in; that matter. Tho question now was whether j fiie term-; of the subsequent contracts wore j lair mid reasonable. Mr Curtis's remarks > with reference to tin: IMenheim lino were tin- | lonndeil. The contract was only ,£'lo,00(.) j in excess of> the authorised sum, and the j of tho province had approved of the chanires iu the specifications, and j handed over J.>O,O'_H) acres of land as security i for tin; extra co.sfc. Tho Unit Jiailway had ; been expected by t'-io provincjiul autlioritios : to cost 1 )!)!) por mile, and it had only cost \ .I'.).<»oi). Mr Dnnny li'id acted the part of 1 Paul I 'ry at tho (lovornmoni; olliocs. lie, had volunteered his advice upon everyflnnsi, I but their duty to llio colony ltad oblige 1 tho | (lovmimeiit not to take too much of it. The ' (loveriiiiieut had let ~(J>J miles of railway,! and more could not have been safely done within tho periol. Ho denied tliat | lion had been a failure. Mistakes had boon ■ made, but the schenit: was now placed on a satisfactory basis. 'L'lio Ministry had never' refused provincial assistance iu carrying out j public works, but had always insisted upon j retaining , control. Ho denied that tho (lo- '. Yeiiimeiit had ai'.ded lo tho Civil Service. ! .I'ul tins. , ," aside the new departments authorised ; bylhe Legislature — sue!t as laud transfer,!

jiud puhlie works —the service li;id been reduced .since l: ; o';). lie failed to see any ur.ifv of principle amongst I be- Opposii im. Its members notoriously dillerel about the lu'Ogdi'u coutrae's, scat of Government, laud inlioiH, and native policy. In the interests of peace :uid of the sprout colonising , policy they had initialed— in tlio interests of the colony—lie asked the house to reject the molion, and (o refuse for ir.cre parly reasons to filjH'O tlio administration in the hands.ot a confuted and incongruous Opposition. Mi , . Kender Wood male a very ainusnq , , speech in reply to the Ministerial ones. Ilcfciaid tlio lirst resolution contained a plain issue. jrtttl would have been carried by acclamation b«»th by the House and country had not the luitive question been cleverly imported. This, however, would not sure the Mmislry. The 3liuisterial speeches were a pmvo! of excuses tiiunmed up in the quotation slio-hily altered— !V to our faults a little l)Hnil, He to imr viriuu ever kin.l. Put the ]ieace paillockoii yoiir mind. The pubhc works policy wis not only se\'en : months old, but was in its third year. When, ; aeiUM'ding- to the financial stntemoat of IS7U, i linos o{' railway already running should }'ie!il i .". protii >\t' :f k>.oo(> for the year. Instead of | this liad been spent, and not a j siuD-io line of railway had been made. 3.1 em- | liers the House had been made to see that j

to support the (.iovernment would be to th r direct pecuniary interests and that of their i constituents. If the Legislature wished t > j retain their character jui.l purity they shonld i rise as one man ami condemn the manner in j -which the tiovemment patronage had been exercis'^!3lr. Macandrew moved tho adjournment of > die debate, which was agreed to. j IFu'.uor.i.YVHic- 1 . — Tiio celebrated imthomnt'cian, j Kiivher, was p.uire. than ordinarily addicted to thestudv j of hieroglyphics, and would alwavs tir.d a plausible if j not a true meaning for them. S;iuv> vouni: scholars j resolved to divert t'lemselws at his excuse. With this | vii'w. they engraved so>tie t'uitstscic ch.iraeters or ti'_ r ures • uiidh a shapeless piece of .-to. u>. and had it buried in a spot ,' which was shortly to he duy: \io. When fnind it was i carried to Kiivher as a most singular curiosity; and ! ]u\ enraptureil with the discovery, be-jan ; tv> expound tlu , mcnninir of the umneamiiir char, c ere. i tu xhn no Muiili amusement of the ,

•• I mi.vi ;r;;:;!.u, oi'-t'i.-;:•;.]. ; J f.v m nin the v-rvnwi'.o \ — c: That i! in t'l.; op,liion <)\ t■ i' s ij > mcii th..' pra.'t \<; : of :i making an I Jiii.i:diinic ruiuiitorid ofTi , :-; a' , : t.Sir* wi'l of thj 'ii)V'.;ni-n!_'iit Oi t.i-: div, is ' ! o.ip'i.sol t ) const.■lutioiiul ; and tlrir. ic • j is liciiraM*; Ihtt the various nr'nis'f-ria! offii-s 1 ' l >u .lyliiK"! hx staturo"-t'io \\n:\ M;\ Wafei--1 hoj.s'j sai 1 : '" Tho rejent (»o.'urren;;o I wi c :h 1 • 'o refer to is tho a.p ; * lint.inont of one of thos's ; I rriiy term tho pdit'cd Sia:rio-o ''.via-.—j jno.m rJio F!.«iid.:nt Miu'V.er of t!u Xortliom ! f.iland. Ido not sty for arn miout tiint such j ! an appoin'm -nt i> not f>:*;>por iu itself, but it ■ Wai mi important in tho p-Zi.;/ of tho ; : Colony, u:i 1 t!io (j lost ion of en".rj'.iri ? surj'i n ! } change wns for t : ie i'ai-liarn :nt aid not l\>v ; j the Ministry ol' tiu dav t.) dei;i L , . Id> not ! I o intend that tho Ministry, i.i miking su.;h ; ; r>!i appoint nt-ot, di 1 but it was a \ ' rnif/er that sii• >11!ti hive heon hull over until j : I'arliarrient hail mot and its sanction <jbb Lin.il : t> a cliau ce of so imp >rtaut a c!iar icter, | , which mu t t)o regard -d as t!io lii-st st: *;> ii j : the sovet - ;m.:e oi' the t '.'o islands. I wish to \ briu.; , things bade as fit , as w-.-i cm t> their j , proper chau;:e', find keep mcrnSers of a | . Maiisfry wit '.lin their tte fun :tio.is j ail then there will bo I *S4 dau^ , :r t'.i it t!i.) '■

in crests of the Colony w; 1 bj co;upro.rii.ie i 'than t 10.-o is at too p:\sout ti.no. If wo allow such things to be done it is impossible t> say when the evil I have referred to may nrise. We may see that power of creafin" - Mnisters exercise! t> corrupt J *arl iarie it, (or though ii;) to tlio [ireseu;, time it has not , boon done, yet tho time may couio when it! ! would be. There is, as. honourable members '■ [ must be aware, in thepie-eiit state of things, I an opportunity of corrupting i'ai-liarneni. i : wh'c'i should not be rdlowed- to exist, an I I I would call upon honourable members, as thej- j ' regard tho integrity, t!io purity, and tho in- i depoudoiioo of Parliament, to do fill in their I : power t> cheek this stifce of things, mid to } I lay down a constitutional rule which shall be.! i boiielicial to tho Colony at mi.l exert j i a salutary influence on tho Ministry of the \ I day, and shall have the effect of keeping , the ' action oi' the Cioverniuent in its legitimate > I ciuiunels." j