“Terrible Auckland.”

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 6

“Terrible Auckland.”

The ‘•Dominion/’ in a leading article headed “Terrible Auckland/’ says: “It is probable that the country, a* well as Parlianient, derives a good deal of amusement out of the desperate efforts of Auckland members to maintain the rights and privileges of the Northern city. and. incidentally. to grasp any fresh perquisites for that much-favoured portion of the Dominion. Southern members, who so very properly protested against the humiliating backdown of the Government, are in error in imagining that Auckland is sacrificing its ambitions regarding the university scheme for the sake of retaining the Governor’s residence. They mean to have both, and the Government dare not thwart them. It is not a question of logic or justice; it’s not a. question of studying the taxpayers’ pocKets or public interests the only circumstance that count" is that if Auckland does not get what it makes up its mind for it makes itself so amazingly unpleasant to the Government that .Ministers rush around trying to pacify those desperate Northerners. What is the House going to do? Does the whole Parliament tremble at the naim of Auckland?”