The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1875,

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1678, 5 July 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

MONDAY, JULY 5, 1875,

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ALTHOTJGHthe "olive branch" is so "tenderly and deprecatingly " held out by the Colonial Secretary, he does not well conceal the curl of the.lip that expresses the chagrin felt a^ the treatment meted out by the doughty Superintendent to his logic and his wheedling alike. A telegram of even date with the throwing up of the sponge in the capitation struggle comes to light through the columns of our contemporary the Cross, which, a the organ here, haa of course th fl privilege of prior communication of un. published State papers, as the Times has in Wellington. The telegram has reference to the settlement of agriculturists on Ohinemuri lands. As is well known Sir George Grey was kept in the dark as to the facilities afforded for such settlement in the Ohinemuri GoWfield's agreement. It is needless to enquire why or how. The past action of the General Government supplies

the cue to all this thwarting. Suffice to say that the document was delayed till the 25fch of June, or a month after the Provincia Council had risen. As it requires the con* currence of the Council and the Superinten" dent to make application to the Governor for the proclaiming of such leasing reserves, the information camaltoo late for the session, which

was of course what was intended But Dr Pol^ len's reference to the thingisso characteristic of the man, and shows so clearly how he must have been biting his nails at having ihat day struck his colours to the Superintendent in the capitation struggle, that his words deserve quoting. Says Daniel—"To meet ihe difficulty caused by the failure of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Auckland to make application to the Governor," &c. This is very good indeed. We think it deserves to be placed among the best of the sayings of Dr. Pollen ; but to most iv Auckland it will appear as an expressive comment on his "olive branch" so " tenderly and even deprecatingly " held