WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1711, 12 August 1875, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Wellington Condemns the Government Proposals-

Last evening a public meeting convened by the Mayor was held to consider the proposals now before the Assembly, re the abolition of the provinces. The meeting was one of the largest ever held in Wellington. Mr H. Wallace proposed and Mr Plimmer seconded the following resolution : " That this meeting approves of the Abolition Bill as introduced by the Govrnment, and trusts it will be carried without delay." An amendment was put by Mr. R. J. Duncan, and seconded by Mr Travers (solicitor), as follows :—"That in the opinion of this meeting, and considering the very short time the Abolition of Provinces and Local Government Bills have been before the people, and the fact that in a few months a new Pailiament will be elected, it is the wisest and most constitutional course to allow the electors to give their opinions upon questions of such vital importance affecting the interests of the colonists at large in the usual constitutional way, by their votes at the approaching general elections." Mr Pearce, M.H.R. for Wellington, concluded his speech by saying : " I am going to vote for the Bill, and will do my best to carry it through the Assembly." The amendment was carried by a large majority.