Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 337, 1 December 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

(i'EOM OUE OWN COEHESPONDENT.) Latest Auckland. Sir George Grey’s Address. Auckland, Tuesday Evening. Arrived: Llewellyn from Levuka, with 40 passengers, among them J. S. Macfarlane and W. Lodder, who have obtained a subsidy from the F.ji Government to place the Star of the Sonth to trade among the islands, connecting with the Llewellyn at Levuka every 22 days. A letter from Melbourne says there is no chance of the Australian cricketers coming to New Zealand this season. Scarlet fever is raging at Coromandel. Seven tenders for the dry dock were opened at the Harbour Board to-day. Brogden is lowest with £9G,787. Tenders have been referred to the Works Committee, but there is no doubt that Brogden will be successful. The Kev Mr Nelson, incumbent of St Paul’s, married Miss Sophia Coates, The ceremony was performed by the Bishop. Over a thousand persons were present to hear Sir George Grey’s address to the electors of City West at the Choral Hall. Meeting was very enthusiastic. The speech occupied two hours in delivery. He reviewed the events of the session, condemning the Piako Land Purchase by Bussell and Co., Abolition Act, Indemnification Act, and other measures. In reference to the future Sir George Grey said I can only tell you that some of the greatest minds, I believe the greatest minds, in last session of the General Assembly believed that under existing circumstances after the shock that had been given to provincial institutions the best solution of the difficulty would be the separation of New Zealand into two States—(loud cheers)—each composed of one of these great islands, but each island should have, in duo subordination to Great Britain, absolute sovereign powers within itself (cheers). That it should yield up no portion of its powers, except strictly Federal ones, to a small Government sitting at Wellington. I mean simply the regulation of Customs duties, Post Office duties, and certain subjects of that kind, that like the States of America each island should, in its due subordination to Great Britain, be sovereign within i ( s own limits, and that the General Assembly should be the servant of the two islands, not being able to take any powers from them, but only receiving such powers as the islands by agreement had given them. Such General Assembly and such General Government necessarily being but small in number, meeting but for short periods of time, and settling, as I say, but these few points, and such General Assembly being so regulated that each island would have equal power within its walls. There would be but little difficulty in carrying out such a plan as that—even some of the leading minds at Wellington have signified their entire acquiescence ia the city of Auckland being made the capital of the Northern Island—(loud cheers)—the Federal Government retaining their seat at Wellington. You will see that although my own conception of the education of the human race on subjects concerning their own interests would not be fully carried out, inasmuch as there would be only two Legisla* tures in this island, and one of those only the General Assembly, still you would have in the North Island two Legislatures sitting. The people here in the North would carefully watch everything concerning their own

interests which might pass in Legiduture assembled under your own eyes. Ihe people in Wellington would have an opportunity of carefully considering tho proceedings of t ie General Assembly and what took place t! er •. There really would be two great t ducatimm! establishments existing in the North Island oj New Zealand, and I have no hesitation in saying that although, if I came into a view of that kind, which i. should feel it my duty to do if I he; public sentiment ran in its favor (cheers), although I should sacrifice something of my own feelings, 1 should still clearly see my way to future real greatness for the colony of New Zealand as a whole. (Cheers.) I should see the chance of prosperity being again restored to this northern poition of New Zealand, and of the inhabitants of Auck» And again having their own revenues fairly spent amongst them ; of having districts inaccessible to man lying close to our capital opened up by roads, such as they have in the South; of seeing those advantages conferred upon this part of tho country, without which it must si ill struggle on for years and years contending against very great dillicuilies. Arrival of the Hero. The- Cable Still Interrupted. TEE PRESS AGENCY. Auckland, Monday morning. The Hero has arrived. She left Sydney on the 23rd. Tho cable still interrupted. Further Prorogation of Parliament. mi PRESS AGENCY. Wellington, 'Tuesday night. Parliament will be further prorogued for a few days. Writs for the new Parliament will probably bo out on Saturday. PE 11 PRESS AGENCY. Poet Chalmers, Tuesday night, A true salmon, weighing 101 b 8155, aid measuring 26 inches long, with a girth of 15 inches, was caught iu the harbour this morning.