THE POLITICAL ASPECT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 404, 26 July 1876, Page 3

THE POLITICAL ASPECT.

TO THE BDITOB. Sir, — Being largely interested in the advancement of the ■ Australian colonies, and Now Zealand in particular, I cannot further refrain from imparting my opinions, ns to the political aspect of affairs in the latter colony, to the public. I was exceedingly -pleased in reading Mr Bees' speech to the electors of City East (by which he has gained great kudos from them, and I predict be will be the Judy,' as Sir George Grey is the Punch of the hour) which was full of interest, and his slang co judiciously chosen, that he could not fail ts interest his audience. I commenced thi, letter by intending to give a little bib of ado vice to Sir George Grey. We all know he was dragged from his beautiful island home by Johnny Sheehan and a few more, who informed him they were ready to bow down and worship him, and not feel any degradation in doing so andmade the poor old man believe that he, and he only, could be tbe saviour of his adopted country, and dragged him from his beautiful home where he was surrounded by science, ease, comfort, cacti, kangaroos, and monkeys. I really do want to know if these men who made a martyr out of him are, what is vulgarly called, taking a <l rise " out of him. I can remember a little story of a great fight at a place called Rangiriri, where 200 naughty Maoris were captured and put in a big ship on the waters of the mighty Waitemata, and the governor in those days was a humane man, and some said he preferred Maoris to white men, (but this could not be true), however, he took them all to his ' ' beautiful island home," and these ungrateful people preferred pigs on the mainland to tbe monkeys and kangaroos of the island home, so one dark night they skedaddled, singing —

Georgy 80-peep Has lost his cheep, And did'nt know where to find them, Let them alone, They'll never come home, They have left one fool behind them. Now Sir, in those days people used to say unkind things about this immaculate man, and 1 am certain that the same thing will happen again, and I advise him to go back to his island home before this occurs. However to return to politics, I clearly understand the figures used by Mr Bees within a few mib lions, and I think it a shame he was not put on the finance committee; But,. Sir, it is hard to smile with an aching heart. When will this farce stop? Surely sensible men cannot be serious in supporting the hue and cry of provincialism and all the nonsense attached to it. I feel certain that within twelve months things in Auckland will be reversed, and the very people who are now running down Sir Julius and. his supporters, will be the first to support him. — I am. &a* A.8.0.