DUNEDIN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 268, 14 June 1867, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

(from .\ cor.isEsroxpEST.) The Provineisl Council closed its Sissum ou* Wednesday last, ar.d it now stands prornguul until Apiil 18G8, a much longer recess than" was generally expected, considering the troublesome times in which we live, but as the salaries of the Executive officers have been so largely iixicnnd. their i>r>.icty to tnj«y the sjioilsol tfiicc for r.s long a \*xU*\ as'pcfsilVcnr.i.ct l'c vbidcuil at, the hern (c (if .-,■ laiics Las en a! id n rch c< mmml ai <: a {.nat dial ti tii»:iti*ffidici] i/vr lue. '.\\?, ij <I, f j,, , ~ t ,, <

fj •’TT'k/TT' 'XX. ATHKTtiT ■ V Treasurer and Socretaiy '’’perform their ■several duties satisfactorily to the PreArimcc, they are well worthy- of their pay. . The Session has been an eventful one and ; it is hard tp say whop.or ]|qw the; unhappy difference between fne two Governments anent the“de’egated powers’ will be settled, looking at.the case which ever way we may , is a most uuh umv affair, and much harm must, be--11 J ( .■. * i fal the country till it is arranged, finyt.is imposslb'e .than we can go o ■ under two forms of government, somebodr must lose, and that somebody will be the inhab itauts of the Gold-fields, who of course, “ pay the piper ” Dunedin will reap the advantage howeyer things may go, and it is of no use my telling you that the people down here only look upon the upcountry districts as the means of personal aggrandisement, and I cannot wonder at your fraternising with the General Government. You of course- will give Mr Macaudrew’s Government credit for anything they may do, largo sums have been voted for roads on the Gold-fields, and if they are spent, which will > be the case, if you keep a sharp look out, then render to “Peter” the things that are “Peters” the Dunstan and Lakes are considered by -Provincialists as very naughty boys, while some say that you are ungrateful, but it is fully expected that you will return to your allegiance when the moneys voted for your especial benefit are duly expended, and you no longer remain neglected districts. The appointment of Provincial Wardens under the Gold-fields »Provincial Management Ordinance has not taken place, but four agents have been substituted instead, what those gentlemens’ duties are, or may he, it is hard to define, but it is to be hoped that they will be little better than “ spies ” such an occupation would be degrading evi n to the gentlemen possessing the greatest elasticity of conscience. The Speaker, Mr Reynolds, has using a familiar expression, “ got himself into a mess ” he has two actions brought against him, cadi, for the sum of <£sooo, by Messrs Robinson and Every, whom you know were committed to “ durance vile” for contempt, in not answeri-.g questions, put to them by tlie Committee of Enquiry in tbo management of the Gold-fields; | which Comittee I must say ,instead ef bo- ! ing a Committee of I r.quiry intotho man- | agement of the Gold-fields was little else ’ tia a C > u*i of In position, wlusc spcci al object was the prosecution of Officers, > ■who had sided with the Ge- oral Govern- i ‘ incut, Messrs Robinson and Every, doubtless acted under instructions from their’i ■Superiors in ref .slug the required iufor- j matio;, coescqucutlly did no more than their duty. You made a good and wise choice when ■you selected Mr Fraser for the Dunstan, I ■and Mr Maia for the Manuherlkia, both j gentlemen arc far above the average of | men you have hitherto returned, and I they have done you credit. Mr Main isnow contesting Port Chalmers with Mr Rolf -, tor a seat in the House of Representatives Mr Haughtbu has taken-a leading part in politics, both him, and Mr Yogei the Treasurer, have been strenu■ouily opposed" whenever any' matter re t tive to the Gold-fields was before the House, in fact, I may say that Mr Haughton’s conduct was more like tliat of a ■General Governmei.t Agent, than a mem,bor of the Provincial Council, his opposition on ma y occasions was conducted with a very bad ta-te, and amounted to nothbg short of a desire to obstruct, whether Mr Vogel, was right, or whether he was wrong, as a member of the Provincial Council, ho did its best to uphold its dignity, jmd deserves credit for so doing. The Provincial battle must be fought at Wellington, and the ninth of July next, will be perhaps one of the most remarkable days in the. history of Otago