The Evening Star. DUNEDIN, SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 1865.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 780, 4 November 1865, Page 2

The Evening Star. DUNEDIN, SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 1865.

Me Reynolds well deserves the compliment the public of Dunedin intend to pay him, and the channel through which he is to receive the acknowledgments of his constituents is most appropriate. And Ave have no doubt that the citizens will be glad to embrace this opportunity of meeting their representative. Mr Reynolds' claims on the thanks of the citizens of Dunedin are of a very substantial kind. It is mainly due to his efforts that the valuable Princes street Reserves have been secured to the city, in spite of strong opposition from the Government. It is well, however, to add that, with one or two exceptions, Mr Reynolds was supported by his colleagues, who cordially seconded his efforts. But apart from his purely local services, Mr Reynolds has proved himself throughout the late stormy Session a staunch upholder of the rights and interests of Otago. Although in the previous Session he was found against the Auckland and Otago alliance, and voted against the Separation resolutions then proposed, he has during the Session just past never flinched from opposing the policy of the "Weld Ministry,—a policy which we all know depended for its success on the utter destruction of Provincial rights and revenues. Mr Reynolds has no pretensions to oratory —Otago was quite sufficiently represented in that line by Major Richardson —but he has shown what is of far more advantage to his constituents—an honest, straightforward sense of his duty, and the determination to do it. Such are the qualifications needed at the present crisis of the -affairs of th.e Colony, and it will be well for the electors of Dunedin if they secure a renewal of Mr. Reynold's services. Some of his colleagues share equally with him - self the right to the thanks of the Province. Mr "Vogel, more ambitious in his' walk, has rendered very eminent services to the Province, and is a member whose presence in the Assembly Otago could ill afford to spare ; and Mr. Macandrew has been a valuable member of the little Otago phalanx which has maintained the honor and. interests of the Province. Exit that we regard the forthcoming dinner as being more especially given by the public, in their capacity as citizens, and in recogni-

lion of Mr. Reynolds's local services, we should have thought the omission of other members a mistake. Probably the electors generally will take some future opportunity of recognising the wider services rendered by those of their representatives w ho deserve it.