THE MACANDREW DEMONSTRATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3952, 25 October 1875, Page 3

THE MACANDREW DEMONSTRATION.

Tho following letter, addressed to the Macandrew Committee by his Worship the Mayor, has been handed to ua for publication John Sibbald, E q., Convener of Demonstration Committee in respect of proposed banquet to his Honor James Macandrew. M.Ii.R, ’ , Sinco I had the honor of addresin" y°u on the 19th instant I have received two further Iptrers, written, it is assumed under clue (ml,acuity, one by Mr Robert Ilossbo bam, dated October 19th, asking mo not to take any furthei steps fco.variu a urouoaed holiday until your Committee should have made final arrangements ; the other from Mr James Brown referring mo to the resolution accompanying your letter of the 14th instant, to wlCh t replied ; and in regard to which you, by letter dated the 16tli instant, distinctly assured mo that the proposed demonstration is not to he of a poiit'C d party character. I may here remanc that it is scarcely a convenient arrangement .hat three different gentlemen should he corresponding Iwith me, by direction I suppo-e of on- ami the same Committee, on this important business ; so I shall be obliged if your Committee will kindly take this as an acknowledgment also of the letters from Messrs Brown and liossbotham. above alluded to. Independent of the official report of your Committee held so recently as Saturday even*nf?i October 23rd, 1375, which slates plainly (and for I,lie fir«t time in unmislakeable language) thei the purpose of your demonstration is political in its character, a further letter was published ui Katurd.-.y n ..bit’s -tar and signed op. rommem, fco ••...iuet-man, Mr Will lain Hooper, houeaCy an, . v lug ,-. )Ur .eject to he to endorse th« views of his Honor tlie Supefiuten|h;nt with regard to the lately passed Abolition . \ a . rn tkl ? s irur -d Bom the doubt on the subject m whicn your c< u.mur,i:.-ati-. f ,s ami thos> wolddT' d . ” 0W(1 • ;u " 1 1 l,, ssbotham had - 1 would fam hope unintentional^ —involved me iV* your , object is now avowedly political, I J as intimated to you in my letter of ,1( t( > ;lsk citizens desire” Um fc ° ob ‘ so ‘ vo public holiday y„ u *.ujciaso\ h-.. v,.. ~ i,..... ].. nAi y] ffltloil Oi tllO jfjMv ■' t 4 i»tf ' 1 L " \ 11 > addition no doubt pardm.m* i, 1 memenuH;',' £° Ur PttWUlwd “ Demonstration Brogrwntae,

I observe that you have assigned to his Honor’s representative, or Deputy, the duty of presenting a congratulatory address to his Honor on bis return, . my ignorance I had thought that substantially his Honor the Deputy-Superintendent ceased to have any existence, official or otherwise, 1 immediately on the return of his Honor the Superintendent to tho Province. If . f correct in this I need scarcely say that it will he not bn quite appropriate to cany this poition oi your programme without mncuncat'on or adjustment. Had th r address been non-political I should have had much pleasure in presenting it, and flic duty could not have been becomingly p°roumed by anyone else than the Mar or of Ui--<-hty. 1 am willing to believe that tho prograv .v.e has been published in its present shape simply fomi a pardonable want of extended experience as to official etiquette in these matters. . - s '° doubt also the fact that the City Council of Dunedin has not been consulted as to the programme, and as to the position that body has been directed to occupy in tho procession which it appears is to be formed, has been owing to the same oversight. I have the honor io be, sir. Your obedient -ei vant, Henry J. Walter, Mayor, City Council Chambers, Dunedin, October 25, 1875,