BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3984, 1 December 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, November 80. Parliament will be fimilicr prorogued tomorrow for a few days. Writ" for the new Parliamcn l will probably bo out on Saturday. Auckland, November 30, Tenders for the construction of the Graving Dock were opened by the i ■ arbor Board to d ; y as ioHowsHenderson, of Broguen nod Sons, L 96,757; Owen, Jones, and Co., IV.lO,;')!!; A. Overend, 1,116,8-14 ; Prichard Dixon, L 121,000 ; David Proudfoot, Dunedin, L 03.000: John Taylor, L 139,000 ; Smith, Fiulayson, and Co., Loudon (informal), J. 123,850. Deferred to Woiks Committee for report.

{From our own Correspondent.)

Wellington, November 30, The 'Post’ in a leader last night on Sir George Grey’s speech after reviewing it in detail, says Wo are firmly convinced that the scheme of insular separation thus sketched, in outline would, if it were possible to carry it out, be injurious to th- Colony as n whole, and efiect no adequate remedy for existing evils. In this matter we are called upon ro speak out boldly, and with n > bated breath. ’We cordially accept -Sir George Grey as a leader in his opposition to "the ’present Government, and we shall accord to him our most earnest and energetic support in his attacks upon their extravagance, maladministration. and couuption. It is a blessing to the Colony that Sir George Grey has come forth from his retirement to do battle on behalf of popular rights when they have been in peril at the hands of an uusoiupulous Government, backed by a majority in a corrupt and demoralised Pavlhiirr-nt. In the cause of public liberty Sir George Grey has done invaluable service. His eloquence, fearlessness, and intrepidity, were exactly rim qualities needed in a leader of the Opposition at the present momentous crisis of the Colony. It needed such a man during the recent session of the Assembly to expose and denounce the abuses which had grown up, and to reanimate the drooping spirits of the few independent members of the House, who were isonited and powerless till united under a leader. Our attitude with respect to Sir George_ Grey is therefore clear. In common with him, wo are uncompromising opponent of the present Government, Wo desire a cnango of Ministry, and a return to economical and prudent admiui-tratioii. Wo admit that the ahull ion of Provincial institution-* in their present form is inevitable, ami are of opinion that they must be replaced by a scheme of local .self-government, ■e.’ith Mr ■ details of that scheme as put forward by the present Government dining the la>t aesrion we cannot agree but an- fre.-b measure laid before riie country woul.i_h-i.ve our fair and impartial com -.’.deration. Finally we are utl-rly oppose.i to insular separatem, :;nd on this question will neithci support Sir George Grey nor any ot her public min in Gen Z aim id who tuav 1-apouse it. he ar-.ioie Cuuclu-.es uith a promise to I-; nt one the impracticability of the >■ p.-.raiion -cnome,”