SIR GEORGE GREY AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 4087, 1 April 1876, Page 4

SIR GEORGE GREY AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

£ ..-5-a . Auckland, Marsh 3f. £ Gazette, published last night ' ’ . between Sir George Grey and Dr. PpUen relative to divevting'the balance of the dumping Association Loan to driving instead of sinking. Each endeavors to fix the responsibility of * divCraion on the other. There are also let'them on the subject of tbe in Accordance with the Abolition Acj, authorisingtheexpenditure of Provincial revenue recommended by the Superin--1 tendent. Sfr George Grey calls attention to 7 the -fact that recommendations by, himself to. mid, goes 'on.;— “ The mvariable rule throughout the Empire iadihal whenever a Governor in Council sits powers,of a legislative bddy"for..the purpose of consenting to, of refusing to consent to, the expenditure of public funds, then the deliberations are open to the public, who have, thus an opportunity of knowing the grounds on which the expenditure of ■ public funds raised by taxation are authorised, contrary; and have also an ’opportunity of satisfying themselves of the asnduitydnd fairness with which public busi- ' nesS/wants, and expenditure are attended to or therefore earnestly request that you will be so - good as to advise hia Excellency the Governor’to have all such fnes/tings of the Council as I have, alluded to . open to the public, and to direct that due publicity shall be given of the time and place rof stfeh meetings?’ Dr Pollen, in reply, ; maintains, that Sir George Grey has misapprehended the "Act, and says that >tho power of sanctioning the expenditure is conJhjletflto the Governor in Council. Sir George '"iGrjfey wtoids that the Governor is bound by lus duty tio the Crown and Koyal inatructyoiw- to-underetand “ Governor” to mean “ G&ferUoi'* in' Council,” Ho concludes by 7 , requesting Dr Pollen, if defterinined-to abide .. Ity .'hijß owh interpretation, ,to advise tbe Governor to arrange tfith him for the pur ( pose of agreeing on necessary expehditute.