THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Evening Star, Issue 4229, 15 September 1876, Page 2

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

at Mosgiel last night to coneider the above was attended by about 160 persons, and presided over by Mr A. Todd. sem "-> w ho read apologies from Messrs Allan and Shand, M.P.C.'s, for their non-atien-CljauCC* if

The following series of resolutions :~s **? Colonial Parliament hivinehiled to £™™ e ? 1^ Gove ? :nment in «V wayiinited to 22^SS , * ni *Sl e i. < W im of this muring iit would fe™ fl to abolwh Provincialism untjf a proper pared 2ndTh^- by thf people,has beenVr*: twk,i,riT♦? h £t* 1 H s ="**»& maintains that ft ia w IX&V* S* P J ovineß *<> haw the full ocntrol of & dfl1 ?! 1 and surplus railway revenue;and twTO oUcy ,A Moh k "V *»X interfered wMi ** i?»"*«» t» her interests/and onßadveeacyof our interests; and we pl<>direoiir- £ WS* tb ? m * "Hon they may take vLTZ* ,or her ittstandlawfnl rightsT 4t£ t T J U8 l me g a W ****» thatourxepriientatrS SfiEfftELS? Land 9™**°*- «th. TUatToopy ™J^ faw T£?M , "» luaoM *•■ forwarded to om member and his Honor the Superintendentwithout

were proposed by Mr Georgb Prain, who eulogised the action of Sir George Grey, and referred to the meeting-a large one for the m 8 ? to strengthen consider- % Z kands of the Opposition. Mr Charter in seconding the resolutions, dwelt on the benefits of Provin<Malism, and urged a modified Provincial Council and a determined resistance to Abolition, wbiob. would centre political power in Wellington. As an amendment to the fourth resolution, Mr J. H. Murdoch moved the following: which was seconded by Mr J. Brown, S supported by Mr Collins, but it only found seventeen supporters : *«■««* secured to the people!" The resolutions, which were BpoTten to by Messrs C Pindlay, Aitken, !nd £onS 7 ' We £ S en carried ' *»» proceeding* closing with the customary vote of thanS to the chairman. •«-«»»•