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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 400, 6 August 1866, Page 3

Mr Stafford on the Poverty Bay Petition. —During the course of the late debate oa the Separation question, and in reply to an argument of Mr Whitaker, to the effect that Satire govern* ment must be conducted on the spot, and not at a distance, Mr Stafford remarked“ If there was this necessity for government on the spot, what would the hon. gentleman say about Poverty Bay ? Would ho say that Auckland’ could administer native affairs there better than at Hawke’s Bay ? (Laughter and hear, hear.) He nailed the hon. gentleman to that, and claimed from him that ha should at qnce sign that petition which had been presented from the settlers of that district. (Hear hear, and laughter.)” * Provincial Government of the Natives not Practicable. —Mr Stafford on the above subject argued, in answer to Mr Whitaker, that "it was impossible for governments in their own province* to have the solo control over the natives there, as they might see in the late war when natives from all parts were engaged. Why the very fact of a defeat of rebels in Auckland would cause them to go into Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay, and what would the hon. gentleman do then ? His proposal was really summarised thus, that the General Assembly should subsidise Auckland to drive the rebels from there into Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay —the adjoining provinces.”