WAIPUKURAU.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 668, 29 March 1869, Page 3

WAIPUKURAU.

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Waipuku rail on the afternoon of Thursday last, 11 for the purpose of expressing to (he GroTcrnment of the Colony the confidence reposed in Mr M'Lean by the selilcrsof this Province," Sec, when the following resolutions were agreed to. Proposed bv Mr Canni - G and seconded by Mr Caui.yon : This meeting has heard with alarm and regret that Ministers have withdrawn from Mr M'Leau the General Government agency lor the Ea-t Coast; and, looking at the services Mr M'Lean has rendered, to the influence he possesses over the East Coast and Taupo tribes; and, further, to the confidence reposed in him by people of both races in this province and upon the East Coast—this meeting is of opinion that the withdrawal from Jlr Jl'heaii of the powers lie has for so many years successfully exercised to the general benefit of the colony, is, at the present critical conjuncture, a great public calamity -is calculate! to destroy confidence, and seriously to weaken the friendly relations with the Kast Coast, llawke's Bay. and Taupo tribes, which Mr M'Lean has labored so successfully to develops and maintain. Proposed bv Mr Okm ;ND, and seconded by Mr T. P. Kx, ll: Thai;, in the u of this meeting, it is extrcmtly desirable it an humble but urgent appeal should be made to his Excellency the Governor to forthwith convene the General Assembly for the despatch of public business, inasmuch as this meeting considers that the present critical position of the Colony—the serious additional burdens necessarily entailed by protracted warfare - together with the spread of the rebellion under the present ministry,—are matters of serious import, requiring that the advice and assistance of the Legislature should be taken without further delay. And that a memorial embracing such opinion should be transmitted to his Excellency bo soon as it may be corroborated by the signatures of the settlers of this province. Proposed by Mr Gollan, and seconded by Mr Nairn : That all practical means should be adopted of communicating with other provinces, with the view of obtaining their co-operation in this matter.