Extracts.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 652, 5 February 1859, Page 3

Extracts.

« ■> 'Ourr^aders. will not.liave "fdi^dtiien^hVqti^stibn mm&iM * \Welli^ton i:lii^peiident>i astp'tlie lit^rar^ffec.fbF;«j*New 4;PBvKxce9lA:c,Uh;au^^^^^ 'inff^^ti|»tfof^He^oviiVciaT io6uife ton.*iitl;tfaii%ringWll lihe're^mSWthkiiPi'o^nbe id'-the-1 •9utierin'6aa(lbt^'of' iHa'wfce"^ ißay.; 'The "Sotajhe^ Crbif the iqlea'r.he'fes^f I6gi6'wHi,ih itr, 1 deals'wjtti the1 !fc\^b dU^tron^s mm, We treW'thenn>al olauy^iidt:.^' jpart ; !6l it\iS ai'g^menti'bufc:for! it3;d\vii sigrfrficance :-rr. ..;;.v :;-v : s-. : ; 1^ i«th e hon«teßt{'tes^ah'dIb6iaes^me'a^urell^hl<ih^^ TemtheVit n'lttd^ifftroiluced' during *the^Session," but at Weliington»-aß";aii insidious'attempt to destroy PP6!pro>m^e^Ht ; ofi six, Beems!(destinbd'to afford continual occupation both to! jljhe Ministry and to S«?v,.^T°-flaws, real v orsupposed, hayebeen •RJttrtd, m the Act;'- through 6he-'6f which^iti^ argued^, thelWelHhgtohProvihc'ialOduh^il'becomes'iricapaci,tatfejdl]rQ.ni; pitting at,all ( >;fiwhile through .thef other, §^:fM( c $■ $& Pu. Wl.? es, e F ves; granted; tp, the ,Su»rlntendent of thei original Province^are .supposed VliW Itf^^peVintprideiit1 bfthe Neiv-'Province. the first'df;the'twbpoints raised, in the word* of the .j ijA yieryf DjeAtyj inib^oglip, ,as |t v stands,; .A "deadldcU""at"We^fingto^, #c cDuuterpart "to. bur own 'th'ait'Wlierearw'e .TpWe" locked "ihto—the'' Wellington tbuYiciHbV^re'ftbWedlbuf'bf^eoun^ The'Sup'e^ Inftnderit s"disposing'of °the KbrdViflcial/;ir,eve'riue; at pleMure, ;for #kntofy'an; Appr6priiitid.n:'A(it l 'until afferiFebruaryi l«6o,'dr, at:leastvtill «ftef*iif intercalary meeting of~ the General i«iAissembly y the l W,ellingt;on.members, in; a House c.onsisting of little "more than a qubruraV if indeed,' a' ducffumUduld' be ' fcoi'Segyther strong* !6ndugh i; td' j 'oSistTthy'iMilii^ry, : Itossibly withbut-pienhittihg the'm'fitst to amend the ; faulty Act : j: ;and r a premature dissolution'of the Stsserobly. ';.,:,;,•;,•■/ «.ri" ihu^-.v .^.cr i^w,i ■■ - ■"We'tntnk/hdweye'r, that ,tjhe.wish was father to tlidili'ou^Htf; a\iatfrat"the-b.Ver-riaihK';p"6wer of'ah •A'ct^of>fthe!: AssemWy cUres'''^l/^W.e;(admil;; that ■ {but eanfaot-,tliltik: that ajPy^upreme.Cflurt.w^uld allow such--an interpret tatlon'df the lici] as .""would annihilate?.the iurd^bf 'T'Ke "following' aro; the'wdrds of the Constitution Act, w-hteh deser'veSattentibh, 'their prec\se:effeet,-in the present ;pase,™being;;not ,quite clearV . . „

" 58. . * * * ': The' lawsio tolbe made by the said General Assembly shall-control and supersede any any Iwisenretyugnant thereto, ,tfhich may-have been prior thereto by '-)iny Jjft^?.ysncijil' ..*jGpiipjj^( 7*- and .any Jaw t>r ' Vinaa'e; ::6r ''* Vwddihed l"by' 'any Provincial* *'•' Cbiiincit y *in -■'- $arixikn6${ i: of 'the "kuthoiityThereby r fconferred ivp roa' sit; r:and'^on- any Subject ,wher£Oft^tt.nter[sugh a«<ihdrj4;y fi aß jafpr.esaidi it Is entitled to legislate, jsjiall, so far asjihe;•. same is r'ep^an^'t^yr^nclonsrstentwitfi; any Acit passed by the^nW^s&rafflyVfce nulWtfd rvoid.» ■;.. loldj.axtapb^itidnwithsthisfwe;placethat;pbrti6]iiof cl^s^Yllof,the-New'^roxincea'Act- whichcauses the difficulty. ",:':„ •&'''<<)'■ ''■■ &:>-*'■■■>■ ■ '■.■■;■-,, ,t*-VII. Where ah#; Wdvincei.esiaDlisliecl^under■■.this Aie^ i^lfptili6e>TOei:%hf6le of °aiiy Electoral'dis T trictaretaHrhing'jarianienibeii tor "flieMbe*rs: to the -Pro- . v^npial Cpi|irt^lof ,thg jaovjince;pf«- Swhich;ftuch'l new p;rp,xi'nce "roay^liaye^form be^'or"ine'inb^rs' or* vsuch'Ui'sbict''shalV 'fortKwitli proyintse f "aHfl'such<dis^riot shall toease to Return any i do^t.fVf-e;presume;?that the Act orth)e'W6ni! tfgt»ttiil%islature, Increasing'the numberCof taettfßefS'of CduncirfrdniMghteen to thirty, i«f feS f&tj'lbf aspliclatl§ny!rep'tigriaht 'to; - the-Act: of tid"ifmmbVjr -rby* -w^ch^two -^aembers1 (of 1 the quonflanit 'Ha^ke^BayfiSisinetfy cease-^6 «it. ;But it:'is*pe'6 lp^miM?Ym§ih&ly,h!eWvei!-namg: Act i afticei"*• «he3-liumb^^o£o tWen#-eigHt;''or-^toothe driginslMfter;=eigMeeflFi1D6 reH^ render" riuiratid Tbid^ Glaaae^ l r;6f (thesW^liingt^h 14^^ !.r^-^elp7taf^ali«ißiS**-of this CJdunciP'^f:t^issprovibcje^shall''eorislst 1-of thirty jfotlitef§&-:^>V^r"V *-'.■:■ ■■'--•■'■ ':■;■■■■■■■■■ •. ■■--

iao%*i¥:tißf^r%Tyt-inßaify:that! jclausp. 1'1 It is possible thae^B^aTSs^itseif^fi^ing-tfe'My;af^^ be^WpTetflhduS^-a^tftHaVthe^ap'poMori^e^^^ thtrt#ffl^hßeri;Jltfl, 0 R^WsM^rit1 claluse^ambrig'the BBverd distriett, the enftctigienjt tatlon 5- ;; :-': --—«;»- ■•• • •■■;■■- •;^%% rt^th"eoAss^!fly ra> feioj^Sftit^tidnp-'Kcertainly1- is; jipt' 1 jrif<Wdsf, fyet dught^dfra^gmeu'soi^'lffis'^raftingrof cisei^/tb' r ih6Uvbiaance;-We^ery?sup hatf-itm-e'at^i)^§aWnce?^is'a^dan^ pleadings or short deeds,—a practice'which'.'in pur tim^none.»butßv'ery!expeYwn'c^d^^^ Of "theit'igrb\inai'i wburd aVentu!fe;!on;! "<WS incline to think tha^'tTieX'Wellingt'6tin edun6ii ;st£rids jlegally conMtflte^''BPtwftity^iMKt>eMbers; but.if it be reduced to-TSgh%eer# a^PrbViriciaPidissdlutibh^the gr^af pbjeegof : the^jiipeirjn{endentHrwill I be 1- jneefled. And-he may4p.er^aps be.mindfdsotpjjiterpre^ the A'cc' bf tile Asse'inbly, And f %'fuse .to'Vonvenie the Gbundil'uniaWnfe^ GPtkncii^hKii haV6;ije6h telexed: Bdtl 4eveß^ ctti•thisllthsireTs^•^^enffiaypwhlcK!!might,; indeea,-se,fqre {row. s6a¥e:beeii ; |;ppli.edt ,w ith^ ad van • Au.cklan'd,; -namely^the,establishment of a Prbvisionat GdVern^ent. This Jime, perhaps, the iri%lrt 0be 1 foiind'fe^uklJ t6'the occasion.';■--.^'/vv y: .•;.,■ 6 :'."■ t.i ii;;;':ft; "::>•-/; ■■■'■'■ _-:Jiet usrii^sif-;proiieed;tb)tb.eisecoudrfla)w mifhe-New Provigges. 4-Ct, of which <the- 'Independent' writes M fdftows^f' '•'"■• -'l;o'-:;"-:v v ' --; '■■. ■ ™>WmMmhe Prßviift}?^Cdiitfcil (iarVlegallyproceedntotbusinessiW»¥n eal^fl tbj|ethe^is:a matter of.. ui)eertaihty;3butriher<e cah<jbe^no;uricertainty w^th. regarji ,-to ,thq-transfer'to rthe1 Superintendent pf HawkeT^*yV Jun?er4fiel6th" clause 'pf all the Wiffi l%Mi& irf'ttiis lkiid ;i6h uthe; beach betweefl;fiig¥iaiia'lb'w wWifuai-kf^he^ahtf reclaiipedlfrop! the ■ hflrbourjrarid allltherproperty vestedJn the Superintendent of-Wellington by the PublicTßeserves Ac|t,"lߧ4.' ' > - .. ,>, ■ " ."'That.sucti a !Va>s lever' lcpnte'ai^listted'Dy the? Legislature,' fcanh^t" for oriS m6inien.fc J r be f* 'sup-pose'd;-butr:to the! hufryiTwithiwhidli the ininistry* pagsqd the, to disniembejr'ithis/, proyince ;tnust •we lpojc for v; fhe' .solution pf^this lj and. many other gfkve^eVrdrs'tb^e'fourid ttieVeini"' ' ; c<rhlsotiri)e; theTflaw] in HWWcUi^indisputable. iiriperfebt clause:^ Ilpon |he..establi§htnent;.:of apy proyince, tinder ih'is "Act, a f Ußestate and ,in|eri?st of the.Supprfn'fe^dehi of;'any* provihbe'bf'^hich'subh' neW province{%lialP nave"'fdrnhei af ■'part in: kfiy- lands tPretpforergrantedito the1 rSUperintended t of such 9rigipat'prpv.ince; A u"nd^-J;he7^t offtheAssembly ihtituTeia (ThV^Public J Be»Sr'Ves_ Act,, ;1854,' shall ir^<jni^^H^epni'en^n< ofsucKneio protmM^Sndi Shall be" Heeriiea ahd-tak'6n' to; have' been grr anted7to;him:ind;his:succeMOrs'mnder theiprbviaipns o^the'said; * P^bl^rEeaeyye^ Act;;lßs4,?'' '" The" intentions of ithe-. AQ^. %=,f Independent', veTeviaefftl^-was| that the estate pf fheffold^province-sKduld^cea'se'^in ahyiands^ within tks*beiun(foriest<tf>the*Atw?proi}{fiet! but argues that f^rpro ifte. wprjd»;isajiiqißed; having b^en pnjitted; there ca,n'T>e iio. doubt thaj; iegilfy^Weilin^tpn, is denuded of 'W-itiiirm; aM'thaiHa^lieVßayhas the title toi'theift ''>'■>"■'- '-'■ —-:;" v--i.;"; ->•■>'''-■• \ -' ■'■ ■•• ■■ - Certainly tHet-e ;i« no ambifeuityrrtbout ihe! words ? an; oversight, [niusV; be ;# on^e; co^fessedy.,: ;But,> the Jhten[tipp being admitted, there cancbejittle dpubt thatfih a-'Couift'p'f JaW the BtMute would be'interpVet«a»ln'&c6iya¥bc> with 0 it. "The lalitude' of'con; Btructioni rpermittßd by *;Court, where''the'1 teal meaning is indubitable,; wpujd fuifpri|e but those who k.ijpw|niit .npwhere ir th^ere, less.'quibblin^than in : the k i'a'w1" wlienj'/abl^ex'pound^d;' f an^jthat.,thpse who are least cony'ef's'ant iwith'the'liiijr are gts'rierally ihe rflrit.tp)'iake iiheif;'stand! on thmty f!eftt^H Vegardlesfj'o^thj %^m%.. M >case^ qfjao^feetiveiawv %hi safe and «itftb|iihpd.rule pf cphstructipa is, ihat tlidllntejiiian of We law^givef andthe mewinff of flieMawfate '£o)«e fWc6%M (lftnd;) decliiM! fifbta'a' xioyi(ot(k\\i>lii)hblej dm from'eW*y p&rt M Wat&txitG takManf£Qmpai(Qd;(pgetber> l^i,i:r: ::; o i. ?; : , "v» applying^ rules ■forfinterpretingf statutet to

questions on the .effect ...-ofcair, enactment, we can never safely lose'sight Of its! Object. That must be the truest exposition of a law which best harmonises with its .design,'lts! objects, and its general 'StrUi: i ture.'n^'rraife//, ■• „, \! ■ , . „. • Thei real ■intention, vfK'(|n fc6lle;c;tod rw,llh!<!!brt£tihty will always in s'tatuteli 6vei 1 the literal/sense of terms, Forevery s|attftef?ought to.be expounded Hbt v!a:cc6rdingto'the' letterbut1 accbraihg !iid the mining pl:l Kep/73]:'- \Wheiiitheitat. Eduf.',' Qiiia foiytfiiesWrrttrum- f^c.].'say"fl:Every'matrshall:hbld of the!lora lmritimo\int, seijtiridutii fttia&itatem'terra-, Mis •rihali bo Wriitructed^^orfliHg td tlie lvdltte, for'so'wSs the intent. •''J-^li|!sofai.l(ilsfk3- HlJeiieb;.^;toiiJ!ti* dcm'esh'e iwasr'interpreted,^';^ 'ti^ieS7icj rinAveMa k chose, hath ever beeh' ;tr'eh'de^ed''a»jt«ct7oti«wi:"—D.warris. jr V 'V""'" „.. .. • ■ :. ■■' No'seHoufe"incbhvehience tail.result from' the terror■ itv ' qu'estibnV 'It may eVeh ■ have a' beneficial jeffeet.'te'acjuhg'the .ministry to 'fle'peiidia'iHttli» mor,e on ■tile Assistance/if 'the;'House;'dnd'ljlttleless; upon themselves. ';'Mfich-rdisßat;isfactioiiiwasr evinced towards' the"blbse of the "last' ses's'ibiv at; their1 httbifc of 'kee'iiirig back1 b;ills; lithtf"kreater( number of 'which were actually printed before the'meeting of the lAs'sembly; to almost'the 'last'thdment; 'and1 then -hurrying.-them thrb'tigh; the'House;^-aS much as'to say, " these are our bills; you had better pass them at once, for you canndt^inendthem." And this in the'tpeth of ;the "fact^that\m6st\valuable assistance i—liotably^;;in ;the -Cuatmhs'Rsgulatidn ActV and,the Post Office Act—was being contlHually rendered by 'p^sate-mem'b^rWdwar3s'peWecting the bills. When forced to contend agairist'a te'trong and unscrupu'lousippposltion, ft'mihlstryfare justified iii taking as many fair advantages as their'ownf supporters will permit; but''in a •blank'-eai'tridge^Session to manoeuvre •Vs though■ -they 'werei 'under 'heavy /fire shewed .want of tact. We speak more in reference ,to, their general-practice,- than- to their management of the,bill-in question; being ready^to'admit that in this particular instance some of the opposition was so :strong astq ; j:ustifythenv in carrying the measure hjpw -they could and as fast -&s : they- could. ; ; f ;We ; have a-word : to add concerning a very erroneous impression which "appears to exist ; as to; the motives of those Auckland-members who supported the New Provinces^Bili r lt has ,been; assumed that tbey;gaye their support on'theiprincipleiof divide.ci impera,^-tf> strengthen the influence of Auckland, by the dismemberment of Wellington. . ; Yet-they w,ereifully awarejthat Auckland must inevitably sutfer dismemberment.likewise, bythe.separation of the Bay of Islands, so soon as the conditions can be fiiVfilled. Our own vote, was given 'in conformity with what we';have -urged for years—that it was hopelißss..to attempt 'tb'Wrest from six. strong"proyjncea powers "which had been< unwarily conceded by the.General;Government,I —that the.only chance of success, lay in. subdivision; sredU'cing. the provinces^ ;by degrees to thercoh'ditiOn !of :English;: .C6unties. v Hawke's ■ Bay, is lost- to \ Wellirigton, not through Auckland votes, for the taiea^ure-need not have; been acted on, and would not, ujnless for substantiaigriev-aheesi-but solely through: the intolerable-harshness of an iultra-demoeratic government.