THE DICTATOR.
To the Editor of the "Evening Mail." Sir— There appears to be not the slightest hope that Sir G. Grey will ever give up hia attempts to hoodwink the people of this colony. He has now given up the leadership of his party— just so— this means he will get rid of all the responsibility and retain all the power. Having several Auckland members at his absolute command who must always vote as he bids them, he will, in the event of his late colleagues regaining office, be perfect master of the position. Then, instead of there being as he has claimed some sixty or seventy thousand serfs in New Zealand he will be entitled to claim about half a million, as we shall all be at the entire disposal of a man whose wild cravipg for power is as insatiable as the thirst of the drunkard for rum. — I am, &c, R. L. H.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 237, 17 October 1879, Page 2
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