MR BUNNY’S ADVICE.

Patea Mail, 18 June 1881, Page 4

MR BUNNY’S ADVICE.

Mr Bunny in speaking to the Address in Reply, believed the Government had done their duty well in cases of great emergency. He would be very loth, to endanger their seats, but that was no reason why their friends should not give them good advice. It was greatly to be regretted that the only reference to the most important question of the day was providing local government for the CHatam Islands. Instead of handing over the whole government of the country to the heads of departments, Government should, daring the recess, consult the representatives of the people as well as during Parliament on local matters. All members, whether opposition or not, would gladly give assistance to avoid ridiculous blunders, causing much local inconvenience, which now constantly arose. The number of local bodies should be reduced ; counties should be united and made independent. Each chairman should be made a member of the Waste Land Board, and vote money to open up the country by roads •and bridges before- selling land, even if the money had to be borrowed. Government must take up the question of local government, or he would support some one else who would do so. The railway management was rotten to the core. If it was made what it should be the railways would pay fur better. Regarding native matters, too much had been made of Te Whiti, and be regretted Mr Bryce had not been permitted to end the nonsense once tor all.