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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 311, 29 September 1875, Page 2

ABOLITION OF PROVINCES, On the 18th ultimo* during the debate on toe Abolition of Provincial Governments hi New Zealand, Xraitiana Takamoana, spoke as follows ■ whqt upeiKthis this House. It is only this House that knows toe difference between General Government and the provinces. We do not* understand the cause of the. dispute between the.General.GayeEn-. ment, and, .the..pro,vinces.. What is. .the ciuse u G? their'anger against eadh’ bthfei - ’? Ijwant to know whetherjhe provinces are the younger, and the General Government the elder brother, because for many years they have Jwsd very close, together ; but npw I find 'toift the- Gbnetol wovwnment ahd the provinces are; -fighting against was the General Government. It was the General Government whqpapsed fighting among the'Maoris, 'hgainbt dfhtr ‘Maoris. It wasi the-.'General Gogermnent who bought tfie land; the. General Government 'frh<r sct up tKe Native Band Court. It is true that it was by the General' Government that JOoptgages were- introduced. It was the General, Government Who appointed comtttissiohefs to go and purchase the. land-from the Maoris.- I am a map. ; well w ithrMaori ctustoms, but I ani precluded from speaking much ih this* -H'ouse, your language 'being diffejep4. t ;froni c ,Wipe s my language were toe samcas yours j would qot get up only dnb'fe;’l vrofilff get up a good many times..;.-T shouldsbeUile then tp object to a great many things that take placfl. pHerej Jigmiin..thjs lifee-p,! 'deaf and dumb man. Therefore, I feel toat I should consider whether it is anything against the Maoris, or whether, "if Iteft to t tfee‘jGeneral; nJ<SnJL alone, things might be better. We did not Itnow the difference of the tpar-sysUmshF . the General Government and the provinces J-but now we General Govermnfciit isia.-different man from the provinces. Therefore,JL thiuk r that it is a wise proposition’to leave tfie' rflattcr over for another year, before abolishing the provinces altogether, and let the new System be altogether introduced -ill'ttob next House. Let. the; representation be increased before this takesplace. I hisiaarotaniatter'inwhich the provinces ave any concern. The introduction of the Maori members is -by i the General Government alone; .they have introduced four mefiibeto.* ! Perhaps Government pave introduced four Maori members to treat them like tame kakas. The tame kska the fresti ot- toe flock* and when he gets them near he turns away and leavM'theifitolSf'paught. Therefore, T. iay to this House it may be a good thing to do away with the provinces, but let us tee one uniJed people. oTh«ye are many tribes of people .in ..this land, with their .phig^, anjL, peqple., of knowledge, Let the chiefs bf toe different tribeq come into tfiis House andi say what they have to say. If they are wrong, they only express the views of the people who sent them here. Do not let them beisent to represent the opinions of other tribes. If the provinces are fo be dope away with let the Government puit an end to toe purchasing of Native Lands. Let this Parliament turn its 'attention to that :- that is the cause of trouble to us. .1 think toat the mischievous man in this island is the Government. I approve of

the words of the honorable member for Auckland City West where he says that, great trouble may arise jjfter the, P>'Og' vinces are abolished. pf his. words. The General Government have the management -of the purchasing leasing of Native lands, /there are a great many lands in dispittpTii tlffpislandin the name of the Government. Therefore, I.think that the Government is the bigger man of the two; the provinces are ‘ Hot big./*Tfc petjtrow arejsegt - - to the At# Pant to tobGovernment. If the Government do not ■ ■upgßtn’wf .my i, piyTma<,. .nwd ■CT-sg-* 1 "" 1 " purchasing of Native land, I will send in , Jt .]fefilionAsFiUkW« r t(tMft . to.e dQUfi_away..W.i.tlu.... When I came here 1 "I 'fe&w mryMrißiiire wwygwfrfiwHW’ The only fault, - -diuphness of the Maoris. Another ob]ecsmill number ofiMaPtislpenihcrs. The memows^ 1 ‘ l TKfs ; is not « Mttey'flittf'tfill tend'fiePlm ttiiibn I .'- NoVr Jit-'tois time toe Superintendent of Auckland isa-dAtois House, and takes a part in its debates. He! was-Government/bf". Ndw' Zealand; rdpiiing two wars whiclrtoqk place in this 1 dEalnd, and‘ ; b'e kftlW and took tliefc-tandi He is a Superintendent no it, Ttnd takes part in an-able manner oUtSf Hbfl othjer tribes in the island. In a fornier seXian bC Ifdfi; member confidence in the GSvOTfithSiiti”' 1 1' took parife’ito'turU'becauseJitotoghi.thatthat. ho4.3|tintleman was a man<o£' knowledge, and a great man,- and -would- de seme gocjd, ap<Pc4irecf tjfe jfrongs kfffjfititft Maoris. It was not from any personal enmities against my fripnds that I went over to him." fSSrSn’F’b'tof fbr the'shkl dt’

the SlandX If .She representation ip the next Parliament is to be the same as in I this, as far as the Maoris areneoPcerimd, I shall go to my people not to return any member to this Hbttse. If (there are to be only four members' in this Parliament I shall say„/* JJq. not seid anybody else there ; leave them tq the Eilropeans.” I shall then MtPariiaiffent to-have a different law for tho,jfdaqris and anotli^rfSqi';[t)i£ f £uropeans, sb that you.jan discuss in your House matters relating to bSreputa—nejt well that theie •ShoiildtßeTnly four .Maori members here...taking part in the uqi&sd hl4ke‘fliingS'tlft.i i g<y dif” Th&fifws* ytju are making are dangerour rtO 'the natives. Things improperly dpne.pndor the laws.«>fitj|iv}i)?',s|?Tiave not’ been f corrected by you, although asked for. Therefore, I sajl BsMaH rdpreseqt to the people not to allow only, four members to come here. Yqu preheating us like decay kakas thatnririgin the Test of the flock to be killed. Better kill them outnot- bring .them hffriji a<i<L-kiU ( toedKj xoq? kill them outside. I hope that the GioVerh'mdiit will bafeful'ly 'codSider 1 this qnesttkm of 'Maori ' represbntatidn,' And propose an increase of Maejhimembers : if! notyonr House will be your own next other Stupid tribes send theirf representatives here.; they will be.just tfie same we.s®» there j 4hey<wiJl;d9;JP!?. by coming. t > jJ|et tfie- .J’aj'jiament appoint its own interpreters, and consent td allow an increased number of representatives. "It” Will be 1 ' 'oily right,’ ’ih-' Ay. Apinio'n. fhat-We should get a 'fepresentatiire- for each' trifid-' H eap -only known; small portion of what you say, anfi. I pm t tin great distress. Somftof the members speak well of the Maqris, and others speak badly. ThWeriwfiorspeak Uddly 9 6r nie Maoris are those whS’tako partin franifeg Iqws fori their destruction. I have bepn fijve yeaH,.,a#PWhl?qot this ahd I have th # t we are one in body. We arc only one by the words of'your lips.'"You which have evil effectotowards the Maoris. Ah-y td have four next ?es,sion,you. can keep the House fo yourselvrfs."” 1