ABOLITION OF PROVINCES.
(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)
Sib,—A committee having been appointed to look after the interests of the people I trust I may not be deemed impertinent if through your columns I might be allowed to point out how they could forward them in the present crisis. By exerting themselves to get the local Governments, that are to be, the power of having some check on the General Government from infringing on any rights of the people in the future, such as occurred at Ohinemuri, • Hikutaia, and Tairua—the stoppage, or attempted stoppage, of supplies to Auckland province, &c. It might be an easy matter to do that now, which would be impossible to do in the future, and if such power can be got for the local Government, that is to be, it will really be the peoples own fault if abuses exist; if they cannot get this power the abuses are likely to be stronger than ever. It is. said true life lies not in having goods, but in being right; and as my only motive in writing is for us to be able to do right I do hope that the committee will take care that we really get local selfGovernment, and not a sham.
I am, yours &c. X. E.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2058, 9 August 1875, Page 2
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217ABOLITION OF PROVINCES. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2058, 9 August 1875, Page 2
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