THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O' CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1876.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2152, 26 November 1875, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O' CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1876.

Sib Geokge Gbey's projected visit to the Thames, is, if rumour be correct, not likely to be long deferred, and as his visit may, and very likely will be fraught with consequences of an important nature, the sooner it occurs the better it will be for all interests concerned. Sir George will appear in a twofold character—in that. of a Superintendent to consult with the proper persons and decide upon matters of considerable moment, and also, it may be, if the requisition now being carried about for signatures be assented to by him, in that of a candidate seeking, or at least consenting to receive—for that after all is perhaps the better way te> put it—the suffrages of the Thames community. In the first of these characters his presence is undoubtedl/much needed; and from it, moreover, much good is expected, and per- . hap 3 will happen. As regards the mucb> needed roads enough has been written by others as well as ourselves, and said too with so much perspicacity and clearness that the Superintendent cannot doubt the advisability of making them or assisting to'make them. Dr Pollen, on being interviewed on his recent visit here on this very subject, informed the depu tation who waited on him that these were matters for the Provincial Government to decide upon, but that he, on behalf of the General Government, would aid as far as in him lay towards carrying out the wishes of the "people. It now remains to see if the Provincial Government can and will aid us in this matter, and whether Sir George Grey will work hand in hand with Dr Pollen to confer an acknowledged benefit on this district. This question the Superintendent's visit will decide, and as "the sooner it is decided the better, so also the sooner Sir George Grey conies here to decide it the better for all concerned. The Mayor and Borough Council are also in need of Sir George's presence, and, in the hope that he will be able to throw some light on what title or claim they have to the water supply, in which £3000 of public money has been spent, have obtained a further interval of time from the proprietor of Parawai Gardens on which to decide whether they will comply with his request and lay on to the gardens some portion of the water which has been diverted from its proper course or not. As to Sir George Grey's candidature for the Thames, his assent to the requisition —if it be given—will place many people in an unpleasant position, and Sir George himself in an unenviable one. There are many who would like to see Sir George representing this district. There are many who appreciate his honest intentione and steadfast determination to tarn, if it be possible, wrong into right, who yet cannot shut their I

eyes to what should be a fixed bar exist ing between them.viz., Sir George's strong Provincialistic opinions. With Sir George also the matter would be far from pleasant. Knowing, as he must know, the strong expressions of approval of <a policy so dissimilar to his own which liave been elicited from public meetings held here_ to consider the very question on which he appears to feel - most • strongly, iit can be no satisfactory matter for j him to allow himself to be sent as a I representative of a community, convinced | that he must in all decency and consis- ! tency vote against a motion which the I great majority of them believe is for their good. However, his advent here will put an end to all uncertainty on this head, and by his refusal he will, it is to be hoped, put an end to an attempt made by the officious interference of a few to put Sir George in a position of forfeiting his honor, or the district its decency and self-respect. .