THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CIOCK P.M Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1877.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2643, 28 June 1877, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CIOCK P.M Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1877.

It has been stated in the columns of a contemporary—on what authority we do not know—that Sir George Grey will probably visit the goldfield before going down to Wellington for the next session of Parliament. We look upon this as very Improbable, considering that Sir George has already met his constituents, and that at a very early period after the close of the session, lfc may be that a mo n intimate acquaintance between membe:' nnd constituents could be cultivated with advantage to both, but the theory is very seldom carried into practice. If members meet the electors after a 33ssion and explain what has been done, this seems to be accepted as the most that can be required. In these instances matters are generally so well arranged that the member on meeting his constituents recsives " a vote of thanks and confidence." Electors are sometimes lr>n<* suffering. They may be roused to a combative attitude during the session of Parl'ament, owing to some' particularly objectionab'.e course of action adopted by " their member ;" but it is at most times an easy task for a representative to explain himself when ihe heat and turmoil of the session is over. This task—it is not a task but a pleasurable duty to some men—is especially easy to such, a man as Sir George Grey. His age, experience, knowledge of statecraft, and his personal ability will always command a certain amount of respect and attention at the hands of those who may differ from him in politics, but we do not see any reason why Sir George should be called upon to deliver a second post-sessional address even to the constituency that elected him in the face of his being already a member of the House. Should Sir George Grey elect to visit his constituency before the meeting of Parlia-

n?enfc. ifc will probably be to have some mat-, teri biouglit before him which may come more immediately under*his notice as a L'.emoer f©r the district, and all classes should unite in strengthening his and oar other member's hands; but while the electorate of the Thames are prepared to do all in their power to promote a cordial feeling of co-op,eration between the two members, we beheve we are indicating the wish of the electors when we say that they heve no desire for any further postsessional utterances, unless they be to indicate some scheme for reform of existing evils, and are calculated to remedy the defects which may have crept into, and now impair the working of the new system of local government.