Our Auckland Letter.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3883, 9 June 1881, Page 2

Our Auckland Letter.

(FBOM OUE OWN COB*MPO»D»KT.)

Auckland, Yesterday. Ab I predicted some few weeks back, the armed constabulary is to be largely reduced on the West Coast. No doubt they would.have been lessened in strength ere this, only Major Atkinson had his eagle eye on the population returns, in Tle r wot^»e coming eleotions. Ihe Hmemoa was here for members, and speaking of her remind*.. me that , Mmißte, rs promised to sell her during the x^Bii'bat^liKru^t-uriihrirqitoFMbiw pledges, it ha«, been .broken,. It isTa wonder, m view of Parliament meetine to morrow, that old Freddj and™ms colleagues did not eouceive soiTe brillilfct retrenchment mote, so that the Wejlinto ton Press might be enabled to wire that Ministers had contemplated a new move, whereoy the public expenditure would be very much lessened. Mr Hurst, I hear, remains behind for the criminal sittings in July in re Hurst\ t;. Wickham. Already Mr Wickham has had soft feelers thrown out to apologise, and so end the matter., desired consumationj however, is not likely W come off, and from what one hears about the case, I should not be a bit urpriseit Jo learn thai the tables Were iamijjd beiftre the conclusion. More anon.' ' '*" 'The Herald must get another! flav# 0f on some other topics which will euabitliw readers to be hoodwinked: jl] suppose its editor knpws all about.the future of the college and grammar itohoQl,, but is so passing strange, it has.not informed its readers of the exact nature _of the bill wiiich has been dratted toy Mr A'esketh with a view of entirely altering the constitution rof the Board, d.VLtiWf^t^'JbVltUU^* of the present sesaioft^ like llie onV^tiich allowed Mr Far^dhar Maerae tor years to- rule them, to freturn to office and reinstate the late master. Some how ■or other, the real- news in both Herald and Star tor mouths past has been rery_ meagre, but "that ft is so anyone aeqaainted witfe Aucklaqd^must acknowledge. In polities bot^pipirs are passive, they are in fact *itting<jn a rail, and upon circumstances .very much depend which side they shall ieap^—not even a remonstrance on account of Auckland being unrepresented in the CounUit»~6f Herald writer, Mr HarriVonV W Jntteß that the journal'; is independent of "parties." p ;i ? &