Our Auckland Letter.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3911, 12 July 1881, Page 2

Our Auckland Letter.

(FKOH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, Yesterday.

Already I notice that Major Jackson is a candidate for Parliamentary honours for the Waipa constituency, but as he has little or no interest in Waika'to it is generally understood that he has been solely brought out in the interest of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company to keep the seat warm for the sitting member, Whitaker the younger, or, as he is more generally termed, " the member for my papa."

Mr Richard Hobbs, it is asserted, will contest the Bay of Islands seat at the forthcoming general elections, bnt as he is very little known, and fhe little that is known of him is not of an eminently satisfactory character, he may find out, when perhaps too late, that neither his contributions to the Free Lance, his narrowmindedness in connection with the Board of Education, or his many other "estimable" qualities will induce any electorate to return him again to Parliament.

The irrepressible J. M. Dargaville is already on the war path as one of the future representatives for Auckland City West in the General Assembly, and lias already commenced an active canvass amongst a section of the electors, and in all probability has given Mr P. Doran a retainer to further his interests in connection with the future campaign. I have not the pleasure Mr Dargaville's acquaintance, but believe he is the same gentleman (?) who wrote the ever memorable lettsr to the Private Secretary of the late Governor, Lord Normanby, and addressed " my dear Maling," intimating that he had been privately informed by the then Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, Sir George Grey, that it was his (Grey's) intention to seize the customs revenue and create a Home Rule in New Zealand. This in itself will be quite sufficient to " politically kill" the aspirant should he be the same person as that referred to from being elected for any Auckland Provincial District constituency and unless he plays bis cards in a " heathen Chinee " manner he is bound to get defeated.

One qf the leading article writers of the .Herald, whose ignorance of Colonial politics is as remarkable as his presumption, daily labours in buttering up the Hall Government, so much so, that the readers of this important daily journal continually ask whether the writings are inspired by the Bank of New Zealand, Mr 1). L. Murdoch, or the fkm of Messrs Whitaker, Russell, and Buddie. Being anew comer myself I give the statement for what it is worth, but J cannot help remarking that the sentiments of the Herald very largely coincide with the opinions ventilated by tbe numerous persons w,hose special duty it is to sound the praises and benefits of tlje Bank of New Zealand in Queen street^