Our Auckland Letter.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3985, 6 October 1881, Page 2

Our Auckland Letter.

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„ AuckijA.^d, Yesterday.., THK EODNEr AND MAU^DEN ELECTOEATeI

I think both Mr Mitchelson and Mr Seymour George have had a good understanding about their respective electorates, and it is almost certain that Mr George will go in uuopposed for Rodney. .

There are so many •• parties" in the Maniikau electoral district that Sir Geo. M. O'Uorke is certain to have an opponent. Possibly the liev D. Bruce may be trotted out, at all events all the elements of the Macrae fight will be again developed, as His Worship the Mayor, Mr E. lleaketh, Mr Macrae, and mauy other influential electors are resident there. I- do not see where the telling Toting power is to be obtained at at Onehunga. There is a certainty of a block vote of over sixty electors ever and ,anon against the late Speaker, even when Ouehunga was looked upon as O'Rorke's pocket borough. The knight, however, may get temporary elevation to the Upper H^use i^shouldl ho be rejected. Even Mr iiwanson, wh6 hates O'Eorke as much as.old Whitaker " loves " Sir Geo. Grey, vows diro vengeance against him when" the polling day approaches, but perhaps Wilite may have enough, to do to look after his, own- little spftt at electiou times. \ ', ; '-. :'■{■■ ;■. ;' '\\. ."VV-MTEMATi. If both Messrs Hurst and Wood go in for this suburban .<|ißtrict of Waitemata, and a third man ie .-nnouneed, and fights the gentlemen mebtidned, there is every probability of his leaving them out in the political cold. ; j ; • In City North, Newton, Eden, and City East, the intending candidates are fighting shy of publicly stating their intentions. . ; r

The Minister in charge of native affairs has acted in a most discreditable manner in getting numbers of young men, at both inconvenience and expense, to dance attendance on the officer command-* ing the local forces, and then informed that their services are not required. What different treatment Christchurch Provincial District "received, when over one hundred men were enlisted, but then you know the present Government have such a dear affection for Auckland.'

THE SUBSIDIES. I suppose if the elections take place next mouth the Colonial Treasurer will allot bis fionl subsidies for Boroughs, Counties, and Eoad Boards. In the Meantime'it. may do good politically, or it may not, but is certain that Ministers 'get the credit of not being very willing to give those subsidies, for if they did .they should get a bill introduced for that purpose, instead of being, as it were, forced by some of their followers to get the monies made available under the Appropriation Act. Mir Cotter, who is' counsel to the Borough of Auckland, bas I notice been 'gazetted as i Registrar iof Electors for several districts in and about Auckland. The Government allowing him to retain this appointmeut is one of those things which is really-only known I suppose to the gentlemen who have been, and are "about reviving .the itelegraph -cypher code so that the.records of their doings in tlie electious will never be got at when they are over and the-new parliament assembles. Like the Licensing Com missioners, the appointment of Kegistrars of selections should be made by the general public, and not left to any Ministry ofihe day. Some of the Registrars of electors are likely to make a good thing out of the allowance for extra clerical assistance in compiling rolls. I hear of some of these gentlemen having in their staff' every member of their family, their daughters, their sisters, their cousins, and their aunts.