SIR GEORGE GERY AT AUCKLAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 771, 18 May 1881, Page 2

SIR GEORGE GERY AT AUCKLAND.

' '■ " —-+—- A *mkw ' Sir George' Grey addressed a%owde"d public meeting on Monday'-'night -in the Theatre Royal; there being a large'number . ■Qf;ladieXrjf|irOaptain,Dr-H. McKenv ' mittee, presided. Sir George Grey was enthusiastically received. _ His .speech ; " : la&ted r 'twlffip^fi^^'^r^ l "' pleasure he came before the citizens of Auckland to point out some of the measures which ho.thought should be.adopted.. He was charged withreiterating the ' 'same thin^ oyefaifdTo^er\aYain, but no ■greift change'wEs effected' without con-4inual-iteratioii,-and~until-a-reform was ;jeffe,cted he, wouldjcontinue to repeat the 'sVatements' olvjecVecl - to. The Press was ; public momentf'j^Tliefejasiihg Parliament Bill, which was thrown'ofa [6tipvto,tlfeiw: crlt '«aa" Hlce)the story of the Russian "peasant, who "threw out of his •sledge to pursuing-w.Qlyes the, things least valuable to hiin."'-Tlie'Ti'mar'u Herald h"aa | rdenounced-jhim, as he saw-from anextract- ! to which,hiaiaftention hadfheen called 1 . It said'he dbctmie" i lof:gbyeTi(fflietit'byja'batJ majority. They must be governed by a majority or a mihMit'y,lurd'hß^refeffedWb'apverned , 'by'fajmajorityr'.'.'Ajdistinguished statesman'said of the' New Zealand Constitu■tipn;.ifTthrßritish Parliament-hadjtlone. npthihg in s one session|but passed;! that; 'measure'it befen (ruitfuJt "Of' .that.Constitution.they. had. been..robbed, and what, they now possessed .was the, wirt in force 1 in any .^dependency '. 'with' repr'esentative;irisiit,ution3;of thei'empire 1 ,,. . jSir. iGeorge then, ? passed, in ; review; ijie) jtq'pieueferrect to in/hjs .Thamaß^peeohir-,: , the anomalous constitution ofjlheliegisla,-, five .Councilj; the. gridironing system .iw Canterbury, pluralities of votes under, the county system, Governmehfririsurance systemand'ita abusesj ihe-non-taxation' of absentees, unequal'operation of the Land Tar. the- Patetere Block, and the land question,. The education,, expenditure would be,the-first toj bef curtailed if any.thinghad to Dropped'off by the Gov'eminent, but if tlie unearned increment, ofproperty.„_was. taxed Jheve would be ample funds for education, for free libraries in towns,-- and for in? ;stitutmn3.', He, believed the occasion would arise when local industries should i jbe fostered, and when the people should cheerfully bear taxation for the good of the country ; but such matters should be very carefully decided, to prevent abuses. He had a new plan for remedying some of their political evils, and mentioned it here in the place where he had r lived so many years/namely, federate the Empire. The colonies were at present dumb dogs. They ought to have a voice in the Imperial Parliament, • Things were now altered. iWe had the oable, afod all parts of the empire were practically brought together. Great Britain could not suffer without our suffering; her weal was ourweal,'arid her woe o\ir woe,' The House of Representatives-he wished it • was a truly representative Housecould _pass; on some great question'a resolution approving of' what was; going on there iu the councilsof the Empire.' It would be read in 1 the House of Commons, and in that way would 'influence the .British Legislature more than the presence of two or three colonial members, Heintended to bring;on a'new mbtipnfqf'that' character in the Assembly next session if ! an opportunity, presented -itself. |: scheme" was adopted 1 by the Legislature other Legislatures would follow suit, and it would'be impossible 'to takfla're'trog'res'-' siye step again : in : the; ppunclli of, ft? Empire. Deeds, of violence, beiiig; done in parts of the Empire, They could pass resolutions imploring that peaceful measures should be'first'adopted/aud thiid 'possibly avert disasters which' : might befall. Fathers should train thejr children, to look beyond Ipcal wants to ,tho?e ;o| the; country and thei Empire ' Jt/woula be ; an admirable , training for,, young, colonists to look at: these great, questions; at hbme.in a broad light. As- to ■ the", Chinese question, unless they.barred out foreign labor and kept themselves a pure l race their demoralisation was certain 1 , The Bill brought in by his Ministry would have Bottled the Chinese- difficulty for ever, but he did rj.ot think the present Governmerij;; '(jolting; .iji'; ;any; measure on '.the subject' iiexE, jessum,; Tlie question was a very serious one,'arid, he hoped the: Government;jvqulid' yet bring in a Bill. The Ministry said they, didnotdfisireireahlegijlltioii. iJossibly' : they did not; but just as they stirred up,. lions with a long pole so he tlje Ministry. There iyas- another sub: jecthe wished tp speak of. TJjpy jjnew l the two young Princes'were Coining to ; yisit.New Zealand in'a mari-of-wary arid they would, no doubt, wish to see their future King. If these Princes were taken' simply to, Wellington, not only the European but the large native population' of Auckland would be.overlqpked. -Native, .chiefs ought to have an pf showing their loyalty to 'the''Queer's grandsons. 'He believed in governing people hy synjpathyi'an'd the visit of the princes here would create a bpnd of sympathy with the rest of the Empire, -The oitizena of Auckland ought, through the Mayor, to bring' 1 the'matter under the notice of the Governor, so that'the latter might make representations to the Home authorities,■ and inßtructions.might.pos-... sibly issued to enable Auckland citizens to testify their loyalty by paying'respect to SamueJLpfq moved ; and'Mr ft rank Lar've| the r fpi-.. lowing motion, which was ca'rrie'd' by .acclamation ;—".That the meeting accords its thanks to Sir George Grey for tlje able andßtate|inanlik c e address, which. sejhas just delivered, and toat..)t,^p"r^se^^ri-',.' abated confidence in him as - a'leader of the people,—Mr W. Goleman, solicitor,'i attempted to'address the meeting, but retired after pome interruption, He said' no praotioal plan had been set forth to ' remedy the alleged political abuses or : subversion of the Constitution; : 'All that 1 had lately been done might be done under . thefirstconstitution, The Auckland people ' being practical people, wanted a practical ; plan. ; ftther people's business, tftey enough! '< to Ido to mind: thejr,own affairs,,; Mt; ■ Garrard then mounted the platform, but \ retired after a; word or two with - Sir • George Grey and the ohairman,-amidst ■ hisses, cheers,- and interruption?. J Sir' ■■ George replied to Mr"Ooleman aifd-fsaid it was monstrous that: the • country 'had ' not the power,of reforhiihg its iwn con- ; ' Btitution. Men;it'.a\dirtaric9 i mignii;meah.' well, buttheyjcouldnot givesatisfaction, and reformi might only be 'effecte,dby'ript .' arid'lbloodsh'eid, when.it ; ought to be done '• peacefully, and.by an at large; vrSir George, Greylmoyqd : a vpte : of thinks to the-chairrnarij ihe meet* t ing brokeupivithithree ■- Sir George;!

~ — ■ —" —~T—' IknoW; whdt the gentlemVn was'goingto do iwith the is my wife," '.:'■ :iaid the;geu|[efla¥ 'She's not j Bhe's my The discussion grew on one side was the irate .parent,, aorimonious, not to say 'WantetTto give. KfiTfather-in-law.-intV ~ found_himß'elf„in.a.nov.e|jLtuation, cpufd ■;' Her Majesty's mails could not be kept * "'\ waiting, j a McOiTwhTch:: travellers ,w|re^a|,eMwe/' fftje bridej[' : ,' was being hauled - about, first by her. father and then by her husband, and the :' int « rest ?Mtoirtm!i*fe ?m ening, whenj\he^op ? t§bJ Aj Me ia ( came to the rescue, He deman- ut ded the production of proofs of the' cere- • mony HhiqhThs4nth?.i)|'|tp. ,: S€P n "{l^?f l; \ t I /. performed. Tife" bride had ■ •' fainted ib the arms of the landlord prior to this, jbiit thavbridegroom Jou,nd, the .« marrisge lines, satisfie'ttU'heA / constable, appeased the grazed parent,: and departed qnlyjaffdrding another proof A thi truth-, . ■" bf the adage 'imU never did run smof ffi™

] ■ ' ' ■ ' =mi Ik >iiß ' . ANOTHER GOOD BOft rm ?w«4 • A Detroit fflfy hungrily waiting ¥r>from dinner and give him.a" the with a. basket w:?.bis>.'hand(aad'. said:— j

a hoy grab this"'ere basket frprathl door and run, ancTrrun after ;tim li and made him give it up." • : •.. ~V,'''MVlad„you.are,an,honesji-boy.",. _ , : ; >Yessirf HIH MJ W % ( • V" An 4 good boys, should always Br'ed: x cb'uraged. In'a box in .the.'back room' "' :there ; arb take them home to your mother and keep -.the basket." ....; ' .'■ 3fTie i grocerWib'een' ; sa'ving tliose-e'ggs;- 0 o'.) fordayjsj and weebs,to i ,rew < ard- t pomeo_n{i. u y' In a good boy he' also got eight j, A bad eggg'fa.nied "the neighuoi'L 'd, and he chuokled a. little chuckashe ! walked The afternoon 1 wanedi' i mgW , '.c , aiile ihd' ;rti> went, and once dinner.' When heJetem'.b'e^WB I s ,1 .piok-. ing hiß a A smile. jHis eye caught a;b"a&k"et r Qf eggs, as he entered the store, and he queried— ' " Been buying some'egg?:?'.' I!k> "Yes ! . Got hold of those from a farmer's boy,, 1 replied the boy. " A lame boy with a blue ,oap on?" ~ , "Yes:" i tt-MV&'.hlt . T',( » "Two front teeth out?" '"Yea'." ?:-'-;r , i::'.'i , f'i) •■• 'ji'-Mvyvwm;^^,

The grocersatflown ah'd ex'amuied'th'9 !i! ' n, • eggs. The shells' had Veen 'wash'e'd''cle'an, !i '.'i but they were the l'|liat ( 7tha't . good boy had lugged home theiaybefore.