SPECIAL Auckland Telegrams. Roads and Bridges in Waikato. The Provincial v. General Government. Superintendent Threatens Legal Proceedings. AUCKLAND. Monday evening.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 482, 22 June 1875, Page 2

SPECIAL Auckland Telegrams. Roads and Bridges in Waikato. The Provincial v. General Government. Superintendent Threatens Legal Proceedings. AUCKLAND. Monday evening.

A lqngtlqr correspondence between Dr Pollen and published in ft " Provincial Gbvermnent Q^%g£te4LisBued this evening, y* . It couTmencerf with a letter from Dr Pollen, tfated the 18th of March, stating that the Engineer in charge of the road and bridge works in the Waikato bad reported on the bad state of the bridge oveV the Wangamarino, on the Mercer and Newcastle main road. He proceeds to state that as the General Governmentare paying the province large sums out of the Confiscated Lands account it can no longer keep that road in rWur. SCpSUjor^e GFfcey rqoliefc that £2,867 is all that has been VficeifedA W iJv PoH'erWepliesV. wjgt th<amount of the balance is £728, which will be paid forthwith. On the sth of June the Provincial accountant, after previous application, telegraphs that, unless the capitation special allowances be paid over, the province will be unable to meet its engagements. Dr. Pollen replies that the money has been stopped to pay the interest on railways. Sir George 'Grey replies protesting against such stoppage a£ a time w-^»n^e province was involved. He says tUeliabilities - aroltrarily ordered by Dr. Pollen on the golcnield? he considers unnecessarily large. Dr. Pollen replies that the money was stepped in the ordinary course of business. He recognises the duty of the General Government to carry on the province of Auckland, if necessary, until the case can be^broughfc.Jbefoijg Parliament, and says, if application £ouK|Jj enNctNae made, the Cabinet will jconsider it\ andjie woWA^ yttee take the responsibility of orderhjg the money to be paid. The Superintendent replies in a letter, dated to-day (Jane 21st), stating that the £6,00d~ advance was wrongfully held back from the province, anck also the capitation allowance. He says i(Al^jisteys ba^ the power to pay it now, they couloj^h^e-done\so«4iefdre. He refuses to accept it, exceptr as a rfgk*/ asd-continaes as follows : — • The recovery of the-araonnt due for interest on the Onehunga Railwsy was not " made in the regular course of business." The demand should have been made in the monthly accounts, and should have been furnished to me, and I should have had an opportunity of objecting, and of being heart} bel^r>\iuVwßHlesut»w^ arbitrarily levied on the prov^nw.^l haVfi afteaflj^ stated my belief that to take ibis amt^nt^onTtbtrCSpitation allowance was an unlawful act. I beg you will take the opinion of your Attorney-General on this point. I am now taking- the opinion of my legal adviser regarding it If my bejief on this point tarns out to berighfc, and Jj?e caoitaiiion allowance is not paid, I propose, in a ifieVu^spT^t, I*™1 *™ i\ke means to determine the great ©EmstitutionaPqjjeation, whether or not there are lethal means by which the provinces can snppi rt their rights, instead of either craving" them by unbecoming" submission, or engaging in disputes whicK might have most; unhappy and ang<ff&i^N«ul\' > «\