LATEST PARLIAMENTARY. (From our Special Reporter.) THE SEPARATION DEBATE Government Buildings, Wellington Friday, 7.19 p m.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 657, 5 August 1876, Page 2

LATEST PARL IAMEN TAR Y. (From our Special Reporter.) THE SEPARATION DEBATE Government Buildings, Wellington Friday, 7 .19 pm.

In the Bouse, last night, Sir George Gray moved his Sepiration resolution. Up began by speaking of his sen c of responsibility of what he was doing;. The resolution atlir ned the ucces-itv of constitutional and financial refjron; as to the htw, tho Premier had himself admitted tli-*fc tlu co'.ony was in difficulties l'lie ffinanc al Statement, in^toad of rendering untteia simpler, complicated them, and tiie real fact was tiat they began this year with only £570,000 assets against engagements to a fir larger amount- llad the Premier admitted tlwt after seven ye-irs adtniniitrat on, with the enormous funds at his commmd, he had got the colony into a mess, and th*t he was ready to retire and let someone pise extricite it, he would have admired him. All admit. to I that a constitu'ijnal change vras necessary ; but the Government proposa's would not be accepted by the people if true to themselres. There was now, probubly for the first time in (he history of the Anglo-S x<n ra?e, an opportunity lor the people to mould ins itu'ions and a constitution for themselves In pracu and at taa-ure, they could mnlie it infinatel* m per' or to the mutilitel aui rontemp'iblj form of Govern aieut under which they now 1 vod, The prosent system represonta'ion wa^ grosly unfair. Oingo and Auck'and hml one half the popuhtkm of th<« odony, and were unite i in support of hi* resolution, but were over ridden bv the other p t's of the>olouy. Tin real Abnhiion wr.nted wai the Abol.ti >n this injuitie. the \.(-ohtion of en innous nnd wasteful expenditure, and the Ab lit ion of corrupt admimstra 101. He then made a fie cc ■tack on Dr Pollen fo havn^iisur<d tho c >'<>•»> in reigning th* pvnvershio to Sir Ju ius Vo^el, and for being a civil eervint, an I ho al udod at length to coir-spond«nc i re Vog"l's Uavol.mg a'lowanc. TU > ro«l que^im now at b*in was on i) between tha culture and eivilii ution of the miny, and t'te d>*potisin »^.d wo.iltli <f thfl fow. It is as freedom against dcap^tis n fho wor t kind. H<» proposed to m iuttiin thj unity of the tht» colony with two stites. H s p "opo al \v»3 that pach I>l iirl ->h )ii!d be a stati, a»<i tho popifl lef r to choose thflir own form of Gut rnmen'ilrea f.om in'erfaronceof ut.'ibe of'sriuf» j rs. It vr.is a noMd offer oftlie Middle Is'and to miVe the land fund common to tiie wliole colony [Whm was it m»de?— Ed. W. T.], und it wouid be a blessing to the Kortli to be left to monage its own affurs. His ichemc would render the pubno ere itor secure nnd would render tlia now umalea')!' 1 dtb nfurcs of the Oolony saleable. Tut rog<ilutiin« indicated only tho nature of a J federal Government, for it was felt, that the two Islands should settle and fill up de ails after determininj their own forms of Government. Tho teats of Government were merely recommendation*. Neither he nor those acting with him hid auyd lire to i&t up Provinces ag.iin but they would by every possible means prevent a real uiino ity, by means of unfair representation, opprsssing a real majority when seeking legit imnto'y to obttia their rights, He wound up by declaring that odioe was no obj otto him, and that all he wished was to eeo the bo>n of freo Institution* given to tbs people, and then he would retire happy with the conviction that he possessed a claim ti the gratitude of every man in the country. Sir George Grey spoke a little more than an hour. Sir Julias Vogt 1 replied, saying it was really difficult to find anything to reply to. No legislative body had probably ever been treated to a more wild and visionary address. The resolutions thetn- ■ lyes sadly needed explanation, but the mover had given none. He then criticised the reiolutions, staling that wh<>n he first read them he thought Sir George Grey uiuit have, by mistake, given notice of ibe wrong let. omongat the many which the Opposition had so long been trying to agree on. As to the attack made on his own administration since lSb'9, ho referred to the enormous increa«e in the prosperity of tho country and value of property, and was willing to accept a public verdiot as to whether hit administration had been beneficial or not. Tho question at uiue really was whether it was desirable to have on intermediate form of government intervening between the Government of the colony a«d local bod.es. Government said it was not. Sir Julius Vogel spoke for an hour nnd a half, during whioh he severely commented upon Bir George Grey's speech. MrTribo folloirod against the resolutions, and Mr Beynold-. in their favour. The Houfo then adjourned. '8 p.m. The Debate was reoommenced to-day. Bees it still speaking, He commenced at 3.15 p.m.