THE AUCKLAND MEETING ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 661, 15 August 1876, Page 3

THE AUCKLAND MEETING ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Thetnpe»in2 called by the Aofins Major, nf the Mech n'Cs' irmtituNs Auckland, on FrHav eyenng. w»» crovd^d. On »hf pUttonn wer- Me*ais M Nuwl, G Stiines, R Whitmn. M >rto -,D& »'die, J Wridlpv. J B Ru««ell, J Burtt, U Granaway, J M Siiern, ami owners. On the motion of Mr G Johnson, «e.oa<led by Mr C Groenawiy, th« D<putyAl*yor. Mr F L P/irne, took tbe cl »ir sho t!y afiwr half-past 7 o'clock. Mr Morton r>r>po<ed the tint re« lut n |-, —'That thism<eting is «tmn 1/ of opinion that Sir G-or^eGrev's resolutions t i . innncUl iSepar»tion, now befor* the Hou-e ot Represent ali yes, would, i r carried, remove many serious evils uncl irregularities in the enatins* eynt m of colonial administration, and would eons-i-tute the bam of a satiufpctory and »oonom.Cil form of locil cc f-jov-en mont. The meetirg there f>re r^qucS'S a'l the metnbe.'i from the province of Auckland to give tbe resolutions their hea.ty •uoport.' (f.oud cht-enn*) He wou d > ot hare come tlure t <at ereniint. only h b-li yd that the time wus rap.dy approaching when something 1/ or.- thin tilkins— (lmm n*e applause)— anl a timp fo* a lTttlo hot lighting »•>« c°™ nj. He for oie w uld not shirk » hard fight Mr Lu-k hit the wht c when he «aid he pc pie of the i'outh w-re living 0,1 m and yet cj. tinu Uy rerilini? us as a «<M ofp>»u,)<>r. Piupcra as we weie, ho*-t-yer, they woul-J not le u« to. We ha.l hadtwoor thr;> bovis with the trout r.icedown South. We lnd ? ent down a team of cricki-ieis ard th«y,ai.nll events, had pr.ived then se Tea'.io be uotinon.iels '( hey had hai! on* or two .natc ie« at ch-»3j, in which we ha* shown our •npcijrit^y Where»er we I» ivo had a fair show wo hjTe proy-il thnt we aro not a ino<g,el r-ce. The nn'ortune for Atick at-d has been that we haro hulurto beoit dirided amoupi*'. onrsplTe^. Mr I) G^lflie in xeconding the renoluliom» snid : V V C shall not g.-t our r ght« by "f!i»liti ig with ct>ns>ti f urioi).il menu, hut'l be Dye we shall git ll.cm by «nfiting—(ln.mo.iKe clieeri g. the co. c'u 'i q portion of the twilei Co S-in^ lost in ilie noise ina^e). There had hen »in)etnlk of our members rennna if the t. te it againut them. He tli 1 n-t think ihit would be a ui^e ronr3e. 'lhey would do bftter to fi^'hi ri ht throntrh the »essi .n, and then m<et U here, and di«ci»a matters. If con«titui.ional menus do i.ot tuen succeel, 1 ihou'd be mdi ea to u?e vi - conntitution.il, whu-h will be very much ■mm* iffctiTe. We shall l.aye nXhui!,' but t'«-pie^«ion lieie, and br-und bv extcrmi.wtinn, to 1-mg «* Sir Julius Voael is allowed *.• ca.ry oil m he has been do^ig Ler them fiiht itou to ihebiUer end Tl«e resolution was c^riied uniid iou 1 chrering. Ihefcecond resolution: — 'That in the eyene of the rea 'u'iohs of Si, Ge r^e Gny hein^ lo«, tt»n meeti'K', lookup a' the ultitude taken by th« Gove.-nme it on Mr Wh taker's reso'ufion. nnd on Sir Gtorje Greg's renlutioo, cill upon the membea repivgpntmg this province to | t i>vo no etone untum d to remove from ottiethe Ministry, which hn« emiMy forfoitcfl th- confidence of the r<-onle of Auckland," w. s ,>ropo-ed b> M M «1 an I foi'on 'en b> Mr Jolu.son (oJ uhe firm Whition & Son*), who, in the course of his sp eeh c»ndeinnert the action of the mrmherfur Waipa. With re4>rd to the withdrawal if >he mrmVrs he van in favour of i>o doing Lm them withdraw their niembern i>nJ le>iye ih« S u hern mem) en» to do what they like (Cri»s of 'No; fijjht it out to tie lant!') They must nllow him to -ay that no Assembly in New Zenlxi'd, when the At'ck(au>l members are withdrawn rom it, will voie tinjtbi 'q agoins. Auckland, l»no«»ing ihe men of Auckland are bgaii »l thtoi to a man. Mr J P Kin? propel d' Ihe thi'd resi». lution : — ' Thut if ourijum'e s find thivt justice c«nnot be obtninef l for tbe northe. n po't'on of Nen Z-nland i.i the (ircent House of Eepjc-ctttirti, thw meeting pledges it«o'f to re.ew t < them it-i unflinching supjo t in case of their raso'Tin^ to wi hd.aw their prenenc ■ in Pn.hament aad r> solve to a opt such other tneasutes as would nppear to the n trdvisible.' (Cheers ) They would uh aL'.ao that Ihe pre-cnt politioul po-ibcn of the colony wns »cry »erious',*inrlee<*. l£?er iint'e ihe Chornl aff it it is quite evident Sir Julius Vogi-1 ha< had a ' down' u on Avckl.ind. (A vo cc : 'Give lim a worm powder') His conluc to 1 Gioree G»ey will txemp'ify thnt, and lo\vi> (U eveiy other member wh > lips bror«ht forwftrd any bin*; f>r ihebeiefi. 1 ol Amkl >ud. He would nsk them wheihe.it w.is wi'-e of Si Julius Yog 1 to so nnd new offico>, wi'h great ialp.i9< n'lafched to them, "hen hekiewihat they 011 d not afford it? Why did h^ larish £9,000 on li's t ravelling eipenspj, nw give £3,000 to the Fe ilhcrst >n f imi'y. [A Toice : S-r (-eo<ge Grry <econds that ] He \th<> • enke.) said it was .iot settled ye*. It had to come before the LegHla'ire Coimcl. Sir Ju ins Voge), i he had the wefre of (ho eo'ony at heart, would be'in at the Citil List 1 bousar.d* fould be fc»«en off that. Jet him a^o'i^h t ie Natire O.fice (hear, bear), and £60 000 a yerr wouic be saved to the country He wai now coming to a yery r.i.itter Be d,d not come as a fire br<nd to incite the 1 eople. to do things u iconsliti'Uonallv, but if they had Ir ed «-\o v other m»-i»n«, rather ih.n have the iron hee' of Vorel ppnn th m, let them b' mined to ipaist as fur as possible 10 the utmost of thei - mi ht, and not sir mi' to be troi'den upon. (Immeme cheerinu ) If the c were no otbrr mean', let them se-z- their Customs. (Heir, h ar, »n;l c been) Mr Wrijjlev sccondid the r«olntion v h'ch was carried unanimously.