PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Reporter] Government Buildings Tuesday.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 665, 24 August 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Reporter ] Government Buildings Tuesday.

At a caucus of the Auckland members held yesterday eranine Sir George Grey attrmr-tpf? to ir>»o hi* action regarding bi« resnlu'i n« was for th-- benefit if the Vorth Hand and N.-w Z-aland an<l regretted <f>eir bf-ing lo«». After »xpl lining the cans?* whi(h led to » n-cond mpetfni; hei.. ? c*'l.-d, Sir G^rea Orey g*ve ihe following rp». O ns why h-» ehou'd m»k« no compr<>m?«4 with the Government ti g»in anything for AuckI«nf1:- Ihi MoiiHfl of RepreMir.tfctjTe* h»B rrc^ntly unanimously revived that the (Jovemnvnfc hai inrolred th« country in such fio»nci»l diffijultiea tb«« ita c»n«t»tufion»l position mutt he recomidered. Keo-ntly resolutions were brouehk forward which provid-d. the meant by which the poople of New Zealand would have b^n empowered to oH^-e th« f, ,rm of the new constitution under wfeioh tbey were to hv 0 . an d to d^t^rmine the mod* nn'ler which th« *«xi«Hng financial diffionltwi w>re to he met. Thwe r-nolu-hon« wonid »],o ha»e tecared nufficimt reven,,«. f or the people of the Northern Province, with the po*er of udminitter. li'g tlioie rtTenuet themeelves. OVrtaia

m'-mbiM f »bu p. evince of Auckland vo'ed against ib *«* ren>lum»\ wt.nh, »itL t l io r aid, »ojH. >" >">' biluf, have be u a»rne«i. 1 tiiiuk th*t tho u<n»'i;»tional me^ures j>r postd ti» bn earned oat hy Govrriunit in place of then raio'utioit will fotoe on tb« people of Dew Zealaud »m»t o jc ion*t>U foim of c rutitu ion, <o whic » ilmr aseeat has utver been asked, aud of which they h«d no kuowltdgo wh*-n tb>y returned reprtaentafves to the pre.ient I'arJiament j w .1 h gives tbciu no fur fran ol»i3t» ; wh-c 1 gives them no junt elee'oral dit riots ; which thiin no fur representation in either House, »t,d no proper power of voting or controlling *xpfuilitura of public moneys by which means the discharge of tuo uuornious pu'dic delit, and the t>utden of the iavuh public expenditure, is thrown upou the m»ne», exempt n< wenlih and property from its fair contribution to those grert'- charts; which will ihrow the power of taxation ut> the hand* of a dais ; which «iil secure he chief bciufin to be dsrivnd tiom the juulio and native" lauds for a c'-mb, aud not f«r the public at large ; will or«-i\ie a governing cats, a vait and powerful Ctvil Seivioe, aud deprive th* people of tbeir ngb's These o. aiidtratums have led mo to the feilowii.u couoluston* : - Taat thi» peoplo of haw Z aUnd and many of our constituents will not be dispose I at ODoe and without tff >rtsto acqui. so iuthearrang - u.ciit* tu»t h»»e l>eeu made. Tnu is also my view of the matter, consequently I ought to take no steps which will be an adiuijiion on my part that 1 ha\« giveu up the contest in which I think my duty requires me to struggle to tl>« l*at. especially that I ought not to unite m ootnniuuicauon with geotlemon who I »iucer«ly believe are wronging their fellowo.)Uutrym«n merely to gun a temporal y pecuuiaiy advantage tor the proviuceof Ancklaud, at the ci«t of allow mt, to be quietly imposed upon the pt-o-\>le ut la»g^ what, iv my jud^uxnt, will s«cur« tlw poverty and ul'imtte titgra „J ^ lop^cl N«w Ztilaud 1■ y this nuu »pT<w>f diaconitosy. If Ime « t(i »°ythiu^hirnh. I beg lully to apologise lor it, but I iuu»t ouly act with thime who jslTelieve th»t their full and complete liberties should »>•) assured t>> the ie>p:e « f >c * Z «1 «i din tome such ni-nn 1 ** imr |.vj b»»o proposnl, that all may s-.ulh.kTe not tnvi» up hope. I will not relax in M»y ixeitions, and now, havm^called tui* uicfctmu. »«•! w*s riqucs.etl, and as 1 uniertonk to d.«, 1 will With jour p-rujiamou, withdraw, assuring you a'i < f my peisonal goodwill, and thtt I i.ct «* I do limply from a w-nit of dut}." Whlo the »bive statement made by Sir G. orge Grey was bern« copied, Mi Tonks made a sta cmeut, and said lie had requested Sir George Groy to convene a meeting of all the Auckland niHmbtra irrespective of party, because j»lihiugii he (Mr Tonk«) was aware chat 1 n a canstitut'onal question, »uuh tut St>p»ratioD, Auckland ineoiber** c«ud n«>t ajreo, he thought un q'ltsnons of a local rlitraoter s.nous'y tifLoiing the interests « f A u -khuid they might be able to come to an agreement, and supj o't them 1 s & paity. He instanced the railway fioai tb« I'bainrs to WaiUato, the CJUtu.uation <f tno Kaipara railway, and the run <>f i.'IO.t'UO for m.kiny the Raglan road to Wa k% 0, and a simiUr mm fur roaas in tho iiOitnern portiou of the Province of /u.kliud TlK're were, a so, muiy "ther simiUr works xr »ich Au<-k:»u<i members toull «upport us a body. Fur these reasons h> bad r q-iested Sir Ge«.rg» Grey to call a mtetwig of nil the Auckliind in m'>er* ; ami iv spi:e of the matter having been made a ])a soua' qiK-5t.0.1, he (Mr Trinks) still considered inut hn hid only dont bis duy to the Pruvii.ee ot Auckland in 1 oin< s >. •Sii Gforge <tre\, in reply,' again inlitnftttd th»t Io wtu'd not act wrh "ho Auckland meiul>er4 vifiovtitud a^auut hi n, and w>>uld not acct-^t ai^y c»ru |ironii4^s from thjse then ou ( hj Govetu in"' t bcuohes. Mi G-x an I th»ii Mr Whitaker were asUd to take the • hair, bu< botn iteoli cd. Mr W tiowethe.i o mnieucul toapr-*, ni.l-e^isiug Li- r<jin«r<« prim ipilly to Mr Ti>le, whom he epole ■ I ai Mi- a1;a 1 ; young in in," and termed hru a bah) who Mould l>e nxire ft h»ine e-ituigpij" ih.tn attendin.; t) p ditto*. Mr Ko«e quvtud tie f nl jivuijj from Mr Tulf'i >p'tioh. on the t>«l>.ir iti.i'i rPflolu-iOiiii fiom "Hansard": — "If thise retolmious are 10-t it will bo hy the trtichcry of Auckland's own r prenenratives " and said it was absurd f r Sir George Grey to make otnfi'lant« < f niioh y<uig i'leijenenced men, aud «ny ho wonl i rcfu->* 'o sit with KUoh ai Sir R>v>Qrt UonglMi Mr Cox, and bitnntlf. lMd Sir G-eorg" Grey expect th'ffl to hav# no mind< of their own, but di> ju<t whatever he might direct them ? l/>ok t>*- bin con tuct to- lay at that meeting. Did ho rxnocl to throw down resolution*-, and deni.ind their Bcci-Unoe ? Tbry lilow Au<.k'and'« interest*), and would use their own j d ;inent in t-pite • f abu«o Mr Tot« replied »c was more of a gentl^roen tbab Bone. M -nurt ({own and R ei then w»nt a f < it, w> uu the former challenged the latt<r to eo'-tle matters at tisti uff-". Sume fi • njk nittif red, and the tu<ettng l>r<ike m> m a confused uiju n-r, without anytl in? be-nij dove. At tho meeting Mr Wiitaker and Mr ])•(/■ an both a<!voi,at d m • teratton. fol 'owing tv e^ram w^s a dressed to Mr J M Stiera, and is published in thi Auckland paper*.

(iOTXUNMINT BCILOIXOS, Wellington, Monday. A m eb ; ng of all ibe Auckland mrm-b.-ra vm h'Kl to day. A* I inlen- ed t'> • irig-'o lo tVto li»t, I could not j fin vi li' ih'no w.io, fir the sale-* of t'-mjin-rxry »<lvantai< a. a-e, 1 tlnnU, giving up th» liWrrtiei tad rif.li 8 of tbn country. I withdraw. The mitj >nty of the Aiukbinl maiheri ih nk aud aot wi'h me. G. Giu.T.

THE MEETING OP MOXDaY. M' S wanton telegraphs ah fulluWM U the " Hrnlil" :— No 01 • cm tell whit will ba tbe rf«ult. Mr Tonk*, pe>h*p* with the best iatcuHorn, hit l«d t« gre»t conf>««ion. We ha I a meeung (hit aft-rnoon of the Auckland mcml« t. Sir Qeog* Grey mnd Mr Tonka !e't tbe m?e ing tv war<U tht olom. It wu rather noisy. Nothing m Aone. EoHr»voari will b« made keep the party together m formerly. Wm Swansojt.

ANOTHER Vi RSION. Sir George Orey however tel«-er»ph« as follnwt:-" Wellington, Monday. VV« »ro here an firm m f »cr, ftlibou^h etr»ng« event* have taken plied 1 will telogr im< ra fully; Ot»go frien^U have aote) nobly."

THE EAST fOA T ELECTION. Th Co mitt c hu reported t>> t Cip*»in X iid't ••lection wai invalid, and a mnj rity of five to two have dc cl »rtfl in'fuvonr of Mr Morrin, an the ■ittinrj meiibtr. Read bat to pay Murru'a cottp, £150.