[PRESS AGENCY ] Wellington, Wednesday. DESPATCHES FROM THE EARL OF CARNARVON RE THE ABOLITION ACT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 691, 18 November 1876, Page 2

[PRESS AGENCY ] W ellington, Wednesday. DESPATCHES FROM THE EARL OF CARNARVON RE THE ABOLITION ACT.

The "6? tte" this evaning publiihei the lollown? cl«pp»toh«§ from tha Scoretiiry af 8t te :— " Downing rtrrat, 18th Sapt, 1876 Mv Loal, I h it* the honor lo ocltQowledge tli« receip 1 of your despatch o< June 20- en^lotng, at the roquett of Sir Qeorir^ Qr>ej, coni«» of three 1« tterg which h has* ldmsed to vno, dated re>p otivelj, 18' h. 23rd, and 27th o; M«j. Y>.uiliu (-B« ote copy of a m«u>o by jour Governn tnt od the snSioct of the* letter*. Tue Atiouiblv ba» ci^robted its opituoa oc

this matter, aud it appears to me that 1 am not called on to offer *dj obieryatiom respecting it. CaBNaRToV " 11 Dosri.ing-Mreet, 18tli *ept, 1876. My Lord. — I have the honour lo acknowledge yo ir uetpatc't of Juue 21, c closing ii le tor addressed to me by Sir Oe^rg© Oiey, rceprc ing a olition of Provincial Gof rnnieu,*. Y u will ba oO Hood as t<> inform Sir Gnorve Grey that preTioualy to m-qu&uit ing yonr Lord hip, in my despatch of Feb 17, tuat her M ji-s'y v\oul.l nut be advised to eienjoC lier power of d<Ri!lowine« in respect of the Act to Pr ill* for Abolition of .Piovi-icct, I had •utistied m>self that the passing of the Act t» a ■within the cumpeteoej of the Colonial Legislature 2- The court© winch Sir George Grey however, expresses hit intentiou of taking iv obuina judgmeot on the matter, iv the Colonial Courts, \t, no doubt, one whiob would Mt the quenion, if any tuch question be aerU ou»lj behered to exist, at reat in th« mo*t authorit vtire manner, thould it ultimatal; bo tboughc expedient Co incur the coat of soon proceediig. With regard to the manner in whiub Sir George Gruj ex-pi-ctsei bis belief ' that opposition to the ftliuigtr; might inToWe thooi<ji>f Auo«* laud beinit Oannonadcd by ti M ibipa in ihu harbour,' tLe report is »i> utterly unlounded, ami eoentnely iiupr bible in its nature, that I cannot rolruin-froin uxpreasmg mj regret, aa well »i sorp'-ise, that there ahould har* bean even oae man in the colony vrho could confena to liar* giren it credence. Sir Gejrgo Grey will not, therefore, be aururit»d that 1 did not deem it neceu^ry to addreaa a telcgraphio despatch to you, iv tb« a«nae auggeaied by him. Cabkabtom. To his Excellency the Got rnor tbr Moit Honorabe Mitrquia ol Kormanbj, &o 4c." v