TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1878.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 880, 12 February 1878, Page 2

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1878.

WITM tjke abolition of the original constitution of New Zealand, the syste* of government by Provincia< oaucuseß, came the necessity ol building up new forms of Local Government. To do this, even m a crude form, involved a perfect h»*t of statutes. The intereste. to be provided for and conserved, rhe hundred and one matters which the* old CoudoUb wore wont to. kgialate upon dematided volaminous legislation. jßu« worst cf"all, the party strife, which nil ortutuitely raged at the births of these little Sills, prevented much consideration «s *h« t^troordinarj circamstanees requireil, T|ie^b]^ie^aehce has 'been,, vat such of the lawtnaking has been haety and ill-advised. The position of the various bodias feati been badly defined, and much has been left to conjecture that should have been so plain that he that ran might read. Withal, however, it is wonderful to observe how much of all thin jun.ble has beeu rectified by the strong Ang o-Sazou instinct of fe'f Government. We think it m a pity, therefore, to see any two l«.ci»l publi* bailifs taking advantage of diaorepiincieß or unexplained sec* ions m any> ftest statute, «ud fi^ht with public money for a victory, which after al , c.n only md m iosb to the pab io. We muke hwe a!lu>iooa more iiirecily to an actioi. at present pending between the Waikato County CoiiDcil on 'he one part, an the defunct Hamilton £ast own 80..rd (row part of the B fou^Jj of Hhh.il on), of th\» otht:r. Sur««iy it vtere better ibat these lit" 1b liinV reucea funded iij on. diverge re; din^'B of oiutradiciory. clai^e m ba \y diawn »tu.tuie» sl»o Id be *)lm) (9 bw% -ever i$ u tjt »^t

session pots a period once and for ail to this conflict of local uuthorisko v .Let the Council take these ftlgp^ti&^tato consideration.