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AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
Vol. VI.] AUCKLAND, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1857. [No. 13.
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 25th June, 1857.
THE following Correspondence is published for general information.
J. Williamson,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 22nd June, 1857.
Sir,—
I have the honour to request that His Excellency the Governor may be advised to dissolve the Auckland Provincial Council.
The circumstances which, in my opinion, have rendered a Dissolution necessary, are the following:—
In the late session of the Council, the return of a Member for the District of the Suburbs of Auckland having been disputed, the sitting Member resigned, and a Writ for a new Election was thereupon issued by me. During the currency of that Writ a minority of the Provincial Council adopted a resolution, declaring the Petitioner duly elected, and he, thereupon, was introduced to the Council: within a few days the Member returned upon the Writ, presented himself, and took his seat, when there appeared to be twenty-five members in the Council. During the efforts made by the majority to rescind the resolution before mentioned, the difficulty caused by the presence of the extraordinary Member presented itself, and the Members were locked up on division, upon the first occasion for 24 hours, and upon the second for 30 hours. I then prorogued the Council;—copy of the Proclamation, and of the Message with which it was transmitted, are enclosed.
The hope which I expressed in the Message, that upon mature reflection a better understanding amongst the Members of the Council might be arrived at, has not been realized. Indeed, it has lately been intimated to me by the recognized leader of the opposition, that the present Council is incapable of any action whatever.
I refrained from preferring the request for a Dissolution, which I now make, at an earlier period, for the reason that the time for making up the Electoral Roll for the year was approaching, and I was desirous that the new Roll should be published before the Elections took place.
I beg leave to suggest that the new Elections should take place at the earliest convenient period after the Electoral Roll for the current year has been completed, and that, in fixing the time for the return of the Writs, a sufficient interval should be allowed between the Election of the Superintendent and that of the Provincial Council, to enable the Electors of the several Divisions to be informed of the result of the Superintendency Election.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. Williamson,
Superintendent.
To the Honorable
The Colonial Secretary,
&c. &c.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1857, No 13
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🏘️ Request for Dissolution of Auckland Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government22 June 1857
Dissolution, Provincial Council, Election, Auckland
- J. Williamson, Superintendent