MR J. P. CAMPBELL AT HAMILTON.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2925, 29 August 1879, Page 2

MR J. P. CAMPBELL AT HAMILTON.

Mr J. P. Campbell addressed a public meeting here on Wednesday, and was well received. lie spoke for nearly an hour, and at the conclusion of his speech a muiiber of questions were asked him by Messrs Potter, Hill, and others. To those questions satisfactory and straightforward answers were given. People here are very much annoyed at the misleading report, of those replies which is inserted in Thursday's issue of the "Waikato Times." The two replies which are misreported are Nos. 2 and 7. Question No. 2, asked by Mr Potter, was in reference to the Maori dual vote. Mr Campbell replied : I should vote against such a clause being introduced into the Bill when the measure came before the House. In reply to question No 7, asked by Mr Hill, which was as follows : " I heard Mr Whyte last night.and having heard you tonight, your principles appear to be identical. You stated that you were :i personal friend of Mr Whyte's, then why did you come forward to oppose him since he was first in the Held." Mr Campbell replied that Mr 11 ill had surely paid very little attention to his speech, for that if he had done so he would have remembered that in his opening remarks he said he had come forward at the request of numerous personal and political friends. In the speech itself, Mr Campbell, after making a most elaborate statement of his reasons for coming forward as a candidate to represent the district in the General Assembly, went on to speak of the various measures before the country. Amongst other matters he strongly advocated the desirability of Auckland members sinking minor differences and uniting to obtain justice for Auckland in the future and some redress for past injustice. Ho pointed out that the expenditure on railways in the South Island had exceeded that in the North by two millions, and that it was not to be woudeVed at that the South Island railways paid better than those in the North, considering that their railway system was very much more complete than ours, and that they bad received a much larger share of immigration. He advocated a Minister for Public Works for the North Island, a Land Tax, to be adjusted on a sliding «cale, so aa to fall moro heavily on unimproved than upon improved lands in proportion to their value. He strongly supported the permanent contiouanco of nominated immigration, as introducing the best class of immigrants, other immigration to be continued when necessary. lie stated that he was opposed to Chinese immigration, and would indict a £10 tax on each individual of ttiat race introduced into the country. He supported manhood suffrage, with a twelve-month's residential qualification. He advocated Triennial Parliament*l, but thought it would be unnecessary with sucll to send members back to their constituents when they accepted ollice. He expressed himself as opposed to the Maori dual vote, and thought County Councils should have extended powers. He showed'at considerable length the unfairness of the waut-of-conlidence motion which had been brought forward at the last session of Parliament, and announced his intention of giviug the Government of Sir George Grey a loyal and hearty support in their endeavours to carry their measures into effect.