Mr Matthew Burnett at Newmarket.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 243, 15 October 1886, Page 2

Mr Matthew Burnett at Newmarket.

Mil IluiiiiKiT, In compuny with Mr George Kout, vitit«d the Government workshops, Newilarkot, yestorday, durlng the dinnor-hour. Mr Spi «XX (ono of tho foremen) presided, and introduced tho speaker. Mr liurnett delivered an addrets specially tjuitel to working men. Ho made roforenco to tho fact that ho had for tho lnet twenty five yoara been the uuco'iipi'DinlalnK friund of tbo workiop man both in Kr K'land and In ihe colonios. Ho hud adli eased tuc working men in conncllon with the various Uovernnuiu workthopa and other fiictu i(« of mtiiiiul Übour, with tho bent posaibio results, Thousands of people in tho o pluueß piuiiucrl and donned tho bluo ribbon. I'ho who n address was given in Mr Uurncit'a truly I'luiilitinl and onihuslabtic tt/le, acd wu> 1 htcned to with tho greatest pleasure bj- the men. At the closo of thatuKruiiH Air Burnett culled (ur three choers for Mr Klliott, tlio Kunorul i i:ii'iKur, Binl also th'i workmen. Thisapplausvj WBB very hearty aril BU-.taintd. Tin.ro were u.^. lUOpr.ueul, and each tuok tbo deepest li.----t--r< bt in iho lweturo Mr Burnttt was pleaacd with hin warm ru option, and ha1! arranged to ropoat hia visit and address tho raon on Alonrtay liOXt.

L st niptlit a largo imo jne »t tho Newnnr-ot Hill wdsiiddniiiuil by Mr Duninlt. Th') tubjc"j' of itiC lucturu was tho He of Iho well known UDOBtlo ot Icimoranco, Father Alutllicw. On th i plut'orm ivuii;a numb<.Ti>rgcniloHn:n, merobera of llu! Kucimbltu Order, in rcxuliu, aud Mr J. \j. Wildon ocouplid tbo chair. 'Jha torchlight proeeublon which was to havo taken placo, tiu'l lo be abacdined. as tho ruin camu down without ceasing tho who v evening.