MR J. B. BROWN AT OXFORD.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3223, 30 December 1875, Page 2

MR J. B. BROWN AT OXFORD.

Mr Brewn met the electors of the Oxford district at the Road Board office on Tuesday night. There were fnlly 100 people in the hall. Mr Wilson Fisher was elected chairman. <

The chairman briefly stated the object of the meeting, and called upon Mr Brown to address the meeting.

Mr Brown repeated the speech already reported. In reply to- Mr Garnman, he said the site for a post and telegraph office was a question to settle amongst —he should say half way between both. To Mr Cooper— The Width of Tires Act was introduced by Mr Harper, and is to come in force on March Ist. He did not approve of it. To Mr Parish—He was not aware that the residents' of Oxford were called upon to pay for the land intersected by the railway, nor had he any knowledge of any requisition sent to Wellington concerning the matter. Mr Parish asked if Mr Brown could explain why a stationmaster's house was built at the Carleton etation for the benefit of Richardson and Co, whilst East Oxford was not granted the same accommodation. Mr Brown said that Richardson and Co bad no more to do with the Carleton station than Mr Parish himself. -

Mr D. Sladden said he should take the same privilege as Mr Gorton had done at Mr Maskell's meeting in comparing the two parties to the conservatives and liberals, and he considered Mr Maekell had only become a supporter of the Government through force circumstances. He appealed to the meeting to consider what Oxford would have been had it not been for the Public Works policy, and as Mr Brown had always been a consistent supporter of the Government, he should give him his vote,.and begged to propose— " That this meeting thanks Mr Brown for his address, and considers him a fit and proper person to represent the Ashley district in the General Assembly."

This was seconded by Mr Woodfield. Mr Parish moved as an amendment— "That the meeting whilst thanking Mr Brown for hie address do not pledge themselves to support him. ,.

Mr Yonngman seconded the amendment. Amendment put — For 6 Against ... 24 The motion was put and declared carried by a large majority.

Mr Corcoran moved, and Mr Sladden seconded, a vote of thanks to the chairman, and the meeting separated.