KAIAPOI.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5067, 3 December 1881, Page 2

KAIAPOI.

The above nomination took place outside tbs Eiiiapoi Coort-hoose at uoon yesterday. Abont eighty wero present. Sir J. Beswick, Eotnrnißj Officer, presided. Hβ said by virtue of a writ he was appointed to conduct the election for OE9 member for that district, and called for nominations. Mr W. Buss hod great pleasure in proposing Kγ Isaac "Wilson. Hβ hal known him tnwity-ose years, and referred to his services as a member of the Bond Board, Provinoinl Council, ana Connty Council. Having shown successful managementm local affairs, he trusted they would now retarn mc to the more important position ac a member of tbs Assembly. His action in the promotion of tj-.o woollen factory in the district had given gnat satisfaction, not only to shareholders, bnt tno publio generally. In the town alone, the starting of that industry showed that where these Jnonnfactories wore established property increased large)? in value. He trusted that day wees to eeo too gentleman named at the head of thf>ipo!l. [C?M | r».J Mr G. H. Blaokwell seconded. Hβ thought alter sixteen years' service in the local bodies, Mr Wilson hid fairly qualified for the position m which the eloctora Boughtto place Mm. He would give the timo and all his energies, bat not, Iβ fioped, in the diiection of wwrtuig, tun , e V r nl ,ta House. Mr Wilson was, no Idoubt, m addition to his other qualiflcatlonß. entitled to hearty support for the way in which ho had striven to inawtwn their industries. At last election the speaker assisted in nominatiag n gentleman who was n> turned, and had largely benehtted thei llstrl<*, and he hoped the same wonld follow! this tfc». < Capt£n Parsons was pleased to propose Mr Jota Hodgson Lee. While Mr Lee could not claim to tore filled a lot of petty offices, he could claim ttot.k elected, he would be in an equal position with ar Wilson, both being new to tho work of the *>• sembly. He was able to giro every time and attention to their interests, and had no axe to srriao. The opposing- candidate had, no doubt,, mad* b? his miud to go for Kaiapoi alono and * orprot«B<w. but he (tho speaker) did not hold with those s stitutions being bolstered up at tho expense ana y> the detriment of the ratepayers. Mr James Hurse seconded reminding ptecwi* that if they returned Mr Loe they returned ft.sas of ability, who had more leisure on his hands twu Mr Wilson, who was always Baying bis hands were too full. He had no wish to detract from Sim, but maintained that if the gentleman last names was returned it would bo in his own interest,'*'' contended that, although eotno expected to wm by the good which Mr Wilion might do, tW would not have him to thank for it. There «» other sharoholdore in the woollen company w» might chum to have assisted iv its success wsw Mr Wilson, and, apart from the question, it tr» » matter for the electors to consider if Mr tee i*» not the most ability. Aβ an advocate for free a*» he trusted they would return a farmer, «» «»! whoso interests wero opposed to protection »»» taxation. There being no other candidate* v*r P Mr Isaac Wilson began !iis adlroes, by. **»*j* that all present would acquit him of the »f attributed by Mr Hurse, Tlic position of a berof a Boad Board ho denied being , *?jpx]i affair, and from his erperience on local Wα.*?*?" the forms of the Provincial Conncil, he quite in his element in the Assembly-profcabV ™» as a speaker, but in committee, where aH »»*": work was done. Some private matters owßffj referred to in tho election, to wbiclj;.f f S r roply by saying that the employes at^ee^ l were persons who took as much wt<*««m"' work and the progress of the woo^. jß nM- r fwtho schoolmaster or any one else did tn tow ticular occupation. Tho hands were v %}*™£ L as he was to make that concern one of «» itTtZ factories sonth of the line. [Chears. J At tw of the district it was said he was >- v 1<^ B n~i~ st T!i Guild for adding certain lands to the **%™ c Board. Such was not a fact, and «, was made any proposal of tie tondwo°w . % go through a proper channel, la **%£ i was asserted ho was nard on . on Now' he saw that there was a **£?3y in fatfor sugar and -kl per lb on ton., Tiu* no a ga«iiHt of abolishing/ Again, it had been^ him that ho was chairman of to™*™ gu m, woollen factory, and was paw. *"' protwl a nntrue. That institution had, nojwet' boon to the whole country. *, • irtp-iw.juida spent on new buildings machinery. Three hundred wer i employed, aad soon there would .r?, fkmiliee, iw* be termed the bread winners of &«**s%** at least 1500 people, therefore, werei in '^ babJy directly in that one i"<l Mtr J r the paid in the aggregate at least £10,«» U>*v*s cTuntry's debts through the ■ »° the encouragemont of local »»fl^|« < SV benefit tho country would be a useful so D ft the consideration of the chamnau 01»' »^ m * Farmers- Club. Mr Wilson then gava tf^ w » npoD tho leading questions of theday, wmc aiready been reported. In »*«**£ t o k«P B P he eaid that Canada fonnil it protection, and the duties waat into &*£ mt ment chest. The duty he «L d the price of goods made beT is *s % S S ««* 1 eaid that most of them tad % Tie-ween tho V^o m >™*J?£f£i'2%iox*t*marks short. Ho was not Mr He had come forward, and had «B->^ JlMje co as anyone. Ho wwM P 10 n{1 y »* the railway rates, and ttog* t tboy inach locat govenuaent as comu

, - f-- trade. Protection was radioaU? ***** »££&J M t«a ana sugar. Hβ was in •** ? .ESwtaente in the Bankruptcy Act, and ta hSxd Sore on equity than on points of «« beck Bometimee as far as **> H& Mow «b now cneap, and if wprotoepebeti. with, a large amount of tire "22S wShM* for working elates. .No wouj- "**"__ SDent in improring tie nrer o than nSftcto HβcaUedhimeeU*fanner, *S W £etor£rd S'tbeititerests of that class and ni* 1 " iSmsM ait a class were men who *» "SS todropi»to •«* •* «??Sp» never came, and it was time Aβ a freetoader to Mr Wilson's evidence Co«^« for20 duty on manufactures. I Cneera.j of handewas declared by the S ? .♦«!» for Wilson about 60 and Lee «. AToteof thnnka to rMßetSsing Officer concluded the proceedings.