MESSRS PERCEVAL REEVES, AND TAYLOR AT SELWYN STREEM.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7720, 27 November 1890, Page 5

MESSRS PERCEVAL REEVES, AND TAYLOR AT SELWYN STREEM.

, Last evening Messrs Perceval, Beevss, and Taylor, the three labor„candidates, addressed a well-attended' meeting bf electors in the schoolroom, Selwyn street; Addington, Mr William White,. juur.l occupied the chair. > Mr «-i*o«¥a_ »9Qke oa tha iaa4 %u^, , ■ *• * - t .*.

tUra* ttra ©aefcora* tariff* technical «daea> Lincoln Collega, waste of time in the poua«, and the rworm of the Upper House, smd ,la eonolusion urged th< electors to support the men who would etreuKfcaea the party which he favored irrespective of-the merits of the Indi vldual candidates. Mr R. M. TatloUi next addressed th< meeting, and referred to the article in the Telegraph calling upon aim to withdraw his statement that ho would tax: absentees. He declined to do so, and quoted the opinions o! Sir George Grey and others ou the subject. He stated that too UuJoc Shipping Company had the monopoly 01 hewmg and carrying the coal in New Zealand, and contended that the Govern menfc should resume control of tho coal mlneq. He spoke generally against tlμ Govemmeat. , Mr W. P. Reeves followed, and epoke upon the subject of the House of Representatives and party government. Hβ said members of a p&xty eUould cooappamiae their opinions, so as to keep a combination, either for the object of keeping the Government in or to endeavor to get the Government out. The Government had the whole conduct of the business of the House, and drew up the Order Paper each day, deciding when and in what order Bills and other matters were to be brought forward. He spoke of the nec«#* sity for a man being attached to a party in order to be of service to his conatltuents. He gave his reasons for op* posing the Government, and instanced some of the tactics employed by the Government to keep up the strength of thelx party. ' In reply to questions, Mr Perceval said he had called for & return showing the number of local bodies in the colony. It was not to haud ( but when it was it. would, no doubt, show that they were over-governsd. Mr Rkeves said he was opposed 60 tampering with the education eyatera. Mr Pekcevax* was opposed to topping and tailing the system or altering Its secular character, but was In favor of &td to prlvaee schools. , ■ ■■■■■■'- The candidates were all against tMe present Licensing. Act being amended. ' :- Mr J. 0. Sopp moved and Mr Ma&m seconded a vote of thanks and confidence In Messrs Porcaval, Reeves aj»d The motion was carried, with dissentients, amid applause, and the megaing terminated with a rote of thanks 60 ta# Chairman. > " *