MR A. HAYES AT WAIMATE.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7722, 29 November 1890, Page 5

MR A. HAVES AT WAIMATE.

Mr A. Hayes met the &i Wst Oddfellows* Hall, WsSmat®, on ThuJreiay. Mr.W-Lundon -Jin the absence' of mc Mayor) took the chair. The hssX:wm crowded, and the large, audlenee ga*a the candidate a patieae and Cfaie|y hearing. Mr Hayes said before commencing wssa political questions he would like to cw up two peisjonal mattexs, The'JßraK wSI that he waa reported to h&m !&a im* employed wsre a' fraud. Wb&V J h© d£& say was in connection with sorae, mala being placed oa' the Mai' who wero not unemployed, and who were makta® frpm 10s to 16a per ' day, /Stoats owing to abase, the whal® unemployed system was & fraud. Is, tbe 'oowwHjtiJga report,the word "system", waa leftou!;, which altered the whole souse of his » mark. The other matter was that'- he was a despised squatter. Weil, he' had got some 10,000 acres of leasehold wn6n the runs were put up la istO.- Bgfe through his becoming & squatter . thja country had gained, or would gm&e £14,000 in the term of his lease ;,'*s ;ff .h,s had not bid the run up, they would lucve fallen back into the hands of the old ; owners at tbe upset price, so fee failed to sea how his opponents could fairly oa justly uho this as a means of keeplag hta> out of the Mouse. Both the above asafeters were being trotted out against hiisij and he felt ie his duty to explain taeih, (Applause.) He would commence with the land question, and was In favor & amending the present laws so as to prevent dPinrnyism and ofcberabusea of the .Lfcud Act, and would like to see some of the large estates cut up for settlement, and tho laws with regard to land more liberal. He was not lv favour ot selling any more Crown land i if this were not stopped at once the North Saland land would soon be la the same position as the lands in the South Island. He was % believer ia the property tax, providing alterations were made. Ho woulu do away with exemption altogether and tax tbe land oa its unimproved value nor taxing; buildings. Then both large and small settlers would pay a lab shar® of taxation. He would allow Catholics to participate m tie Education vote, ane" would do away with a largo por «?'l °i she5 he *«wPi»aary Education vote. Higher education should only ba given to tho3e children whose parents wer* ■HL*? IP* for •*• tort « a chlld showed* cleverness and the parents ■war* unable to pay for Its development, men in that case tbe State should do It. He did not believe in Unions or'employere federating with Australia. Their intend were not; the mm c. Be isad rf**Jj;• b«f» a believer 'in Unlouinut, bat It ftnould have ***** ; 1*

had already done a certain amount of KoodL The chief matter for thalr representative In Wellington to attend to was to see the land laws were properly ad--ninistered, and if they were, prosifri-y would soon -return to New Zealand. "* h ß^£sr'to questions, the candidate naid he was not In favor of a State £*»£• Hewasinfavorof the Bight HoursßUh Ji| would favor selling the railways, and wa not appointment. He would not grant compensation to publicans if their licenses teken away. He was in favor of where necessary, portions of large estates lor the purpose of settlement. ~„_*_ Mr F: MYRickmak moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr V*?*** 0 dress, and confidence mjha as their future member. «^PP Ia , a *f- ) „, 0 „„.«.„ Mr Williams f e ? ond ? d lo i I ?Sj n motion * Which was carried by acclamation.

a meeting of Mr J. T. Smith's Central and SubuYoan Committee will be held Kb the Central Committee moms Cashel street. of Mr Rolleston's supporters wS be held this afternoon in aroom adJoinine tbe Agricultural and Pastoral Association's rooms, Hereford street, at tV Mc Bolieston will address the electors •£ Broadfields School on Monday, and the IteAddington OddfeUows' Hall on TueaMrflumpbreys will address the electors fa the Knightstown Library on Monday next at 8 p.m. .„'„.' _, ~ T The dates of Mr W. W. Tanner*a meetings appear elsewhere. . F*H will address the electors of BUesmere at Brookside schoolroom on Wednesday, and at Killincby Hall on Thursday evening next. Mr Eden George will address the electors of the Christchurch district at the 'Merivale schoolroom on Tuesday evening next, and at the Theatre Boyal on Thursday at 8 p.m. ■ " - ■ Mr Barnett addressed the electors of Teddington on Thursday night. On account of the inclement weather only about fifteen ratepayers were present. Mr R.R. Bradley presided. At the close of the meeting Mr Orton Bradley moved, and Mr T. S. Simpson seconded, and it was carried unanimously—" That this meeting has no confidence in Mr Barnett aa its representative." The mover said he knew the Peninsula, probably, as well as Mr Barnett, and from what he had , heard Mr Barnett had not a hundred-to-nne chance of being returned. He had also had conversations with a lot of the Lyttelton electors, and they all talked of Messrs Joyce or McGregor. ■-. Mr Popple addressed the electors at Glentunnel on Wednesday evening, Mr 'Barlow in the chair. In answer to quea- - felons the candidate said that arbitration boards should be established to compuleerily settle disputes between the employers and employees. He was in favor of granting assistance to denominational schools and would extend the franchise to women, both for the elections to the General Assembly and also in connection With the Licensing Act. On the motion of Mr Leeming, seconded by Mr McMillan, • hearty vote of thanks was passed. Mr W. C. Walker addressed a wellattended meeting of electors in the Springburn schoolroom, on Thursday evening; Mr V. Morrison presiding. At the close of tbe address, Mr Walker, on the motion of Mr O. Stott, was accorded a hearty - vote of thanks and confidence. - Mr E. G. Wright addressed a crowded .meeting in the Wakanui schoolroom on Wednesday evening; Mr P. Stewart pre- * aided. Mr Wright was most cordially received, and at the close of his address was accorded a vote of thanks. The following .evening Mr Wright spoke at Water on, and, at the close of his address was accorded a hearty vote of thanks and confidence, on the motion of Mr A. Protheroe, seconded by Mr Walter Timms. Mr 6. W. Russell addressed about sixty electors of Heatbcote at the East Belt Wesleyan schoolroom on Thursday even- : ing. Cr Prudhoe presided at the request of the candidate. At the close of Mr Russell's address a vote of thanks was awarded. > About forty electors met Mr G. W. Russell at the Opawa Schoolhouse last evening, Mr E, Curry presided, and the candidate was favorably received. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed. Mr A. E. G. Bhodes met the electors of -Geraldine at Belfield on Thursday evening. Mr J. Wolfe occupied the chair. Mr Rhodes spoke for about an hour and a half, and dealt at length with the land and education Questions. After answering a number of questions, chiefly of local interest, Mr Rhode-) received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. The meeting was the largest and most orderly yet held in the schoolroom. Mr J; W. Sawle addressed a meeting of about sixty electors on Thursday evening. Mr J. Gudsell occupied the chair. Mr Sawle was warmly received, and at the close of his address was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks. Mr Popple addressed the electors of the Selwyn electorate on Thursday evening. The hall was well filled. Mr T. A. W. Griffith was voted to the chair. The candidate briefly touched, on the property tax. railway management* and education, which he said n.s& tamper with.. The Commission srs, he thought, were •entirely in the hand* of the last Government, and ought to be done away with. He was in favor of woman franchise if they wished it, and was not in favor of local option. He would follow Mr BalZance If he was elected, and came forward - aa an Independent Liberal. During bis .address he was frequently applauded. After answering a great many questions 'Mr P. N. Lawry proposed, and Mr Sandison seconded & vote of thanks to the candidate. A vote of thanks and confidence fell through for want of a seconder. The proposition was unanimously carried. -A vote of thanks to the chair terminated fhejproceedings. Mr B. Moore met the Kaiapoi electors at -Stoke eche-jiroom on Thursday evening, .-when there was a good attendance. Mr W. Anderson presided. After his address the candidate was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. On Thursday evening Mr T. H. Anson addressed the electors in the Waddington 'schoolroom. In spite of the inclement weather there was a good attendance. -The address was well received, and at its close a vote of thanks and confidence was passed by the casting vote of the Chairman* Mr Anson thanked the electors for their kindness, and wished it to be dearly understood that the electors who voted for him at the meeting were quite at liberty to vote for any other candidate if they thought him a better man. MrT. H. Anson addressed the Selwyn . electors at the Hororata Hall on Wednesday evening, the largest meeting that ."aas been held in the Hall for some time -assembled. Mr Thome occupied the chair. Mr Anson spoke for an hour, and then answered a number of questions satisfactorily. After which, Mr Oliver proposed, and Mr Hartnell seconded—"That ,*. hearty vote of thanks be given to Mr rAnson, and confidence in him as their Suture member.'' An amendment proposed by MrT. Jones of thanks only was not seconded. The resolution, on being Sot, was carried amidst great applause, k hearty vote of thanks proposed by Mr Anson to the Chairman concluded one of tho most enthusiastic meetings held in this electorate. Replying to a question Mr James Mills, •when, addressing the Port Chalmers electors, denied the Union Company boycotted the steamer Jubilee, and said that the. Union Company were simply doing what rival traders did—under-selling each other—and the public were getting the benefit of it; and they must recollect the Jubilee was not an ordinary opposition, but an attempt at blackmail. The boat •Was sent down to New Zealand, to run against the Union Steamship Company, to make the Company buy her, and the Company did not intend to do that. Mr G. W. Russell addressed the electors of Heathcote in the Wesleyan schoolroom, East belt, on Thursday evening. There was a. fair attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr W. Prudhoe, At the conclusion of his address the candidate answered several questions. Mr Simpson moved a vote of thanks to Mr Russell. Thte was seconded by Mr Clothier, and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks ~ to the Chairman dosed the meeting. Mr Anson addressed a large meeting of Uie Selwyn electors at Waddington on Thursday night, A vote of thanks and confidence was carried by the casting vote of the Chairman, a number in the room not voting either way. This candidate is, we hear, making steady -headway. His friends are working hard, and ara sanguine of placing him at the head of tha poll next Friday. On Tuesday evening Mr Popple ad* dressed the electors ol Selwyn at Green* dale. Mr Chas. Rndd occupied the chair, I and briefly iatroducedMr Popple. On tho ! education question Mr Popple said he would not alter the present system, but later on, Sn answer to a question, ha said he waa in favor of denominational education. Thought that Labor Unions, if Turonerlv coadacted, would be a benefit, boM« now la&nasH they eva.

Catholic grants, which demanded plain ••Yes*' or ••-No,'' he repeated his remarks as to his unwillingness to interfere with the present education that he had not read Mr BilL He said ha was not in favor of reducing the exemption under the property tax, though at Tal Tapu he declared himself in favor of a reduction. He was not in favor of increased protective duties. The meeting was quiet and orderly, and the candidate was accorded a vote of confidence. Mr John McLachlan will address the electors of EUesmere at Dunsandel on Monday next at 8 p.m.