Mr Murray at Kaitangata.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 76, 23 December 1875, Page 5

Mr Murray at Kaitangata.

-> ' |f r.tV^., A*. Murray^ ing. .of the /pY Jßrac^/in George's' Hall* "Kaitangata^; on Friday^ jEvgning/; t The interest taken. 'in ;the ; dismct, in jthe coming elections j and \ he/ t jpbliticar questions of , the Jdajr was, proved by the large number of electors/ especially, that chiss, : of .'. tbese. knoTfyn .as^ '/permanency Abpirid .fide, .settlers?; who "attended ,tbe , naeetipg- ' ,Mr G. Ingiis, chairman qt the /Matau; Road BoardjrWas l 'called /tovthe I cKair./.' <-. : The chairman, in briefly/ introducing, ;Mr Murray, Said the present were*stir T %rlng times throughout 1 Zealand/ ( and;if behoved every /elector • fp rcarefifully stjidy the various questions l^ liieh? now agitated the communis I secure ii decision/upon these in : the ; As- ; ,sembly such as 'would nlpst fcphduce to' the permanent; prosperity^ *pf tife-counY try. He -had 1 known Mr Murray- foir thirty years," and no brie ? whb J kriew him :wbuld' for a ; m6menf } dbubt;th'at 7 as;Me wrought;/ for the intefest^ ; of\the : distri(3t an /the "-past,' s.ri ! : he -%'6uld^ do^^id th ? P ; future' envald- ]be; : l>? x tb ! xepresenX^b^ } * Mr- Murray, Wl&d-^kf'W^i^d^wi^->Applause^''said* in^th^fc^ul^e^d^a fe\# iintrbductpry' tna^^n'e^Had' alway^r^deaVpred^ftq I ■"■dp j|iis|dut^ia¥ > a : mdrirfas^y^ his/cb^ theffl 'satisraction -i^ ■ take att-a's % v giiftii^^§^i^ J the" n future^ '■'■ ; j jHb-d^^n^^n f teiSd r toYaddress "them /at* an^ "bad 50 addressed a^pMj^ng^lfMiliSSdi 'stittfefltTiffiaf^ther :) which M^6j^^§j^MAH^hi^B^riS^ finJ-tbei^s^rS«;;^eJ^hls||^ |u^n £i na|in^ in/ttfilfiiis McfuMjUifiii^ s wbiclfrspmefolbhle fcohmtiS&^-ufßrf^^ ' they could*^■thb^bughl^ f el^^ 'He^neebV (*pcll&a;sth%ffi^^ !pb^i^i«r^^^K^m® IsM'dill^b^Mpln^MKi^iiiS ItolMbl^lia^^Ki^^W wip%iwfM#teiOTb^M t stttuen^gtrerarneplf H^^6mtamisre^l

bers,,shpuld£be^elee:M?by^the^rov^iMiiS . Coun cils;~jand .no wg TmeTsq ues tiini%Sai ■• what 7 co.ursej ythey i*piif hVitof afMifßi me^rs^e&T^^^ ) Bets siionld7^lf^MaWb n^&eT* >^i^piioiii a; b^^WKgslae^]h^ a Vberr^iniinisHe^ Itb1 tb Aio^ol^lM 0 sc*|e^wpus:^^s c*|e^wpus:^^ .membeiksftpHgu^ imi|h«i&r^ «s^h>tfd^:.«^ .. itiase 'df.iai ct^tl^e<'d^J^%it^^ljMi^^!^^ , Minister; as, ># • be', no increase^ of s iakat^ori^|'t|a^r:eli[p,^M •taxatWn|wer'b r!^^^^ :^be:a reduction of^ttfb BMBtf^nt^u-ft# revenue.. It had Deeti^attemT»feHk(> i w?: ; tl^f^e#^fflsvc|iS 3 fe¥^ >te;n#ftr&^t^^^^ that ■tn'e'o Jlih'tr J' s'&li JnTt^b^d%ti' : itb'theiitmoit'fexinf 'tion -theygi^ver^rn^n^bMfi^ co^n f M i-Mfc"' ;bycsrrted en' w^h^«^Hal^fcat^f- T ' how/toucfrcan^b^ :pe6pioY: ?Sbme tbrrn'Cb?-Is&t^ ;b^adojke ! d ; Vn%h^^^^ \tees, ShtfWM^uVr^ Jinstdn^esin Wn^MryiMMrll^n*^ ag much W#ft.M a^earMi^lQe^ country, arici. )he^o^/!^i^i^^^o ; wa ; s: th'e r : pMyiirleceipJ's^ali^^Ai^to s^ rediibtibh ? 4 of 'W^p^^^MMp 1 •been /this ;pol^l)fVtH§g^ef^m^ gradually - ( to^n%r§a'se {| IkMtttWn^ais'oi; 1 increase expenditto^ muchmoree^ raffier' "^aln'^i^ dpi bclpiori 'the pa'f ty * ivitfi'? whlcl^ne^ ; acteW prbpbsed l ;ib • knbck*- 3n^&ssliniSsf^ lit %^M'W4r6%^iid?^v^^i^^i supporters ' r mr ib^m^fiiigsMP§xo cit^dly' : ar^g6in^ «e^^#^ ißstinlates." t>r As-tb thW^disp#al^^S lands, he said that'barih^^ext-YParh^;:* ment the leases •bts ? the^raa^w6 l ulii ia.ll*>in, /and * -a' -strenuous "ma?die to secureYthff'rigb^i l^^ •■thii 'p ( i ; esent ; obcupjers/ l ir rref c £ cbnfeS^ lan4;shblild , • afl^Sj^dld^ 3 accpidirig'^tb^'the j a^^ let for ! sh^ep^ iii'on. ' ° AgiiiciilturaMand *. •o6lalif^S^ t l^^ ; •beUe^Jb^o^d? of ''Sf deferreid 1 : payrnerit^. 3 filr n -a^Be^t'W tK^A^enibl^ sb^Mfe* 'distinctly l%lted : :^tlj^;the^^l^ ;perpe tuate ! - iae';-')r UnW "a^d^He^i^h^s|c>f '% present •tenants l or^ Beir^^ri^ulturai : la^ ments, ArV ' b.utl^' wi^g ; rfbwJVeqmf ed n ibr^gttlers -\vho : Whed;|3^stciirf f get ; sheep- jf arms ifor^HSir^Bpns^n^-^up I;''1 ;'' candidate ; should' y * be"^ -'•'r^tu , rn^d^^b; : *- j wjjTb woul d 'nbl .p|lSdge ;^hi^selrMikjKn^tly to Vote for/ the r l ; fcu^n^^t)ljbf^t^r^nß^ -6; l As *po^ the|^^iestibh bi^^Miblitibrlf be^ said* the p»a'rty w;itH-* Wttb^'He^h'-i^acle^^ Jua^b^en^aceuse T tb«| : ' jt^merqf the . I*l ousey bitt'b? contenlea^ rtbey i .bad ; foii^htfbjf- the* peypr^'s^riffhtsl; and it;was' ; those^whb r s^ ;the qqn^titu€nbißS:p'f fi t^ rha^^aVt^d^e^iiine'pf't'he^ ; GebrgeYQrey ;^^6nse|t|a^^ct^^ 'm^^'^^^WMA^BdW^M. vymnj;* YFpri -.^thfg -h^yrfui.^oitl^Ter. /watflfed by- 'a 3 large •; : 'am'Wiit 1 of jlijjia^' :ai^'h^fMfr^Mur^Wa#s IbMibe^nf^SfclMK^^^l r and^politicSl Imfet ßAiymoM^m«mkhm 5t0.-.f decora 4tbeir7#owiil'finlerl|rßwfilffi «pp^»uipi«

SMUrofiMd **6*ffitt^!£.; rguWssta^ Acm^MiM^ *?K^^i^%4"l»r»r! st§ad and'eonld ' not' be' loc£|d %rward" to' for revenue: in; the; futurei The financial difficulty '.-got'- into bad been lai|l at ;tb|:doof ofK^jteVinqial\Go^r^mdn^totit;Was' , nd£uW to Pt6viric|alism but to the acV tiop^Qf'tbe' TogeV^ Government. s^ In proptfbf this extravagance ;be: referred' toaW^ the: various dey&iment&i oni'the Government \buildings^tbe nwseum, "M' f> Vogel's re§den?;e(aipnel £4000 ; bad, been expen^eU'.^esi|JeS:tbe original cbst, and a tank'tri'fiuppiy water to the bath-room baU.Ween >uilt at a cost of £500.— (Lapg^ier.j! ) Sir, Julius had received in al| about of the money ; of the public; and this year his travelling expe^ea 'alone- amounted ,to about as mpeh ajs.the expense ot the v^hole Provincial Government of Otago. Since Sir Julius, Yogel had come into power, tbgr^ .had been about £30,000,000 expended, arid all that was to shew for it was';bnr railways arid immigrants. He stfied some of these railways would not pajLexpenses, and asked where the reYepup was to come frpra,, Otago and Canterjiurylhad good landed estates, and it wonld be, attempted to be taken for revepue , purposes. ' But he held that Otagoaud Canterbury were entitled to the; jeyenue to be derived from their own estates, and those Provinces which bad no estates— who had squandered it ail; away-r-should now reduce their expenditure so as to come within their means. ' .If an attempt were made in the. Assembly to touch their land fund the' .party -with which he had acted would be, prepared to resist it. They would stop the Estimates, prove themselves real obstructionists, and waste time of the House in earnest for twelve rapnths, or longer if necessary, to gain their point (applause). ,Mr Mui^ay next went minutely into an examination of the railways which had been made, shewing that many absurd political railways had been made. Astothe.course to be pursued iri the future, he said it was not intended tp seek to restore Provincialism upon its former footing ; the aim now was to oppose Centralism. It was not the duty of.the Opposition to develop a policy in the meantime, and it would be impolitic to do so. Were they unitedly to propound a definite policy, the abolitionists would at once adopt so* much of it as was popular and would suit their own purposes, and through means of bribes,, secure sufficient support to carry out their measures. , It was for the Government to enunciate and proceed in the. carrying out of their own policy, and if. it was not acceptable to tho country , they must retire. Then the Opposition would propound, their policy.: , Regarding, the new state of matters, . various proposals have been made. ' It bad been suggested to have one Province in each island, its powers to ,be clearly defined, and each to have control of. its own revenues ; a general board of deputies or legislature. to meet in Wellington to arrange postal and other federal matters. There was, he said, much in favor of this course but he. feared it could not be carried out, and that the voting power of the House would be opposed to it. Another proposal was, to have two Provinces in each Island, and this seemed to him to **be both practicable and desirable. At all events it would be better than either the old system of Provincialism or the proposed system of Centralism. In speaking of . the Native question, lie said the very large amount of money wliich had been, spent in connection with Native affairs— about £5,000,000, might be brought forward as an argument in favor separation, but he trusted the native difficulty was now about an end, and that we would hear but little more of it. .. At the same time he was bound. to say that bad not M*Lean and Yogel stepped in at the time they did and stayed the proceedings, the Native difficulty would within six months have been for ever settled. Since then it had cost a million and a half in money, and as much in land,*and after all the question was not yet upon so satisfactory a basis as it would have .been bad tfiese r men not been allowed to interfere. As to the line of telegraph to Kaitangata, he had brought the matter be*fGre the s Commissioner of Telegraphs, and had got a vote of .£IOOO passed for the worl^.,which he had reason to belieye ? Wriwd^lkyggmmenced without,delay.^'file .h^naTsp, along with Mr Thi^soiiiine^ber for the Clutha, done his h'est^tp^get a satisfactory measure passed to ..constitute a Board of Con-. _; servatprs.for the Clutha River, and he could.not speak too highly of the energy and perseverance displayed by ; Mr Thpmson.in that and other, matters affecting the district. - J&r* -.Murray concluded his address amid hearty applause. y Ap'Jarge, -number . of questions were j asie.d-and.satis&ctorily answered, > Mr-Petrie movedsthat a hearty vote ' of j thanks- . be s awarded, to J^r Murray forp^hiq, address, AncKalso that he . was! ■ r \ I fit and proper pergon.to represent, j : the.district in the General Assambly. The motion was -seconded by Mr ! S^PejterfSmith, and -carriecl, unanimously. r Mr' Murray • thanked the electors; for j * their, votei of capfiderice,. arid proposed a ! I vote .of thanksito, theJchairmßn) * f hichij V concluded the proceedings.