MR MACARTHUR AT KIWITEA.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 68, 25 November 1890, Page 3

MR MACARTHUR AT KIWITEA.

(BY A COBBEBPONDBNT) • MrMacarthur addressed the Kiwite electors in the Kiwitea Hall on Frida f ' ' night' last. Mr Church presided. Tt :- r v 'xneetins/ 'comprised most of the settlers i ' : •'* %h$ *yfefc*» r w^ 0 listened with gres to 4h«l" address. ife-IHSiiarfchur' went thoroughly ml tbe JSttu^tjon question which is tb<? wai

point of difference between him and the other candidate. The speaker showed clearly tha', as the children at present being educated in private establishments were scat ered over the country, there was uo great danger of the State Schools { becoming congested should these children be thrown on the State for education. Mr Macarthur then dealt w:th the Land Question and Protection showing that the latter would fall heavily on the farmer while the merchant could recoup himself by raising his prices. Questions being invited, Mr Templer asked if Mr Macarthur assumed that Mr Arkwright was favourable to the taxation on unimproved value of Land, and in answer to which Mr Macarthur referred him to Mr Arkwright's reply to the Knights of Labor. Mr J. R, Johnston, of Cheltenham, asked if the candi ate was in favour of a Progressiye Land Tax and received an emphatic no. Mr Kilgour askrd a question re Education which arose from a misconception, on his part, as to figures quoted and had the matter satisfactorily explained. Mr Robert Mcßeth moyed, and Mr A. . Perry seconded, that a hearty vote of . thanks be given to VI r Macarthur, which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chair terminal el the proceeding. Notwithstanding the indefatigable energy of Mr Arkwright's Committee, ■ Mr Macarthur's candidature has an improving appearance in the Kiwitea f owing to: his determined stand with 9 regard to Denominational Education,

The first political meeting in the Harbor Board Block was held on Saturday night in the open air. It was at first intended that Mr Macarthur should give his address in Mr Pollock's woolshed, but as there was a bright moon shining and not a breath of air stirring, it was decided to have it outside. The audience were therefore comfortably seated on stumps or fallen trees by the roadside, where they listened with approving attention to the candidate who, at the conclusion of his address, was accorde 1 a warm vote of thanks. Mr Macarthur's meeti'tsf last night at Bunnythorpe was la ... el>'- attended, Mr Dixon presiding. At the conclusion of Mr ATacarthur's speech an unanimous vote< f thanks waa passed. Messrs At kwright and Mapnrthurhaye been nominated for t he Rangitkei seat. . Mr Macarthur will address the electors at Pohang na in the schoolhouse 011 Monday the Ist of December. Mr Macarthur will address the electors at Mangaone this evening. (For continuation of Heading Matter see fourth page.)