Sir Julius Vogel at Dunedin.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 191, 10 August 1887, Page 3

Sir Julius Vogel at Dunedin.

For Pros Association. Dimmitf, August 9. Sir Julius Vogel addressed a large audience nt. tlio Princess theatre last evening, the Theatre lining erowdeil. Tlio Mayor was in t.lio chair. Sir Julius Vogel, who was well received, commenced by dealing with Sir John Hall’s speech. Ho asked, if permanent retrenchment was possible, why the Hall-Atkinson Government had not carried it out. _ lie explained the provisions of the ( ivil SeivilC Act, and how it would induce retrenchment. He said that, instead of retrenching by reducing salaries of civil servants, they should reduce the services. As ho was explaining the details of the ban Francisco service the audience was xei^ demonstrative, and started s'.ngingsn,-itches of songs, and the speaker had to stop. -Ho proceeded to say that, though the times were not so serious as was stated, lie recognised that it was necessary to go into retrenchment. He then touched on the queition of borrowing, and explained that at Christchurch he referred to the burrowed money spent and not raised by himself and Mrjor Atkinson, and said that the return there quoted showed that Atkinson spent more borrowed money for each year lie was in oil ice than he (Vogel) did. As to taxation he said it was now less by 7s Gd per head than in 1880-,SI. lie contended that whether in extravagance or borrowing Hall, Bryce, and Atkinson could give him j points. Hu said the statement id' Mr Bryce that the Colony had to pay four million as interest was fallacious, anil ho showed that the Colony was only required to pay a million and a half, of which the railways recouped about iIoGO.OOO. Healing with the depression, lie said it was due to the fall in prices. He contended that it was necessary to raise tlio customs revenue, and the doing of this would enable local industries to be assisted. In conclusion he said that already there was a sign of better times. Interest was falling : mining undertakings were being taken up : and land purchases were being made north and smith. Their recuperation depended on the broad fact that human industry can only he remunerative for a time. Bad times supplied their own cure, and pat ience and industry must conquer ill the end. Many who listened to him would remember when he passed away that, whatever might he his faults, he always urged them to he strong in hope and selfreliance. A. vote of thanks was passed. Tin* interruptions to which bir Julius Vo<»el was subjected during the first, part of the speech were almost entirely absent at the end.