MR LUNDON'S MEETINGS.

Northern Advocate, 20 August 1887, Page 3

MR LUNDON'S MEETINGS.

On Saturday evening Mr J, London addressed a political" "iiMs.etiTig in the Public Hall, Hikurangi. Although the notice was short, there were a large number present, the hall being* well filled.. Mr G. .Buohanan was called to tbe^cjrtwj and briefly introduced Mr JJnndoporho said that the presfent meetiiig^as only a preh^iiinaiY^ne.agJie expec).«^tOvineet than again aTSftntJjie /middle of next xoonth, when s ihey~"wos3& ifiar more ajwut politics . antt less about John Inndon {ban at tha present meeting. H!ei refen^-to cofresponderice in the Advocate f roflayOkaihau, ' accusing him £&elieating the/Gpvernmeut pne pound, fie intended- to D^ingJup the proprietor of the Advocate, or his ■ correspondent, for libel. He entered into a long expjaaation. to prove that the accusation yriSTStse. fl e lived . 40 „ years in Auck- " lan^ne'iail \|iever injured: anyone or y done g bja flctiain. He beliered.it ta bjß ■MMM|^BB^byAleßsra^Hobbs and which had Mr HH^^^^^B^^^^^Vgth to his public the time he 9^^^H^^H|^^^^HProvincial Council. ■HlH^^Hj^^HVv^ no man fla^ done ■O^^^^^^^H^ ai) d North Auckland BH^H^^^^^B" 1 be had. He asked member doneP six years, and seven millions of money He has not obI^H^^HHpsingle shilling for the North. H^H^^Hponey that has been received has' grant*,} which would given in any case. tie' Mr Hobbs might have employed much better for the public good he did when fishing for little disj^Hrepencies in villiage settlements accounts. Hpf elected he would support the present He considered there were Hfco'manv good men in the Government, j^that they ought to be upheld and saved. | He would give a scriptural illustration. N,Sodom and Gomorroh would have been j jbv^d f«r the sake of the few good, had fliey Been found there. Why then should not the Government be saved for the sake of the many 1 who were good amongst them ? He. had been a freetrader, but hevthpnght the state of the country at pnsaut'trae^ required a protective :tariff. H¥th'^u|;ht|>ur present system olodutiwagFuio expaofive, and would be in iaxonaotfUßdiißg free education ta-the Hh standard. .The speaker here gave 4u amusing illustration of the education /; in lr«bjnd when he was a boy . He f. notioed that the loads were very baa in tikete parts. - II they returned him he would do his best to get good roads for them,. They could see. that he already -Wdre the dof&BM Of the distrtct, if they looked at kii, mud bttroattered clotM- '- HV kandoh - obneluded his address with v«n impassioned oration m defence of the Tillage. Settlement Scheme. Much of it, b/nraver, was visionary and theoretical,

and would not bear practical analysis. Mr Lundon is undoubtedly enthusiast on > the subject. Mr Lundon kepthisaudience in good humour for nearly three Boon while he spoke* on a great varity of topics in that witty and entertaining : style so peculiar ■ to. Irishmen. .Mr J. *H. Carter proposed, and Mr Bblleston seconded, a cordial vote of fTianlra to the speaker for his address. Arj amendment for a vote of confidence was pro- '■ posed and seconded, but was lost on the show of hands, ;