NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 98, 30 April 1892, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

CuaiSTCHUKcir, April 29. Sir John Hall addressed tho eleotora at Leeston last night. There was a fair attendauce, and a vote of thanks and confidence was paaaed without dissent. Ho condemned the Premier's speeches as endeavouring to Bet class against class, and said that Mrjteeves's speech at Chrfstohucoh wasou a higher level. Ho said that the country was galloping to a loan ngainsb the wishes of the oleotoru, expressed ac the last oleotion. Ho contended that thu new taxation bore unfairly oa laud as compared with personal property, aud usaerted that there was no doubt capital was being withdrawn from tho colony, lie s.iid that womert'B suffrago would beoome law before the present Parliament expired. Tho Legislative Oouuoii had, he said, not reBisted the will of the people, but only the will of tho Premier, The present Ministers preached freehold to tho country settlers und leasehold only to town audiences, but by menus of farm homestead associations were forcing leasehold on the colony. He would vote for the coutiuu moe of tho right of freehold, and leaseholders themselvos would douiand it.

Hokitika, April 29, George Finn, a miner on the right-hand branoh of the Kanieri waa aeverely injured by a (all of earth at a sluioing olaim, Hia leg and a lib were broken, and he was very muoh bruised. Ha was carried a long diatenca by his mates to the Kauieri Forks and thenoe conveyed lo >ha Hospital. It is expected that ho will rooover.

Dunedin, April 29. Tue lion. It, J, Seddon reuuned town tonight, tio proceeds to Kuitangata to-morrow where he will auureaj a pubiio moating, Nuws baa beou reoaived of the death of Mr E. \V. Humphry, ex-M.H.R. ior Ghrißtehuroh, honi cancer.