RECEPTION OF SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 545, 15 July 1882, Page 20

RECEPTION OF SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

! (united pbess association.)' Inveroabghll, July 8. To-day the Mayor has been requisitioned to convene a public meeting to consider what steps should be taken to receive' Sir J. Vogel on his arrival at the Bluff on Monday morning. The meeting came off to-night, and was fairly attended, and it was- decided ;to apt point a Committee to carry out its wishes,' which were evidently in the direction of simply/ meeting Sir Julius on his arrival and giving ; him a cordial welcome, a banquet being generally considered superfluous and not in accord - with the probable; wishes of the late Agent* General. The proceedings were enlivened by a speech by M!r Colin McKay, a member of the Town Council, in the course of which he strongly denounced Sir J. Vogel’s career in this colony, stating it was simply con-" temptible if he again entered tbe political ■ arena. It would be a great calamity for New Zealand; As a member of the Corporation, he would object to any expense being incurred in connection with the reception, but would be ■ willing to vote half-a-crewn to procure a pack of cards for Sir Julius Vogel in order, that he • might make another start in the colony. Messrs Molvor and J. Mitchell combated Mr McKay's statement, the former pointing out how well Sir, Julius' had served Southland in . connection with immigratiop, apd. the latter praising- his scheme of Government Life In- , surance, which aloue should entitle him to their gratitude. ~ ' ’