POST-SESSIONAL SPEECH.
[By Elscxric Telegraph.]
MR CUTHBERTSON AX INVERCAHGIXt.
Mr J. R. Cuthberison, M.H.E. for Inver-;; cargill, addressed his constituents on Thursy, day night. After detailing at some iengt&rthe work of the session, he entered on' thes question of the resolutions for the abolitioffi.''.' of the Northern Provinces, explaining thafeS his audience knew something by exptrience of the working of Provincial institutions under adverse circumstances, and could judge whether the continuance of impi cunious Provinces in the North would be beneficial, either to the Colony or the outlying districts of these Provinces themselves. The parrot; cry of " The Middle Island land fund is ia. danger !" would not impose upon a constituency, who could see that there was. na connection between the two things. It was a cry raised by Provincial officials as a desperate expedient for the purpose of enlisting the sympathies of the South.
After Mr Cuthbertson's address a motion*, was proposed thanking Mm, but regretting his action in supporting the Government resolutions.
This motion met with no support, and aa amendment was proposed expressing the cordial confidence of the constituency in Mr Cuthbertson.
This was carried, on a show of liancls ; with, only five dissentients.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3929, 19 September 1874, Page 2
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