KANT COAST EMOTION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5634, 3 December 1889, Page 2

KANT COAST EMOTION.

MR ARTHUR AT WAIROA AN FRASERTOWN. [l'llO.U Ol'H OWN COKKEKPOXPRM.'.] Waikoa, Monday. Mr Arthur addressed a crowded me ing at Flint's Hall on Satuvday. Ab< 230 were present. Mr Thomas Parl was in the chair. The candidate spc for an hour and a quarter, touching the various lines as in the Glisboi speech. He regretted Mr Graham's t>ignation, and eulogised liis efforts remedy the defects in Native land leg lation. He denied the existence Liberals, Radicals or Conservatives in t colony, the only parlies being the "in and "outs." He eulogised the retrcmi nient policy of the Government and i proved of their action in reducing t number of members. He supported t Property Tax because it was in worki order, and because it would be miw just now to alter the incidence of ta> tion ; but he hoped with increas prosperity and improved railway manaj nient it might be repealed in few years. He disapproved of ] Ballance's bursting-up policy and taxi absentees specially. He favored the c< tinuance of free education, but those w wanted higher education should pay for Reserves for both primary and seconds education should be in one account. Tlu was great room for retrenchment withe impairing efficiency. He dwelt at leng on the anomalies of native land legislati and favored absolute free trade in nati land with as few restrictions as possib He deorecated professional politioia setting class against olass, and said t squatters were the best friends of t working men. He praised the land poli of the Government, and said no furtl: immigrants were wanted. There wt plenty of young New Zealanders ready take up the land. He disapproved of t defence expenditure as a waste of nionc and thought that federation at pre.se was outside the range of practical politii If New Zealand entered into it it shon be on the basis of intercolonial free trac He did not approve of village settlement they needed too much coddling, but whe they could be started without such St<i aid they should be established. Conclu ing he said ho believed in Sir H. Atkinsi because of his financial ability, the i trenchment policy of his Governmei good land policy, and improved nati policy. Replying to questions Mr Arthur sa he did not think the Hare system of i presentation suited to the country. 1 would not impose the .school tax < parents of children who had passStandard IV, and did not think it wise raise the school age to 7 years. A vote of thanks and confidence w carried unanimously, amid loud applaus about 100 hnncla being held up for it ai none against, the majority not votii either way. At Frasertown on Friday night fl Arthur was well received and a vote, thanks and confidence was carried un.ii mouslv.